Concerning the SRV.
13 Sep 2016NickTheGrey
I’ve made enough mistakes now while dealing with Engineers’ upgrades to the Hrafnkel for me to have a much better grasp on which attempts are worth keeping and which should not be taken. To my mind, Optimised Mass is the key stat to look out for when choosing Increased Range on FSD upgrades. I don’t mind sacrificing other stats for the increased range at all.I’ve now got the range of the Hrafnkel – a Python – up to just over 18LY and that is working on Grades 1, 2 and 3. I’ve heard stories from other Commanders of their range 30LY Pythons and now that I have access to Grade 5 upgrades, that’s what I’m working towards.
I’ve already located a market that sells the items I need. A nearby planet in the Deciat system has been most generous recently with needed materials and I’ve been spending a lot more time in the SRV collecting them. I’ve encountered a number of sentry drones on the surface of a couple of planets now and have found them to be easy enough to destroy. They protect cargo canisters inside forbidden zones, usually three strong.
It’s also worth noting that the SRV cargo capacity is just 2T. I had to call in the ship at least twice in order to collect the salvage. It’s also nice to see a difference between legal and illegal salvage.
I'm also getting better at following the SRV radar guide. Practice!