Which Thrusters to buy? (video)

[Horrgakx]

Please see this video; http://youtu.be/8QQ0JdPjOvA
I'm unsure what thrusters to buy, I've no idea about the class / rating / mass and wanted to ask please what you would recommend and explain why?

Same goes for increasing my jump distance capability - what do I need to look for?

Thanks.

 

[Zeropathic]

For jump range capability, bigger and higher-graded frameshift drives are of course the most important factor. Your ship's hull mass also comes into play here. The lighter your ship is, the farther you can jump.
Example 1: 355.6-ton Cobra, A-grade FSD (frameshift drive), 16.22ly range - http://edshipyard.com/#/L=302,5Rg5Rg7sh7sh01Q3wo,336a6a6Q5050506k,7gy9ta7RK7dq7dq7dq
Example 2: 201.5-ton stripped-down Cobra, A-grade FSD, 24.9ly range - http://edshipyard.com/#/L=302,,2-3m6u6Q5K2C5K22,

As a rule, D-grade modules are the lightest, while B-grade modules are the heaviest. Even with its weight, there is no situation in which a B-grade FSD would not give you more range than lower-grade FSDs.

Regarding thrusters, higher grade modules of the same size class will give your ship slightly better maneuverability than lower-grade ones. There's not much more to it - higher grade is always better so long as your power supply can handle it, unless you're going for maximum jump range in which case you want something light.

 

[Horrgakx]

Thanks for that. So the D grade FSD is better than a B grade.

 

[Llewelyn]

Not so much. You're trying to balance a number of different factors - power usage A-grade uses more than E-grade, weight D-grade is lightest, E.C & A are mid point, B is heaviest, and general capabilities E worst, A best.

You need to decide which pieces of equipment are most important for your mission: combat - power, distribution, thrusters, shields, sensors (maybe on that last one); exploration - Jump range.

If you need to increase jump range, then getting a better FSD is important, B is better than D. However you also want to reduce weight that is not directly benefiting your jump range, so for all other equipment you would choose a D grade module as they are the lightest and thus put less load on the FSD.

 

[Kramster]

Thanks for that. So the D grade FSD is better than a B grade.

No the higher grade your FSD the better the jump range, the weight of other modules effects range too but a lower FSD pretty much always means lower range

 

[Zeropathic]

Thanks for that. So the D grade FSD is better than a B grade.

No. Higher grade (A is highest, E is lowest) is always a more powerful module. While the D-grade FSD is usually something like half the weight of the B-grade FSD, that weight is not nearly enough to make up for how much more powerful the B-grade FSD is in comparison. Depending on the ship you're in and how heavy it is, each grade adds another 2-4ly of jump range, possibly more in some edge cases with the Adder, the Asp or the Anaconda.