Just bought a type9 and have stuck a fighter bay in, with some ax fighters, as I was thinking of going thargoid hunting. Could someone please suggest suitable build. Thanks
Got myself a space cow, now what to do with it?
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'goid hunting in a space cow is a bad idea.
Milk it for all its worth 
It might be possible to use it if in multicrew (i say might because gunners cant target the hearts making it almost impossible) but other than that its pretty useless.
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But if you want to use it here is a quick build on coriolis
https://eddp.co/u/w2j6ychq
Just add in whatever weapons you feel appropriate but i would suggest 2 missile and 1 multi in the mediums and for the smalls id add in beams or bursts to deal with the shields.
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But if you want to use it here is a quick build on coriolis
https://eddp.co/u/w2j6ychq
Just add in whatever weapons you feel appropriate but i would suggest 2 missile and 1 multi in the mediums and for the smalls id add in beams or bursts to deal with the shields.
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Its good for bulk trades and mining, especially if you harden its up. I got my Hull to 2800, added a fighter and turrets for MCrew. Not that I use it much, or Multicrew.
Sell it and buy a Gunship or wait for the T10 if you are planning on killing Thargoids.
Other than that its a good ABA in the bubble trader and an excellent mining ship.
I do mostly 1-hop mission hauling in the bubble with mine. Since 2.4 they are paying out pretty well. Find a good boom station that trades with a station with a far arrival point and its $5-10mil each way no websites required.
Other than that its a good ABA in the bubble trader and an excellent mining ship.
I do mostly 1-hop mission hauling in the bubble with mine. Since 2.4 they are paying out pretty well. Find a good boom station that trades with a station with a far arrival point and its $5-10mil each way no websites required.
Advantages of hunting Thargoids in a Space Cow:
- You'll get a nice view
- You can make angry cow noises at the alien invaders
Disadvantages of hunting Thargoids in a Space Cow:
- You'll get blown up
- You'll get a nice view
- You can make angry cow noises at the alien invaders
Disadvantages of hunting Thargoids in a Space Cow:
- You'll get blown up
As an advocate for the space cow, I will heed your warning and just outfit it for mining or trading.
You won't regret it. I made a lot of money in my T9 just doing a simple A->B->A trade route. Not the most interesting, but profitable.
Had store my t9, as I only have enough credits for two rebuys. Gonna run some data delivery missions in my aspX.
In space it is Friesian and no-one can hear you moo.
You should outfit it for a maximum of cargo, then fill it up with imperial slaves. Go to open and give me a call, i will escort you on very profitable trade routes i know. Then -> profit profit pofit!
Load it with hull and module packages, go all frags and then just ram things at CG's . Caveats- have to do a angry MOOOOOO! On coms as you ram some griefer from behind
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Dont do it..
T9 good for cargo, fighters for weak npc, that's about it
Cant run, cant tank,cant turn, cant hide
Its a behemoth
Ugly slow terrible but we love you for it
Big lump of metal
T9 good for cargo, fighters for weak npc, that's about it
Cant run, cant tank,cant turn, cant hide
Its a behemoth
Ugly slow terrible but we love you for it
Big lump of metal
keep hitting refresh in the Frontier store until a cow paint scheme is released
I rather resent the whole 'space cow' nonsense... I feel its flight model should be more common across the ships, as so many of them just handle the same, or are overly, distractingly twitchy with no sense of mass or any grace. The T9's actually incredibly graceful (especially during landing), which cannot be said about cows... The nickname simply doesn't match up.
I'm not playing Elite at the moment, other than firing up the Holo-Me or considering the Xmas lights on the storefront (decided against it given my character's 800Ly out from the bubble, and headed another 1000Ly someplace else), but I'm out in the Eskimo nebula staring at its [iffily rendered?] black hole in a T9 built for--- well, exploration and mining... Not a build I'd overly recommend, but I just wanted to mine a certain freakish system (two ring worlds within scoop range of an O type) for the hell of it, and for the inevitable screenshots.
I left a fighter behind, which is a shame as hunting for surface POI's in a fighter with the T9 loitering above/behind was a lot of fun when I tried it out. But given I wanted to pack some mining equipment as well as take an SRV, I just couldn't find the space.
As for the thread? Surely no one should ever be mulling over what they want to do with a ship after buying it... That's kindof the question you answer long before handing over your creds. 'The T9's a trader. Trade in it', is a pretty sturdy answer, but as others have mentioned it can be a prodigiously capable miner so long as you're comfortable extracting not just ore, but your own from a site if you get targeted. I prefer to head to the best spots just outside the bubble to minimise any hassle whilst mining - usually some NPC's spawn in the instance, scan you, then are goners, leaving you in total peace until you're done.
My future plans for the T9 have always been a full exploration build, and to head out around 10-12K, as it can take all the necessary gear, plus a fighter (for POI's and a great change of pace), and it gives you one of the very best cockpit views of the galaxy in the entire game. Engineered, and its jump range is tolerable.
I'm not playing Elite at the moment, other than firing up the Holo-Me or considering the Xmas lights on the storefront (decided against it given my character's 800Ly out from the bubble, and headed another 1000Ly someplace else), but I'm out in the Eskimo nebula staring at its [iffily rendered?] black hole in a T9 built for--- well, exploration and mining... Not a build I'd overly recommend, but I just wanted to mine a certain freakish system (two ring worlds within scoop range of an O type) for the hell of it, and for the inevitable screenshots.
I left a fighter behind, which is a shame as hunting for surface POI's in a fighter with the T9 loitering above/behind was a lot of fun when I tried it out. But given I wanted to pack some mining equipment as well as take an SRV, I just couldn't find the space.
As for the thread? Surely no one should ever be mulling over what they want to do with a ship after buying it... That's kindof the question you answer long before handing over your creds. 'The T9's a trader. Trade in it', is a pretty sturdy answer, but as others have mentioned it can be a prodigiously capable miner so long as you're comfortable extracting not just ore, but your own from a site if you get targeted. I prefer to head to the best spots just outside the bubble to minimise any hassle whilst mining - usually some NPC's spawn in the instance, scan you, then are goners, leaving you in total peace until you're done.
My future plans for the T9 have always been a full exploration build, and to head out around 10-12K, as it can take all the necessary gear, plus a fighter (for POI's and a great change of pace), and it gives you one of the very best cockpit views of the galaxy in the entire game. Engineered, and its jump range is tolerable.