Ship Shuffle
03 Feb 2020SuperChed
Still trying to find that perfect ship (aka Cutter) that will let me do a bit of everything.I'm currently flying a Python with all kinds of engineering mods, and finding it quite useful in bounty hunting and defending extraction zones. And with plenty of cargo space, it makes all kinds of specialized courier jobs a real money-maker. I'm keeping this ship for sure, and trying to make it stronger and faster.
My other main ship is a Clipper outfitted for science and exploration. i have done all of my planetary surface work with this ship, and unfortunately, that is the best thing it does (other than looking svelte!). It's not as good at combat as the Python, the large size makes it tough to choose delivery missions, and I feel like a mining outfit would require me to practically sacrifice my defenses. I have about 56mil value wrapped up in this and will use that as a down-payment on the Cutter with no hesitation.
Recently, I have been bopping around in a modified Keelback. It has juuuust enough room for simple mining outfit, and a fighter bay. The mining (grinding!) is really just to unlock Selene Jean, and the fighter bay was to experiment with new fighter toys. I've tried hiring a crew member, but they just hurt my margins and didn't really fight well.... But I like knowing I can surprise any pirates who bug me while mining. I have about 8mil value with this ship and can't wait to sell it to buy upgrades for my other ships. Although, I might not sell the mining laser - I think I need to keep that for an Office Space esque moment of destruction and carnage while I swear off mining forever. After I get 500 ore of course.....