Fit an armoury to your carrier which takes 250t of space and you can buy an unlimited number of limpets any time.
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Oh well, maybe the devs need to fix the game so that all the blueprints I thought I'd pinned don't still show an option in yellow to unpin them then. I'd go back and check it again but right now I'm nowhere near the place as I've had enough of engineers and I'm about 800LYs away, getting further away all the time on a long exploration trip.
I might buy a Krait when I eventually get back to my base at the bubble. Also an Alliance Chieftan, which I think you also recommended a few pages back. I'm a collector of ships you see and want to get em all.
As for fuel scoops, I love the 5A one I have on the Dolphin as it completely refills the tank in a matter of only two or three seconds and it doesn't half save a lot of time.
If the Krait is for exploration, my humble opinion rates the Phantom over the MKII.I might buy a Krait when I eventually get back to my base at the bubble. Also an Alliance Chieftan, which I think you also recommended a few pages back. I'm a collector of ships you see and want to get em all.
As for fuel scoops, I love the 5A one I have on the Dolphin as it completely refills the tank in a matter of only two or three seconds and it doesn't half save a lot of time.
Yeah, same here. I had both, once I had taken the habit of bounty hunting with a Corvette, I didn't really know what to do of the MKII.
I think the Phantom is tailor-made for exploration, the only weak point I see to it is its foot print, which as medium sized can be limiting, especially in sites like Guardian Ancient Ruins where it can be difficult to find a spot to land.
Other than that, it beats them all in terms of versatility, I say that, but I first used an Anaconda for exploration or long range travel, to Colonia for example, but once I had adopted the Fuel Rats fit on the Phantom, I didn't feel the need to use the Anaconda that much either...
Fuel Rats Suggested Ship Loadouts.
The Diamondback Explorer can take a 2G planetary vehicle hangar and can land on small pads, I remember using one for a particular Guardian site but other than that, I prefer the Phantom by a fair margin.
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When you pin a plan, any other pinned plan automatically unpins.
You don't have to go back to Farseer to check it. You can check it at any port. Go to the Engineering tab and you'll see that none of the options you pinned except whatever the last one was is available.
Big time. The Mark II is for combat and mining, not exploration. The Phantom is far, far superior when it comes to exploration.
I actually parked mine right next to the triple material polls on the south corner of the guardian site I went to. I wound up having to move it though because I was so close the turret wouldn't deploy so I couldn't shoot the material markers off the posts.
I've never had a problem landing my Phantom anywhere.
Not sure, but I think I'd be using it for bounty hunting. Also the Alliance Chieftain. Pity I can only fly one ship at a time though.
I just came across some Notable Stellar Phenomena. Was able to download data and got a codex discovery bonus but I can't collect any samples as it looks like I need limpets which I don't have on the Dolphin. I did collect samples of these a while back though but must have been on a different ship. Probably the Asp X or Cobra MkIII I forget. Anyway I'll fit a research limpet controller next time I get a chance.
If you get the Chieftain, you don't need to Mark II. You can always pick up ships later when you get more money than you know what to do with. In the beginning though, I would get the Chieftain for your bounty hunting (it's cheaper and frankly better at it in my experience) and get a Phantom to do your exploration in.
Then down the road for a change of pace you can pick up a Mark II and try it out. I do bounties with it from time to time and it's quite good at it, but the Chieftain is better in my opinion. It handles far better, so you can keep your guns on target much easier.
I don't get all this love of the Phantom for trips out into the black. How do you cope with those awful bright white lights on the canopy in your face all the time? At least in the AspX you can change the FOV to move its bright canopy strut lights out of view but in the Phantom you are just stuck with it - crazy design in my opinion. It is even worse if I use my preferred option on my monitor of emulated HDR (which makes space look like space ).
Sorry to bang-on about it but it is a pet peeve of mine.
).Sorry to bang-on about it but it is a pet peeve of mine.
Thanks for the tip, does it mean that I can do this with no increase in mass?
If that's the case it's another 95 million credits but might be worth it, especiaally if it sells them which contribute to the Carrier Credit ballance...
Finding a landing spot is fairly an issue for me, no matter if I use the Star Chief (medium) or the Star Moth (small). Getting the SRV out of its bay, well, that is a completely different animal...
Sadly, I forgot to take a picture of the view from inside the bay...
But if you imagine seeing this geyser as the central object of your front window, filling it quite nicely... I think you get the picture.
At least I was able to drive around it to get out...
In another case, I was able to park my ship neatly above a small, flat mound, just big enough to fit between the struts of the landing gear. You could barely see it from the outside, but it was enough to keep the SRV from driving out - in any direction...
For those who wonder why I still use assisted landing to land on a station - the planet / moon does not care if it takes me several minutes to get my ship down on the ground. But as soon as there is a time limit in play, as it is on any station, all my skills crumble.
Sadly, I forgot to take a picture of the view from inside the bay...
But if you imagine seeing this geyser as the central object of your front window, filling it quite nicely... I think you get the picture.
At least I was able to drive around it to get out...
In another case, I was able to park my ship neatly above a small, flat mound, just big enough to fit between the struts of the landing gear. You could barely see it from the outside, but it was enough to keep the SRV from driving out - in any direction...
For those who wonder why I still use assisted landing to land on a station - the planet / moon does not care if it takes me several minutes to get my ship down on the ground. But as soon as there is a time limit in play, as it is on any station, all my skills crumble.
The Mk II has the same lights. It's never bothered me.I don't get all this love of the Phantom for trips out into the black. How do you cope with those awful bright white lights on the canopy in your face all the time? At least in the AspX you can change the FOV to move its bright canopy strut lights out of view but in the Phantom you are just stuck with it - crazy design in my opinion. It is even worse if I use my preferred option on my monitor of emulated HDR (which makes space look like space
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Sorry to bang-on about it but it is a pet peeve of mine.
That pink and purple combo certainly does though.
Personally I don't notice them...I don't get all this love of the Phantom for trips out into the black. How do you cope with those awful bright white lights on the canopy in your face all the time? At least in the AspX you can change the FOV to move its bright canopy strut lights out of view but in the Phantom you are just stuck with it - crazy design in my opinion. It is even worse if I use my preferred option on my monitor of emulated HDR (which makes space look like space
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Sorry to bang-on about it but it is a pet peeve of mine.
The armory takes up 250 tons of space, so the entire armory is like putting 250 limpets on board.
Yes, you can buy and sell limpets. It's exactly like when you're at any base anywhere buying and selling them.
So if I don't need to stock them, that's all gain for Carrier fuel range then, perhaps well worth the investment.
btw I tried the Chieftain, but I don't think I've been using it properly, also, the one thing I never managed in this game is fighting Thargoids and I know that this ship is very good at it with the right fit, I might give it another go. For the time being, making credit to finish my long range Carrier trip prep is in order...
In passing I'm still improving on my Phantom fit with some weight saving (Level 3 Lightweight 4E Life support), the Jump range increases.
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It is, especially when you consider that it can sell you infinite limpets. If you get out to the black and find a hot mining spot you can sit there for weeks and mine to your heart's content because you'll never run out of limpets.
Also important to consider you can rearm any ship you have as well if you park out there and fight thargoids.
All of that for just 250 tons of space. It's the best deal in town.
I beliebe it is. Working at it.
It contribute signirifantly to increasing Carrier range, and that's what I've been working at for a while now, 2,250 tons of Tritium available to the Carrier is a lot of range, and opens some serious options for exploration.
The only thing is, it cost a fortune but I believe I can manage, been doing some bounty hunting but also trade routes with my Imperial Cutter, it's a bit boring but it pays <> 21 million per rotation...
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You are using MASSIVE equipment on that thing and just KILLING your jump range.
Using smaller modules you'd increase your jump range by 10 LY almost instantly.
I use a 4A power plant, 4D thrusters, 4D life support, 3D power distributor and 6D sensors. I also carry a 5C fuel tank. I can do 9 jumps of 70+ LY without refueling.
Never, ever use E rated modules. They're the absolute heaviest of the lot. Go D whenever possible. They're typically the lightest.
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EDHM could be your friendI don't get all this love of the Phantom for trips out into the black. How do you cope with those awful bright white lights on the canopy in your face all the time? At least in the AspX you can change the FOV to move its bright canopy strut lights out of view but in the Phantom you are just stuck with it - crazy design in my opinion. It is even worse if I use my preferred option on my monitor of emulated HDR (which makes space look like space
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Sorry to bang-on about it but it is a pet peeve of mine.
I know, this fit is not meant strictly for exploration, I do a LOT of material farming with it, meaning multiple scanners and 2 SRV (I got the habbit to lose one from time to time stocked in someawkward spot) and I made some adjustments to fit my own flying if I can say so, I needed more thrust for high G planets landing and more power so it is a compromise but as you pointed out in the case of the 4E Life support, I still can improve on it.
At 4 tons the stock 4D is 6 tons lighter, once engineered it should look a lot better.
Just killed a pirate on a Mamba while in a trade trip but NO BOUNTY? Only the second time it happens, last time it was an Anaconda, juicy targets, big bounties notmaly, what gives?
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