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thor777xj wrote:

Hi,

I just bought swg and jtls and have to say I really like it....well to a point:-).

To get to my problem ......basically I am at rebel pilot 2222 and have xp to train another skill ....anyway I after quite a few missions have been posted to a guy a dathomir ....mining outpost. The first mission he sent me on I have to disable a lambda shuttle, then esxort it back under heavy fire ....then I need to go to the rendezvous coordinates with some cargo or something .....the thing is I get near the point of the delivery and my ship is a wreck then bang! Im dead ......the thing is ....the whole reason I grinded xp was to get trained for difficult missions like this...... hell ive failed it 3 times and the stupid trainer wont train me even though I have the xp.....he just keeps sending me out in a bucket of a y-wing longprobe to get blown up! Is there anywhere I could train other than this goon of a npc lol as Its virtually immpossible in the ship I have. To be honest if I had maybe did some of the initial missions quicker I reckon I could have had my x wing and would not be having this hassle. Could anyone tell me if theres away to get my goon trainer to train me .....or even some other npc?? without having to keep doing a mission with tier 3s in a bucket :-)

Thanks

David :-)

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First of all, the Longprobe is an *awesome* ship for that level. Sure it doesn't have the manouverability of the Xwing or Headhunter..but with 140K mass, you can easily compensate. I used the Longprobe all the way to master, as I found it's mass more than made up for it's deficiencies. Secondly, the Y-wing LONGPROBE is a single-seater...the 2nd gun is tied to the pilot. The Y-wing, however, is a 2 seater.
However, to make the most of this mass, you need good equipment.

I'd hunt around for a 12000 energy reactor. It's all you need with a Reactor Overload 3 chip.

Personally, I'd ditch the engine for a slower, more manoeverable one. Look for one with 55-60+ for the roll/pitch/yaw modifiers. Top speed doesn't matter that much...you should be dogfighting at 50% throttle or a little bit more in the Y-wing LP anyway.

DEFINATELY need a new sheild. Look for one with a regen rate of 7+ if you can find one, but definately over 5. You'd be looking at 700+ shields front/back from memory, but I'm not too sure.

Front/rear armour's pretty good.

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Capacitor Energy: 1350.0/548.5

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This would suggest you're using a capacitor overload chip? If so, good. This cap is enough at this stage, unless you find that it can't keep up. Then upgrade.

Boosters are good, although if you can find some with a higher accelleration rate and top speed maybe, that'd be a bonus. They're great for shooting your ship to top speed, without having to wait for the delay if you use throttle alone.

Droid interface is great...don't touch it

The guns you have two of, Starcraft, are near the top for Level 5 stuff. They'll do nicely, and with a more powerful reactor, it should be able to handle it.
Try a weapon overload chip too, if you're astromech has enough spare space.

Ok, things that I never fly without:

Droid chips.
Coffee.

As for the droid chips, I consider a Reactor Overload 3 and capacitor overload 3 almost essential. This will let you keep firing, long after you're blasters barrels have melted. The reactor overload chip will make sure that your ship can divert extra power to the capacitor, and have some left over for the guns themselves.

I also highly recommend an Engine overload chip, of some description. Not only does it boost top speed, but also the pitch/roll/yaw modifiers. You'll notice it.

A Nice-to-have-but-not-essential chip is a Weapon overload chip. The faster you destroy a ship, the less time his buddies have to nail you, before you start pounding one of them.


I know it's a big read, but if you follow it, you shouldn't have too much trouble

Anyone needing help as a rebel/freelance on Bria give me an ingame tell or email. I'd be happy to help if I'm not helping someone on ground.

As a master pilot, I'd say that the above comments are correct (though I've NEVER used the overload chips). Get good reverse engineered items and you'll be much more effective. Shield regen is more important that hitpoints. When you get high enough on equipment use, go for 12 to 15 if you can. You hopefully won't need the full hitpoints if you can maneuver and allow the shields to regen. This makes the shield many times more effective.

Learn to use the /iffscramble and /eshields, as well as your favorit shield reinforcement. If you are getting pounded mostly on the rear shield, reinforcement can give you essentially double the hitpoints AND regen (if you take damage on the rear only, ONLY the rear regens, where you can get front and rear regen by reinforcing).

I'd also say get the best firing rate/low energy cost guns possible. Don't always look only at damage, but look at the "vs." mods. A fast, energy efficient gun may fire six times in the time that your slower, energy guzzler can fire four or five, and use less capacitor energy.

As far as capacitors go, like shields REGEN is the important issue. A 1500 cap with 20 regen will run dry quickly, where a 900 with regen 50 should allow you perhaps 50 shots depending upon your weapon draw. Think regen.

Many rebel pilots stay with the Longprobe (which SHOULD have 170k mass rather than 140k-that's the Ywing) since it's the only platform that we have with decent mass and ANY turning capability (For Bwing, think Garbage truck for handling). It's a great platform if upgraded with the correct parts.

I am willing to help any privateer or rebel on Bria (sorry, Imps, nothing against you, but I can't even target the targets that you need to kill, let alone help to shoot them). I have well-appointed KSE that can help you to finish pretty much any mission. (and 42 million prestige to go along with the help that I've provided over the past few months)

Colonel Iawalein Atwy,
Bria

I've never really noticed the modifiers on the engines making much difference BECAUSE you usually dogfight at partial throttle.

I have 92 and 103.8 speed engines. In order to keep pace with ships in a dogfight, I can run at 40 to 50% throttle and stay up, whereas with a 60 or so speed engine, I'd have to run at about 80to 90% and suffer turning rates relative to speed.

Try to find an engine that has a good combination of speed and turn rates, and experiment for yourself. Keep in mind, there's nothing like a 103.8 speed engine when you've got four angry tier V aggressors and four tier V oppressors on the Corvette mission (or while parts shopping in Kessel and drawing a little too much attention). With anything less, these ships can gain on you when you turn and disengage....LOL