What level of combat is Vulture good for?

[MjauMix]

I haven't played Elite in ages, but one of the last things I remember is an update dropping which made certain RES sites much deadlier and I got blown out of the sky. What sort of bounty challenges should I aim for in a vulture today?

[Jeebs]

The ones you can survive. That will depend entirely on your skill level and your setup, so it's kinda hard to answer your question.

I'd say just get in the game and try it out in a low RES and see if you need to make some changes to your loadout. If so, then make the required changes and try again. Eventually you'll figure out what kind of challenges you can handle and you can go from there.

You'll get better over time and pick up some tricks along the way. Just make sure you have enough to cover the rebuy cost. If you're low on funds (like less than 4-5 rebuys), and really bad (likely to get blown up) then I suggest you park the Vulture for a bit and try either a Viper Mk. III or a Cobra km. III since both are extremely cheap to rebuy. Get some practice in those if need be, then go back to the Vulture.

[funkynutz]

Go after big/slow targets until you're more confident. T9s, Anacondas, etc that are on their own. Watch out for deployable fighters, they can be a pain in the rear...

[Rragar]

Originally posted by MjauMix:

I haven't played Elite in ages, but one of the last things I remember is an update dropping which made certain RES sites much deadlier and I got blown out of the sky. What sort of bounty challenges should I aim for in a vulture today?

I've done everything (except anti-xeno) with the Vulture. It comes down to how experienced you are with the ship.

If you're asking if the ship has what it takes for challenges of any difficulty level, the answer is yes. Just keep in mind that you're going to struggle more against multiple targets since you won't be able to exploit its nimble handling to stay in a target's blind spot to negate damage (cause somebody else will be shooting you in the meantime).

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by Rragar:

I've done everything (except anti-xeno) with the Vulture.

Slap a couple of AX multis on it. Shreds scouts, but you'll probably need a wing mate with a bit more firepower to take on the bigger fish.

[Lupinus Rictus]

Any level of combat. For npcs you would prob want a couple of efficient tc beams, ideally fixed.

[Masuda]

Originally posted by MjauMix:

I haven't played Elite in ages, but one of the last things I remember is an update dropping which made certain RES sites much deadlier and I got blown out of the sky. What sort of bounty challenges should I aim for in a vulture today?

Vulture is an amazing combat ship used a lot to hunt any size ships, thing is you don't want to use it when you think multiple targets are going to be beaming you at the same time, but the culture is fast so you should be able to get away. Outfit the ship out buff up your shields and get used to moving your pips to system and engines and dip.