Elite: Dangerous
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I read somewhere (can't find now, typical) someone did a test on beam, burst and pulse lasers they found that overall damage per second based on power use the pulses were best, then beam then burst. This changes with the amount of power you have (engineered power distributors) and also if they are used with other weapons.
On a Cobra I would go with 2 medium multi-cannon and 2 small pulse lasers. Best bang for the bucks, the pulse lasers will attack the shields and the mc will shred the hull. On small ships I have found that to be best.
2x 2f MC & 2x 1g PL - 37.7 damage per sec - https://eddp.co/u/KatavZgx
2x 2fd BL & 2x 1g MC - 38.7 damage per sec - https://eddp.co/u/kiwrNrmg
the beams & mc ship has 1 more dps but if you max out the weapons pips and look at offence, the beams ship can only fire for 2 seconds before it's drained it's power, the MC & pulse ship can fire for 7 seconds.
On a Cobra I would go with 2 medium multi-cannon and 2 small pulse lasers. Best bang for the bucks, the pulse lasers will attack the shields and the mc will shred the hull. On small ships I have found that to be best.
2x 2f MC & 2x 1g PL - 37.7 damage per sec - https://eddp.co/u/KatavZgx
2x 2fd BL & 2x 1g MC - 38.7 damage per sec - https://eddp.co/u/kiwrNrmg
the beams & mc ship has 1 more dps but if you max out the weapons pips and look at offence, the beams ship can only fire for 2 seconds before it's drained it's power, the MC & pulse ship can fire for 7 seconds.
moustachebandit said:
Does anyone here play on the Mobius XBO PVE?
I have played solo since getting the game, but felt I was missing out on human interaction so thought I would sign up for the Mobius PVE rather than chance getting ruined in open play. Despite there being 16k players in the group I am yet to find another CMDR out and about.
Was in Wangal during the last CG and didn't see a single human, subsequently did a long haul to Maia and its nothing by NPC's.
Should I just chance it in open?
A lot of people are still trying the Beta game. But then you will find the same thing in open, it's due to the huge size of space and the millions of systems where people can be,.I have played solo since getting the game, but felt I was missing out on human interaction so thought I would sign up for the Mobius PVE rather than chance getting ruined in open play. Despite there being 16k players in the group I am yet to find another CMDR out and about.
Was in Wangal during the last CG and didn't see a single human, subsequently did a long haul to Maia and its nothing by NPC's.
Should I just chance it in open?
I'm based out of Shinrarta Dezhra and there's always 2 or 3 there, you might also want to check out here - https://elitepve.com/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=3714... and join in the expansion of the order around their home system and expansion plans. Or just post on there where you are and see what others are doing.
Lurking Lawyer said:
I didn't realise Mobius had an Xbox presence. How does one get an invite to the private group.....?
https://elitepve.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6758FourWheelDrift said:
I use my Fer-de-Lance for bounty hunting, combat zones, compromised nav beacons and RES.
I do still have a Vulture though, if it's not engineered go with the best normal shields you can, of course 5a would be best. Don't bother with 5c bi-weave unless you are able to engineer them. If it's PvE not PvP then try and get the mirrored surface composite armour, it has the best thermal resistance and most of the NPCs will be using thermal weapons. Unengineered you will probably be able to get 1 or 2 0A shield boosters fitted, but if you can engineer the power plant you can try more, don't discount engineered E class boosters either, they have high boost rates (see https://inara.cz/galaxy-blueprint/8/ ) but don't have the downside of increased mass and power usage, great for small ships to keep the manoeuvrability and speed up. And then the power distributor so you can keep your finger on the red button for longer.
This is mine, it's a bit of a module storage ship now but it might give some ideas - https://eddp.co/u/HQDi9RfF
For starters though, 5a shields, lightness and speed and a mix of multicannon and laser. Ignore the twin beams above (just storage) I'd run a multicannon and a burst laser.
Awesome, thanks for that. Much food for thought and tinkering to come I feel.I do still have a Vulture though, if it's not engineered go with the best normal shields you can, of course 5a would be best. Don't bother with 5c bi-weave unless you are able to engineer them. If it's PvE not PvP then try and get the mirrored surface composite armour, it has the best thermal resistance and most of the NPCs will be using thermal weapons. Unengineered you will probably be able to get 1 or 2 0A shield boosters fitted, but if you can engineer the power plant you can try more, don't discount engineered E class boosters either, they have high boost rates (see https://inara.cz/galaxy-blueprint/8/ ) but don't have the downside of increased mass and power usage, great for small ships to keep the manoeuvrability and speed up. And then the power distributor so you can keep your finger on the red button for longer.
This is mine, it's a bit of a module storage ship now but it might give some ideas - https://eddp.co/u/HQDi9RfF
For starters though, 5a shields, lightness and speed and a mix of multicannon and laser. Ignore the twin beams above (just storage) I'd run a multicannon and a burst laser.
A general question, getting engineered modules seems like quite a lot of faff collecting hard-to-find resources and travelling back and forth. Is it generally worthwhile? Any in particular that are must-haves (or, conversely, just-don't-bothers)?
One thing to remember, if you didn't or couldn't have a look at the changes to engineering in V3.0. They have increased the number of materials you can have from a total max for all of 1000 to 100 for each material you have. So if you have maxxed out the total and are not sure what to dump to make room for the ones you need then probably hold back on engineering until v3 drops.
Being a beginner I haven't run into full materials inventory problem yet but I can see how the limits on that and module storage would be a pain for players who've been at it for years.
Using my newly engineered 28LY jump range I headed over to Airman Di to get on the first CG rewards list, luckily my month of random roaming of the 'verse collecting stuff that looked interesting let me contribute 28 materials which at the moment is a 50% tier and 9Mcredits.
Then off to Meene for the second CG which involves Guardian artifacts which sounds like fun.
Using my newly engineered 28LY jump range I headed over to Airman Di to get on the first CG rewards list, luckily my month of random roaming of the 'verse collecting stuff that looked interesting let me contribute 28 materials which at the moment is a 50% tier and 9Mcredits.
Then off to Meene for the second CG which involves Guardian artifacts which sounds like fun.
FourWheelDrift said:
I've been raiding the RES for bounties to increase my combat rank.
But I'm afraid I killed Ismbard Kingdom Brunel, but I did take out Hans Gruber though to make up for it.
But I'm afraid I killed Ismbard Kingdom Brunel, but I did take out Hans Gruber though to make up for it.
What kind of ferocious fit out warrants a "deadly" rating in an Adder? Do they put up much of a fight?
FourWheelDrift said:
Generation ship Atlas in system Charick Drift. There are 5 ships audio logs to hear.
Ps. If you are using the Beta, it's only 20ly from Wyrd. I was in the normal game though.
Just additionally, there is a list of all known megaships on here, along with asteroid stations, other space installations planetary structures and Inra bases - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/30435...Ps. If you are using the Beta, it's only 20ly from Wyrd. I was in the normal game though.
FourWheelDrift said:
Just additionally, there is a list of all known megaships on here, along with asteroid stations, other space installations planetary structures and Inra bases - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/30435...
Stumbled across this the other day, purely by chance. I've picked ed up again after a long layoff. The white dwarf is pretty cool too.
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