Mass locking is a known issues
changing the hard-points will make it overpowered
is a fast travel ship, not a fighter
Various issues with Imperial Clipper
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Mass locking is a known issues
changing the hard-points will make it overpowered
is a fast travel ship, not a fighter
With the 16t fuel tank a B3 scoops fast enough. Well at last the way I fly.. I stop at every sun I am able to scoop just after I jumped into the system, well I mean I am next to it anyway..
SpiralRazor
Banned
Cant really compare the Clipper and Type 9. Type 9s hull mass is much greater and its much more expensive.
Python and Anaconda however...Umm....350 and 400!!!
Doesnt make sense to not have a 32 ton fuel tank on the Clipper. Its role is moving valuable items and people across the empire, which sounds more like Courier then Combat, even though its a milspec ship.
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Having done neutral to Baron:
From start to finish its currently going to take you a good 3-4 days of doing missions to raise the rep youll need to get the Baron promotion mission. Read Yukai's guide.
Well I was high enough in rank much quicker then I was able to buy one (Baron around ~5Mcr).
SpiralRazor
Banned
Scooping at every sun is super slow and will kill your credits per hour, if thats a concern..if not, fly on!
Not really, I usually only have a scoop installed while I am traveling long distances. Entering a System I pop up a system wide scan while I close up to the sun for scooping, target the sun and scan it while I look at the system screen. When I am done looking at it I am full usually and continue.
On trade runs fuel scoops doesn't really pay up for the cargo space you sacrifice.
II think the clipper is just fine (apart from mass lock), it's meant to be a fast transport rather than a dedicated fighting ship. A pair of C2 torpedo launchers will nail people with chaff.
I never used torpedos. Shouldn't torpedos be slow but devastating? Beside that I think the Clipper is the Counterpart to the Federal Dropship and thats a passenger transport ship.
It's the counterpart as in the Federation rank equal to Baron unlocks the Fed Dropship.
Nothing else.
Considering the effort you have to put in to buy one, it would be nice if it got some attention. The mass lock issue is a big one that really needs fixing as a matter of urgency, as it has been an issue for some time now.
Another 32T of fuel tank would ruin its sleek profile. Accept it for what it is: a ship that went for form over function.
Another bug is that a clipper can mount lower class sensors, like we could back in beta. I wouldnt recommend it tho, imagine they would fix it and you cant dock anywhere...
Thats a bug? I always thought thats a feature! :/
I take that back on Clipper and no collusion issues. Three weeks and not a problem, but today I've seen it twice.
Asp at 4% slowly tumbles through the mailbox, can't be going very fast, I am going less than 80 m/s and it crashes straight into my 4 pip 7D shield - shields down, hull damaged to 84%.
That's basically what I ate in a Cobra when I once finished off a badly damaged Asp as it was about to jump with boosting.
Asp at 4% slowly tumbles through the mailbox, can't be going very fast, I am going less than 80 m/s and it crashes straight into my 4 pip 7D shield - shields down, hull damaged to 84%.
That's basically what I ate in a Cobra when I once finished off a badly damaged Asp as it was about to jump with boosting.
I`m playing with Clipper about 21 days and have some insights:
For example 168t cargo and 6A shield. Good trade run can earn near 200k CR.
Once I crashed bay door, not in high speed, and with 6C shield and light alloy, I lost 100% of shield and 93% of hull!!! Repair cost more than 600k CR! So be aware. 6A shield cost 16,2M CR.
Later there is option to use 7E-D shield, it is a cheaper setting for combat. 6A shield has 168MJ and 7D 166MJ, price is 16,2M vs 1,9M CR. Then u lost 64t of cargo. Good option for combat.
TurboMK
- Stock Clipper is useless, likewise all stock ships in the game. With 6E shield it’s almost suicide to go to any combat.
- Be prepared, all outfitting is really expansive. I recommend go to all D equipment asap, because of mass.
- Shield vs cargo is simple question. From begging you will need cargo. To gain credits via business. I don’t see any other option how to use poor outfitted Clipper, then trade ship.
For example 168t cargo and 6A shield. Good trade run can earn near 200k CR.
Once I crashed bay door, not in high speed, and with 6C shield and light alloy, I lost 100% of shield and 93% of hull!!! Repair cost more than 600k CR! So be aware. 6A shield cost 16,2M CR.
Later there is option to use 7E-D shield, it is a cheaper setting for combat. 6A shield has 168MJ and 7D 166MJ, price is 16,2M vs 1,9M CR. Then u lost 64t of cargo. Good option for combat.
- I’m using D2 BL gimballed for front attack (500k each), and F3 PL turrets for cover of upper hemisphere (400k each). E2 BL T cost 2,1M. May be best choice (I’m scary of energy drain) should be D3 Beam Laser Turret for 19,4M each.
- I think it’s important to use better bulkheads. Its cost lots of money and huge mass, but u really can’t pay for repairs. 50% cost more than 300k. Before I start to use Clipper for combat I want to buy at least reinforced alloys.
- For combat, of course, use shield cells. It cost you another 8t of cargo.
- Use your speed. All bigger ships are slower, and most of others. Only Viper can really match. So you can easily run from uneven combat.
TurboMK