You can squeeze four in with a variety of options.

As a default starting point I like to take Accuracy Correctors because it is essentially "for free" given the title. That frees the action economy.

Next, do I take a blanket no-name list?

You can run 4 of the Tempest Squadron pilots with each carrying a cluster missile, but everyone is initiative 2, and you still have to use an action to Target Lock at some point. That list caps out at 100 points even.

Or... you can take 4 of the Storm Squadron pilots, with two of them carrying cluster missiles. Now you're initiative 4 and have a higher probability of delivering your ordinance before it's shot down.

Or you can mix and match the above lists and have fewer storms and more cluster missiles - etc.

Finally, you can do 3 of the above in some fashion, and add in one of the Ace Pilots.

And once you do that, I 'm just too much of a bad player to make any decisions that aren't basically monkeys pulling levers and seeing what happens.

I like Zertik Strom for economy//good pilot ability.

Vader can be squeezed in here if you give up on cluster missiles.

Or do you just go with 3 aces with Adv. Targeting Computers and learn to fly aces better?

I own 4, and I've painted them all, and I like the look of them flying. Overall they are pretty decent ships.

My current list is:

Zertik Strom, Elusiveness, Twin Ion Mk II

Storm w AC & Cluster & Twin Ion Mk II

Storm with AC

Tempest with AC

I think that was 100 even.

Sometimes I think I should avoid flying aces because the ship is a little plain in how it maneuvers and I'm not too great a player.

you can fit three AC tempests with ATC predator + EU Vader

otherwise, you want some means to go over your damage cap with AC Advance. 2 guaranteed hits are amazing, until the enemy sells his soul to rngesus and the ******* green dice keep putting out evades for two **** rounds straight

Apart from Vader, you'll want to invest in Juke, which is just a **** great ept when you have a ship that can modify its results while still ferrying an evade around (hence why the AC Advance is a **** fine platform, as is the relay FO)

Juno (Juke, Tie/x1, AC) [30]

Strom (Juke, Tie/x1, AC) [28]

2 Tempests (Tie/x1, AC) [42]

Cool. I like that. Thanks.

I have won a local tournament with the Vader EU Predator atc and 3 AC tempest list that fickle mentioned. It's pretty strong, just gotta keep vader out of arcs and the auto 7 (plus 2 rolled by vader) damage will grind things down.

The problem with a 4 advanced build is damage output is relatively low for 4 ships. Accuracy corrector is consistent, but not exactly high in damage potential.

This is probably the easiest way to run 4

Vader w/ VI, x-1, ATC & engine = 35

Colzet w. x-1, FCS or AC = 23

2 tempests w/ x-1 & AC = 21 x 2

100

Vader is the obvious first target here, so you have to be really careful of him, but he out-PSs any other ace. Colzet helps overcome the biggest downside of accuracy corrector (no crits) by flipping up any damage you've gotten through shields on a target he has TL. I like FCS because he doesn't have to spend his action on TL, but others like accuracy corrector, so I guess its a matter of preference...