------------------------------------ [ ] [ X2: The Threat ] [ Ships and Stations Statistics ] [ ] [ By: Wai Yen Tang ] [ Updated: August 13 2004 ] [ Version 1.0 ] ------------------------------------ Table of Contents ----------------- 1) Introduction 2) Ships statistics 3) Stations statistics 4) Ship Acquisition 5) Ship equipment outline 6) Commentaries 7) Credits 1) Introduction --------------- This document is created for my own personal purpose and to others in determining which ships and stations to buy. You may not COPY, CHANGE, MUTILATE or SCRIBBLE without permission, also you may not claim this document as your own. Because I'm the one who wrote this document and you're the one reading it. Although, you are allowed to print it for personal or private use only. If you wish to add something or corrections (not the dumb or grammar stuff, pleze if you cna raed tihs, tehn tehre is litlte need for corcertion.) You will be given proper credit and a thank you note. To send corrections and smart comments, please e-mail me at : [email protected] Any attachments and flames will be deleted, in addition to other suspicious e-mail. The following websites are allowed to post this faq: www.gamefaqs.com Dlh.net neoseeker.com ign.com If you want to post it on your website, please contact me and this list will be updated. Note: I'm playing X2 version 1.3 U.S. version, if you don't have it. Please download it at its homepage at www.egosoft.com or www.enlight.com 2) Ships Statistics ------------------- These ships are expensive, that includes upgrading them to its full potential, that is their speed, cargo space, steering, weapons, shields, command softwares and accessories. It is wise to have some extra cash to equip a ship to full readiness. Assuming you have played the game, the weapons loadout should be familiar to you and I'll just omit to add the legends(too lazy). Ships recommended are merely suggestions and should not viewed as an absolute rule. M5-class ships: These ships are fast and highly manoeuvrable. They are ideal for explorations only. They are useless in combat against anyone, even pirates. So, don't waste your money on them and spend your money instead on M4 and M3-class ships. They are very useful for courier missions in which requires rapid delivery of goods. Argon Discoverer ---------------- Speed: 81 (490) Acceleration: 11 m/s Steering: 25.00 (150.00) Cargo:(small) 10 (50) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Wasp missiles Shields: 3*1MW Weapons: Alpha to Gamma IRE (2 forward mounts) Boron Octopus ------------- Speed: 270 (540) Acceleration: 184 m/s Steering: 170.49 (681.99) Cargo: (small) 5 (15) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Wasp Shields: 2*1 MW Weapons: (3 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Beta IRE Teladi Harrier -------------- Speed: 174 (349) Acceleration: 60 m/s Steering: 44.99 (89.99) Cargo: (small) 19 (104) Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Wasp Shields: 1*5 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha PAC Split Jaguar ------------ Speed: 135 (540) Acceleration: 45 m/s Steering: 41.99 (117.59) Cargo: (small) 10 (30) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Wasp Shields: 2*1 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha PAC Paranid Pegasus --------------- Speed: 252 (1009) Acceleration: 45 m/s Steering: 100.00 (200.00) Cargo: (small) 5 (10) Power Generation: 50 MW Missiles: Wasp Shields: 3*1 MW Weapons: (2 Forward mounts) Alpha to Beta IRE Recommended ship: The Argon Discoverer. Because it's well-balanced like the manual said. You did read the manual did you? The discoverer is good for several reasons for exploration and self-defence, the Paranid Pegasus however is the best ship in courier missions in part of being the fastest ship in the game. M4-class ships: Now that's a better ship than those puny M5s. Armed with PAC guns and better missiles. You can kick some pirates' ass and steal their ships. But they are vulnerable to the Khaaks' ships and ships higher than M4. A single Hornet missile can destroy an M4, be careful when fighting TS-class pirate ships. Ideal for group defence. Argon Buster ------------ Speed: 55 (176) Acceleration: 8 m/s Steering: 16.49 (74.24) Cargo: (medium) 23 (108) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 3*5 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha to Gamma PAC and Mass Driver Boron Mako ---------- Speed: 70 (245) Acceleration: 10 m/s Steering: 50.00 (110.00) Cargo: (medium) 28 (108) Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 2*5 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC, Ion disruptor Teladi Buzzard -------------- Speed: 69 (181) Acceleration: 45 m/s Steering: 44.49 (116.99) Cargo:(medium) 35 (140) Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Dragonfly missiles Shields: 3*5 MW Weapons: (2 Forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC Split Scorpion -------------- Speed: 109 (329) Acceleration: 15 m/s Steering: 59.99 (239.99) Cargo: (medium) 38 (108) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Dragonfly Shields: 1*5 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC. Alpha HEPT and Mass driver. Paranid Pericles ---------------- Speed: 74 (209) Acceleration: 12 m/s Steering: 19.99 (65.99) Cargo: (medium) 30 (110) Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 3*5 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC, Alpha PSG. Recommended ship: Paranid Pericles. It is fast, equally powerful among in its class. Except the Split Scorpion, but its weak shields is what makes it undesirable. You don't want to throw away your money on short-lived fighters. M3-class ships: Major kickass ships. Your main battle fighter. Armed with HEPT guns and Hornet missiles, there is no worries for Khaaks' ships and much less about pirates. Slow and less manoeuvrable than M4s, but who cares when you have a gun that shoots green death rays. Your chances of survival are considerably raised with them. Ideal offensive ship. Argon Nova ---------- Speed: 65 (163) Acceleration: 12 m/s Steering: 19.99 (99.99) Cargo: (large) 86 (236) Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Hornet Missiles Shields: 3* 25 MW Weapons: (2 forward Mounts) Alpha IRE, Alpha to Beta PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT, Mass driver and Ion disruptor (Rear turret) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC, and Mass driver Boron Barracuda --------------- Speed: 60 (204) Acceleration: 9 m/s Steering: 19.99 (79.99) Cargo: (medium) 63 (208) Power Generation: 250 MW Missiles: Hornet Shields: 2*25 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC. Alpha to Beta HEPT. and Ion disruptor. Teladi Falcon ------------- Speed: 71 (315) Acceleration: 7 m/s Steering: 22.49 (101.24) Cargo: (large) 53 (283) Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Hornet Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC. Alpha HEPT. Alpha PSG. Ion disruptor. Split Mamba ----------- Speed: 114 (286) Acceleration: 11 m/s Steering: 25.00 (100.00) Cargo: (large) 84 (224) Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 1*25 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC. Alpha to Beta HEPT. Mass Driver Paranid Perseus --------------- Speed: 105 (210) Acceleration: 15 m/s Steering: 20.49 (75.84) Cargo: (medium) 60 (76) Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Hornet Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (3 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC. Alpha HEPT. Alpha to Beta PSG. Recommended ship: The Argon Nova, justified by its rear turret for shooting down missiles and again balanced stats. M2-class ships: Capital ships. Expensive, slow, and I haven't bought one yet. Weapons not included. Argon Titan ----------- Speed: 135 (175) Acceleration: 6 m/s Steering: 0.99 (3.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 3500 (3500) Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 1 ship Missiles: Hornet Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret (3)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma PPC, Mass Driver and Ion Disruptor (Right (3) and Left turrets (3)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC, Mass driver and Ion Disruptor (Back turret(3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PSG, Alpha PPC, Mass driver and Ion Disruptor (up (3) and Down turrets (3)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta and Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PPC and Ion Disruptor Boron Ray --------- Speed: 180 (234) Acceleration: 15 m/s Steering: 0.99 (2.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 2500 (2500) Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 5 ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons: (Front turret (3)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Ion Disruptor (Right (3) and Left turrets (3)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Ion Disruptor (Back turret(3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PSG, Alpha PPC and Ion Disruptor (up (3) and Down turrets (3)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta and Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PPC and Ion disruptor Teladi Phoenix -------------- Speed: 90 (153) Acceleration: 14 m/s Steering: 1.74 (4.37) Cargo: (Extra Large) 5000 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 45 ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 6*125 MW Weapons:(Front turret (3)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Right (3) and Left turrets (3)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC (Back turret(3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, and Alpha PPC (up (3) and Down turrets (3)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta and Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PPC Split Python ------------ Speed: 225 (292) Acceleration: 13 m/s Steering: 0.95 (2.85) Cargo: (Extra Large) 3500 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 1 ship Missiles: Hornet Shields: 4*125 MW Weapons:(Front turret (3)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Mass Driver (Right (3) and Left turrets (3)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Mass Driver (Back turret(3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PPC and Mass Driver (up (3) and Down turrets (3)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta and Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PPC and Mass Driver Paranid Odysseus ---------------- Speed: 150 (225) Acceleration: 23 m/s Steering: 0.99 (3.69) Cargo: (Extra Large) 3000 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 4 ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons: (Front turret (3)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Beta To Gamma PSG, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Right (3) and Left turrets (3)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Beta to Gamma PSG, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Back turret(3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, Alpha PPC (up (3) and Down turrets (3)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta and Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, and Alpha to Beta PPC Recommended ship: Paranid Odysseus, when it comes to military strength. The Paranid have what it takes to put up a good fight. But this is in theory, I haven't got a destroyer yet. M1-class ships: These ships are your carriers. However, they don't have much firepower of a destroyer and is relied on its fighter escorts. Weapons not included. Argon Colossus -------------- Speed: 108 (162) Acceleration: 8 m/s Steering: 0.99 (3.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 2900 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 130 ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 6*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma PPC, Mass Driver and Ion Disruptor (Right (1) and Left Turret (1)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC, Mass Driver and Ion Disruptor (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PSG, Alpha PPC, and Mass Driver (Up and Down turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha PSG, Alpha to Beta PPC, and Mass Driver Boron Shark ----------- Speed: 117 (199) Acceleration: 13 m/s Steering: 0.99 (2.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 2900 (2900) Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 100 ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 6*125 MW Weapons:(Front Turret (1)) Alpha IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Ion Disruptor (Right (1) and Left Turret (1)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Ion Disruptor (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PSG, Alpha PPC, and Ion Disruptor (Up and Down turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta to Gamma HEPT, Beta to Gamma PPC, and Ion Disruptor Teladi Condor ------------- Speed: 90 (126) Acceleration: 4 m/s Steering: 2.99 (7.49) Cargo: (Extra Large) 6900 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 60 ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 7*125 MW Weapons:(Front Turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Right (1) and Left Turret (1)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, and Alpha PPC (Up (1) and Down turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PPC Split Raptor ------------ Speed: 135 (243) Acceleration: 13 m/s Steering: 1.45 (4.35) Cargo: (Extra Large) 2900 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 150 Ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons:(Front Turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Mass Driver (Right (1) and Left Turret (1)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Gamma PPC, and Mass Driver (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PPC, and Mass Driver (Up (1) and Down turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta to Gamma HEPT, Beta to Gamma PPC, and Mass Driver Paranid Zeus ------------ Speed: 121 (194) Acceleration: 5 m/s Steering: 1.49 (5.54) Cargo: (Extra Large) 3900 Power Generation: 10,000 MW Ship Bay: 81 Ships Missiles: Hornet Shields: 6*125 MW Weapons:(Front Turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Beta to Gamma PSG, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Right and Left Turret (1)) Beta to Gamma HEPT, Beta to Gamma PSG, and Alpha to Gamma PPC (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, Alpha PPC (Up (1) and Down turret (1)) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Beta to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, Alpha to Beta PPC Recommended ship: The Paranid Zeus is highly recommended for a good balance of speed and defences. Equipped with PSG guns to defend against enemy fighters and missiles. The Zeus can handle by itself and may stand against other capital ships. But this is in theory, I haven't got a carrier yet. M0-class ships: Battleships, never seen one. Probably never will. If there's any sighting please inform me and provide information to the e-mail I provided earlier. M6-class ships: Corvettes. You'll get to try a Boron Hydra for a mission, but only once. These are fast capital ships because you can equip it with everything you need for exploration and carries your scout ship around. Just like in Star Trek, you send a shuttle to dock with a station while the Enterprise orbits the planet or station. These ships are deadly because of their armaments and its turrets, which helps in destroying Khaak swarms and any stations in no time. Best capital ship for your corporate security. Weapons not included. Argon Centaur ------------- Speed: 90 (207) Acceleration: 12 m/s Steering: 5.24 (10.49) Cargo: (Extra large) 750 (1250) Power Generation: 900 MW Ship Bay: 1 scout Missiles: Hornet Shields: 2*125 MW Weapons: (2 forward mounts) Alpha to Gamma HEPT and Mass driver (Turrets up(2) and down(2)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT, Mass driver Boron Hydra ----------- Speed: 94 (302) Acceleration: 18 m/s Steering: 2.99 (5.99) Cargo: (Extra large) 500 (1500) Power Generation: 900 MW Ship Bay: 1 scout Missiles: Hornet Shields: 2*125 MW Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha to Gamma HEPT, and Ion Disruptor (Turret Back (1)) Beta to Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT, and Alpha PSG Teladi Osprey ------------- Speed: 85 (171) Acceleration: 15 m/s Steering: 7.24 (14.49) Cargo: (Extra Large) 500 (1500) Power Generation: 1000 MW Ship Bay: 1 scout Missiles: Hornet Shields: 3*125 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG (Turret Up (1) and Down (1)) Beta to Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, and Beta to Gamma HEPT (Turret back (1)) Beta to Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Beta PSG Split Dragon ------------ Speed: 135 (324) Acceleration: 24 m/s Steering: 6.49 (17.54) Cargo: (Extra large) 475 (875) Power Generation: 1000 MW Ship Bay: 1 scout Missiles: Hornet Shields: 1*125 MW Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha to Gamma HEPT, Alpha PPC, and Mass Driver (Turret Up (2) and Down (2)) Beta to Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Gamma HEPT, and Mass Driver Paranid Nemesis --------------- Speed: 100 (260) Acceleration: 17 m/s Steering: 3.49 (11.89) Cargo: (Extra Large) 191 (413) Power Generation: 1000 MW Ship Bay: 1 scout Missiles: Hornet Shields: 2*125 MW Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha to Gamma HEPT and PSG (Turret Up (1)) Beta to Gamma IRE, Beta to Gamma PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG (Turret Back (1)) Beta to Gamma IRE, Beta To Gamma PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG Recommended ship: Split Dragon, a fast and most manoeuvrable corvette, equipped with Gamma HEPT turrets up and down. It has enough space for anything and enough energy cells to jump to the farthest point of the universe and back. Transports ---------- Transports are your lifeline and are essential in creating your financial empire. There are two types of transports that you will consider, the TS- class and TP-class ships. TS-class ships: Bulky and slow freighters. Cost a lot to upgrade to their full cargo space potential, so keep a lot of money if you want a fully prepared freighter. Recommendations for starters are always upgrade their speed to maximum and keep them in safe territories. Weapons and shields matter little and should kept at a minimum standard at your discretion. I equip my ships with some IRE guns and a 5MW shield. But, upgrade your fleet if you can afford the loss in cargo space. SPEED and CARGO SPACE is what matters in economics. The bigger the cargo space, the further away you can trade while keeping the stations operational. The faster the ship, the faster you get to good opportunities because prices change and a slow fat ship can miss that opportunity. Argon Mercury ------------- Speed: 50 (130) Acceleration: 12 m/s Steering: 5.99 (23.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 500 (1500) Power Generation: 500 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha PAC, Alpha PSG, and Ion Disruptor Boron Dolphin ------------- Speed: 46 (102) Acceleration: 3 m/s Steering: 2.49 (7.49) Cargo: (Extra Large) 1500 (3000) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha PSG, and Ion Disruptor Teladi Vulture -------------- Speed: 49 (123) Acceleration: 3 m/s Steering: 4.49 (8.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 800 (2000) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 2*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha PSG, Mobile Drilling System Split Caiman ------------ Speed: 75 (158) Acceleration: 4 m/s Steering: 6.49 (11.69) Cargo: (Extra Large) 300 (1300) Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 2*25 MW Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha to Gamma IRE (Turret Back (1)) Alpha IRE, Alpha to Gamma PAC, Mass Driver, Mobile Drilling system and Ion Disruptor Paranid Demeter --------------- Speed: 58 (117) Acceleration: 3 m/s Steering: 5.99 (17.99) Cargo:(Extra large) 666 (1500) Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha PSG, and Mobile Drilling System (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Gamma PAC, Alpha PSG, and Mobile Drilling System Recommended ship: Teladi Vulture. Good balance between speed and cargo space. TP-class ships: Useless in its intended role as personnel transports. It is because YOU transport people when you take a mission displayed in bulletin boards and it's boring ferrying around people. No, there is no transportation industry as far as I know, meaning there is no airline industry. If you want to transport people,Go play Railroad Tycoon. But it has some use as a fast cargo ship. I have found use in them for transporting expensive cargo to or from locations far, far away. That is according to my speed and cargo space doctrine. A side note is that you cannot expand their cargo space. You don't see them anywhere in the universe, what a waste of a class ship. Argon Express ------------- Speed: 120 (216) Acceleration: 10 m/s Steering: 11.99 (23.99) Cargo: (Large) 750 Power Generation: 250 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha to Beta PAC, Alpha PSG Boron Manta ----------- Speed: 72 (216) Acceleration: 5 m/s Steering: 5.49 (10.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 1000 Power Generation: 1200 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 2*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha to Beta PAC, and Ion Disruptor Teladi Toucan ------------- Speed: 90 (180) Acceleration: 13 m/s Steering: 8.99 (17.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 900 Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha to Beta PAC, Alpha PSG Split Iguana ------------ Speed: 162 (308) Acceleration: 8 m/s Steering: 7.99 (15.99) Cargo: (Large) 450 Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 2*25 MW Weapons: (3 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Beta IRE, Alpha to Gamma PAC, and Ion Disruptor (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Beta IRE, Alpha to Gamma PAC, and Ion Disruptor Paranid Hermes -------------- Speed: 67 (250) Acceleration: 9 m/s Steering: 17.99 (66.59) Cargo: (Large) 697 Power Generation: 250 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Beta IRE, Alpha to Gamma PAC, Ion Disruptor Recommended ship: Boron Manta. The only ship big enough to hold XL size cargo hold and is fast as the Argon Express. Again weapons don't matter, assign escorts if you must. TL-class ships: Mobile construction ships, except you need buy stations from shipyards in order to build them. Expensive and utterly useless. You can hire a TL for less than the amount you buy it and you would use TL rarely and for the sole purpose of station construction. For military use, it has probably the merit of being fast, but loses in a fight against capital ships or heavy fighters. Argon Mammoth ------------- Speed: 112 (225) Acceleration: 6 m/s Steering: 0.80 (2.00) Cargo: (Station) 21000 Power Generation: 1000 MW Missiles: Hornet Ship Bay: 12 ships Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT and Mobile Drilling System (Left and Right Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT Boron Orca ---------- Speed: 112 (247) Acceleration: 13 m/s Steering: 0.64 (1.61) Cargo: (Station) 17000 Power Generation: 1000 MW Missiles: Hornet Ship Bay: 10 ships Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret (3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Mobile Drilling System (Left (1) and Right Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT Teladi Albatross ---------------- Speed: 58 (234) Acceleration: 7 m/s Steering: 0.74 (1.86) Cargo: (Station) 14000 Power Generation: 1000 MW Missiles: Hornet Ship Bay: 10 ships Shields: 6*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret (3)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, Mobile Drilling System (Left (1) and Right Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Alpha PSG Split Elephant -------------- Speed: 57 (303) Acceleration: 7 m/s Steering: 0.32 (1.70) Cargo: (station) 11000 Power Generation: 1000 MW Missiles: Hornet Ship Bay: 30 ships Shields: 5*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Ion Disruptor (Back Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC HEPT, Ion Disruptor Paranid Hercules ---------------- Speed: 56 (227) Acceleration: 6 m/s Steering: 0.64 (1.61) Cargo: (Station) 13000 Power Generation: 1000 MW Missiles: Hornet Ship Bay: 27 ships Shields: 1*125 MW Weapons: (Front Turret 1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT, Mobile Drilling System (Left (1) and Right Turret (1)) Alpha to Gamma IRE PAC and HEPT Recommended ship: You're buying one? Pirate Ships ------------ There are only 4 types of pirate ships found in X2. These ships can be acquired by shooting at them and getting their pilots ejected from their cockpit. Of course, the reasons are that they lost firepower, or defenses to fight you. But, most of them blow up pretty nice. M5: Mandalay ------------ Speed: ??? (260) Acceleration: 27 m/s Steering: ??? (75.74) Cargo: (small) ?? (90) Power Generation: 50 MW Missiles: Wasp Shields: 4*1MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Beta IRE and PAC, Alpha PSG M4: Bayamon ----------- Speed: ??? (206) Acceleration: 8 m/s Steering: ??? (134.99) Cargo: (medium) ?? (158) Power Generation: 50 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 2*5MW Weapons: (4 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE, Alpha to Beta PAC, Alpha PSG, Ion Disruptor M3: Orinoco ----------- Speed: ??? (174) Acceleration: 7 m/s Steering: ??? (68.99) Cargo: (Large) ??? (374) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 2*25 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC, Alpha HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, Ion Disruptor TS: Pirate Ship --------------- Speed: ??? (168) Acceleration: 4 m/s Steering: ??? (14.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) ??? (800) Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Mosquito Shields: 1*25 MW Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC, Alpha to Beta HEPT, Alpha to Beta PSG, Ion Disruptor (Turret Back (1)) Alpha to Beta PAC and PSG, Ion Disruptor Recommended ship: The Orinoco, you're going to need a lot of protection and firepower. But, why fly something you beaten? Xenon Ships ----------- Xenon ships are pilotable ships, but difficult to obtain. Because unlike pirates who tell you they'll eject from their ship, giving you a pause from firing. You might accidentally destroy a ship that could be yours. Note: You can fight Xenon ships from their sectors and its neighbour or from missions involving them. M5: Xenon N ----------- Speed: ??? (464) Acceleration: 16 m/s Steering: ??? (301.98) Cargo: (Small) ??? (62) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Wasp Shields: 1*5 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE M4: Xenon M ----------- Speed: ??? (229) Acceleration: 13 m/s Steering: ??? (229.72) Cargo: (small) 114 Power Generation: 150 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 4*5 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Gamma IRE and PAC M3: Xenon L ----------- Speed: ??? (159) Acceleration: 11 m/s Steering: ??? (181.99) Cargo: (Large) ??? (234) Power Generation: 200 MW Missiles: Hornet Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: (2 Forward Mounts) Alpha to Beta IRE and PAC, Alpha HEPT Other Ships ----------- These ships are not under your direct control, aside from the goner ship. Although, never attempted to capture a Goner ship. Goner Ship ---------- Speed: ??? (216) Acceleration: 3 m/s Steering: ??? (119.99) Cargo: (Large) ??? (430) Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: Silkworm Shields: 3*25 MW Weapons: None Lasertower ---------- Speed: 0 Acceleration: 0 m/s Steering: ??? (5.99) Cargo: (Extra Large) 50 Power Generation: 1000 MW Missiles: none Shields: 1*25 MW Weapons: 1 Laser Tower Weapon Fighter Drone ------------- Speed: ??? (405) Acceleration: 225 m/s Steering: ??? (5.99) Cargo: (small) 2 Power Generation: 100 MW Missiles: None Shields: None Weapons: (1 Forward Mount) Alpha IRE UFO --- Statistics unknown Speed (observed): ~450 They looked like UFOs from TV. They're probably Easter eggs, as they are elusive and fast. No rewards comes from destroying them as far I know. Keep your eyes peeled for them anyway. 3) Stations Statistics ---------------------- Stations are what provides money and a home. Except they don't repair any ship damages or hold any of your loot, which is a shame. I wish I could build a home base, like owning my own space mansion. Stations have heavy shields and strong hull, but unarmed so stay close or assign defense ships to your stations. Anyway, attacks on your stations are quite rare, but still possible. Actually, a single Khaak fleet of one M3 and several M5 demanded my attention when it attacked my ore mine and the station's shields were failing. Thankfully, I was fast and powerful enough to intervene. Many stations have needs to produce; the most common are energy cells. Stations, like silicon or ore mines, from different species have the same needs to produce. However, the divergence begins in the manufacturing industry where specific food types for a species is required. For example, Argons require cahoona meatsteaks, in which to produce these meatsteaks require delexian wheats and Argnu beef. And so on. Therefore, basic resource requirements, such as energy, ore and silicon, are the same. Meanwhile, the food requirements are different by quantity. By using the Argons as the median, the Teladi consume the same amount, while the Borons require a quarter. The split consume about one-sixth. The Paranid consume about one- fifth. One of the most frustrating aspect of trading in the game is the automation of TS ships looking for the best prices to buy wares, especially energy cells. When they arrive too late to their destination, they often head to stations that seems to be the farthest, which wastes a lot of time. If anyone knows on fixing this problem, please e-mail me. I had to monitor some ships in sectors where energy prices are high and constantly changing. Warning: I have assumed that each reader knows how to operate a station and its subsidiaries, that is ships. Unless you cannot support that high learning curve in order to play. Then I will consider writing a paper on X2 economics. Note: Some stations statistics are not empirically verified and are based on comparative findings. If there are any differences between the statistics in this faq and the actual game, please notify me. But be very certain about it. I don't want to verify again the stats on big items such as the HEPT and PPC. Note: All stations have identical shield and armour strength. Note: The statistics below are player-owned stations. Computer-controlled stations differ from the players as they have secondary demands or different primary demands. The stations are ordered from basic resources to manufactured goods. Common Stations --------------- -Solar Power Plant- Produces: Energy Cells (276) Needs: Crystals (2) Time: Relative to sunshine, 1:30-1:58 -Ore Mine- Produces: Ore (Relative to asteroid value, commonly 1 to 5) Needs: Energy Cells (48) Time: Relative to asteroid value -Silicon Mine- Produces: Silicon Wafers (Relative to asteroid value, 1 or 2 at most) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Time: Relative to asteroid value Argon Stations -------------- -Wheat Farm- Produces: Delexian Wheat (10) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 Minute -Cattle Ranch- Produces: Argnu Beef (3) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Cahoona Bakery- Produces: Meatsteak Cahoonas (10) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Argnu Beef (3) Time: 1 minute -Rimes Factory- Produces: Cloth Rimes (3) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Delexian Wheat (12) Time: 1:12 -Crystal Fab- Produces: Crystals (8) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Meatsteak Cahoonas (80) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Quantum Tube Fab- Produces: Quantum Tube (4) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Meatsteak Cahoonas (80) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Chip Plant- Produces: Microchip (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Meatsteak Cahoonas (80) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Computer Plant- Produces: Computer Components (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Meatsteak Cahoonas (16) Silicon Wafers (1) Time: 1:36 -Satellite Factory- Produces: Navigation Relay Satellite (2) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Majaglit (160) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Advanced Satellite Factory- Produces: Advanced Satellite (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Meatsteak Cahoonas (160) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Lasertower Factory- Produces: Lasertower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1650) Meatsteak Cahoonas (1100) Ore (275) Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes -Drone Factory- Produces: Fighter Drone (4) Needs: Energy Cells (72) Massom Powder (96) Silicon Wafers (3) Time: 4:48 -Shield Production Facility 1 MW- Produces: 1 MW Shild (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Meatsteak Cahoonas (60) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Weapon Component Factory- Produces: Warheads (9) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Cloth Rimes (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Mosquito Missile Factory- Produces: Mosquito Missiles (6) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Meatsteak Cahoonas (12) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Wasp Missile Factory- Produces: Wasp Missiles (2) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Meatsteak Cahoonas (12) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Silworm Missile Factory- Produces: Silkworm Missiles (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Meatsteak Cahoonas (60) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Mass Driver Forge- Produces: Mass Driver (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2400) Meatsteak Cahoonas (1600) Ore (400) Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes -Ammunition Factory- Produces: Mass Driver Ammunition (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Meatsteak Cahoonas (16) Ore (4) Time: 1:36 -Mobile Drilling System Factory- Produces: Mobile Drilling System (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1200) Meatsteak Cahoonas (800) Ore (200) Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes -Alpha IRE Forge- Produces: Alpha Impulse Ray Emitter (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Meatsteak Cahoonas (16) Ore (4) Time: 1:36 -Gamma IRE Forge- Produces: Gamma Impulse Emitter (1) Needs: Energy Cells (60) Meatsteak Cahoonas (40) Ore (10) Time: 4 minutes -Alpha PAC Forge- Produces: Alpha Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Meatsteak Cahoonas (80) Ore (20) Time: 8 minutes -Alpha HEPT Forge- Produces: Alpha high Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1200) Meatsteak Cahoonas (800) Ore (200) Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes -Beta HEPT Forge- Produces: Beta High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2400) Meatsteak Cahoonas (1600) Ore (400) Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes -Gamma HEPT Forge- Produces: Gamma High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (4800) Meatsteak Cahoonas (3200) Ore (800) Time: 5 hours and 20 minutes -Alpha PPC Forge- Produces: Alpha Photon Pulse Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (4500) Meatsteak Cahoonas (3000) Ore (750) Time: 5 hours -Beta PPC Forge- Produces: Beta Photon Pulse Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (9000) Meatsteak Cahoonas (6000) Ore (1500) Time: 10 hours -Ion Disruptor Forge- Produces: Ion Disruptor (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2250) Meatsteak Cahoonas (1500) Ore (375) Time: 2 hour and 30 minutes Boron Stations -------------- -Bio Gas Factory- Produces: BoGas (1) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Time: 1:12 -BoFu Chemical Lab- Produces: BoFu (3) Needs: Energy Cells (18) BoGas (1) Time: 1:12 -Plankton Farm- Produces: Plankton (15) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Stott Mixery- Produces: Stott Spices (10) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Plankton (15) Time: 1 minute -Crsytal Fab- Produces: Crystals (8) Needs: Energy Cells (120) BoFu (20) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Quantum Tube Fab- Produces: Quantum Tubes (4) Needs: Energy Cells (120) BoFu (20) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Chip Plant- Produces: Microchips (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) BoFu (20) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Computer Plant- Produces: Computer Components (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) BoFu (4) Silicon Wafers (1) Time: 1:36 -Satellite Factory- Produces: Navigation Relay Satellite (2) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Majaglit (160) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Drone Factory- Produces: Fighter Drone (4) Needs: Energy Cells (72) Massom Powder (96) Silicon Wafers (3) Time: 4:48 -Shield Production Facility 1 MW- Produces: 1 MW Shield (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) BoFu (15) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Shield Production Facility 125 MW- Produces: 125 MW Shield (1) Needs: Energy Cells (7500) BoFu (1250) Ore (1250) Time: 8 hours and 20 minutes -Weapon Component Factory- Produces: Warheads (9) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Cloth Rimes (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Mosquito Missile Factory- Produces: Mosquito Missiles (6) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Bofu (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Dragonfly Missile Factory- Produces: Dragonfly Missile (1) Needs: Energy Cells (18) BoFu (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Hornet Missile Factory- Produces: Hornet Missiles (1) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Bofu (15) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Alpha IRE Forge- Produces: Alpha Impulse Ray Emitter (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) BoFu (4) Ore (4) Time: 1:12 -Beta IRE Forge- Produces: Beta Impulse Ray Emitter (1) Needs: Energy Cells (24) BoFu (4) Ore (4) Time: 1:36 -Alpha PAC Forge- Produces: Alpha Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Bofu (20) Ore (20) Time: 8 minutes -Gamma PAC Forge- Produces: Gamma Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (600) BoFu (100) Ore (100) Time: 40 minutes -Alpha HEPT Forge- Produces: Alpha High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1200) BoFu (200) Ore (200) Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes -Beta HEPT Forge- Produces: Beta High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2400) BoFu (400) Ore (400) Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes -Beta PPC Forge- Produces: Beta Photon Pulse Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (9000) BoFu (1500) Ore (1500) Time: 10 hours -Gamma PPC Forge- Produces: Gamma Photon Pulse Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (18000) BoFu (3000) Ore (3000) Time: 20 hours -Ion Disruptor Forge- Produces: Ion Disruptor (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2250) BoFu (375) Ore (375) Time: 2 hours and 20 minutes Teladi Stations --------------- -Flower Farm- Produces: Sunrise Flower (15) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 Minute -Sun Oil Refinery- Produces: Nostrop Oil (10) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Sunrise Flowers (15) Time: 1 minute -Dream Farm- Produces: Swamp Plant (2) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Bliss Place- Produces: Spaceweed (1) Needs: Energy Cells (60) Swamp Plant (8) Time: 4 minutes -Space Fuel Distillery- Produces: Space Fuel (1) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Delexian Wheat (10) Time: 1 minute -Teladianium Foundry- Produces: Teladianium (2) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Crystal Fab- Produces: Crystals (8) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Nostrop Oil (80) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Quantum Tube Fab- Produces: Quantum Tubes (4) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Nostrop Oil (80) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Chip Plant- Produces: Microchips (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Nostrop Oil (80) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Computer Plant- Produces: Computer Components (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Nostrop Oil (16) Silicon Wafers (1) Time: 1:36 -Satellite Factory- Produces: Navigation Relay Satellite (2) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Majaglit (160) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Drone Factory- Produces: Fighter Drone (4) Needs: Energy Cells (72) Masson Powder (96) Silicon Wafers (3) Time: 4:48 -SQUASH Mine Factory- Produces: SQUASH Mine (1) Needs: Energy Cells (150) Nostrop Oil (100) Ore (25) Time: 10 minutes -Lasertower Factory- Produces: Lasertower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Nostrop Oil (60) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Shield Production Facility 1 MW- Produces: 1 MW shield (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Nostrop Oil (60) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Shield Production Facility 5 MW- Produces: 5 MW Shield (1) Needs: Energy Cells (390) Nostrop Oil (260) Ore (65) Time: 26 minutes -Weapon Component Factory- Produces: Warheads (9) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Cloth Rimes (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Silkworm Missile Factory- Produces: Silkworm Missile (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Nostrop Oil (60) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Alpha IRE Forge- Produces: Alpha Impulse Ray Emitter (2) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Nostrop Oil (16) Ore (4) Time: 1:36 -Beta IRE Forge- Produces: Beta Impulse Ray Emitter (1) Needs: Energy Cells (24) Nostrop Oil (16) Ore (4) Time: 1:36 -Gamma IRE Forge- Produces: Gamma Impusle Ray Emitter (1) Needs: Energy Cells (60) Nostrop Oil (40) Ore (10) Time: 4 minutes -Alpha PAC Forge- Produces: Alpha Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Nostrop Oil (80) Ore (20) Time: 8 minutes -Alpha HEPT Forge- Produces: Alpha High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1200) Nostrop Oil (800) Ore (200) Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes -Gamma PPC Forge- Produces: Gamma Photon Pulse Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (18000) Nostrop Oil (12000) Ore (3000) Time: 20 hours -Alpha PSG Forge- Produces: Alpha Phased Shockwave Generator (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1890) Nostrop Oil (1260) Ore (315) Time: 2 hours and 6 minutes -Ion Disruptor Forge- Produces: Ion Disruptor (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2250) Nostrop Oil (1500) Ore (375) Time: 2 hours and 30 minutes Split Stations -------------- -Scruffin Farm- Produces: Scruffin Fruits (15) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Massom Mill- Produces: Massom Powder (20) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Scruffin Fruits (15) Time: 1 minute -Chelt Space Aquarium- Produces: Chelts Meat (3) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Rastar Refinery- Produces: Rastar Oil (2) Needs: Energy Cells (20) Chelts Meat (4) Time: 1:20 -Crystal Fab- Produces: Crystals (8) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Rastar Oil (12) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Quantum Tube Fab- Produces: Quantum Tubes (4) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Rastar Oil (12) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Chip Plant- Produces: Microchips (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Rastar Oil (12) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Computer Plant- Produces: Computer Components (10) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Rastar Oil (12) Silicon Wafers (5) time: 8 minutes -Drone Factory- Produces: Fighter Drone (4) Needs: Energy Cells (72) Massom Powder (96) Silicon Wafers (3) Time: 4:48 -Advanced Satellite Factory- Produces: Advanced Satellite (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Majaglit (160) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -SQUASH Mine Factory- Produces: SQUASH Mine (1) Needs: Energy Cells (150) Rastar Oil (15) Ore (25) Time: 10 minutes -Shield Production Facility 1 MW- Produces: 1 MW Shield (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Rastar Oil (9) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Shield Production Facility 25 MW- Produces: 25 MW Shield (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1650) Rastar Oil (165) Ore (275) Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes -Weapon Component Factory- Produces: Warheads (9) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Cloth Rimes (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Wasp Missile Factory- Produces: Wasp Missile (10) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Rastar Oil (9) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Dragonfly Missile Factory- Produces: Dragonfly Missile (5) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Rastar Oil (9) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Silkworm Missile Factory- Produces: Silkworm Missile (2) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Rastar Oil (9) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Beta IRE Forge- Produces: Beta Imnpulse Ray Emitter (5) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Rastar Oil (12) Ore (20) Time: 8 minutes -Gamma IRE Forge- Produces: Gamma Impulse Ray Emitter (1) Needs: Energy Cells (60) Rastar Oil (6) Ore (10) Time: 4 minutes -Gamma PAC Forge- Produces: Gamma Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (600) Rastar Oil (60) Ore (100) Time: 40 minutes -Beta HEPT Forge- Produces: Beta High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2400) Rastar Oil (240) Ore (400) Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes -Gamma HEPT Forge- Produces: Gamma High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (4800) Rastar Oil (480) Ore (800) Time: 5 hours and 20 minutes Paranid Stations ---------------- -Soy Farm- Produces: Soja Beans (12) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Soyery- Produces: Soja Husks (2) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Soja Beans (12) Time: 1 minute -Snail Ranch- Produces: Maja Snails (2) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Time: 1 minute -Space Jewellery- Produces: Majaglit (20) Needs: Energy Cells (15) Maja Snails (2) Time: 1 minute -Crystal Fab- Produces: Crystals (8) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Soja Husk (16) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Quantum Tube Fab- Produces: Quantum Tubes (4) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Soja Husk (16) Silicon Wafers (5) -Chip Plant- Produces: Microchips (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Soja Husk (16) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Computer Plant- Produces: Computer Components (10) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Soja Husk (16) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Drone Factory- Produces: Fighter Drone (4) Needs: Energy Cells (72) Massom Powder (96) Silicon Wafers (3) Time: 4:48 -Lasertower Factory- Produces: Lasertower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1650) Soja Husk (220) Ore (275) Time: 1 hour and 50 minutes -SQUASH Mine Factory- Produces: SQUASH Mine (1) Needs: Energy Cells (150) Soja Husk (20) Ore (25) Time: 10 minutes -Advanced Satellite Factory- Produces: Advanced Satllite (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Majaglit (160) Silicon Wafers (5) Time: 8 minutes -Shield Production Facility 5 MW- Produces: 5 MW Shield (1) Needs: Energy Cells (390) Soja Husk (52) Ore (65) Time: 26 minutes -Weapon Component Factory- Produces: Warheads (9) Needs: Energy Cells (18) Cloth Rimes (3) Ore (3) Time: 1:12 -Wasp Missile Factory- Produces: Wasp Missile (10) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Soja Husk (12) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Hornet Missile Factory- Produces: Hornet Missile (1) Needs: Energy Cells (90) Soja Husk (12) Ore (15) Time: 6 minutes -Mobile Drilling System Factory- Produces: Mobile Drilling System (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1200) Soja Husk (160) Ore (200) Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes -Gamma IRE Forge- Produces: Gamma Impulse Ray Emitter (1) Needs: Energy Cells (60) Soja Husk (8) Ore (10) Time: 4 minutes -Alpha PAC Forge- Produces: Alpha Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (120) Soja Husk (16) Ore (20) Time: 8 minutes -Beta PAC Forge- Produces: Beta Particle Accelerator Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (240) Soja Husk (32) Ore (40) Time: 16 minutes -Alpha HEPT Forge- Produces: Alpha High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1200) Soja Husk (160) Ore (200) Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes -Beta HEPT Forge- Produces: Beta High Energy Plasma Thrower (1) Needs: Energy Cells (2400) Soja Husk (320) Ore (400) Time: 2 hours and 40 minutes -Beta PPC Forge- Produces: Beta Photon Pusle Cannon (1) Needs: Energy Cells (9000) Soja Husk (1200) Ore (1500) Time: 10 hours -Alpha PSG Forge- Produces: Alpha Phased Shockwave Generator (1) Needs: Energy Cells (1890) Soja Husk (252) Ore (315) Time: 2 hours and 6 minutes -Beta PSG Forge- Produces: Beta Phased Shockwave Generator (1) Needs: Energy Cells (3750) Soja Husk (500) Ore (625) Time: 4 hours and 10 minutes -Gamma PSG Forge- Produces: Gamma Phased Shockwave Generator (1) Needs: Energy Cells (7500) Soja Husk (1000) Ore (1250) Time: 8 hours and 20 minutes 4) Ship Acquisition ------------------- This is just a side note on how to acquire new ships. 1- You can buy them legally from shipyards and docks or... 2- ...You can ask the pilot to surrender his ship, by shooting at him/her. Of course, shooting ships will affect your reputation with the affected group. Unless you're a pirate that is, but I've never been one. I'm still playing my first game though. So, concentrate mainly on pirates and you can buy your proper ships with the dirty and hard-earned money from selling the stolen ships. The more intact, the higher the price (Duh!). If you want to capture a ship relatively undamaged, use Ion Disruptors. However, they will take an eternity to eject a pilot out. So, much patience you must have. It is possible to capture a xenon ship, however these xenon pilots do not warn you that they would eject unlike the pirates. So, it is very frustrating that you might destroy your newly acquired ship by accident. Likewise, Emphasize ion disruptors and patience to capture a xenon ship. But, I advise against piloting these ships yourself because the cockpit does not give a good view. Trust me. Observe a Xenon fighter's exterior cockpit to know what I mean. Of all my battles with the Khaak ships, it is not possible to capture them. 5) Ship Equipment Outline -------------------------- This section is a list of standardized equipment on different ships. This is served probably for my own purpose because I'm often forgetful of what my ships are equipped with. Components do get destroyed during a fight, especially in collisions. Player Specific: In any ships you use, they must be equipped with the following: -SETA -Trading System Extension -Docking Computer -Boost Extension -Rudder Optimization (50%) -Best Scanner -Ecliptic Projector -Video Enhancement Goggles -Cargo Lifesupport system (optional) -Transporter Device For all ships in your fleet: -Navigation Command Software -Fight Command Software MK 1 & 2 -Cargo Bay Extension (Max) -Engine Tuning (Max) M5: With the above mentioned equipment with the additional: -Mineral Scanner -Duplex Scanner M4, M3, M2, M1: Applied to them are: -Freight Scanner -Triplex Scanner -Jump Drive -Strafe Drive Extension TS: Applied to this class are: -Cargo Extension (Max) -Fight command MK 1 only -Trade Command MK 1 & 2 6) Commentaries --------------- This section is where I put my thoughts on the various aspects of the game. Such as the economic aspect, missions or combat. Some of these aspects get tedious after some time and some are very frustrating despite the fun in managing an empire. But these are my gaming thoughts, so read or don't read it doesn't matter. The economics in X2 was an answer to my boredom with another game called Freelancer, A Microsoft game. Freelancer is similar to X2, however the economy is too simplistic. The prices in that game are static and you have only one ship. Nevertheless, it was fun to play. When considering placing a station, you must be aware of the local sectors needs and what it can supply. For example, sectors at Argon Prime has a high demand for delexian wheat and has high supplies of energy cells in which means there is considerable rofits to be made. Other parts of the universe are less obvious, the demand may be there, but the supply's prices may not be low enough for a profit. The game's manual is incomplete as it does not provide all the keys or shortcuts. For example, when placing a station, I accidently hit a key on the keypad (The one with the numlock). I have discovered that they served to position the stations placement horizontally and vertically (If you pressed insert for a vertical view). It is possible they may have forgotten about it or just so that you seek help among their X2 community to referred on page 26 (US version). Either way, the manual is just poorly done if something important is missing. About supply, the most common supply for factories is energy cells. However, solar power plants are quite few in some sectors that their prices might prevent investors from establishing a factory. As a business person may think that by alleviating the high prices by providing more solar power plants can he establish his desired factory. But he must be aware that these power plants must be supplied by crystals, another highly demanded commodity which is expensive. These crystals may be acquired by crystal fabs or trading ports, but the amount is quite few that would present a very small profit margin for the player. If he relied on trading stations for such supplies, a considerable amount of time is wasted upon. It is a lesson learned when I established two solar power stations at Akeela's Beacon. The missions in X2 are more diverse than my previous game, Freelancer. There are courier missions, combat missions and transport missions. In courier missions, it is divided into three: Gambling runs, Office runs and cargo runs. Gambling and office runs are not different, just the context and perhaps the difficulty of the mission are different. Simply the mission involves the transportation of a person from station to another within a time limit, and then you may continue until you refused because of an impossible run like a 1 mizura run through 6 sectors. An M5 is required. Cargo runs are one-way transportation of goods from one station to another, if you succeeded within a certain time limit a bonus is awarded. Combat missions are slightly difficult to find than courier missions, they just don't show as often as the previous. Basically, you face your target in a transport and some escorts ranging from M5 to M3. In higher combat ranking, some of these have specifications beyond their maximum such as speed or steering. Combat missions are divided into two: Personal and governmental. Personal is a request to kill a certain indivdual for revenge. That is if you kill someone, you may lose your police licence to that someone's species, but also lose reputation points too. However, this happens quite randomly and I strongly suggest saving before accepting any mission as a precaution. Losing your licence is not funny at the beginning of one's career, but it will be a mere nuisance later on, when a player has a lot of money. Governmental jobs are much better, because it is the government that requested your help and so you will not lose your licence or your reputation points with the target species, if done right. It appears that the target is always in a transport and is escorted by fighters from M5 to M3. You must destroy the escorts first, then the target if you want to improve your reputation with the target species or you find yourself at the same or lower level. Don't know why, but these are rules in a game. Another one is bringing a person to a station while under attack by Xenon ships. The rewards are the client's offer and anything you can salvage from a battle with the Xenon. I particularly liked this mission, because it gives an opportunity to capture a ship, or gain bounties, if you bought a police licence and of course reputation gain. A side note, sometimes the reward goes into the negative. Is it a bug? Obviously needs to be patched, no reward is worth this. Another comparison to be made with Freelancer is job availability and content. In X2, you must look for a job while Freelancer always provides one wherever you go, all conditions being right, but it does make X2 more realistic since we in the Real World must find jobs. Speaking of bounty, how about a bounty hunter guild? I wish the combat missions were more than just assassination. How about escort missions, guard missions, reconnaissance missions, station-destruction missions, pirate-related missions like scanning ships for illegal contents or finding a missing person, or how about a space-age Amber alert. (Amber alert originated from the US where it warns local drivers of a certain vehicule or person just hours from a kidnapping, I believed the alert was named from a girl who was kidnapped and rescued due to fast actions. Well, the Internet will tell more.) Perhaps industrial esponiage would be nice or working for a corporation. A game will lose its playing value if we explored everything and all we have left is motivation to buy a carrier. But it is quite impractical when you are just facing fighters, or perhaps the game changes difficulty accordingly by adding capital ships. But I'm not there yet. Transport missions required you to pilot a TS or TP. TS missions involves a station short of a resource such as energy cells and would pay for the required amount at a fixed prices, along a reward if done within a time limit. You can fill part of the mission or complete it in one run. But, it is boring flying a slow ship across a sector in 5 minutes. TP missions involve obviously passengers. One of which is a one-way trip within a time limit. The other is more common is the "time of your life" tour missions, involving you to fly to as many sectors as possible as your fee. This tour is, of course, within a time limit. Although, I've never done TS missions, but I've done some TP missions. Although, you must fly to each sector without using jumpdrives or the sectors you visited will not count. These missions can be found mainly in trading stations. The weapons choices are okay, but some really need to change. For example, the ion disruptors are good at getting rid of shields, but they don't damage systems really well and therefore ineffective at capturing ships. It takes too damn long to eject a pilot. Another weapons is the Mass driver, limited by ammunition and its availability in some parts of Argon and Split sectors. The Phased shockwave generator seemed effective but dangerous when dogfighting among neutral ships, the weapon's wide arc could hit a neutral ship and may risk the ship being hostile to the one who fired. Photon Pulse cannons has a longer range, but I question its damage potential. Is it weaker than HEPTs or was it just my imagination? I wished there would be more use of my combat ships. One thing is security across several sectors: I hate assigning escorts to every freighter, which is costly and adds up to my ship list. So, I'm asking for a patrol command where ships would go through designated sectors and seek out any enemies and destroy it. And, of course, avoid any confrontations with pirates unless attacked. 7) Credits ---------- Credits to the creators of the game, Egosoft, for such a frustratingly addictive game. To Gary 'WerePanda4th' Plested, whom he also wrote statistics on the ships in which I could verify. Copyright 2004 Wai Yen Tang
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