Thanks for pointing that out. I guess the ship's windshield would be frozen at that speed. XDI don't like to be 'that guy' but those speed numbers are metres per second so 830m/s is actually around 1,850 mph and 620m/s is about 1,390 mph. not too shabby
What is the fastest and most maneuverable ship?
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That's fine, but cobra can't use performance thrusters, so, not a contender for top speeds. But the Viper, oh that one can be even faster with enhanced performance thrusters.
Best combination of both, or best of each?
The vanilla Eagle has nearly the best rotationals while also having very good acceleration in all translational axes, making it the most maneuverable, overall. It's not particularly fast though.
The Imperial Eagle can reach the highest usable boost velocities in game, but has more modest rotational and vertical/lateral thruster performance.
The Viper III can reach the highest non-boost velocity in game, comes very close on boost velocity, is tied with the FDL for highest boost acceleration multipler, and has probably the strongest vertical/lateral acceleration. It's rotationals are modest though.
The Imperial Courier has a very good combination of nearly all aspects of speed and maneuverability. It can also retain more of it than most of the above when outfit for something other than raw speed as it's extremely low hull mass gives it some leeway.
The Imperial ships both need Imperial Navy ranks, but this is very easy to get for vessels this low on the scale.
Arguably true, but it's also not it's own independent ship.
The vanilla Eagle has nearly the best rotationals while also having very good acceleration in all translational axes, making it the most maneuverable, overall. It's not particularly fast though.
The Imperial Eagle can reach the highest usable boost velocities in game, but has more modest rotational and vertical/lateral thruster performance.
The Viper III can reach the highest non-boost velocity in game, comes very close on boost velocity, is tied with the FDL for highest boost acceleration multipler, and has probably the strongest vertical/lateral acceleration. It's rotationals are modest though.
The Imperial Courier has a very good combination of nearly all aspects of speed and maneuverability. It can also retain more of it than most of the above when outfit for something other than raw speed as it's extremely low hull mass gives it some leeway.
The Imperial ships both need Imperial Navy ranks, but this is very easy to get for vessels this low on the scale.
Arguably true, but it's also not it's own independent ship.
How do you make an Eagle faster than a Mamba?
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It's not the one with the best maneuverability though
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It's not the one with the best maneuverability though
How do you make an Eagle faster than a Mamba?
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It's not the one with the best maneuverability though
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Fastest and most maneuverable ship in the game is the Viper MK III, but the build is also entirely unpractical for anything, because the base hull mass is too high. The OP did not ask about the fastest and most maneuverable usable ship though
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648 boost with enhanced performance thrusters. It's a weak egg-shell.
My courier reaches 850m/s boost with 374mj of bi-weave shields.
It’s tempting to build something that goes 800+, equip weapons, and go terrorize people.
Sounds great on paper, but in practice it often results an a very confused Anaconda pilot after you splatter yourself all over their canopy.
I feel it’s better to be ‘fast enough’, instead of the fastest, and have a little armor to keep your ship together when things go wrong.
I’ve exploded my iEagle more times than I can count, until I started loading up on armor. 650-700 is plenty fast.
Even on the ‘race car’ one, I have shields and a tiny bit of reinforcement. It still does about 900, and can scrape a few things before detonating.
Sounds great on paper, but in practice it often results an a very confused Anaconda pilot after you splatter yourself all over their canopy.
I feel it’s better to be ‘fast enough’, instead of the fastest, and have a little armor to keep your ship together when things go wrong.
I’ve exploded my iEagle more times than I can count, until I started loading up on armor. 650-700 is plenty fast.
Even on the ‘race car’ one, I have shields and a tiny bit of reinforcement. It still does about 900, and can scrape a few things before detonating.
I have to agree. A speedy ship is just too weak. It takes a long time to destroy a big ship with lightweight weaponry. Even if you choose the proper tools, one elite anaconda is enough to waste all your ammo.
Despite that, it's always fun to get a speed freak ship into a HAZ-RES full of meteors and try to be the boost-daredevil without a scratch. Oh, the paint-job!
Despite that, it's always fun to get a speed freak ship into a HAZ-RES full of meteors and try to be the boost-daredevil without a scratch. Oh, the paint-job!
This one is both (lightly) armed and shielded, and goes pretty fast...
I do have more effective ships for combat though.
I do have more effective ships for combat though.
Can't make a shield focused Eagle without Guardian boosters and that requires serious power compromises. It's also too vulnerable to phasing.
I don't even put shields on my Eagles.
Best combo of both is an iCourier.
Some are getting close to 900 in combat fit.
BUT! It's only agile when superlight. If you add weight to the ship it starts to handle like a brass doorknob.
Some are getting close to 900 in combat fit.
BUT! It's only agile when superlight. If you add weight to the ship it starts to handle like a brass doorknob.
Yeah. My iCourier boosts at 885 (unarmed) and has enough shields to get away pretty much unscathed when submitting to a PvP interdiction.
Hmm, I see bones with this thread...
The maggots have already eaten the flesh.
The maggots have already eaten the flesh.
I don't mean to brag (okay I lie, I am bragging my head off), but I just beat a CMDR in his fancy expensive FDL while flying my humble Eagle.
Enhanced Performance Thrusters?
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Enhanced Performance Thrusters?
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Well.
I'm a nugget. Had no idea these existed. You learn something new everyday eh!?
I think you get them from Palin and Farseer. If you engineer them (for speed), be careful with the experimentals, sometimes drag drives is best, sometimes drive distributors. Depends on ship mass or some technical voodoo.
Just fitted some to an engineered Viper. Oof!