Ships & Modules

You gonna be SLOW on your way to your targets.

try this:

[Proteus, pve]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Medium Armor Repairer II
[empty low slot]
[empty low slot] <------ mission specific hardeners

10MN Afterburner II
Stasis Webifier II
Tracking Computer II, Tracking Speed

250mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Antimatter Charge M

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I

Proteus Engineering - Power Core Multiplier
Proteus Defensive - Nanobot Injector
Proteus Offensive - Dissonic Encoding Platform
Proteus Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Proteus Propulsion - Localized Injectors



No drones, therefore tracking offensive subsystem, tracking comp and webber. Should do the trick, has more range and (applied) damage. Hard on cap though, fly at own risk :)

Edit: Save some coins for a faction med repper and replace the other with additional hardener- this way you use less cap if you are too uncomfortable with dual repper and use speed tanking excessively.

The best PVE Proteus fit I could come up with ended up a weak attempt to do the Ishtar's thing. It has advantages in tank and secondary capabilities, but still suffers from lack of a 5th drone:

[Proteus, Almost Ishtar]
Medium Armor Repairer II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Damage Control II
Imperial Navy Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Imperial Navy Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane
Capacitor Power Relay II
Capacitor Power Relay II

Federation Navy 10MN Afterburner
Drone Navigation Computer II
Drone Navigation Computer II

250mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Thorium Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Thorium Charge M
250mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Thorium Charge M
Salvager II
Small Remote Armor Repair System II
Sisters Expanded Probe Launcher, Core Scanner Probe I

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Proteus Defensive - Nanobot Injector
Proteus Electronics - Emergent Locus Analyzer
Proteus Engineering - Augmented Capacitor Reservoir
Proteus Offensive - Drone Synthesis Projector
Proteus Propulsion - Localized Injectors


Ogre II x4
Hobgoblin II x5
Ogre II x2
Hobgoblin II x5

How you fit a Proteus depends greatly on your skill/experience level and the enemies you intend to fight, the key is to have some set fits and change them to match the enemies/mission. It also depends on whether you have other mission ships to fall back on. I currently have a Proteus, Ishtar and Hype, I use the Proteus in Kin/therm missions where it is faster and more fun to fly, The Ishtar for Angels/Amarr, and the Hype for some single pocket missions such as Surprise Surprise (webbing towers).

Given that you have an omni tank if you are reluctant to switch out hardeners now then you may struggle to be efficient. Also your tank versus Angels is a bit weak given you are running dual reps.

That said you have picked a safe option with some of the right subs to start with and you can progress from there, taking tank of and running a cap unstable build takes time and experience,

Replace the Augmented plating with the Nanobot injector; if you do nothing else do this.

Eventually you will want to drop the second rep and switch to the power core sub for six guns. The only time you really need two reps is for Angel missions with a lot of DPS (I still use my Ishtar normally) as for immediate changes I would fit faction specific hardeners instead of the EANM2 and fit a tracking enhancer in place of the damage control. A microwarpdrive becomes much more efficient in certain missions, some missions though rats are nicely spaced and the speed/sig tank an afterburner provides is very handy.

As an example this is my Serpentis Mission runner ( I did not start with this build) I can run any Serpentis mission in very good time and rarely need the cap booster. I feel that Fed Navy/Null are useful ammos to use to pop frigs on approach and void good for tackling groups of battleships/battlecruisers. I never need a web and do not switch off the microwarpdrive unless I really manage to screw up transversal, pulse the tank as needed. If I want to run the mercenary missions such as damsel then I may fit a web (for the webifier drones) and an explosive hardener.

With implants stats as follows

1600m/s
396 DPS tank versus Serpentis

DPS including drones
Void 1203 (4.8km+9.4km)
Fed Navy 1095 (3.2km+19km
Null 905 (7.9km+24km)

[Proteus, Serpentis]
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Federation Navy Magnetic Field Stabilizer
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Centum A-Type Energized Thermic Membrane
Corelum C-Type Medium Armor Repairer

Corelum C-Type 10MN MicroWarpdrive
Medium Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 200
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range

Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M

Medium Hybrid Burst Aerator II
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I

Proteus Defensive - Nanobot Injector
Proteus Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Proteus Engineering - Power Core Multiplier
Proteus Offensive - Hybrid Propulsion Armature
Proteus Propulsion - Localized Injectors


Hammerhead II x5
Hobgoblin II x5

Well, depends if you're masochist or not

I'd say normal person would quickly use some Domi or Thron instead, hell even blaster-thron.

The masochist? -he will pick the Proteus, will not train the offensive sub up to 5, will not use TE's because blasters could shoot too far and would not use RT's or faction Rep.

...

Well if you're really that bored doing missions you can always do them in a rifter

[Proteus, missions]
Damage Control II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
[Empty Slot]
[Empty Slot] <--- Mission specific hardners
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

10MN Afterburner II
Stasis Webifier II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II

Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Heavy Neutron Blaster II, Void M
Drone Link Augmentor II

Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Proteus Defensive - Adaptive Augmenter
Proteus Electronics - Dissolution Sequencer
Proteus Engineering - Capacitor Regeneration Matrix
Proteus Offensive - Hybrid Propulsion Armature
Proteus Propulsion - Localized Injectors


Hammerhead II x5

This is what ive used quite a bit for missions.. its flys through them pretty decently, if you want blitz, swap web for cap rechargers and swap ab for mwd

All anyone needed to say to answer your thread is... don't waste your isk.

The proteus is terrible for PvE and the more isk you throw at it to try and make it good the more isk you are wasting because even with a full officer fit it will still be lolworthy...

The Ishtar can tank L5s and 10/10 complexes, and inherently does more damage than the equivalent Proteus (and at longer ranges). So not only does it tank better, it does more damage by default. The only way for the Proteus to do more damage than the Ishtar is to blaster fit it, but at that point, it will still do less damage over time due to the range issues. And I'm not even sure it's possible to get the same tank out of it as you can with an Ishtar.

Put another way: the Ishtar is one of the best sub-BS mission boats in the game. The Proteus is… ehm… not.

The Deimos might be a close case, but considering how much you can put on it before you even begin to approach the price level of just the bare Proteus hull, it'll come out ahead as well.

Oh, and yes, even with MWDs you're losing an awful lot of time scooting from one ship to the next.

Hm, maybe I should have a look at the Ishtar. Never thought much about the ship.
I dabbled a bit with some Daimos fittings. I've never got a tank that is that good as on my Proteus with it. The damage is comparable I think.

But please, just because the Proteus isn't the best ship for missions it isn't bad. It's a matter of perspective. I like it that way *shrugs*.