Some day, far in the future, UEE archeologists are going to crack a dusty vault on some planet and express their good fortune on discovering a huge cache of period ships, in pristine condition because I spent way too much money and don't have the man power to crew everything.
I would consider your options carefully. If you picked up a Phoenix, you probably had a very different gameplay idea in your head over a strictly combat orientated vessel, like the Valkyrie.
I'm using the c920 myself, i've noticed a few issues with tracking. One problem seems to be my main monitor size, at 40" it's wall mounted because of the desk, I noticed I had to be very close to the camera to get it to face track and calibrate,
I use the in game setup for dual T16000s, I used to use the target software because my system had trouble differentiating joysticks, but after a windows update, that problem seemed solved, remained stable for over a year so far.
Other options too, since we're usually wearing a headset, I also use voice attack with an HCS voice pack, (Kate specifically in my case) handy for things like yelling FLARE! or even changing power management, shields, etc.
I've been using a dual stick setup for quite some time, and I really like it. Same joysticks in the video. One of the things I changed though was the weapon group, I like having the left trigger as your primary fire. I found it really improved my accuracy as I wasn't shifting my grip at all to...
Maybe not all the inert materials, but at least a solid portion. If you are cracking something with a 20% material content, the system should be able to at least filter out the junk with a very low content,
Remember, it's a base of operations, one of the better options (if you are going somewhere to setup) might be to just carry security ships without long range, the other larger support ships can follow in convoy, using the same jump points. Once there, you start rotating out the duty roster.
weird, my arms were attributed a few days ago, I kind of prefer the red myself, meanwhile my wife is standing at my shoulder insisting purple is superior.
I saw the vulcan as running consumables to the escort ships and patching the larger vessels while Starfarer is out picking up its own harvest or refining it. No matter the situation you decide to tool for specifically, you've got a wonderful mobile Rear HQ coordinating, supplying and reinforcing.
Can't it be both? Back in my younger nerd days I liked the idea of an indestructible blade that could cleave rocks. Course in my military days, I also very much liked watching them deploy the weapon. Seeing pavement shatter like a breaking wave is highly entertaining.