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Freedom is liquid, supple, mellifluous. It surrounds us, engulfs our bodies, drowns our fear. We plumb freedom's depths and consume the nourishment within. From these waters, we are born; when we die, we shall return to those waters. Out there, among the stars, are the waters, freedom incarnate. That dark, endless void is our destiny, our path, our goal. We must not fear it, nor should we control it. Rather, we should embrace it, trust it, love it. Its ever-changing face, its protean existence, is our very essence. We are those stars, the void, the awesome waters of space: ancient, forever, free. - Jinsente Parmen, The Gallente in New Eden SHIP BONUSES Gallente Defensive Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Gallente Defensive Systems effectiveness Gallente Core Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Gallente Core Systems effectiveness Gallente Offensive Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Gallente Offensive Systems effectiveness Gallente Propulsion Systems bonuses (per skill level): • bonus to all Gallente Propulsion Systems effectiveness Gallente Strategic Cruiser bonuses (per skill level): • 5% reduction in module heat damage amount taken • 10% bonus to nanite repair paste repair speed Role Bonus: • 99% reduction in Scan Probe Launcher CPU requirements • Rigs may be removed from this ship without being destroyed Required Skills Gallente Strategic Cruiser I41m Gallente Cruiser V29d 15h 6m Spaceship Command II47m Gallente Destroyer III8h 53m Gallente Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Gallente Defensive Systems I8m Mechanics V5d 22h 13m Shield Operation III4h 26m Power Grid Management I8m Gallente Core Systems I8m Power Grid Management V5d 22h 13m Gallente Offensive Systems I8m Gunnery V5d 22h 13m Drones III4h 26m Gallente Propulsion Systems I8m Navigation V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 60d 11h 3m 50s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations none Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 680 MW CPU 230 tf Capacitor 1,500 GJ High 0 Launchers 0 Turrets 0 Medium 0 Low 0 Rig 3   medium Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 230 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.56 Warp Speed 4 AU/s Base Time to Warp 10.33 s what's this? Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects. Drones Drone Capacity 50-300 m³ Drone Bandwidth 25-125 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 70.00 km Max Locked Targets 6 Magnetometric Sensor 19 points Sig. Radius 190 m Scan Res. 230 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 2,200 HP Mass 13,300,000 kg Volume 115,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 440 m³ Subsystem Hold Capacity 120 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 2,500 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 51.25 KIN 67.5 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 1,800 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 40 KIN 70 EXP 50

Summary

2017 Updated: The Proteus is the Gallente Strategic Cruiser. It is, by a wide margin, the least popular T3 cruiser in known space. This is due to a number of reasons, including limited mid slots (you can only fit a maximum of four), and the sometimes odd bonuses of its subsystems.

It is not a good choice for missions, due to its limited range with blasters and poor tracking with railguns. These attributes also prevents it from doing well in incursions. It has a small number of mid slots compared to other T3s like the Loki or Tengu, so it has limited ability to fit utility modules like webs. The Proteus has a good niche as a cloaky PvP ganker. Its ability to fit a Covert Ops cloak, high DPS blasters, and an extended range point or scram makes it excellent for decloaking on someone, annihilating them quickly, and escaping before their friends can respond.

The recent T3C rebalance has also narrowed the fitting flexibility of the Proteus, preventing a full rack of Medium railguns being fitted, unless a lowslot Co-Processor 2 is added.

Skills

To fly a Proteus (or any other Tech 3 Cruiser for that matter), you will want a strong set of core skills (Power Grid Management 5, CPU Management 5, Weapon Upgrades 5, Gunnery 5, etc). Some of these skills are already included in the prerequisites, but there are some skills that are not technically required to fly it that are HIGHLY recommended before flying. Among these are :

• T2 Armor Tanking - Hull Upgrades 5, Armor Compensations at least to 3 (preferably 4) - ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY!

• Fitting Skills - Power Grid Management is a prerequisites. It is also recommended to have Weapon Upgrades to 5 (for Advanced Weapon Upgrades[AWU]), and AWU to at least 3 or 4

• Strat Cruiser Skills - Gallente Strategic Cruiser to 3 (if you overheat a lot, train this higher). Defensive subsystem should be at 5 with the others at 4 (5 is preferable, especially for offensive).

• T2 Blasters - Medium Hybrid Turret 5, Medium Blaster Specialization 3 - Flying a T2 or T3 DD ship without T2 weapons will lead to mockery of your lossmails.

• T2 Drones - To make use of your 75m3 Drone bay, having T2 drones is vital. Of course as a Gallente pilot you should definitely have at least some basic drone skills already

• Gunnery Support Skills - Try to have all applicable gunnery supports up to at least 4, especially Controlled Bursts (Cap is life!) Again these are not necessarily needed, but highly recommended.

• Other PvP Skills: Proteus is bonused to reduce heat damage, and requires Engineering 5. Thermodynamics up a few levels (at least 3) is a no brainer. Skills in the Navigation set such as Evasive Maneuvering, Acceleration Control, etc, are important for moving about the battlefield, and can help with tanking as well. In addition T2 warp disruption (including scrams) are a quick train and definitely worth the time if you haven't gotten them already

Tactics

In PvP, the Proteus is normally a brawling ship. Get in close on your enemies, blast them with the high DPS of blasters and broadcast for reps if you're primaried. Use your range-bonused point to stop enemies escaping your grasp (if this is combined with Loki webs you make a very effective tackling pair). While you are not being shot it can be worth trying to lower your transversal to the target (keeping at range or sitting still) to apply full DPS with Void.

Subsystems

Like other Strategic Cruisers, many of the stats of the Proteus are determined by what subsystems are installed. The Proteus requires one susbsystem from each of the Core, Defensive, Offensive, and Propulsion subsystems. Each category has three options, offering different bonuses and stats to the Proteus.

Core

Name	Gallente Core Subsystems bonus (per skill level)	Role Bonus	Additional Base Stats
Augmented Fusion Reactor	5% bonus to capacitor recharge time 3% bonus to energy warfare resistance	20% bonus to ship power output	+2 Mid Slots, +2 Low Slots +50GJ Capacitor Capacity
Electronic Efficiency Gate	15% bonus to ship sensor strength 5% bonus to max targeting range	25% bonus to ship CPU output	+2 Mid Slots, +2 Low Slots +1 max locked target
Friction Extension Processor	7.5% bonus to Warp Scrambler and Warp Disruptor range 15% bonus to the benefits of overheating Warp Scrambler and Warp Disruptor modules 5% reduction in module damage from overheating		+2 Mid Slots, +2 Low Slots

Defensive

Name	Gallente Defensive Subsystems bonus (per skill level)	Role Bonus	Additional Base Stats
Augmented Plating	5% bonus to all armor hitpoints 5% bonus to the benefits of overheating armor hardeners	25% reduction in Armor Plate mass penalty	+1 Mid Slot, +3 Low Slots +1000 Armor HP +10m Signature Radius
Covert Reconfiguration	10% bonus to Core and Combat Scanner Probe strength 7.5% bonus to Armor Repairer effectiveness 7.5% bonus to the benefits of overheating Armor Repairers	100% reduction in Cloaking Devices CPU requirement 10+ bonus to Relic and Data Analyzer virus strength Can fit Covert Ops Cloaking Device and Covert Cynosural Field Generator Cloak reactivation delay reduced to 5 seconds	+1 High Slot, +1 Mid Slot, +2 Low Slots +300 Shield HP, +600 Hull HP +200GJ Capacitor Capacity +5m Signature Radius +30m3 Cargo Capacity
Nanobot Injector	10% bonus to Armor Repairer effectiveness 10% bonus to the benefits of overheating Armor Repairers		+2 Mid Slots, +2 Low Slots +100 Shield HP, +500 Armor HP +300GJ Capacitor Capacity

Offensive

Name	Gallente Offensive Subsystems bonus (per skill level)	Role Bonus	Additional Base Stats
Drone Synthesis Projector	10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret tracking speed 10% bonus to Drone damage and hitpoints 5% bonus to Drone velocity and tracking speed	25% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Medium Hybrid Turrets	+6 High Slots, +5 Turret Hardpoints +130 PWG, +60 CPU +125mbit Drone Bandwidth, +300m3 Drone Bay
Hybrid Encoding Platform	10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage 10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret falloff 7.5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret tracking speed	25% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Medium Hybrid Turrets	+7 High Slots, +6 Turret Hardpoints +430 PWG, +110 CPU +100GJ Capacitor Capacity +25mbit Drone Bandwidth, +50m3 Drone Bay
Support Processor	2% bonus to Armored Command, Information Command, and Skirmish Command burst strength and duration 5% reduction in Remote Armor Repairer activation cost 10% bonus to the benefits of overheating Remote Armor Repairer modules	75% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Medium Remote Armor Repairer modules 95% reduction in the PWG and CPU fitting costs of Command Burst modules 20% bonus to Remote Armor Repairer optimal range 1150% bonus to Remote Armor Repairer falloff Can use one Command Burst module 50% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range	+7 High Slots, +4 Turret Hardpoints +100GJ Capacitor Capacity +50mbit Drone Bandwidth, +75m3 Drone Bay +1 max locked target"

Propulsion

Name	Gallente Propulsion Subsystems bonus (per skill level)	Role Bonus	Additional Base Stats
Hyperspatial Optimization	7.5% bonus to ship agility 10% bonus to warp velocity and acceleration		+2 Low Slots
Interdiction Nullifier	10% bonus to warp velocity and acceleration 15% reduction in capacitor need when initiating warp	80% reduction in Interdiction Nullifier reactivation delay and max lock range penalty 100% bonus to Interdiction Nullifier duration	+1 Low Slot +0.1 Inertia Modifier -20km Max Targeting Range +20m Signature Radius
Localized Injectors	15% reduction in Afterburner and Microwarpdrive capacitor consumption 10% bonus to the benefits of overheating Afterburners and Microwarpdrives		+1 Mid Slot, +1 Low Slot

Notes

In ancient Greek mythology, Proteus was a water god capable of changing his form. He had prophetic powers, but would only agree to use them for others if captured.

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

November 2022 Version 20.10 Patch Notes Increased maximum velocity by 50 m/sec, from 180 m/sec to 230 m/sec April 2022 Version 20.04 Patch notes Hybrid Encoding Platform Subsystem: 430 PG from 330 PG Augmented Plating Subsystem: 25% reduction in Armor Plate Mass Penalty Drone Synthesis Projector Subsystem CPU 60 from 40 Bandwidth to 125 from 100 Dronebay Capacity to 300 from 250 Version 19.04 - Build: 1903677 - 2021-05-18.1 - Great Escape Update (Patch Notes) All configurations gain access to active interdiction with the new Interdiction Nullifer module Interdiction Nullifier Passive interdiction nullification removed New role bonuses: 80% reduction in Interdiction Nullifier reactivation delay and max lock range penalty 100% bonus to Interdiction Nullifier duration 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) July 2017 Release - Released 2017-07-11 Tech 3 Strategic Cruisers have been rebalanced. Details of the goals behind this change can be found in this devblog. The available subsystems have been condensed into a smaller number of more powerful and useful choices. Strategic Cruisers now have four subsystem slots (reduced from five) with three choices in each slot (reduced from 4) Rigs can now be freely removed from Strategic Cruisers without destroying them. All Strategic Cruisers have received a dedicated subsystem bay so they can carry alternate configurations along with them on their adventures Each of the Strategic Cruiser hulls and subsystems have been rebalanced. All the details can be found in the following forum thread: July Release - Strategic Cruisers New Base Stats: Slot layout: 0H, 0M, 0L; 0 turrets, 0 launchers 3 Rig Slots, 400 Calibration Fittings: 680 PWG, 230 CPU Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 1800 / 2500 / 2200 Base shield resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 0 / 40 / 70 / 50 Base armor resistances (EM/Therm/Kin/Exp): 50 / 51.25 / 67.5 / 10 Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / average cap per second) : 1500 / 375 / 4 Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 180 / 0.56 / 13,300,000 / 10.33s Warp Speed: 3 au/s Drones (bandwidth / bay): 0 / 0 Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 70km / 230 / 6 Sensor strength: 19 Magnetometric Signature radius: 190 Cargo capacity: 440 Subsystem Bay: 120

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