Novosibirsk Elite

Differences from Spectrum Elite

Space Stations:

• Manual landing at a space station is a very complicated operation in Elite 3. At any moment another craft may fly out of the exit well. Crashing into it usually leads to disaster.
• Opening fire against friendly craft or against Federation forces craft when close to the station will result in an immediate attack by the police.
• Similarly, if the station is captured by Thargoids or pirates, you will be attacked by Thargoids or pirates.
• In a station controlled by Federation forces, you can perform active military operations against the Federation’s enemies.
• You can destroy asteroids and it will increase your status.
• A station, just like any other craft uses in an intelligent way E.C.M – a system which destroys only the missiles fired at the base itself. It is fully possible for you to use missiles against other targets (that means your Cobra is vulnerable too  :)
• Destroying a space station or a police viper will turn you into public enemy number 1 of the Federation. In galaxies 2 to 8 while approaching a planet, you may be met by a police “Elite Viper Squad”

Other craft:

• Ships now fire not only at your ship but also at other craft using lasers, missiles and E.C.M systems or even sometimes energy bombs. It is possible to encounter of groups of craft fighting against other groups. You can join in if you like, but just be careful not to find yourself between the two warring sides.
• Other ships now scoop up cargo canisters, dock at stations using docking computers, and both craft and escape capsules can hyperspace out of danger (if they are quick enough)
• Some ships may carry smaller craft (Pythons may transport up to four other craft of interstellar class, which don’t have the independent capability of hyperspace).
• Apart from that, you also will meet three new generation ships.
  • Thargoid-6
  • Gecko Mk 2 (Boomslang) [Gecko]
  • Advanced Mamba B-Type (Taipan) [Mamba]

Cosmology:

• Flights in interstellar space (between planets) using the J-Engine (Torus Jumpdrive) has now become possible. You will find the gyrocompass useful here. It shows the cardinal directions (North,South,East,West) of your current position in the 2D view of the galactic map.
• In solar systems, if you travel far enough from the sun, you will approach a meteorite belt in which you may sometimes meet other mineral hunters.

Old missions:

• The three missions present in the original Spectrum Elite are also present here, but in Elite 3 they may be repeated more than once.

New weapons of Cobra-MK3:

• Star compass. It shows two blinking points which indicate the direction towards a sun or a planet. Turn it on using CAPS+C
• Advanced Scanner is turned on with CAPS+L
• Super Laser. It can be purchased at a planet with a tech rating of 15. The price is 33000 CR.

Missions

Mission 4:

• While searching for minerals, find crystallized life forms.

Mission 5:

• Capture a Thargoid remote control device, the “Alien Computer”. It allows you to use and launch owned Alien items (use “D” and “F” at the same time).

Mission 6:

• Buy a Cobra MK-4 (250000 CR)
• Cobra MK-4 parameters:
  • Purchase up to 4 devices like Fuel Scoops, E.C.M system, Energy Bomb and so on.
    • 4 energy charging devices will increase 5 times the speed of charging energy banks and 4 large Cargo Bays will increase the possible load to 80 tons.
  • A big increase in speed and maneuverability if you keep the “J”Drive key pressed while making a maneuver.
  • The ability to turn around the laser gun chassis at every time (CAPS + A)
  • The ability to make a hyperspace jump into any galaxy and into any location of the current galaxy (during the countdown keep pressed the keys 1-8)

Mission 7:

• Take part in a great war against the Thargoids and get as high a rank as possible.
  • 7.1 Evacuate personnel from a “Coriolis” type station located in a military zone.
  • 7.2. Deliver supplies and weapons to fighting planets
  • 7.3. Make a landing in an occupied station
  • 7.4. Destroy a secret Thargoid base located in Witchspace far from local planet systems.

Links

• Novosibirsk Elite (2006)
• Forgotton versions of elite (2009)
• ZX Spectrum 128k Elite "3" - 1993 (2020)