Hello Fuel Rats I am Prof. Norvegicus of the R and D Dept.
We in the Dept. try to trouble shoot any problems that we think could hinder you active Fuelers, in your brave missions to save the unfortunate Cmdrs who run out of fuel.
So to that effect we randomly plucked a pilot out of the Mischief to run some tests. Unfortunately we did not get the brightest of you. Cmdr Aitken was sent out to Robigo to do a few runs. Why Robigo? Well we have heard that the interdiction rate after picking up cargo has been high and that is exactly what we wanted. Also if he survived he would make a little money.
We sent the subject Rat with instructions to get interdicted and follow a set of procedures. Our findings and recommendations are listed below.
The Best Way to evade NPC Interdictions.
Throttle to 75% - This is the sweet-spot, set up a key binding for it if you do not have one already. Press it as soon as the interdiction begins.
Four pips to SYS – Unsure why this helps but the thought is that the on board systems help to repel the interdictors tether. Experimentation was preformed with four pips to ENG with unsatisfactory results. We did not try putting pips in WEPS as the Asp was unarmed.
Use Thrusters – Yes they work in Super Cruise while being interdicted. Our Fuel Rat uses a HOTAS with the thrusters bound to controls on the throttle.
With this method our lab rat had a very high success rate, most of the failed ones were due to him being to close to the entry point and flying into the exclusion zone of the star.
Below is listed ship and pertinent equipment.
Lakon Asp Explorer
Unarmed – Gave Cmdr Aitken a reason to evade.
1 heat sink and 1 Chaff Launcher.
A3 Power Plant
D5 Thrusters
D4 Power Distributor
We do not think that the type of life support (No idea why we fit this anyway), FSD and sensors matter. No shield cells or other boosters were used.
Please remember we were not using one of your better pilots, your attempts to evade should be glorious. We used an Asp as this seems to be a popular ship with Fuel Rats. Limited trials were done in an Anaconda, it laughs at the attempts and we conclude that it is probably the safest ship out there at the moment. We lack the data to confirm this theory.
We are still brainstorming the instancing issues and fervently hope that they will improve in the coming months.
As always your mileage may vary, as different ships will no doubt have different results.
Thank you for your time Rats and fly safe.
Professor Ralph Norvegicus
Head of Department,
Fuel Rats Research and Development.
We in the Dept. try to trouble shoot any problems that we think could hinder you active Fuelers, in your brave missions to save the unfortunate Cmdrs who run out of fuel.
So to that effect we randomly plucked a pilot out of the Mischief to run some tests. Unfortunately we did not get the brightest of you. Cmdr Aitken was sent out to Robigo to do a few runs. Why Robigo? Well we have heard that the interdiction rate after picking up cargo has been high and that is exactly what we wanted. Also if he survived he would make a little money.
We sent the subject Rat with instructions to get interdicted and follow a set of procedures. Our findings and recommendations are listed below.
The Best Way to evade NPC Interdictions.
Throttle to 75% - This is the sweet-spot, set up a key binding for it if you do not have one already. Press it as soon as the interdiction begins.
Four pips to SYS – Unsure why this helps but the thought is that the on board systems help to repel the interdictors tether. Experimentation was preformed with four pips to ENG with unsatisfactory results. We did not try putting pips in WEPS as the Asp was unarmed.
Use Thrusters – Yes they work in Super Cruise while being interdicted. Our Fuel Rat uses a HOTAS with the thrusters bound to controls on the throttle.
With this method our lab rat had a very high success rate, most of the failed ones were due to him being to close to the entry point and flying into the exclusion zone of the star.
Below is listed ship and pertinent equipment.
Lakon Asp Explorer
Unarmed – Gave Cmdr Aitken a reason to evade.
1 heat sink and 1 Chaff Launcher.
A3 Power Plant
D5 Thrusters
D4 Power Distributor
We do not think that the type of life support (No idea why we fit this anyway), FSD and sensors matter. No shield cells or other boosters were used.
Please remember we were not using one of your better pilots, your attempts to evade should be glorious. We used an Asp as this seems to be a popular ship with Fuel Rats. Limited trials were done in an Anaconda, it laughs at the attempts and we conclude that it is probably the safest ship out there at the moment. We lack the data to confirm this theory.
We are still brainstorming the instancing issues and fervently hope that they will improve in the coming months.
As always your mileage may vary, as different ships will no doubt have different results.
Thank you for your time Rats and fly safe.
Professor Ralph Norvegicus
Head of Department,
Fuel Rats Research and Development.
