Elite. Dangerous

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eRkkituo
Zwei, if you don't come up with something better, I'm gonna make like a Putin and pretend you were never even in the clan.

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Trunham
Labourer cast still counts as part of the clan.

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[Python]
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster

BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 7C Power Plant
TM: 6D Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4D Life Support
PC: 7A Power Distributor
SS: 6D Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)

6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 6A Shield Generator
5: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
5: 5A Fuel Scoop
4: 2A Shield Cell Bank
3: 3A Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
3: 2A Shield Cell Bank
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
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Shield: 645,57 MJ
Power : 21,86 MW retracted (87 %)
        25,90 MW deployed (104 %)
        25,00 MW available
Cargo : 80 T
Fuel  : 32 T
Mass  : 616,0 T empty
        728,0 T full
Range : 19,01 LY unladen
        16,92 LY laden
Price : 107 844 401 CR
Re-Buy: 5 392 220 CR @ 95% insurance

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IceVamp
This - My dream ship in this game. 968 shield power!

[Python]
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster

BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 7C Power Plant
TM: 6D Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4D Life Support
PC: 7A Power Distributor
SS: 6D Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)

6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 6A Shield Generator
5: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
5: 5A Fuel Scoop
4: 2A Shield Cell Bank
3: 3A Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
3: 2A Shield Cell Bank
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
---
Shield: 645,57 MJ
Power : 21,86 MW retracted (87 %)
        25,90 MW deployed (104 %)
        25,00 MW available
Cargo : 80 T
Fuel  : 32 T
Mass  : 616,0 T empty
        728,0 T full
Range : 19,01 LY unladen
        16,92 LY laden
Price : 107 844 401 CR
Re-Buy: 5 392 220 CR @ 95% insurance

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Zweistein000

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IceVamp
This - My dream ship in this game. 968 shield power!

[Python]
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
L: 3E/G Pulse Laser
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
M: 2F/G Multi-cannon
U: 0I Point Defence
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster

BH: 1I Lightweight Alloy
RB: 7C Power Plant
TM: 6D Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4D Life Support
PC: 7A Power Distributor
SS: 6D Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)

6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
6: 6A Shield Generator
5: 4E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 16)
5: 5A Fuel Scoop
4: 2A Shield Cell Bank
3: 3A Auto Field-Maintenance Unit
3: 2A Shield Cell Bank
2: 1C Advanced Discovery Scanner
---
Shield: 645,57 MJ
Power : 21,86 MW retracted (87 %)
        25,90 MW deployed (104 %)
        25,00 MW available
Cargo : 80 T
Fuel  : 32 T
Mass  : 616,0 T empty
        728,0 T full
Range : 19,01 LY unladen
        16,92 LY laden
Price : 107 844 401 CR
Re-Buy: 5 392 220 CR @ 95% insurance

What ship?
The Python?

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IceVamp
No, not really.

I consider the Clipper a step. When/if I have upgraded that to a decent level, I'll pretty much have enough assets to get a Python.

Of course, there's going to be a horrible loss of value after 1.3 since components now lose 10% value on sale. :/ So might be wiser to just save money. But it's so boring to not DO anything with money. :p

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IceVamp
So, anyone did any sort of check on the powers?

Would be most benificial if we're all in the same one.
Can't find an online site which actually describes them or their bonuses or anything.

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Zweistein000

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IceVamp
So, anyone did any sort of check on the powers?

Would be most benificial if we're all in the same one.
Can't find an online site which actually describes them or their bonuses or anything.

I'm going to work for empire until I get a baron rank (for that lovely imperial clipper), then I'm going to defect to whatever power you guys choose.

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IceVamp
Yeah, saw that Yalk. But not the repair thing. I paid 4,5K to repair 30% on my Vulture, so maybe it's ship specific, or maybe it's damage accrued AFTER 1.3 since that damage was from before due to me docking at one of the outpost with no repair.

Also, I'm pledged to Lavigny-Duval. Been doing som expansion stuff for her. (Kill corrupt systems defense people)

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Zweistein000

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IceVamp
Yeah, saw that Yalk. But not the repair thing. I paid 4,5K to repair 30% on my Vulture, so maybe it's ship specific, or maybe it's damage accrued AFTER 1.3 since that damage was from before due to me docking at one of the outpost with no repair.

Also, I'm pledged to Lavigny-Duval. Been doing som expansion stuff for her. (Kill corrupt systems defense people)

Same here. I think we should alternate between RES and Kill shitcurity force because the kills are only worth 100 credits each and you need to travel to control sectors to turn them in.

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IceVamp
Yes. Well, one of the perks is get dollah, but to get 50 mill a week, you have to get 1300 merits per week for 39 weeks straight. Then it "slows down" to 1250 per week to maintain rank 5. Or you could mega grind 5000 merits per week for three weeks.

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Yalk

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IceVamp
Yes. Well, one of the perks is get dollah, but to get 50 mill a week, you have to get 1300 merits per week for 39 weeks straight. Then it "slows down" to 1250 per week to maintain rank 5. Or you could mega grind 5000 merits per week for three weeks.

Or aim low and own a Cobra and not give a fuck



I play to spess not grind

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Deathbane
So faggots, there are some interesting powers out there now for us to join and do shit for when we are bored.

There are a few cool independent ones, but the ones to choose from if we are going empire are either

Zemina Torval or Aisling Duval.

Pick your poison.

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Yalk
I just want to smuggle slaves

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Trunham
Meanwhile I am stuck on earth looking up into the stars at night and dreaming of a grand space adventure and I cry my self to sleep each night telling my self. "One day.. It will be mine oh yes it WILL be mine!"

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eRkkituo
...but I'm too rich to care.

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eRkkituo
So I tried out the prismatic shield generators on the vulture. The results weren't convincing; for double weight you get approx. 1.2 times the shield strength at A5 rating... which is achievable with less power draw by equipping a generic A5 generator with an A-rating shield booster. Recharge rate seems to scale based on total shield strength, so there's no benefit in picking a beefier generator over a boosted lighter generator.

In other news, the high availability of slave, gun and drug trade missions in conflict and fringe systems has earned me another three million that I can dish out if needed. Exceedingly hypocritical considering which faction I hang out with, but I'm too rich to care.

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eRkkituo
In the Aisling faction, you have to run specific cargo to systems you're preparing/taking over/reinforcing. The pay per ton is pittance, and initially you can only take on 10 tons every 15-30 minutes. If you are impatient, you can take on extra load by paying 150k for each allocation. The amount you can take on increases to 15 tons as you reach rank 2 and 20 tons as you reach rank 3.

It is by no means a way to get rich, but usually systems under preparation are either lawless, under conflict or in the fringes, meaning they'll have a lot of illicit cargo to run while you wait for your next allocation. Take a decently armed ship (self-defense oriented) with 15+ ly jump range and 15+ ton cargo capacity and you can make a killing.

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Deathbane
Obviously, as its pretty much the only thing that works with the rift without faff.

Im just waiting for them to finish the CQC update.