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FRUNGY GENERAL?

FRUNGY GENERAL.

>> No.716528

>>716478
>tfw on my first playthrough i wasn't fast enough to save the bird species from wiping themselves out and i quit and haven't gone back since

>> No.716532

>>>/sp/

>> No.716562
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>> No.716607

>>716528
You're missing out, mate.

I replay this game on probably a yearly basis. I like to pretend I don't know where anything is and just find stuff out through conversations. it's pretty great.

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>>716528
>>716607
IIRC, you can still beat the game with the Pkunk dead especially with the Death March

>> No.716616

>>716607
I tried playing the 'open source' recreation, Urquan Masters. I can't, for the life of me, deal with those horrible robot ships that start to show up with increasing frequency.

I love the game, but my combat skills are shit, and eventually I just die horribly to repeated encounters with those drone things. I know you can eventually -deal- with them by talking to the right alien race, but I can't ever get that far.

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animated

>> No.716629

>>716616
It's not your skills, the starting flagship is completely unsuited to fighting those probes. you need to unlock upgrades from the Melnorme and buy them with mined resources. They sell you auto-aim devices eventually, and after that the probes become easy money.

Anyway I know you said you know that already, I guess until that point just try to avoid them and use the escape option

>> No.716719

>>716616

Dealing with them early on is very simple, even if not immediately obvious:

Priority over-ride. New behavior dictated. Must break target into component materials.

>> No.716759

>>716616

There's a free Spathi ship on pluto, they're pretty good and can handle drones. Just fly away and spam butt missiles.

>> No.716892

>>716759
You know I'm not that guy, but I've tried the butt missile technique and the trouble was the missiles were too slow and the probe would always tun around before they made contact.

>> No.716910

>>716615
Not in my game, man.

A world without the Pkunk is a world not worth fighting for.

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>>716910
but anon

you get to "water" the "plants" if you save the universe

if you get my meaning

>> No.717072

>>716616
Or you could just hit esc to hyperspace and carry on your way.

Checked the UQM page the other day and saw they finally stuck up the last remix pack. How long's that shit taken now? Four years or so? &^%*&%* campers.

>> No.720576

Get some weapons and tracking systems on your cruiser.

I reached a point where I decided to keep the slylandro around for farming..

..and then (even without their help) I reached a point where I want to turn them off just because they slow me down.