Averter is not needed for cyclones.
Also for a fast car cyclone put one cyclone on top of the cab or behind it and one in front of the cab so both guns can shot forward and to the sides.
I would also use Jade15 driver.
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i just feel cyclones are a bit limiting for me. if i use a cyclone on my build i can be stupid vulnerable at close range (i literally cannot hit a small enemy at close range due to my cyclone not being able to tilt downwards to aim). i have my cyclone mounted on 2 porcs on top of my cab.
cyclones hurt alot though. in pve enemies just crumble apart. its surprising how fast they just melt from a single cyclone let alone 2. especially the lunatics, oh man do they fall apart.
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Imo if you have two cyclones and only one seal, then “favorite” is the best cab for you hands down. I still have my 9k version of said build on the playstation exibition. Small tracks are the best part for that build. Four tracks should be enough. A really solid strong build set up that pulls its weight.
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I prefer my cyclones side by side at the back of the cab personally.
Mounting one cyclone in front of the cab is only a good idea if your using wheels, as you will end up side fighting more. Parts that can reverse at full speed are much better off with cyclones mounted behind the cabin or to the sides.
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I also agree that mounting cyclones behind the cab is best, but we are trying to help this guy make a low PS wheel build. For some reason he does not want to make a hover or leg build.
Unless I’m trying to force cyclones to be played at low PS I would never use wheels with them.
I also like to use Nova cab with cyclones to block typhoon and scorp shots.
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… Tracks dude…
Because I dont have any hovers - but I do have 4 bigrams, I just feel one needs 6 to survive PvP as losing 1 out of 4 is death sentence. ALso - averter is meant as protection for cabin to a degree, it is sandwiched between cabin and hot red below Cyclone in the back.
Thats how it looks at the moment:
I am saving money for it - eventually.
How light do I have to build -its barely over 1k durability as it is 
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My 9k quad small track cyclone build has 2.2k hp with a favorite cabin. Harpy will be a bit light on hp. When I use a harpy I usually try to use a mass engine. Especially if your useing cyclones.
I also forgot my favorite is fused for tonnage so I get just a lil more. So you may need two more small tracks for what your doing. With an unfused favorite you can still get close to 2khp with four small tracks. Adding two more tracks will push you towards, 9,500 and more armour will have you nearing 10k.
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Favorite on itself has even lower HP - but it will probably be worth it for the perk. Still - it feels Cyclones are not exactly overperforming even on 8.5k PS - so I am not sure how they deal with walker-canon and hover-scorpion builds that are very common in the PS.
Also - favorite is really slow - how is one expected do deal with shotgunners and rapid fire MGs? Cyclones soak damage like a wig in the rain.
they dont. scorpions can hit them from across the map cause they have such a big hit box. its pretty bad that cyclones have such a massive hitbox to. the mastodon has a ton of hp but if you get something on them like MG’s, more specifically arbiters, then they dont last long at all.
You mean favorite cabs base hp is Less than harpys base hp? That doesn’t matter. Favorite cab can get much higher max hp. Favorite cab is also 300ps less.
Yes favorite cab is going slower than a small cab. It’s still very fast though. Cyclones are not a weapon that’s going to brawl well if all your doing is running away and using low hp light builds. Eventually that shorty will get you in range one way or another.
What I do is make sure I have a verifier and as soon as that white circle beeps towards me I full reverse away from it and I shoot the enemy as they inch closer to me. That’s the best you can really do vs shotties. Machine guns, shotties and scorps are def always an issue for cyclones. There aren’t really ways around that. And if you can outrun the the little guys then you will just have no hp and get pwned by everything else.
They do. Nova cab on hovers can block those shots with the shield and move back behind cover. You just have to have map awareness.
It takes 6 shots with double scorps to strip 3 cyclones. And with the nova shield it’s going to take a lot more then that. And they are not going to hit every time.
Scorps are definitely better, but with practice you can win your fair share of match-ups.
ive never seen anyone run cyclones on a nova cab though. you sure about that?
i just feel this cabin is so cheap tbh. unlimited shields and all you need to do is hide to recover, if someone shoots you just pop the shield and hide again till it recharges. it makes using cannons and scorpions completely useless. i know there are some ways around this but its to tedious imo.
I am not sure you can react to an incoming scorpion shot
from afar you can react in time by putting up the nova cabin shield as the scorpion telegraphs its attack very clearly as foes the typhoons and mammoth / mastodons. up close is a bit tougher but if they end up out predicting you it can be extremely tedious. … not that its any less annoying being blocked from afar constantly. the thing is cannons and scorpions have ammo, the cabins shield doesnt, so essentially they can block all your shots from afar if your not fully aimed at 1 target. this is the massive disadvantage of having both triggers on the same weapon. its why i separated my triggers cause of that cabin. they put it up and block 1 shot, wait till it wears out then hammer them with my second. though its a real pain cause they can still damage me alot within that time frame.
100% sure. I run it from top 30 to top 10 CWs.
What PS do you play? I’m talking about 16k+
I’m on vacation right now, but I will post a screenshot when I get back next week. Don’t think I have a photo on my phone.
You can catch scorp shots, I will count their reload in my head.
ah i havent done clan wars in a very long time. i havent even been in a clan for a long time either. i dont really trust clans anymore tbh. especially after what others had put me through. plus my playstyle never meshed well with others so i always got excluded.
i think the issue here is i dont do pvp anymore, when i ran pvp or clan battles people never used nova for cyclones. so i guess it changed.
also i was never in a top clan either. i have a few relics but again i guess it requires certain play styles. not to mention i refuse to sell my relics to buy different ones to “go with the meta” or just in general run no skill builds.
it would be nice to get uranium again though but… eh… cant have everything i suppose.
Madness…
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no… THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAA!!
… in all seriousness though pvp for me has become bland and dry and has rung the towel so dry its its producing sand. for me all i see is the same uninspired builds, people always running the meta (shotguns) and just rigged matches constantly. imo matches are rigged.
clan battles have become more of the same thing to. horrible team mates, horrible clan members, disrespectful people and all round i just havent found a team thatll fit with my playstyle. so im a solo player that only does raids and partrol vs ai.