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Surviving in Type-9 heavy (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/elitedangerous@lemmy.world
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Started doing space hauling to grind faction rep. Decked out my Type-9 heavy (752 tonne capacity with shields). I have some point defence turrets for missiles but no mounted hard point weapons (can’t dog fight in this tub anyway).

I play in a private instance so pvp isn’t an issue but I’m getting jumped by NPCs.

What I’ve tried: submitting to the interdiction to let my FSD cool faster and I made sure that crimes against me are reported.

I still get carved up bad.

I’ve read about “high wake” to avoid their gravity influence but I’m not sure what that means exactly.

Any tips or advice is welcome! I have over 1.6 billion credits so if I need to spend it’s not an issue.

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago

Win the interdiction, which may be difficult in a type 9 but can be done.

Better shields and hull will help you survive, and to a lesser extent, thrusters. Military hull and shield boosters. Then engineering them will make you nearly invincible from NPCs.

Other alternatives include the Panther or the Cutter (faster, strongest shields).

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