Ship Builds & Load Outs Combat Dolphin?

Kenneth McGrew · May 24, 2017

Come on, one of you guys must be rocking with this??

I want to make one when I get back from my exploration jaunt but could use some pointers mainly PVE because let's be honest the phin aint gonna take out much else!

what hardpoints should I use etc.

I've come up with this... but nothing engineered yet but all engineers pretty much unlocked so anything's game

http://beta.coriolis.edcd.io/outfit...BhAOEGZQFMCGBzANokICMF9A===&bn=Combat dolphin

Ceekay · May 24, 2017

Prepare for ramming speed! perhaps it works like the Orca loads of armour and a few pea shooters for weapons

http://beta.coriolis.edcd.io/outfit...weloBhAOEoUwIYHMA28QgIwV0A=&bn=Combat dolphin

PigKiller · May 24, 2017

Coming this summer...
"Flipper: Combat Dolphin"
'He's beck to eat sardines and kick some tail fin. And He's all out of sardines!'
'Put that in your blow-hole!'

goemon · May 24, 2017

somebody used it with double railguns. i can imagine that being great, as for its yaw and pitch.

something like this: https://eddp.co/u/jtZj9xmH

CMDR Ahab · May 24, 2017

Was a thread about this a while back started by Goemon. Think we eventually worked out for PVE the best bet is a couple of missile launchers IIRC?

EDIT: Ah, here's the man himself

goemon · May 24, 2017

Kenneth Mcgrew said:
Come on, one of you guys must be rocking with this??

class 3b shieldcellbanks are a joke.... i definetly would go hrp + MRP as with all small ships, you gain much more hitpoints.

Kenneth McGrew · May 25, 2017

goemon said:
somebody used it with double railguns. i can imagine that being great, as for its yaw and pitch.

something like this: https://eddp.co/u/jtZj9xmH

I suck with rail guns though - its the lag from them firing! if they did small PA then we would be talking! is there a video?

goemon · May 25, 2017

Kenneth Mcgrew said:
I suck with rail guns though - its the lag from them firing! if they did small PA then we would be talking! is there a video?

there is one for sure, but how to find it.

you'll get better with railguns fast. one of the best tricks i learned doing target practice in high RES is, fitting a small fixed (efficient) beam, which works as a laser pointer.

i fly a sidey sometimes in high res... small focussed burst and overcharged MC corrosive. same could go on a dolphin, but the damage is still pityfull.

so, i strongly suggest to go the whole mile, and not only going to be the horror of RES and CZ in a dolphin, which will already bring some bragging rights with it, but learn to use railguns with it. the damage of every other c1 hardpoint is just too stupidly low.

high res with medium and large ships spawning are the best place for target practices - just help out the system security.

Kenneth McGrew · May 25, 2017

goemon said:
there is one for sure, but how to find it.

you'll get better with railguns fast. one of the best tricks i learned doing target practice in high RES is, fitting a small fixed (efficient) beam, which works as a laser pointer.

i fly a sidey sometimes in high res... small focussed burst and overcharged MC corrosive. same could go on a dolphin, but the damage is still pityfull.

so, i strongly suggest to go the whole mile, and not only going to be the horror of RES and CZ in a dolphin, which will already bring some bragging rights with it, but learn to use railguns with it. the damage of every other c1 hardpoint is just too stupidly low.

high res with medium and large ships spawning are the best place for target practices - just help out the system security.

found it... but I can't aim that gud!

[video=youtube;4QYLmqKF4KA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QYLmqKF4KA[/video]

goemon · May 25, 2017

another option could be dumbfire missiles ... in ammo increased racks. i'm using seekers on my dolphin for mission running with that special that converts damage to thermal. works nicely as a defensive weapon, but as those are not ammo increased, i can't even kill an interdicting npc viper.

goemon · May 25, 2017

Kenneth Mcgrew said:
found it... but I can't aim that gud!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QYLmqKF4KA

but you can get better! i'm still learning on railguns, but the curve is steep and satisfying

Ceekay · May 25, 2017

I remember watching it, the commander nearly cooked the Dolphin firing the railguns! but it performed quite well apart from the heat build up, I had a quick look on the forum but it may have been in the Beta forums so no sign I'm afraid.

I reckon the Dolphin would make a good railgun platform as it has medium agility, something twitchy like a Vulture or an Asp S isn't that easy to use railguns on in my experience

edit Yep that's the one!

goemon · May 25, 2017

Ceekay said:
I remember watching it, the commander nearly cooked the Dolphin firing the railguns! but it performed quite well apart from the heat build up, I had a quick look on the forum but it may have been in the Beta forums so no sign I'm afraid.

I reckon the Dolphin would make a good railgun platform as it has medium agility, something twitchy like a Vulture or an Asp S isn't that easy to use railguns on in my experience

edit Yep that's the one!

the dolphin as an insane yaw, which helps a lot with using railguns.