optimal expo fleet

    With with the recent changes and increased capacity of cargo ships is there a more optimal fleet design that can still capture the most resources but also conserve the most fuel as well as reduce the cost of a lost fleet?


    I would think something battleships could help reduce the cost if the fleet is lost because of the dorito one ratio for metal to crystal


    Thoughts

    Yes, you will shred hostile fleets easily thanks to the rapidfire and you can make expeditions every 1h50 or so. They have plenty of freight room for both resources events and recycling pirates.

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    Yes, you will shred hostile fleets easily thanks to the rapidfire and you can make expeditions every 1h50 or so. They have plenty of freight room for both resources events and recycling pirates.

    Do you have some CR to share please

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    I did some comparisons.


    For Non-Discover Class


    109 LC
    60 BS
    1 Dessie
    1 Probe

    25k Expo Point
    Enough storage for max find
    		 408 LC
    1 Dessie
    1 Probe


    25k Expo Point
    Enough storage for max find
    Equiv Cost of Ships In Deut if
    complete lost
    1,995,000 Deut
    		 Equiv Cost of Ships In Deut if
    complete lost
    2,100,000 Deut
    Fuel From planet 12
    3404 Deut (4x Uni)
    		 Fuel From planet 12
    2879 Deut (4x Uni)

    So the short answer is it doesn't matter. unless this is all you do. Running the LC fleet will pay itself back in 276 runs for the fuel. at 0.3% for a total loss, its about the same.

    Maybe my math is wrong and someone can confirm


    The short answer, not much difference.

    Quote from eiO

    Pure pathfinder fleet is gold.


    the general consensus is that you should always send cargoes (be it small or large) + 1 pathfinder (+1 destroyer). did you find anything that could prove that sending a pure pathfinder fleet is better than sending only cargoes? or the only advantage is that when you find more debris than with the usual cargo fleet?


    Also, you should be getting losses when meeting aliens. is that not happening?