Nice guide! I'll add that if you want an effective single-sided HE missile module you can look at many of the built-in faction ships. For EMP missiles you can use an ammo factory to boost both missile factories to 50% and have a 2-fac-4-launcher setup (like on the Arbiter in-game).

The missile knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The guidance subsystem uses deviations to generate corrective commands to drive the missile from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, and arriving at a position where it wasn't, it now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position that it wasn't, and it follows that the position that it was, is now the position that it isn't. In the event that the position that it is in is not the position that it wasn't, the system has acquired a variation, the variation being the difference between where the missile is, and where it wasn't. If variation is considered to be a significant factor, it too may be corrected by the GEA. However, the missile must also know where it was. The missile guidance computer scenario works as follows. Because a variation has modified some of the information the missile has obtained, it is not sure just where it is. However, it is sure where it isn't, within reason, and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it wasn't, or vice-versa, and by differentiating this from the algebraic sum of where it shouldn't be, and where it was, it is able to obtain the deviation and its variation, which is called error.

In a game more optimized for fleet play and multiple ship roles, the ideal solution would be to use smaller or tankier ships to provide sensor readings so that the missile boat can chuck stuff at it from miles away.

Below 200 subcribers!? that's criminal for this good of a guide. The only note I have is that it's often not worth having factories at all for missiles and instead having a stockpile can help a lot with making the ship more safe, while a single engagement rarely causes you to run out of ammo (that said the statistics are very welcome and I wouldn't change anything in the video apart from maybe a small disclaimer). Really well made video. I'll be watching your career with great interest. P.s. Love the reference to "the missile knows where it is at all times"

What do you think about a salvo approach? Instead of building the correct amount of factories to pump out constant fire from your launchers, you build excess launchers and fire in intervals. I.e. set the launchers to fire when given a target only, launch a salvo, clear the target and wait for lauchers to fill, then fire again. Bigger salvos work very well for me. As long as I can outkite the enemy ship comfortably of course.

The game is good but I don't watch your videos because of it. I just like listening to you. Your videos are entertaining and stimulating and your passion is beautiful

thanks these guides, i didn't know that the largest power gens are not necessarily the best and the 6 loaders per shield is going to be big.

I love Railguns and my fav Element to beat stuff up with is Lightning/Electricity. I'm pondering someday Maining Railgun(s) + EMP Missiles... I also hear that EMP Missiles and Railguns share Max Ranges (As long as the Railgun(s) are equipped with at least 8 Accelerators which i'd sure as hell wanna do!) so i'm a very lucky bugger that this game has a Weapon Setup i'll be compatible with. ^_^ If I could ever figure out how to not die at the beginning of a Career Game, I need to learn how to use the Control Groups function(s), then i'm pondering the strategy of having my EMP Missile Launchers where they would be able to fire first and hopefully hit the Enemy Shields then time Railgun Slugs to hit into the disabled area before they can become back Online... or somethin like that. :D

honestly i like nukes not because they are powerful but i like they way they launch they are a 2 stage launch they launch aim and go i love that

Just finished watching this series - great guides and the example factory setups are super helpful for ballistics and missiles. Thanks!

Love your tutorials and the way you explain things! Keep up the good work :3

Love the video man, thank you so much!

Super appreciate this series! Definitely would love it the breakdown of the crew included even as an addendum in the description

+1 like for the comment about Disney destroying I.P's XD

You ARE AWESOME! THANK YOU! Finally, I understand how to make proper missile cruiser.

Cool video, i learned a lot.

EMP + rail is a really solid combo.

I usually used Mines along with AA turret as a deterrence for ships or barrage of missiles coming straight to my Mothership

Keep up the good work!

I like to put a few EMP launchers on my Railgun ship. If the enemy shield is troublesome for the Railgun, i just go from 600m to 400 m and throw a few dozen EMPs at them untill the pesky shield is gone. Then go back to 600m and nibble at the rest of the ship

Your numbers on the Mines are off I've made sustained fire Mine launcher before with ONE Mine Factory feed TWO Launchers. Mine Factory output is 0.5 while the Mine Launchers only use 0.33 mines per second which is more than enough to feed a single launcher. The reason 1 Factory can support 2 Launchers though is Adjacently bonus. The Mine factory requires 4 ammo per second and Ammo Factories only produce 2 per second so you need 2 of them. Having them both on the side where the ammo is used in the Mine Factory not only shortens the distance needed to travel but also gives a total of 50% boost to the Mine Factory so it can produce 0.75 Mines Per second which is more than enough to feed 2 Mine Launchers non-stop. Just put some Iron and Sulfur near by and you can flood the area with mines in short order. For comparison Missiles fire at 0.5 per second so each launcher will put out about 30 a minute. While mines fire at 0.33 and will put out 20 in a minute. That's a lot of mines they are gonna potentially be running face first into since standard setup on this is 2 launchers for a total of 40 minutes in 1 minute. If you got a bigger ship with 2 of these setups on each side that's potentially 80 mines in 1 minute. The mines form a large field so even smaller ships are not slipping through that. As for mines not being aggressive play style. Yeah that's cause they are more area denial weapons. There is no terrain in space but with mines you effectively make the area hazardous terrain that the enemy has to cross if they want to close the distance. In most fights once you get close enough the enemy will start heading your way which is you que to get mine dropping. The mine field will already be started by the time they get within missile range as most enemy ships seem to blindly charge you. The benefit of mines for support are as follows. First off when you start laying down a decent field on the enemies initial approach it lets you create a small field of mines that will potential all hit at once. PD doesn't destroy them it only sets them off so if the enemy ship is close they will still get hit by the shards but it can distract their PD from shooting your missiles. The enemy running through a mine field can help overwhelm their defenses so your other weapons get through. Lastly applies more to players than NPCs as players might be more reluctant to charge through the mine field and instead try to go around. EDIT: OH YEAH! Mines go through shields. :) Nothing is funnier than dropping mines down the Ion Beam Shaft and have them go off inside. But when the enemy closes the distance there is a chance the mines won't arm until after they are within the enemy shields and when they go off all those shards hit at point blank range.

Would love to see a breakdown video on Ions and their damage falloff + effectiveness.

So I bought me this little corvette I'd call it, heavily armoured and shielded, packed with nothing else but twenty missile launchers and storage space. Empties in seconds. Lights things on fire as well. Tried the nukes today for the first time. Holy cow, I thought my rail gun abomination was brütal!

Really great guide! I'll have to differ on some things, though: Nukes are by no means a support weapon and if you want to have them, they ought to be your main source of damage, and rightfully so. Factories are really darn useless for Mines and Nukes as they are both large, incredibly consuming and expensive, and storage is absolutely better for both. These factories should only be used off-battle when you actually want to produce more juicy damage dealers, and EMP ones to an extent as well. Missiles are by no means underappreciated weapons, almost ship, built-in or competitive alike, use missiles of all the types (Except mines that I'll get to in a bit), and almost every single ship can get a power boost just by having a missile or two slapped on its sides, to the point that they are probably the most overused weapons in the game, and for all the right reasons, as they are darn amazing. Also a few more things about the missile types specifically: I know two really cool modules for HE missiles, one being two missile factories parallel to each other, mirrored, that is infinitely stackable, reliable and provides offensive capability for a line of missiles on each side of your ship (It is also very missile-dense, with a launcher every three tiles of thickness, or a total of 4 missies every 10 tiles, which is very good indeed. With this system *4:20**,* not only does it flicker, it also provides only 2 missiles every 7 tiles, or 4 missiles every 14 tiles). There's also another one with 5 missiles and 2 parallel HE factories side by side, *but,* with an ammunition factory supporting both factories, raising both's efficiency up to 50% with minimal cost. With EMPs, you can always have a 3x3 storage near them for 10 EMP missile capacity, more than enough for a single, or maybe even more battles. That's one thing with missiles, the way they can pair up with storages: HE Storages aren't advised as factories are simply better, but the amount of storage bay slots should always be a multiple of 2 for no leftover pieces once the storage runs dry. For EMPs, the number is the aforementioned multiple of 9 (So, the 3x3 storage bay), and for the Nukes, the number is a multiple of 6 (So, either the 2x3 storage bay or the 4x3 storage bay)... And lastly, we've got mines. *_Oh boy do I not feel like talking about mines....._* The bottom line is, they are absolutely atrocious, and that's the end of it. I'd say they are slightly better than flaks if used by an expert, but that is a very low bar to clear. They were easily the weakest weapon in the game and they have gotten none but nerfed in the new game (Mine factory now sucks balls, storing mines hasn't been increased in the slightest while everything else's storage capacity has been buffed to the ceiling, plus mines have been split into 4 pieces from a singular piece that could've been carried around by a single person, and mines' lifetime has been decreased from literal eternity to only one minute) with only a single pretty minor change to counteract their many unintended but crippling nerfs, that being now they arm much quicker than they used to, making them a threat even up close. With all that said mines still suck big pretty nuts and should not be seriously used by anybody (Unless they're making an aesthetic ship that mines suit to, like me) under any circumstances unless a very highly competitive build utilizing them rolls around (There is one with a rail-kiter, but it's not the best thing in the world)... Yeah, that's about it, thanks for sitting through my useless pep talk :>.

Personally, I build missile ships to use as little space as possible for each launcher while still getting max fire rate. That means only a few storage spaces per launcher and absolutely no factories. Being able to fire double the number of missiles from a given hull size is in my opinion more valuable than being able to do it for longer. You can always resupply when the battle is over.

F¥ck is it soooo satisfying to just obliterate the insides of a ship with a perfect mine. You can’t beat that feeling.

You RoKK!!

Would you be able to post the stats of the crew anywhere? Sorry im pretty new at this and not sure what stats to give them lol

What is disney destroy ip?

i actually love mines and desperately want to make ships that use them as a primary damage source. their damage is quite extreme, in fact, but its difficult to get them positioned correctly to utilize said damage. bit sad honestly

Bsrotrauma! Oh do that.

that Disney IP comment made me laugh for a good half hour :D

I was hoping to see mines being a really strong choice that people didnt take seriously but disapponted to sed they are pretty much just worse than HE period. They should be way more devastating in terms of DPS, but currently theres no reason to use them over HE or EMP other than saving space by not using a factory.

I'm not sure, if missile launchers really need a factory. Isn't there a reason why none of the built-in ships only use storage?

You get a like for the Disney comment.

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nice joke at 54 seconds in

missle knw where it is, cuz he knw where he isnt!