I think a good way is to mix it up. If he likes a spot of trading, the python is perfect. And he can continue fighting in the vulture until he has enough to upgrade the python.
Did i upgrade to the Python too soon?
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I think a good way is to mix it up. If he likes a spot of trading, the python is perfect. And he can continue fighting in the vulture until he has enough to upgrade the python.
You're at the point now where upgrades are hard to finance with combat. If you're in a hurry to get a good loadout trading is the way to go. Power management is also more important on the larger ships. Slap some boosters on it and upgrade the shield as far as you can before anything else if combat is the way you're going to go.
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I was making millions at RES at 70m in my python.
Once again, thanks guys.
Definitely some food for thought. Glad i kept the vulture as ill stick with that until i get better upgrades. And ill take Faybs' advice and do some trade runs at the weekends when i have a bit more free time. Once again, a bit thanks for all the comments and advice
Definitely some food for thought. Glad i kept the vulture as ill stick with that until i get better upgrades. And ill take Faybs' advice and do some trade runs at the weekends when i have a bit more free time. Once again, a bit thanks for all the comments and advice
I Did this mistake up to my asp. Did better with the clipper later and saved 70m cr for it.
Priority should be getting an A rated FSD and then the power plant, thrusters can wait and aren't really necessary when fighting NPC. Once you've upgrade the plant to at least a 7C that should give you the headroom for a budget fit combat fit out. Then upgrade the Distro when you can, the power distro as it's the main bottleneck of your DPS.
Stick to pulses and C2 multi-cannon - cheap and still effective for RES farming. Equip a C5 or even a C4 shield gen and make up the strength difference with shield boosters, it's not as power efficient as a bigger shield gen but it's much cheaper.
Stick to pulses and C2 multi-cannon - cheap and still effective for RES farming. Equip a C5 or even a C4 shield gen and make up the strength difference with shield boosters, it's not as power efficient as a bigger shield gen but it's much cheaper.
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"I think the rule of thumb (for any ship purchase/upgrade) should be that if you can do it better (whatever it is you want to do) in your current ship then don't upgrade (or do downgrade if you are finding out the hard way)."
I made this terrible mistake last night - went to a FDL from a Vulture when I could only just afford it.. and I didn't even get to my first destination before I was interdicted by a drop ship and ended up running away, I was uselss with it, whereas I can eat drop ships for breakfast in the Vulture - with only 140k credits in the bank and 2.5million buy back cost I went straight back to the station and sold it again! Cost me about 5 million off my net worth to find out I can't afford a bigger ship yet, but at least I didn't blow it up
I made this terrible mistake last night - went to a FDL from a Vulture when I could only just afford it.. and I didn't even get to my first destination before I was interdicted by a drop ship and ended up running away, I was uselss with it, whereas I can eat drop ships for breakfast in the Vulture - with only 140k credits in the bank and 2.5million buy back cost I went straight back to the station and sold it again! Cost me about 5 million off my net worth to find out I can't afford a bigger ship yet, but at least I didn't blow it up
My Python story.
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I upgraded as soon as I could afford the ship, with all D-Grade modules and a little less than 2x rebuy costs (~2 million rebuy on mostly D-Grade equipment). I sold my T7 and Vulture to get it. I wanted one very bad (and I just wonder at its beauty every day)
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I started trading and added up to 240 Tons of cargo space. I have a nice three jump trade route so it was not too long before I could afford the A-Grade FSD and some better weapons. I now have a very nice Space Hauler (still mostly D-Grade) that makes a good profit trading performance enhancers and precious metals. I've just started my first rares trade route and its working out nicely.
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My point is if you don't use the Python for pure combat you can buy one and outfit if for trading and make yourself lots of credits. I really like the T7 but a Python gives you around 60 tons more cargo capacity and its a tough ship if you have a modest set of weapons and shields. I run first, and second ... but if they get the better of me in the interdiction I can turn and fight.
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As of today I'm up to 11 million credits and plan on buying a Vulture back soon or I may wait on 1.3 and see what the new ships that I can afford have to offer.
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I mostly do trade, explore and missions (some mining). So I would say imho, if you do combat the ship you fly should be mostly A-Grade modules, good weapons and shields (and 2 or 3x rebuy at least). I would never take my Python (as its now configured) to a fight. My fully upgraded Vulture (or Cobra) I would take into combat. The same applies to any ship.
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I upgraded as soon as I could afford the ship, with all D-Grade modules and a little less than 2x rebuy costs (~2 million rebuy on mostly D-Grade equipment). I sold my T7 and Vulture to get it. I wanted one very bad (and I just wonder at its beauty every day)
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I started trading and added up to 240 Tons of cargo space. I have a nice three jump trade route so it was not too long before I could afford the A-Grade FSD and some better weapons. I now have a very nice Space Hauler (still mostly D-Grade) that makes a good profit trading performance enhancers and precious metals. I've just started my first rares trade route and its working out nicely.
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My point is if you don't use the Python for pure combat you can buy one and outfit if for trading and make yourself lots of credits. I really like the T7 but a Python gives you around 60 tons more cargo capacity and its a tough ship if you have a modest set of weapons and shields. I run first, and second ... but if they get the better of me in the interdiction I can turn and fight.
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As of today I'm up to 11 million credits and plan on buying a Vulture back soon or I may wait on 1.3 and see what the new ships that I can afford have to offer.
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I mostly do trade, explore and missions (some mining). So I would say imho, if you do combat the ship you fly should be mostly A-Grade modules, good weapons and shields (and 2 or 3x rebuy at least). I would never take my Python (as its now configured) to a fight. My fully upgraded Vulture (or Cobra) I would take into combat. The same applies to any ship.
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Python is a good ship.
Python is a very good ship.
Python is a very good, sleek looking ship.
Python is a very good, sleek looking, awesome God mode ship.
Python ais a very good, sleek looking, awesome God mode ship, that is very expensive to 'quip for combat (200 mill.)
It has no power problems, you can equip SCB infinitely (almost) and run Shield Boosters x 3 on top.
then revert it to trader in an instant, land at outposts and make gazillions.
So all'n'all is the ship is useless and should be buffed.
Cheers Cmdrs ( especially fellow Python Cmdr's)
Python is a very good ship.
Python is a very good, sleek looking ship.
Python is a very good, sleek looking, awesome God mode ship.
Python ais a very good, sleek looking, awesome God mode ship, that is very expensive to 'quip for combat (200 mill.)
It has no power problems, you can equip SCB infinitely (almost) and run Shield Boosters x 3 on top.
then revert it to trader in an instant, land at outposts and make gazillions.
So all'n'all is the ship is useless and should be buffed.
Cheers Cmdrs ( especially fellow Python Cmdr's)
Apologies if someone already asked you this above as I only skimmed the previous few pages, but if you like bounty hunting so much, did you not consider the FDL if you had the cash for a Python? - you say you went from Vulture to Python so I'm assuming you made that cash the hard way bounty hunting, anyway