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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 7:33am
Best long distance ship for travel?
Right now I use an engineered DiamondbackX, plus guardian FSD boosters to get a jump range of about 80LY. This ship isn't too expensive, so having it transported to anywhere I want isn't a concern. But I've begun to wonder if there's another ship that would offer me WAY more distance? People seem to suggest the Anaconda for distance, but what shout the Krait Phantom?
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Agony_Aunt Aug 30, 2019 @ 7:38am 
The DBX gets almost as much as the Anaconda in terms of range, but Anaconda is the best jumper.

Other contenders are the Asp X, Krait Phantom, Orca, and Type 7.
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Dolphin Bottlenose Aug 30, 2019 @ 7:39am 
The best long distance ship is the ship that can fit every module that you need out there, and that has a pleasant interior and handling.

What are a few extra jumps, if you enjoy the experience?
Last edited by Dolphin Bottlenose; Aug 30, 2019 @ 7:41am
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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 7:51am 
Thing is I'm not looking to go exploring. I just wanna move around the bubble as fast as possible, and maybe go visit those engineers that sit like, hundreds of light years outside the bubble.

Wasn't sure if outfitting the phantom, orca, or ASP would give me significantly more range than the 80LYs I already have.
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Dolphin Bottlenose Aug 30, 2019 @ 7:55am 
Originally posted by Furry Eskimo:
Wasn't sure if outfitting the phantom, orca, or ASP would give me significantly more range than the 80LYs I already have.
Nah. 80Ly is what you can get, give our take 1-2Ly. Just stick to it, it will be a good "taxi" ship to go around the Bubble.
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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 8:00am 
So all these ships people post with ranges like, 250LY are probably after they've used special fuel and flown through a neutron star huh?
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Dolphin Bottlenose Aug 30, 2019 @ 8:03am 
Originally posted by Furry Eskimo:
So all these ships people post with ranges like, 250LY are probably after they've used special fuel and flown through a neutron star huh?
Those are Neutron boosts. They do your range x4.
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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 9:24am 
That explains it.
So ~80 LY is top tier. Good to know.
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yoggee215 Aug 30, 2019 @ 10:16am 
i'm using phantom as an explorer, about 10k ly from bubble now. got about 65ly jump range, less than on my DBX but it's nicely outfitted, shielded and still boosts. if you just want to move around fast, i'd recommend DBX over anaconda, latter of which turns like a beached whale - in supercruise or out of it. to me, it's not worth tiny jump range increase compared to DBX
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Viper (Banned) Aug 30, 2019 @ 10:17am 
There is a ship that can jump 305LY(with N.B) depending on the outfitting of it. the ship can do close to 80LY jump range without the N.B.





Anaconda = 76.27LY (w/o NB - with NB 305L) it all depends on what you fitted the ships with that weight em down.

Last edited by Viper; Aug 30, 2019 @ 10:19am
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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 10:45am 
That's what I hear, but I haven't stripped down much from this ship apart from the heaviest parts. If I wanted I could probably fight in it, against tiny ships, but hey, that's still something.
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AISTHESIS Aug 30, 2019 @ 12:41pm 
I took a DBX 70ly range far as I could go. Loved it.
I took an Anaconda and turned back early because I hated it.
T10 full of toys fun for 50 jump trip.
Badger fun for 50 Jump trip and handles better than ASP.
Beluga big window and about 50ly range to the core with that awesome view!
(if you love to explore you got to take the Beluga at least once)
(My Beluga scoops 800s with the 6A no heat issues with engineering)

Making 500 jumps vs 600 jumps does not matter.
If you hate the ship after 100 jumps that matters.
If you are trying to break records or time is an issue that is different.
All around Beluga has best view, ASP handles good, Anaconda most range.
If I could only have 1 explorer it's the Phantom without a doubt.
Last edited by AISTHESIS; Aug 30, 2019 @ 12:44pm
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Guts Aug 30, 2019 @ 1:04pm 
The DBX is really the best ship for getting around IMO. It can fit all the things you need to get any engineering resource, can still go about 55ly per jump with that setup, and never has to land. The anaconda that can jump 80ly won't be able to do much more than go places, and is pretty damn expensive for just a taxi, which makes it more expensive to have moved to a different station. Also 55ly is not even close to the max a DBX can do. I just don't like flying on all explorer class modules with no shields or weapons.
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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 2:29pm 
I have shields, modules, and a lander on my explorer that gets 80LY..

I'm about to test out the phantom, but idk. It's gonna take a lot of work to do to it what I did to the explorer..
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Heisenburger (Banned) Aug 30, 2019 @ 3:31pm 
Anaconda is for high class explorers. Very few can handle that thing and enjoy it.

Rest is kind of meh, either short of slots or jump range. I like phantom as second place though.
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Furry Eskimo Aug 30, 2019 @ 3:32pm 
Why? LOTS of people say that, but why? What's your jump range like? How does it compare to an engineered Explorer?
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