But to make Ants little more compative, there really should be something else. If you also keep track of niode equipment, your Ant bonuses at lv18 are something like this...
Known Hacks: Slow 10, Las Dmg 28%, Freeze 10%, Spd 10.
Cup Holder: Precision 8, Las Dmg 20%, Crit-Kill 2%, Spd 10
FOF Target: Precision 10, Las dmg 20%, 2x Dmg 12%, Miss.Dmg 20%, Proj.Dmg 8%, Spd 10.
My choise is FOF, mainly because I like to use all kind weapons, specially anything with fork or trample, so added missile and projection damage is really a deal breaker for me. Precicion bonus won't hurt either. And to obtain all needed equipment, I only need to buy one every time I level up. Max that I need is 90, and that is only at level 100, so at level 90I have enough if I go the slow road. So my total bonus from cockpit at level 100 would be Precision 15, 2x Dmg 18%, Miss.Dmg +30%, Proj.Dmg +12%. Total cost of fully FOF equipped formation would be 1350 niodes.
Chassis on the other hand is a little challenging, as you can use only one at level 28 and that's it. So you have to make a decicion, does it contain a little shield with loss of speed, either 10 or 12 dodge, or dodge 16 with 5% 3x damage and boosted with kickback. As enemy weapon damage usually is the amount of a one hit kill, the small shield bonus is kinda pointless. So how to select the right dodge. I really don't know? Personally I go with Hip Actuator and Improviced Jump Jets, so about half of ants are with 12 dodge and half 16 dodge with suicidal trait.
Shield is something I always mix up, but mainly my aim is that when my Ant formation is ready, all have projectile, laser and missile shield. Those are selected because other players use fork (missile) and trample (projectile). And Ant is a laser specialist so it needs shield against that too.
And what about weapons? I use a mix of fork, trample, speed and damage. All get first one of each, then second if there is room, then third and so on... Always the best of that type is what I am arming, but beacause I haven't got enough weapons, there tends to be a really mixed group of guns.
So, that's my way of doing this. End is list of equipments that I can use in Red Ants, and stats of how many mechs in what level I can use, and bonuses there are in that moment without equipment.
Cockpit
Cup Holder (Precision 4, Crit-Kill 1%)
Known Hacks (Slow 5, Las Dmg +4%, Freeze 5%)
FOF Targeting ( Precision 5, 2x Dmg 6%, Miss.Dmg +10%, Proj.Dmg +4%)
Chassis
Light Torso Plating (Shield 4, Speed -2)
Reinforced Joints (Dodge 10)
Hip Actuator (Dodge 12)
Improvised Jump Jets (Dodge 16, 3x Dmg 5%, Kickback 5% Odds 40% dmg)
Shield
Anything that is usable in 10t mech.
Level, Mechs, Bonus
lv 01 4 Mechs, Las Dmg+5%, Spd +10
lv 03 5 Mechs
lv 05 6 Mechs, Las Dmg+10%, Spd +10
LV 08 1 Cockpit
lv 10 8 Mechs, Las Dmg+15%, Spd +10
lv 12 9 Mechs
lv 15 9 Mechs, Las Dmg+20%, Spd +10
LV 18 2 Cockpit
lv 20 10 Mechs, Las Dmg+25%, Spd +10
lv 24 11 Mechs
lv 25 11 Mechs, Las Dmg+30%, Spd +10
lv 28 12 Mechs
LV 28 2 Cockpit, 1 Chassis
lv 30 12 Mechs, Las Dmg+40%, Spd +10
lv 32 13 Mechs
lv 35, Las Dmg+50%, Spd +10
lv 36 14 Mechs
lv 40 15 Mechs, Las Dmg+60%, Spd +10
lv 44 16 Mechs
LV 44 2 Cockpit, 1 Chassis, 1 Shield
lv 48 17 Mechs
lv 50, Las Dmg+75%, Spd +10
lv 52 18 Mechs
LV 54 2 Cockpit, 1 Chassis, 2 Shield
lv 55 19 Mechs
lv 59 20 Mechs
lv 60, Shield 15
lv 62 21 Mechs
lv 63, Shield 15, Las 10
lv 64 22 Mechs
lv 66, Shield 15, Las 10, Mis 10
lv 68 23 Mechs
lv 69, Shield 15, Las 10, Mis 10, Proj 10
lv 70, Shield 30, Las 10, Mis 10, Proj 10
lv 72 24 Mechs
LV 74 2 Cockpit, 1 Chassis, 3 Shield
lv 76 25 Mechs
lv 81 26 Mechs
lv 86 27 Mechs, Precision 15
lv 90, Las Dmg+95%, Spd +10
lv 91 28 Mechs
lv 95 29 Mechs
lv 96, Las Dmg+95%, Spd +22
LV 100 3 Cockpit, 1 Chassis, 3 Shield
lv 101 30 Mechs
lv 110, Las Dmg+95%, Spd +34
Submitted by Kalevi Karvinen#863817