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CMDRQuainMarln

CMDRQuainMarln
Codger said:
Thargoids are attacking in large numbers, apparently. I've never been much interested in Thargoid combat.

"Boss Fights," where you have to learn the complex patterns of the boss in order to defeat it, are not something I have enjoyed in any game. But there are a lot of people who do like that sort of thing, witness Elden Ring, for example.

Are any of you guys into this? I'm just watching it all unfold from the sidelines.

GALNET - 08 JUL 3308 - THARGOIDS LAUNCH ATTACK IN HIP 22460

GALNET THARGOIDS LAUNCH ATTACK IN HIP 22460 08 JUL 3308 Pilots’ Federation ALERT The HIP 22460 system has been invaded by large numbers of Thargoid vessels, with several multi-craft conflicts already reported. An alert was broadcast by Commodore Morag Halloran, military coordinator for Azimuth...
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I went to the effort of engineering the shieldless Chieftain "meta" AX combat ship for cold orbiting as they call it. I then discovered I can't even use the remote release flak launcher to get rid of the swarm, never mind attempt to hit anything with the gauss cannon (aka AX railgun).
It also takes an age to find a Thargoid Cyclops to fight.
But today it's different. I have a fleet carrier I can park next to non human signal sources, AX shard cannons and a Cutter that can have a class 8 prismatic shield, 2 x class 7 engineered shield cell banks and 3 flak launchers to compensate from my lack of skill. Or I could let the prismatic shield tank the swarm damage. I then still have 4 hard points for whatever combination of shard and gauss canons I want to try.
I should have prepared better for today. The prismatic shield is not engineered and the military grade armour is only grade 1 because the Cutter is a haulage ship for me and I don't want the extra weight and don't normally need the extra protection.

I'll go assess how much engineering I need to do and what materials I have. Maybe I'll try and destroy my first Thargoid. But Quain and my alt account just started a war in a system where we want our faction to wrestle control of a station from a bunch of pirate anarchists. So, you know, busy busy :ROFLMAO:
 

Marvin the Martian

Marvin the Martian
CMDRQuainMarln said:
I went to the effort of engineering the shieldless Chieftain "meta" AX combat ship for cold orbiting as they call it. I then discovered I can't even use the remote release flak launcher to get rid of the swarm, never mind attempt to hit anything with the gauss cannon (aka AX railgun).
It also takes an age to find a Thargoid Cyclops to fight.
But today it's different. I have a fleet carrier I can park next to non human signal sources, AX shard cannons and a Cutter that can have a class 8 prismatic shield, 2 x class 7 engineered shield cell banks and 3 flak launchers to compensate from my lack of skill. Or I could let the prismatic shield tank the swarm damage. I then still have 4 hard points for whatever combination of shard and gauss canons I want to try.
I should have prepared better for today. The prismatic shield is not engineered and the military grade armour is only grade 1 because the Cutter is a haulage ship for me and I don't want the extra weight and don't normally need the extra protection.

I'll go assess how much engineering I need to do and what materials I have. Maybe I'll try and destroy my first Thargoid. But Quain and my alt account just started a war in a system where we want our faction to wrestle control of a station from a bunch of pirate anarchists. So, you know, busy busy :ROFLMAO:
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That's the sort of stuff I want to get into when I get more experience (and a fully engineered ship) under my belt.
 

Skürt Avil

Skürt Avil
Oi! Toyah! Get back to work and tell that Fripp to stop messing about in the kitchen!
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Edit: Pics seem to be fixed now.
 

aRJay

aRJay
0threeleven said:
It's good money isn't it? Evacuating the minions from corroding space stations?
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If it is part of the CG then almost certainly.
Marvin the Martian said:
I have a couple of those in Deciat right now but haven't messed with them. Are they worth it?
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I like them enough that I will break my no passengers rule to do them, as long as you aren’t careless/unlucky enough to lose any ships you will make a profit. From an I want as much as possible in as little time as possible perspective they can be a good way to rank up with one of the superpowers.

Actually I should see if I can get to one in an appropriate build before the fires go out and see what they are like with my new rig.
 

aRJay

aRJay
0threeleven said:
Yes, get a Dolphin or some kind of a passenger ship and set it up for max body's, there should be a fleet carrier or megaship nearby and you shuttle evacuees from the station to the ship. Big bucks.
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If you don’t use a Dolphin fit lots of heatsink, a few tonnes of cargo space and some collector limpets to collect escape pods etc. inside the station before docking can also be useful.

Be prepared for the bribes from the passengers to leave immediately and abandon all their friends and neighbours to start as soon as the first passenger is aboard.
 
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