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[@AquaPixMedia]

Hi Astro, nice loadout and great video as usual. One minor change I'd like to propose. The problem with the reinforced and Hi-Cap on the shields is that when your shields are going down they will suck your distributor dry, even with 4 pips into Sys, so you can't use the Shutdown Field Neutralizer. I'd recommend Low Power Enhanced with Lo-Draw as secondary. You'll need less power to run them, 3 pips into Sys will recharge them if they go down and let you use the Shutdown Field if need be, plus you half the weight of your prismatic from 160t to 80t. Apart from that, your build is spot on and beginner Thargoid hunter friendly. Love your channel!!!

[@haggis_hunter9870]

im saving my credits for a death star... with elevator music.... while hunting zoids

[@Red-Wyrm]

If you worry about heat management - clean drive provide much more cool running compare to dirty drive. One grade lower fuel tank also provide you with much better mass saving. And still allow you 2 jumps before need to refuel.

[@tomahawkergb1848]

"a place for people to start" - an anaconda

[@Jujuthesavage]

A place to start thargoid hunting which is closer to end game

[@Tilley-oy7gx]

plus guardian modules and weapons and all normal modules A-rated and engineered to maximum.. To be able to outfit this ship one needs several hundred hours in Elite already.

[@sorafan26]

@@Tilley-oy7gx To be able to reliably kill Thargoids at all, one needs several hundred hours in Elite already.

[@BeanGTR]

Great video - Thanks. I guess you already know that you can destroy a Cyclops with 4 Shard cannons with special ammo. It takes less than 10(x4) shots to totally destroy them. Doesn't work on anything bigger though

[@Danielfer1984]

I can confirm this.

[@DowntoEarthAstronomy]

I know. And it's fun :)

[@BeanGTR]

Yes, it is a good laugh - lol. I can do it with a Conda, but can't quite do it in a Krait yet.

[@williamread5652]

How well does it work with normal ammo? Is it possible?

[@BeanGTR]

I couldn't get it to work with normal ammo, but that could be me not being good enough

[@an93lofdeath]

Why are experimental weapons restricted to 4 only? Is it to artificially increase the difficulty of taking on thargoids? Hope they get rid of this arbitrary limit.

[@DowntoEarthAstronomy]

My guess Is balancing resone, yes.

[@Fox420]

kinda unbalanced now what with the Hydra, it takes the best AX pilots in the game over an hour to kill one, USING PREMIUM SYNTHESIS !!! Hardpoint limit totally needs lifting now, who cares if we can instagib a cyclops on our own :D

[@BlueSideUp]

Why should every amateur pilot be able to solo a Hydra? Without that limit a Krait could kill a 2 mio. bond Cyclops in 10 Seconds solo because the DPS go over the regeneration rate. 40 Pilots kill a Hydra in 15 Seconds like that. I would also like to see that limit gone, just to take a nice 3xL Shard plus 2xM Gauss setup...

[@ugli968]

@@BlueSideUp Once soloed a cyclops in 3 min using 2 large gardian frag cannons and 2 med gauss cannons :/

[@BlueSideUp]

@@ugli968 you can be much faster with those weapons by taking out two hearts per attack run. And a heatsink before the 2nd run. Will most of the time suppress the EMP as well. Without Synthesis that's 4 Cyclops before you need to return to base with one Ammo Capacity increased Heatsink on the Krait. 8 Mio. in typically 30 Min. is not great but at least some income while practicing ;-)

[@Wealthholidayspower]

Where can you find the ships to fight ?

[@williamgunter4268]

Any reason you with shock instead of plasma charger?

[@DowntoEarthAstronomy]

They are easier to use for new players and I believe they use less power too.

[@williamgunter4268]

@@DowntoEarthAstronomy ok that's fair. Thank you for answering.

[@HondaDASHProductions]

Why are you using an anaconda when you could be using a Corvette

[@xavio85]

The one extra weapon makes the difference. 4 large shards 2 med flak 2 small beam. Corvette can only hold 3 large weapons if you go with a non gausse build in a wing

[@coolhwhip49]

Preference I guess. Corvette is the better AX ship of the two but both can get the job done well.

[@ЕгорГулидов]

Isn't it better to go for a couple of shield boosters aimed to counter the thermal damage due to the thermal nature of interceptor's lightning attack?

[@davidkennedy1077]

Could the Type 10 be used for an anti Thargoid ship??? It was suposidly designed for this purpose and is far more tanky than the Anaconda but I hear the hardpoint placement is terrible. Would it be possible as that was the reason I bought a Type 10 in the first place. I've fully gd5 Engineered the whole ship and have it fully kitted out with gd5 HD Reactive armor and HRPs (and Guardian MRPs) and I've unlocked the Guardian weapons, but you rarely ever see a Commander using the 10 for Anti Xeno operations.

[@davidkennedy1077]

@Nikita Blagay that's what I thought, such a shame as I've built one hell of a flying tank Type 10. I have built an Anaconda to roughly this spec. so at least I can just make a few changes and it'll be identical to D2EAs build. Maybe I'll use the Anaconda first, get used to Thargoid combat in that and then see if it's possible for me to rework the 10 into an equivalent build (I have seen a Type 10 used in Anti Xeno but the hardpoints need to be placed correctly otherwise the majority of shots miss) It'd just be nice to use the Type 10 for what it was built for. Until then I'll just have to use it as an awesome CZ tank, a role that it does incredibly well in as it can just soak up crazy amounts of damage. I use Bi Weaves and when they go down you can just tank due to huge armour and HRPs (and a couple of MRPs to protect modules when the shields are charging) I do really love flying the 10 as it really feels and flies like the equivalent of a space age Tiger tank and is remarkably nimble considering it's collosal bulk (the only time it really shows it's weight is in Supercruise, where it can be a tad scary haha)

[@UnhingedRage]

Do you have a corvette version of this at all? Or is this setup transferable

[@tacticalginger9623]

I think internals are quite similar between them, but the Corvette has 1 fewer hard points and might not have the class 7 optional internal.

[@reklusivegamer]

What paint is that?

[@cuddlesnstinker]

One thing I have noticed so far, is you need pretty good shielding and armour. Prismatic shields are definitly a MUST!!

[@cmdrdocam846]

6A Prismatic (engineered) is largely enough, keep the 7-class slot for... 7A Fuel Scoop module! alternate 7A Prismatic + 6A Fuel Scoop is good too! other remaining 6-class slot, I've used is for 2-fighters bay (XG8+XG9 fighters). Cell shield banks are totally useles! of course, the con of prismatic shield generator is the long time required for full charge (perhaps the reason most of fits use Bi-weave instead).

[@emilyhofland8219]

@@cmdrdocam846 why? we all transport our ships there, built for combat. put a small fuel tank in it, if it makes you feel safer, but you wont be more than one jump from port. ... if that, cause you can fight them, in system as well.

[@Airman1169]

why did you choose regular hull reinforcement? why not use the guardian ones? or guardian shield reinforcment instead of cell banks?

[@tomfoolery4490]

Someone in AXI did a calculation and revealed that unless you have a massive overabundance of modules, it's more efficient and survivable to go with engineered regular HRPs and take the extra hull strength rather than have the Guardian HRP's 5% resistance.

[@cmdrefstathiusplacidus9003]

how do you get the gaurdian stuff?

[@GreatTazGaming]

Lets go find some Thargoids.... Wait I need to change my shirt... Okay here we have one... DOH! LoL

[@william9262]

Where/how do I find threat level 5 non human signal sources?

[@cmdrdragonhearth976]

It's a rendom thing... go to pleiades ore even closer if you go to the attacked stations you will see level 4.5.6 ect... but can be the first NHS ore 50 later...

[@THE_BEA5T]

+William Head to the Maia system, you'll encounter NHSS in many systems around it and of course in Maia.

[@mikeking8763]

why are we hunting thargoids again? I forgot. oh wait my personal narrative

[@mycinematics8948]

I swear you were going to say this ship is designed for people with very little pp's... I was all ears. *disappointment*

[@sc0or]

When I see "shield cell bank" and "thargoid interceptor" in one video, I close it immediately. My thoughts about D2EA have not been changed. Overconfident and grinding boss. This is terrible. I can only believe KZbin "don't recommend" works as it's expected.

[@cmdrdocam846]

I agree! like Luke Skywalker, this guy is living on his isolated island (as proof, he never replies on comments lol), perhaps with Thargoids in same system or just around. By doing this fit, without fuel scoop and ridiculous 5C fuel, doing round trip between Shinrarta and Sol, you're out of fuel. I've cancelled my subscription here, for sure they're better channels (and better outfittings for Thargoids hunting).

[@coolhwhip49]

@@cmdrdocam846 You're right that there are better builds, but honestly this build's only major issue is the lack of heat sinks, poor choice of weaponry (Gauss is the only weapon you need as Shards become increasingly less useful as you fight tougher variants of Thargoids) and the fact that it's an Anaconda, which has become obsolete as AX strategies have evolved. But by no means should an AX build have a fuel scoop. Thargoids are endgame content and require a highly specialized ship. The ship needs to be outfitted purely for the task it's doing and shipped to the location it'll be used at. You do not travel in an AX build as replacing combat modules for travel ones highly gimps your ship's performance, and you need every advantage you can get in AX combat. If you build for multi-role the only thing you're gonna be doing is paying a multi-role rebuy. Your complaints are totally off base.

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

Ther more I watch this guy and the more I play Elite Dangerous, I realize most of these EliteTubers are bs.

[@joshuadavid7675]

What's better engineered powerplant and distributor or guardian for this stuff?

[@notafrankstonlineuser]

I got interdicted by a Thargoid... It was so scary

[@ICKY427]

thats all well and good, but with no fuel scoop HOW ARE YOU GETTING THERE?!

[@DowntoEarthAstronomy]

You park the ship somewhere close to where you need it. Take your long range ship there and swap to the combat ship. Then take the one or two jumps to where the goids are.

[@cmdrdocam846]

@@DowntoEarthAstronomy You run out of fuel prior you reach your parking (except via ship transfer), please be serious one minute! Yep I'm a bit "angry" because ALL of your fits I've tested, aren't efficient.

[@Cancer6667]

@@cmdrdocam846 And he really does not care because, this is his build, if you think it's not efficient then use your own, sheeeesh.

[@Error_404_Account_Deleted]

@@cmdrdocam846 nobody cares about your feelings

[@XTerraUltima]

With guardian tech not working in thargoid conflict anymore, is there any updated version of this build?

[@DanielCsvany]

This build still viable in 2022 with U14

[@PSC4.1]

Entry level build...............ok.

[@c.j.dingus1261]

Well, anti xeno stuff is end-game, sooo

[@HighFidelityFox]

I came here hoping to find a stock build and he has everything max engineered looool

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

@@HighFidelityFox You do realise you can't kill shit with an un-engineered, un-specialized ship, do you? It seems you don't know shit about Thargoid hunting.

[@williamread5652]

Great vid 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tesstickle7267]

I can barely manage a scout. Im ok with combat i just Suck when it's thargoids ha

[@exiletsj2570]

tj o it’s all to do with tactics. Canonn has a good guide and Cmdr exigious did a good one recently to.

[@tesstickle7267]

@@exiletsj2570 if i can find someone on ps4 I'm more than happy to be some useless backup for them lol i will keep at it once I've gotten some more credits for rebuys

[@BlueSideUp]

@@tesstickle7267 suggest for Scouts to fit Turret AX Multicannons and Guardian Module and Hull Boosters. Short of flying into a caustic missile you won't take damage against a scout and the Turrets will auto-kill it. They are no fun to fight with fixed weapons although when you get better you can switch the off quickly with 4 shards as well. I think that Anaconda build is overkill. But I also understand the intention of DTEA. However I would rather motivate inexperienced players to hull tank a medium size ship like a Krait with low shields that recharge quickly. And then practice. It won't be long before killing a Cyclops becomes boring routine and you can switch several off before repairs are due.

[@rgsmith1966]

Thanks for yet another excellent vid Astro! I've been trying and trying to do these with an FAS, but just can't get it done because I'm not a good enough pilot and honestly don't want to work that hard at it. So, I'm going to build this, convert the FAS to a Thargoid Scout killer, and quit worrying about it. :D Thanks again!!

[@thelionsam]

is it not true that guardian module reinf. also blocks the neutralisation field??

[@cmdrdocam846]

The Thargo are just behind your door, it's a joke? Fuel scoop? (or maybe you piss hydrogen in the 5C fuel tank) - They're better outfittings than this!

[@kempo79]

I don't think prismatics and cells are the greatest idea for Thargoid hunting, especially if it's newbie alien hunter. Cyclop has a weapon designed to drain shield, no matter how strong it is. And when prismatics are down they are down. They will never get up. Bi-weave + fast regen is the only answer imho when it comes to AX ships, period.

[@enrique88005]

Good to know