Ships & Modules

Myrm over Brutix for missions (although either will handle L3s).
If one repper is not enough, you messed up.

Thankyou Flitz.

I was thinking:-

LOWS
Damage Control II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
2 x Hardeners II (Mission Specific)
Medium Armor Repairer II
Drone Damage Amp II

MIDS
10MN Afterburner II
Large Cap Battery

Unsure what else to put on the ship? Is the Tank too much?

I tend to over tank my fits:

[Myrmidon, 800 Plate]
Damage Control II
Medium Armor Repairer II
800mm Rolled Tungsten Compact Plates
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

10MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
Stasis Webifier II
Faint Scoped Warp Disruptor
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution Script
Cap Recharger II

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 Drone Durability Enhancer I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Anti-Explosive Pump I

Hammerhead II x5
Hobgoblin II x5
Ogre II x4
Salvage Drone I x5

Need to juggle the drones and watch out they dont take aggro. Another option is to replace some of the guns with Drone Links to boost drone range and use MJD to keep your distance and engage with sentries. In this case can have (a lot) less tank and more Drone Damage Amps.

Note the tackle is there just in case, although webber can help against frigate rats. This is not a PVP fit.

I specifically stated it is NOT a PVP fit. Although I do believe I did once catch a nosy scout in 0.0 with a similar build. PVP fit would have blasters (or autocannons or neuts) instead of rails, faction or T2 ammo and either a dual or triple rep setup with cap injectors or full hull tank.

Omni-tank fit is purely because I am too lazy to refit, although might switch out one of the EANMs for an Explosive hardener for specific missions.

Myrm is the safer route, Brutix is more efficient.
Waiting for drones to fly to the target is inefficient.

https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=5462745#post5462745

A cruiser really should be used for level 2s, warp speed is what really slows you down once you figure out how to mission.
Under the same train of thought, one should also consider using a T2 cruiser like Demios for level 3s. A Proteus (replace cap rigs with HVO rigs, he posted this before they existed) really is the best way Gallente has to offer but it's a long train.

This is more of a question of taste, not us.

If you like to have the server do the missions for you, you will like the Myrmidon and if you like to fly ships, you will like the Brutix more.

Since you are aiming at the Hyperion, my suggestion is the Brutix.

Myrm is the safer, easier ship. I'd still take a Brutix. Something along these lines:

[Brutix, L3 rails low skill]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Armor Thermal Hardener II
Armor Kinetic Hardener II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II

10MN Afterburner II
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Tracking Computer II, Optimal Range Script
Cap Recharger II

250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
[empty high slot]

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Range and speed are part of your tank. Blap things at distance and you'll be in fine shape.

Brutix can also shield tank reasonably well:

[Brutix, L3 rails shields low skill]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II

10MN Afterburner II
Large C5-L Emergency Shield Overload I
Thermal Dissipation Field II
Kinetic Deflection Field II

250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
[empty high slot]

Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Medium Semiconductor Memory Cell I

It's light on cap; manage it well.

Passive tank is... not especially the best way to go, but ok:

[Brutix, L3 rails shields old skool passive low skill]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Power Diagnostic System II
Shield Power Relay II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II

10MN Afterburner II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II

250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
250mm Prototype Gauss Gun, Antimatter Charge M
[empty high slot]

Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I
Medium Core Defense Field Purger I

That would do the trick in L3s. Cap management becomes basically a non-issue. If you find you're not tanking hard enough, swap a TE for another PDU (or SPR, but that's going to compromise cap).

Why not to try lite version of the Iskshtar? Vexor Navy Issue would do everything for you which Brutix and Myrmidon do but this ship is more flexible.

Brutix navy issue. You will get tracking bonus, so your guns will finnaly do the job.

Mission running means to adapt your damage type to the mission's NPC. For example you will be strugling with lasers against angel cartel NPC. Drones is the gallente and amarr way to adapt the damage type, just like missiles for caldari or projectiles for minmatars. And you will find no better gallente boat to run L4 missions, than Dominix. Its unique drone range bonus let you range tank rats and use almost all your slots to dmagae modules. Later you will want to switch to Rattlesnake or Machariel, but they both utilize gallente battle ship skills.

Untill your battlecruiser skills are at least at 4 you are better off with Gnosis for level 3 missions. Even if you can finish mission in other ship it does not mean you should. ISK/time ratio can be very bad if you use Hyperion in missions with lots of ECM. Drones will keep fire even if you lost the lock, same auto-guided missiles. But if you dumped to 10-20 km range during Blockade mission, for example, you are pretty much delayed in hyperion, megathron or any other non-drone / missile ship.

Yeah but you actually pull the trigger when the opportunity presents itself.