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i was just woundering if anyone had any tips about flying. the phisics engine is quite difrent from any in the other space sims iv played before so i asume that techniques used very as well so i wanted to start a thread where they could be discussed.

What physics mode are you using?

Enemy capital ships are generally visible (specially with the F3 view) from very far, before you can even detect them (or be detected) with your sensors.
By browsing around your orbit cam view (F3) you can generaly find them.
The following technique is only usefull when flying a fighter. This technique won't work using a capital ship as you will be detected and enemy capital ships will engage you.
Here is the technique :
1. Visually spot your capital ship using F3 view.
2. Point your nose about 45 -50 degrees below the capital ship.
3. Head for it at high speed (over 1 km/sec).
4. when exactly below it, break up, reduce speed and had exactly straight for it, right from below (it is a fact that most capital ships don't have any armement at all below.
5. Get a few meters from the capital ship and stop.
6. with your lasers, find the "week spot" on the shield and gun it down untill it is almost destroyed (please refer to my "capital ship busting" thread, on the after action forum as there are some contributions there from community members on this subjetc, as well as some interesting pics...[:D])...
7. As an explosing capital ship will surely inflict important collateral damage on your fighter, once your target is almost destroyed, you better fire your retros and keep firing at that exact spot.
8. By the time the capital ship exploses, you'd better have picked up some "momentum". So when it exploses just turn around (180°) and punch the hell out of it if you want to stay alive!!!

Good Hunting!

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