October 2019 Release - 2019-10-15.1
Every Cruiser, Battlecruiser and Battleship now warps faster than before.
- Warp Speed increased from 3 AU/s to 4 AU/s (+1 AU/s)
June 2019 Release - 2019-07-25.1 - Released 2019-07-25
This version of the ship has become extremely dominant in the specific niche of farming nullsec anomalies, making it one of the most commonly flown ships in the game. The VNI has an excellent combination of dps, mobility, ease of use, and price making it the obvious choice for anomaly running. For the same reasons, the VNI has also become one of the most commonly used ships among those who break the rules by engaging in botting.
Whenever a ship becomes this dominant in a specific role, it has the unfortunate side effect of crowding out other options and making the choice of what ship to fly less interesting. We have made a series of small tweaks to the VNI over time in an attempt to gradually reduce its dominance, however we have now concluded that the best path forward is a larger revamp of the VNI’s design.
This revamp will carve out a new and different niche for the VNI, allowing it to remain an exciting and powerful ship without dominating the world of anomaly ratting.
- 10% bonus to Drone hitpoints, damage, and tracking speed (was 10% HP/Damage/Mining and 5% tracking)
- 10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage and tracking speed (new)
- 7.5% bonus to armor repair amount (new)
- CPU increased from 310 tf to 350 tf (+40 tf)
- Powergrid increased from 800 MW to 850 MW (+50 MW)
- Turret count increased from 2 to 3 (+1)
- Max velocity reduced from 220 m/s to 210 m/s (-10 m/s)
- Inertia modifier increased from 0.44 to 0.51 (+0.07)
- Mass reduced from 11,310,000 kg to 9,700,000 kg (-1,160,000 kg)
- Align time reduced from 6.9 s to 6.86 s (-0.04 s)
- Drone bandwidth reduced from 125 MBit/sec to 75 Mbit/sec (-50 Mbit/sec)
- Signature radius reduced from 145 m to 130 m (-15 m)
APRIL 2019 RELEASE APRIL 9TH 2019
- Bonus to Drone Maximum Velocity removed
- Signature Radius increased to 145 (was 135)
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