>>2133789
not bait. i'm a genuine noob.

>>2133780
here's my fleet. the 2 hounds at the top have 5 dmods. i've really liked the phase skimmer on the starter wolf. it's really versatile. helps me close the gap or run away if (when) i fuck up.
it feels like my starter ship is getting kinda weak. i tried replacing weapon but it feels like the starter wolf doesn't have enough capacity and dissipation for stronger weapons. so i've been checking markets for wolves but i don't think i've seen any.

>>2133786
not sure what this is. guessing "don't engage everything"? i don't, the only times my ship gets destroyed is when i just started and fucked up my movement or now when i fuck up my positioning and i get rekt by missiles. i haven't had an issue with venting.

>>2133788
>Generally they perform better without orders unless you absolutely need something done
>Generally just looking at a ship and deciding exactly what you want it to do is enough.
got it, so that other anon was probably right that my fits just suck. i assume this is even the case with my one cruiser at the moment. i shouldn't have to order my other ships to escort it. i did watch like 5 minutes of some guy doing combat on youtube and he never issued any orders and all his fights went well.

>>2133806
i don't think i used the defend order, is that one of the location ones? i think i've only used orders that target ships, like the escort one or the focus this ship one.