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| + | The term "Iron ass" was originally a [[spacer]] slang for a Cobra Mk III freighter (the "ass", i.e. a pack animal) fitted with high-end combat equipment (the "iron"), but it eventually spread to mean any ship well equipped for combat. The term was first used in [[The Dark Wheel]]. |
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| − | An 'iron ass' is a trade ship or fighter kitted out to be a battle ship. The traditional Iron Ass will be equipped with military lasers on all mountings, a full quota of missiles and all the defensive and offensive addons available on the market. |
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| − | Iron Ass ships are generally flown by very experienced pilots, often ranking Dangerous or above. |
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| + | == Overview == |
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| + | The traditional Iron ass will be equipped with Military Lasers, a full quota of missiles and ''all'' the defensive and offensive equipment normally available on the market. |
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| − | Iron Ass ships are usually Imperial Couriers, Super Cobras or other added ships. These ships are sleek and maneuverable thus making them good choices for the supreme ship. |
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| + | For example a [[Cobra Mk.3 (Oolite)|Cobra Mk III]] fitted with [[Military Laser]]s, [[ECM]], [[Fuel Injectors]], [[Shield Boosters]] and [[Military Shield Enhancement]], and either an [[EEU|Extra-energy]] or [[Naval Energy Unit]] would be considered an Iron ass. |
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| − | == Cheating == |
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| + | None of the built-in NPCs (non-player characters) will have this level of equipment, so in the normal game an Iron ass Cobra (as above) will be the toughest ship around. As this gives the player a distinct advantage, some [[OXP_List|OXPs]] are designed to bring the NPCs in line by making some of them Iron asses as well. |
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| − | In Oolite, you can cheat to get an Iron Ass, the simplest way is to edit the Savefile and alter the number under the <key> Credits, usually typing in 9999999 (7 nines) to get 9 million credits and buying everything from the shipyard, preferably from Zaonce or other high tech systems. |
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| − | A more sophisticated way is to locate your current ship's ''Shipdata text'' which is located in ''ooliteApp-->Resources-->Shipdata''. Find your ship's name with the role "player", not anything else and edit the number of max missiles (to 15), Max Energy to 2000 and energy recharge rate to 500. This will effectively make your ship's energy bank never-ending (unless you are crazy enough to crash onto something hard enough for your ship to explode instantly). |
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| + | Iron ass ships are generally flown by very experienced pilots, often ranking [[Dangerous]] or above. |
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| − | I have tested this out, the results were pretty good.....could survive 20 minutes of non-stop Naval Military Laser fire....as well as keeping the ECM on all the time. But remember! This is CHEATING!! |
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| + | Many OXP ships are far superior to the core ships in terms of speed, weaponry and cargo capacity. These are normally referred to as uber-ships (and are not necessarily Iron asses). Of course an uber-ship can also be Iron assed if the right equipment is fitted. |
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Latest revision as of 08:48, 21 May 2021
The term "Iron ass" was originally a spacer slang for a Cobra Mk III freighter (the "ass", i.e. a pack animal) fitted with high-end combat equipment (the "iron"), but it eventually spread to mean any ship well equipped for combat. The term was first used in The Dark Wheel.
Overview
The traditional Iron ass will be equipped with Military Lasers, a full quota of missiles and all the defensive and offensive equipment normally available on the market.
For example a Cobra Mk III fitted with Military Lasers, ECM, Fuel Injectors, Shield Boosters and Military Shield Enhancement, and either an Extra-energy or Naval Energy Unit would be considered an Iron ass.
None of the built-in NPCs (non-player characters) will have this level of equipment, so in the normal game an Iron ass Cobra (as above) will be the toughest ship around. As this gives the player a distinct advantage, some OXPs are designed to bring the NPCs in line by making some of them Iron asses as well.
Iron ass ships are generally flown by very experienced pilots, often ranking Dangerous or above.
Many OXP ships are far superior to the core ships in terms of speed, weaponry and cargo capacity. These are normally referred to as uber-ships (and are not necessarily Iron asses). Of course an uber-ship can also be Iron assed if the right equipment is fitted.
