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LoneCoyote <LoneC...@shaw.mumble.ca> wrote in message
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> I am starting again because I decided i was a little too weak later on
> attacking takagi's arch. Besides I love the whole upgrade path part of the
> game so dont mind starting again. I am being a bit of a munchkin this time
> around and avoiding the main plot line to get some credits in the bank
ready
> to buy the ultimate fighting machine as soon as I find it.
>
> Does anyone have some good locations for buying kickass heavy fighters?
> Seems like the Battleship's are usually good places to pick up a fighter.
> How about which fighters are best? What level do you require to purchase
> them and what is their cost? Any help would be great.
>
> Anyway back to kicking butt.
>
>
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If you go the heavy fighter route, there appears to be a regular progression
(probably the same for light fighters).  As you said, the heavy fighter of
each government-type faction is available on its battleships.  Save your
money and at level two, go to a Liberty battleship and buy a Defender.
Next, at level 8, pick up a Bretonian Crusader.  Then, at level 13, a Bounty
Hunter Barracuda (Kyushu, New Tokyo, and Curacao [Cortez]) or,
alternatively, a Kusari Dragon.  When you reach level 16, the Anubis will be
made available to you dirt cheat by the Order.  I used it to painlessly
finish the story-line.  It's a good, all-around ship and quite competitive
for post-plot adventuring.  I finished the plot at level 22 so I kept the
Anubis til I reached level 26 and traded it for a Hammerhead (Freistadt Base
[Omega 7]), which I traded for a Sabre (Outcasts on Malta [Omicron Alpha]
and the Red Hessions at Vogtland Base [Dresden]) at level 30.  A few minutes
ago, I traded the Sabre for a Titan (Corsairs on Crete [Omicron Gamma]),
just to see what the Titan was like (I'd heard some negative things about
it).  I actually like the looks of the Titan better than the Sabre (most
folks think the Titan is butt-ugly) and I don't experience any manuevering
problems against AI enemies.  So I guess I'll keep it for a while.