To be able to successfully create a build specification for a mission runner ship, your configuration skills must be good enough to account for the number of variables and requirements for all the mission types, to come up with builds that can practically or nearly do it all. It would be interesting to see what clever configurations players are running for the different ship classes.
The mission runner ship choice to my mind comes down mostly to a good balance of optional internals and jump range, as it needs various modules to be of utility for multiple roles, and it needs to be able to get to its destinations quickly enough to be efficient. Factors like speed, maneuverability, defense, and firepower would be secondary.
With that considered, and with price not being a primary factor, I'd pick the following as the best mission runner ship choices from each size class.
Large
Anaconda
Medium
Python
Small
Dolphin
The Dolphin will have the least versatility due to it being the smallest, and won't be very suitable for many combat missions, having only two small hardpoints, whilst the Anaconda would be the most versatile except for the large landing pad requirement, making the Python possibly the sweet-spot choice. If price were more of a factor, the Beluga Liner is a good alternative for the large ship class, the Krait MKII for the medium class, and the Cobra MKIII for the small.
Post your builds and list all the mission types they can competently complete, and let's see which configurations work best.
If you use a completely different ship for your mission runner, post it anyway, and demonstrate why you think it's a contender.
Coriolis Ship Builder I think has the most readable layout for ship builds, but the others will still work.
For reference, the Mission Types are categorised as follows.
EDIT: Passenger missions are not listed under the Courier category in the Wiki for some reason, but should be included as a Courier type mission.
The mission runner ship choice to my mind comes down mostly to a good balance of optional internals and jump range, as it needs various modules to be of utility for multiple roles, and it needs to be able to get to its destinations quickly enough to be efficient. Factors like speed, maneuverability, defense, and firepower would be secondary.
With that considered, and with price not being a primary factor, I'd pick the following as the best mission runner ship choices from each size class.
Large
Anaconda
Medium
Python
Small
Dolphin
The Dolphin will have the least versatility due to it being the smallest, and won't be very suitable for many combat missions, having only two small hardpoints, whilst the Anaconda would be the most versatile except for the large landing pad requirement, making the Python possibly the sweet-spot choice. If price were more of a factor, the Beluga Liner is a good alternative for the large ship class, the Krait MKII for the medium class, and the Cobra MKIII for the small.
Post your builds and list all the mission types they can competently complete, and let's see which configurations work best.
If you use a completely different ship for your mission runner, post it anyway, and demonstrate why you think it's a contender.
Coriolis Ship Builder I think has the most readable layout for ship builds, but the others will still work.
For reference, the Mission Types are categorised as follows.
EDIT: Passenger missions are not listed under the Courier category in the Wiki for some reason, but should be included as a Courier type mission.
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