Welcome to the Gallente Brawler career path, where I'll be going through various ships in progressive size order that stick to one overall theme. The goal is to provide you with a clear and precise plan of what to train and what to use in a given situation. The posts will go from the smallest Gallente brawler, the Atron, and it will be topped off with one of the Gallente battleships.
Keep in mind that these fits are just starting points - feel free to experiment with them and upgrade modules where your skills and/or wallet allow.
Ship Overview
Atron is a nimble attack frigate, perfect for taking your first Novice plex or pursuing enemy targets while you are in a fleet. It has bonuses to hybrid turret damage and falloff range, and reduced capacitor need for propulsion jamming modules (stasis webifiers, warp scramblers, and warp disruptors). You have speed and damage on your side but the Atron is not the most durable ship in the universe. You should aim to end the fights quickly or ensure that the enemy can't apply their damage by either orbiting them really close (if you are fighting a bigger target) or keeping them at the edge of warp scrambler range to fully utilize your range bonus.
The fit
You can import the fit to the game by selecting the below section, copying it, and then importing it on the fitting screen:
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[Atron, Asgard] Type-D Restrained Reinforced Bulkheads Damage Control I Type-D Restrained Overdrive Injector Initiated Compact Warp Scrambler 5MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive X5 Enduring Stasis Webifier Regulated Light Ion Phase Cannon I Regulated Light Ion Phase Cannon I Regulated Light Ion Phase Cannon I Small Transverse Bulkhead I Small Transverse Bulkhead I Small Transverse Bulkhead I Federation Navy Antimatter Charge S x1200 Federation Navy Iron Charge S x1200
The Skill Plan
Just like with fittings, you can import a skill plan to train the skills necessary to use the ship. To do so, open your Skills menu, go to the "Skill Plans" tab, and create a new personal plan. Then, from the menu select "Import skills from clipboard".
Keep in mind that the skill plan includes only the bare minimum of skills to use the ship. The Atron will greatly benefit from improved Navigation and Gunnery skills.
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Spaceship Command 1
Gallente Frigate 1
Gunnery 1
Small Hybrid Turret 1
Navigation 1
Navigation 2
CPU Management 1
CPU Management 2
CPU Management 3
Propulsion Jamming 1
Navigation 3
Afterburner 1
Afterburner 2
Afterburner 3
High Speed Maneuvering 1
Mechanics 1
Hull Upgrades 1
Gunnery 2
Motion Prediction 1
Motion Prediction 2
Small Hybrid Turret 2
Small Hybrid Turret 3
Conclusion
I hope the Atron will bring you many successes on the battlefields of New Eden. It's a good ship that will teach you the importance of maintaining range and pursuing targets. It will also set you up with skills necessary for our next brawler, the Catalyst.
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