I think you mean that your DBX had a pre-engineered 5A FSDv1?
The difference between that and the fully engineered 5A SCO is about that with that ship.
The nice thing is that you get the SCO capability without having to compromise on jump range.
Are Engineered SCO FSD Drives Worth the Effort?
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The difference between that and the fully engineered 5A SCO is about that with that ship.
The nice thing is that you get the SCO capability without having to compromise on jump range.
You post a complaint on the forum and we all point and laugh.
I've managed to not come close in my Mamba, so I'm sure it'll be fine with a bit of thought.
Saying that actually, we're doomed!
It would be hilarious if, after we've spent time and materials to engineer these SCO drives, Sirius comes back with their own, more advanced version
It was a good move from FD, actually, I'm in the process of upgrading my fleet
. Not enough materials, though...Aye, time to get busy with the wake scanner.It would be hilarious if, after we've spent time and materials to engineer these SCO drives, Sirius comes back with their own, more advanced version
It was a good move from FD, actually, I'm in the process of upgrading my fleet
Thanks for the above, I currently lack the materials to do a 100% G5 IR blueprint.
What I find particularly notable is that the SCO FSD has a lower thermal load (because neither the IR blueprint nor the MM experimental effect increase it). For many builds this means the SCO FSD will get me not only a slightly improved range, but also no overheating while charging.
Jameson's crash site is going to see a huge amount of traffic in the upcoming days...I'm in the process of upgrading my fleet
Same thought, GalNews narrative about a competition between corporations and cross-alliance between FSD and Ship manufaturer... i see CG in our futuresIt would be hilarious if, after we've spent time and materials to engineer these SCO drives, Sirius comes back with their own, more advanced version
as side note: do not sell your C rated SCO, the price (and rebuy) got a big increase now and C rated SCO, on datasheet, seem more thermal efficient of A in SCO, i have not tested yet, so don't take it as verified information.
You are welcome, another note is that "extra range" of SCO is due at extra fuel usage per jump, like a "deep charge" experimental... SCO are hungry on fuel in all aspect.
Yes, you are right about that. I should have thought about it and said it. Let's face it, if you have a shuttlebus or an exploration ship, why wouldn't you fit the pre-engineered FSD.
The 6A SCO drive when fully engineered is slightly worse than the CG double engineered drive in actual jump range, despite the stats being seemingly higher in outfitting.
It’s not all due to the extra fuel per jump, though; the Optimised Mass is also slightly larger.You are welcome, another note is that "extra range" of SCO is due at extra fuel usage per jump, like a "deep charge" experimental... SCO are hungry on fuel in all aspect.
You are correct, my note was to highlight that more fuel per range (like Deep Charge) mean longer jump but less overall range without refuel, and comparing a 5A FSDv1 vs 5A SCO IR/MM you have "fuel per jump" 5.0/5.2 and Opt. Mass 1856.4/1894.1, percentage-wise "fuel per jump" has a much greater impact.
Then all math can be wrong because there is always FDevs "secret numbers" that ruin all thorycraft.
Put a 5A SCO drive in my Chief--I love it! Slightly higher jumprange than with v1 FSD (29.57 vs 29.46) and the boost already proved useful while flying back from the engineer through brown dwarf field: couldn't scoop and the station in the last system I could jump to was 12 kls away, a detour of seconds instead of minutes. Also getting away from a star after scooping is a breeze, just a second-long boost and you get away from the heat zone, ready to charge for the next jump. Very useful for exploration. Overall this is the best way Fdev could have ever handled long supercruise times. No immersion-breaking number tweaks, no in-system jumps, no huge downsides--just a new ability that takes a little care and skill to use properly. Well done!
Now to wreak havoc in the neighboring system pulling some hapless NPC-s from supercruise
Now to wreak havoc in the neighboring system pulling some hapless NPC-s from supercruise
No, we need the fast boot to get away from the evil gankers!Well, that should putallmostsome of these requests for CG FSD-s at tech brokers to rest, at least
Actually, having run the numbers through EDSY, I see the slight increase of the Optimised Mass has a larger effect than the proportionally larger increase of Max. Fuel Per Jump, because the former has a non-linear relationship with jump ranges. See this very old post.
True, but as far as jump ranges are concerned, I believe all the relevant numbers are known and have not changed for a long time.
i know, ship mass is key value, Deep Charge is effective for FSD of size 4 or less, as example: useful on a Dolphin but not on a DBX, same for some experimental on thruster on small ship (very low mass) with better result with drive distributor instead of "standard" drag drive, etc... said so, time to time is wise to verify because Fdevs already changed rules and old post became deprecated. Hope EDSY will be updated soon with right values to do some theorycraft on builds.