Extra fuel tanks only cause the nav computer to plot shorter jumps, regardless whether you have a full tank or not. And I have never been anywhere that is more than two jumps in range of a scoopable star, might have to deviate once but that's the most of it. The key thing here is the trade off. I a...
Some good builds there: I find that: - 7B fuel scoop works well enough - an extra 64T fuel tank or two also gives you a nice buffer if you have a run of non scoopable stars or scoopable but hot stars - multiple afms repair each other, and a couple of heat sinks should be sufficient if you are carefu...
The conda feels like a barge to begin with until you get used to it and upgrade its thrusters etc
I kept my Python as well as it is a good complement to the conda being able to dock at outposts etc and you can often transfer kit between them till you can afford to fund them both
The problem with being aligned with any PP faction as a trader is you are more likely to get interdicted which may be the last thing you want when you have a cargo full of palladium [emoji6]
Here is is the tradeconda I use: http://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda/04A5A6A5D5A8D5C--------0002------0605050504040403p30324.Iw18ZAMFA===.CwBhCYzBGW-qioGZXQsoA===?bn=Glorious%20Dawn Its in its "purest" default form, so no weapons, downrated kit to save weight for max jump range (20+LY with ...
Congratulations and welcome to the Conda club ^_^ I liked the Conda so much I ended up buying a second one, rather than going for a corvette/cutter sidegrade But an all round build that can be used for trading/light combat is here: http://bit.ly/1negK6p For heavier combat just throw in a few more SC...