X3: Albian Prelude

An "Unofficial" Wiki

User Tools

Site Tools

Trace: • ore • recon_drone • protein_paste
marine

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
marine [2023/11/05 09:17] – adwintermarine [2023/11/06 08:01] (current) – adwinter
Line 1: Line 1:
 +{{tag>[goods]}}
 ~~NOTOC~~ ~~NOTOC~~
 <WRAP group> <WRAP group>
Line 5: Line 6:
  
 >"A marine is a simple creature. Feed it and tell it what to do and many things become possible. The marine's primary role now is combat boarding operations and for this reason, as well as being proficient soldiers, Marines are also well versed in either computers or engineering." >"A marine is a simple creature. Feed it and tell it what to do and many things become possible. The marine's primary role now is combat boarding operations and for this reason, as well as being proficient soldiers, Marines are also well versed in either computers or engineering."
 +
 +See Also: [[Mercenary]]
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +<WRAP third column>
 +|**Cargo Class**|  M  |
 +|**Volume**     |  8  |
 +|**Min. Price** |  -  |
 +|**Ave. Price** |  -  |
 +|**Max. Price** |  -  |
 +
 +</WRAP>
 +</WRAP>
  
 Marines are soldiers trained in boarding and defending ships. Marines are soldiers trained in boarding and defending ships.
Line 14: Line 28:
 Marines are rated in several areas: Marines are rated in several areas:
  
-***Combat***+===Combat===
 Marine combat rating indicates their fighting strength and will only increase through boarding operations. Marine combat rating indicates their fighting strength and will only increase through boarding operations.
  
 It is the most important stat as it influences the survival of the boarding team and the suppression of onboard defenses. On defense it dictates how effective the marine is at opposing the boarding team. It is the most important stat as it influences the survival of the boarding team and the suppression of onboard defenses. On defense it dictates how effective the marine is at opposing the boarding team.
  
-***Engineering***+===Engineering===
 Engineering affects how much damage the marine does as they pass through the ship. A marine with low engineering skill will cause higher hull damage during a capture. If the ship has moderate to high hull damage marines with low engineering skill may lower the hull too far and cause the boarding operation to fail. Engineering affects how much damage the marine does as they pass through the ship. A marine with low engineering skill will cause higher hull damage during a capture. If the ship has moderate to high hull damage marines with low engineering skill may lower the hull too far and cause the boarding operation to fail.
  
-***Hacking***+===Hacking===
 Hacking is important for the final stage of the boarding operation, hacking the ship's core. A successful hack will grant you control of the ship. An unsuccessful hack means the boarding operation was a failure. Of the surviving marines who reach the core some must have hacking skill in order to succeed. As you cannot determine which marines may survive to reach the core it is important that a large number of the boarding party have high hacking skill. Hacking is important for the final stage of the boarding operation, hacking the ship's core. A successful hack will grant you control of the ship. An unsuccessful hack means the boarding operation was a failure. Of the surviving marines who reach the core some must have hacking skill in order to succeed. As you cannot determine which marines may survive to reach the core it is important that a large number of the boarding party have high hacking skill.
  
-***Mechanical***+===Mechanical===
 The mechanical skill is the ability of the marine to cut through a ships hull, different ship classes have different minimum required mechanical skill to successfully breach the hull. The mechanical skill is the ability of the marine to cut through a ships hull, different ship classes have different minimum required mechanical skill to successfully breach the hull.
  
Line 36: Line 50:
 |   TM   |   10   |   10   | |   TM   |   10   |   10   |
 |   TL   |   85   |   35   | |   TL   |   85   |   35   |
-Warning: If the target ship has hull polarization equipped then the required mech skill is much higher. e.g. An M1 with hull polarization will require 85 mech skill with boarding pods to breach.+ 
 +<WRAP warning> 
 +<color black> 
 +If the target ship has hull polarization equipped then the required mech skill is much higher. e.g. An M1 with hull polarization will require 85 mech skill with boarding pods to breach. 
 +</color> 
 +</WRAP>
  
  
Line 50: Line 69:
 To reach peak effectiveness, Marines must be trained. To reach peak effectiveness, Marines must be trained.
  
-***Engineering, Hacking and Mechanical*** +===Engineering, Hacking and Mechanical===
-Engineering, Hacking and Mechanical skills can all be improved at training facilities which are typically the same stations where they can be hired: Military Outposts, Military Bases, or Marine Training Barracks, but also at Trading Stations and Stock Exchanges. Training duration, cost, and effectiveness is the same everywhere. Training these skills is expensive and varies between 20,000Cr to 500,000Cr per course and will take anywhere from a few minutes to several days. The training cost and duration depend on whether a Quick, a Normal or an Advanced training course is selected, and on the skill level the marine has when he starts training. The number of skill points gained in the training is random, but depends on whether a Quick, Normal, or Advanced course is chosen. The formulas (see: forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=362077) for the duration of training a single skill are as follows, where all divisions are truncating (i.e., rounding down to an integer):+
  
-^Course^Skill increase (random)^Formula: time in minutes with starting skill level S^ +Engineering, Hacking and Mechanical skills can all be improved at training facilities which are typically the same stations where they can be hired: Military Outposts, Military Bases, or Marine Training Barracks, but also at Trading Stations and Stock Exchanges. Training duration, cost, and effectiveness is the same everywhere. Training these skills is expensive and varies between 20,000Cr to 500,000Cr per course and will take anywhere from a few minutes to several days. The training cost and duration depend on whether a Quick, a Normal or an Advanced training course is selected, and on the skill level the marine has when he starts training. The number of skill points gained in the training is random, but depends on whether a Quick, Normal, or Advanced course is chosen. The formulas can be found here:
-|Quick|5–9|5 + (S / 5 + 1)`2| +
-|Normal|15–27|15 + (S / 5 + 1)^2 + (S / 5 + 3)`2 + (S / 5 + 5)`2| +
-|Advanced|25–45|25 + (S / 5 + 1)^2 + (S / 5 + 3)`2 + (S / 5 + 5)`2 +(S / 5 + 7)`2 + (S / 5 + 9)`2|+
  
-Training "All skills" takes as long as the three separate courses for each trainable skill would take combined, plus 20% longer. The fastest training is achieved by training each skill individually with Quick courses, but this also requires the most player attention.+[[https://forum.egosoft.com/viewtopic.php?t=362077]]. 
  
 The actual numbers for the duration in minutes for the single-skill courses at different skill levels are The actual numbers for the duration in minutes for the single-skill courses at different skill levels are
Line 84: Line 99:
 |95–99|405|1475|2945| |95–99|405|1475|2945|
  
-***Fighting***+===Fighting===
  
 Fighting skill can be trained only by successfully completing boarding operations. After each successful boarding, each marine that participated in the boarding increases his Fighting skill by a random amount between 5 to 9 points, like a Quick training course in the other three skills does. The success probability of boarding well-defended ships depends very greatly on the combined Fighting skill of the marines involved, so one should specifically train the marines' Fighting skill through practice boarding operations before taking on, say, Xenon or Terran vessels. Boardable pirate vessels and ships from Return Ship missions are ideal for this: the former are quite easy to board, and the latter spawn without shield, weapons, or equipment, making them sitting ducks waiting to be boarded. After the boarding, the ship can be returned to its owner normally to complete the mission. One should send the largest boarding party the target ship can hold, to minimize the risk of losses and to maximize the number of marines trained. However, low Engineering skill can cause a large boarding party to deal too much damage to the hull and result in the boarding being aborted; in this case, a smaller boarding party may have to be used, excluding those marines with particularly poor Engineering skill. Fighting skill can be trained only by successfully completing boarding operations. After each successful boarding, each marine that participated in the boarding increases his Fighting skill by a random amount between 5 to 9 points, like a Quick training course in the other three skills does. The success probability of boarding well-defended ships depends very greatly on the combined Fighting skill of the marines involved, so one should specifically train the marines' Fighting skill through practice boarding operations before taking on, say, Xenon or Terran vessels. Boardable pirate vessels and ships from Return Ship missions are ideal for this: the former are quite easy to board, and the latter spawn without shield, weapons, or equipment, making them sitting ducks waiting to be boarded. After the boarding, the ship can be returned to its owner normally to complete the mission. One should send the largest boarding party the target ship can hold, to minimize the risk of losses and to maximize the number of marines trained. However, low Engineering skill can cause a large boarding party to deal too much damage to the hull and result in the boarding being aborted; in this case, a smaller boarding party may have to be used, excluding those marines with particularly poor Engineering skill.
  
-***Aboard Ship***+===Aboard Ship===
  
 To transport marines, a [[Cargo Lifesupport System]] is required. Ships may only carry a limited number of marines: To transport marines, a [[Cargo Lifesupport System]] is required. Ships may only carry a limited number of marines:
Line 107: Line 122:
 If the supernumerary survives the boarding attempt, that marine will leave the boarded ship to return home to the boarding ship. Boarding ships equipped with transporter devices can transport them back aboard when they pass within 5 km of the spacewalker. If the supernumerary survives the boarding attempt, that marine will leave the boarded ship to return home to the boarding ship. Boarding ships equipped with transporter devices can transport them back aboard when they pass within 5 km of the spacewalker.
  
-</WRAP> 
-<WRAP third column> 
-|**Cargo Class**|  M  | 
-|**Volume**     |  8  | 
-|**Min. Price** |  -  | 
-|**Ave. Price** |  -  | 
-|**Max. Price** |  -  | 
- 
-</WRAP> 
-</WRAP> 
  
marine.1699201033.txt.gz · Last modified: by adwinter