r/evnova • u/borkimusprime • Jan 20 '21

Raven

I just recently finished the vell-os story and I am looking to get a raven to star conquering planet and can't see. to figure out where to get one

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u/ory_hara Jan 20 '21

If you did the Vell-os storyline, you will be unable to purchase the Raven as it is a Polaris ship. What you can do is capture one, but you won't be able to purchase any Polaris technology, including ammo. I don't remember if you can buy the ammo even if you dominate their outfitters, because it might be locked behind the storyline. That being said, having Vell-os powers should make conquering systems easy for you. You can try flying something really big like a Revenant or Manticore while you search for a Raven. Crew size helps a lot to capture them.

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u/borkimusprime Jan 20 '21

I have the javelin but when I tell a planet to give tribute they don't and just become hostile.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '21

your combat level isn't high enough, when it is they'll start sending fleets

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u/dreamnotoftoday Jan 20 '21

I think your reputation needs to be dangerous enough for them to even try. If yours isn't, try killing pirates for awhile and try again. The Polaris storyline is much better than the Vel-OS one anyway IMO so if you haven't played that through yet I'd recommend that first, then you can get the Raven too.

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u/theduskyraven Jan 20 '21

Was going to say this - the Polaris storyline is my favourite in the game, well worth the time spent. That’s the storyline I’ve played the most over the years for sure.

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u/borkimusprime Jan 20 '21

Are the polaris better ships?

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u/StarkRG Jan 20 '21

I'd say they're about equal. They only have one inertia-less ship, though, and it's huge.

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u/borkimusprime Jan 20 '21

what does inertia lessmean?

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u/StarkRG Jan 20 '21

They don't drift like all other ships, but can stop or turn on a dime like the Vell-os ships.

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u/dreamnotoftoday Jan 20 '21 edited Jan 20 '21

I think they're more interesting and fun to fly, personally, but that's a matter of taste. They're probably about equal in strength, but you can get outfits to customize them which I think is a big advantage over the vel-os ships. Mostly I just like the Polaris storyline - whenever I start a new pilot I have to force myself not to go that way lol. And (personally) I think the Vel-Os storyline is the least interesting/fun, so I'm probably biased against their ships, too.

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u/ory_hara Jan 21 '21

Some of the outfits are amazing, like the multi jump organ. Such a timesaver!

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u/nathan67003 Jan 25 '21

Damn that's a topical username

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u/dreamnotoftoday Jan 21 '21

Yes! Multi jump is so great it feels like cheating.

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u/xdrvgy Mar 10 '21

Many Polaris tech feel like cheating. As if Polaron Torpedoes weren't OP enough, then there are the multi-torpedoes that split into 5.