Dominix

Dominix The Dominix is one of the old warhorses dating back to the Gallente-Caldari War. While no longer regarded as the king of the hill, it is by no means obsolete. Its formidable hulk and powerful weapons batteries means that anyone not in the largest and latest battleships will regret ever locking horns with it. Gallente Battleship Skill Bonus: 5% bonus to Large Hybrid Turret damage and 10% bonus to drone hitpoints and damage per skill level.
Structure Structure Hitpoints 6,641 HP Max Velocity 99 m/sec Inertia Modifier 0.132 Mass 97,100,000 kg Volume 454500 m3 Capacity 600 m3 Fitting powergrid Output 9,000 MW Low Slots 7 Med Slots 5 High Slots 6 CPU Output 600 tf Launcher hardpoints 0 Turret hardpoints 6 Calibration 400 points Upgrade Hardpoints 3 Capacitor Recharge time 1087.5 s Capacitor Capacity 5000 GJ Targeting Maximum Targeting Range 70 km Max Locked Targets 7 Magnetometric Sensor Strength 22 points Signature Radius 420 m Scan Resolution 90 mm Shield Shield Capacity 5469 HP Shield Em Damage Resistance 0 % Shield Explosive Damage Resistance 50 % Shield Kinetic Damage Resistance 40 % Shield Thermal Damage Resistance 20 % Shield recharge time 2500 s Armor Armor Hitpoints 6,211 HP Armor Em Damage Resistance 50 % Armor Explosive Damage Resistance 10 % Armor Kinetic Damage Resistance 35 % Armor Thermal Damage Resistance 35 % Drones Drone Capacity 375 m3 Drone Bandwidth 125 Mbit/sec Miscellaneous Rig Size Large		Blueprint Dominix Blueprint Required skills Primary Skill required Gallente Battleship I Spaceship Command IV Gallente Cruiser IV Spaceship Command III Gallente Frigate IV Spaceship Command I Material Requirements Skill / Industry Industry 1 Material / Mineral Tritanium 4,730,924 Pyerite 1,183,483 Mexallon 297,996 Isogen 74,139 Nocxium 18,469 Zydrine 4,228 Megacyte 1,548 Waste Waste Factor 10% Variations Tech I Dominix Tech II Sin Faction Dominix Navy Issue

History

In the days of Gemini, the Dominix, or Domi, was often seen as a cheap mining battleship, though to a lesser extent than the Armageddon (which could fix an extra laser for roughly the same price). This changed after Build 1549 with the introduction of the 'one extra drone per level' from the Gallente Battleship skill. This essentially led to many miners favouring the dominix for its ability to field up to fifteen drones (Gallente Battleship V and Drone Interfacing V, which at the time also allowed control of one extra drone per level trained).

In later days, the bonus was changed again for the Dominix to its present bonus of increased hitpoints and damage per level.

Additionally, with the rebalancing of the Drone Interfacing skill, five combat drones fielded by a fully trained Dominix pilot would deal comparable damage to the ten they could field before. However, the change did not affect mining yield for mining drones, and after the popularisation of Mining Barges (and later Exhumers), Dominix populations in asteroid belts diminished.

Guide

The Dominix class battleship is the first T1 battleship most Gallente-trained pilots climb into, as it is one of the cheapest battleships in-game. But this is not what sets this ship apart from the competition.

Throughout New Eden the Dominix is well known and respected for 3 main aspects:

Mighty Drones

Its bonuses to drone damage and hit points, coupled with a huge (375m^3) drone bay and 125MB of bandwidth makes the Dominix the most drone-centered Tech1 sub capital ship. And even outside these bounds, it is only rivaled by the Ishtar, carrier/mothership-class vessels, and of course its own Tech2 version the Sin.

Some have even referred to the Dominix as a highsec mini carrier. It is capable of fielding 3 full flights of Heavy Attack Drones (and/or Sentry Drones), which usually compose most of its firepower. Using drones as a main weapons system (as opposed to supplementary, which is accessible to most ships in game) is an art form in itself and requires unique strategies.

The Tank

Being a battleship, the Dominix already has a buffer tank advantage when compared to the competition, although this buffer can be broken quickly by most other battleships in PvP situations. Despite lacking tank-related bonuses such as the resist bonuses of the Abaddon or the repair bonus of the Hyperion, the Dominix has the luxury of 7 low slots which can be dedicated to a pure armor tank. There are many variations on tanking the Dominix (some even include shield tanking), but usually if setup properly, it can be a tough nut to crack.

Versatility

Having its main firepower coming from drones, which do not consume any powergrid, CPU, or ammo, the Dominix has a lot of freedom in fitting options. Even despite its 5% damage bonus to large hybrid turrets (Large Blasters and Large Railguns), many players often choose to ignore this turret bonus as the relatively low powergrid (9,000 MW) restricts fitting of battleship sized weapons. Quite often the highslots are seen fitted with energy vampires (a.k.a. Nosferatu, a.k.a. NOS) or Energy destabilizer units a.k.a. Neuts or any other equipment demanded by the situation. Another popular option is fitting armor repair modules or Shield transporters, which make the Dominix a capable logistics ship without reducing its firepower, and also makes spidertanking in small gangs a viable option. And indeed in small gangs the Dominix can be a fearsome opponent. It is this variability that inspires fear in opponents in PvP. This versatility also makes the dominix popular with the mission runners, allowing for AFK type mission running, although it is nowhere close to the popularity of the Raven for PvE.

One somewhat unusual role that the Dominix is also quite well suited to is gas mining. It is able to fit a full set of five tech II gas harvesters and use several of its low slots for cargohold expanders which reduces the need to jetcan mine, while still maintaining most of its firepower through its drones. With the mid slots dedicated to a moderate-but-still-respectable shield tank, it could deal with a decent quantity of rats that may show up while mining.

Recommended Skills

• Drone Interfacing V
• Gallente Battleship V

Fittings

Below are some fittings recommended by other players for the Dominix class battleship.

PVE

• Salvage Fit
• Medium Gun Fit

PVP

• Neutralizer Dominix

Dominix (Fitting)

Additional Images

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Dominix 1

Dominix 2