X3:Reunion Manual - Steam

If this sounds like bad news well it isn’t. Combat can be a Credit hole with no bottom, but thepossible gains can outweigh the risks. You might get lucky and find the pilot might eject fromthe ship, and if you are quick you might be able to claim the ship and anything it mightcontain. Keep some room in your cargo bay in case the ex-pilot only leaves you scatteredcargo and ship debris to collect.Class M4 - Split Scorpion Medium fighter. Medium shielding and weapons make the M4 agood all-round choice for the trader or bounty hunter.“But always remember this, my friend. A word of advice fromthose that have been before you. If you think you can do thejob with two ships, it would be best to take ten, you will have abetter chance of success and it will be even more fun.”Be careful though where you choose to fight. There are somesystems where no one will bat an eyelid or three if you takesomething for your own. The home systems of anyraces are usually heavily patrolled and getting into combatwithin full view will not earn you any friends. Conversely,keeping within these relative safe havens will give you the same protection and askingpassing ships or stations to assist may yield a positive response if your standing with them isgood.Class M5 - DiscovererScout. Fast and very manoeuvrable, the M5makes up for its lack of shielding and offensiveweapons with its agility and speed. Used as apatrol ship in many sectors, many systempolice ships favour them for their ability tocatch would be smugglers. They also make anexcellent ship for small passenger cargos.You can set one of your ship monitors to showyour turret interface view, and with your turretlaser set to attack all enemies, you will see thedestruction trail behind you as you race acrossa sector to safety from your enemies.Innocent traders going about their own business and avoiding confrontation will findopportunistic pirates ganging up on them with no mercy and with the local law enforcementoverstretched with smugglers, raiders and Kha’ak, means that you will often find yourselfcompletely on your own.58If you feel you need to improve your fighting skills and thus your ranks, but do not want tooffend the locals, you might even improve your relations with them by taking on some localPirates, Xenon, Kha’ak or other enemies that are using their space in which to travel.Class M6 - Split Dragon. Corvette. A ship designedfor the wealthy business mogul and used by somemilitary organisations for their special operationsdivisions and, more commonly, for overt sectorpatrols. Reasonably fast with good cargo bays,multiple-turreted lasers and ability to trade, makesthem a very versatile and sought after platform formost professions, both legal and illegal. Due to theirlarge size they lack any great manoeuvring ability.