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adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
edited November 2012 in Federation Discussion
Hey guys, My fleet is coming up for T3 shipyard and I've been thinking about getting the Nova retrofit as it is one of my favourite ship designs however I am unsure as to how to build it, I'm playing an engineer in a good Excelsior. I want this ship to do PvE and dabble in PvP without making everyone around me hate me :)

Weapons
Fore: 3
Aft: 3

Equipment
Full Aegis Set

Consoles
Eng: 2
Sci: 4
Tac: 3

BOFFs
Lt Tac:
Ens Tac:
Lt Eng:
Lt CMDR Sci:
CMDR Sci:

Any and all help with this would be much appreciated :)
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  • coffeemikecoffeemike Member Posts: 942 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Why not the Fleet Nova Class? I have that and with a single cannon build, it's epic.
  • decker03decker03 Member Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    You should really better get the Fleet Nova Retrofit either by getting the 4 FSMs with EC or trading Dilithium.

    That being said a word of caution. The Nova is an offensive sci ship with a tactical bias so it will not play to your engineers strengths.

    If you insist on getting the normal Retrofit, set it up like a Recon.

    decker999
    Join Date: Aug 2010
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    coffeemike wrote: »
    Why not the Fleet Nova Class? I have that and with a single cannon build, it's epic.

    I don't have the money to get 4 FSMs or get 1 and the ship, I also lack the will to grind it out with the current dil system
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  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    reyan01 wrote: »
    Do you have anywhere near enough EC to purchase any modules from the exchange?

    Not since I bought a DCE doff this morning, I might try to grind for 1250 zen... but at 150 zen a day minus my in game dil costs that'll take some time...
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  • canis36canis36 Member Posts: 737 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    adamkafei wrote: »
    I don't have the money to get 4 FSMs or get 1 and the ship, I also lack the will to grind it out with the current dil system

    Heads up on this: the discount only applies to any VA ships you've bought from the C-Store. The Science Vessel Refit (Rhode Island) does not get you the discount. So you'd have to obtain 4 modules somehow even if you did buy the C-Store version.
  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    canis36 wrote: »
    Heads up on this: the discount only applies to any VA ships you've bought from the C-Store. The Science Vessel Refit (Rhode Island) does not get you the discount. So you'd have to obtain 4 modules somehow even if you did buy the C-Store version.

    Thanks, sucks but thanks.
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  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    reyan01 wrote: »
    Pity - would mail a fleet module or two to you if could afford it, as the Fleet Nova is definitely worth it, but that (sadly) isn't the case.

    Well I am certainly looking into it but if I can't pull off the fleet version then I'll get the standard one and lay it out with my sovi's tac layout (TT, AP:B and FAW) and give it a science denial build, then its just the eng bit (though I'm planning to cycle 1 EPtS (DCE doffs) and an Aux2SIF)
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  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Ok, I'm halfway to the Fleet version for I'm thinking of the following build

    Weapons
    Fore: Mk XII Quantum torp [Borg], Mk XII Phaser Beam array Mk XII [Borg], Fleet Phaser Beam array
    Aft: As Fore

    Equipment
    Deflector: Aegis
    Engines: Aegis
    Shields: Aegis

    Consoles
    Eng: EPS Flow Reg Mk XI (Has helped loads on my cruiser), 2x Neutronium Mk XI
    Sci: Borg Console, Mk XI console (Not sure which), Mk XI Console (Again, not sure which), Field gen Mk XI
    Tac: 3x Phaser Relay Mk XI

    Boffs
    LTC Tac: TT 1, FAW 2, AP:B 2
    LT Eng: EPtS 1, Aux2SIF 1
    Ens Sci: ST 1
    LT Sci: PH 1 (Up for debate), TB 2
    CMDR Sci: HE1, TSS2, TR2, GW2/3

    Doffs: 3x Damage control engineer

    The above is decided, I need advice for the rest
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  • adamkafeiadamkafei Member Posts: 6,539 Arc User
    edited November 2012
    Ok, I've built it now, I put on a particle gen console, a shield regen console and swapped the cap console for the Excelsiors efficiently boost console and it works well, any suggestions are welcome
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