X3:Reunion Manual - Steam

stops between little disagreements with some of the races should be stocked with shipscarrying equipment, weapon spares and energy, which can be beamed aboard your Carrier orDestroyer using your Goner Transporter Device.If you have been very busy building and carrying out shady missions for dirty money, you mayeven become one of the super rich with enough Credits for a fleet of M2 class ships. You mayneed them to protect your investments from invasions or even be able to succeed in gloriousbattles with acts of heroism for the highest rewards.Keep those laser banks charged, missile racks full, your wits about you and always one eyeon the scanner.Combat Guide“I don't want to know who started a fight but I know who ended it.” BurnIt!The well-known author of Survival in the Universe, Los t’Soul, has given permission forextracts from his works regarding Ship Management, Fighting, Reputation and Big Ships tobe made available to the general public. The guide has been read by over 120,000 new pilotsand is constantly updated with feedback from their experiences.Ship managementQ: How do I repair the hull of my ship?A: If your ship is not going as fast as it would normally, it may have hull damage. As thisdamage increases the slower the ship becomes. You can go to a shipyard and trade with thestation to get your hull repaired. Bigger ships have a greater hull density and will be moreexpensive per percentage of damage to repair.Q: How do I pick up cargo from a ship I have destroyed?A: Target the crate and when you get closer to it open your cargo bays with the [ o ] key andfly to it. If your ship has too little cargo space or the cargo is of a greater size than your shipcapacity, you may experience hull damage if you approach too fast.62Q: Why can I not buy some ships?A: If you want certain ships and hightechwares, your ability to buy themdepends on your reputation with therace you want to buy them from andyour fighting status will affect somebigger ship purchases. If you find youcannot buy a particular ship like an M2class, then you do not have a highenough combat rank to deserve one.Q: How do I change ships in space?A: You have a few ways to do this, ifyou have the Goner Transporter Device,you can beam yourself over to the ship, or if docked at a station you can change ships fromthe menu by selecting Personal-Change Ship, or alternatively you can eject from your shipand enter the other ship in the same way.To use the Transporter, target the ship you want you transport to, fly within 5 km and byselecting Target-Transporter or press [ i ] to bring up the target ship's menu. Scroll down withthe cursor keys. If you are in range then there will be two new items in the menu, FreightBeamer and Transporter Device. Selecting Freight Beamer brings up a screen that lets youselect which cargo to exchange, by selecting Transporter Device; it will beam you instantly tothe other ship. If you intend to move between ships, make sure all the ships you transport toalso have Transporters fitted.