yeah. i stuck with my ol' tarsus until i upgraded it with her highest engine mounts, ecm 2, repair droid, the second best sensors you can get, had twin tachyon guns, twin torp launchers. bought an orion, kitted it out with lvl 3 engines, lvl 2 shields...bought back my repair droid, ecm 2, tungsten armor, rear turret, torp launcher, tractor beam, twin mass drivers for my main guns, twin lasers for the turret. then i set out and saved up, bought lvl 5 engines first, then lvl 4 shields, runnin twin tachyon now. kickin massive ass (all this is in the original mind you) but its worked out great.