Ships & Modules

Hi,

I'm going the science way, using R&D agents to buy datacores I'll then sell.
In a tutorial, I have read that it is not recommended to haul datacores with a T1 industrial, because they are not strong enough and hauling millions of value in this, even in high, is not recommended . Too dangerous.

I'll haul mainly in high though, I think.

So what kind of ship should I use? Some guys told me they were able to fit an Atron, a gallantean ship, as an insta warp ship... Fast align, quick warp enter ship...

So I wonder, what kind of ship can I use and with what kind of module, to bring datacores and carry them around?

Thanks

Yes, this is why I wondered if some kind of frigate cannot do the job, as I have to train for the science skills, and if I train for a blockade runner it will take me a lot of time.

Thanks anyway, sure I'll perhaps go the blockade runner way, just wondered if for now there is no less time intensive ship to use ^^

I can perhaps try a probe frigate, it is a fast one, with inertia stab so it will align faster ;)

The Atron (and similarly the Executioner, Condor and Vigil (which IIRC aligns a little faster than the Slasher and has a smaller sig)) is a very good starting option.
Later on you may find the Blockade Runners valuable but I would start out with the frigates and look to moving on to the Cov Ops initially.

Cargo space is not a significant consideration, at least initially. with a level four R&D Agent and good skills (circa 120 RPs (1.2 Datacores) per day) it will still take you something of the order of three months to save for the datacores to fill even one of those fast frigates.
Even if those Datacores are only selling for 100k each you're still hauling twelve million ISK or so at that, in a ship which casts a few tens of thousands.

If you only want to collect your 'cores once a year then yes, one of the Blockade runners is definitely a good investment but it leaves you with minimal capital for long periods unless you set up other projects, at which point there will likely be additional reasons for your particular choice of ship.

unless you're carrying a ridicu-ton of datacores, i would not expect many people to feel that its worth the effort to gank you, in high-sec.

It doesn't take long to train for a blockade runner. My character is about 2 months old and it was one of the first things I trained for while most of my core skills were still between level 3 and 4. I love my Viator and now I am focusing on getting all my navigation skills up to level 5, but even at skills level 4 the ship is so maneuverable. It is also significantly faster than the Iteron in both warp and subwarp. Set aside a month for Industry, Cloaking and Transport Ships, it is worth it.

You could also go for the Hawk, Caldari Assault Ship. 300m3 cargo hold and being an AS a tough nut to crack. When looking for alternative ships for transport keep in mind that missile ships usually have the largest cargo bays.