keep on grinding until you have at least 700M, 250M wont stretch to a good load out. also when you take it out don't with out a re-buy.
as others have said, go for the python first. good all rounder.
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250m IN THE BANK...Time for the Conda...... Help Please?!
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as others have said, go for the python first. good all rounder.
250M is fine for a trader; not so good for a battleship. I agree about the Python though.
Depends. Can you shoot straight? That is, how are you with Fixed weapons?
How's your Flight-Assist Off maneuvering?
See, here's where a big problem lies - there are no "Best" weapons. There is no "Best" ship.
A noobaconda funded by fast credits will get torn apart by skilled sidewinder pilot.
I eat swarms of NPC anacondas (Deadly and Elite) in my Beluga regularly.
My personal recommendation is a pair of Sturdy Mount, Plasma Slugged rail guns in the small slots, a pair of turret-mounted multicannons in the medium slots, 3 gimballed beam lasers, modded Efficient with thermal vent in the large slots, and a Huge Plasma Accelerator, modded Efficient with Plasma Slug in the huge slot. You just need to be able to aim those Rails and that PA. The gimballed lasers will take care of themselves, as will the turreted multicannons. You'll feel like a pro during every NPC interdiction.
Of course, run into a PvPer and you'll be rebuying before you can boost, but that's Elite for ya.
This. Aim for three times the basic cost to outfit properly
https://eddp.co/u/tEaNN14i
If you're doing more fighting than trading....swap the 5A for 6A shields. also option for upgrading pulses to bursts/beams and replacing missiles with multi-cannons. Depends how your engineering goes. Have fun ;-)
If you're doing more fighting than trading....swap the 5A for 6A shields. also option for upgrading pulses to bursts/beams and replacing missiles with multi-cannons. Depends how your engineering goes. Have fun ;-)
Rule number one of the Autobahn: No matter how fast you are, there's always someone faster.
Rule number two of the Autobahn: If you ever think you're the fastest thing on the road, remember rule number one and check your rear view mirror.
I don't understand a lot of people here saying you need 700M before doing thing: even with stock internal, it's a very potent ship.
In the beginning, I didn't even have a huge weapons and it was still efficient, here my current build with a bit of observation :
- Like said before, buy anything expensive on a Lian station, the 15 % discount benefit even in your rebuy
- Class 8 Power Plant is unnecessery unless you wanna try exotic loadout (railgun, plasma accelerator), I did some test and fully rated : a 7A can perform well in a military loadout
- My thruster is enginered with a extreme stroke of luck, it's a 6D but it perform like a 7A, still, you will not counter the ship heavyness with only a big thruster, you can buff it later if you miss a bit of money
- D rated the sensor as fast as you can, considering it will grant you 2 Ly of range !
- In the same fashion I dind't go for the 8B Distributor because I consider the weight on the range too heavy, the 7A can do a good job and can be an interesting option if you aim for an armed trader
- SLF are basically moving turret, they are a great asset and can distract enemy fire, a good option for all loadout
- the medium hardpoint do a fantastic job as a turret, meanwhile the 2 Small are very situational (good for status effect like corrosive through)
- My loadout is aimed to engage from a certain distance to make up for the ship poor handling : I use long range to negate the fall back damage of laser and a C rated Kill Scanner for the same fashion
- Like ChaosWulf said in one of it's video, one of your large is perfectly aligned withe the Huge hardpoint, a good intel if you feel good enough for a fixed but interesting for everyone
- If you loose your shield, the modules will down very fast, the module reinforcement package can be of assistance
- I have chaff but with the Conda size, it's limited, I don't have real usage of the ECM or Heatsink still.
In the beginning, I didn't even have a huge weapons and it was still efficient, here my current build with a bit of observation :
- Like said before, buy anything expensive on a Lian station, the 15 % discount benefit even in your rebuy
- Class 8 Power Plant is unnecessery unless you wanna try exotic loadout (railgun, plasma accelerator), I did some test and fully rated : a 7A can perform well in a military loadout
- My thruster is enginered with a extreme stroke of luck, it's a 6D but it perform like a 7A, still, you will not counter the ship heavyness with only a big thruster, you can buff it later if you miss a bit of money
- D rated the sensor as fast as you can, considering it will grant you 2 Ly of range !
- In the same fashion I dind't go for the 8B Distributor because I consider the weight on the range too heavy, the 7A can do a good job and can be an interesting option if you aim for an armed trader
- SLF are basically moving turret, they are a great asset and can distract enemy fire, a good option for all loadout
- the medium hardpoint do a fantastic job as a turret, meanwhile the 2 Small are very situational (good for status effect like corrosive through)
- My loadout is aimed to engage from a certain distance to make up for the ship poor handling : I use long range to negate the fall back damage of laser and a C rated Kill Scanner for the same fashion
- Like ChaosWulf said in one of it's video, one of your large is perfectly aligned withe the Huge hardpoint, a good intel if you feel good enough for a fixed but interesting for everyone
- If you loose your shield, the modules will down very fast, the module reinforcement package can be of assistance
- I have chaff but with the Conda size, it's limited, I don't have real usage of the ECM or Heatsink still.
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Yes its a potent ship, however the OP wants a trader/fighter, he is going to need at least 150million to trade in anything expensive, plus 75million in reserve for a couple of rebuys (no point rebuying if you cant buy any goods) and the more he puts in as A grade the more his rebuy will go up. yes you can do it for under 400 million but IMHO its better waiting and fitting it out the way you want to.
I'll second this. I rarely "A-rate" anything. One of the very first things I do when I buy a new boat is to "D-rate" the sensors and life support. Then, depending on the role of the vessel, I only apply what is neccessary. If I'm only powering a landing sheild and an SRV hangar, there's no need for an 8A power plant. The list goes on, but that's the gist.
uh, have you ever actually used that mine launcher?
Yeah. There was another thread where people were talking about how they'd A-rated their T9s. It was very strange. Sure okay, A-rate the FSD. I get that. But it's a bad idea for every other module on a T9. You can't make it fast enough to outrun anything, so why wouldn't you take the thrusters with the highest integrity instead of the highest speed?
C grade pp
I tweaked another cmdrs load out for you.
https://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda?code=A0pptkFklndusxf57o7l7l7l0s0s2e250204040404040m0h06054f0537mdfrm70303v42f.Iw18ZVA%3D.Aw18ZVA%3D..EweloBhBmcHZQFMCGBzANokICMF9A%3D%3D%3D&bn=Reasonable%20Conda
Its a trader that could defend itself. Though if you really want a true fighter you should use the class 7 rack for 7A shields.
Its at your budget if all bought at 15 % off in Lu youg space.
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I just spent 240 million on an a-rated python. If you’re going to spend all of the time and effort engineering a ship, start with the right parts all at once. If you don’t have a python, spend the money and start here. It will earn you the 550 mill for a conda.
Getting ganked by an NPC pirate in your C rated cheapo conda is only going to lose you 20+million. An anaconda ‘on the cheap’ doesn’t jump as far, isn’t fast enough, shields are garbage, and can’t run a decent weapons loadout. Save 550 million (mine cost me that much) and do it right.
Locking yourself in a Conda at 250M cash is a bad bad idea. Been there, done that. The ship felt like a prison being my only ship and no credits left for anything more than barely the cargo and rebuy. Granted that was way way back, and today it's quicker and easier to earn more credits to break out of that prison. The real joy comes when that ship is finally fully kitted and you have some other ships to fly when you feel like a change is in order.