So after flying only large base ships for the past few months, I decided to come up with a 3 small base list for scum that could be good competitively. I came up with this:

Scurrg H-6 Bomber: •Captain Nym (45)
Guidance Chips (0)
•Havoc (0)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
Harpoon Missiles (4)
•Bomblet Generator (3)
Trajectory Simulator (1)
•"Genius" (0)

Starviper: •Thweek (30)
Autothrusters (2)
Starviper Mk.II (-3)
•Virago (1)
Fire-Control System (2)

HWK-290: Spice Runner (24)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
•Cad Bane (2)

Total: 99/100

I really like this list on paper and tried it a few times, i mostly lost but I like to think it was mostly due to poor decisions and luck, thweek being the element here that isnt going that well, I think it might also be due to my lack of experience with him and would like to know if there is any tips that could be offered.

I've been really liking Trajectory Sim and Cad Bane, if I set up my engagement right, in the first one someone is taking two damage they cant evade.

Despite wanting to get better at using thweek, I've thought about changing the list, switching the viper with Jostero, so maybe something like this:

Scurrg H-6 Bomber: •Captain Nym (47)
Guidance Chips (0)
•Havoc (0)
Veteran Instincts (1)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
Extra Munitions (2)
Harpoon Missiles (4)
•Bomblet Generator (3)
Trajectory Simulator (1)
•"Genius" (0)

Kihraxz Fighter: •Captain Jostero (29)
Munitions Failsafe (0)
Guidance Chips (0)
Hull Upgrade (2)
Vaksai (0)
Deadeye (0)
Harpoon Missiles (3)
Contraband Cybernetics (0)

HWK-290: Spice Runner (24)
Twin Laser Turret (6)
•Cad Bane (2)

Total: 100/100

Like this, Nym has 2 harpoons and an extra bomblet, and I have the added firepower of a second harpoon which can be shot even before the combat phase, but i lose and end game ship. Any opinions?

Thweek is VERY strong. I think too strong to pass up with this particular choice. However, I don't thing the Spice Runner makes Cad worth it. However, a Jakku Gunrunner can carry him. You give it Tractor Array and Pattern Analyzer and it is one of the best control pieces in the scum faction. You even would still have some points for bombs/illicit on the QJ while getting EM on Nym and having that fully functional Thweek.

22 minutes ago, Greebwahn said:

Thweek is VERY strong. I think too strong to pass up with this particular choice. However, I don't thing the Spice Runner makes Cad worth it. However, a Jakku Gunrunner can carry him. You give it Tractor Array and Pattern Analyzer and it is one of the best control pieces in the scum faction. You even would still have some points for bombs/illicit on the QJ while getting EM on Nym and having that fully functional Thweek.

I do love me a Quadjumper... and despite being generally a meh ship, the spice's extra TLT is very nice, specially agaisn't 1 AGI targets... but I will try the quadjumper as I enjoy flying that ship very much. I had kinda forgotten about it, thank you for the advice!

How locked in is TLT on Nym? If you dropped to Autoblaster, you could put an Extra Munitions on Nym (getting a normal Genius drop on Nym can be a surprise, folks have kinda forgotten about that), and you could add a Ion Bomb or Siesmic Charges to the Spice Runner.

6 hours ago, theBitterFig said:

How locked in is TLT on Nym? If you dropped to Autoblaster, you could put an Extra Munitions on Nym (getting a normal Genius drop on Nym can be a surprise, folks have kinda forgotten about that), and you could add a Ion Bomb or Siesmic Charges to the Spice Runner.

I've thought about that too, but I used to play Nym with ABT besides Dengar back before the JM5K nerf and I really liked it, but If Dengar got killed sometimes it was really hard for Nym to finish the game... but I guess it can't be good agaisnt everything... I'll give it a try, it gives me 4 points to upgrade the spice to something else... Thanks for the advise, I'll test it and report back

6 hours ago, DanteStorm said:

I've thought about that too, but I used to play Nym with ABT besides Dengar back before the JM5K nerf and I really liked it, but If Dengar got killed sometimes it was really hard for Nym to finish the game... but I guess it can't be good agaisnt everything... I'll give it a try, it gives me 4 points to upgrade the spice to something else... Thanks for the advise, I'll test it and report back

Torkil Mux might be interesting. Zap the PS on someone down to 0. Granted, the ranges don't align well with TLT...