Empyrion - Galactic Survival

Empyrion - Galactic Survival

The X3 XCavator V2
13 Comments
Rakaneth 11 Jul, 2024 @ 6:08pm 
This is the first CV I have ever spawned in, and it has proven to be fantastic.
ArtemisRouge  [author] 8 Jul, 2024 @ 7:48pm 
Cool bones, I'll have a look at doing just that, if it doesnt increase the spawn in cost too much. Take it easy bud.
bonesbro 8 Jul, 2024 @ 5:49pm 
A couple of suggestions after using the RE2 version:
- Might want to make a control group for the drill and tie its effect generators to it!
- You can easily fit all four basic plasma turbines in. You can remove the carbon fiber blocks behind the top decorative antennas to get two of them, and I fit the other two in the decorative hollow in the wings. The basic turbines cut idle power use in half and are practically free.
- I removed the bottom decorative antennas and a block or two of carbon fiber wing behind them and added two standard turbines. They look pretty cool there, big underslung flaming turbines. These keep idle power draw below zero even with shields up and all turrets armed.

The standard turbines aren't that expensive either. No rare resources, I think, just the same ones the ship itself takes.
jackoneil 24 Mar, 2024 @ 12:36pm 
This has come in really handy while testing Reforged 2.0. Easy to get into and can mine and explore. Once again, awesome design, really nice ship!
Mozetronick 24 Mar, 2024 @ 12:19am 
Эффективность 22%. Так я и поверил на слово.
Commander Qutatron 21 Mar, 2024 @ 2:57pm 
Thank's for answer. Great ship I love it!
ArtemisRouge  [author] 21 Mar, 2024 @ 2:53pm 
Costs too much CPU & weight for that CommanderQ, more efficient to use a small thruster or basic generator wrapped in combat steel, or just placing some sacrificial manual lasers. The drills are explosive, too, but losing the drill on this ship will not destroy the ship, it's mounting blocks are hardened steel. Similarly the manual weapon slots can be blown off and it is survivable. This is not a combat ship, but its small enough that it can sit in a Sunat's blindspot along its wing and blow it's turrets off, it will kill sunats just fine if you know how to fly it, and for a starter that's a pretty good feat, but it is primarily a mining, exploration, & production ship.
Commander Qutatron 21 Mar, 2024 @ 2:48pm 
Hey, It is efficiet to use this gigantic drill as a decoy in combat ship? Must have lot of HP, and probably is threated as a weapon.
SixofEight 21 Mar, 2024 @ 10:49am 
Ahh Ok Thanks for the info sorry i missed it in your write up.... Love the ship... I modified to make it work in 1.9 - Replaced the Mech Drill with 4 Laser Drills. I know it defeats the early game options, but I love it for a Late game remote locations leave in place miner.
ArtemisRouge  [author] 21 Mar, 2024 @ 9:12am 
It's an RG 2.0 Vehicle SixofEight. For the RG 2.0 Alpha scenario. It is under Core1 CPU within that framework, this ship is not for 1.9 .
Dr.doom 21 Mar, 2024 @ 6:52am 
thats cuz the basic core now needs large bridges not the easiest thing to get on the starter planet
SixofEight 20 Mar, 2024 @ 6:20pm 
Hi ArtemisRouge I love your work.... wanted you to know I just spawned this in and was comparing it to the first version, and I noticed that this is way Over CPU... this V2 only has a core and no Basic extender.
Kowyn 19 Mar, 2024 @ 9:36pm 
Omg. It's so beautiful