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How do you... Supply? |
Xydes
Grand Admiral
Joined: August 07, 2009
Posts: 276
From: England
|  Posted: 2010-05-26 12:58
Well lately with all the new players coming in I thought I do a: "How do you...?" Series, to show the new players how to do things.
Before I start. Most of things I am about to right are either from experience or what other players have told me.
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Supply Ships are maybe one of the most targeted ships in the game. They are great help to a friendly but a total annoyance to an Enemy. So be warned. If you are going to take up supplying as your forte' then you should know these handy tips.
1) To supply, GET IN A SUPPLY SHIP. This will help alot because you would be on your first step to Supplying. List of supply ships for each faction as follows:
UGTO Support Frigate, Supply Ship, Heavy Supply Ship, Support Station.
ICC Defence Frigate, Supply Ship, Heavy Supply Ship, Support Station.
K'luth Aphid, Worker, Advanced Worker, Ultimate Worker, Hive.
2) These supply ships come at different ranks so don't expect to get the all at one time. To supply, select a friendly ship or Platform and click y. You will then start supplying.
3) I have had newbies tell me that: "I don't seem to get any pres for supplying!!! OMG HAXORZ!!!" Well for one either that person does not need repairing, two you are not in a supply ship or three you are out of supply drones. Make sure you always have some supply drones. Or option four, you are not within the range of 250 Gu's to repair the target.
4) One thing that bugs me is when people go: "Can you repair me please?"
Well the magic thing about supply ships are: THEY CAN REPAIR THEMSELVES (People gasp). To repair yourself: press shift y and you will start to repair yourself.
5) To get supply drones orbit a FRIENDLY planet or a FRIENDLY supply platform.
6) Try and stay under stations if possible and stay out of friendly and enemy ships fireing lines.
7) Rank up and get better supply ships.
 Enjoy!
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This was just a rough guide on How to supply. Please freely add to this post if you would like. 
-Valkaryie
[ This Message was edited by: Ride of the Valkaryie on 2010-05-26 16:07 ]
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Latrodectus
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Joined: March 21, 2006
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From: Latrodectus
| Posted: 2010-05-26 13:22
Excellent. lol.
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Starcommander
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Joined: December 14, 2005
Posts: 579
From: In your base, stealing your cookies
| Posted: 2010-05-26 13:54
The name of the ICC supply ships are the S40-A and S42-A Supply ships, thats what they say on the selection screen.
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Xydes
Grand Admiral
Joined: August 07, 2009
Posts: 276
From: England
| Posted: 2010-05-26 14:33
Thanks for that! Didn't remember the exact numbers.
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The Fridge
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Templar Knights
Joined: December 13, 2008
Posts: 559
From: In Your Fridge, Eating your Foods.
| Posted: 2010-05-26 14:33
Personally if i "want" to supply I'll join Uggie.
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Lrd_Hunter
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Joined: August 16, 2006
Posts: 245
| Posted: 2010-05-26 15:25
pretty good when you going to come out with one on how to avoid ff, how to bomb, and must is how to build and any other anyone want to add.
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Xydes
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Posts: 276
From: England
| Posted: 2010-05-26 15:35
Feel free to do any ones on those you just mentioned Shu 
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Lrd_Hunter
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Joined: August 16, 2006
Posts: 245
| Posted: 2010-05-26 15:50
i would if i knew how lol. old dog here to use to how to play old ways with the uber carpeting bombing and being able to build like 4 things at once insteed of waiting on one thing to build before you can start another one.
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SpaceGK
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Joined: July 26, 2009
Posts: 323
From: Ontario, Canada
| Posted: 2010-05-26 16:03
That should be very helpful to the little ones.
Theres just one thing i didn't see mentioned that is rather important:
You must be within 250gu of a friendly ship to repair it. (or 300gu for a station)
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NoBoDx
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Joined: October 14, 2003
Posts: 784
From: Germany / NRW
| Posted: 2010-05-26 16:39
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On 2010-05-26 12:58, Ride of the Valkaryie wrote:
4) One thing that bugs me is when people go: "Can you repair me please?"
Well the magic thing about supply ships are: THEY CAN REPAIR THEMSELVES (People gasp). To repair yourself: press shift y and you will start to repair yourself.
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getting repaired by another supp-ship have 1 advantage:
the other get pres, while you dont get anything, if you repair yourself
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On 2010-05-26 12:58, Ride of the Valkaryie wrote:
6) Try and stay under stations if possible and stay out of friendly and enemy ships fireing lines.
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if the station is under fire, and below 50% hull, RUN
most of the time the station will explode, killing you along
and finaly, dont stay, where you are, when enemys are around, they usually prefer shooting the supp and a moving supp-ship can dodge bullets
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Kangaroosteak
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From: Somewhere...
| Posted: 2010-05-26 17:46
Your going to have to exclude support frigs after the update, seeing they'll have their suppy drones removed for more firepower.
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Eledore Massis [R33]
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From: tsohlacoLocalhost
| Posted: 2010-05-27 03:51
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| On 2010-05-26 16:39, NoBoDx wrote: Quote:
| On 2010-05-26 12:58, Ride of the Valkaryie wrote:
6) Try and stay under stations if possible and stay out of friendly and enemy ships fireing lines. |
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if the station is under fire, and below 50% hull, RUN
most of the time the station will explode, killing you along |
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I'd totaly say truth for both.
My rule's of supplying
#1 Don't give up & Don't die. (the nr1 rule of everything)
#2 Don't Stop, Never ever.
Some additions have been made to this rule over the years like (with the exeption of orbit), (allowed when around a planet, supping cruisers or above) etc.
#3 1/3rd speed is minimum, flank speed is maximum.
#4 Your own survival is above that of your ally
#5 Don't draw attention to your self.
#6 Keep a ally between you and the enemy
#7 Don't fire your weapons when rule 6 is not met. (aiding rule 5)
#8 Speak to your repair target. Say that your repairing him and when you are leaving him.
#9 Watch your surroundings and the flow of the battle.
Some of em, there not in the correct order, i'm just re-calling them from memory.
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NoBoDx
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From: Germany / NRW
| Posted: 2010-05-27 07:15
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On 2010-05-27 03:51, Eledore Massis [R33] wrote:
#6 Keep a ally between you and the enemy |
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or at least another enemy
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