ThinderI admit I failed to find the best of the FDL, if you could elaborate and tell us about what you've done with this ship, it would beneficiate some of us.Do "it's a love at first sight" counts as valid answer? Lol. Can't say my builds are somehow extraordinary, I just engineered the heck out of A-rated components. So maybe it's more about 'what I do (and did earlier) in the game'. Of course there's some stuff you can't do properly with an FDL but I don't do it, due to the lack of interest, so I don't feel anyhow limited by having just one ship. For three and a half years, lol.
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08 Aug 2024, 11:53am
08 Aug 2024, 1:27pm
MeowersThinderI admit I failed to find the best of the FDL, if you could elaborate and tell us about what you've done with this ship, it would beneficiate some of us.
Do "it's a love at first sight" counts as valid answer? Lol. Can't say my builds are somehow extraordinary, I just engineered the heck out of A-rated components. So maybe it's more about 'what I do (and did earlier) in the game'. Of course there's some stuff you can't do properly with an FDL but I don't do it, due to the lack of interest, so I don't feel anyhow limited by having just one ship. For three and a half years, lol.
Good way to look at it, I suppose it depends on how well a ship fits someone.
In my case it's more about the weapon fit, I lack imagination perhaps and am not the kind to try too many different things, I tend to stick with variation of what I know.
But I admit the FDL popularity musn't be for nothing.
08 Aug 2024, 1:36pm
MeowersEpisparhone trick pony ... FDL
Well, not exactly...
so, what exactly FDL and pee mk2 can do besides combat variations?
This is the one trick - combat. Everything else done with them is a meme.
08 Aug 2024, 1:39pm
EpisparhMeowersEpisparhone trick pony ... FDL
Well, not exactly...
so, what exactly FDL and pee mk2 can do besides combat variations?
This is the one trick - combat. Everything else done with them is a meme.
And what done with T10 is NOT meme? I am just curious as I have one. And I kinda like it
08 Aug 2024, 1:40pm
EpisparhMeowersEpisparhone trick pony ... FDL
Well, not exactly...
so, what exactly FDL and pee mk2 can do besides combat variations?
This is the one trick - combat. Everything else done with them is a meme.
You can do mining and passenger missions with a Cobra.....
08 Aug 2024, 1:57pm
Thinder
War Gaming, DCS and some other where a vehicle cost you 60 box, that's 2 times to 3 times more when you buy the cheap ones.
Bugs? Try Star Citizen, if you're not buying, you'll lose everything you gain in game at every update... And unless you play with a PII, this game is actually smooth as a baby's butt.
To finish, remember that the developers team have been shrank? As for the work put into the ships, I worked in the industry as a 3D CG Tech, I don't call this trash at all, because I know what it takes to put those together, from my PoV It's perhaps the best in the genre, though I don't know about the footie part of it but I didn't sign up for it so I couldn't care less.
People got what they asked for, especially because they play the game for free with free ARX on top.
Not sure what DCS is but WeeGee I know. Though you miss that the base game is FREE and they give you a lot of chances to get even those 60+ premiums especially around anniversary and Christmas. I have 350+ ships in my port and a lot of premiums without buying them with cash actually.
Scam Citizen never said they sell you finished and polished product. FDev on other hand is a different story.
Adam 'The detective' Štefánik
And what done with T10 is NOT meme? I am just curious as I have one. And I kinda like it
Nothing. It was named "n00b trap" for a reason.
Thinder
You can do mining and passenger missions with a Cobra.....
Cobra is small ship. It can do anything as Python/Krait Mk2 and the big 3. That doesn't change the fact that FDL and Mamba are one trick ponies recently joined by Pee MK2. Honestly, that thing do not deserve the name Python it is huge downgrade of utility.
08 Aug 2024, 4:03pm
EpisparhThis is the one trick - combat. Everything else done with them is a meme.Why buy and cringeneer an entire new ship to do some jumping around the Bubble or the Pleiades, go on walks or SRV rides, or that heinous HGE farming etc.?
08 Aug 2024, 10:03pm
I don't even know how well it'll fit my preferred playstyle
Hell, I don't know if it's an upgrade on my Python!
But I am saving up for the Type 8 already. Because as soon as I laid eyes on it my thoughts were "It's objectively ugly and also I am in love with it"
Literally never has a design in this game called to me as much as that ramshackle thing (It was actually a personal grumble with the game, that all my ship choices were utility only because no design made me go "THIS")
08 Aug 2024, 11:19pm
I've done a few cargo missions, been stopped six times by deadly pirates and lost the interdiction game twice (I had pirates after me during every jump and three times during one route - rarely ever happened to me on such a massive scale as today. But it was quite interesting). The downside is that I got caught in mass lock both times, but thanks to the good boost I managed to get away. It had no weapons to fight with.
Kind of like it... it will make a great hauler for medium sized pads, and is actually fun to fly.
08 Aug 2024, 11:26pm
My Python's a mining ship but hauling's been my other big love in the game (I am a relative novice) so it seems up my alley well enough. In the meantime gonna save up so it doesn't hurt the proverbial wallet too much when it gets here
08 Aug 2024, 11:42pm
09 Aug 2024, 12:12am
Tried a bit of everything and combat doesn't quite move me (maybe if I had a flight stick or even a full HOTAS, but currently out of the question). Hauling was nice for the whole "just existing". Core mining has been fun if unreliable, so I'm just having fun trying things and not too fussed about min-maxing
The type 8 tho. Even if you barely see your ship's design I need that to be my buddy. Is a price point released? Fun little target for my "number go up" compulsion?
09 Aug 2024, 12:17am
KensaiVG But I am saving up for the Type 8 already. Because as soon as I laid eyes on it my thoughts were "It's objectively ugly and also I am in love with it"
I'm with you on that. Even if it serves no purpose I saw it and thought, "Yeah, that's going in my fleet."
09 Aug 2024, 1:41am
09 Aug 2024, 6:27am
The stellar is rather well equipped with A Class modules, they replaced the 1E SUPERCRUISE ASSIST by a 2 E cargo Rack, but you have a 1E SUPERCRUISE ASSIST from stock.
Since I'm rather lazy about nav/approach/docking I chose to downgrade the 5 A Shield Generator to a 4A PRISMATIC SHIELD GENERATOR and mount another 5E CARGO RACK in the slot, stock fit is different from the Yellow variant but on that one it's all gain, I can fit this SUPERCRUISE ASSIST module and still gain in cargo capacity.
So now, at Khun for the FSD MASS MANAGER EXPERIMENTAL EFFECT, engineered XXXXX Increased range, Jump range are: 24.37/40.07/42.18. 23.50/40/42.10 after Engineering the Thrusters XX Dirty THERMAL SPREAD.
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