Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
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Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
I want to start a new game with early focus on piracy/ ship capture, mostly focused on S and M prey, at least early on until I get rich
I plan to buy a 6 weapon Pulsar Vanguard, what would be a good weapon setup?
My idea
- 4 Bolt Repeater
- 1 Ion blaster
- 1 Plasma cannon
rationale: bolt is great for all-purpose damage 4 will break hulls really quickly, ion needed to capture ships, plasma for bigger prey, more effective than missile launcher
as per my limited experience, I don't like missiles, too many duds, useless against agile targets, consumable ammo
thoughts?
I plan to buy a 6 weapon Pulsar Vanguard, what would be a good weapon setup?
My idea
- 4 Bolt Repeater
- 1 Ion blaster
- 1 Plasma cannon
rationale: bolt is great for all-purpose damage 4 will break hulls really quickly, ion needed to capture ships, plasma for bigger prey, more effective than missile launcher
as per my limited experience, I don't like missiles, too many duds, useless against agile targets, consumable ammo
thoughts?
Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
If your pray is only S/M then:
My idea
- 5 Pulse Beams
- 1 Ion Blaster
Puls Beam have a better hit chance.
I capture any S/M ship in my Theseus. with only two Pulse Beams. The shields get really fast down with help of the Ion Blaster and the rest is the Pulse Beams. Last start I captured a Nemesis with my Perseus, so only one Pulse and one Ion.
It is so easy to capture ships that the weapons choice is almost the same, only one Ion is recommended.
Edit: just spelling.
My idea
- 5 Pulse Beams
- 1 Ion Blaster
Puls Beam have a better hit chance.
I capture any S/M ship in my Theseus. with only two Pulse Beams. The shields get really fast down with help of the Ion Blaster and the rest is the Pulse Beams. Last start I captured a Nemesis with my Perseus, so only one Pulse and one Ion.
It is so easy to capture ships that the weapons choice is almost the same, only one Ion is recommended.
Edit: just spelling.
Last edited by Horux on Sun, 3. Mar 19, 21:38, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
For the Pulsar I typically run with:-
Would not bother trying to mix Plasmas and Ions - I would use one or the other.
- 4 x Bolt/Beam (on the pods/wings)
- 2 x Missile/Torpedo Launchers (either side of the cockpit)
Would not bother trying to mix Plasmas and Ions - I would use one or the other.
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Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
Plasma S/M main weapon is a nogo in it`s current state of balance. It has the lowest dps out of all weapons while also having struggle to hit anything smaller/faster then a capship/station.kstanb wrote: ↑Sun, 3. Mar 19, 20:03I want to start a new game with early focus on piracy/ ship capture, mostly focused on S and M prey, at least early on until I get rich
I plan to buy a 6 weapon Pulsar Vanguard, what would be a good weapon setup?
My idea
- 4 Bolt Repeater
- 1 Ion blaster
- 1 Plasma cannon
rationale: bolt is great for all-purpose damage 4 will break hulls really quickly, ion needed to capture ships, plasma for bigger prey, more effective than missile launcher
as per my limited experience, I don't like missiles, too many duds, useless against agile targets, consumable ammo
thoughts?
Puls or Bot Repeater are fine but i recomment puls. Hits better and the dps is pretty much the same.
1 Ion + 5 Puls/Bots should be pretty good.
Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
I would agree that plasma guns are not worth using unless you make all your guns plasma, they overheat very quickly so their only value is really in doing massive front loaded damage. If you can't kill the target before the gun overheats, you would be better using something else.
The ion blaster is a good choice for very efficient shield busting, but otherwise any of the other weapons will perform better against larger targets.
The ion blaster is a good choice for very efficient shield busting, but otherwise any of the other weapons will perform better against larger targets.
Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
OK gotcha, so no Plasma it is
I will test
4 beams + 1 ion
then for weapon #6 is there any scenario where missile launchers would be advisable?
I really disliked missiles in my early experience, but maybe I was not using them correctly? would heavy missiles for big ships or EMP to stop them from going travel speed justify getting a missile launchers?
going 5 beam seems overkill
I will test
4 beams + 1 ion
then for weapon #6 is there any scenario where missile launchers would be advisable?
I really disliked missiles in my early experience, but maybe I was not using them correctly? would heavy missiles for big ships or EMP to stop them from going travel speed justify getting a missile launchers?
going 5 beam seems overkill
Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
Torpedo luncher to get the last shot, if you fight a Xenon cap ship. ^^
Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
I haven't found missiles very good. Heavy torpedoes can pack a punch, but they're expensive. Dumbfire cluster missiles also seem to have high damage and are cheaper but they again seem like something that would be better if you put lots of them on a ship and fired them all at once at big targets.
Weapon balance generally just isn't super good, the basic pulse laser is probably the best choice in almost all circumstances because it's fast, accurate, good range, and has the most consistent damage output.
Weapon balance generally just isn't super good, the basic pulse laser is probably the best choice in almost all circumstances because it's fast, accurate, good range, and has the most consistent damage output.
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Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
I tend to use Light Smart Missiles more often than not when using any missiles at all. I do use other missiles but rarely.Chris0132 wrote: ↑Tue, 5. Mar 19, 04:25I haven't found missiles very good. Heavy torpedoes can pack a punch, but they're expensive. Dumbfire cluster missiles also seem to have high damage and are cheaper but they again seem like something that would be better if you put lots of them on a ship and fired them all at once at big targets.
Weapon balance generally just isn't super good, the basic pulse laser is probably the best choice in almost all circumstances because it's fast, accurate, good range, and has the most consistent damage output.
Dumb-fire missiles are all well and good but I would rather use direct energy weapons for most of the use cases that they would be useful. Torpedoes have a blast radius which means they should be used with care and possibly have limited utility in the wider combat context.
Once you have an S/M Ship Maintenance (or Fabrication?) Bay (joined with an appropriate station) and missile plans the cost of all missiles becomes almost inconsequential.
Lenna (aka [SRK] The_Rabbit)
"Understanding is a three edged sword... your side, their side... and the Truth!" - J.J. Sheriden, Babylon 5 S4E6 T28:55
"May god stand between you and harm in all the dark places you must walk." - Ancient Egyption Proverb
"When eating an elephant take one bite at a time" - Creighton Abrams
"Understanding is a three edged sword... your side, their side... and the Truth!" - J.J. Sheriden, Babylon 5 S4E6 T28:55
"May god stand between you and harm in all the dark places you must walk." - Ancient Egyption Proverb
"When eating an elephant take one bite at a time" - Creighton Abrams
Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
Thanks a lot, after some tests with pulse beam, a weapon I had always ignored, I ended up restarting as Paranid warrior. A 2-beamed Perseus is a lot more useful than I thought, and very fast, so I am postponing the Pulsar purchase for a bit
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Re: Good weapons setup for Pulsar Vanguard?
I found
6x Blot
&
6x Pulse
&
4x Bolts
2x Plasma
to be quite effective
I don't like beams on small ships .. turrets feel like a better use for them to me.
6x Blot
&
6x Pulse
&
4x Bolts
2x Plasma
to be quite effective
I don't like beams on small ships .. turrets feel like a better use for them to me.