Missions & Complexes

The Kronos is still a good mission boat; in fact, with the updates to Marauders (especially the Bastion module), it's probably among the best.

On the down side, it's over a billion ISK for the hull alone, and it's a prime target for gankers.

Also, keep a weather eye on drones; rats now switch targets more frequently, and will target and eliminate drones.

If you were flying Kronos you can still use it the same. Apart from losing web bonus not much have changed from that point of view.


- 4 guns
- bastion
- 1 or 2 tracking computers
- 1 repper
- 1 mission specific hardener
- 1 cap module or rig (to keep guns stable)
- 4 or 5 magstabs
- optional AB/MWD/MJD

and there is very little number of ways you can go wrong with filling remaining slots.

Replace railguns with neutron blasters.

Not really, only if you are AFK and fit it like a complete fool.

I usually run an EANM and damage control rather than 2x EANMs. The difference in resists isn't that big, and gives you far more Hull buffer making you less attractive to gank.

I also play around with the midslots, almost always have 2x tracking comps, but then swap around MWD, MJD, more Tracking comps, Sensor boosters, Heavy Cap injector, and webs mostly.

having these in cargo hold and a mobile depot can open up a lot of options as well. maybe want a set of 425mm rails too, but for long range missions I usually tend to just use my paladin instead.

I was using an active armor fit with hardeners swapped according to the mission requirements. So in my low slots I've got 3x mag stabs (fed navy + 2 t2), one deadspace large rep mod, one deadspace adaptive nano membrane, and two hardeners (assorted collection of deadspace and t2) swapped as I mentioned based on what I need.

This fitting forces me to use a med slot for a heavy cap booster. As I have stated before, when I used to fly the kronos there were no bastion modules so maybe my active tank is a bit too much? Right now I only have 2x tracking computers, an AB and the heavy cap booster in my meds.

I would appreciate any insight on whether the active tank needs to be dropped in favor of something else, allowing me to fit in that extra tracking computer.

Also I have never used blasters before on this ship, I was using rails before, so naturally I have a few questions which I hope someone will indulge (much appreciated).

At what range should I aim to be positioned? (taking the bastion into account and 2x OR 3x tracking computers loaded with optimal range scripts). What drones should I use? I was using hammerhead IIs for the frigs and cruisers that were too close for my rails.

I hope I haven't bored you to death with my newbie questions :) fly safe!

I'm flying one, T2 fit only. T2 cap rigs, tracking comp, one LAR, and 425mm guns. Fit a micro jump drive, hit it as soon as you get into a room with stuff <25km from you, park 70-100km out, bastion, and pick things off small -> big. With guns you can oneshot elite frigs. No need to even bring out drones. That said I dropped hammerheads in favor of 2 garde IIs to bump dps up even more.
Those two drones can kill cruisers by themselves while I kill BS's.

I carry a mobile depot and a can of fittings inside the kronos. Can has all resists I need, and utility stuff like remote reppers for drones, and a SeBo for particular missions (eg. dread pirate scarlet last waves appearing @ 150km).


Generally I mission with that ship and a golem alt. Both pump out about 1k dps, golem twoshots BS rats while kronos oneshots frigs and twoshots cruisers. Takes a couple of minutes to clear a room. It's so much overkill I love it.

Having the can and depot in my hold on both ships means I can swap resists in the field and accept missions on both ships and do them both before returning to base. It also makes things like worlds collide a breeze.

The only upgrades I want to make to the kronos eventually are a deadspace repper and a second tracking comp. With only one I occasionally miss frigs 20-35km out. But the thing does so much damage that a miss on a frig once in a while really doesn't matter.

Bastion more than doubles your tank (100% repper bonus plus resists). Some people argue that a repper alone is enough, while some (me included) prefer to have one hardener. In any case, using more than one hardener is overkill for ordinary L4s.

Since tank isn't much concern, you should focus on increasing damage and damage application. The rule of thumb is that you should have 4 or 5 damage modules (rigs counting) and about 3 for application (TC/TE/rig). My personal choice is to add some drone support as well.

I use cap booster too but it's rather safety net. Like I mentioned in my earlier post, one CCC rig or cap recharger is enough to keep guns stable (you don't want to cap out while shooting). Having that, you're perfectly fine for most of the time. Cap injection is normally needed only when something goes horribly wrong and you need to keep you repper active longer than anticipated. Which almost never happens if you know what are you doing.


Let me state first that rails are still fine. If it's your preference you can still use them.

With blasters, you need to train specialization ASAP because both types of T2 ammo are going to be your bread and butter.

As for range, you are using blasters, you want to sit on their faces. ;) That said, in my not too well informed opinion shooting up to 50km with Null is okay. And of course you have to start managing your position - it pays well to learn and master triangular jumps with MJD.

I can't offer good advice regarding drones. I used to use Hammerheads II but recently drones have been rebalanced and I haven't reevaluated their feasibility. Quite a lot of people swear by sentries. They are obviously easier to recall, among other advantages. I suggest you go out and experiment a bit to find what suits you best. If you discover something interesting, please share results.

In closing, get into habit of taking Mobile Depot (with some spare gear of course) on every ship you do missions in. It can save your skin.

[Kronos, Kronos L4 Mission Fit]

Tracking Enhancer II
Centus B-Type Large Armor Repairer
True Sansha Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Damage Control II
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer

Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Large Micro Jump Drive

Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Null L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Null L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Null L
Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Null L
Small Tractor Beam II
Small Tractor Beam II
Drone Link Augmentor II
Bastion Module I

Large Hybrid Metastasis Adjuster I
Large Hybrid Burst Aerator II


Hobgoblin II x5

If you can't slaughter every level 4 mission in Gallante space with that fit biomass and get My little pony on netflix.

pretty much, and if you don't have your tank active, well then you just have a petty limited passive tank that the npcs can fairly easily chew through. that said I run a cap stable undersized rep and haven't had an issue yet. when I had my pulse tanked (yet super over tanked when you rep 25% armor in one go with fairly high resists) LAR fit I disco'd with the rep off and came back to my ship in hull.

although sounds like CCP may be reimbursing losses due to DDoS