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I really need to find a port with a better weapons selection.

There is very little in the medium cost level around where I currently am. Things are either < 100K and jsut OK at best, or they are >500K. Almost nothing in between.

And weapon placements on cobra mena I want very specific types in slots. Would like decent seeker missiles or torpedos in bottom/small mounts (or even decent turreted/gimballed canons), and decent gimballed/turreted lasers in medium mounts.

Just haven't been able to get a good balance yet with whats available. Maybe will not work late tonight and have a little journey somewhere.
 
eyetrip said:
They do some nice damage, but hitting anything seems to be difficult. Or is it just cause I suck?
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You don't suck... You're just too nice.

Go head-to-head with your target, get a missile lock, zoom in at full speed and then fire at the right moment... namely as you get up nice and close, giving them no time to evade.

Hit the afterburners just as you fire, to give your missile some extra speed and then, while the afterburner is still burning, veer away from your target nice and fast.
You end up slamming them in the face with a missile so fast they cannot avoid it, while moving away from the blast to avoid taking damage yourself.


I assume your own missile will damage you if you're too close, though I've not bothered to try it myself...
 
Nice? That sounds like a good way to lose my ship. I'm not a terrible pilot, but I wouldn't want to take that kind of risk with my ship just now. I can afford the 200K to rebuy, but it will hurt! :D

Was hoping to avoid trading for a while, but think I need another 2 million to kit things out a bit better...
 
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Nice? That sounds like a good way to lose my ship. I'm not a terrible pilot, but I wouldn't want to take that kind of risk with my ship just now. I can afford the 200K to rebuy, but it will hurt! :D

Was hoping to avoid trading for a while, but think I need another 2 million to kit things out a bit better...
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To reduce the hits while going head-on, engage full roll while strafing sideways. Correct aim with a touch of yaw as and when.
Works for me, anyway, but then so does beefing up the shields and armour - You'd be silly to go into combat without that IMO! ;)

Failing that, avoid large battle areas like Conflict Zones, or hang on the fringes and take pot-shots at smaller easy-target ships to draw them away, before annihilating them!!
 
Eyetrip - like has been suggested George Lucas station in Leesti has decent kit. However they don't have gimballed beam lasers for your Cobra's small weapon mounts, if memory serves they do have them in Lave station in (funnily enough) Lave.
 
Well took a few days but I am now happy with my ship and combat.

Earned over 200k bounty hunting, my little sidewinder is great now that it has upgraded everything.

I am super cruising around finding wanted and being very successful.

I am looking to upgrade to a viper and would like to know what is the best KWS for my third Hard point?

Tried the cannon and that was rubbish, what is the rail gun like?
 
I use the C.

If you don't mind being closer the E works just as well except the range.
The only difference in KWS's is the range you can scan them from.

Multicannons are great for hull.
 
Quite like this little Viper, earning about 250k an hour just sitting at a nav beacon in a Federation system. Lots of backup around, easy fights really.
 
Any suggestions for the Vulture loadout - I'm having real problems getting enough power - even with setting priorities (FSD=2 etc). Running class 3 pulse lasers A-grade power unit etc. Money not an issue just getting a config that works.
 
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Any suggestions for the Vulture loadout - I'm having real problems getting enough power - even with setting priorities (FSD=2 etc). Running class 3 pulse lasers A-grade power unit etc. Money not an issue just getting a config that works.
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Set your FSD and life support priority to 5, disable cargo hatch, fuel scoop if you have one. What is your total loadout? I don't really have any issues juggling the power in mine. You can skimp a little on thrusters to save power if necessary, since even grade C are great, but priorities and disabling modules are the first step. If you haven't already, you could sell the discovery scanner to drop power a little. I will try to post my full setup later.

Edit: So this is what I use: http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=60N,5TE5TE01Q01Q3wU0-8,2-6Q8I6a5K7_6u5A,7Su4-E7dg10i

Doesn't draw that much power, especially with module management, and tears through pretty much anything I come across.
 
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I did not know about the module priorities... which would explain why I didn't keep an eye on the power draw during my last upgrade cycle.

Went into a resource collection area, powered into an Anaconda battle... deployed weapons and everything went off. :eek:

Bit of a squeaky bum moment that was. :D
 
Having nightmare with my x52 at the moment. First was having problems with mouse nub sensitivity, but sorted that. But now I can no longer get both mouse nub working and pinkie for shift at same time.

Had zero issues before... Totally ruined the little bit of game time I may have had last night. Now probably won't get to touch it again til weekend. :(
 
Try turning off the clutch mode in the control panel, having it enabled causes all sorts of issues with elite for me.
 
eyetrip said:
Having nightmare with my x52 at the moment. First was having problems with mouse nub sensitivity, but sorted that. But now I can no longer get both mouse nub working and pinkie for shift at same time.

Had zero issues before... Totally ruined the little bit of game time I may have had last night. Now probably won't get to touch it again til weekend. :(
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I have a X52 and don't use the mouse at all.

What do people use it for?

Or am I missing something?
 
How well optimised is this? I'm stuck with a gtx 560ti for the forseeable future, anyone running it on something similar? (with 12gb and a i7 2600).
 
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