Mr. Solace,
1) I might try this out, though I'm partial to the turn rate and Crit bonuses.
2) I might try this out as well, though probably not, because of.....see 3) and 4).....
3) I have tried SIA on my Fleet Caitian Carrier, with a very science heavy build...lots of qualifying anomolies (Gravity Well, Subspace Vortex, and Very Cold in Space) and rarely get more than 10K dps from SIA. I cannot see how using only 1, or 2 (if I swap Entropic Cascade back to Chronometric Inversion Field) will be more effective for me, but I'll look at it.
4)
https://sto.gamepedia.com/Trait:_Spo...used_Anomalies I'm not sure that CPB procs SIA. If it does, I could swap out Delayed Overload Cascade, because this ship's Temporal BO is an Engineer, not Science.
5) This set is only a consideration if I convert to the Sci-Torp Bomber build that you mention, and then I would be playing to my weakness as an Engineer. Engineers are very good at Directed Energy Damage, because Engineer Captain powers buff power levels. Power levels aren't that important for torpedo boats. The Auxiliary Power level is important, because it supports Science abilities and hanger bays launching quickly, and Engine Power is helpful for getting around quickly, but any profession can provide adequate levels of power for those. So, as an Engineer, my main focus should be on Energy Weapon builds. I'm sure that I could build the ship that you describe, in some form, but I know that it would not perform as well for my Engineer as it could for a Tactical or Science captain. If I were to run it in a nanny run, it might look like it was performing well, but in any normal run, it would be a weaker performer for me than my current build is. I know this, because I've tried variations of this...I'm always trying out new builds!
I appreciate the suggestions, Solace. I've tried a by the book Tzenkethi Tzen-Tar Torp-Bomber, and I cannot get close to the numbers that I'm pulling with my current build. It's good, but not as good. Same for my Verne EPG build. It's also good, but not as good. I'll grant you that much of my lack of success with those may be due to my lack of experience piloting those ships and builds. Having said that, I'll play around with some of your ideas and see how it goes. If anything comes of it, I'll make a post about it.
I hope that this post doesn't come across as dismissive of your ideas. I appreciate you sharing your enthusiasm for what you've learned building your exceptional Nebula build, linked here:
https://ufplanets.com/showthread.php...ula-Exotic-DPS. I look at everything that everyone puts up into the Build Discussions area of the forum:
https://ufplanets.com/forumdisplay.p...ld-Discussions. I've learned much from everyone's builds! It's a great resource for me when I'm looking for new things to try.
Cheers!!!