Gagarin

SYSTEM L-POINTS CARGO DATA LIST GAGARIN CLUSTER – Fomalhaut FLORENCE Traffic: Quite busy for a non-Interstellar L-Point. Traffic Composition: Mostly Independent Traders, some Government Transports, an odd SOLAN Corp Utility/Transport. Traffic Destination: Inbound to L-Point all go to Christmas L-Point (only possible destination) Outbound to L-Point seem to travel to various stations in surrounding area … Read more

Badlands

SYSTEM L-POINTS CARGO DATA LIST BADLAND CLUSTER – Hoffers Wake SAMARKAND Traffic: Initially busy. Then very quiet. Traffic Composition: Mostly Government, LOMAX Technologies and Independent. Some Underworld. Cargo Composition:Accumulators, Antimatter, Fur, Fur Coats, Generators, Hostile T-F Agents, Nano Programmers, Neutron Warheads, Neutronium. Notes: Quite a few mega-transporters with unknown cargo. Regular pirate activity mostly toward … Read more

Traffic & Cargo

These pages provide information on L-Point traffic and their cargo. You could say it’s your local stocks and trade information centre for the entrepreneurial pirate and trader. Methodology: The data was gathered by a cross section of pilots from pirates, mercenaries, traders etc. Hired by the Badlands and Gagarin Commercial Development Enterprise. Each pilot observed … Read more

General Advice

  Weapons TRI: (posted by Sinner): Always turn up your Weapons power in TRI. Just adding another 25-50% makes a significant improvement in your damage at mid-ranges.   Weapons Loadout: (posted by Sinner): Limit the energy weapons you carry. Take the highest damage PBC you can carry in pairs. Variety is not the spice of … Read more

Combat Guide

The contents of this page have been reproduced with the kind permission of Vincent Formosa of Particle Systems.       COMBAT GUIDE – by Vincent Formosa   Independence War 2 : Edge of Chaos offers the player a uniquely different play experience. It’s use of Newtonian Physics in the flight model means it flys … Read more

Manoeuvres

Below are a collection of fighting manoeuvres put together by the ina community inspired by Lorque. This lot are a crazy bunch who have perfected certain manoeuvres for getting themselves out of trouble (or into, depending on your view). I don’t know if these methods work but they sure look like fun trying.   FIGHTING … Read more

Tactics 3

ANTI-CAPITAL SHIP TACTICS   Introduction Note (by timski): There aren’t many, but carriers, cruisers and destroyers can really make a mess of your day. Forget the sensible weapons you’d use for smaller ships as most barely damage capital ships, and those that do are painfully slow, which tends to be unhealthy for you.   Like … Read more

Tactics 2

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER   Planning is Everything: Plan your attacks carefully; be sure that backup won’t show up for that seemingly defenceless cargo hauler.   Know Thyself: Learn how your ship fly and what every system you put on it does, if you know what it’s possible for you to accomplish chances are you’ll come … Read more

Tactics 1

  PILOTING TACTICS/TIPS   Push Little Thruster: Use your thruster override and lateral thruster keys instead of the throttle for finer control, and use the roll function too.   The Art of Dodging: Use the lateral thrusters to dodge missiles, which have limited side-ways manoeuvrability. Addendum (by Jet): The missile warning the sound cue (kind … Read more

FAQ Technical – Edge of Chaos

Click on one of the questions to see the answer. If you can’t find your technical answers here; try asking in the forums.    {slider=There is no Singleplayer mode! / I get a “Please insert game disc” error!} Although it doesn’t need a CD, the games’ programming prevents it from starting up if there is no … Read more