Yes indeed, similarly the lack of Woolies* annoys me and now W H Smith has gone (is going) from the high street too.
* To our antipodean friends, our Woolworths was nothing like your supermarket chain.
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Yes indeed, similarly the lack of Woolies* annoys me and now W H Smith has gone (is going) from the high street too.
* To our antipodean friends, our Woolworths was nothing like your supermarket chain.
It lets you fire the turrets at something straight in front of you without having to get a target lock in the same way you can with other mounts, it also I believe means chaff has no effect.
So while they behave more like fixed weapons they don’t get the buffs to damage and stability that fixed weapons get out of the box.
I see. Is it possible to bind this to a key to toggle? Then I could see some benefit.
Not that I am aware of.
I leave turrets set to Fire at My Target by default.
Regarding turrets, I have used them quite a lot, but only on large ships with lots of hardpoints. I usually just keep one or two "main guns" that I control directly, and use the turrets to keep the pressure up as I'm moving the ship around to face the enemy. When I get them in front of me I let go with the main guns.
Here's my Corvette build. It's nearly indestructible in PVE. I'm a terrible pilot, really, but I win all my battles in this thing.
s.orbis.zone
I also have a T-10 that uses ALL turrets, no main guns. In this case I use the SLF as the "main gun" and instruct it to attack my selected target. This then causes the target to become hostile, which then causes all my turrets to fire at them (I have them set to "Fire at Will." All I have to do as the pilot is maneuver the ship to keep the turrets more-or-less lined up. It's fun and effective in RES sites and excellent for doing pirate massacre missions, which is mostly what I use it for (but this ship isn't going to cut it in a Conflict Zone, it's more for relaxed "goofing around" combat).
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I'm also annoyed by PIP management, so these ships are designed to work with 4 pips in Shields and 2 in Weapons (and zero in Engines). I almost never move them. It's the lazy man's way of combat
I'm sure that the turrets have less "DPS" but I don't care. I win easily.
So that's my take on turrets.
Here's my Corvette build. It's nearly indestructible in PVE. I'm a terrible pilot, really, but I win all my battles in this thing.
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s.orbis.zone
I also have a T-10 that uses ALL turrets, no main guns. In this case I use the SLF as the "main gun" and instruct it to attack my selected target. This then causes the target to become hostile, which then causes all my turrets to fire at them (I have them set to "Fire at Will." All I have to do as the pilot is maneuver the ship to keep the turrets more-or-less lined up. It's fun and effective in RES sites and excellent for doing pirate massacre missions, which is mostly what I use it for (but this ship isn't going to cut it in a Conflict Zone, it's more for relaxed "goofing around" combat).
Coriolis EDCD Edition
A ship builder, outfitting and comparison tool for Elite Dangerous
s.orbis.zone
I'm also annoyed by PIP management, so these ships are designed to work with 4 pips in Shields and 2 in Weapons (and zero in Engines). I almost never move them. It's the lazy man's way of combat
I'm sure that the turrets have less "DPS" but I don't care. I win easily.
So that's my take on turrets.
This is my 'vette build:
s.orbis.zone
I wanted to do one for the Death Penguin but I ran into problems with Coriolis/EDSM - the ship is too new for them to have it.
I'm also thinking to give the Corsair a lick of paint. No black available so I was toying with Chrome. Or Chromed. Not sure there's much difference between the two - like "gold" and "golden".
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s.orbis.zone
I wanted to do one for the Death Penguin but I ran into problems with Coriolis/EDSM - the ship is too new for them to have it.
I'm also thinking to give the Corsair a lick of paint. No black available so I was toying with Chrome. Or Chromed. Not sure there's much difference between the two - like "gold" and "golden".
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Not sure about Coriolis but try a refresh on EDSY it has the Corsair listed under that single name.This is my 'vette build:
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I wanted to do one for the Death Penguin but I ran into problems with Coriolis/EDSM - the ship is too new for them to have it.
I'm also thinking to give the Corsair a lick of paint. No black available so I was toying with Chrome. Or Chromed. Not sure there's much difference between the two - like "gold" and "golden".
You might have to clear your browser cache to see it.
Second CNB run today. In the Corsair.
I'm afraid my fighting skills are very poor. Need to learn stuff like FAoff and how to actually do battle. I'm OK in my Vette as it's a tank but...
I had a couple of run-ins with elite Eagles and they ran rings around me. Then a Phantom nearly took me out when it released its SLF.
Back to school, Tyres.
I'm afraid my fighting skills are very poor. Need to learn stuff like FAoff and how to actually do battle. I'm OK in my Vette as it's a tank but...
I had a couple of run-ins with elite Eagles and they ran rings around me. Then a Phantom nearly took me out when it released its SLF.
Back to school, Tyres.
I'd love to learn from an experienced veteran and see your Vetter "tank" build. I'm OK in my Vette as it's a tank but...
(imitation is a sincere form of flattery you know (or is that Flaherty?)
Well, the chrome and gold paintjobs are mirror finish, while the paint with the added "-ed" is more of a brushed finish.This is my 'vette build:
Coriolis EDCD Edition
A ship builder, outfitting and comparison tool for Elite Dangerous
I wanted to do one for the Death Penguin but I ran into problems with Coriolis/EDSM - the ship is too new for them to have it.
I'm also thinking to give the Corsair a lick of paint. No black available so I was toying with Chrome. Or Chromed. Not sure there's much difference between the two - like "gold" and "golden".
That's my mode of choice as well.
I can relate. Though flying with the Buckyballers from time to time improved my skills slightly.
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I am not surprised if a Phantom and its SLF caused problems as someone must have been cheating.Second CNB run today. In the Corsair.
I'm afraid my fighting skills are very poor. Need to learn stuff like FAoff and how to actually do battle. I'm OK in my Vette as it's a tank but...
I had a couple of run-ins with elite Eagles and they ran rings around me. Then a Phantom nearly took me out when it released its SLF.
Back to school, Tyres.
The Phantom doesn’t have an SLF hanger.
Ah. Er... hmm. Well, there was a Taipan shooting me from something
We’re there any of these around?Ah. Er... hmm. Well, there was a Taipan shooting me from something
- Alliance Crusader (Class 5-6)
- Anaconda (Class 5-7)
- Beluga Liner (Class 5-6)
- Federal Corvette (Class 5-7)
- Federal Gunship (Class 5-6)
- Imperial Cutter (Class 5-7)
- Keelback (Class 5)
- Krait MkII (Class 5-6)
- Type-9 Heavy (Class 5-7)
- Type-10 Defender (Class 5-7)
I've seen SLFs (from some security force) in the vicinity of stations, today...
That being said...
I've been trying to get my hands on a container of Meta Alloys for Felicity. I vaguely remembered that it was possible to buy them at a certain station, but that either was some misremembering or got dumped during the Thargoid occupation.
And finding a fleet carrier with INARA doesn't seem to work properly, either. I copied the system name, pasted it into the search box, flew there and didn't find the FC. Data was about 6 hours old.
How did you end up in Deciat? I thought you were a Khun bro.
You can get meta alloys in Maia but I ended up somewhere else once because of a mispelling. Kind've annoying when you're starting the game and can maybe only jump three light years at a time.