*** SPOILER *** How to beat Hovis

    hehe........ you never seem to amaze me. guys hovis is very easy to beat. no need to cheat. 1. use light fighter 2. activate cruise engines 3. race properly 4. dont begin to sweat ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <b>try anything because man made this game. dont mess with creation </b>

    I think that racing hovis is boring...race on a Server MP!!! try getting as many people as you can zipping through on daggers or patriots...Then try lots of people racing in Humpbacks !!! <img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>

    I lost to Hovis a few times and got really pissed off by the insensitive posts in this thread. If you don´t have something constructive to contribute, keep your juvenile comments to yourself. Everyone has their skill set, yours may be the hand eye coordination to easily master video games. Mine happens to be pounding the snot out of people. But... Ere I digress, If you hit shift-w ASAP and keep a steady hand on the mouse, you should be able to beat Hovis. I finally did and I have the hand/eye coordination of a myopic gorilla.

    They´re not really juvenile comments, it´s just most people find this race ludricrously easy, and can´t understand why every week a new thread is posted for it. I mean, it´s bad enough they can´t do it, but why do they find it impossible to simply read one of the other 7747655 threads about it? Corsair#01takes no responsiblity for any Spam created or endorsed by Corsair#01 Postings Limited. SMILIES UNITE! <img src=smilies/icon_smile.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_big.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_cool.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_tongue.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_evil.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_clown.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_blackeye.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_sad.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_kisses.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_shock.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_angry.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_dead.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_disapprove.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle>[<img src=smilies/icon_smile_question.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> <pre><font size=1 face=Courier>So this is what the code button does... </font></pre>

    the only time ive failed is when my mouse was on its last battered old legs, and was so staggeringly unresponsive that the game in general was gettin hard. i struggled in a dromedary once tho!

    If you´re only gonna post &quot;it´s so easy!!!11!!11oneone&quot; without offering any tip on how you did it then YES it´s pointless and insulting to the people who had problems with it. Unmodded FL = okay it´s not too hard, fly calmly and point ahead anticipate the next ring´s position. If you´re mostly a trader and not a turn-on-the-dime kinda flier then consider flying a LF for this mission. The last 1/3 of the race is a bit twisty if you´re not careful because the next rings sometimes lie offscreen at a weird angle, try not to concentrate too hard on the rings and focus on the purple target instead. Ships mods = some VHFs turn too slowly and have a large drift due to inertia, try flying a Hydra Corvette through the race some time, not only does it turn slowly, it swings wide as well, you´ll get thrown off the course by the first few turns. I´m a fighter pilot kinda flier and I always win in a LF/HF but some VHFs are just too bulky. Just buy a LF and you´ll be okay. For the guys who said they flew a capship to win the race, post screenshots. I´ve flown a Balistner and it flies like a damn pig, there´s no way in hell you can win against Hovis in that. Unless you cheat and mod the ship. &quot; In Defeat, Malice; In Victory, Revenge! &quot;

    I lost on Rebalance v3.4 flying the X-Wing... I had just got it and was not used to the nuances of flying it. Since cruise speed is increased in the mod its difficult to beat going so fast in a ship that already handles fairly poorly. I made it through using strafing thrusters to get the last bit of turn out of it and even had to cut and reactivate my engines once to make the turn and still won somehow. Give a man fire and he´ll be warm for the night. Set a man on fire and he´ll be warm for the rest of his life.- Terry Prachett

    This thread´s still alive? I´ve just returrned from a long period without the net, and to say someone dug this up, sheesh... ---------------------------------------- Author of the <A href=´http://www.neuralnet.tk/´ Target=_Blank>Freelancer Neural Net</a> Administrator of <A href=´http://www.kryosphere.co.uk/´ Target=_Blank>Kryosphere Studios</a> Lead designer of <A href=´http://www.kryosphere.co.uk/rebirth´ Target=_Blank>Freelancer: Rebirth</a> Edited by - cardam/ne on 5/10/2004 2:10:58 PM

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    I know I´m kinda late on this one, but I´ve got a friend (well, i´ve actually SEEN it) who´s got a weird bug : every time he starts the cruise engines at the beginning of the race his ship litterally slips in space as if Hovis had thrown him some kind of soap mine ??? Anybody had that problem ?

    Yes i agree Hovis is easy to beat if you don´t panic and look were you have to go. Besides he generally pulls up about 2/3rds of the way. Except for the very first time that I had to do the race.I´ve beaten him on the first or second try.It did not matter what ship or cargo [if any that I had. One of FL little mysteries......................AZAR

    Can´t beat Hovis? Just ram ´im off the circuit and don´t listen to him. I bet him in the Osiris, no really. All you do in the Osiris is block the rings so he can´t get past, and then he´ll get knocked off course. If you can´t beat him, you really aren´t a very good driver. No Offence.

    does the mod work with Evolutions mod?? its recommended to use a light fighter during that race but i still got me a Crusader so im probably going to need the mod &gt;&lt;

    for a first timer you´ll need a light fighter, but I did it first time in a Clydesdale freighter... some people say in a freighter you´ve gotta jettison your cargo, but it aint the truth... you can still work it perfectly fine with a full cargo hold and have no detriment to your maneuverabillty...

    its much harder to beat him in Evo mod without a light fighter <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> i refuse to use light fighters lol yes i beat him many times in unmodded games... and just beat him again with evo mod... hm.. LOL nvm then. main dificulty is cuz Evo makes different ships charge their cruise at different speeds... his charges much faster. Edited by - palmboy5 on 10/6/2004 6:27:43 AM Edited by - palmboy5 on 10/6/2004 6:54:51 AM

    i beaten him a lot off times, but loosed also from time to time... knock yourself against him in the wrong direction and see what will happends <img src=smilies/icon_smile_wink.gif width=15 height=15 border=0 align=middle> i had also a few times that i was leading from start... lol... so was just before the finish before all was shooting at me... ______________________________ <A href=´http://www.earendilsplace.net/lofforum/´ Target=_Blank>Legion of Fury</a> (Clan Leader Seluka) <A href=´http://www.ottobohn.com/rip/forum/´ Target=_Blank>RIP</a>-member <A href=´http://www.earendilsplace.net/modules.php?name=Forums&amp;file=viewtopic&amp;t=1232´ Target=_Blank>POTC</a>-member (Pirate WarThog)

    I´ve replayed that mission at least 100 times and lost once, and that was because I hit him with my ship. If you are so bad of a pilot that you need a cheat to win, then maybe you shouldn´t play the game. Somebody should make a mod that makes racing Hovis harder, not easier.