Federal Dropship Build?

[Ninjaspeed_tv]

o7 Commanders :)

Looking for good builds for a future Federal Dropship.
All builds are welcome (combat, transport, etc..)

Thanks.

[Agony_Aunt]

Well, i have a build, its for planetary work though. It has 8 SRV bays.

[Gropax]

well for the Federal crapship there isn't much of them. its just not as good as other combat ships out there and the FAS and FGS are so much better.

[Sir Whiskers]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Well, i have a build, its for planetary work though. It has 8 SRV bays.

Taking that "dropship" name seriously, i see...

[Sir Whiskers]

Originally posted by Gropax:

well for the Federal crapship there isn't much of them. its just not as good as other combat ships out there and the FAS and FGS are so much better.

Doesn't the Dropship have better internals though? It would make a better miner than the FAS for example.

[Gropax]

Originally posted by Sir Whiskers:

Doesn't the Dropship have better internals though? It would make a better miner than the FAS for example.

sure i guess you can make a mining ship out of it but for not much more you can make a Python a much better mining ship

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Sir Whiskers:

Originally posted by Gropax:

well for the Federal crapship there isn't much of them. its just not as good as other combat ships out there and the FAS and FGS are so much better.

Doesn't the Dropship have better internals though? It would make a better miner than the FAS for example.

Indeed. It makes a good miner and pirate ship.

I've also used one to explore just for the hell of it.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Sir Whiskers:

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

Well, i have a build, its for planetary work though. It has 8 SRV bays.

Taking that "dropship" name seriously, i see...

Seemed appropriate, and i do like the ship.

[Spicy_Satoshi]

FDS is a very versatile ship. Best look from all federal line. Tanky as hell with good hardpoint alignment. Not too fast and very drifty, but with some fa-off practice you should be use the drift as advantage alloying you to make quick turns which are really sweet :]
The whole platform is very steady, perfect to use of fixed weaponry such as railguns and plasma acc. Nevertheless all multicannon build is always fun. Four multis and large beam is a perfect choice for pve.

FDS was my first serious ship to haul larger portions of cargo, to hunt well in RES and to fight in CZ's. Also my first ship that allowed me to score a pvp kill in a fair fight against cmdr in a Python.

Right now my FDS is parked in the Witch Head Nebula. Fully dedicated AX vessel. 5100 hull points, triple gauss cannons. Can take two Cyclops in a row, face to face.

Regarding the builds...

Combat build is simple - C6 bi weave with thermal resistance. Not much, but with very fast rebuild. Reactive armor plus slap HRP's all over the ship and dual class4 MRP's. Weapons on your choice. Should you decide to use quad rails or quad PA's take large beam laser with thermal vent for dissipation - can be turreted, so you can only focus on aiming with your quad battery consisting of rails or pa's. Regarding HRP's engineering - heavy duty with deep plating.

Mulipurpose role. If you want to haul more cargo take C4 shield instead of C6, go shieldless if you want that extra c6 cargo rack. Fill dual C4 military slots with HRP's. Rest of slots is up to you, plenty of internals to use. FDS allows you to take any role you want.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1846208892