Easy NPC pursuit shakeoff

[tfmachad]

This works every time, yes. It's kinda dangerous to do if you're facing very strong NPCs, because you'll be prone to their attacks until you leave the range of their guns. Depending on the numbers and on the strength it becomes impractical.

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[Derkylos]

EK+tap thruster can easly outrun NPCs because they don't follow your example (I don't think they do EK...), nor do they CD an EK-ing ship. So they drop behind, going at 80 m/s to your 200.

One exception is Nomad fighters (only), which have some odd ability to keep up. Fortunately, they have no CDs, so you can just cruise up and get away...

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[teschy]

I've figured out that bug, myself, a long while ago. Good against NPC Wilde.

[tfmachad]

EK+tap thruster can easly outrun NPCs because they don't follow your example (I don't think they do EK...), nor do they CD an EK-ing ship. So they drop behind, going at 80 m/s to your 200.

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Even though they probably don't EK, they do use thrusters. If you try and escape by just thrusting away they'll keep at your tail. You have to turn around and face them for them to give up pursuit (I can only imagine why. Maybe they calculate your probable trajectory to give chase by "looking" at your vector and by flying backwards you break that algorithm).

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Meet the Kriegers - The story of a family and of two men that shared more than just a name
Fantasmas de la Nube Siniestra
I Mon'Star: The Strange Case of Elizabeth Wallace

[pchwang]

You can use Rear View to lose them as well.

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[7:42:05 PM][6:51:36 PM] Igor (Smokey): btw terry
[6:51:48 PM] Terrance Cooper: Ye?
[6:52:00 PM] Igor (Smokey): nothin
[6:52:03 PM] Igor (Smokey): just sayin btw
[6:52:05 PM] Terrance Cooper: <_<

Johnny_Haas: you shot anti criuse speed rockets!!!
Johnny_Haas: but why????
Johnny_Haas: ??
Johnny_Haas: why you shoot criuse speed rockets?

[RmJ]

I wanna try !

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[Cellulanus]

You can use Rear View to lose them as well.

Really? Because I always use my rear view to shoot the NPCs with my rear turret and they chase my normally.

[pchwang]

You have to use EK, I'm just saying EK, then rear view. You don't necessarily have to turn and face them.

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[7:42:05 PM][6:51:36 PM] Igor (Smokey): btw terry
[6:51:48 PM] Terrance Cooper: Ye?
[6:52:00 PM] Igor (Smokey): nothin
[6:52:03 PM] Igor (Smokey): just sayin btw
[6:52:05 PM] Terrance Cooper: <_<

Johnny_Haas: you shot anti criuse speed rockets!!!
Johnny_Haas: but why????
Johnny_Haas: ??
Johnny_Haas: why you shoot criuse speed rockets?

[Elvin]

I always belived that this is a bug.
But yeah, it is working 99% of times.

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[Dusty Lens]

Additionally! If you're closing in on Crete, Malta and a group of the locals starts demanding your cargo, entering EK will cause them to also drop out of cruise and quickly fall behind. So as to prevent everyone from decide it would be cheaper and faster to unload that mox from your burning ship in orbit.

Remember, EK will not engage if your autopilot is turned on, so be in freeflight.