Ships & Modules

Hey everyone, new player here. I have about 1 million SP mostly in drones, some exploration, and random stuff for armor and capacitor. I am trying to get into exploration and ultimately do 4/10 Complexes and Radar sites. I am looking into an All-in-One ship that I can hop around into different systems without having to switch ships often.

Right now I am flying a Myrmidon, and I have a Vexor (but was told it was not powerful enough to run 4/10 Complexes). Can the Myrmidon be fitted well enough to run complexes and radar sites? I can run Level 3 missions pretty smoothly with a different fit, but I am having trouble figuring out how to fit the Myrmidon for exploration/complex running. It seems the processor runs out rather quickly with the codebreaker, one salvager, and core probe launcher fitted. I can't even fit any railguns on it.

I have this fitted for exploration but it is not working for me because it is too slow to salvage because lack of speed and salvagers. Also without guns it is hard to get them to aggro on me instead of my drones:

[High-Slots]
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher
Drone Link Augmentor I
Salvager I
[Med-Slots]
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II
Codebreaker I
[Low-Slots]
N-Type EM Hardener I
N-Type Thermic Hardener I
N-Type Kinetic Hardener I
N-Type Thermic Hardener I
Co-Processor I
Medium Armor Repairer I
[Rigs]
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I

[Drones]
Hobgoblin I x 10 (Training Hob II's at the moment)
Hammerhead I x 5

The fit is cap stable but I am using 480/492.2 CPU, and only 163/1351.25 of PowerGrid.

If the Myrmidon is not a good ship for my needs, then what ship is recommended for this specific task? I would prefer a Gallente ship since I am already trained in it, but if there is another ship that is much better for what I need, I will train towards it. Thank you for all your help.

Any suggestion is greatly appreciated, thank you.

get the proteus works great for exploration

oh and getting all those cool mods and sticking it on it makes it even better

Dont underestimate the passive shield myrm

[Myrmidon, probe]
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II
Shield Power Relay II

Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Y-S8 Hydrocarbon I Afterburners
Codebreaker I

Core Probe Launcher I, Core Scanner Probe I
Salvager I
720mm Howitzer Artillery II, EMP M
720mm Howitzer Artillery II, EMP M
720mm Howitzer Artillery II, EMP M
720mm Howitzer Artillery II, EMP M

Medium Core Defence Field Purger I
Medium Core Defence Field Purger I
Medium Core Defence Field Purger I


Hobgoblin II x5
Hammerhead II x5

This is good, but do change the hardeners according to the local rats. I would consider going with 3 sentries + 5 lights, and swap one hardener for cap mod, and a cap recharger for an omnidirectional tracking link.

Myrm is great for exploration, as it tanks well while having lots of mids free. 4/10s are easy and can be done even in a Vexor. You can of course later upgrade to an Ishtar or Proteus, but getting the skillset to fly those properly takes several months.

It looks like you may have some fitting tool already, but just in case: EFT is 'Eve Fitting Tool'. It lets you build ship fits out of game and is basically essential to play. I have no idea why it hasnt been included with the EVE software by now. Its criminal really, as the people who make them are doing it for free.

Download it only from the official thread. If you havent been using it so far you will be very happy.

First tip, highlight one of the above fits and copy to your clipboard and open EFT and it will be automatically imported. Enter your character API key, and it will tell you specifics based on your character's individual skills, etc.

You should also google 'evemon' which is a skill planner.

Or EVE HQ which is open source, and includes both EFT and Evemon type features.

EDIT: And you may know about this already, but I suggest researching EVE University corp, or a similar teaching one. They may not interest you, but its worth a look. Im a graduate myself. ;)