The Aken: An Into Burning Station Build for Elite Dangerous Odyssey

[Tiron Elite]

07 Commanders,

The Aken, my Intro burning station build for those commanders who like Medium ships that can do it all with no rank requirements.
Link found here:

Source: https://youtu.be/Ld0lgmYciTE


The Aken allows for 122 souls to be saved and 32 tons of cargo to be salvaged each run.

Let me know what you think

 

[Riverside]

I think burning stations always have large pads

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs89VLUVd78&t=1s


A Python can do it all though, by no means a bad choice

 

[Vardaugas]

And then there is the Type-7 for everybody short of cash but with the will to help.

 

[AkenBosch]

The Aken allows for 122 souls to be saved and 32 tons of cargo to be salvaged each run.

Let me know what you think

I am not your build, you are not my real dad and you won't tell me where to dock! Furthermore, burning stations are very hot and make my skin feel all rashy!

I can't even save my soul at that, but if it's Lavian brandy, I can salvage well in excess of 32 tons

 

[Sublime]

Pretty sure you can build a cutter that can stay inside a burning station indefinitely.

 

[here_it_comes]

I'd do a T10/T9 for burning stations rescues. Runs extremely cold, has high durability modules and can carry lots of passengers/cargo with room to spare for AFMUs/Repair Limpets.

Also no rank requirements.

 

[Treya]

Pretty sure you can build a cutter that can stay inside a burning station indefinitely.

Most definitely. After the "Nine Martyrs" attacks I cobbled together something from spare parts and was surprised how well my Cutter took to the heat despite not having bespoke low emissions parts. But it's a bit of overkill because even with a shield and several collector controllers there's enough room left for cabins/cargo to exhaust the mission pool within 2-3 runs. Not a big deal by itself but it means other ships are just as capable while being less expensive. Additionally Cutters don't take well to the explosions and get regularly pushed towards other landing pads by them, resulting in the occasional loitering fine and premature end of a run.
Especially that last point makes a strong case for the T7 with its superior maneuvering capabilities - though I'm sure Achenars finest appreciated being rescued in something befitting their status that day.

 

[Phill P]

Pretty sure you can build a cutter that can stay inside a burning station indefinitely.

This is correct, you can. Ideal for collecting all the items and materials.

With a Grade 5 Low Emissions Power Plant and Grade 5 Clean Drives, both with thermal spread, the Python can sit inside a burning station for around 1 minute 50 seconds before needing a heat sink.

With the same engineering the Corvette, Cutter and Anaconda do not need heat sinks and can sit in a burning station indefinitely. Of all of them the Corvette has the best cooling and agility (you can add 10% heat back with drag drives and it makes no difference, heat gets to 65% and stays there forever) and the highest passenger capacity (212 if shieldless compared to Cutter at 204 and Anaconda at 202).

The problem then becomes being able to clear out the passenger board in 3-4 trips, as noted above. I normally clear out the passenger board then switch to collectors and cargo and take missions from the rescue ship for pods etc. while the passenger board is refreshing, then switch back. If there is another station burning nearby you can alternate between the two stations doing passengers only.

It's a bit of a nonsense situation as the concept of having to wait 15-20 minutes to rescue more people is internally illogical but the passenger boards are copied from regular stations where you would not normally run them out of missions.