Elite: Game talk
09 Sep 2018, 3:58pm
09 Sep 2018, 4:08pm
Na'NiHow many times do i have to scan the orb to get the fds module blueprint?
Never mind. One segmant is enough to unlock the mod. Will prob need a good few segments to fully kit out fsd
i just got my fsd booster going to put a class 4 on my corvette.
09 Sep 2018, 6:24pm
LordPsymonThe DBX looks better and has plenty of room to stretch your legs. Have you seen the size of its cockpit? It ain't small.
I like DBX for being a pretty unusual candidate for Bounty Hunting in Support role. I had fun using Class 2 Pulses and Class 3 Seeker Missiles. It kinda feels like Brigand-class from Homeworld (a.k.a. Turanic Raider's Missile Corvette), if you outfit it fully with Missiles.
Hell, now I want Turanic Raider inspired Paint kits for DBS and DBX.
09 Sep 2018, 6:30pm
PhelboreKari KerenskiPhelboreLordPsymonThe DBX looks better and has plenty of room to stretch your legs. Have you seen the size of its cockpit? It ain't small.
Looks better? But we're talking about the DBX, the one that looks like a cricket...
That's why it looks better.
I don't even have anything to compare what the Asp looks like... nothing I would mention in polite discourse, anyway.
You better not be talking about Ms. Cow Patty like that!
Maybe a little tube of travel toothpaste?
10 Sep 2018, 1:22am
Kari KerenskiPhelboreLordPsymonThe DBX looks better and has plenty of room to stretch your legs. Have you seen the size of its cockpit? It ain't small.
Looks better? But we're talking about the DBX, the one that looks like a cricket...
That's why it looks better.
I don't even have anything to compare what the Asp looks like... nothing I would mention in polite discourse, anyway.
It looks like a baloon that is begging to be popped.
10 Sep 2018, 8:57am
LordPsymonIt looks like a baloon that is begging to be popped.
A little cute puff fish!
10 Sep 2018, 3:30pm
LordPsymonThe DBX looks better and has plenty of room to stretch your legs. Have you seen the size of its cockpit? It ain't small.
I totally agree with you there, based on aesthetics. The AspX has more room (for amenities AND modules), but it's about as boring a design as it gets. The Debbie's got some great lines. I like Hussar's comparison. To me, the Debbie is as close as I'm ever gonna get to having a Firefly class ship. The Krait, on the other hand, is only slightly less boring a design than the AspX (and one of the lesser reasons why I sold my Krait). It's a flying pizza wedge, for pitty's sake.
Regarding the Guardian FSD booster, this brings up a bigger topic. Just about any ship can be optimized for exploration if you sufficiently engineer it. But, as stock ships go, relying only on picking the right size and class modules, some ships are by design better. The DBX and AspX, clearly. Next would be any ship that is more multi-purpose--a Python, Clipper or Courier, for instance.
10 Sep 2018, 4:08pm
I'm on school wifi, so I can't get to the wiki.
10 Sep 2018, 4:09pm
ScubadogI totally agree with you there, based on aesthetics. The AspX has more room (for amenities AND modules), but it's about as boring a design as it gets. The Debbie's got some great lines. I like Hussar's comparison. To me, the Debbie is as close as I'm ever gonna get to having a Firefly class ship. The Krait, on the other hand, is only slightly less boring a design than the AspX (and one of the lesser reasons why I sold my Krait). It's a flying pizza wedge, for pitty's sake.
If one cares about how boring or not a design looks out in the black where absolutely nobody can see it is something I can't really comprehend. It's all about practicality and getting you back home in one piece, and the Asp provides just that and more. But some may need to look good with all those screenshots to show off back home
First time I saw that thing (DBX) it reminded me of an old HIND helicopter missing the tail and top rotors. It may also be practical in its own way, but good looking is not the description I'd come up with when seeing it. Specially with its stock yellow coloring it reminds me of the postal service we have in Germany.
ScubadogRegarding the Guardian FSD booster, this brings up a bigger topic. Just about any ship can be optimized for exploration if you sufficiently engineer it. But, as stock ships go, relying only on picking the right size and class modules, some ships are by design better. The DBX and AspX, clearly. Next would be any ship that is more multi-purpose--a Python, Clipper or Courier, for instance.
With the setup I linked in my earlier post I have 32.08ly range in my Python. Could squeeze out some extra but I like flying protected (at least from the NPCs).
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10 Sep 2018, 9:36pm
10 Sep 2018, 9:44pm
Lord_DarmockA quick question where is the best Federation station, and to work out of to build up my rank at?
Find any minor faction aligned with the Federation and run missions for them to increase your rep with both that faction and rank up with the Feds.
List of minor factions
10 Sep 2018, 11:02pm
Lord_DarmockA quick question where is the best Federation station, and to work out of to build up my rank at?
You could try the Parna system, Shargin port is only a few Ls from the star (Parna) and is controlled by Federal Liberal Command.
It also has a few stars nearby where jobs could be stacked for reasonable earnings with fairly short distances between.
I've been working from the general area for a few weeks and picking up a lot of Federation aligned jobs.
There may be better places, depends what you want to do really
11 Sep 2018, 4:17am
Ryan MurdocScubadogI totally agree with you there, based on aesthetics. The AspX has more room (for amenities AND modules), but it's about as boring a design as it gets. The Debbie's got some great lines. I like Hussar's comparison. To me, the Debbie is as close as I'm ever gonna get to having a Firefly class ship. The Krait, on the other hand, is only slightly less boring a design than the AspX (and one of the lesser reasons why I sold my Krait). It's a flying pizza wedge, for pitty's sake.
If one cares about how boring or not a design looks out in the black where absolutely nobody can see it is something I can't really comprehend. It's all about practicality and getting you back home in one piece, and the Asp provides just that and more. But some may need to look good with all those screenshots to show off back home
First time I saw that thing (DBX) it reminded me of an old HIND helicopter missing the tail and top rotors. It may also be practical in its own way, but good looking is not the description I'd come up with when seeing it. Specially with its stock yellow coloring it reminds me of the postal service we have in Germany.
ScubadogRegarding the Guardian FSD booster, this brings up a bigger topic. Just about any ship can be optimized for exploration if you sufficiently engineer it. But, as stock ships go, relying only on picking the right size and class modules, some ships are by design better. The DBX and AspX, clearly. Next would be any ship that is more multi-purpose--a Python, Clipper or Courier, for instance.
With the setup I linked in my earlier post I have 32.08ly range in my Python. Could squeeze out some extra but I like flying protected (at least from the NPCs).
Hey, different people value different things. And, honestly, I'm not in my ship ALL the time. There's just something about doing my pre-launch walk-around and admiring great lines on a beautifully-designed ship. There's something about returning from spending an hour or two driving around on some lifeless rock and pulling up to an aesthetically pleasing ship...that I own. And when I land on the beach of some earth-like world to scuba dive in never-before-seen waters, chilling out on the beach next to my ship is just a thing. I happen to believe you can have beauty and function in one package. If aesthetics isn't a thing you consider, that's perfectly okay. I'm not judging.
11 Sep 2018, 5:29am
That being said, I'm on the road to a Vette. Anyone know of any good builds for range and combat functionality on one of those puppies?
11 Sep 2018, 6:53am
However we all have our opinions. People insult my ugly ships on a regular basis, the strange looks I get when I thank the person who lobbed the insult is priceless...
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