Viper power issues

FaolGlas

FaolGlas
Udayana said:
I also put life support to priority 3 when i tried with 4 laser beams on my viper in beta2. Everytime i deploy weapons it's "Darth Vader" mode :p
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lol that must add a whole sense of extra drama to any dogfights, not to mention the excuse to go "The force is strong in this one" as you keep on their tail guns blazing!
 

fergal

fergal
chuck your life support and sensors. Look at the power usage of your fuel scoop and shield cells. The power usage of them doesnt show on their screen, but you can see the different on the over all power screen when you go to remove them.

What KW scanner are you using? Look at its power and get a less power hungry version.
What weapons are you really using? Multicannons use very little power, I'm running 2 C2 lasers and have about the same power usage as you,
 

Starender

Starender
if you are smart then you ditch the viper, nerfed to hard

if you love this ship to much then you can only hope that someday a DEV will see how hard they damaged it


i'm at 12.6/12 power consumption and i don't even have all upgrade to A rank, can't even put a decent sensor, this is outrageous for a ship that has lost his former speed and have average maneuverability
i use a class D Warrant scanner, yes ! only a class D, and i'm set up for bounty hunt only of course because that is the only job that this ship can do properly

i can't even choose the weapons i want, i have to take those with very low power consomption


this ship is at a state where it is both hard and not worth it to use it
 
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Kandra

K
fergal said:
chuck your life support and sensors. Look at the power usage of your fuel scoop and shield cells. The power usage of them doesnt show on their screen, but you can see the different on the over all power screen when you go to remove them.

What KW scanner are you using? Look at its power and get a less power hungry version.
What weapons are you really using? Multicannons use very little power, I'm running 2 C2 lasers and have about the same power usage as you,
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KWs is a class C, I think, its the 3Km one not the 2.5 false advertising one, it reads as 7% draw
I really am running 4 gimbaled mutis I figured they would be cheaper on power than my quad pulse lasers, what I want to run are 4 gimbaled beams

and for all the people suggesting prioritizing my power
4 : scoops, FSD
3 : life support
2 : my class 1 multis
1 : everything else

Im fine with losing tier 4, tier 3 and 2 are in case taking powerplant damage reduces its effectiveness
 

Jtmzac

J
Definitely downgrade the life support and sensors and if you still need more power I'd downgrade the fsd then if you still need more downgrade the thrusters.

I'm running a b power plant, d thrusters, b shield ,a3 shield cell bank, gimballed class 2 multis, class 1 fixed beams and am only a little over my max power deployed. My setup is fine for elite condas so I won't be upgrading any further. You really don't need (and won't be able to fit) full a rating.

I understand wanting to use all lasers but the viper just doesn't have nearly enough power or capacitor to do it. You'll drain your cap in a few seconds. I still burn through mine faster than I'd like with class 1 fixed beams and class 2 gimballed multi's.
I also noticed the gimballed beams track a bit oddly and you'll lose all the long range capability with gimablled (fixed beams work well out to 2.5km).
 

fergal

fergal
Starender said:
if you are smart then you ditch the viper, nerfed to hard

if you love this ship to much then you can only hope that someday a DEV will see how hard they damaged it


i'm at 12.6/12 power consumption and i don't even have all upgrade to A rank, can't even put a decent sensor, this is outrageous for a ship that has lost his former speed and have average maneuverability
i use a class D Warrant scanner, yes ! only a class D, and i'm set up for bounty hunt only of course because that is the only job that this ship can do properly

i can't even choose the weapons i want, i have to take those with very low power consomption


this ship is at a state where it is both hard and not worth it to use it
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power and mass are the 2 things that are used to balance a ship. The fact that you can't just put all the A equipment on the viper is a good thing, you have to make choices as to what to buy. There is no best build.

If a ship can equip all of the A parts there is something seriously wrong with the ship.
 
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