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Talk:Retributor/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170805234151

2017-08-05T23:41:51Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "This explains why Edmund Mahon is so popular. The Retributor is great for warming ready meals, melting ice on car windows, and keeping coffee hot. As far as a weapon goes tho..."

This explains why Edmund Mahon is so popular. The Retributor is great for warming ready meals, melting ice on car windows, and keeping coffee hot.

As far as a weapon goes though, you'd be better off trying to get a CMDR to overheat by turning off your thrusters and letting him repeatedly fire his plasma accelerators at you. More effective and probably about as safe.

NPC bots aren't affected by heat, and it doesn't affect players much either. Maybe 2.4 will change both and increase the heat dealt out by this long range handwarmer ray.

Talk:Fragment Cannon/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170805233649

2017-08-05T23:36:49Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Turreted frag cannons do sound like the most useless weapon in the game."

Turreted frag cannons do sound like the most useless weapon in the game.

Talk:Prismatic Shield Generator/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170730172859/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170803163721

2017-08-03T16:37:22Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "A modded power plant is a fragile power plant."

A modded power plant is a fragile power plant.

Talk:Pirate/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170803135319

2017-08-03T13:53:19Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "As of 2.3, looks like there's been some minor changes with NPC pirates. These are observations, not official notes. They almost always don't hunt you down after submitting to..."

As of 2.3, looks like there's been some minor changes with NPC pirates. These are observations, not official notes.

They almost always don't hunt you down after submitting to interdiction and running away again, except if you stop somewhere later, and they might reappear. The old "endless interdiction cycle" is gone - unless it's a pissed off player who's after you, that is.

Only pirates with ships equal or better to yours tend you attack you, unless they're part of a mission. You'll very rarely be attacked by an Eagle in a Python, for example. This does however mean that you'll be attacked by Fed gunships, Pythons, etc, and they WILL be hard, so you better be top of your game.

Some have engineer upgrades, especially the Elite ones. Be afraid.

They don't run away as easy, but they still run away sometimes. So don't spend 30k on missiles on one.

Talk:Federal Gunship/@comment-192.136.161.156-20160926155334/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170803134320

2017-08-03T13:43:20Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Shields are pretty thin but it's a natural killer and can take a serious beating."

Shields are pretty thin but it's a natural killer and can take a serious beating.

Talk:Federal Gunship/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170803134007

2017-08-03T13:40:07Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Federal Gunship NPCs are a constant problem when you have a Python. They can strip a Python's shields in just one or two passes, and you don't have the manoeuverability to get..."

Federal Gunship NPCs are a constant problem when you have a Python. They can strip a Python's shields in just one or two passes, and you don't have the manoeuverability to get out of their firing arc.

I haven't met any players yet with one, but I probably won't realise it until I've seen the rebuy screen suddenly and wonder what the hell just happened.

Talk:Cannon/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170803133224

2017-08-03T13:32:24Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "This used to be a good supplement to a laser/multicannon loadout, to cause that bit more damage to hull and modules. Honestly though, missiles are better at that now, althoug..."

This used to be a good supplement to a laser/multicannon loadout, to cause that bit more damage to hull and modules.

Honestly though, missiles are better at that now, although cannons are still much cheaper to run and will last you much longer for extended warzone fights.

Watch out for PvP aces packing a whole grid of these things though. In terms of sheer DPS, they'll outclass any other loadout except railguns and plasma accelerators, and don't have the problems with heat.

Talk:Missile Rack/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170803132521

2017-08-03T13:25:21Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "These are much, much better than they used to be. They're still rubbish against shields but that's to be expected, but do great damage against hull, pierce a lot of armour, an..."

These are much, much better than they used to be. They're still rubbish against shields but that's to be expected, but do great damage against hull, pierce a lot of armour, and cause all sorts of damage to modules including splash damage to modules you weren't aiming at. This is true even for NPC ships. Armour also has a new vulnerability to explosives added as standard, since 2.3 I think.

I always pack a rack for helping racking up damage on the bigger ships, as a laser/multicannon loadout just can't pack the punch I need to stop them either damaging me too much or just running away. They're now better than the cannon I used to use for this.

They're also handy to prevent smaller ships from fleeing as a couple of missiles up the tailpipe is enough to stop most of them. Its damage isn't affected by range.

They're kind of expensive for ordinary fights though, so put them on a different fire group and only use when you need them. Totally wasted on shields.

Talk:Prismatic Shield Generator/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170730172859

2017-07-30T17:28:59Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "I'd say they're not worth the sacrifice in ship weight and power. You'll have to cut a lot out of your ship's capabilities for even your top reactor to be able to cover it: lo..."

I'd say they're not worth the sacrifice in ship weight and power. You'll have to cut a lot out of your ship's capabilities for even your top reactor to be able to cover it: lower quality sensors, lower quality kill scanner, etc etc.

Talk:Station/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170729212655

2017-07-29T21:26:55Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Any chance of getting some info on their armament? I've seen them use beam lasers internally and beam lasers and multicannon externally, but I think I've also seen Ocellus fir..."

Any chance of getting some info on their armament? I've seen them use beam lasers internally and beam lasers and multicannon externally, but I think I've also seen Ocellus fire railguns externally.

Everyone knows that they're ridiculously powerful, but are they equivalent to huge hardpoints in ships?

Talk:Station/@comment-108.16.36.43-20170324183222/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170729212219

2017-07-29T21:22:19Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Indeed. If you have a bounty in the system and get scanned 0.5s before getting in the airlock, you're pretty much toast. "

Indeed. If you have a bounty in the system and get scanned 0.5s before getting in the airlock, you're pretty much toast.

Talk:Pacifier Frag-Cannon/@comment-88.152.65.199-20170329152235/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170729133056

2017-07-29T13:30:56Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "They're ok for PvE as long as you have a bigger ship where you can use other weapons to get the opponent's shields down and open up with a couple of frag cannons to speed up t..."

They're ok for PvE as long as you have a bigger ship where you can use other weapons to get the opponent's shields down and open up with a couple of frag cannons to speed up the hull damage. Just put them on a different firing group and only use them against big ships.

With a smaller ship you'd be probably better off with something that lasts longer, since you'll need it a lot more.

Talk:Pilots Federation/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170726232614

2017-07-26T23:26:14Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "I made ~24 million in a single exploration trip in an Asp, and jumped ranks from Surveyor to Ranger one after the other, immediately. Although I did get kinda lucky and disco..."

I made ~24 million in a single exploration trip in an Asp, and jumped ranks from Surveyor to Ranger one after the other, immediately.

Although I did get kinda lucky and discover a few neutron stars and was first discoverer of lots of systems with earthlike planets, I'm not sure that whether was a bug in the game, or I got lucky to have done it at a point before they nerfed exploration. Since then, I've never made quite as much money on a single trip.

Talk:Imperial Cutter/@comment-5471809-20170706204908/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170725172040

2017-07-25T17:20:40Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "You always think your shields are enough, until some player with insane engineer upgrades knocks them down before you even can aim at him."

You always think your shields are enough, until some player with insane engineer upgrades knocks them down before you even can aim at him.

Talk:Dolphin/@comment-24.204.162.205-20170415075229/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170725171548

2017-07-25T17:15:48Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "You also need Horizons or you won't see them anywhere."

You also need Horizons or you won't see them anywhere.

Talk:Frame Shift Drive Interdictor/@comment-30204622-20170221143832/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170725171342

2017-07-25T17:13:42Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "You don't use thrusters when in supercruise so I don't think your craft's manoeuverability has any effect on the interdiction subgame. But I could be totally wrong."

You don't use thrusters when in supercruise so I don't think your craft's manoeuverability has any effect on the interdiction subgame. But I could be totally wrong.

Talk:Type-9 Heavy/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170725005309

2017-07-25T00:53:10Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "By filling out the slots you can get 468 T of cargo, 500 T if you take out the class 6 shield and put one in the class 5 slot instead. If you get a good trade route, that mean..."

By filling out the slots you can get 468 T of cargo, 500 T if you take out the class 6 shield and put one in the class 5 slot instead. If you get a good trade route, that means half a million credits per trip. If you find something even better, like an outbreak and a source of medicines, that means over a million credits per trip. In ten minutes you'll be able to make 3-4m creds, make huge gains in your trader elite status, and majorly alter star systems on your own.

Just don't get interdicted by pirates with this build, or you're toast. Bring a friend to watch your back.

Talk:Adder/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170724000916

2017-07-24T00:09:16Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "The Adder is a great ship for being able to afford a Cobra Mk 3."

The Adder is a great ship for being able to afford a Cobra Mk 3.

Talk:Interdiction/@comment-76.22.84.106-20151017204943/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170724000301

2017-07-24T00:03:01Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "I don't get interdicted more often with better NPC ships, but I tend to get interdicted with much more powerful ones. I stopped being attacked by Adders and Sidewinders as soo..."

I don't get interdicted more often with better NPC ships, but I tend to get interdicted with much more powerful ones. I stopped being attacked by Adders and Sidewinders as soon as I got an Asp Explorer. And now I'm on the Python I rarely get attacked by anything smaller than a Federal Dropship.

Talk:Galaxy/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170723210914

2017-07-23T21:09:14Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "There's a mistake in the calculation here: "<span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Michael Brooks said on the morning of March 17, 2016 approximately 30 million 851..."

There's a mistake in the calculation here:

"<span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;">Michael Brooks said on the morning of March 17, 2016 approximately 30 million 851 thousand 973 systems were explored by people. That's 0.0077% of the Milky Way galaxy."</span>

That's taking the number of stars (400 billion) not systems (100 billion). The true figure is 0.031% of the milky way's '''systems.'''

Talk:The Abyss/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170723204900

2017-07-23T20:49:01Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Awesome."

Awesome.

Talk:Fragment Cannon/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170723203448

2017-07-23T20:34:48Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "You have to be up so close with these that gimbals probably don't help. Is the fixed version better?"

You have to be up so close with these that gimbals probably don't help. Is the fixed version better?

Talk:Missile Rack/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170723175941

2017-07-23T17:59:41Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "A good choice to get your DPS up as a replacement for a Class 2 multicannon on a python, but expensive and not good for extended fights."

A good choice to get your DPS up as a replacement for a Class 2 multicannon on a python, but expensive and not good for extended fights.

Talk:Interdiction/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170722175815

2017-07-22T17:58:15Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Peederdiction: when you've got a long flight to the target station and decide you've got enough time for a emptying of the bladder, only to hear the sound of your ship in the ..."

Peederdiction: when you've got a long flight to the target station and decide you've got enough time for a emptying of the bladder, only to hear the sound of your ship in the background being interdicted as you stand above the toilet, and you have to abort painfully mid-stream and come rushing back to save your expensive ship from being destroyed.

Talk:Beam Laser/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170722145014

2017-07-22T14:50:14Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Beam lasers are only better in your larger slots than burst or pulse if you can afford to put more pips into weapons. That's great for sneak attacks, getting shields down quic..."

Beam lasers are only better in your larger slots than burst or pulse if you can afford to put more pips into weapons. That's great for sneak attacks, getting shields down quick to let other weapons like multicannons to do the work, or if you're so overmatched against your target that you don't need to worry about weakening your shields.

Over extended dogfights or against someone who can really hurt you, or if you have limited hardpoints, it's usually better to go with burst lasers, which (if you keep pips in engine and sys) will deal more damage over the same amount of time because they can keep firing.

In your smaller hardpoints beam lasers are _probably_ better than burst, as the problems in big ships are much reduced. Pulse in general should be avoided unless you have power or heat (or money!) limits.

But ignore all of the above if you can get an engineer to modify your beam laser to make it more efficient.

Talk:Asp Explorer/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170714185113

2017-07-14T18:51:13Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "The combat ability of the ships in seems to have been bashed with the nerf bat recently, but the Asp Explorer especially. That big glass cockpit was always fragile to impact w..."

The combat ability of the ships in seems to have been bashed with the nerf bat recently, but the Asp Explorer especially. That big glass cockpit was always fragile to impact weapons, but I found it was helped by reactive armour.

But now ...the moment my shields are down I start to lose weapons, and even worse, thrusters. The reactive armour makes this worse against lasers, naturally. one are the days I could put all my pips into weapons and cut loose with beam lasers, knowing my armour upgrades would hold out if my shields fell down. I have to keep them in shields, because the moment they're down its time to run or be absolutely defenseless within a couple of enemy salvos.

Talk:Narcotics/@comment-5.49.48.74-20160822161947/@comment-94.12.31.80-20170707195802

2017-07-07T19:58:03Z

94.12.31.80: Created page with "Most anarchies will sell them."

Most anarchies will sell them.