Tactics

  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

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

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

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

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

  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