repair limpets

[JinKo82]

so i do not remember these being a thing back before i took a break. is it now possible to have a dedicated repair ship in fights now?

[Wolf]

correct :) and you can rescue a criticaly damaged cmdr or npc too :)

[xolophreny]

Things to notice:
Repair limpet controllers of different sizes restore different amounts of hull. Repair limpets cannot repair internal modules. You can repair yourself by firing a limpet with no ship in target. Repair limpets can be shot down. Repairs are not instant, they take around 2 minutes to finish

[TheLeinhart]

I think maybe the OP was more or less looking for personal answers by posting about it here instead. Sure google and the wiki's all help, but, doesn't help as much as hearing about it from an actual person. Much better perspective that way.

[JinKo82]

Originally posted by TheLeinhart:

I think maybe the OP was more or less looking for personal answers by posting about it here instead. Sure google and the wiki's all help, but, doesn't help as much as hearing about it from an actual person. Much better perspective that way.

this. i found all the info on the wiki but wanted to see if anyone had actually used this in combat before. just because it says something on the wiki does not mean thats the way it really is.

[TheLeinhart]

I know what you mean. lol. I can read all about it but unless I hear about it from an actual person I can't seem to fully grasp the use of it or know if it's worth wasting time with.

[xolophreny]

Actual people answering stuff is, indeed, much better.
As far as repair limpets in combat go - too easy to shoot down for actual in-combat use. It will repair you for about 5-10 seconds at max out of 2 minutes or more of full repair time. Between battles - sure, but you really better have an AFMU to repair internals as well, since 100%-hull brick without thrusters is hardly better than a 20%-hull brick without thrusters.

Stuff like Gunship or Python can actually have place for repair limpets, but you will have a hard time stuffing them inside a Vulture. Alternatively - call in your friend on a repair Orca or something :D

[JinKo82]

Originally posted by lowranker:

Actual people answering stuff is, indeed, much better.
As far as repair limpets in combat go - too easy to shoot down for actual in-combat use. It will repair you for about 5-10 seconds at max out of 2 minutes or more of full repair time. Between battles - sure, but you really better have an AFMU to repair internals as well, since 100%-hull brick without thrusters is hardly better than a 20%-hull brick without thrusters.

Stuff like Gunship or Python can actually have place for repair limpets, but you will have a hard time stuffing them inside a Vulture. Alternatively - call in your friend on a repair Orca or something :D

Found a problem with the last part: you need friends to call for repairs.