250m IN THE BANK...Time for the Conda...... Help Please?!

Kevgee1976

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Hi guys... Im new here & still feeling my way around!!


Ive been pure trading with the aim of buying an Anaconda & then changing to a Trader/Fighter.




Ive got £250M creds saved up so can now get a 'conda!


What would be the best combination of weapons/Hardpoints etc with that amount of money for a Trader/Fighter?


Thanks in advance!
 

Hunter241

Hunter241
Well, I would say use the C7 for a good shield and one of the C6s for a fighter bay, the other optional internals can be for cargo or whatever you fancy
A rate pretty much everything, Military Grade Composites for bulkheads
The military slot, I reckon a shield cell, helps for combat

Weapons wise, I suppose that’s down to your preferences. I run an all laser build so don’t need to spend money on ammo
 

Urbanski101

Urbanski101
You can afford an Anaconda, but you won't be able to A grade all of the modules.

You also need to leave money for a rebuy +5m cr and money for trading again about +5m cr

Have a play around in http://coriolis.io/ this will allow you to try different builds without having to spend anything.

I'm sure someone will post their trader / fighter conda build but I have a feeling it would cost more like 300-500m cr

There is nothing to say you have to go for A grade everything however, sometimes it's not worth it.

Good luck
 
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CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
Depends what you plan to do.

I personally have 2 large gimballed multicannons, 2 Packhound launchers, and the rest gimballed pulse lasers, plus the SLF.

You need Dirty Drives 3 (but ideally 5) in order to make it useful in combat.
You may need to rely on turrets until then.

Don't skimp on shields, and as you're trading, do fit a pair of point defence on the underside to protect your cargo hatch from hatchbreakers. Fill the rest with shield boosters. Chaff is mostly useless on a large ship, they don't create enough spread, so weapons will still strike your ship anyway, but can prevent module sniping.

I use the SLF and missiles on nimble targets, and the main guns on anything I'm facing. :D
Not much escapes.

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
 
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Valorin

Valorin
Hunter241 said:
Well, I would say use the C7 for a good shield and one of the C6s for a fighter bay, the other optional internals can be for cargo or whatever you fancy
A rate pretty much everything, Military Grade Composites for bulkheads
The military slot, I reckon a shield cell, helps for combat

Weapons wise, I suppose that’s down to your preferences. I run an all laser build so don’t need to spend money on ammo
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The problem with military grade composite is, that it's 130 millions for an Anaconda. To outfit a ship that big real good I fear you'd need about 400+ million credits. Something to save for when starting out with the first one.

EDIT: Just to agree with the other posters: point defence and shields. Actually saved my ...posterior a lot.
 
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CMDR Cosmic Spacehead

CMDR Cosmic Spacehead
You don't even need military grade alloys if you have access to the Engineers.

My Anacondas shields very very very rarely drop in PvE.
So all military armour does, is slow me down, and increase my rebuy, for no gain what so ever. Lol
 

Shiro Akai

Shiro Akai
Best bet is to dry-fit it yourself. Try this for starters and add/remove modules to your liking. Linked is trader oriented build I'd start from. 384t cargo space for 167M Cr. Some shields and basic weapons. Mind the power plant - weak but suffice for that build.

From here on you can remove some cargo racks / exchange higher tier for better shields. Fit Power Plant accordingly. Add weapons switch for better Power Distributor. Play with options, decide if you need rover bay or fuel scoop.
 

Aashenfox

Aashenfox
Grats, you've got about 1/4th of the money you need to build an optimal conda, keep going!
 
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Valorin

Valorin
Evoflash said:
I'd recommend doubling your Cr250m to Cr500m. You'll spend a lot of time otherwise trying to optimise a compromised build.

This was my attempt, but it's quite old now so probably need a refresh.

https://eddp.co/u/qCA9vevp
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I went down that lane as well for... well, a few days, until I figured that I was able to earn credits much, much faster with an Anaconda...
 

Evoflash

Evoflash
Valorin said:
I went down that lane as well for... well, a few days, until I figured that I was able to earn credits much, much faster with an Anaconda...
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Fair point. I pulled in about Cr370m from exploration in a delightful Asp. The rest came from CG's I think which I think I used the Annie for.
 

Stealthie

Stealthie
Here's a rough idea of how my "multirole" Anaconda looks: https://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda...BhBmcQUwIYHMA28QgIwV0A=&bn=Multirole Anaconda

Note that it's all been engineered up the wazoo.
Lasers all G5 Efficient. MCs overcharged, FCs double-shot, heavy-duty armor, FSD G5 range, bunch of other lightweight parts and then (IIRC) a G1 overcharged upgrade to the PP to run it all without any power management.

Empty slots give it around 250t cargo capacity or can be swapped for passenger cabins or HRPs/MRPs/SCBs as required.

Note, also, that it cost around Cr450m and has a rebuy of Cr20m.
 

ZeroAi

ZeroAi
Kevgee1976 said:
Hi guys... Im new here & still feeling my way around!!


Ive been pure trading with the aim of buying an Anaconda & then changing to a Trader/Fighter.




Ive got £250M creds saved up so can now get a 'conda!


What would be the best combination of weapons/Hardpoints etc with that amount of money for a Trader/Fighter?


Thanks in advance!
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With just 250m, I would outfit it for trading only until you can make another 300m or so to A rate it.
 

Ian Skippy

Ian Skippy
Urbanski101 said:
You can afford an Anaconda, but you won't be able to A grade all of the modules.
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Personal opinion: you almost never need to A-grade everything. And with the exponential increase in cost, I almost always recommend against it. My <250 explonda had no issue with hazres, spend wisely and you'll fly much more comfortable, safely knowing your rebuy is many times lower than that of the A-raters out there.
 
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Arkku

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Buy this to start with: https://eddp.co/u/sKfa6Jv2

Then go to Allen Hub in Upsilon Aquarii, board hop until you have all of those passenger seats filled to Smeaton Orbital. Supercruise 40 minutes -> you'll have 100M more. Repeat a couple of times for good measure. Then ditch the passenger cabins and outfit as you wish.
 

rrobes

R
Someone posted this already, get a Python first, a full-A Python w/ mil armor is 160 mill +/-. If you want to trade, a Python will get you into medium pads (lots of good paying missions go to outposts).

It makes CR at roughly the same rate as an Anaconda. If you get G3 on the mods at first you will have a capable ship that does everything and is faster than the Anaconda.

Plus you have a cushion for re-buys. Buy all your stuff at Li Yong-Rui for 15% discount.
 
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