Does someone have an optimal build for a supercharged FSD ship?
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I guess optimising for cold running in supercruise will help too. My initial instinct is that it was designed around the cold AX meta.
Is there a limit how far rewards will scale with supercruise distance? 
1. Slap one of these bad boys (FSD SCO) in
2. Add heat sinks
3. Fill all internal modules with additional fuel tanks
4. Do data runs to outposts very, very, veeeeery far out
5. PROFIT
It's a very narrow use case, but no conventional ship would come close.
1. Slap one of these bad boys (FSD SCO) in
2. Add heat sinks
3. Fill all internal modules with additional fuel tanks
4. Do data runs to outposts very, very, veeeeery far out
5. PROFIT
It's a very narrow use case, but no conventional ship would come close.
Having a cold ship makes no difference. Heatsinks don't negate the heat sufficiently unless you turn the boost off. It devours fuel, so fuel tanks would help, but you'd have to sacrifice a lot of internal modules to make up for the consumption rate. Definitely lives up to being a prototype.
It's cool though, and quite fun.
EDIT: For some reason heatsinks weren't working for me when I was testing originally but now they do, so my comment on them doesn't stand.
It's cool though, and quite fun.
EDIT: For some reason heatsinks weren't working for me when I was testing originally but now they do, so my comment on them doesn't stand.
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You use it to accelerate. You should not keep it engaged
It is superb for escaping planet gravity
New speed records to hutton orbital and other far out locations is one use. Looks like quick boosts of a few seconds vs just toggle it on is the way to go. Too much heat and fuel consumption to just leave it on.
Escaping gravity wells with short boosts is where this shines. You can also close gaps fast in smaller systems, or between moons with short bursts.
I claim 2 minutes and 6 seconds to Hutton Orbital.
The argument however is whether blowing up and redeploying at Hutton Orbital counts or not.
Obviously, I say it does
I would agree. If you end up in a ship in Hutton Orbital, you made the 'trip'.I claim 2 minutes and 6 seconds to Hutton Orbital.
The argument however is whether blowing up and redeploying at Hutton Orbital counts or not.
Obviously, I say it does
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Cool, did you also get the free Anaconda?I claim 2 minutes and 6 seconds to Hutton Orbital.
The argument however is whether blowing up and redeploying at Hutton Orbital counts or not.
Obviously, I say it does
This'll make CGs interesting...
If you're overcharging in a single system it doesn't need that much fuel so auxiliary fuel tanks are overkill.
heat sinks possibly though there doesn't seem to be any indicator as to when the overcharger is cooled down, it seems to be slightly behind the hull.
If you're overcharging in a single system it doesn't need that much fuel so auxiliary fuel tanks are overkill.
heat sinks possibly though there doesn't seem to be any indicator as to when the overcharger is cooled down, it seems to be slightly behind the hull.
The bigger the drive the lower the max overcharge speed increase.
Class 5: 80%
Class 6: 62%
Class 7: 46%
Class 5: 80%
Class 6: 62%
Class 7: 46%
The Moped only made it about a million light-seconds on its 18t fuel tanks.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7k8JEBOFjs
I have to git gud at controlling the roll. Does SCA work with SCO?
I have to git gud at controlling the roll. Does SCA work with SCO?
When SCA engages it disables the overdrive.
Call the fuel rats.
Here is all max speeds per SCO class
2 SCO=4,842c
3 SCO=4,402c
4 SCO=4,002c
5 SCO=3,601c
6 SCO=3,241c
7 SCO=2,921c
2 SCO=4,842c
3 SCO=4,402c
4 SCO=4,002c
5 SCO=3,601c
6 SCO=3,241c
7 SCO=2,921c
So small ships are better, maybe. But do they carry enough fuel
Sadly, it does not appear as though you can engineer the SCO Drive.
At least currently . . . .
Parked at Deciat, and the option to engineer is not available.
. . . . I was thinking Shielded with Thermal Spread :-(
The Guardian FSD range booster does increase range though.
O7 CMDRs
At least currently . . . .
Parked at Deciat, and the option to engineer is not available.
. . . . I was thinking Shielded with Thermal Spread :-(
The Guardian FSD range booster does increase range though.
O7 CMDRs
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