Welcome to the official blog of The Emerald Circle, a Dark Orbit Clan. The Emerald Circle – tag [TEC] – is one of the top-10 ranked clans on the USA West server, and a proud member of VRU (Venus) Company. [TEC] has written an extensive series of guides to Dark Orbit for our newbie members that we call our 101 series. Each contains information contributed by the most experienced Dark Orbit players to aid you, the new player, in quickly getting up to speed and enhancing your enjoyment of the game. We post this here on our blog not only for the benefit of our own clan’s members, but all Dark Orbit players, especially those new to the game. Feel free to comment and let us know what you think, and, of course, add your own wisdom! Thanks for visiting!
The Emerald Circle – A Dark Orbit Clan
April 11, 2009 at 8:29 am (Clan News)
Tags: Dark Orbit, New Player Guide
The Universe Now – Clan Quest Payout – 11/02/09
November 2, 2009 at 5:07 pm (Clan News)
Tags: Clan News
Hello All!
Another great week with The The Emerald Circle clan in Dark Orbit. The Halloween weekend went very well. VRU with alot Ep and Xeno collected from space pumkins. Spaceball was won by VRU 2 to 1. Great job VRU. Invasion gate we finish 3rd…next time guys.
| Company | Attack waves | Points | |
| 1. | EIC | 1.122 | 653.978 |
| 2. | MMO | 960 | 559.513 |
| 3. | VRU | 919 | 541.416 |
Clan Quest Payout 11/02/09
- 45.086.248 Credits =ÐŖДĢΩŅ-ÇŁДЩ-83=
Reason: Quest Payouts-owe 10,000,000 (©OHY_$_TEC)
- 1.853.689 Credits ladzeppellin546
- 797.233 Credits HUŃŦËŘ©ÐøĞ
- 471.763 Credits Bull63
- 3.376.918 Credits chiken2000
- 4.190.560 Credits mCkanzy_zoom
- 10.707.738 Credits bluedragon107{TEC}
- 2.503.327 Credits *cmsky1*
- 2.460.752 Credits _.:{Flame_claw}:._
- 3.731.393 Credits AwesomeBoy888
- 4.200 Credits .:ΣŁΪŦΣ_ШΛİŘŔØŘ:.
- 411.840 Credits texancowboy
- 1.261.711 Credits ~§Ω¤¿_moo_¿¤Ω§~™
- 2.757.260 Credits Lexferric
- 6.106.320 Credits cheyenne.d
- 35.570.497 Credits ™ĐÃЯK†FÃLČŐŅ™[TEC]
- 15.573.283 Credits CorpseDoor
- 853.197 Credits skyrider117[TEC]
- 1.277.265 Credits chinese120
- 1.630.464 Credits КΣMPΣК
- 376.420 Credits [Jąde[◘]Şhądow][TEC]
- 19.770.053 Credits decks_o_gold
- 3.015.669 Credits Targas[TEC]
- 17.289.364 Credits CatDaddy[TEC]
- 838.769 Credits-Cłáý-Pøť-[TEC]
The Universe Now – Clan Quest Payouts – Oct 26th 2009
October 26, 2009 at 2:20 pm (Clan News)
Tags: Clan News
Hello All !
Sorry last couple weeks I have not posted anything because my computer was in the repair shop receiving a new mother board and clean hard drive.
We have had a great couple week in TEC lots of EP in the Clan Quest. The top four Badcall,UnklePick,Scsi,and Cohy(myself) are moving right along. Congrats to the Head Hunters in keeping the roster full. Great job with all clan members
-1.549.240 Credits =ÐŖДĢΩŅ-ÇŁДЩ-83=
- 899.690 Credits TФ*DДŅG*GФФD*
- 6.933.520 Credits †Ýøđά***[TEC]†
- 3.011.401 Credits chiken2000
- 25.652.239 Credits NeerGo_VRU
- 10.301.667 Credits mCkanzy_zoom
- 7.312.254 Credits bluedragon107{TEC}
- 2.943.938 Credits *cmsky1*
- 7.725.740 Credits .::DΛЯK†LΣGΣПD™::.
- 5.760.689 Credits KingOfSpace[TEC]
- 799.790 Credits _.:{Flame_claw}:._
- 852.720 Credits AwesomeBoy888
- 1.081.520 Credits texancowboy
- 88.000 Credits ~§Ω¤¿_moo_¿¤Ω§~™
- 597.300 Credits Lexferric
- 909.920 Credits DaddyoD2[TEC]
- 330.000 Credits Reall!©Ħ€Ϋ€лл€!ÐąģÜĿ
- 17.643.560 Credits ™ĐÃЯK†FÃLČŐŅ™[TEC]
- 1.100 Credits Lt.Miller96
- 21.571.433 Credits CorpseDoor
- 352.600 Credits skyrider117[TEC]
- 22.479 Credits [Jąde[◘]Şhądow][TEC]
- 33.440 Credits -=SunSphinxZor=-
- 337.920 Credits decks_o_gold
- 27.462.952 Credits Targas[TEC]
- 241.041 Credits -Cłáý-Pøť-[TEC]
- 1.976.832 Credits drainsurgeon06[TEC]
Great work guys
Cohy
The Universe Now – Oct 2nd 2009
October 2, 2009 at 3:30 pm (Clan News)
Another week has gone by for us… here some stuff that happen this week with the Clan.
This week Interclan Raid was canceled because of lack of time for me(cohy) to get on to play. Personal obligations.
Tuesday – Experiance Fight Night
Hello TEC,
Experience (exp) fight night this Tuesday at 6 pm MST (-7 GMT). The goal of this time is to help all TEC level up by working on quests together. This will also help with the this weeks clan quest, all about experience!!
This week we will work together in the uppers to build exp (and credits). If they are folks in lowers we will group up and go thru bmaps together.
See you all there.
Decks
More eic friends from Badcall
did a little more solo hunting,,and a little battle map group hunting with bloated and hawk assassin. got 29 more,,, including this noob
You destroyed the space pilot emeraldknight (EIC).
You received 1760 EP(s).
You received 18 honor point(s).
i think he may be trying to sneak into our clan lol….
almost to that 3000 mark.. just a few more hunts.. sitting at 2885 kills so far. =)
For right now our Clan accounts has 24.158.496 Credits available at this moment. Some you are probably wondering what happen with the Leveling bonus well need more credit,until then I have suspended that bonus until we have enough to fulfill the bonuses. Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – Tuesday, September 25th, 2009
September 2, 2009 at 1:55 am (Clan News)
Tags: Clan News, Dark Orbit
The Universe Now – Oct 2nd 2009
October 2, 2009 at 3:28 pm (Clan News) · Edit
Another week has gone by for us… here some stuff that happen this week with the Clan.
This week Interclan Raid was canceled because of lack of time for me(cohy) to get on to play. Personal obligations.
Tuesday – Experiance Fight Night
Hello TEC,
Experience (exp) fight night this Tuesday at 6 pm MST (-7 GMT). The goal of this time is to help all TEC level up by working on quests together. This will also help with the this weeks clan quest, all about experience!!
This week we will work together in the uppers to build exp (and credits). If they are folks in lowers we will group up and go thru bmaps together.
See you all there.
Decks
More eic friends from Badcall
did a little more solo hunting,,and a little battle map group hunting with bloated and hawk assassin. got 29 more,,, including this noob
You destroyed the space pilot emeraldknight (EIC).
You received 1760 EP(s).
You received 18 honor point(s).
i think he may be trying to sneak into our clan lol….
almost to that 3000 mark.. just a few more hunts.. sitting at 2885 kills so far. =)
For right now our Clan accounts has 24.158.496 Credits available at this moment. Soem you are probably wondering what happen with the Leveling bonus well need more credit,until then I have suspended that bonus until we have enough to fulfill the bonuses.
Tec Weekly News(TWN)
Hi all Tec member,
Another week has gone by…wow that week went by quick…(Miss you Grey) This week Interclan raid went very well we had over 50+ kills,2 pretty good battles with the eic. Decks is doing the tuesdays night experience raid. Decks will have to give me an report so I can ad to the blog.
Next week we will go back the Clan Quest with the Experience gain. I figure the more you play the more credit you should get.
“The List”
Non-play list
Catdaddy notiflied
Elimayo MIA 2 week
Mac26 MIA removed from clan
Spartan-17 MIA 1 week
Jade[@]Shadow MIA 1 week
Kempek MIA 2 week
!mpo$$!ble Left Clan
baseball120 MIA 2 week
-torkulna MIA 2 week
shootinmagoo MIA 2 week
Legend MIA 2 week
Gravefall MIA 2 week
Elite_Warrior MIA 2 week
Destoyer$$ MIA 1 week
New Clan Members
Bluedragon107
Blastem12
mCkansy_zoom
Welcome to TEC
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GAME NEWS
“It’s time for you to stop putting up with guff from others and fight back with the brand-new Insta-Repair which allows you to strike back quickly with a vengeance. Those who cause you damage better beware, because with the Insta-Repair you’ve got an ace up your sleeve! You can activate it at your home base. Within a second, you’ll be able to repair your ship back to its maximum number of hit points! The Insta-Repair costs 10 repair credits”
(Frankly, I’d rather wait the two or three minutes of time spent repairing then use a precious repair credit! Good time to refill the drink, after all!)
The Universe Now – Monday, August 24th, 2009
August 24, 2009 at 3:09 am (Clan News)
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Latest Dark Orbit 101 article is now posted at our blog – this chapter is on Boosters, written by Scsidog! Thanks Scsidog!
GAME NEWS
The Summer Games ended on Saturday, August 22nd. The winners will be announced after Dark Orbit team checks for pushing/cheating/etc.
Dark Orbit 101: Advanced Boosters
August 20, 2009 at 11:18 pm (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
Tags: Dark Orbit, New Player Guide
by Scsidog
Boosters
When hunting enemy ships, consider using only the following boosters: Shield Booster (25%), Hitpoint Booster (10%), and Damage Booster (10%). There is one interesting side effect to note when using boosters: the stronger your initial position, the more value the booster gives you. Here are the effects using damage boosters:
1x ammo (no promerium) with booster = 1.10x
1x ammo (with promerium) = 1.30x
1x ammo (promerium) with booster = 1.43x
2x ammo (no promerium) with booster = 2.20x
2x ammo (with promerium) = 2.60x
2x ammo (promerium) with booster = 2.86x
3x ammo (no promerium) with booster = 3.30x
3x ammo (with promerium) = 3.90x
3x ammo (promerium) with booster = 4.29x
4x ammo (no promerium) with booster = 4.40x
4x ammo (with promerium) = 5.20x
4x ammo (promerium) with booster = 5.72x
So the booster value for an FE Goli (4.8k Damage 1x) ranges from 0.48k additional damage to 2.5k additional damage.
It is interesting to note that 3x ammo with promerium is almost the same as 4x ammo without promerium! Further, 3x ammo with promerium AND boosters can be almost 30% better than 4x ammo without promerium or boosters. If the fight between relative equals using the same ammo with one being a promerium user and the other being a booster user, it is clear that promerium wins by a lot!
Like ammo, adding boosters to rockets gives the best results for the best rockets. Here are the damage booster effects for rockets:
1k Rocket (no promerium) with booster = 1.10k
1k Rocket (promerium) = 1.30k
1k Rocket (promerium) with booster = 1.43k
2k Rocket (no promerium) with booster = 2.20k
2k Rocket (promerium) = 2.60k
2k Rocket (promerium) with booster = 2.86k
4k Rocket (no promerium) with booster = 4.40k
4k Rocket (promerium) = 5.20k
4k Rocket (promerium) with booster = 5.72k
Thus, the value of the booster ranges from 0.10k additional damage to 0.52k additional damage.
If a FE Goli Premium Player with the auto-rocket chip (PAFE from now on) attacks with 3x ammo and 4k rockets, he/she will generate 22.5k damage per second.
Shield Boosters
Unlike the damage booster, the shield booster gives a stronger effect than using promerium (20%). To get 60 minutes of promerium based shield enhancement takes 60 promerium which costs 6 xeno at 10 Uri per xeno = 60 Uri equivalent per hour. So 1 days additional protection costs 24 (hours per day) x 60 (uri per hour) = 1,440 uri verus 10k uri for the booster. Here are the shield booster effects for an FE Goli in speed mode using 190k shield points as a standard:
Standard with promerium = 228 shield points
Standard with booster = 285 shield points
Standard with both = 342 shield points
Using both promerium and shield boosters almost doubles (1.8x) the shield value, making it possible to take on both an FE Goli and an FE Venge or an FE Goli and a near FE Goli or 3 weak Golis. This is a very powerful effect and I believe worth the high cost.
Hitpoint Boosters
A hitpoint booster increases the amount of hitpoints your ship can take by 10%. The hitpoint booster does NOT increase the amount of hitpoints damage you do!! The value of this booster increases with the hitpoints of your ship. Thus different ships get different value using the booster. Here are the booster effects for all ships:
Phoenix (4k)——-with booster = 4.4k
Yamato (8k)——–with booster = 8.8k
Defcom (12k)——-with booster = 13.2k
Liberator (16k)——with booster = 17.6k
Piranha (32k)——–with booster = 35.2k
Leonov (64k)——–with booster = 70.4k
Nostromo (64k)—–with booster = 70.4k
Big Boy (128k)——with booster = 140.8k
Vengeance (180k)–with booster = 198.0k
Goliath (256k)——-with booster = 281.6k
The value of the booster for each ship type is given below:
Phoenix —– = 0.4k
Yamato —– = 0.8k
Defcom—— = 1.2k
Liberator—– = 1.6k
Piranha—— = 3.2k
Leonov——- = 6.4k
Nostromo—– = 6.4k
Big Boy——- = 12.8k
Vengeance—- = 18.0k
Goliath——- = 25.6k
So if attacked by a PAFE Goliath this means
Goliath =1.10 additional seconds of life
Vengeance =0.80 of additional seconds life
Big Boy =0.56 seconds of additional life
Nostromo =0.29 seconds of additional life
Leonov =0.29 seconds of additional life
Piranha =0.15 seconds of additional life
Liberator =0.07 seconds of additional life
Defcom =0.05 seconds of additional life
Yamato =0.04 seconds of additional life
Phoenix =002 seconds of additional life
It is clear that ships below the Vengeance have almost no net benefit and should never buy this booster.
The Universe Now – Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
August 19, 2009 at 9:57 pm (Clan News)
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GAME NEWS
- A new server has been opened up, everyone starts at zero, which is very cool!. The new server is Global America 2.
- A new galaxy gate has been added to Dark Orbit, called the Delta Gate. So far, I don’t have any details on it, but I suspect it is four times as tough as the Alpha gate!
REGARDING TEC1/2
Esmerala has gone game inactive, so TEC1/2 is now leaderless. Because it is just too much work to expect anyone to lead or play a leadership role in two clans, the decision has been made to just let TEC1/2 fade away. Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – Monday, August 10th, 2009
August 10, 2009 at 11:59 pm (Clan News)
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OOPS!!
Hey ya’ll, if you see BlackEye in the game, tell him to reapply to the clan. I deleted him from the clan by mistake. I was trying to delete BlackEagle for inactivity since he hasn’t played in over five weeks, their names look an awful lot alike in the clan page and BlackEye got removed from the clan by mistake. Please if you see him, chat with him, let him know what happened and tell him to rejoin the clan – besides, he’s got bonus credits coming his way! Read the rest of this entry »
Dark Orbit 101: Bidding Tips
August 4, 2009 at 3:22 am (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
by CatDaddy
Peeps, bidding is a art that you need to learn. Here are a few simple strategies I have learned about bidding, that have helped me lose less bids, and often win bids for a lot less credits.
1. Never bid on the weekends. Sure you could luck out and win a bid from time to time, but in general, a lot more people play on the weekends, so prices go up …A LOT.
2. Bid early in the morning. I myself try to catch that 5.55 am bid. You would be suprised how cheaply you can get ammo, shields, ect., with an early morning bid.
3. Try to get to know who bids. Certain clans and players bid way high all the time..300…ASG….TT (and some TEC members!) and a few more are known to bid high, so pay attention to who is winning bids a lot. That usually means they got plenty of credits to blow.
4. DONT GO BROKE ON BIDDING!!! I can’t stress this enough. I myself rather save up my credits and wait and bid in the morning then leave myself busted. Patience is a necessery ingredient of a genius … a fool and his credits will soon part!
5. Don’t be discuraged if you lose a bid. It’s not the end of the world. When I first started I remember losing 28 mil on an Iris, so been there done that! GoingGrey lost FOUR bids over $20 million on a single iris some time ago! Remember that LOSING BIDS IS PART OF THE GAME. Don’t whine about it. Learn from it. Check who won the bid so you know that guy bids high, and outbid him/her next time.
6. Ask around in VRU chat before you bid. You can some times get information about the person who currently holds the bid. Chances are you can look that persons name up and if he is in the top 100, he probably has a lot of credits so you might not want to bid against them.
7. Try not to bid against other VRU. I know sometimes that is hard, it’s not easy to know who is VRU or not. That’s why I have TEC after my name – and you should too. That lets people know I am VRU. Also, by having TEC after my name, our pact members are less likely to bid against me.
8. Finally, if you see me or another FE TEC member, ask them if they can test bid for you. I would be happy to test bid to help out a non FE member, all you got to do is ask.
GOOD LUCK GOD SPEED!
The Universe Now – Monday, August 3rd, 2009
August 4, 2009 at 3:09 am (Clan News)
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CHANGING YOUR NAME? Please send a message “to all” in the clan whenever you change your name!! If you do not let us know your new name, you are at risk of NOT getting paid any quests or bonuses that week if I can’t figure out who you are!
REMINDER: DO NOT beg, ask, plead, or whine for credits!! Clan payday is every Monday! (sometimes I pay out early on Sunday, when time permits). Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – Monday, July 27th, 2009
July 28, 2009 at 12:16 am (Clan News)
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***Getting on my soapbox…***
Apologies in advance if this comes across “mean” or “pissy” or whatever…
Wow… I don’t read my game messages for about 8 days due to having to bust my butt dealing with housing issues, I come back, and what do I see? FIFTY-SEVEN, yes, 57, messages from 14 different members (yes, sent multiple messages) begging for credits! I lost my ship give me money. I lost my iris give me money. I don’t have time to make credits for an iris you give me money now. etc. etc. etc. You get the idea. It took me just over 40 minutes to deal with those messages only!!
I’m not talking about the “legitimate” requests for credits, such as the level-up bonus, I’m talking about lazy, whining, just plain childish requests for credits. Members who hardly play, who hardly pay any taxes.
I know we’ve said it before, but I’m going to say it again: DO NOT BEG THE CLAN FOR CREDITS. NEVER. NEVER. NEVER.
If you need credits, go out and EARN them. In other words, GO PLAY THE GAME. If you don’t want to earn credits, then obviously, you don’t want to play the game!
***Getting OFF soapbox…***
The Universe Now – July 19th, 2009
July 13, 2009 at 2:21 am (Clan News)
Tags: Clan News, Dark Orbit
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In Today’s Issue…
- Game News
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Last Week’s Clan Quest Results
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – July 7th, 2009
July 7, 2009 at 2:10 pm (Clan News)
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In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Inactive Members Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – July 2nd, 2009
July 2, 2009 at 3:59 pm (Clan News)
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Taxes
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Last Week’s Clan Quest Results
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members Read the rest of this entry »
Dark Orbit 101: Hunting
June 28, 2009 at 5:28 am (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
By ScsiDog
Aliens are fine and dandy to kill, can spend all day long just racking up the credits popping BKs. But the real rush of Dark Orbit is hunting other players, especially, hunting down and destroying full elite goli’s. Hunting real people is a very different beast from killing aliens. Below are some guidelines, strategies, and tips to help you achieve success in hunting.
Before popping FE know the three rules:
1) Always have an escape route, unless you are in PVP
2) Prome/xeno are your pals
3) Run if you must, dont give the other guy the kill
The Universe Now – Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
June 17, 2009 at 7:03 am (Clan News)
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Taxes
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Last Week’s Clan Quest Results
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members Read the rest of this entry »
Taxes – Election Time!
June 11, 2009 at 3:50 am (Clan News)
Taxes Just like in real life, it’s election time! Time to vote on a change in our tax structure.
Here are the options:
1. Keep the tax rate, bonuses, and clan quests the same.
2. Change the tax rate from 5% to 3%, no clan bonuses, clan quests to run two weeks at a time, payout every two weeks.
3. Change the tax rate from 5% to 1%, no clan bonuses, clan quests run for an entire month, payout once a month.
4. Change the tax rate to ZERO, no clan bonuses, no clan quests, no payouts, no taxes.
HOW TO VOTE: To vote, just send me (GoingGrey) a message using Clan Mail. You may “debate” this issue here by posting a comment.
The Polls are open until 10pm Server time, Sunday, June 21st.
Should the Clan vote to change the tax structure, the new tax rate will take effect on July 4th, Independence Day.
The Universe Now – Monday, June 8th, 2009
June 8, 2009 at 7:37 pm (Clan News)
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In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Last Week’s Clan Quest Results
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – Monday, June 1st, 2009
June 1, 2009 at 7:23 pm (Clan News)
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Eradicate ET Clan Quest Results
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members
The Universe Now – Monday, May 24th, 2009
May 25, 2009 at 9:26 pm (Clan News)
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Monday, May 25, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Thurday Night Fights
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- Eradicate ET Clan Quest Results
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members
The Universe Now – May 16th, 2009
May 16, 2009 at 6:54 am (Clan News)
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Clan Kudos
Your Tax Dollars At Work:
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses IMPORTANT READ
- This week’s Clan Quest
- Inactive Members IMPORTANT READ
PLEASE REMEMBER to put “TEC” somewhere in your name in PLAIN letters to make it much easier for me to find you in the Hall of Fame Read the rest of this entry »
The Universe Now – May 11th, 2009
May 11, 2009 at 11:11 pm (Clan News)
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Monday, May 11th, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Clan Kudos
Your Tax Dollars At Work:
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses: Change in Payout Levels READ!
- Last Week’s Clan Quest Results
The Universe Now – Clan News, Quests, and More!
May 3, 2009 at 3:51 pm (Clan News)
THE UNIVERSE NOW
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
In Today’s Issue…
- Game News & Updates
- Clan Kudos
- Rack up the Ranks Quest Installment
- Clan Bonuses
- This Week’s Clan Quest
Alien Kill Estimator
April 29, 2009 at 12:15 am (Other Dark Orbit Stuff)
Tags: Aliens, Dark Orbit
Screenshot of the Alien Profit Estimator
Clan Quest: Quest Crusade Results
April 27, 2009 at 1:30 am (Clan News)
The latest Clan Quest ended Sunday, April 26th.
Well, it seems like the voting system for the Quest Crusade was more open to um…manipulation… than I would have thought possible. There are people who got a vote who didn’t even log into the game at all this week, there are people who got a vote who I KNOW didn’t help anyone with any quests this week (like me – due to computer crash, I didn’t play hardly at all this week, much less help with a quest yet I got several votes!)… there was one person who obviously voted for themselves multiple times…two people who voted for eachother yet neither one gained any experience at all, but if they had helped eachother with quests, they both would have gained…
Dark Orbit 101: Ettiquette and Unspoken Rules
April 12, 2009 at 4:18 pm (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
Tags: Dark Orbit, New Player Guide
Etiquette… who’d have thought that manners would matter in a game, especially a game who’s primary purpose is to maim, kill, and destroy? Well, I’m not talking about things like saying “please” and “thank you” (although those are helpful!)… I’m talking about game play manners. These are those unspoken “rules” that if you violate them, your gameplay enjoyment will be reduced. You might even get shot at… or killed!
First and foremost, DO NOT sit in the middle of the portals. When you jump through, MOVE out of the dang gate already, will ya?! Sitting in the middle of the port is a good way to get yourself shot or even killed. You see all those big bad Goli’s sitting around the gate, appearing to do nothing? Well, they are guarding the port. So when an enemy ship jumps through, they can immediately target and begin to attack the bad guys. If you are sitting in the port, you not only make it difficult for the portal guards to target incoming enemies, you very likely will be targeted by mistake! Yes, it’s a neutral zone, but you can still be targeted there! Read the rest of this entry »
Dark Orbit 101: Galaxy Gates
April 11, 2009 at 3:52 am (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
Tags: Dark Orbit, Galaxy Gate, New Player Guide
Galaxy Gates are special gates that take you to another part of the galaxy, where you get slammed by aliens and die, or survive to fight another day 
Ok, that’s a bit simplistic, but you get the general idea.
To get a Galaxy Gate, you have to build one. To build one, go to the home page and click “Galaxy Gates.”
There, you will find a big blue button that says “Energy” with a number after it. This button works like a simple slot machine, in essence. (In fact, you’ll often hear more experienced players joke about having to “pull the arm” or “play the slots” – they are referring to the Galaxy Gate materializer on the home page. ) Read the rest of this entry »
Dark Orbit 101: Killing, Part 3 – Around and Around We Go!
April 11, 2009 at 3:36 am (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
Tags: Dark Orbit, New Player Guide
These are some simple ways to kill aliens and reduce your ship damage and risk of death in Dark Orbit. The most important one, without a doubt, is circling.
Other than Streuners in 3-1, you should get in the habit of circling most of the aliens you kill. If your ship is strong enough that you can destroy the alien within a few seconds, don’t bother circling – just take the small hits. But otherwise, most aliens should be circled.
A common mistake – Read the rest of this entry »
Dark Orbit 101: Ship Configurations
April 11, 2009 at 3:28 am (Dark Orbit 101 Series)
Tags: Dark Orbit, New Player Guide
This first chapter in the Dark Orbit 101 series is about ship configurations, an important but often underlooked aspect of the game.
On the home page, there is a button called Equipment. Here you can change your ship’s “configuration” – which is just a fancy way of saying you can set up your ship two different ways.
Most of us Read the rest of this entry »
