Ships & Modules

Is that 1.5B total, or 1.5B?
this should work well either way, and can be made even faster by pulling off more tank, adding more bling or fitting out your head

@ James baboli 1.5bil is just a ballpark number i choose and is not set in stone, any reason for the 3 target painters?

@ Schmata Bastanold ( nice name :) ) No reason really its like buying a car, you don't buy the bits and put it together yourself unless of course its a restoration job :)

No pity needed, someone may have been selling a fitted ship that i could use. As for what should i fit, i know about eve survival etc i am not new to lvl 4 missions but i am new to the golem hence why i was looking for fit advice so i could build on that ie rigs and mid modules. The low and high modules am ok with working out myself. For example do i actually need specific resistances or will adap invul fields and bastion suffice to survive most stuff.

Cheers

I could understand it when done once, the very first time when you don't know your way around and so on... But later, come on, this is part of the core game play. Finding a ship and fitting which works for you is a big part of the entertainment. Entertainment we all sign up for in the first place.

The Golem is the most alien to me because I don't fly missile boats, yet. But general rule of thumb for Marauders and L4 is that when bastioned you use two slot tank: one armor/shield repper and one resistance module. For the very first time I'd recommend using mission specific for major damage, later you may try experimenting with invuln. In any case have a full set of hardeners in your cargo and when in doubt, drop a depot when entering bastion cycle. This way after about one minute you will have a choice: fold and GTFO or beef up and give 'em hell.

HTH

Not really sure i follow you. Who am i scamming?

T2 rigs, drop the MJD, 4 CN BCU's plz. You have Bastion. You can hit each and every rat in each and every L4 for each and every race with cruise missiles. You literally have no reason to use it. Also, use torps, drop the MWD, add a third TP, Bay Thruster II/Fuel Cache II for rigs.

I know what you're thinking; "But Nifty, what if I wanna gtfo if my tank starts to fail?" That's a good question Jimmy and here's the answer: You are flying a Golem. You have Bastion. When you find that mission that you cant tank, you come let me know. That is all.

Well with this ship, torpedoes go from "completely useless" to "the only logical option". With the combination of Bastion, the hull bonus to range and damage application/TP's and proper rigging, you get 44.5km range with Rage and 80km with Javelin. You also get 1000-1500 dps depending on ammo and you apply it.

Lol, are you serious? While I try hard not to min max everything, cookie cutter builds are there for a reason, because a bunch of nerds ran the numbers and found out what works best. When people make the ship, rigs, and modules, they often sell the whole package at a discount. I mean, when you're a noob its ok to over pay for something... But later, come on, this is part of the core gameplay...

@ OP, a bit over budget, but well worth it IMHO. You dont ever need to swap modules for this one...

[Golem, Cruise Golem]

Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System

Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Dread Guristas Adaptive Invulnerability Field
Gist B-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Large Micro Jump Drive
Dread Guristas Stasis Webifier
Prototype 100MN Microwarpdrive I

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Scourge Fury Cruise Missile
Bastion Module I
Small Tractor Beam II
E500 Prototype Energy Vampire
Salvager II

Large Bay Loading Accelerator I
Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst I


Hobgoblin II x5
Salvage Drone I x5


Genolution Core Augmentation CA-1

I like this because it cleans up frigs and BC's or BS's at the same time while applying full practical DPS to both. The Golem is such a slowboat, it deserves the MWD.

And for the record, Torps are higher DPS on paper but in mission completion times you will see little to no difference between the two, and a lot more micromanagement with torps.

OP's fit is poo. Use this for level 4s: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=4450779 With 4 TPs, you can one-shot non-elite NPC cruisers.

If the MSB is disconcerting, then you can fit an XL shield booster.

[Golem, Level 4 Cruise]
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Caldari Navy Ballistic Control System
Ballistic Control System II

Pithum C-Type Medium Shield Booster
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Large Micro Jump Drive
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron
Phased Weapon Navigation Array Generation Extron

Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Cruise Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Fury Cruise Missile
Small Tractor Beam II
Small Tractor Beam II
Small Tractor Beam II
Bastion Module I

Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst I
Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst I

Hobgoblin II x5
Hobgoblin II x3
Salvage Drone I x7

Three target painters gets you to the point where an elite frigate takes 2 missiles once you have implants, or 3 before implants, with t1 ammo if you have the right damage type loaded. Can get down to needing 2 TPs to 2 missile volley elite frigs with a full head of 6% implants.