I’ve finally achieved it- 800,000 EHP while still having two mining boost mods. Works best with a Hulk alt which makes up for the lack of drone mining strength. Just overheat the shields if trouble comes your way and it’ll take an armada to take you down. I’ll probably swap out the reinforced bulkhead II with a power diagnostic II just to reclaim all of my cargo space.
[Orca, *Goliath]
Reinforced Bulkheads II
Damage Control II
Dread Guristas Multispectrum Shield Hardener
EM Shield Hardener II
Large Shield Extender II
Dread Guristas Multispectrum Shield Hardener
Dread Guristas Multispectrum Shield Hardener
Mining Foreman Burst II
Shield Command Burst II
Large Industrial Core II
Mining Foreman Burst II
Large Moon Ore Compressor I
Salvager I
Large Core Defense Field Extender II
Large Core Defense Field Extender II
Large Core Defense Field Extender II
‘Dunk’ Salvage Drone x2
Hornet II x5
Mining Drone II x5
Infiltrator II x5
Shield Extension Charge x6345
Mining Laser Field Enhancement Charge x5176
Mining Laser Optimization Charge x1341
Large Asteroid Ore Compressor I x1
Shield Command Burst II x1
Large Ice Compressor I x1
Mobile Depot x1
Mobile Tractor Unit x1
No. I mine in a Hulk. The Orca is support. See this is an Industrial Command Ship. It provides fleet support buffs to everyone in the fleet. That means everyone’s mining ships get stronger when this Orca is there. Every ship including the Hulk I use. That means I can clean out any Ice or Asteroid belt super quickly and store all of the contraband inside the Orca for safe keeping. Hell, I can even throw the Hulk in there if I feel threatened. An Orca can hold anything including fully assembled ships.
Have you researched on zkillboard that you are not the first one thinking this will hold and then “the armada” came? Also “the armada” usually prefers people where tears are to be had. Like people who post their fittings in forums. That’s a sad fact.
I also find it disturbing that you give no base for your EHP value. My guess is you don’t know about damage profiles? So either find your exact fitting on a zkillboard loss or calculate yourself how many Talos will have to come your way.
I’m curious. Have you not noticed that those fleets are rare? They don’t happen in every system every day. I’m surprised that people still pretend that they do. I’ve been playing this game a lot and I assure you it doesn’t happen like that.
It’s all about deterrence. It’s not about “complete 100% safety.” It’s about trying your best. That means something in this game.
And I can replace this Orca with a brand new one in 20 minutes if the worst ever happens. This means, for all of the touble a group has to go through to blow it up, they still won’t stop me from doing anything I want to do in this game.
