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what were they thinking? "Oh I have an idea, why don't we throw 4.6 million kilos of gold bars into space, in hope that some spacecraft will somehow absorb them on the way to mars!!!"
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For missions, just use the original head and most powerful body you have for the cargo flights. You'll go down if you're body runs out of fuel on the later ones so concentrate on weight management for other stuff. Maneuverability not a problem since you go so slow so focus on weight and air resistance for fins and raw power for body/engines/boosters.
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Hard Badge Tips: Don't use the UFO Destroyer, UFO's are only a problem for a short time, the radar is much better. Use the refueling boosters instead of the equipment, auto repair is very useful. The decreased fuel when accelerated should also be traded for radar. 2nd to last head is better because of more slots. Last body for extra fuel. Last fins to turn faster (must in space). Last engine for power (lowered shock resistance not a problem, I didn't even have my shock resistance fully upgraded when I reached mars). Use small burst of speed in space and remember that you won't stop very fast. Keep it slow and steady, especially in the asteroid field. Made it to mars with my body intact 3/4 fuel and full booster fuel.
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The speed achievement, save till one of the last. Dump everything into the best ratio you can manage of low weight and high power. Don't hit anything. Great game.
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Gravity in mars feels weird. And the fact that when the head is detached, if you hit a booster, spin down, regain control, then your body hits you and makes you spin down again wasting all your fuel is very frustrating... Good game nonetheless though. :D
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and please don't let things spawn on top of objectives. In the last destroy mission right at the thing I was trying to get to there was a huge satellite in the way making it impossible to reach. It makes it very frustrating to get all the way up there for something like that to happen.
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I end up watching out more for the speed ups than anything with a red dot or the lightning clouds. They damage you or turn your engine off, but at least they don't make you spiral and hurl you back straight down.
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I *really* like the concept of cargo. Just going straight up until you run out of fuel is easy, trying to get back to land safely for up to double income is hard.
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I am not getting the 1200mph achievement while I surely reached that speed multiple times and it is keeping me from getting the last achievement