Re: [xp-u] what is deflector???

[Ben A. <sy...@sa...>]

On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 08:36:47PM +0530, Dwij wrote:
> hi
> does anyone knows what "deflector" in the game does.
> it looks like a coloured circle around my ship.

It decreases the likelihood of a shot hitting you by deflecting its
course as it approaches.  Unlike a shield, it does not absorb the
shot.  If the shot isn't deflected wide enough, you'll still get
hit.  But it does decrease your chances of getting hit, and the
more deflectors you pick up, the better your chances at surviving.

> also there are things i dont know their working i.e the small bonus items
> i get in red triangles........is there a web page explaning all abt
> those...

	http://www.j-a-r-n-o.nl/newbie

> & does anyone knows where to register your nick....meta server doesnt work
> properly so is there any web site i can access to register my nick.

I'm surprised to hear it doesn't work.  It used to.  But in practice, nobody
pays attention to nick registration.  Just pick a nick and use it often.
Once you are known by that nick in the community, it is unlikely that others
will use your nick (or if they deliberately persist in spite of you being
well-known by that nick before them, they'll likely suffer social
consequences for their antisocial behaviour).

Ben Armstrong (Fishy on xpilot)
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