Federal Gunship Build Advice?

EXE Sasser

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Greetings,

Currently building a FGS for pvp. Yes, I'm bleeding mental, yes I know it's rubbish for pvp and yes I know I'll die more often than a noob in a sidey.

Anyways, I want opinions on this build. Good points, bad points, suggestions etc.

All comments good or bad will be appreciated. And no, Im not flying a FAS, FDL or Krait. 🤣

URL for Gunship Test Build BELOW



https://s.orbis.zone/pyk
 

StalkerMac

StalkerMac
Have you checked in the Forum title categories for the builds you may find something there

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Screemonster

Screemonster
Corrosive doesn't care about the size of hardpoint you put it on. I usually stick it on one of the smalls and mod it for ammo capacity because really the difference in DPS on a small hardpoint is pretty minor and it means the effect doesn't impact your large hardpoint. Personally, I run OC autoloaders on my large and two mediums, overcharged incendiary on the other two mediums and a small, and high-capacity corrosive on the other small.

The gunship's shields are weak. That prismatic might be big, but once it's down it's gonna stay down, at which point the fact that you've sunk all your utility points into it is gonna be so much waste. Once those shields drop, if your opponents are running any kind of missile build, your modules are gonna end up as so much scrap metal, especially with only one MRP, and if they're running gimbals you're gonna wish you brought chaff.

Consider swapping the engineering on that smallest HRP to thermal resistant, it'll get your resistances more balanced without impacting your overall HP too much.
 

Bob Lighthouse

Banned
Bob Lighthouse
EXE Sasser said:
Greetings,

Currently building a FGS for pvp. Yes, I'm bleeding mental, yes I know it's rubbish for pvp and yes I know I'll die more often than a noob in a sidey.

Anyways, I want opinions on this build. Good points, bad points, suggestions etc.

All comments good or bad will be appreciated. And no, Im not flying a FAS, FDL or Krait. ��

URL for Gunship Test Build BELOW



https://s.orbis.zone/pyk
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I agree about putting the corrosive on a medium, and I'd put OC/autoloader on the large.
I'd use a shielded FSD.
Also biweaves + 5d MRP instead, plus a couple of PDs, and add a fighter.

I use this build a lot (credit to CMDR Falter): https://s.orbis.zone/pz2
 
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Wasp0

Wasp0
I disagree with you OP, the FGS is an Excellent PvP ship, just watch this linked Youtube Vid, it got me into building one like it and i must say it bloody works a dream. The only difference is i sacrificed a C2 Mine slot for a Packhound with drag, so once they fell into my honey trap and their vastly overpowered shields just melted, i could then pick off their drives, and leave them DEAD. You can toy with them then by picking off their weps one by one or go for the Kill with the Frag.

YT Vid courtesy of the quite excellent Cmdr (on the video title)........ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qmV1qeAXOY

My FGS Build.... https://s.orbis.zone/q0d
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
EXE Sasser said:
Greetings,

Currently building a FGS for pvp. Yes, I'm bleeding mental, yes I know it's rubbish for pvp and yes I know I'll die more often than a noob in a sidey.

Anyways, I want opinions on this build. Good points, bad points, suggestions etc.

All comments good or bad will be appreciated. And no, Im not flying a FAS, FDL or Krait. ��

URL for Gunship Test Build BELOW



https://s.orbis.zone/pyk
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my strongest ship is my FGS, basically it was pre krait and i wanted a medium ship with SLF. it is the only on i have fully engineered (though are grandfathered with no god rolls I have not upgraded to the new system)

make sure you build it with SLF in mind, if you dont want an SLF you dont want a FGS.

[for PvE] i find a mixture of rapid fire pulse lasers and multi cannons (1 corrosive the rest overcharged iirc) works well.

I use heavy duty light armour, charged enhanced distributer and you will have to G5 your FSD and your boosters to make it fly well.

edit i just read OP better.....................i cant comment on PvP however but my FGS is a tank for PvE and allows me to have fun in the SLF.
 

[VR] Mad Mike

[VR] Mad Mike
Bigmaec said:
A large multicannon a medium multicannon a medium multicannon a medium multicannon a medium multicannon a small multicannon a small multicannon...

Just sayin' :D
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iirc i have 3x over charged and 1x corrosive medium MC and then the rest are rapid fire pulse lasers. combined with my SLF it can deal a lot of damage.
 

Bigmaec

Bigmaec
Mad Mike said:
iirc i have 3x over charged and 1x corrosive medium MC and then the rest are rapid fire pulse lasers. combined with my SLF it can deal a lot of damage.
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According to Rinzler that is not the correct way to fly a Federal Gunship.

[video=youtube;fJ1oBDQHhfM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ1oBDQHhfM[/video]

THAT is the correct way to fly a Federal Gunship, as I said :p
 

Pville_Piper

Pville_Piper
Bigmaec said:
According to Rinzler that is not the correct way to fly a Federal Gunship.



THAT is the correct way to fly a Federal Gunship, as I said :p
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Careful now... That video has a problems... The swearing isn't with a funny foreign accent and thus may result in a warning.

That being said, it's a great video!
 

The Replicated Man

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Federal Gunship - Rivertide's Build

Reactive Armor - Grade 5 Heavy Duty with Deep Plating
6A Power Plant - Grade 5 Armored with Low Emissions
6A Thrusters - Grade 5 Dirty Drives with Drag Drives
5B Frame Shift Drive - Grade 5 Armored with Thermal Spread
4A Life Support - Shielded
4A Sensors - Long Range
7A Distro - Charge Enhanced with Super Capacitors
6C Bi-Weave with Grade 5 Thermal Resist Shields
6D Fighter Hangar - 2x Fixed Beam Taipans (most dps and best anti shield regen fighters)
5D MRP
3x 4D HRP - Grade 5 Heavy Duty with Deep Plating
2D HRP - Grade 5 Thermal Resistant Armor with Deep Plating

2 Grade 5 Resistance Augmented Shield Boosters with Super Capacitors
1 High Cap Chaff
1 High Cap Heat Sink

4 Grade 5 Efficient Plasma Accelerators - 1 TLB 1 DISP 1 DAZz 1 DISP
2 Grade 5 Long Range Railguns - 1 Super pen 1 Feedback Cascade

Overall Armor= 4000-4400
Shield Strength= 250-300mj
Boost= 420mps

Use this build with FA off and practice on NPCs, then move on to larger fish. It is very capable in 1v1s but gets overwhelmed against 2 or more (experienced pilots)
 
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Threeofseven

Threeofseven
Bigmaec said:
According to Rinzler that is not the correct way to fly a Federal Gunship.



THAT is the correct way to fly a Federal Gunship, as I said :p
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I don’t know that this video is accurate in 3304. After fdev stupidly buffed the FDL with a bigger power plant, almost every one of them will have PAs and two feedback rails. So the weak shields won’t last long and banking will be stopped. Also the SCBs will use up your space for a fighter hanger. I think bi-weaves and Hull tank is the best choice now.
 
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