THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod
THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod
THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod
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#3: SPEED<br />
all artifact patterns involve a lot of distance to fly, even the shortest patterns are at<br />
least 450k long, 650k if you want 100% coverage. The faster you travel, the faster<br />
you will complete the pattern.<br />
Needless to say, a ranger excels at finding artifacts fast, but some pilots prefer a<br />
tow, since it can hold more artifacts at once, lowering the frequency at which you<br />
need to return to station and empty your hold. A tow can also be enhanced with<br />
artifacts to quite impressive cruise speeds, and hold almost as large radars.<br />
(50k compared to the ranger's 54k)<br />
#4: NUMBERS<br />
searching for artifacts together in one sector can be very profitable, since the rate of<br />
artifact finds will increase drastically.<br />
However, you need to use patterns that are made for multiple pilots; just dividing a<br />
single pilot pattern between you will rarely work well. Also make sure to tell your<br />
partner when you find an artifact, and when you have retrieved it. While the risk is<br />
relatively small, there have been accidents where the new artifact has spawned<br />
directly in front of a hunter, who had no chance to avoid a fatal accident. While<br />
artifact retrieval is under way, all other pilots should come to a standstill and resume<br />
their search once the artifact has been collected.<br />
#5: JGRotPro<br />
JGRotPro gives you access to artifact patterns in game, it also enters the "/rotacol<br />
...." command for the node you select, saving a lot of time and effort. All through a<br />
simple and easy to use in game menu. Quorx artifact pattern generator does in fact<br />
also generate .dat files for use with JGRotPro. Simple, easy and fast.<br />
(The patterns that ship with JGRotPro itself are very bad and should not be used.<br />
#6: SECTOR?????<br />
It helps a lot to do your search in a sector near a depot or friendly POS, so you can<br />
empty your hold once it gets full.<br />
There are a lot of rumors going around about some sectors giving better finds than<br />
others, but so far no one has been able to prove this, and until such a fact is proven,<br />
I think it is safe to assume that all sectors give the same artifact spawns.<br />
Avoid sectors that spawn dangerous conflux, since an arty hunt-equipped ship is<br />
usually not very good at defending itself.<br />
A-2<br />
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