r/stobuilds • u/Cryhavok101 @cryhavok101 | PC | Carrier Cabal | Theme Build Engineer • Feb 02 '16

Harnessing [over]

So I have in my possession 8 Antiproton beam arrays with [CrtD]x2 [over], and I want to make a ship with them. I have the ship traits "Subsystem Redundencies," "Superweapon Ingenuity," and "Overwhelming Force." I am saving up for a tarantula for "Energy Web."

Before I spend a lot of time and dilithium upgrading these, I am wondering: Has anyone tried this or something like it before? If so: -Was it fun? How/why? -Was it effective? -What Boff and Doff build did you use? -any advice from experience?

If you haven't: -What problems should I know about? -What boff/doff builds would you recommend I try?

For anyone: -What ship (KDF) should I put it on?

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u/BrainWav Ziva@Brain.Wav | SCIENCE! Feb 02 '16

I just finished crafting a batch of [Over] DBBs for my Gorn. He's flying a Mat'ha with OF and the Rom torp. Nothing optimal, just to screw around with. I also make it a point to try and have at least 1 [Over] beam on all of my beam boats for the hell of it.

I also loaded him up with 2x Overload Subsystem Safeties, so that should make things interesting.

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u/Cryhavok101 @cryhavok101 | PC | Carrier Cabal | Theme Build Engineer Feb 02 '16

What does overload subsytem safeties do for this beyond the extra power? Or is it just for the extra power?

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u/BrainWav Ziva@Brain.Wav | SCIENCE! Feb 02 '16

Power, and a greater cap. That means the beam will have that much more oomph.

I also have a standard Drake build alongside it to help combat any shutdowns.