Elite: Game talk
25 Aug 2021, 10:44am
25 Aug 2021, 11:19am
there are many options.. depents on what you prefer..the costs are minimal if you compare with what you get att all
25 Aug 2021, 11:23am
HoughtkjHello all, I am looking for some advice relating to Fleet Carriers. I am approaching a point where I can afford one myself but uncertain if the purchase is worthwhile. I understand the running costs etc. but do the advantages outweigh the cons? I am particularly interested in opinions from CMDRs who have recently bought a carrier and how they use it. Many thanks.
I have mine for several months. Honestly, I can get without it.
Here is a link to FC calculator https://cmdrs-toolbox.com/fleet-carrier-calculator
Plan your services and see what is your total + maintenance cost. Buy it only if you can afford all, given that you will have maintenance covered for at least a year and you are still comfortable with whatever credits you are left with.
I think this will be at least 7bil to dump for the FC and x10 rebuys of your most expensive ship.
Do it worth it?
Henestly, I do not know. I left 4bil at the carrier account and I forgot about it. I do not actively farm credits but I am back to what I had before buying it with just casual play. But then I do not use it a lot. If you consider traveling remember to add cost for tritium. It was around 50-60k per ton in the bubble last time I loaded some. You want to mine tritium only as last resort. In remote location - including Colonia tritium exist only in small quantities in station and the market is mainly driven by CMDRs and FC owners.
I will rephrase a joke about Java reflection:
"Fleet carrier is like a special course in a five star restaurant. If you have to ask for the price, you cannot afford it."
25 Aug 2021, 11:30am
HoughtkjHello all, I am looking for some advice relating to Fleet Carriers. I am approaching a point where I can afford one myself but uncertain if the purchase is worthwhile. I understand the running costs etc. but do the advantages outweigh the cons? I am particularly interested in opinions from CMDRs who have recently bought a carrier and how they use it. Many thanks.
From a strictly 'expense vs. return' standpoint it isn't worth it unless you take extraordinary measures to become some sort of trading hub or something along those lines. Other than that it is worth it. It acts as a time saver and major convenience for many aspects of gameplay. It is a homebase that can carry all your ships almost anywhere (including systems out of reach of ship FSDs) and it acts as an in system jump for things like travelling to Hutton orbital for your free Anaconda.
;tldr it changes the game which can make it more interesting and convenient but is a constant credit drain
Word of warning: equipping your FC can increase its base cost by another 1.5 billion, and you should have at least half a billion above that for safety margins to avoid credit issues until you get the hang of it.
25 Aug 2021, 11:30am
HoughtkjI am particularly interested in opinions from CMDRs who have recently bought a carrier and how they use it. Many thanks.
When I played more actively (kind of 'on a pause' now), my Carrier served as a mobile base for CZs, and I'll continue using it for that role when I return. Actually, it was bought for it. I'm searching for ongoing conflicts that I wish to participate in, jumping between systems on my own, and upon finding one, I give a command to jump in and enter the orbit that contains a conflict zone marker. So it makes everything very nice and convenient - I have my rearming/recharging base just one or two minutes away and can go back and forth. Also it's a good storage to keep your stuff in one place.
And, yeah, that 'place to call home' moments too.
So, I'm glad that I have one. Yeah, it's expensive, but then upkeep costs aren't that annoying.
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25 Aug 2021, 12:03pm
25 Aug 2021, 12:06pm
Right now it might be as well in mothballs as I have made only one jump in it from purchase. About 10 Ly to a location where I have made my second home in Colinia. I have owned this for a year maybe, not sure.
DO SOME RESEARCH!
I bought mine in Colinia and as mentioned in previous posts, you can't buy Tritium here old chap. Fortunately, a squadron member shipped out a whole carrier's worth from t'booble. So I have full tanks, waiting in anticipation.
Summing up...... Basically, if you can't think of a mission where it would be useful to you? Then don't buy one.
* You know what I mean....one of everything!
25 Aug 2021, 12:26pm
25 Aug 2021, 12:31pm
25 Aug 2021, 12:40pm
SakashiroI want to try frag cannons on my new Courier. Should I use gimballed or fixed? What's a good combination of experimental FX? I'm thinking of incendiary + drag + dazzle. No corrosive because of the low ammo cap. Dazzle might be useful if I ever use it in PvP.
Good choice - Overcharged on all 3 + Drag, incendiary and corrosive. Definitely fixed. Corrosive is worth the ammo capacity hit. Get in close for maximum joy.
25 Aug 2021, 1:06pm
HoughtkjSakashiroI want to try frag cannons on my new Courier. Should I use gimballed or fixed? What's a good combination of experimental FX? I'm thinking of incendiary + drag + dazzle. No corrosive because of the low ammo cap. Dazzle might be useful if I ever use it in PvP.
Good choice - Overcharged on all 3 + Drag, incendiary and corrosive. Definitely fixed. Corrosive is worth the ammo capacity hit. Get in close for maximum joy.
^ +1
If ammo is a concern you have several options: you can put the Corrosive on your secondary fire or create 2 weapon banks, the first with just your incendiaries until the shields go down and the second with all 3 frags for hull ravaging (edit: if you are using Voice Attack or programmable Joystick setup consider designing a fire mechanism that launches teh corrosive a fraction ahead of your incendiaries for max hull damage)
Also, considering your speed in the Courier you might want to take another incendiary instead of drag drive experimental.
Also, Fixed. No reason to use gimballed when all 3 weapons are the same type with a ship that maneuverable.
25 Aug 2021, 1:19pm
SakashiroI want to try frag cannons on my new Courier. Should I use gimballed or fixed? What's a good combination of experimental FX? I'm thinking of incendiary + drag + dazzle. No corrosive because of the low ammo cap. Dazzle might be useful if I ever use it in PvP.
http://a.teall.info/edsa/?s=imperial-courier
Fixed should be fine. Overcharged / incendiary + whatever
There is no size 2 pacifier
25 Aug 2021, 1:24pm
SakashiroI want to try frag cannons on my new Courier. Should I use gimballed or fixed? What's a good combination of experimental FX? I'm thinking of incendiary + drag + dazzle. No corrosive because of the low ammo cap. Dazzle might be useful if I ever use it in PvP.
Double Shot and Screening Shell
25 Aug 2021, 1:27pm
Gryphnn
Double Shot and Screening Shell
Good option vs hull but will require 2 fire groups. One for incendiary and one for the screening shells.
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