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* The match speed feature is a godsend. Use it to stay on your opponents'
tail, but make sure you stay there. It doesn't help much if they're coming
toward you.
* For maximum effect, take out a ship's shields before firing
hull-damaging missiles. This is a simple strategy, but highly effective.
* Proper shield management is your best chance for survival. Increasing
your shield recharge rate is generally a good idea. Keep your enemies
directly behind or in front of you (the latter is much better), and use
the up and down cursor keys to keep those shields strong. Better yet, see
the next tip.
* Aside from your firing and targeting keys, I suggest mapping the
following keys conveniently to the joystick. I find them useful at any
given second: match speed, accelerate, afterburner, launch
countermeasures, augment forward shield, augment rear shield. Also, if
your joystick supports a throttle (and I hope it does), you'll need to map
it in the "ship" section of the configuration screen to get it to work.
tail, but make sure you stay there. It doesn't help much if they're coming
toward you.
* For maximum effect, take out a ship's shields before firing
hull-damaging missiles. This is a simple strategy, but highly effective.
* Proper shield management is your best chance for survival. Increasing
your shield recharge rate is generally a good idea. Keep your enemies
directly behind or in front of you (the latter is much better), and use
the up and down cursor keys to keep those shields strong. Better yet, see
the next tip.
* Aside from your firing and targeting keys, I suggest mapping the
following keys conveniently to the joystick. I find them useful at any
given second: match speed, accelerate, afterburner, launch
countermeasures, augment forward shield, augment rear shield. Also, if
your joystick supports a throttle (and I hope it does), you'll need to map
it in the "ship" section of the configuration screen to get it to work.