General hints

Classic Cannon Assault

The Particle Beam Cannon (PBC) is the most important weapon in the Independence War arsenal.

Fly like a master. Use the stick in your right hand and keep your left hand on the A and Z keys to control forward and reverse speeds.

Get close to your target: The cannon does much more damage at close range.

Maneuver into his six: Most ships have a shield-weakness over the main engine ports. Exploit it!

Use the auto-aim cannon to weaken the target. If the target becomes damaged it will be easier to hit, switch to rapid-fire cannon mode and move in close to finish him off quickly.

Combat against Fighters

Fighters are small, fast and maneuverable, making them hard for the auto-aim cannon system to lock onto.

Use the Match Velocity autopilot . Matching velocities with a fighter makes it easier for the cannon aiming function to hit the fighter ships. Be careful when using Match Velocity around big ships as you can hit them before you realize the danger.

Missile Combat

Using missiles wisely can improve your chance of survival.

When faced with multiple targets use ripple fire mode to soften them up. Two missiles per target will probably weaken them enough.

In most cases, use missiles sparingly, you only have a finite supply.

If your ship becomes heavily damaged, you may lose thrusters, you may lose cannon, but the missile-system should still work! If this happens you should still be able to defend yourself while repairs take place. Use the contacts list to designate targets and launch missiles at the nearest hostiles.

Mission Hints

Warning: contains spoilers!

1. There's a remote fighter docked to the station - it's fast, and has an awesome gatling gun. You can remote fly it by targeting it and pressing shift-R. The fighter can make all the difference to winning the mission.

2. Don't let the Indies attack the base - if they damage it, it will blow up taking you with it!

3. Evac 3 can't be defended - it's doomed. Don't waste time trying to save it.

4. Don't get lured too far away from the station, you need to stick around to protect it.

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