Newcomer / Intro Beginners don't overlook the Adder

Firebeard · Dec 31, 2014

I posted a few days ago about trying the Adder instead of the hauler as a jack of all trades.

I tried it, and have fallen in love with my little ship. It is not often commented on (from glances at the forum) but really does allow great flexibility.

I wasn't going to invest too much into her but I think everything has now been upgraded. I have (currently) 18 tons of cargo space 2 gimballed burst lasers and a fixed beam as well as upgraded power plant etc.

She's a lovely little fighter and also can haul a decent cargo too.

If you're a ADD type who doesn't like to stick to one thing for long please try this humble little chap - I think I'll keep her a while now!

Cmdr Firebeard

ReaperAlex · Dec 31, 2014

i called mine the battle bus after fitting 3 gimbled multi-canons on her

i like having a dedicated combat ship and a multi-roll ship. if i was starting over then the adder would be on my short list for multi-roll ships.

HipToss · Dec 31, 2014

Never flown it, but have heard nothing but good things about it. Now put it up against a formidable foe in a better ship... Lets see how it fares.

ChrisR · Dec 31, 2014

why wouldnt you just get the cobra instead?

ReaperAlex · Dec 31, 2014

ChrisR said:
why wouldnt you just get the cobra instead?

70K vs 350K is why

HipToss · Dec 31, 2014

ReaperAlex said:
70K vs 350K is why

...And the cost of upgrades and insurance.

ReaperAlex · Dec 31, 2014

HipToss said:
...And the cost of upgrades and insurance.

yup, the adder is so close to the sidey that if you flog the guns first you'll have enough to get rocking in a stock adder when you buy the guns back. the cobra on the other hand, i held out until i had 600K to buy my cobra (didn't part exchange) and that let me get some comfortable upgrades. i think insurance started at 30K for that and of course has gone up since i've poured more into it

Firebeard · Dec 31, 2014

My adder (with a lot of help from the security) just killed an NPC Anaconda

shuffling various things around shes at 13ly unladen 10 laden 22 tons of cargo space and with 3 weapon mounts packs a punch. The 40,000 bounty has swapped my beam laser for a railgun... Overkill?

Quineloe · Dec 31, 2014

HipToss said:
...And the cost of upgrades and insurance.

This. The Size 4 upgrades for the cobra are the first really expensive stuff you'll probably buy. My Cobra has a much higher value than my Type 6 transporter, and the weapons I have on it are cheap, so that's not where the difference is coming from (4 fixed pulse lasers)

di6turbed · Dec 31, 2014

I totally agree with the OP. Just bought my adder yesterday - it is quite nimble, quite fast, quite resistant and can carry around 16t of cargo. Perfect ship for diverse tasks and incredibly cheap for what it can do.

Firebeard · Dec 31, 2014

They seem to fly under the radar a little but im loving it. Have the range to pick up missions and the firepower to take down most things. And even my kitted out one still rebuys for 11k - I love it.

CMDR Alex Occasus · Dec 31, 2014

Hmmm good to know, thanks for the tip!
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I dropped my scanner and added a 2T cargo hold on my Sidey and have made a good enough living to upgrade my FSD, Powerplant, Distribution, and pulse lasers. I am in love with it right now as a multi-use little guy. I even got my first kill of an NPC (they were even in a Viper!) last night that interdicted me (usually I just run!). It was exhilarating and frightening both at the same time.
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I had been pondering when I would try and kit out a hauler, but was leery about any combat capability if I can't run as effectively would my 'techniques' still work? I don't know, but reading about the Adder it may be my next ship!

Veloxi · Dec 31, 2014

Hello! Wanted to chime in and also lend my support for the Adder, an excellent little multi-role ship that's versatile and fun to fly, and is a great step toward the Cobra. Had a lot of fun smuggling adventures in mine, and also the first kill after release as well.

wigwam12 · Dec 31, 2014

wish I'd read this before I bought my Hauler.
Just about to embark on a Rares journey (ie go hunting for them to trade).

Would you swap out a hauler for adder for mainly trading?

HipToss · Dec 31, 2014

wigwam12 said:
wish I'd read this before I bought my Hauler.
Just about to embark on a Rares journey (ie go hunting for them to trade).

Would you swap out a hauler for adder for mainly trading?

The Hauler is fine. I got rid of shields and was trading 20T cargo. Worked up to the Type 6 with it.

Ogidch · Dec 31, 2014

You can get 18 tonnes of cargo and still keep your shields.

Great little ship, I am using a Cobra now but the Adder got me the credits to do that through trading and a little bit of kill warrant scanning as well.

Firebeard · Dec 31, 2014

wigwam12 said:
wish I'd read this before I bought my Hauler.
Just about to embark on a Rares journey (ie go hunting for them to trade).

Would you swap out a hauler for adder for mainly trading?

If all I wanted to do was trade probably not as with the right loadout you can get a fair amount more cargo space - but its a little weak in defence - which concerned me.

I think I've topped the adder at 22 tonnes and kept my shield.. If I lost the shield possibly 24-26 but has 3 gun mounts.

carlisle · Dec 31, 2014

My Adder has a jump range of 17.86 Unladen / 14.62 laden (both from fully fuelled), I fitted a B3 FSD and optimised most of the other modules for lightness, but I still have a D3 shield generator, power-plant, thrusters and sensors, and I have fitted a shield cell bank instead of the discovery scanner, and kitted it out with a max cargo capacity of 16t. With a combination of a pair of gimballed lasers, one burst and one beam in the small slots, an a gimballed multi-cannon in hte medium slot for finishing them off when the shields are down, a kill-warrant-scanner and chaff I can bounty hunt with it, and carry goods across the galaxy. I have one maxed out module, my A2 power distributor, which comes in nice and handy.

I think you could actually get up to 24t of cargo space while keeping your shields, as it has 2 class-3 compartments, 2 class-2 and 1 class-1. If you bought a class-1 shield, put it in the class-1 compartment and then put class 2 and 3 cargo racks in the rest you should have 2 8t racks and 2 4t racks, which is 24t.

CMDR Alex Occasus · Jan 1, 2015

Well I am saving my credits and have enough I think to kit out a decent Adder.
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But, where do I find them? Every shipyard I have been to (some with a very good selection on outfitting) none of them have the Adder in stock?
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Are they that rare? Empire space only?
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I am lingering around Sun Takush right now....

Buktu1975 · Jan 1, 2015

Cavetoad69 said:
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But, where do I find them? Every shipyard I have been to (some with a very good selection on outfitting) none of them have the Adder in stock?
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Are they that rare? Empire space only?
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I am lingering around Sun Takush right now....

You can see a short list of availability here: http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Adder

I am just about to buy an Adder myself and I could see one a few minutes ago available in "Beten". Must not be too far from Sun Takush I believe.