One thing that was neglected in the previous update is that Paco "helped himself" to some Dominator nodes that were unattended while the battle was raging. Sooner these get delivered to a ranger center, the better
Unfortunately, the only way to get back to human systems is through a system currently under attack by the Dominators
Hovering menacingly over th eonly planet that sells badly needed fuel is a dominator DOOMSHIP! But what's this? It's structure is marked as Orange. Paco gets an insane idea and unloads EVERYTHING he has at the ship...
PACO IS AN ÜBERMENSCH! A stackbarrel fuel container is all that remains of the monstrous dreadnaught. And Paco claims the glory!
emboldened by this turn of events, Paco quickly identifies another heavily damaged ship that is preoccupied with someone else
FLEE MORTALS! I AM PACO, SON OF BHAAL!
BEHOLD THE MAJESTY OF THE LORD OF MURDER!
Some really neat bits of loot are spaced by the wreckage. Paco quickly scoops everything up before the undamaged dominators notice him.
He barely makes it to the planet with the entire Dominator fleet in hot pursuit. Fortunately he only has to wait a few days and they'll switch targets.
While he's there, he picks up some very lucrative deals on cheap luxuries
Apparently the dominators seek to "Enrich" our cultures. Spaceniggers?
Having taken out all the Dominators it was afe to blast, Paco gets the fuck out of dodge
Luxuries are sold on. Slightly regretting creating this universe with a small spread on prices.
Back to Sol to turn in the nodes filling up our storeage
Paco can only afford one micromodule a tht emoment, and it's not all that exciting
But he is no longer bottom of the list!
Next stop is Neptune to se ehow his probes are doing. Lots of interesting stuff uncovered...
HOLY FUCK!
The cladding on Pacos hull just tripled! Along with the wormy-things he got 2 updates ago, he now reduces all incoming damage by 23. Most low-level pirate scum will be unable to scratch him now.
....Oh, you just made a big mistake boy!
ALL SHALL BURN IN GLORIOUS DEATH!
The corsair calls in his Xeno homobuddy. Paco will take them both on!
That's one gone. Let's listen to our favourite song!
A treasure map is found in the wreckage!
Sadly, the other pirate legs it while Paco loots the remains of his buddy.
The corsair also had a pretty sweet gripper
Moving up in the rankings. Lord Paco's avatar should be the new :Smugface:
Since Paco has a lot of cash to burn, it's time to FIRE ZE MIZZILEZ! A quick search on the infonet reveals that 2 missile launchers exist in the universe at th emoment. They must be Pacos!
Another stopover is necessary in the system that is under Dominator attack to refuel. But with his newly upgraded armor, Paco feels confident he can survive it.
As he arrives, eh finds a ranger force about to engage the Dominators. Perhaps some good lewt cna be pilfered while the suckers draw fire.
Paco marks all the Dominator fragments for collection. Sadly, most of them have been claimed by the time Paco arrives. So he'll have to settle for refuelling and continuing towards sweet, sweet, missile launchers.
Upon arriving, Paco deploys his probes on an uninhabited planet.
Oh my sweet beauties. How I have longed to caress you!
One of the pirates that harrased him earlier is spotted and summarly executed. Dark days are ahead for all who have slighted Paco
A merchant is impressed with Pacos application of excessive overkill and asks for a demonstration. Drunk with power, Paco agrees.
Paco claws his way up the ranger charts over the dead body of the ranger-pirate he just killed.
SUDDENLY A FLEET OF DOMINATORS ARRIVES!
Several ships are in the system and a battle soon breaks out. Paco arms his 3 missile launchers, but hangs back until a good target presents itself.
2 volleys, then dodging THE FUCK AWAY before he draws too much attention. Paco slowly wears the Dominators down.
BEHOLD THE INCANDESCENT FURY OF PACOS ROCKETS!
Yet another dominator fighter goes up in a ball of flame.
Plenty of nodes are dropped. the missiles explode some of them, but most are reclaimed
While the doomship chases some unlucky red bugger, Paco notices the isolated ship on the right. Mizzilez armed!
The Dominator takes the bait. Paco uses (sparing) engine overload to kite the ship around, while waves of missiles wash over the Dominators hull.
Unlike pirates, Dominators don't flee when their hull gets damaged
Suddenly, Paco draws attention of the big boys :s
Reapirs were somewhat expensive, but look at all that experience!
Moving up in the world.
after hiding on a planet for a few days, Paco decides it's time to leave the system. As he departs, he spots an isolated dominator.
Let's listen to our favourite song!
Lots of expensive doodads are left floating around
Ranger Command is suitably impressed by Pacos bloodlust
Remembering he has a shitload of XP, Paco raises his Charisma and Repair skills
Paco checks on the probes progress. Lookin' good. Everything is reclaimed, as Paco prepares to move on.
The treasure map dropped by the pirate earlier mentions a planet called Nuy. A quick search on the infonet locates it in the Denver sector.
.....Yeah, fuck that.
By now, Pacos missile launchers could do with an upgrade. The only science station he knows of is at Sol, so a course is plotted. Again, several jumps are necessary.
....Oh, fuck! That was NOT a good system to jump to!
Paco
barely has enough fuel to make it to safety. That was too close for comfort
One refuel later, and Paco makes it to the (relative) safety of the human home systems
Probing commences...
Nodes are turned over. Sadly, paco can only afford a crap micromodule still.
...But for some reaso, this micromodule was in his storeage on the staton. Paco has no idea where this came from, but +10 to missiles is too good to pass up!
A short visit to the science station upgrades the missiles further. Paco's in pretty damn good shape now.
Where should Paco go from here? As I see it, he has 2 compelling options.
1) Take on some simple missions to gain XP and - more importantly - credits. Fighting the dominators has taken a heavy toll on Pacos bank balance.
2) Dominators are attacking Kephrone and Murratz. These are all-human systems, and Paco has a duty to defend his space-BROs.
Whichever option has the most votes by the time I can be assed to fire up SR2 again decides what Paco does.