Ships Cutter Thrusters

SocraticMammal

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I noticed I still have 8C Thrusters on my Cutter with a G5 Clean Tuning upgrade making them perform (as far as I can tell) close to what a stock 8A would.

Upgrading to 8A is going to cost me around 150 mil, plus a trip to Mia for another upgrade.

Coriolis shows only a 30 mps difference in boost speed making it look like it isn't worth the trouble.

However with an 8A + maybe even Dirty Drives (no real heat issues to speak of) is there enough of a handling difference to make it worth doing? For instance will it recover from boost/turn any faster?

Thanks.
 

h347h

h347h
Get A thrusters and dirty drives. Hands down.

Plenty of guides out there on the internet to help you learn how to earn credits quickly so just look those up from google. Though they might not be current since we just had a patch. Anyways the credit grind will eventually be far far behind you and getting the max performance is going to eventually be the most important thing for you.
 
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CMDR Endincite

CMDR Endincite
The multipliers are the vital stat that gets modified, and they're better on As to start with.

The change in agility should be quite significant, though she's still quite the beast.
 

VonBlade

VonBlade
I used the beta to test how my Cutter would handle going from 7D with G3 DD to 7A with G5 DD.

Wasn't enough to justify the power/credit costs imho. That thing is a dog, and it will remain a dog no matter what you do. But that's just my opinion. I reckon you'll be disappointed and 150m creds in the hole.
 

CMDR Eryn Liamson

CMDR Eryn Liamson
You get to drift sideways much, much faster!

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Dave1029

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Someone said Clean Drives make the bigger ships have more drift. Confirm or deny? Don't know if I want G5 clean or dirties on my Anaconda.
 

evoelise

evoelise
8A Thrusters with Dirty Drives will make a big difference to the Cutter.

You'll be going a lot faster when you drift sideways into the station walls :)

Seriously it does make a difference but with the Cutter you'll need a lot of practice to be able to control the drift you get no matter what the thrusters (hippo on an ice-rink) but the more powerful they are the easier it is to control the drift - just remember you'll be going faster with the extra thrust.
 

thirstyfish

thirstyfish
SocraticMammal said:
I noticed I still have 8C Thrusters on my Cutter with a G5 Clean Tuning upgrade making them perform (as far as I can tell) close to what a stock 8A would.

Upgrading to 8A is going to cost me around 150 mil, plus a trip to Mia for another upgrade.

Coriolis shows only a 30 mps difference in boost speed making it look like it isn't worth the trouble.

However with an 8A + maybe even Dirty Drives (no real heat issues to speak of) is there enough of a handling difference to make it worth doing? For instance will it recover from boost/turn any faster?

Thanks.
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High grade dirty drives make a huge difference. With g3 dirty drives, my python matches my FDL in terms of speed and agility. Even clean drive tuning would be worth while, its just that the performance boost aren't as pronounced as the dirty counterpart, and you have less heat issues (if that is a thing for you). I have g3 clean drives on my FDL, and the results are still impressive.
 

CMDR Harada

CMDR Harada
You own a Cutter for goodness sake. Money is no longer an issue. If any ship in the game screams "Billionaire", its the Cutter.

Besides, it's an imperial crime to fly your cutter with less than the best.
 

deathmagnet

deathmagnet
I hear dirty drives are better at tier 1-3 but clean drives are better 3-5

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CMDR Harada said:
You own a Cutter for goodness sake. Money is no longer an issue. If any ship in the game screams "Billionaire", its the Cutter.

Besides, it's an imperial crime to fly your cutter with less than the best.
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Nothing screams "wish I was a billionaire" than a Cutter with class C drives
 

V'larr

V'larr
I've got 8A dirty drives on mine, and...it's still very drifty. On the other hand, it *cruises* at speeds that other ships used to *boost* at pre-Engineers, so you don't even need to use boost to save time when near stations - it's that fast. And it's very good at escaping any situation your massive amounts of armor, shielding, and weapons can't handle.
 

CptXabaras

CptXabaras
I've got 2 cutters, a warship and a multirole trader both with 8A thrusters and G5 DD. The trader cruise at 303 and boost at 482, the warship cruise at 285 and boost a 464.

You want A thrusters on the Cutter, believe me
 

smiths121

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I toddled around the galacy in a Python with C drives + G3 dirty drives for ages. Upgraded to A + G3 in the end, but only when the upgrade was "all the spare cash I had", and I moved to an area where there were more PvP players around that would want to make my day sad, they were the two reason to upgrade. If I had not moved the money would have been spent elsewhere.

It really does depend on what role your usnig that cutter in, your combat (or highest) Elite rank and game mode. I would argue a trader cutter in mobius or solo really does not need A + 5G, as your going to lose so much with the cargo on board that at 150MCr the gain is insignificant unless the cost is pockt change for you.

A multi role or combat cutter, or being in open even on a trae cutter, I would go for it. In these roles a lot more pointy things pointing at you, that extra 20-30 speed becomes important when running, let alone engaging.

Simon
 

JetsonRING

JetsonRING
SocraticMammal said:
I noticed I still have 8C Thrusters on my Cutter with a G5 Clean Tuning upgrade making them perform (as far as I can tell) close to what a stock 8A would.
Upgrading to 8A is going to cost me around 150 mil, plus a trip to Mia for another upgrade.
Coriolis shows only a 30 mps difference in boost speed making it look like it isn't worth the trouble.
However with an 8A + maybe even Dirty Drives (no real heat issues to speak of) is there enough of a handling difference to make it worth doing? For instance will it recover from boost/turn any faster?
Thanks.
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Engineer mods greatly improve the handling on a Gutamaya Cutter, thruster mods will improve speed in normal space as well as X/Y/Z performance but it is still a truck and will never perform like a racing car. At best, it will perform like a high-performance truck (which ain't bad).
 

SocraticMammal

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It's not really so much the boost speed but the maneuverability I'm hoping the upgrade would help. For instance if at 90% throttle and you pitch 90% would the better drives take less time to adjust your course? Or if slowing from 75% to 25% throttle?

Good point on the boost though meaning when you do you still slide you just slide faster. :)

Sounds like I need to keep saving my pennies.
 
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