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Lan Wang
African Atomic.
OnlyFleets.
#1 - 2015-02-13 09:23:40 UTC
Hi,

I recently trained into a carrier and skilling it up, just now my carrier can drop 8 drones, the issue is that according to what ive heard i should be able to drop more.

Carrier lvl 3 (this should give me total of 8 drones to control? 5 + 1 per lvl?)
adv drone interfacing lvl 3 (this should give me a total of 11 drones to control? +1 per lvl)

I have 3 drone control units in my highs but still only drop 8 drones, is this correct or am i doing something wrong? seems when i added the drone controls its not actually taking effect of what i can field

Thanks

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Amely Miles
Second Exile
#2 - 2015-02-13 09:30:50 UTC  |  Edited by: Amely Miles
i can help you with that :)

DRONE CONTROL UNIT I

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Lan Wang
African Atomic.
OnlyFleets.
#3 - 2015-02-13 09:31:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Lan Wang
Amely Miles wrote:
i can help you with that :)

DRONE CONTROL UNIT I


yeah i have 3 of these in my high slots, and based on my skills i should be able to field 11?

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Ahmed Ibn Rustah
Maxim 6
#4 - 2015-02-13 10:04:17 UTC
You have turned the drone control units on right?? (they are active mods)
Tiddle Jr
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#5 - 2015-02-13 10:14:16 UTC
Sorry for asking but all Kadeshians such a noobish?!

No offence just asking.

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Lan Wang
African Atomic.
OnlyFleets.
#6 - 2015-02-13 10:19:56 UTC
Tiddle Jr wrote:
Sorry for asking but all Kadeshians such a noobish?!

No offence just asking.


might just be me but hey only been playing a year and never flown a carrier before so sorry if i dont know everything about stuff ive never flown before ;)

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Lan Wang
African Atomic.
OnlyFleets.
#7 - 2015-02-13 10:21:14 UTC  |  Edited by: Lan Wang
Ahmed Ibn Rustah wrote:
You have turned the drone control units on right?? (they are active mods)


well that might be the issue didnt realise they were active mods. thanks

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Iyokus Patrouette
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#8 - 2015-02-13 12:17:06 UTC
While it may be somewhat out dated i believe alot of the information is probably still very relevant. . go ahead and have a read of these

Carriers 101

Carriers 102 (drones)

Carriers 103

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Lan Wang
African Atomic.
OnlyFleets.
#9 - 2015-02-13 12:57:30 UTC
Iyokus Patrouette wrote:
While it may be somewhat out dated i believe alot of the information is probably still very relevant. . go ahead and have a read of these

Carriers 101

Carriers 102 (drones)

Carriers 103


thanks thats a good read

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Bronson Hughes
The Knights of the Blessed Mother of Acceleration
#10 - 2015-02-13 17:06:27 UTC
Lan Wang wrote:
Iyokus Patrouette wrote:
While it may be somewhat out dated i believe alot of the information is probably still very relevant. . go ahead and have a read of these

Carriers 101

Carriers 102 (drones)

Carriers 103


thanks thats a good read

Be aware that the Drones article is out of date. Combat drones have been rebalanced since then and Amarr drones no longer suck at everything. Also, fighters now get all of the benefits of drone support skills and modules.

Also, capital ships can use stargates now, albeit only in nullsec and losec.

In terms of skill requirements and general usage though, those articles are still pretty much spot on.

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RavenPaine
RaVeN Alliance
#11 - 2015-02-14 17:05:42 UTC  |  Edited by: RavenPaine
I always thought that active drone control mods was a dumb design. Just...out of character with all the rest of the drone fittings.

That said:
Carriers aren't necessarily best used as drone boats. Your fitting should revolve more around remote reppers and tank. TANK!
Being able to drop 10 fighters (or 10 anything) is the goal though, (imo) but the best way to do that is, train Carrier V.

Edit here; If nobody has told you. Sort those drones out! Group them, categorize them, make them easy to access when you need them.
Lan Wang
African Atomic.
OnlyFleets.
#12 - 2015-02-14 20:23:07 UTC
RavenPaine wrote:
I always thought that active drone control mods was a dumb design. Just...out of character with all the rest of the drone fittings.

That said:
Carriers aren't necessarily best used as drone boats. Your fitting should revolve more around remote reppers and tank. TANK!
Being able to drop 10 fighters (or 10 anything) is the goal though, (imo) but the best way to do that is, train Carrier V.

Edit here; If nobody has told you. Sort those drones out! Group them, categorize them, make them easy to access when you need them.


Yeah ive got them all grouped, having 300 drones just hanging around is a bit unorganised, yeah i didnt realise the dcu were active figured they were the same as most other drone mods

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