But since I was about 35 km away, the Pirates themselves took down one Xenon, while the other 2 Xenons flew toward me. Usually I would be right in the thick of it, shooting hard and dying fast. At the 2nd base, I docked, saved, and SETA'd until the little cutscene of the transport jumping out turned on. Took the advice about picking and choosing fights, and finally finished Mission 2.Īfter jumping into the new sector (the one with two pirate bases), I went to the 2nd base, rather than follow the pirate's ship to the 1st base (where the Xenons spawn). I'm eager to progress into the story, but I'm pretty chuffed that I'm getting slaughtered repeatedly (this is made worse by the Spartan save system).

I went from baggin Xenons with full wing support in friendly space, to being attacked by 3 pirates and 4 Xenons in enemy space. I know this is something that every review and forum thread discusses, but man, I was totally unprepared for the jump in difficulty that hits in the 2nd mission. It's a damn hard game: The learning curve is incredibly steep. A high cost, imo, for a game that's about flying around in space. This does - as the reviews warn - come at great expense I've had to turn my AA down to 2x to get 30fps. It's a beautifiul game: The different fighter ships, bases, platforms, frigates are all carefully textured and intricately detailed. So far, I've completed about 3 hours, mostly SETA, playing as the 'Terran Defender'. I picked this game up from Steam on the weekend.

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