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kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#1 - 2012-05-13 20:56:21 UTC
ok i need a good suggestion for a ship, and fitting that will be good for scanning, whatever ship it is i will not be able to use 2 medium slots on it and 3 high power slots on it, my current ship is a comorant
Versuvius Marii
Browncoats of Persephone
Ironworks Coalition
#2 - 2012-05-13 21:05:02 UTC
You will not be able to use slots? [is confused]

Try a Heron, it's got bonuses to scanning.
Unless you're suggesting a ship that can scan and do combat, in which case a Caracal or a Moa would let you fit your probe launcher and still be able to fit weapons and a tank. I only suggest those cruisers as judging from your Cormorant you're a Caldari pilot. There are of course other ships from other races you can step up to, but initially it's best to keep things simple and stick to the one race.

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FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#3 - 2012-05-13 21:21:18 UTC
What are you trying to scan for? Obviously, you change your setup if you are trying for PvP scanning versus exploration. I am also confused by your statement that you will not be able to use some slots. This is the setup I use to find the sites, then bring in a combat pilot to run them and this guy can take care of the hacking/archaeology if you need him to.


[Buzzard, L's Buzzard]
Inertia Stabilizers II
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Limited 1MN MicroWarpdrive I
Analyzer II
Analyzer II
Codebreaker II
Codebreaker II

Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Sisters Core Scanner Probe I
Salvager II
Covert Ops Cloaking Device II

Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I

If you don't have perfect skills, downgrade some of the T2 stuff to T1.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#4 - 2012-05-13 21:24:49 UTC
i should have stated it above that for high slots whatever ship i use must mount a savager, probe launcher, and a tractor beam (well tractor is optional) and for medium slots im mounting an analyzer and a hacking device
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#5 - 2012-05-13 21:28:54 UTC
kristin Sylvanus wrote:
i should have stated it above that for high slots whatever ship i use must mount a savager, probe launcher, and a tractor beam (well tractor is optional) and for medium slots im mounting an analyzer and a hacking device


Then try out my fit.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#6 - 2012-05-13 21:41:26 UTC
yes but it cant fight anything, nor do i want to spend the last 9 days to get covert ops ships
Orlacc
#7 - 2012-05-13 21:52:32 UTC  |  Edited by: Orlacc
Good luck!

"Measure Twice, Cut Once."
kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#8 - 2012-05-13 22:01:03 UTC
my current ship mounts at least 5 hybrid turrets with all that on it
kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#9 - 2012-05-13 22:01:44 UTC
Orlacc wrote:
What do you plan on fighting with one gun?

I just noted that 9 days is too long for you to wait.


Good luck!

to long to wait while i skill up everything else i should be skilling up
Jorma Morkkis
State War Academy
Caldari State
#10 - 2012-05-13 22:20:26 UTC  |  Edited by: Jorma Morkkis
Orlacc wrote:
What do you plan on fighting with one gun?

I just noted that 9 days is too long for you to wait.


Good luck!


Where's that dislike button when you need one? Character is just over a month old. There's still more useful skills to be trained.

For scanning covert ops frigates are best. T1 variants are good before you get skills to use cover ops cloak and covert ops frigates. Scanning bonused frigates aren't good at direct combat mostly because weak tanking/offensive capabilities.

If you want to do everything with same ship you have to look cruisers or battlecruisers. For example Arbitrator (+T2 variant Pilgrim) and Vexor (+T2 variant Ishtar) are good examples of cruisers that can do scanning and fighting without changing the fitting.
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#11 - 2012-05-13 22:23:48 UTC  |  Edited by: FT Diomedes
kristin Sylvanus wrote:
yes but it cant fight anything, nor do i want to spend the last 9 days to get covert ops ships


This is why you want to tell us what you plan to do with the ship. Are you running high sec exploration? Low sec? 0.0? In what space?

Edit - if you stay in Eve long enough, you will not regret training Frigate V in any race.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2012-05-13 22:27:04 UTC
i told you my current ship is a cormorant, and i plan on flying .5 to .7 areas mainly looking for mag sites
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#13 - 2012-05-13 22:52:22 UTC  |  Edited by: FT Diomedes
Then the ship you want is an Arbitrator or Vexor, as Jorma already mentioned. I have never used one of these ships, because I got into exploration when I had high SP and multiple accounts. I also never spent any time working in highsec. With that said, I think it should look something like this:


[Arbitrator, Exploration]
Capacitor Power Relay II
Thermic Plating II
EM Plating II
Medium Armor Repairer II

10MN Afterburner II
Analyzer I
Codebreaker I
Cap Recharger II

Civilian Gatling Autocannon, Civilian Autocannon Ammo
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Sisters Core Scanner Probe I
Small Tractor Beam I
Salvager I

Medium Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I
Medium Gravity Capacitor Upgrade I


Hammerhead II x5
Hobgoblin II x5
Valkyrie II x5
Warrior II x5

You use the stupid civilian gun to draw aggro, then release the drones to go the killing.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

Jhoria Englside
Brojob
#14 - 2012-05-13 22:52:47 UTC
Last post made my head hurt.
kristin Sylvanus
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-05-13 23:21:33 UTC
FT Diomedes wrote:


Edit - if you stay in Eve long enough, you will not regret training Frigate V in any race.


yes, but i already have frigate 5, i need electronics upgrades 5
Jorma Morkkis
State War Academy
Caldari State
#16 - 2012-05-13 23:33:06 UTC
Jhoria Englside wrote:
Last post made my head hurt.


Yes, it is Amarr EWAR cruiser, but it can do a lot more than just EWAR.

Drone boats are perfect for this because there is no bonuses for guns or missiles so you can use all high slots for exploration stuff and all low slots for tank (and cap for low SP characters).
Misanthra
Alternative Enterprises
#17 - 2012-05-13 23:46:52 UTC
Jhoria Englside wrote:
Last post made my head hurt.



since OP is dead set on 1 ship only, it or a vexor he mentions are the only really effective way. It does meet op's needs (op's requirements are limitng what can work here tbh). Armour tank allow for sig tanking while drones do the work. and it frees up rigs for the grav cap rigs.

OP really needs to look at running 2 ships if this hardocre into exploration. Buzzard for the finding of site, combat ship for the actuall running of it. A pita granted, but workable.

Only othere options he has are t3 or draaaaaake. Too low sp for t3 to be done soon it seems. And well skilled drake be a bit as well. Most wh drake fit should work decent. they get people working c1's solo and assuming no camps hit coming back gets them back to empire. Good enough for wh's, should be adequatte for empire use.

Jorma Morkkis
State War Academy
Caldari State
#18 - 2012-05-13 23:55:03 UTC
Misanthra wrote:
OP really needs to look at running 2 ships if this hardocre into exploration. Buzzard for the finding of site, combat ship for the actuall running of it. A pita granted, but workable.


Tengu would be enough, but that's not really low SP friendly.

For two ship combo Buzzard (or Heron) + Drake would rock the board.
Korbin Valenroth
Mom's Friendly Industrial Company
#19 - 2012-05-14 02:09:38 UTC  |  Edited by: Korbin Valenroth
I fly a blackbird for exploration. It has 6 midslots and 4 highs. It will fit the analyzer, decoder, salvager, launcher, and tractor. You won't have many guns left but you can fit a couple of ECMs, they have saved my butt a few times.

If you are sticking to high-sec I doubt you will need much more than that...save if you fall into a WH.
FT Diomedes
The Graduates
#20 - 2012-05-14 02:15:40 UTC
Korbin Valenroth wrote:
I fly a blackbird for exploration. It has 6 midslots and 4 highs. It will fit the analyzer, decoder, salvager, launcher, and tractor. You won't have many guns left but you can fit a couple of ECMs, they have saved my butt a few times.

If you are sticking to high-sec I doubt you will need much more than that...save if you fall into a WH.


Good luck killing anything with that Blackbird - the OP seems deadset on using just one ship.

CCP should add more NPC 0.0 space to open it up and liven things up: the Stepping Stones project.

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