Newcomer / Intro What Guardian tech is worth getting?

[Cohen the Worrior]

Doing the CG so will be getting the FSD booster.
Anything else worth getting?

 

[Dragsham]

Guardian shield booster. Good for small ships.
Also guardian module reinforcements.
Gauss cannon for thargoid bashing.
Think that's it really the rest is superseded by human engineered stuff.

 

[Old Duck]

Personally the FSD booster is the only Guardian tech I thought worth the grind, but I really have no interest in fighting Thargoids. Now if somebody invents a Guardian-based tractor beam to replace collector limpets (and stop drifting ships), I'll grind all day long for that!

 

[Dragsham]

Tractor beam is a must for piracy. Totally. Or a grappling hook hehe.
And while we're at it, why not a cloaking device : )

 

[Speedcuffs]

FSD booster.
Shield booster.
Module Reinforcement.
Gauss cannons.
Possibly Shard cannon.

 

[Hawk of Battle]

All of it, if you wanna get that sweet 100% completion achievement.

 

[Demonlord79]

Agreed, all of it. Its the OCD part of me that is like a collection junkie... FSD Booster is a must. Everything else is an upgrade from stock until you engineer parts then everything is kinda useless minus the FSD Booster of course....o7
Weapons are pretty much Anti-Thragoid, dont compare to regular weapons due to engineering.
but its all about the bragging right I suppose...

 

[Dommarraa]

Get one of the SLF. They are pretty rubbish, but very pretty.

 

[[VR] Orodruin]

The power plant and power distributor can sometimes come in handy on ships where they are not essential to be completely optimised as the guardian versions do beat regular unengineered human counterparts.

 

[Cohen the Worrior]

Should have made this clear. The only combat ship I have at the moment in the Vulture. Can this be equipped with two Gauss cannons?

 

[Speedcuffs]

Should have made this clear. The only combat ship I have at the moment in the Vulture. Can this be equipped with two Gauss cannons?

Yes, they'll be class 2 not class 3 though.

 

[Cohen the Worrior]

Hmmm, that's unfortunate.
What would be the next lvl AX ship after the Vulture then?

 

[aRJay]

Hmmm, that's unfortunate.
What would be the next lvl AX ship after the Vulture then?

From comments in the CG thread the Chieftain, Crusader and Krait mk II work as AX ships.
The Krait could carry 3 large AX multicannons, fixed or turreted, and two Gaus cannons, certainly with the multicannons turrets it can rip through Scouts.

 

[[VR] Orodruin]

Hmmm, that's unfortunate.
What would be the next lvl AX ship after the Vulture then?

AXI has a list of suggested ships: https://www.antixenoinitiative.com/wiki/ship-builds/all-builds

From comments in the CG thread the Chieftain, Crusader and Krait mk II work as AX ships.
The Krait could carry 3 large AX multicannons, fixed or turreted, and two Gaus cannons, certainly with the multicannons turrets it can rip through Scouts.

All of those are very capable ships. I would not equip AX MCs on any ship that is intended to take down interceptors above cyclops as gauss cannons are way more effective.
(There is an AXI challenge to take down a Basilisk without Guardian or Advanced technology. It is one of the rarest ranks on the AXI discord. This is what it takes:

)

 

[Cohen the Worrior]

AXI has a list of suggested ships: https://www.antixenoinitiative.com/wiki/ship-builds/all-builds


All of those are very capable ships. I would not equip AX MCs on any ship that is intended to take down interceptors above cyclops as gauss cannons are way more effective.
(There is an AXI challenge to take down a Basilisk without Guardian or Advanced technology. It is one of the rarest ranks on the AXI discord. This is what it takes:

)

Thanks for the info. I'm planning on getting the Guardian power plant then shield and module reinforcements.
Let's see how far I can get them done.

 

[Cohen the Worrior]

All Guardian modules unlocked.
This is the current Vulture but with the Guardian modules it could be upgrade to this. Any tips?

But on the DBX it only makes a small difference.

I'm going for the Guardian fighters now.

 

[MishaTX]

This is the current Vulture but with the Guardian modules it could be upgrade to this. Any tips?

I wouldn't bother with the Guardian HRPs myself. G5'ed standards are better. The same goes for the PP and PD, unless you don't need engineering, in which case the Guardian modules are better than standards and save you mats.

 

[Cohen the Worrior]

I haven't unlocked much of the engineering.

Another question: what Guardian fighter should I unlock first?

 

[Baliwasan]

I have UNLOCKED the Guardian Shield Booster, and now I can't see it on the Outfitting page what.....

 

[Speedcuffs]

Is it in Hull reinforcements or something? I forget.