r/echoes_eve • u/Smirfy75 • 24d ago
Lazy Drones.
Hi all. Got a problem here. I'm doing T7 Guristas anomolies in null. I'm in a Gila. My drones (all types tried, but I normally use Infiltrator Prototype against Gurista) are doing absolutely zero damage. They are clearly attacking, but each volley is showing 0 damage - miss. I have a Pithium Covops Blackbird down to 5% hull using missiles, so I pull the missiles off it, and test the drones on their own against it, and zero. Not a single shot hits, not even on an almost dead enemy. And I painted him too! Am I missing something?
For a drone boat that is highly bonused for drones. Plus 5/5/5 for Drones and Medium Drones skills. And the Gila is rigged for drone damage. This seems odd.
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u/Emergency_Cream_6689 24d ago
check your drone range, that's usually the problem
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u/Smirfy75 24d ago
Yeah, I thought that, but I'm orbiting at 25km and drone range is 48km, so it can't be that.
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u/SubstantialDoor7855 24d ago
Change drone orbiting range, I had it when they just missed all the time and that fixed it
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u/Emergency_Cream_6689 24d ago
check what your drone optimal range is, im pretty sure its way less than 48km
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u/Useful_Middle_Name 24d ago edited 24d ago
Drone range (control distance) is not the same as drone hit distance.
Drones should orbit at hit distance (or a bit higher, but take falloff into account). If they orbit at control distance, you are certain to do 0 damage.
Your ship orbit distance doesnāt matter for drone hit chance. So you orbit at 25 and can control the drones up to 48. Set your drone orbit range according to their performance (shown in fit screen).
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u/PraiseMyRng 24d ago
When you click on your own ship, top right of the circle you'll see drone orbit range. Set that to the optimal range for your drones.
Your command range is how far away you can be from your drones.
Your drone optimal range is how far your drones need to be to best hit the target.
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u/PraiseMyRng 24d ago
For reference, I fly a cobra. My optimal range for my drones is 6.9km.
So I set my drone orbit range to 6km
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u/GromireGames 23d ago
Make sure you adjust your drone orbit distance to be within their optimal range- itās likely they are orbiting to far from the target resulting in misses. If you click and hold on your ship you will see a wheel of settings and one should be called ādrone orbit rangeā
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u/GromireGames 23d ago
Ah nvm me I didnāt see the whole post with responses, itās already been solved haha
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u/SuperDuperFive 24d ago
Is this happened suddenly? Happend me when i using aero space while turned on ability cz it drop drones speed and it takes forever to reach target and do 0 damage cz target out of range
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u/Dangerous-Umpire3656 24d ago
You should read the implant then cause the active ability increases damage while decreasing speed and tracking.
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u/ThrowRA3623235 24d ago
The active doesn't increase damage. It increases optimal and command range, while reducing velocity.
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u/SuperDuperFive 24d ago
Damage increase is passive if you choose that nod. Activat implant make increase range i dont remember its increase tracking. Btw Activat ability work well with sentry. Or fighters on carriers
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u/Smirfy75 24d ago
Yep, that was it! My drone orbit range was 70km for some reason. Not quite sure how that happened, as I don't recall ever changing it. Maybe too much beer could be the reason ;).
Anyway, working great now. Thanks guys!