[Crashing into a Gate]

Thx... i guess :)

 

To clarify: the copy of the ship and the wreck where on the other side / sector and grinding each other down.

[Building my own weapons is a Problem for me]

Yea, what the others said.

 

I used a trade module and put notes on sectors with goods important for manufacturing mining/salvaging lasers and railguns...

 

That way collecting them once you find a turret factory with satisfactory modifications it is easier to go around and grab them

[Crashing into a Gate]

Hi there,

 

i just crashed full speed into a gate and predictably died.

Rebuild my ship, made the trip back to collect my valuables and be on my merry way again.

To my surprise i bumped into my wreck AND an intact version (with guns, mods, cargo) of my ship.

So i just doubled some of my modules and guns and got my credits / ore paid for and some salvage on top...

[Building my own weapons is a Problem for me]

I personally go for trading / building them... but that is b/c i like uniformity in my armament.

 

I do the same for salvagers aswell... around naonite/trinium i grab a set of 10 railguns and 8 salvagers if i can find a factory that has nice mods on them.

 

Also, yes, energy weapons are better agains shield, while others work better against hull. I still don't see a reason to mix armament... you are gimping ur damage against both and shields usually don't regen after they are down.

 

Edit: ofc you can swap armament in fight, but thats a pita currently... might be a good idea in boss fights for burning thu their shields quicker and then go to town on their hulls.

[Building my own weapons is a Problem for me]

It seems that currently either Cannons or Railguns give you the best "bang for the buck"... They deal a couple of thousand damage every few seconds and managing overheating is only a minor inconvinience.

I just can't see gatlings, plasma and bolter keep up with them.

I have seen lasers and lightning guns get high damage numbers in factories, but i am unsure how they would compare

[AI Mining Setup]

Well i would assume they only live on a ship because they get paid for it. Otherwise they would be on a station or planet. I doubt they live on a ship just because they love space that much.

 

It's not that they don't work b/c you told them to, they don't do work (the miners in this case) once you leave the sector. You still pay them tho.

A minor inconvinience...