Exploration fitted FDL

Commander Scipio

Commander Scipio
Hello there CMDRs

I was playing around with the Coriolis when i decided to do some experiment and see how good of an exploration vessel the FDL could be.
To my surprised it is actually not that bad at all. It it way better than what i would thing in my wildest dreams.
Of course is far from perfect but still. The most amazing thing for me at least is the 48.34 LY jump!!!:eek::eek:

http://coriolis.io/outfit/fer_de_lance/04A5A4A4D6D4D3C-----0202----3745v42f2i.Iw18aQ==.Aw18aQ==

Cheers
 

Conch

Conch
48ly in 3 jumps :p

if you change your shield gen, to a 16ton fuel tank it will be 136ly in 8 jumps..
 
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Ashnak

Ashnak
If you go down to 3A PP, 4D thrusters and a 5D distributor, you can even get over 52 ly.

Sure, it's a FDL. But it won't be able to do anything even remotely as good as an exploration equipped Asp.
 

_Fissure

_Fissure
Exploring in a FDL? You're a mad man! A stylish mad man, but a mad man none the less.
 
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jmp470

J
The FDL is my favorite ship, but, I'm not here to defend it's exploring capabilities. HOWEVER, you can literally fuel scoop with an 4A fuel scoop and charge your FSD at the same time. So if you do want to explore, it is actually decent for the Core. But, if you want to actually go somewhere... it sucks...

Although, I'm using this build and I'm headed to Fehu tonight. http://edshipyard.com/#/L=70O,5TP5Rr5Rr5Rr5Rr0_g0_g0_g0_g0_g3we,2-9Y7_6Q6u9Y6u5A,08c7RA4_w9qm2UI

I want to see how many missions I can stack and see how many NPC's I can fight off. If possible, I would like to stack 20 ish missions and fight non-stop.

The build I posted, can easily do a distress call and a SSS... as I did them last night... The key is to use your speed to separate the groups.

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Another thing... make sure you turn the orbital lines on. In my ASP-X I turn them off and use heat as an indicator of how close I am to the sun for fuel scooping. With the FDL, you will do an emergency stop before you hit 60%. This is also good for pulling other ships into a fight next to the sun. They cannot fire as much as the FDL can.
 
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Eldrazzi

Eldrazzi
With only 8 tons of fuel and 3 jumps you have to be VERY careful. It basically means looking at the galaxy map with every jump. Put the Fuel Rats on your speed dial.
 
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Asadaine

Asadaine
After I make trade elite i'm planning on taking an exploration trip round the bubble. You get the bonus of never being far from some missions if you get bored, or an outfitters, and no ship being impractical. An fdl might be a nice choice. Many of the best sites I've seen have been in the bubble.
 

d8veh

d8veh
If I were to go exploring in an FDL, I's use the build below. You don't need shields because there's nothing to shield you from. You then downgrade the PP, PD, thrusters and anything else as light as possible because you don't need power for anything, no speed. You need a range of minimum 100LY or it will be very tedious having to keep fuel scooping, and there'll be a danger of running out of fuel. There's no room for an AFMU, which would be very useful on a long trip. An Asp would be a lot better.

http://coriolis.io/outfit/fer_de_lance/02A4D4A4D5D4D3C-----0202----37f4v42f2i.Iw18aQ==.Aw18aQ==
 
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