Best ship All rounder so far

[trovianblade]

Was looking at maybe a ship that carries drones but haven't really found a good ship .
Any thoughts?

[trovianblade]

Originally posted by Newynator:

I like the Xeghan warrior w/ 3 rail guns annd the all boost and multi missile perks.

Then switch to the offensive fighter when you can make your own ship w/ 3 rails and 2 burst

I normally always play something that can summon followers in games (a summoner, necromancer, drone-ship etc) but I found the drones very lacklustre in SB2. So I just use a ship with good speed and guns and build up my wingmen and squads instead.

Yeah that's what i'm doing ATM I'm only Lv 30 and pilots are 32 .Have noticed since 1.80 i've lost a few pilots and now training up more

[trovianblade]

Originally posted by DeLindsay:

Gonna have to disagree with @japp_02 on this one. BlueRosse Gaming just published a video not long ago about the Falron Tank (Drone boat) and he was doing just fine with his setup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxdEzUbqYX4&t=318s

I also posted a video of the new WRA Offensive-Drone Ship where I was able to complete the 1st room of the #1 Bounty (LvL 66) at Pilot/Ship 40 and it was perfectly fine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYqQyDfmQI

Thanks for that . Very informative .Havn't tried drifting yet.

[trovianblade]

Originally posted by Mr. Fibble:

OP dared to use the word "best" and so the rest of their question is overlooked. An all rounder does more than simply go pewpew, it would need a decent amount of cargo capacity and carry more than 1 or 2 captives.

My suggestion would be to build some cash, create a save with a handful of freelance/pilot missions lined up and use those to buy and test a ship before deciding on your winner. Everyone plays differently so best for one isn't best for all. Personally I like the Quuen, decent cargo capacity, 4 captives, 5 weapons and can get stabilising and holo mirror as abilities.

For drone carriers, at the moment, there's the Huq (mining ship) Donnerar and Falron tank.

The mining ship isn't a combat ship so handles like a barge but the drones do a pretty good job at handling the pew pew for you so long as you remember to upgrade them every so often. Large cargo capacity makes it good for raiding villages but not really an all rounder.

Donnerar only has two gun slots so your best bet is to pick a pair you like and use drones to offset any shortfall in damage. 4 captives slots which is standard and abilities seem to alternate between drone repair or boost, not seen the two together.

Falron tank is faction specific so you have to be in their territory to buy one. Not flown one yet so can't say much about it.

As I mentioned the drones are like weapons so you have to upgrade them every so often, either when they die or when you feel they're losing oomph.

Thanks for that . Yeah i have bought a ffar few but the prob in ,is installing the right equipment . so tedious swapping guns and components out every time I buy a new ship only, to give it a flick and reload up old ship . i would buy new stuff for every ship but until i can transfer money back to my personal monies ,then i have to swap back and forth

[Amereth]

Originally posted by trovianblade:

Originally posted by DeLindsay:

Gonna have to disagree with @japp_02 on this one. BlueRosse Gaming just published a video not long ago about the Falron Tank (Drone boat) and he was doing just fine with his setup:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxdEzUbqYX4&t=318s

I also posted a video of the new WRA Offensive-Drone Ship where I was able to complete the 1st room of the #1 Bounty (LvL 66) at Pilot/Ship 40 and it was perfectly fine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzYqQyDfmQI

Thanks for that . Very informative .Havn't tried drifting yet.

huhu you should... best ability in the game.

[Cosmic Yak]

Originally posted by Newynator:

I think it’s impossible to get multi missile and holographic mirror on the same Xeghan as they both only come in the 2nd perk slot.

Zen shield, multi missile and stabiliser is possible, and arguably the best combo. Or engine burst in place of zen shield.

On hindsight I think you're right, mea culpa for the bad info on Warrior. As to the best combo... *shrugs* I leave that to the individual.

[South Buffalo Buzz]

I don't know if it's the history of how I got this ship up to L56, or some quirk of how the updates interact with my playing history, but my WRA fighter blows away any other fighter anyone has suggested. It's the version with the drones in slot 1. With all the legendary upgrades I've got slotted into it, armor and shields are both up around 500K. I have two legendary bursts and one legendary beam. Combined with a missile rack of shield missiles, and full racks of shield boosts and repair kits, I'm routinely taking on L63 swarms with my trusty wingmen. I can't seem to get the high survival capability of the shields and armor on any other fighter I've tried. Guns - for me - aren't the big factor, it's the defensive aspects. Gotta stay alive to shoot those guns, after all.

Perks are drone/engine burst/stabilizer. Real money-maker with a full rack of pod catchers and 4 prisoner bays in bounty missions. Engine burst is handy when capturing or defending stations, because those enemies that stand off and are just dots in the distance - pop right up if you point your nose their way and punch that burst a couple times.

Just tried the Xeghan Warrior. Even more disappointing than the Annihilator. Sure, it's quick and nimble, but so are the opponents, and if you take a few hits, you're dead. The WRA can take a pounding. Doesn't need to be fast, just let them come to you.

And BTW - there does seem to be a drone control interface in 2.0.1. When I release my drones, I get a circular icon in the bottom right. Haven't figured it all out yet, but it looks like there are combos of the F keys to operate it somehow. Unfortunately, the F keys also send commands to the wingmen, so it gets a little confusing. And usually, by the time I get around to experimenting with it, the battle's over.

[South Buffalo Buzz]

Just for grins, I took an old QUUEN I had in the ship manager and bumped it up to L54, and added all the perks and legendary components I had on the WRA. The shields are at 348K, and the armor is at 430K. Comparable to the WRA, but not quite as well shielded. But it has another gun slot.

[japp_02]

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[rebeluk]

Originally posted by Newynator:

Originally posted by Cosmic Yak:

Just my 2 cents here... I am biased when it comes to drone ships. I am accustomed to having some control/command, and Spacebourne 2 lacks that control/command... currently.

That said imho, as far as a "Drone" ship(s) go I think I would rate it like:
WRA > Falron Tank > Huqe > etc. And I'd even debate further that Huqe might be actually better than F. Tank when it comes to drone boating (but that is another topic).

I have not personally played with the WRA ship, but DeLindsay above has shown me/us that it is viable.

I think it really comes more down to what your going for... like are drones a support role (e.g. extra damage) or are you looking to kill things with drones being your primary damage output? The latter I would caution against (currently).

The sad truth is DPS is KING in the game (imho) and it behooves you (also imho) to run your ships accordingly, but hey it is your game, play the way you want to and have fun!


P.s. IMHO foregoing drone boat notions... best all-around ship is Xeghan Warrior. And here is why... Has a perfect amount of weapon slot ...bstock. Can hold 4 captured pods, and comes stock with 7 of the 9 module slots (including cargo).

Basically, if you take DeLindsay's X-M build and apply it to a Warrior.. you gain Hull, Shield, and Cargo slots bonuses at the cost of some crit hit, crit damage and RoF (afaik). Again we talking all-around ship here and not what slings the most DPS. Your gonna kill things fine, just not overkill nor as fast lol. Hull/Shield is more than "health pool" you can get some interesting stats with those mods imho.

I would stick with the holographic mirror<--that power is slick and damned handy. I am not %100 on this but if you play the F6/F8 game at ship kiosk, you can get both holographic mirror and multi missile. However, I am on the bandwagon that you really don't need rockets/missiles.

I think it’s impossible to get multi missile and holographic mirror on the same Xeghan as they both only come in the 2nd perk slot.

Zen shield, multi missile and stabiliser is possible, and arguably the best combo. Or engine burst in place of zen shield.

It's not impossible to get multi missile and holographic mirror, you find them in different faction hangars and simply install over the existing unwanted perk

[Kunari]

I'm only level 15 pilot but I just bought a Quuen and upgraded it at the faction hanger to my level and T4. I want to get multi-missile instead of the signal disrupt mod but so far I like it I do like the engine cooler mod. I also liked the ship your father left you, before the Quuen I bought I upgraded it and swapped to multi-missile and loved that ship too.

That all said, I'm a fighter pilot jockey so far. I haven't tried a fighter drone ship yet.

[Jucy]

I use Xeghan Warrior L8/T4 with 4x Warplight Burst , Zaitsev missile pod and for ship perks Immortal,Squad boost, and Signal Disturber. I just like how the ship looks normally it have only 3x weapon slots

[DeLindsay]

Originally posted by rebeluk:

It's not impossible to get multi missile and holographic mirror, you find them in different faction hangars and simply install over the existing unwanted perk

It USED to be impossible.