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I am really looking for an attack force to play through the Sons of Orion storyline, attacking the Vanduul and tipping the tides of war with them. The Kraken is very expensive--between 3 and 4 times the cost of the Lib. I forget the numbers, but for skirmishing, probably three Eclipse flying...

I'm browsing in SC Unpacked, comparing fighters and don't know if I should believe what I see. Looking at the acceleration and maneuverability of light fighters, I see: Main Acceleration--Gladius 10g, Arrow 13g, M50 14g, Razor EX 8.1g, X-85 15g Maneuvering Acceleration--Gladius 9g, Arrow 9.2g...

For putting ships inside, the biggest issue is likely the height. The Lib is 25 meters tall so the inside hangar is probably not more than 6-7 meters clearance. A 2 meter tall ship should fit. The Lib is 119 meters long, so if you can park on top of the rear ramp you might get 9 X-85s inside...

If there is ever going to be a way to capture a Vanduul Void Bomber intact, it will probably be by use of a Raven. View: https://youtu.be/-A5CrMWpz-Y

CIG furnished very few details about what will fit inside. We know the lower deck doors are about 25 meters wide because they published a Hornet sitting on the upper deck and it was slightly less wide than the doorway. Using this for scale means the entire lower deck is about 70 meters, give...

Star Marine is much, much, much harder than the FPS missions. It's not just the difference in capability between PCs and NPCs, but it is the playstyle. In Star Marine players generally run all the time and often shoot from the hip. If you are not running, they will run up behind you and kill...

The FPS calcuator I love is down right now, but the buildout I recommend is basically as much armor as you can wear and still have the 0.9 movement necessary to thwart all AI. They just don't hit players moving at 0.9. If you've seen the many vids online of players clearing the 890J mission...

I think working from first principles requires you choose a career path before you choose a ship, and then recommend one of say three ships under $100. The Lancer and Cutty are not starter ships. They're ships to aspire to early on, at least according to CIG. I have been wondering about a new...

I'm thinking of what's the optimal carry for a Liberator assault wing, especially what ships can fit in the tiny vehicle bays. I confess I was very surprised by the combat ranking awarded the X-85 a couple weeks ago, and think that may be an excellent way forward since it is even more squat...

I have a special interest in ships that will fit inside the Liberator. The Raven is one of few very compact ships that are survivable because they are so hard to hit, and that might escort wings of Eclipse off a Lib. They're not actually much smaller than the Warlock but they are much more...

The Lancer is still Chris Roberts go-to every day uber ship. It's an amazing vessel. Cutty guys don't get how extremely good it is in each of its variants. The standard stock has the lowest signature of any medium craft, unless that's changed recently. The Max hauls fabulous cargo solo, and...

That's a pretty eclectic mix. I doubt it takes more time to learn to PVP than it does to mine. Anything you want to do well requires serious effort. Miners are not slouches. If you don't care what you do then it doesn't really matter what sort of ship you fly. Stick with the Aurora...

I think he was pretty clear he wanted a ship in addition to the one he has. It's a shame we can fill an entire thread with our opinions about a ship he never said what he'd do with it. An entire thread for pushy people. Meh. How embarrassing.

You can afford to do that with the 315 because it comes stock with stealth gear. That's not true of the Titan, and another reason to prefer the 315. There are very few ships in game that come equipped for what they're best at. If you want a fast, stealth smuggler you can live out of, the 315...

As Mich said, this is not the best ship for PVP, but it is certainly the best smuggler in game. The added 50% cargo is useful for smuggling, but beyond that would be superfluous since smuggling cargos are small. The added 40% range is always useful and the fact the 315 is faster and stealthier...

Just some last thoughts in case people are interested why US human spaceflight is in the shitty place it is right now. During the Clinton era, NASA decided the replacement for the Space Shuttle needed to be more efficient and cheaper, and decided on the X-33/Venturestar program, which was...

The thing that bothers me most about NASA is certainly the lack of vision. In its early years, the space program flourished because Werner Von Braun had a vision of going to the Moon. NASA has been visionless ever since. Whether you like him or not, Trump at least tried to instill a sense of...

That's a great example of how wrong the system has gone. Most of NASA wanted to cancel the SLS program in the first year of the OBama administration, but Shelby and Nelson pushed back hard and kept those dollars flowing. That's why SLS is often called the "Senate Launch System". The rocket is...

I think you have all that exactly right. The problem is that when we developed the Cost Plus system for complex project development, we removed all the risk from the private companies and moved it to an unaccountable government. That totally broke the system. People were noting this for...

NASA has the highest public approval rating of any federal agency. It has for decades, despite employees generally receive only 70% the pay they would in the private sector. However for comparison's sake, NASA is about a decade and a half behind schedule on this, and 970% over budget; compared...