Please can people share their fast combat ready builds - i seem to only be able to do one or another with any success so would be interested how to do a 800+ speed combat courier
Here's mine. This is a low range combat loadout. This is my high range racing loadout. Mix and match to your satisfaction. If you don't insist on keeping the 850 m/s boost, you can go for both the long range FSD and the guns. If you want to handle the heat when scooping, you can also upgrade your power plant for better shields.
Yes, I believe that is well-known now. It's really a question of whether it will be fixed in time for players to do any significant testing. In its present condition, it seems largely un-testable.
I think it (the Mamba) is very well testable, and doesn't need any further balancing, either. Unarmed testflight is here, armed loadout suggestion is here (didn't have the modules for that build lying around, but I'm wortking on it. Efficient pulses are done, preliminary dryfire test looks good, heat and power are manageable). If FD does anything to her, I'd prefer a modest boost speed increase - maybe 30 m/s more or so.
I also saw a different loadout suggestion - stick to a 6A low emissions PP and the large distributor, and go for lightweight weapons instead. Whether this (or such a) build will hold up to a FdL in a 1-on-1 is currently under discussion (and, probably, intensive testing...).