To All New X2 Players - Starting Out * SPOILER ? * UPDATED

Jobi · Post by **Jobi** » Tue, 30. Aug 05, 11:47

i personally did trade runs in the Loaned TP till i had about 200k then sold all equip on it (after completing mission) wick is now 600k ish you have.
I then repaired the damaged mercury and bought TRade MK3 And set it to sector trade in Atreaus Cloud (that place you pick mi ton up in) and do some taxi missions in my disco.

i've done this on both games i now play

Klient · Post by **Klient** » Tue, 30. Aug 05, 11:55

@nNemethon

Is this done in the story or non-story universe?

Kampenaar · Post by **Kampenaar** » Mon, 5. Sep 05, 14:09

Thanks man!! Good advice! Either way

Netgeezer · Post by **Netgeezer** » Sun, 11. Sep 05, 14:39

Hey I know I'm a bit behind the times now that X3 is on the horizon but I recently got given X2 as a gift - and LOVE it!!

I scouted round and these were some of the best tips for new players, certainly helped me get rolling. Now I'm heading towards millions of credits and I think I'll go give the pirates some grief...

BTW I don't care that the thread is old!

toujour · Post by **toujour** » Tue, 13. Sep 05, 12:48

This sure looks like a good tip. I'll go and find out soon.

Razorwind · Post by **Razorwind** » Wed, 14. Sep 05, 21:01

Do you get anything out of completing the plot? Credits, ships, weapons etc.?

Post by **Nanook** » Thu, 15. Sep 05, 19:55

Razorwind wrote:Do you get anything out of completing the plot? Credits, ships, weapons etc.?

Satisfaction, better reputation and

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A few tears for your good buddy Bret.

With your better reputation you can

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Buy the coordinates to additional Khaak sectors, and the specs for the Khaak ships.

You get no monetary or other rewards.

But let's try to keep this thread on topic so it doesn't attract the attention of the Lockiness Monsterators.

evileagle · Post by **evileagle** » Fri, 16. Sep 05, 14:20

Thanks alot the most I ever made is around 200 k, I'll give it a go

RagX · Post by **RagX** » Fri, 23. Sep 05, 12:04

followed your advice to the letter well before I actually came here to check for tips

freaky...deja vu x 10...

lovely advice on the manta, still in 1.0 (archanic I know) and now with a sizable infastructure and a couple of cap ships in my tow, I'm going to try my hand in 1.4 and the all-in-one bonus pack

yeah, I just came here so

HCFC · Post by **HCFC** » Fri, 23. Sep 05, 12:12

1.4 is much more fun as the combat is better. Those Khaak arnt as much of a push over now. Watch out for the XI missions. They are fun but the reward is bugged and it gives you much more than it states. If you get a guilty conscience just buy a couple of M6s or M2s as target practice.

martianrobot · Post by **martianrobot** » Sun, 20. Nov 05, 01:02

Cool... great advice... but it feels like cheating, being armed with such knowledge before I embark on my X2 adventure! Especially the bit where I sell all the equipment from the loaned shipped before it gets taken off me.

Ahh well, shouldn't have a guilty conscience about such things, they'll help me kick arse when I go on my PYRATICAL RAMPAGE! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

martianrobot · Post by **martianrobot** » Mon, 21. Nov 05, 13:46

Hmmmm....

Not sure on the reason for selling the old Mercury you are given as a gift - you only get 2000 odd credits for it, and because it is so slow it took an age to get it to the shipyard in Argon Prime! Hardly worth it when you have almost half a million credits to play with!

I think it would make more sense to hang onto it and get it fixed and upgraded when you have more cash - after all it's not a bad ship and has lots of cargo space for volume trading.

If you keep it and do it up you could use it for a bit of heavy trading in the background, but still get for the Mako fighter to explore, do a bit of light trading and generally kick arse with.

alison22000 · Post by **alison22000** » Wed, 18. Jan 06, 11:25

I found this really usefull, as I was always tieing up the Message Boards asking the Questions that was covered in this information. You would most likely find it usefull aswell.

alison22000 · Post by **alison22000** » Thu, 2. Feb 06, 08:24

This was very helpfull for me, as I found it quite difficult to make a good buck when I first started, but with your help, it made it easier.
Thankyou for going to the trouble of posting this info for people like me.

Alison Black.

EssAitch · Post by **EssAitch** » Tue, 7. Feb 06, 13:37

martianrobot wrote:Hmmmm....

Not sure on the reason for selling the old Mercury you are given as a gift - you only get 2000 odd credits for it, and because it is so slow it took an age to get it to the shipyard in Argon Prime! Hardly worth it when you have almost half a million credits to play with!

I think it would make more sense to hang onto it and get it fixed and upgraded when you have more cash - after all it's not a bad ship and has lots of cargo space for volume trading.

If you keep it and do it up you could use it for a bit of heavy trading in the background, but still get for the Mako fighter to explore, do a bit of light trading and generally kick arse with.

I upgraded my Mercury after flogging all the Express' toys and used it as a remote flower trader for ages.

I still have it (s'called Unlikely Prospect) but it's not as busy since I crippled the Teladi flower market. I pressed it into service supplying my SPP for a while but now it's a warehouse for "liberated" upgrades and occasional refueller, sitting in it's docking cradle, growing old gracefully (and rusting).

yarr · Post by **yarr** » Wed, 22. Feb 06, 11:36

Capturing M5 and M4 class ships is possible in the discoverer and can help u get started. Also if you follow the plot once u complete the unkown sector jump mission dock at the equipment dock in Kingdom End and strip down Mi-Ton's Hydra. The millions u get will more than make up for the rental price... too bad u can't sell the damn thing!

I agree buying a SPP is the best use for 200k in X2.
I like Three Worlds and later on Cloubase SW for energy exports.

Teladi Vulture is a good bargain too if you can find high value supply missions in BBS.

sebboot · Post by **sebboot** » Sun, 26. Feb 06, 17:59

Thanks a lot for the useful tips,this will save me a lot of time

philipes · Post by **philipes** » Thu, 2. Mar 06, 21:30

Thank you that dose help.

Barks · Post by **Barks** » Wed, 8. Mar 06, 04:53

Didn't find this til starting out on my own but did most of the things anyway, Namely stripping out the express. Wasn't sure how Terracorp would take it but they seemed fine

All very good tips, Well recommended for any new players.

goatman455 · Post by **goatman455** » Tue, 8. Aug 06, 22:51

This is a great response, I am def. going to try this soon, do you have any good X3 tips?

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To All New X2 Players - Starting Out * SPOILER ? * UPDATED