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bortas Oct 25, 2023 @ 4:57am
Razorleaf - Do Pirates always run?
I'm planning to build a complete new ship using my Razorleaf, which I didn't use at all yet as base.

Question is, do pirates always run from the Razorleaf or is that just a rare random encounter? Because I want to actually fight and destroy pirates with said ship.

What's your experience with the Razorleaf in this regard?

Thanks.
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HeyYou Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:00am 
More often than not, they run. If you have the 'wanted' trait, the bounty hunters will on occasion as well. I completely deleted every part of the Razorleaf, built an entirely new ship, renamed it, and folks STILL called it the Razorleaf, and pirates/bounty hunters would still run on a regular basis. I had to go find myself a crimson fleet ghost that was easy to take, rebuild THAT, to avoid that particular scenario.
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Krash Megiddo Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:05am 
Early game, my first run through I loved it when the pirates ran away because I wasn't that good at starship battles. But now I really want them to stick around. It would be interesting to use the Razerleaf as the source of a total rebuild and the challenge would be to kill them before they ran. Hmmm.
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bortas Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:11am 
Originally posted by HeyYou:
More often than not, they run. If you have the 'wanted' trait, the bounty hunters will on occasion as well. I completely deleted every part of the Razorleaf, built an entirely new ship, renamed it, and folks STILL called it the Razorleaf, and pirates/bounty hunters would still run on a regular basis. I had to go find myself a crimson fleet ghost that was easy to take, rebuild THAT, to avoid that particular scenario.

Good to know. This probably makes the Razorleaf the perfect candidate to build a big lumbering cargo ship.
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Pakratjr Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:13am 
Yup, and you even get some extra dialog here and there Mantis related.
As long as you build and fly under the Razorleaf flag. Best ship to have. 😁
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wtiger27 Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:18am 
Originally posted by bortas:
Originally posted by HeyYou:
More often than not, they run. If you have the 'wanted' trait, the bounty hunters will on occasion as well. I completely deleted every part of the Razorleaf, built an entirely new ship, renamed it, and folks STILL called it the Razorleaf, and pirates/bounty hunters would still run on a regular basis. I had to go find myself a crimson fleet ghost that was easy to take, rebuild THAT, to avoid that particular scenario.

Good to know. This probably makes the Razorleaf the perfect candidate to build a big lumbering cargo ship.

Just remember to get all of the Ship Skills you want before using the Razorleaf. You will have more to fight not using it.
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Ragnar Caesar Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:33am 
My version of the Razorleaf. Only the shielded cargo container remains. I like the Y-Wing style.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961192920/screenshot/2152217176182492262/
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961192920/screenshot/2152217176182494804/
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https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961192920/screenshot/2152217176182496459/
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198961192920/screenshot/2152217176182559488/
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Alex Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:41am 
I love that ship because of this. Does not look anything like the original, now it's a monster that looks like a bullfrog dinosaur. And no they don't always run, but even if they try to I can stop at least a couple of them before they spin up their drives.
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bortas Oct 25, 2023 @ 5:46am 
Originally posted by wtiger27:
Just remember to get all of the Ship Skills you want before using the Razorleaf. You will have more to fight not using it.

No problem, I have other ships. I'm just trying to find a use for my Razorleaf, but if pirates always flee, this makes it pretty useless as base for a combat ship. The feature would be cool, if it happened occasionally, like 10% of the time, but not if they always run.

Funnily this makes the most feared combat ship the perfect basis for a ship you don't want to do combat in. :steamfacepalm:
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wtiger27 Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:01am 
Originally posted by bortas:
Originally posted by wtiger27:
Just remember to get all of the Ship Skills you want before using the Razorleaf. You will have more to fight not using it.

No problem, I have other ships. I'm just trying to find a use for my Razorleaf, but if pirates always flee, this makes it pretty useless as base for a combat ship. The feature would be cool, if it happened occasionally, like 10% of the time, but not if they always run.

Funnily this makes the most feared combat ship the perfect basis for a ship you don't want to do combat in. :steamfacepalm:

Keep in mind, they don't always run. I don't remember any Crimson Fleet ships running away for one example. if you don't want to fight any Pirate ships, the best strategy is to have a lot of power allocated to the Grav drive and getting the hell out of Dodge.
Last edited by wtiger27; Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:03am
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chefcook90 Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:04am 
What the hell is a "Razorleaf" and why isn't there an achievement related to it?
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Pakratjr Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:06am 
Originally posted by bortas:
Originally posted by wtiger27:
Just remember to get all of the Ship Skills you want before using the Razorleaf. You will have more to fight not using it.

No problem, I have other ships. I'm just trying to find a use for my Razorleaf, but if pirates always flee, this makes it pretty useless as base for a combat ship. The feature would be cool, if it happened occasionally, like 10% of the time, but not if they always run.

Funnily this makes the most feared combat ship the perfect basis for a ship you don't want to do combat in. :steamfacepalm:
If they run or not does kinda depend on the situation. Most story or mission based still stick around to fight. The running away ones are really more of the "random encounter" types. How many you get is also pretty much random.
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Pakratjr Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:07am 
Originally posted by chefcook90:
What the hell is a "Razorleaf" and why isn't there an achievement related to it?
Mantis mission. Razorleaf is the Mantis ship and you get it at the end of that mission.
Last edited by Pakratjr; Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:10am
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sarcastic_godot Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:47am 
Originally posted by bortas:
I'm planning to build a complete new ship using my Razorleaf, which I didn't use at all yet as base.

Question is, do pirates always run from the Razorleaf or is that just a rare random encounter? Because I want to actually fight and destroy pirates with said ship.

What's your experience with the Razorleaf in this regard?

Thanks.
No, but the run quite often. Too often for my taste, so I eventually stopped flying that ship.

The complete rebuild doesn't in any way break or hamper that ... sudden jump mobility increase tendency.
Do not delete or replace those fugly boxy DT 50 engines, you need to have Rank three in a rank three skill to regain access to those

It can also impede your skill progress when you want to unlock the next level of some skills, some of which require a certain damage / dmg taken / number of kills.
Last edited by sarcastic_godot; Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:50am
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Vellari Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:49am 
Hmm, I'd have to use the Razorleaf more to have a better sample size....but seems Pirates not so much, but Spacers turn tail quickly.
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sarcastic_godot Oct 25, 2023 @ 6:54am 
Oh, when attacking a bount ship from the mission boards, those do not run. Neither do Bounty Hunters you encounter if you chose the "Wanted" trait.
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