Just a bit of fun, and I know quite a routine question, but hey it's summer where I am, so let's kick back and have a natter!
1. Python - does everything I want and also allows me to visit outposts, which I enjoy as a bit of variety over the more usual stations. I have two, one for trading the other for passengers. Both pretty much a-rated and engineered the FSD and power plant, but not much else. One is called 'Pink Panther'*, the other 'Slice of Life'. This was the ship I aspired to right from premium beta - it took me ages to get there, but enjoy it as much today as I did when I first got it. I'm eagerly awaiting the galvanised paint-pack for this ship! I did get the body-pack too, but have only used a few very subtle components from it.
2. DbX - great for exploring. I've a-rated all the key components and engineered the FSD, not to the max but it's got around a 45Ly range, and that's plenty for me to go out into the 'big black'. It's called 'Longbow'. No paints for it yet as I think it looks good 'stock'.
3. Cobra III - I always get a very silly grin whenever I get back into it (being an '84'er), and it's the ship I have the most paint packs for. A-rated again where it counts and I've engineered the jump range, power plant and distributor. None to the max, just decent level 3 or 4. Named 'Fussy Buzzer'.
* c'mon, is it really just me thinking they look similar?
I also have a number of small ships that I struggle to find a 'reason' to fly, and I've long thought that it'd be nice to have missions that mandate the use of a small ship.
1. Python - does everything I want and also allows me to visit outposts, which I enjoy as a bit of variety over the more usual stations. I have two, one for trading the other for passengers. Both pretty much a-rated and engineered the FSD and power plant, but not much else. One is called 'Pink Panther'*, the other 'Slice of Life'. This was the ship I aspired to right from premium beta - it took me ages to get there, but enjoy it as much today as I did when I first got it. I'm eagerly awaiting the galvanised paint-pack for this ship! I did get the body-pack too, but have only used a few very subtle components from it.
2. DbX - great for exploring. I've a-rated all the key components and engineered the FSD, not to the max but it's got around a 45Ly range, and that's plenty for me to go out into the 'big black'. It's called 'Longbow'. No paints for it yet as I think it looks good 'stock'.
3. Cobra III - I always get a very silly grin whenever I get back into it (being an '84'er), and it's the ship I have the most paint packs for. A-rated again where it counts and I've engineered the jump range, power plant and distributor. None to the max, just decent level 3 or 4. Named 'Fussy Buzzer'.
* c'mon, is it really just me thinking they look similar?
I also have a number of small ships that I struggle to find a 'reason' to fly, and I've long thought that it'd be nice to have missions that mandate the use of a small ship.
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