Destroying a Space Station?

Baron Munchausen · #1 September 6th, 2007, 01:46 PM

Remember, the station cannot move -- but your ship can. How do you destroy a starbase in SE IV? By "missile dancing" into range and then out again. It works in Starfury, as well, it's just a bit harder to do in real time. Weave into range, fire missiles, weave out before the station's missiles reach you. The station doesn't have the same option.

RX2000 · #2 September 6th, 2007, 05:32 PM

I can only fire like 2 or maybe 3 missles max at one time tho. His PD are gonna eat up at least one of those, leaving only 1 missle hitting him every 30 seconds or so.... Its gonna take hours to whittle 5000 shields and armor down, and thats assuming that I can always hit the same side (which usually I cant.)

So pretty much this is gonna be like an hour long battle of me dancing in and out of his missle range? lol

Suicide Junkie · #3 September 6th, 2007, 06:40 PM

Toxin injectors don't care about shields or armor, and in stock their damage should be fairly permanent.

RX2000 · #4 September 6th, 2007, 08:29 PM

Well I finally just parked right next to it and just unloaded on it. It was close but I destroyed it.....

However now I have a problem. Seems like there's a bug in the game or something. It says that after I destroy the station I should return to Karnak IV. Well I go there and try to talk to the Abbidon contact and nothing happens.... That ever happen to anyone? How can I fix this?

Suicide Junkie · #5 September 6th, 2007, 09:33 PM

Punch in ~TRIGGEREVENT Event Abbidon Operations 8 Finish C~

RX2000 · #6 September 6th, 2007, 09:42 PM

Punch it in where?

Suicide Junkie · #7 September 6th, 2007, 09:53 PM

In game, while flying around.
If you have an international keyboard the tilde (~) might be something else.

Baron Munchausen · #8 September 6th, 2007, 10:36 PM

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RX2000 said:
I can only fire like 2 or maybe 3 missles max at one time tho. His PD are gonna eat up at least one of those, leaving only 1 missle hitting him every 30 seconds or so.... Its gonna take hours to whittle 5000 shields and armor down, and thats assuming that I can always hit the same side (which usually I cant.)

So pretty much this is gonna be like an hour long battle of me dancing in and out of his missle range? lol

Yep, that's how I've managed to finish those missions. You end up having to circle the station trying to keep up with the damaged shield. Or going 'counter' to the revolution to get at it quicker. It takes a while, but it's what works. Do you want to solve the problem and win the mission/game or complain that it doesn't work the way you think it should?