Build Design Process

Notes

It is not recommended to upgrade to the next ship as soon as the basic hull is affordable. Unupgraded ships are, with no exceptions, very bad, and will most likely represent a downgrade from a previous upgraded ship.

On combat ships, you should only carry modules directly beneficial to the ship's combat effectiveness under normal circumstances.

PvE combat ships are not built for and will fail miserably if subject to other forms of combat, such as AX combat or PvP, as they are built to receive different damage types and for different forms of engagement.

The build process as described is aimed at usage with sites such as coriolis.io and edsy.org. The ingame outfitting menu is not fit for this task!

Where engineering is mentioned, apply the highest grade you have access to (unless otherwise specified), or ignore completely if you have no access to it.

Step by Step

Step 1: Prepare Core Internals

• Power Plant: Biggest A-rated. Engineering: Armored + Thermal Spread

• Thrusters: Biggest A-rated. Engineering: Dirty Drives + Drag Drives

• Frame Shift Drive: SCO, Biggest A-rated. Engineering: Increased Range + Mass Manager

• Life Support: D-rated

• Power Distributor: Biggest A-rated. Engineering: Charge Enhanced + Super Conduits

• Sensors: D-rated. Engineering: Long Range

Finally, clear all default modules from the Optional Internals and Hardpoints 

Step 2: Weapons

See linked page.

Step 3: Defense Strategy

See linked page.

Step 4: Finalize and Balance

• Check if power requirements are met. If not, first see if the Monstered experimental is enough, then select the lowest grade of Overcharged + Thermal Spread fitting, and/or redo modifications and experimentals on shield boosters, shield cell banks, etc, to reduce power draw.

• Set up Power Priorities