Good combat ships?

[funny man]

I'm currently looking to get a nice combat ship for pve. I'm mainly looking at the Chieftan, Assault ship, Krait mk2, and maybe the FDL. Anyone have any suggestions?

[Agony_Aunt]

Can't go wrong with the Krait Mk2 really. But the others are also decent choices.

[malorob]

so many diff types of combat

i like the python when i haul cargo , pirate interdictions are ever so funny
they interdic, me drop out, then i scan them, deploy cannons , they go boom

[Аморальный Грабитель]

Choose Federal Corvette and any pirate
regrets that, he mess with you.

[funny man]

Escrito originalmente por Agony_Aunt:

Can't go wrong with the Krait Mk2 really. But the others are also decent choices.

Would the krait still be worth it even if i don’t use the fighters?

[ShelLuser]

Escrito originalmente por The Black Knight:

Would the krait still be worth it even if i don’t use the fighters?

Yes, and no... the ship itself is pretty good; its maneuverable, has a good collection of hardpoints (3x large & 2x medium) and decent armor.

But it's also fair to say that all that space for the fighter bay had its price. FDL has a higher armor rating and even a larger hardpoint (1x huge and 4x medium).

As usual with this game it's not really an issue of one ship being "better" than the others, it heavily depends on how you plan on using those ships.

One thing though... although I haven't used any other combat ship besides the Krait myself (so I can't really comment on others) I do think it's important to keep in mind that the Krait is a bit of a multi purpose ship with affinity for combat. Ergo: ships which were specifically designed for combat may have some advantages there...

[Agony_Aunt]

Escrito originalmente por The Black Knight:

Escrito originalmente por Agony_Aunt:

Can't go wrong with the Krait Mk2 really. But the others are also decent choices.

Would the krait still be worth it even if i don’t use the fighters?

Worth it, but at that point the others start to look as good, if not better.

[Lich Lord]

FDL all the way. Best medium combat ship in game with only the Mamba coming close. Both these ships come alive with engineers. Personally i run 1H efficient beam with thermal vent and 4 M MCs on the FDL. Mamba same beam but 2 L frag cannons and 2 S frag cannons. another good build is 2 L beams, 1H cannon/MC and 2 S MCs.

FAS is nice though if youre not afraid to hull tank.

[Qrazy]

Escrito originalmente por The Black Knight:

Escrito originalmente por Agony_Aunt:

Can't go wrong with the Krait Mk2 really. But the others are also decent choices.

Would the krait still be worth it even if i don’t use the fighters?

I never use fighter bays in any ship. I can't stand the idea of paying an NPC when they're just sitting at the station while I'm trading/mining.

[Agony_Aunt]

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Escrito originalmente por The Black Knight:

Would the krait still be worth it even if i don’t use the fighters?

I never use fighter bays in any ship. I can't stand the idea of paying an NPC when they're just sitting at the station while I'm trading/mining.

Meh, its only credits.

I have 3. One Elite, 2 Harmless. Its a 14% cut.

You can always just hire and fire them if you don't want to pay them. But then you're limited to experts (and you don't get to care about their appearances, so you're likely to take those who have been hit with the ugly stick).

SLF pilots really come into their own though when you get them to dangerous and above.

[Xavier972]

I have played this game or years, FDL for combat.

[9InchNail]

I use Chieftain for Hi res bounty hunting and a heavily engineered FDL for combat zones and haz res. Both fun and viable.

[Smok3y]

All of those are good pve choices.

[luZk]

There can be only one!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2217217494

[ShelLuser]

Escrito originalmente por luZk:

There can be only one!

Agreed! Every time I come across one of those things in my Krait I know I'd better turn around and run :-)

[funny man]

Escrito originalmente por ShelLuser:

Escrito originalmente por The Black Knight:

Would the krait still be worth it even if i don’t use the fighters?

Yes, and no... the ship itself is pretty good; its maneuverable, has a good collection of hardpoints (3x large & 2x medium) and decent armor.

But it's also fair to say that all that space for the fighter bay had its price. FDL has a higher armor rating and even a larger hardpoint (1x huge and 4x medium).

As usual with this game it's not really an issue of one ship being "better" than the others, it heavily depends on how you plan on using those ships.

One thing though... although I haven't used any other combat ship besides the Krait myself (so I can't really comment on others) I do think it's important to keep in mind that the Krait is a bit of a multi purpose ship with affinity for combat. Ergo: ships which were specifically designed for combat may have some advantages there...

So i've settled on the Krait Mk2 as being my new combat ship. One thing I dont know currently is how to outfit it. do you have any suggestions for a good build?