#TAIPAN FIGHTER UPGRADE#

Variants ending in “G” have gimballed weapons, while variants ending in “F” have fixed weapons. Honestly I would stick with a Condor/Taipan.Ī few general notes about fighter loadouts: They have paper thin hull (even less then the Gu-97) and okay shields, and are slightly less manuverable then the Gu-97. XG-Series – Guardian SLF’s that need special prerequisites to acquire.Will tend to last in protracted engagements since it can shrug off hits much more easily compared to a Condor or a Gu-97. A solid trade-off as it still has good boost speed and can get out of trouble if needed. Taipan – Heavier shields and hull compared to the F63 Condor, but slower and less manuverable.Requires extreme skill and attention to hide out of sight of enemy weapons, or else it will be forcibly disassembled. Will get vaporized as soon as it is focused. Gu-97 – Almost excessive amounts of manuverability, but paper-thin shields and hull.Good speed, turning, passable durability (for an SLF). Unfortunately, ship-launched fighters are not customizable beyond the available blueprints and variants. There are four main fighter blueprints, most of which have several sub-blueprints containing slightly altered loadouts depending on your preferences.

This makes fighter replacements incredibly cheap and disposable.

Regardless of fighter blueprint, replacement parts for destroyed fighters always cost 1,030 CR per fighter.

#TAIPAN FIGHTER UPGRADE#

The class 6 hangar is a massive upgrade over the class 5 as you can house two different blueprints at once (and, with multicrew, have both fighters out at once). Generally speaking, the class 7 hangar is usually unnecessary since it would be extremely rare for your ship to go through 30 fighters before the ship itself would require services, but if you plan on using the fighters at long range or have a loadout designed for long operation, it can be useful. Class 7D Hangar – Houses two fighter blueprints and can produce up to 15 of each fighter for a total of 30 fighters before needing a restock.Class 6D Hangar – Houses two fighter blueprints and can produce up to 8 of each fighter for a total of 16 fighters before needing a restock.Class 5D Hangar – Houses one fighter blueprint and can produce up to 6 until needing a restock.Only certain ships can have a hangar bay mounted:Įach hangar bay houses a certain number of fighter blueprints that it uses to be able to produce, deploy, and service a fighter belonging to that blueprint. In order to use SLFs, you need to have a hangar bay equipped into your ship.

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