#DBXLove
It's a nimble, flexible and surprisingly capable little ship. Piloted one during the Distant Worlds 2 expedition last year. Did Hull Seal missions, ran escort (there were hostile NPCs in one planetbound POI outside the bubble) , explored, undertook mining and bounty missions in one CG.
Superb jump range, excellent cockpit view and great handling characteristics. In an expedition where anything could and did happen the DBX was a great choice.
Mine has been to Colonia & back twice, via a couple of very roundabout routes that took in Sag a*, far "west", many nebulae and highest & lowest points I could get to on the plane. Generally, as an explorer, I park up in the scooping zone (DBX runs so cool you can just hang there) and used the filling time to Full Spectrum Scan the system. With just over 60ly max range for standard jumping, getting 7-8 jumps per full tank, and if stopping to FSS regularly - which I do - rarely ever had to scoop from empty anyway.I love this ship too. Did having such a small fuel scoop bother you on such a long trip like Distant Worlds 2?
I love this ship too. Did having such a small fuel scoop bother you on such a long trip like Distant Worlds 2?
What class of fuel scoop are you using? I am only using class 4, so maximum scoop rate is under 170 units per second.Proud owner reporting in!
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BTW, Why are some people complaining about scooping rate? Is 343units per second not enough? I'm usually refuelled before I traverse the star...
What class of fuel scoop are you using? I am only using class 4, so maximum scoop rate is under 170 units per second.
What class of fuel scoop are you using? I am only using class 4, so maximum scoop rate is under 170 units per second.
well you must have some rather strange engineering as a stock BDE won't overheat that easily with a 4A scoop....I am actually using class 4A fuel scoop. Maximum scoop rate is under 170 units/s when I throttled down to minimum speed in Supercruise mode, ship temperature is about 62 degree celsius. If I try to get any closer, the colour of star will change from orange to purple-red, and my ship will slowly overheat.
I am actually using class 4A fuel scoop. Maximum scoop rate is under 170 units/s when I throttled down to minimum speed in Supercruise mode, ship temperature is about 62 degree celsius. If I try to get any closer, the colour of star will change from orange to purple-red, and my ship will slowly overheat.
Maybe you are right in that I have all my modules switched on at all time. I don't like the hassle of switching on and switching off modules.Try switching off all the modules you do not necessarily need, like weapons, AMFU etc... I only power modules I really need... What is your base temperature? Mine is about 20... I could go down to 17 when I switch off shields and distributor...
Post your full outfit configuration, maybe we can identify the reason...
Also I noticed that some stars overheat my ship quicker than others... Maybe that could be the reason? If I'm not mistaken (and I really do not remember exactly, but some smaller stars did overheat my ship even before hitting the 343units/s limit)
Maybe you are right in that I have all my modules switched on at all time. I don't like the hassle of switching on and switching off modules.
This is my build:
Coriolis EDCD Edition
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I have weapons fitted - for science, when I come across notable stellar phenomena
(And early days, thousands of ly from anywhere, I once accidentally turned an npc hostile in my srv. Managed to board ship and splat them into mats)