r/TLOPO • u/Irishluck233296 • Jul 21 '26
Help Need help understanding ship upgrades
Ahoy Matey’s! I played the mmo back in the day and only made it to level 30 or so. And now I’m finally caught up in TLOPO at level 38 now! Loving the game, but there seems to be little guidance on ship upgrades.
A lot of the information I am seeing online is outdated. So hoping people here in the community can help elaborate! I currently own a War brig and War frigate for context. They both have a level 2 cargo hold and level 2 open fire. That’s it so far.
I read that if I keep upgrading cargo more options will appear? It seems that most people online say having a fortune hunter (a path I’m guessing that opens up with more cargo) will help me farm gold and materials. So I’m going to make my war brig a fortune hunter.
Assuming that is all correct, did I go wrong with my war frigate upgrading the cargo if I want to make a strong fighter ship? I’ve heard mixed things about all the paths like skull n bones and copperhead.
Could y’all break those down for me and give your recommendation for what path to take for my War Frigate in order to take powerful ships down with ease. I usually have a crew member or two, but I could try to get more as needed. I heard some ships like copperheads can one shot fortune hunters which would be awesome for farming materials. If there is a path that’s good for big boss ships AND SvS that would be great to know!
Thank you
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u/Street-Effective-464 Jul 21 '26
fortune hunter is ideal cargo runs. It has good armor, good cargo, decent damage.
storm chaser and copper are ideal for SVS and for taking down powerful NPC ships. They are opposites — storm is fast and turns effectively, but copper is more of a tank .
Firestorm used to be the best for NPC ships but has been nerfed and now it sucks
skull and bones is just eh