USS question

[Rick]

So at these USS High Grade sites, can I go there in a non-combat ship or should I take a combat ship and expect a fight? Also, can you get core dynamic composites from missions? I think I am going to need about 60 of these things and getting them one a at a time sounds a little rough.

[HamakiBCN2]

Originally posted by Gropax:

Originally posted by HamakiBCN2:

-ALL USS will inform you of the Threat Level. Level 0 means no enemies. Level 1 or 2 means just a couple of rather small ships. Level 4 is a large ship, Level 5...well, you get the idea. Point is, the signal will let you know if you need to expect a fight before you get in.

watchout i have had level 2 threat ones spawn 4 Condas. it was crazy but i was in my combat ship so it wasn't that bad and when system security gets there 2 will cut and run leaving you with just 2 to fight.

I'm guessing here, but since i've had no such occurrence once in 1200 hours of gameplay, i'll assume you had active assasination missions in that system.

Needless to say, don't go signal diving while you have active assasination missions, specially if you happen to have 4 of them in that same system :p

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Turd Ferguson:

Originally posted by Rick:

You are USS diving for high grade right?

yes I don't bother with the lower ones. It's actually faster to grind grade 5 mats and trade down than to go after lower grade mats.

Yeah, never seen a pirate in a high grade. I think they can only appear in encoded and degraded.