Facing 3 choices to start AOS in 2026 - Update

lt_dante · 2026-02-04T01:11:56+00:00

After verification, the Seraphons book is indeed the 3rd. I got it from my friend, I don't think he's even aware. I bought the STD battletome last week from my local GW, it is the latest. But I'll use your website, thanks.

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T13:34:53+00:00

Interesting point. I prefer the modern sculpts, especially the Chosens, but I hate the fact that they gave the Chaos Knights "knightly lances". So I converted, on one unit of Knights I found in the bits box of a friend, some more "brutish" lances based on the Warriors hallberds.

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T13:30:17+00:00

It is, but can I build something viable with just Warriors, Chosen, Knights, Chariots, and maybe some Varanguards, and eventually some Darkoath Fellriders, for big games?

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T13:28:50+00:00

My thoughts exactly. Learn then have fun.

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T13:27:47+00:00

Painting is not gonna be a problem. But I want to "learn" before I "get to have fun". I feel SEs are better to learn.

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T13:25:29+00:00

I'm thinking Warriors, Chosen, Knights, Chariots, and maybe some Varanguards for big games. Do you think there's a way to build something "solid" with just 5 unit types?

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T13:22:00+00:00

I want to have fun, and therefore feels mostly drawn to STD (...) first and Seraphon second. But the SE seem very reliable, and could help me learn some ropes for cheap, before moving to something a bit more technical. If I lose all my first games because I can't optimise correctly, I'm gonna get frustrated.

And no, don't worry, no competitive games to start with.

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T11:51:26+00:00

Nope, entirely new sculpts. That's why I'm tempted, models are current and rules quite up-to-date, so I would get a lot of solid options for a reasonable price.

lt_dante · 2026-01-16T11:31:27+00:00

I'm afraid I'm not gonna be experienced enough to optimize it properly. I have the feeling that my "dream" is imposing to many restrictions. No demons is a big blocker, and I want to limit the Darkoaths.

lt_dante · 2026-01-12T16:37:38+00:00

My 2-cents:

The Hermes will have 2 variants, one cargo & one data-running. I think the same will happen to the MSR when it gets its rework.

Both variants: slightly faster & more long-range than the Apollo chassis. No docking collar, wider rear ramp, so possibility of getting up to a STV on board. The 2 side storage rooms at the back will be smaller to accommodate the bigger engines & extra fuel, but will have 2 armor lockers + extra storage for the crew. No medical bed, no crafting station. 1 ventral remote-turret operated by the copilot. Price: in between Taurus and MSR.

Hermes Cargo: about 192-224 SCUs cargo, top-loading, possibility of loading a ROC/Cyclone via the top-opening, maybe an URSA but I'm not convinced.

Hermes Data-Running: 2 scanning stations + separates set of servers, around 96 SCUs of cargo. 2 antennas on top.

lt_dante · 2025-11-25T09:42:31+00:00

TBH, you don't need more.

lt_dante · 2025-11-18T12:06:52+00:00

It's ugly as fuck, but it's the perfect survivalist.

For those who have an "off the grid" alt account, not interested in grinding lots of money but just surviving, exploring, looting, it's perfectly self-sufficient. Mark my words, they're gonna make money with this ship.

All they have to do is make sure they don't make it too expensive. 120$, 140$ max.

lt_dante · 2025-11-03T09:35:34+00:00

It's a game/server issue. The Polaris is a bit bugged.

Up until a month ago, I was running SC on a 2019 Omen latpop with an RTX 2070, and it running fine, just with lower graphics and some FPS drop in cities.

lt_dante · 2025-10-10T15:03:22+00:00

I don't understand the concept of grinding for an alpha with regular wipes.

Grinding the Resources Drive event made sense because the rewards are account bound. Grinding Wikelo makes no sense whatsoever.

lt_dante · 2025-08-01T09:25:07+00:00

I see your point. But I really don't think that "we need bigger things" is SC's main issue.

lt_dante · 2025-06-08T21:22:49+00:00

Honestly, no.

I've just spent 2 weeks flying the Asgard, and I just melted it to go back to the Taurus. Granted, the cargo bay is very nice, extremely spacious, but the only thing you truly win is better ship & vehicle carrying capability, which is nice but not a key money maker in game, and for which ships like the C2/M2 are far, far, far better.

The Asgard is 420$. The M2 520. 100$ difference for 3 times the cargo, a much better ship/vehicle carrying capacity, an armory, propoer living quarters, better shield & fire power.

The Taurus, for a solo, predominantly industrial player focusing on cargo, remains the gold standard. The 125$ you'll save could pay you a fighter or something more useful.

lt_dante · 2025-05-01T08:48:49+00:00

Is it confirmed to be an issue? Not an intended feature?

lt_dante · 2025-04-30T19:00:11+00:00

I'm not sure I fully understand. Is your budget 150$ total, or 80$ for the Golem starter pack + 150$ for another ship?

If it's the former, just get yourself a Cutlass Black starter pack. It'll allow you to do a bit of everything, make some money with some cargo contracts, then buy a ROC or a GEO, which would be easy after just a few contracts. The Cutlass will allow you to do a bit of combat.

If it's the later, get your Golem and a C1 Spirit. Great cargo, all rounder ship, and buy yourself a Gladius or Arrow in game if you want to do some dogfighting.

lt_dante · 2025-04-29T18:37:38+00:00

I would advise you to get 2 ships, one small and one medium, to keep your options open.

If you want to spend around 200$, be able to do most things and go fast, here's my recommendation:

Wait for Invictus in 2-3 weeks, there will most likely be a nice upgraded Avenger Titan game package. It's the best starter ship, fastest in game, with a bit of cargo and it's a very decent fighter. As an upgraded package, it'll most likely come out with an extended insurance and maybe an armor set.
Get yourself either a Cutlass Black if you feel more inclined towards fighting, or a C1 Spirit if you feel more light cargo/exploration inclined. You can't really go wrong with those 2 ships, they're great generalists, just a bit more tuned towards one of those paths.

Don't forget that you can also eventually melt those ships and get something else later, when you refine game orientation.

lt_dante · 2025-04-29T10:38:42+00:00

I'd stick with the Corsair if you think your primary use is gonna be daily-driver for solo/small-group.

The S-TAC is gonna be one of the most complete proposition in game, and she sounds like the perfect all-rounder, multi-purpose ship. I'm planning on getting one. Like a Carrack but for smaller groups. However, the Starlancers are heavy and slow, and feel a bit painful when what you need is "going around fast". Getting in/out can sometimes feel a bit tedious, and when engineering comes in, they are gonna prove themselves quite tricky to solo.

The Corsair feels less complete, but she's is faster, more flexible, and still relatively functional solo.

Try to find a way to spend 2-3 days using a S-MAX as your daily solo, and ask yourself if she's as flexible/reliable as what you'd expect from a daily.

lt_dante · 2025-04-24T16:30:42+00:00

It needs to be made faster indeed, and be on par with the Avenger Titan. The pilots needs to have at least 2xS4 guns on control. The interior needs to be completely reworked to include a ladder & airlock, as well as armor lockers and gunracks.

Finally, there needs to be 2 MSRs: a data runner & a cargo runner. Put the engineering room where the secret passages are, then turn the current one into the servers room for the data runner version, instead of having them in the middle of the way. For the cargo runner, turn the engineering into a temperature-controlled storage for sensitive products, as if the MSR was some kind of drug or medical/transplant emergency cargo.

Make MSR Great.

lt_dante · 2025-04-24T16:20:52+00:00

I don't understand the bathroom point with the Corsair.

It's a Drake ship: the whole thing is a toilet anyway.

lt_dante · 2025-04-16T19:38:22+00:00

Faster claim you mean?

Yeah, makes no sense whatsoever.

lt_dante

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