A Beginner's Guide to Piracy | Elite Dangerous Piracy Guide 2024

The only Elite Dangerous piracy guide you'll need in 2024. It won’t make the most money in the game, but you’ll have a blast! This video covers pirate ship building, pirating tips and pirated goods trading.
Coriolis builds
Cobra III:
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Asp Explorer:
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Imperial Clipper:
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Krait II:
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Python:
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Imperial Cutter:
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Shipbuilding
1:09 - Location
1:46 - Finding targets
2:36 - Interdiction
2:59 - Disabling
3:29 - Slowing
4:39 - Collecting
5:12 - Selling
6:51 - Conclusion
This guide works on both Odyssey and Horizons, so it can be followed on all platforms:
- PC
- Xbox
- PS4/PS5
Oh also, find me at / dituriselite
#elitedangerousgameplay #elitedangerous #elitedangerousodyssey

[@DiturisElite]

Well, there it is - my first guide! I hope it helped a few of you out. Obviously, as it’s my first try I have next to no idea about teaching people and pacing videos, so if you’ve got any feedback, please let me know! o7🫡

[@Twixx00]

Great job ❤ I'm so excited for the new elite channel. *With actual info* Thank you so much I'll be here as often as possible 🥰

[@virtuallyglace]

a pvp guide as good as this guide would be cool af:)

[@CMDR_EvilRaven30]

One tip i can give, if you don't want to use hatchbreakers or run out of limpets. Just use your lasers to shoot the cargo hatch. They will lose cargo as you shoot the hatch. Also be mindful as some npc ships will have mine launchers equipped.

[@perttiroska9970]

Would also love some advice about optimal keyboard bindings/ship fittings for mining and scanning planets, for us old farts who started 10 years ago and have hard time understanding limpets and FFS/what ever rover uses to scan.

[@TheHuffur]

Been literally years since I played but back then the NPCs would repair their engines after a while which could make pirating them a bit of a hassle since it takes some setup to start looting. Lost a few targets to this as eventually their ship hull would get so low I either had to let them go or blow them up, has this changed as there was no mention of it in the guide?

[@meidomiseri]

It always makes me happy when i get interdicted and its someone ACTUALLY playing pirate, I am always happy to toss a little help to my Piratical CMDR's Thanks for trying to remind folks that this game was meant for FUN !

[@Jaedi3100]

I love the way you paced/ordered this video. Really starting from the right place and immediately dropping information without any kind of cross-chatter is a beautiful thing to see in a guide like this.

[@cmdrHeliaxx]

Just 1 tip I noticed is, selecting subtargets through left pannel can often be tedious and take longer than would be ideal, I would recommend everyone to bind the cycle subtargets forward and backwards controls.

[@DiturisElite]

Now you mention it, of course! It’s amazing the things you forget are possible

[@Canzandridas]

After 500h I realized I did bind it at the beginning when I started. One of the first things I did was go over all controls to set up the joystick and proceed to completely forget about it

[@Trepanation21]

I bound mine to my mousewheel↕! And one of the best tips I saw on Reddit that I must pass on here, is that _"Cycle Previous Subsystem"_ will **always** begin targeting in the direction of 'the important stuff' (Core Modules) first, whereas _"Cycle Next Subsystem"_ direction will start sifting through the stuff in the other direction that you care less about, like their Hardpoints and Utilities. So with my _Cycle Previous Subsystem_ bound to mwheel ⬇, I can immediately get to Drives within like 7-8 (?) selections, which is basically not even 2s once you get the feel of it. Also, _Next Subsystem_ on mwheel ⬆ to help you correct if you overshot the list.

[@mariooo88]

@@Canzandridas me too lol, I'm a keybind nerd before starting the game I kinda need to remember everyone. but of course with Elite Dangerous it was totally different lol, I found my final setup after about one month, playing with controller. Being able to bind every possible combination of 2 keys is amazing. The things the right 4 buttons and the d pad in combinations can do!!

[@Azuvector]

It's really unfortunate that player piracy(actual piracy, not sealclubbing/griefing) isn't more viable in Elite. It's a lot more fun than NPC nonsense, when another player plays along. But what happens 99/100 times is the pirated player quits the game immediately.

[@knowlesy3915]

I almost always get ganked when in open so unfortunately I have a hair trigger now. I think I was pirated by a challenger in my chief last week but I didnt have anything and because of above went straight into attack mode. Its a shame really.

[@BoeBins]

Getting ganked sucks and is no fun. But getting bested by a true pirate who wants your cargo can actually be pretty fun. The social dynamics of negotiating with a pirate who could easily just kill you is one of the few places in the game where roleplaying can really shine. The specifics can depend on the nature of the cargo, if there's a CG involved, etc. I wish it happened more.

[@Rykaas]

I always play open and never got ganked. Only once by a simple griefer at Felicity Farseer, I just FSD'd away and that was it

[@Sir-Complains-a-Lot]

I ve robbed hundreds of cmdrs and done pvp piracy for over a year now. The real distribution is as follows: 2/3 dont carry anything except limpets. At the most 5% loggs, less then 1/3 carrys cargo and about one third of them drop something and the rest gets hatchbroken and disabled. You need to communicate well to make sure cmdrs understand youre not a ganker, but a humble pirate. Using small ships helps a lot as well because cmdrs dont feel as threatend.. cheers!

[@knowlesy3915]

@@Sir-Complains-a-Lot Ive been pulled out and barely had chance to get my thoughts in empty ships or clearly in warships with no cargo space and been blown to bits.

[@foltrap]

What a breath of fresh air, absolutely brilliant work. Really appreciate the very necessary optimism about this brilliant game!

[@DiturisElite]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@foltrap]

Mate, maybe not as a priority, but an up-to-date explanation on engineering would be a big hit!

[@timbailey2771]

yes great vid, might try piracy now, tho seems a bit strange you have to hit the ship to slow it down... no tractor beam? anywho, an engineering vid in same style would be great, that part of the game has always, as a lot of it has actually, alluded me.

[@WIMMine]

This channel might just get me back to Elite proper...

[@Clockdistrict]

For the smuggling, the station's hologram on your HUD matches the orientation of the station, so you can use that to line up in supercruise, giving you a straight shot in to the mailslot. Remember the mailslot faces towards the planet, and Coriolis stations have arrows on the hologram to point towards the mailslot, and they also have red and white lights to indicate front and back when in normal space.

[@Larry_Parada]

Future video idea: tutorials on how to use the many 3rd party tools at our disposal. Alot of players know the struggle of learning how to navigate EDSM, Coriolis, inara etc.

[@garethde-witt6433]

Nicely done Cmdr am looking forward to the next one

[@PeterCadier]

Thank you! Nice contribution to the community!

[@deadstaromega8891]

Great video. Really nice to see someone making up to date guides, especially to this standard. Keep up the good work CMDR o7

[@tiberiusdave252]

Superb video commander. This was a really enjoyable and helpful guide. Keep this up.

[@fabioarrigoni1089]

Great first guide cmdr. Short and to the point with some tips and tricks. Keep up

[@blacklion3301]

Well done CMDR, great video on a subject too often forgotten. Loads of differnt play styles in Elite, so looking forward watching more of your videos and seeing you in game in open...o7

[@MinistryOfMagic_DoM]

This was quite good. Keep it up commander!

[@Zebediela42]

Fantastic video commander, I’ll be recommending this video on Reddit any time someone talks about piracy. I particularly liked the way you noted that engineering isn’t required, and your instructions were so well described and ordered. It’s also encouraged me to dust down the cobwebs covering my Krait MkII ‘Ammanas’ to have a go at your technique, when I’m back from the black.

[@happymoonmonkey]

Arrrr! Piracy! Glorious! A lovely little guide. Some great technical points in there.

[@oorheart]

Well done! Keep it up! I thought the video was well paced and easy to follow. And you portray a fun, enthusiastic attitude.

[@PJF62]

A great start! Well paced, content order was good and you took it down to basics for those of us with no prior knowledge. Keep going commander o7

[@chaadlosan]

Very well done video, great editing and overlay graphics. You make it seem so easy.

[@torquaymouse2236]

Good start, Good video. Looking forward to more.

[@kristopherharvey3499]

I never thought about piracy previously but your guide makes it easy to understand as well as fun. Thank you.

[@amirlx]

Cheers, mate, great video!

[@vagabondquerier9375]

Very well done guide. Thank you

[@Lupinicus1664]

Nice job, we need more original, innovative creators like you. Good luck and I'll be looking for the next one.

[@scarlettiberius]

Nice guide, very well made!

[@larkshadow5317]

GREAT Start, Diturti. Love it.

[@HaylonTheCat]

YT algorithm sent me this gem of a video. Great content, great editing and to the point. I don’t even play ED anymore but I might just fire it up because of this. Subbed for future guides of this caliber.

[@uh60rider2000]

Nicely made video. It explains piracy perfectly

[@TheHighWake]

Great video, Commander o7 Can't wait to watch the next one:)

[@cmdr_GeronimoAnir]

As a new player, I've never been into illegal activities yet and still learning the ropes, but I would really like to try piracy. Thanks for the both informative and simple guide!

[@TheTitanFind]

Lovely work. Never considered full-time piracy but great to know how it works. Looking forward to the mining one.

[@williamvorkosigan5151]

Well done Badger. Very methodical (unlike some guides). Worth a thumbs up and a sub.

[@RiminiVirage]

Excellent guide, very well narrated enjoyable to watch and informative. Even though I am a longtime player I have never really tackled piracy but I’m now quite tempted. Thanks to your innovative and useful guide I have liked and subscribed thank you

[@splatterkat3838]

Very well done guide. I've never tried piracy before and I just might after watching this.

[@viking_zero]

thanx for this great idea this is the one thing i havent tried and it does look like fun thanx for this great video

[@David-nv4mr]

o7 Good Job, I will try it out. See you on the next video. Greets

[@slowny1239]

really good compact tutorial thx men

[@yerpyerp]

You got good Elite Dangerous guides. Subbed

[@djarrow]

great guide! Right to the point.

[@keithoh8776]

cool guide I've never tried pirating but I might have a go after watching this. love the background music too 😁

[@ChigsChannel]

Well done, sir!

[@CylusResi]

Duuuude, this is amazing, thanks.

[@trixer230]

More guides on unlocking modules... specifically a guide on what modules we should be unlocking that are useful for different jobs or whatever.

[@Nafresreom]

Damn this is a great guide, really good work there. Should try it myself! :D

[@SeaDogJak]

Nice job, keep it up :)

[@lynxounet5974]

That's a great guide. I never thought about targetting NPC miners/haulers actually. This on top of all the useful information like the builds and procedure, I mean well done! It's also nice to welcome fresh blood among the ED creators community since a lot of great youtubers have turned away from the game recently. You're well on their track commander, I hope to see more of your vids.

[@y_ffordd]

I’ve never done piracy, this looks like something I should have a crack at, your instructions are clear, well done

[@PrometheanGOld4]

I have a smuggling python, although I’ve been on a hiatus from Elite, so I may just come back and try this! These tutorials are amazing in quality and straightforward, too. No tedious G5-engineering-everything necessary!

[@happysailor5726]

Good job, o7 cmdr!

[@VikingGuard]

Nice video :) and piracy is a load of fun :)

[@ApostateltsopA]

Nice video! Hope to see you in the black someday.

[@alecturner07]

Excellent first video! Perfect length and pace and really clear instructions, I'll definitely be giving this a go as piracy is not something I've actually ever tried. With things like silent running when smuggling, I don’t even care if it works or is strictly necessary, the important thing for me is that it feels right and that people should be doing stuff like that for the role play of being a smuggler regardless of wether the "meta" (yawn) says it's a waste of time. Another example would be using a warrant scanner when bounty hunting. I'm sure there are people who would say it's not worth it but hell, if I’m hunting bounties then of course I should be using one. Really looking forward to more in this series and I have plenty of ideas if you ever run out. One example is racing. It scores zero on the risk/reward scale (massive risk of death, zero reward, but man is it fun).

[@Odin314]

Awesome vid! Can't wait to see you take off and I'm excited to see your mining videos -- mining's the one portion of the game I haven't really gotten into yet so it'll be exciting to check it out from a more fun-having perspective than anything.

[@DiturisElite]

Nice! Next Monday’s vid will suit you perfectly… 🫡

[@timbailey2771]

Opal mining was the one part of the game I did get into - it was extremely satisfying and sedate and I made a tonne of money! a decent combat tutorial would be great for me, I only realised towards the end of my time in ED that a boost turn was tighter...

[@michaelandrews1286]

Well you’re my new favourite elite video stream! Keep up the good work and if you ever want to go exploring let me know 😂

[@docrock3234]

Cant wait to watch this one.

[@ludovicocalvetti1250]

I'm usually on the other side of the fight, but I'm almost tempted to give Piracy a try now! Perhaps privateering... :D

[@ubermick4208]

Fantastic stuff. Brilliant to finally see someone playing the game and actually enjoying it, rather than telling people to grind their heads off until they rage quit the game out of boredom!! Fantastic stuff for new players, and a reminder for us veterans. (I sort of want to go out and swipe some LTDs now!!!!!) Subscribed and REALLY looking forward to more. I'll do what I can to spread the word in the meantime!

[@grimmbart5978]

Nice one! I'll have to try that out soon. Basically I want to try all kinds of illegal activities with my Alt (while my Main is mostly sparkling clean), so more guides in that direction will be very welcome. =)

[@gizmo104drives7]

I didnt even know this was a thing...will be having a crack at this very soon for sure!

[@WiggyB]

Nice video, commander. Good to see piracy is still going on in Elite.

[@1heUndertaker]

Have subbed already - not seen the video yet, but know it's going to be great 😀 o7

[@lkupiec1978]

Good job cmdr!

[@wyveres]

this was awesome ^^ and informativ. and as Jaedi3100 said right on the point.

[@nodeal7337]

Don't play the game or know much about it. But I enjoyed your masterful video editing. It was a joy to watch..

[@akeyuk]

Love this guide, I've been playing for years but never tried piracy but this video has got me wanting to try it out. Now where did I leave that hatch breaker module

[@jameswalker9418]

I tried this a few years ago and at first it was fun, but then it became too tedious after awhile. If it paid more I would go back to piracy. The best part I liked was sneaking into stations with stolen goods and getting one up on the man. Silent running with heat sinks was my best friend.😆

[@Tanvaras]

Good pacing an explanation. Anyone new to piracy should get some good advice from this video guide.

[@hyperion2502]

Hi. When i was pirate, i used a python: -1 force shell large cannon was a fun and effectiv way to slow down a ship. -1 seeker to destroy the drive, the point defence turret (if they destroy the hatch breaker and the collector drones) and mine launcher (sometimes the npc blow themselves...). and 1 pack hound if too many turret defence. A good way to detroy every external modules at once. -2 beam for the shield -1 repair drone in case the npc has too much damages, plus the smoke indicates the overall direction of the ship. A good way to aim well with the cannon or the ship to slow down the npc. I played without assistance in order to fly reverse when i slow down the npc.

[@danielschuett]

A good guide, very well done. Having played ED almost since the start (with a rather long break from '16 to '20), piracy is one of the few things I haven't done yet. You made it look fun, maybe I should give it a try someday. Wouldn't Cytoscramblers be better at taking down shields?

[@DiturisElite]

Glad you liked it! Quite possibly, tbh I haven’t unlocked them myself (not a combat aficionado) and I wanted to keep the vid beginner-friendly. Also, Taking down shields isn’t really a bottleneck in piracy, as most npc traders/miners don’t have the best shields

[@CarrowMind]

For even more fun, go into Open and try your hand at PvP piracy, which is obviously much more challenging, though it comes with the increased risk of the target simply logging off. You can even request them to abandon their goods which means they won't be classified as stolen. This was something a lot of people did when the game was new back in 2014-16, though it went out of favour really quickly as more content was being added.

[@Exania88]

nice well made entertaining and simple to follow, good job dude. a bombing guide in video format would be cool to see. I tried to make a text one with vary short videos for visual aid but it is not vary good. I love bombing in elite, mines do a vary good job at ending stuff on the ground :) give me a poke if u wanna know more. if u are interested u can probably get a good hum from my short videos.

[@thomasblasquez6495]

When I first got Elite, I was so excited to try smuggling and piracy, but somebody told me it wasnt worth it because it didnt make the most money so it took a minute for me to try it. The first time I smuggled stolen goods into a station had me hooked. Now I fly everything like its stolen.

[@Yaga-Shura]

Excellent stuff. I like that you made a point out of not requiring any engineering for this. However, I still feel you should have mentioned that using Cannons with the force shell experimental OR (my personal favorite for the task) the Enforcer powerplay multicannon works much better to slow down a drifting target than crashing into it. You have more control that way. Keep it up :) o7

[@DiturisElite]

I’ve vaguely heard of these, haven’t used them myself though. I’ll try it out, and maybe include it in a future ‘piracy tips’ video for more advanced stuff, who knows! Ultimately I wanted to keep this video somewhat beginner-friendly - not sure how well I’ve done, but that was the intention 😅

[@Yaga-Shura]

@@DiturisElite You did very well. Looking forward to more videos!

[@Neo-vz8nh]

Very good and passionate tutorial, keep it up! Few addings: You may consider having a smuggler ship with good cargo, speed and engineered (or just build) to be very cold. You can swap this ship in the anarchy system. With this you dont need silent running as the ship will be default cold. You can also use multipropuse limpet which has hatch breaker and collector limpet, if the space is not enough. The Cyto burst laser (power play module) is probably the best for shields and do no hull damage (true pirate laser). Other powerplay module is the Containment Missile. It reboots the FSD giving more time. This can also be achieved with engineering (grade 1 is enough, and an experimental effect). Back in the day I done pirating and is was quite good, because the NPC started fighting and I just needed to tank it, while hatch breaked them. Now they run, and the worst part is to stop them when they drift. That was a fun killer for me. :(

[@DiturisElite]

Interest stuff! Like I said to another comment, there are a few more complicated things I left out to keep the video beginner friendly. Saying that, I’m thinking of compiling all the tips from the comments into a more advanced ‘piracy tips’ video, as I’m sure they make it far easier, I dont know. Anyway, thanks! 🫡

[@Neo-vz8nh]

@@DiturisElite yes understandable, and good idea to make a piracy 2 video. I think you should make a video about smuggling too.

[@Frozenwinter84]

You can also fire off a heat sink to avoid a station scan will landing.

[@lh2588]

Nice :D I have to try this, when I'm back on ED again ^^ However, for me there's only Grade 5 engineered stuff....

[@user-on4lv8eu9h]

Regarding crashing into the target: why not boost ahead of them, turn flight assist off, turn your nose back towards them (with FA off you will keep your speed and heading) and then either adjust accordingly or even just turn FA back on while also setting engines to full reverse (again keeping the speed and heading) and making all adjustments like that? then adjust the throttle forward to initiate the crash

[@DiturisElite]

That’s a common way, and how I started. I just came up with the method I recommended, and found it way quicker and more approachable for new players. FA off can be scary for some! 🫡

[@docrock3234]

I love your quality vids. Do you think you’ll make a bouny hunter instructional viddy? Just skimmed your library and drooled all over myself.

[@DiturisElite]

Thanks mate. Yeah, I might do 🫡

[@JRo250]

Well done! You've covered all the basics to have someone start in their piracy career.. in the dirty pirate career that is! I will burn you dirty pirate!!! Lol. Good work. BTW, when I started years ago, I remember being thoroughly confused just staring at the ship HUD. Maybe there's a need for super basic, ED-101 guides on how to get started and what all the buttons mean.

[@DiturisElite]

Big haul like that, surprised you got this far

[@LashlayDS9]

nice vid, never considered piracy in this game. but you forgott to clear some questions: what happens when i just destroy my target, will that destroy all the cargo? could i just shoot the cargo hatch so it droppes everything on its own? other than that, looks like a straight forward part time activity.

[@marionetteworks]

I know that LTDs aren’t so hot for mining anymore, any reason you recommend those for piracy in particular? Is it as useful to pirate platinum (to add to my regular mining output) and if so, what locations would have good platinum-carrying ships?

[@bokatan9642]

Nice guide 👍🏽 another idea perhaps and not something I’ve seen a guide for recently is selling gathered odyssey materials to players fleet carriers. INARA displays what’s for sale and fleet carrier owners are able to place purchase requests. Once players have finished upgrading their suits and weapons it makes for a nice side hustle and a reason to loot settlements. Materials like manufacturing materials and other hard to come by materials sell for big bucks! And even the common ones sell for much more than at regular npc bartenders. I’ve been doing this game loop for a while now and it makes you feel a bit like Robin Hood by stealing from the big corporations and factions to feed the poor newbie cmdr’s that want to buy materials to upgrade their bits quicker. Liked, subbed and I will give you a shoutout from my small YT channel. o7 CMDR

[@DiturisElite]

Thanks mate! Interesting idea, I’ll have to try it out

[@klioblue9771]

We want more :), maybe mission guides

[@DiturisElite]

Nice idea!

[@klioblue9771]

@@DiturisElite paritcullary those with megaships and on foot ones, would be much appriciated from my side

You are wanted now, bro!

[@DiturisElite]

Nope, that’s what’s great with piracy - if you do it right, you don’t get bounties 😏🫡

[@Tecnicomando]

Yiarrr 🏴‍☠️ 07

[@sspaceboyy]

Hey man thanks for this guide! I keep finding that when I find a good target they end up warping away before I can disable their drives, usually it’s due to mines or point defense turret taking out my missiles. I have a turret of my own to take out mines, it’s helped but more often than not they get away. Any advice?

[@DiturisElite]

Thanks! There are people way better at it than me in these comments, but what I do is this: if mines are causing an issue, don’t fly directly behind. Vertical thrust up, and keep the nose of the ship on the target. This should help you (and your missiles) avoid the mines, as they just trail behind the target. With point defence, you could try getting as close to the drives as possible, but I just fire a few more missiles tbh, a few always get through! Hope your next trip goes well 🫡

[@sspaceboyy]

@@DiturisElite awesome, thanks for the reply! Sounds like I just need some more good ole practice lol O7

[@tommyleisy863]

How can you use your fleet carrier for piracy? Just to store your loot until you can find a place to sell it or can you sell you loot to yourself on your fleet carrier to sort of clean it?

[@DiturisElite]

I use it for storage, but tbh you might be able to clean it, I’ve never tried. Might look into it 🫡

[@57thorns]

If you feel especially evil, and want some materials, you can also end with blowing up your victim collecting some precious materials as well. If your hold is not full, pick up any escape pods to get some good karma rescuing the victims of piracy,

[@stoney5137]

I miss the good ole days of PvE piracy Low Temp Diamond farming.

[@genogaron]

Just FYI, on approach to the station with your ill-gotten goods, if a ship starts to scan you, you can deploy your hardpoints (and I think landing gear/cargo scoop) to force them to cancel the scan, and it will be a few more seconds before they start the scan again. This can buy you extra time to get through the mail slot of larger stations without dropping your shields with silent running; after you're through you're gold. Great first guide, I look forward to more coming.

[@DiturisElite]

Not heard that before, I’ll give it a go!

[@Neo-vz8nh]

I think it is just a myth.

[@dressari3732]

I'm not sure if I am missing something in my efforts, I'm prowling around in Frog, it's in a Boom state and every ship I pull over with a mining laser and a refinery appear to have general commodities aboard rather than anything mining related? Is the state of the system causing these transports to not bother with LTD?

[@DiturisElite]

I haven’t noticed this before, could be. Not sure if it’s the state or frog no longer working properly, it used to work but haven’t checked it for a while tbh. Gliese 3897 B is probably the more reliable if you fancy going there, or find another system that matches the criteria. Hope your next trip works out 🫡

[@dressari3732]

@@DiturisElite oh I did find a couple in the end. So they don't ALWAYS carry LTD despite a mining laser and refinery. Just another RNG thing to keep an eye out for :)

[@volpedismeraldo3432]

can you do a guide for Megaships Missions

[@DiturisElite]

Added to the list! 🫡

[@volpedismeraldo3432]

@@DiturisElite thank you

[@12Monkeysable]

I want a hook tool with mini game instead of slowing the ships down by bumping.

[@VanBurenPhilips]

Can your collector limpets bring in cargo safely while you're moving at the same speed as the drifting victim? I haven't played for years, and you used to have to be almost stopped, or the cargo canisters would explode >_

[@DiturisElite]

The canisters don’t get destroyed, but the speed you go depends on how many active limpets you have. If you don’t have enough active limpets for your speed you’ll miss all the canisters, so they’ll end up way behind you. you’ll end up either loosing them or the target, along with the rest of their cargo. So more active limpets = higher speed while collecting every canister. Less active limpets = having to slow them down more. As far as I’ve tested, that’s how it works.

[@VanBurenPhilips]

@DiturisElite Cool, cheers. That sounds like an improvement. Unless my memory's acting up, you used to have to go ludicrously slow, or cargo would get destroyed when the limpets tried to deliver it. (so, impossible to keep up with a drifting ship, you had to nudge it to stop which was a PITA) Came up with all kinds of techniques in co op to try to deal with the quirks of PVE piracy. One small ship kiting the (still mobile) victim around, while one big fat ship grabbed its spilling cargo. Or a two-ship stopping manoeuvre (by forming a straight line fore and aft of the drifting victim). Was great fun 😄

[@DevilbyMoonlight]

Is there a mechanic for hunting Pirates? just to make things a bit interesting...

[@monostripezebras]

Arrrrrrrr!

[@SeaDogJak]

You need to start an in game private group or squadron........ :)

[@peacekeeper4647]

I confirm this still work but stopping the npc by making it hit you is fucking hard ! Good vid

[@DiturisElite]

Yep and yep. It’s by far the hardest part, though it Becomes easier over time of course. There is an alternative way to stop them, but it requires power play modules so I didn’t cover it. Might come in an ‘advanced Piracy’ video someday 🫡

[@peacekeeper4647]

@@DiturisElite Are you speaking about the pulse disruptor ? Because even if it disable engine, the npc still as momentum

[@DiturisElite]

@@peacekeeper4647 nope, there's some kind of module that has a decent amount of knockback so if you get the drives out, fly ahead of them, and then fire it slows them down. Haven't unlocked it myself yet so I'll need to do some testing before I wholeheartedly recommend it 🫡

[@DannyJames1311]

@@DiturisElite The easiest way to slow down the ship is as per the video. However once you have boosted under the ship, FAOff and do a 180 then FAOn. You will now be facing the ship but flying backwards. Align your ship with vertical and lateral thrusters, slow down your ship and simply let it hit you (don't come to a complete stop on the first go otherwise you may damage it too much) You may have to repeat a few times. I like to slow the ship so it's travelling no more than 20m/s otherwise the canisters get left behind.