HOW TO KILL DEAD JOHN

[STAY FROSTY]

it's like mission 2 main story, 30 minutes into the game. it's not possible to defeat him with base hull and turret weapons? i'll need to earn money for better ones? which ones?

[BoydofZINJ]

you can hire a merc to help you.

I did a few random missions and then killed him - and yes I upgraded some of my equipment.

I think lasers are good for short range fights and seem over powered early on - but they are a bit expensive. You can enter a station and look for work - get easy work until you can afford better equipment. At a bar - hire a merc! A friend helping you out is so useful!

[Zidders 'Rockin' Bard' Roofurry]

Dead John should be relatively easy to beat. Have you upgraded shields/deflector/hull? And have you hired a merc?

[Puppet #7]

i also had to jump out of it the first time i faced him, came back an hour later after i had a fully loaded Icarus and killed him in 5 seconds.

My reccomendations is pick up a few mission boad jobs to do inbetween trade runs- check stations for out of stock items and you can make alot of early game money fast

[P34nk]

What's your loadout like? I have a mercenary (the cheap one in the beginning) with me and I have the default beginning loadout with a deflector and a mining laser.

Did not seem to be that difficult, at least for me. Try hit and run strategy if your shield is down, run away a bit and let your merc do the fighting, then come back. Seems to work for me.

[BoydofZINJ]

A Mining laser can be a very powerful early short range weapon - and can help you mine ore that can give you some good early money and is relatively cheap. Likewise, dont forget to hire a merc ... they are helpful :)

[obliviondoll]

Upgrade shields (the ship starts with a set that feels like you're waving one of those horseshoe magnets in the direction of enemy fire to make it go away). Upgrade from the starting turrets. Get a deflector.

That was all it took for me. You'll ideally want a tractor and deflector, and the tractor makes it easier to make the money to get a deflector, so when you get the mission option, that's what I'd go with.

[STAY FROSTY]

OKI ILL HIRE A MERC DEAD JOHN PREPARE YOUR ANUS