Best method for getting an S CLASS Dreadnought in No Mans Sky

[@JohnDoe-bx1bw]

One thing that wasn’t mentioned is that dreadnoughts spawned in outlaw systems will differ from the ones spawned in t3 economies. T3 economies have only 2% chance for an S-class, but the freighter’s stat roll will be near max. While outlaw systems have a 5% chance for an S-class, but the stat rolls are much more volatile meaning it will almost always be average and worse than in a t3 economy case. Meaning farming an s-class dreadnought in a t3 economy takes more time, but the ship will be much better than the one from an outlaw system. Also save before the 6th jump. Find a t3 economy system. Warp in. If it spawns a pirate dreadnought it will always spawn it if you reload and warp there again. Now you only need an s-class to proc. Mine took about 3hours

[@Baffed8]

Very helpful explanation, thank you 🙏

[@Sandbowls]

Thank you so much for this quick explanation. My girlfriend was freaking out when she got this event and didn't know what do and this was the first video I found. She was able to capture it and it was a rank S on her first try...

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@Sandbowls np! Congrats

[@figuringlifeout1435]

Same thing happened to me I felt so jammy getting s class first go

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@figuringlifeout1435 W

[@nanoverse]

Same, when I encountered this the first time I just shot at everything and lost.

[@lanniapple8571]

I have done it multiple but only get C class every time :(

[@Paghira74]

When you found the event it's a good idea to ensure that the game creates an autosave before you go into action. Just wait 3-5 minutes in the menu and periodically close and open it again until the game autosaved :)

[@ac550]

Reload from auto save just puts me back in the system but with no drednought

[@AngelAldas-xe3kl]

Same I had to go back to last restore point wich is annoying but I don't loose any progress Wich is lucky

[@Kira0rg2012]

A different way to disable the ship is to First take out the engines, then take out the freighter turrets on the top of the ship and that should end the battle...at least that's how I've been doing it. Edit: you have to be inside the frigates shield (very close) to hit the engines or you won’t do any damage. Same can be said for the turrets, only you don’t need to be that close for those.

[@ThisIsAHandleOrSomething]

Fastest way to do it.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@Kira0rg2012 I heard, I tried shooting the engines but couldn’t, I realize now that I wasn’t inside the shield

[@leopoldbuttersstotch73]

@@TheEc1ypseso you can take out the engines first so they cant warp? I feel like i tried that and it wouldnt let me until the shields were down.hmmm…

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@leopoldbuttersstotch73 I mean same for me, but what people are saying is that you need to be really close to the ships engines and then you are able to

[@lordvalinar774]

@@TheEc1ypse Yup this. Fly in close until you're under the shields, pop the engines and then fly up and around, pop the 6 (5 in the back, 1 in the front) giant turrets and it surrenders. Even the starter ship can do this (use your rocket launchers for mega damage); alternatively of course upgrade your shields and weapons (regardless of ship) is still recommended

[@TesGon]

Been playing for a week. Stull on my starters hip but I love these guides. Makes me excited for my future play sessions.

[@MiamiGameHunter]

Damn man, thanks. I've been trying this, but I was baffled when I would reload the autosave and find myself floating in space. Now I know it's because I was talking to the captain first. Thanks for saving me a crapload of time.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@MiamiGameHunter np!

[@Kraibotvideo]

Nice vid. You can actually do this easier with a greater result. First, take out dreadnaught engines. Second, let the civilian fleet get destroyed (you'll get an s-class salvage module when you're done from the freighter. Third, destroy only the giant laser cannons on top (2 in the rear, 3 in the middle, one in the front). As soon as prayers surrender you'll get freighter module. Fly into dreadnaught, scan, fly out of not s class. Leave system and come back. Repeat as necessary. Hope this helps!

[@Marshalbrake562]

if its not s class and you want some money go to the cockpit and demand tribute from the pilot for 6 million units.

[@isty4491]

You dont have to do the shields, trench run at all, just more your ship through the shield and take out the engines first, then the big guns (5 of them) and its defeated Its much faster You earn nearly 7 million units when you do this (save the civilian), if you then land on the Dreadnaught, go to the bridge and demand tribute, youll get units, nanites, salvaged frigate modules, cargo bulkheads and sometimes other stuff too If you still really want to, you can blow it up after this, but i dont think you get more rewards if you done what i said above

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@isty4491 for sure! I’ve taken out the cannons as well, I think in the end it comes down to personal preference

[@isty4491]

@@TheEc1ypse ​ @TheEc1ypse Of course it does, i didnt mean to imply that you were wrong and only i was right, my apologies if thats how it sounded I was just trying to say Engines and Guns is all that is needed And this is faster/easier than Shields, Engines then Mast (or Guns) Its just a 2 step process vs a 3 step process A guide should cover _all_ the possibilities A video using the words "Best Method", should also try to show the fastest and best methods Im also not saying "faster is better", and if youre in a fully Tech'd ship it will always be fast But those trying this in the Radiant Pillar with just some tech theyve found might prefer a shorter completion Im not trying to insult you, just trying to improve the experience of those most likely to watch this video, newer players Im an NMS nut and pretty much just watch everything NMS that YT throws at me

[@IliumGaming]

Fastest way to do this is taking out the engines then doing a single run down the middle of the ship shooting out the cannons, you will end up at the front of the ship by the hangar and can land quickly, check the class, and repeat the cycle. When you’re farming for hours little optimizations make a big difference. There is no way to do the shields without 1-having to circle back around to actually land and check, and 2-needing to do hull damage to actually force a surrender which takes even more time.

[@ninjabackhand1337]

Great guide! I thought I was doing something wrong as I kept getting the same C class over and over, but I finally got my S! Thanks!

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@ninjabackhand1337 way to go, no problem!

[@josu4321]

Same problem, only get C class. Guess i keep try

[@AjSenpaii]

Sweet! Honestly ill be waiting for your next vid. Thanks man!

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@AjSenpaii thanks so much! I plan on doing vids on no mans sky and as well as covering upcoming games, thanks again for the wonderful comment it means a lot

[@ControlledChaosGaming]

Good video the only critic I have is to take the engines out first as they can warp out before taking the shields down as they can warp out before you take all the shields out. With taking the engines down first it can not warp away.

[@TheEc1ypse]

I tried this but I wasn’t able to deal any damage to the engines without taking the shields out first, maybe I’m doing something wrong?

[@ControlledChaosGaming]

@@TheEc1ypse You have to get inside the shield to do damage to them. so you will be right on top of the engines when you do this.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@ControlledChaosGaming oh I see! Thanks for the info!

[@luckypillgrim1913]

Yes, not reading the description on the right down corner. Enter under shields 🤣 could you delete and redo the video? Fresh players could be confused. P s you can disable them with pillar and his weapos only doing it right. ​@@TheEc1ypse

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@luckypillgrim1913 Xd haha, not sure if I’ll redo the entire thing

[@rayderrich]

I landed in this event badly prepared, and had trouble finding what was back, front, lower and upper side of the dreadnought lol but I did bring it down only to find it was C class. Still claimed it for the looks. Nice video, thanks.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@rayderrich np man! It can be confusing the first time round

[@MortucusInvictus]

you only have to destroy the engines and guns and the dread will surrender destroying the sheilds will cause the dread to try and jump

[@mitch3384]

Great video to start a No Man's Sky tutorial channel out with! (I know it's not your actual first vid)

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@mitch3384 thanks lol, I mean like my channel description says I just post what I feel like posting haha. I’ll probably post other games as well as just stuff that I’m interested in

[@bluepiston9347]

nice. thanks. got an S class dreadnought first try :)

[@Graybeard_]

I'm not a big fan of pirate systems for S-class ships, regular ships, sentinel ships or the new pirate freighters. Pirate systems do have a slightly higher chance for an S-class to spawn than a three star economy system, but Hello Games gives a slight nerf to the S-class ship stats in pirate systems. For me the whole point in spending hours reloading restore points for an S-class is to get the highest stats possible. Once I had triggered a freighter battle, I farmed my S-class pirate freighter searching 3 star economy/3 star conflict Korvax systems. I found it is about one in three of these 3/3 systems that will spawn a pirate freighter battle. I also like to have a Korvax captain, so I searched 3/3 Korvax systems only. Once you've found your system, you're good to go on farming. It took me about 3 hours once I started farming in the 3/3 korvax system to get my S-class pirate freighter.

[@TheEc1ypse]

I see, I did not know this haha. My thoughts were that they have a higher chance of occurring in pirate systems

[@TheAngryGeezerYT]

If you take out the engines, take out the shield shield parts. There’s also fuel rods that pop up after you destroyed the shield generators destroy those and automatically give up no need to damage the whole engines generators fuel fuel rods that come up from the shield generators.

[@dazley8021]

I am in the process of doing this, but each time i did it, the Dreadnought had the same captain and it was the same class (C), only difference is the value (between 20 and 80 mil). Is that normal? I have done it many times in a row and havent seen the class be anything else but C unless they changed it recently where i have to seize it before i can see the class? (should i go by value instead?)

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@dazley8021 that is not normal, I’d try googling it

[@nmg82]

Good advice on reloading from the autosave on this. Thanks!

[@O-Tomic]

See issue is, it makes autosaves to frequently

[@wintermute4978]

It's quicker and easier to take out the anti freighter turrets first working from bow to stern and then destroy the engines. I've done this many times including in the Liquidators Expedition where I captured an S Class Pirate Freighter. (I used my main save Sentinel Fighter in the expedition). The ship is then yours.

[@gshocknight]

After I'm done with the expedition doing this next thanks for the video!🎉

[@TheEc1ypse]

No problem!

[@ThatCyberStang]

Great video but question how do I save ships from attacks to trigger the dread

[@whattheworldsneedswhatneed774]

We all did try to kill the drenaught ship with the starter ship lmao 🤣.

[@Bence913-s8d]

If you destroy the Warp Engines and the big Turrets the ship surrenders

[@TheEc1ypse]

that's true as well! all depends on your preferences!

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@0ld_R3b3l ive done both ways, Its more of a hassle imo to around and find each cannon, especially for new players. But ya, whatever works!

[@mygotiger]

you could go straight for the Dreadnought cannons and it will surrender right away and even get rewarded for saving the private ships :)

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@mygotiger good point! Thanks for the tip!

[@SickPrid3]

Destroy the engines, park at the end of 1st shield gen and shoot them all including the cores that pop up after you destroy the sphere, move to the second line of shield generators and do the same. Takes less than a minute

[@revakriid]

Thanks for this. Newbie here and having an A class capital ship. Not heavily invested on it yet. but I upgraded some invetory slots already. Should I start find an S class ship now? I like the asthetic of a dreadnought too

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@revakriid if you’d like too yea

[@juicebox268]

My auto save is from before I warped to the system and then when I warp back it’s not there anymore, do I have to get in my ship and out to make an auto save (not restore point) at the start of the fight and overwrite the old one?

[@selinamularz9194]

I always go to the captain and get him to pay me, then go back out and destroy the ship for the payout lol.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@selinamularz9194 fair lol

[@Eddi3xBac0n]

It won’t auto save in the ship now what I did was let it save itself on the ship and it works

[@loadiam]

Much faster to take out the engines and then the main gun turrets.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@loadiam yep, I don’t take out the turrets in this video

[@BaDBunnYGG]

Do i need to buy the freighter or i get it for free ?

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@BaDBunnYGG free!

[@Obliviooon]

Select "Conflict" on the filter. Way easier to find a Pirate system (red star)

[@TheEc1ypse]

yes, that is what I said...

[@SkellyDrAgOn]

You do not need to destroy the shields. Just engines and the big cannons.

[@onmyojifan]

You have to disable the shields to destroy the power cores lil bro takes 30 seconds for me to kill the dreadnought

[@Obliviooon]

@@onmyojifan You just have to get closer to destroy em

[@randybrasher7859]

I kinda wish I found this video before attempting to take the ship it got away

[@Crispyonvr]

I installed a conflict scanner but for some reason it won’t show up so I can’t scan

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@Crispyonvr you need to hit the up arrow when in the galaxy map

[@Pl4sm0]

0:20 pfff that was a smelly one

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@Pl4sm0 xd

[@smartguy360]

Got mine a week ago it took me about a 6 or 7 retries

[@jugpad1964]

got one question... i still have an S Class Freighter fully equiped.... what happened if i change then from my Old Freighter to the New One ? DO i lost the Old one without all Material and equipment inside .. like it is with the Ships ?

[@John315]

You have to delete everything you have built on the inside, one by one, to get the resources back. Do not choose "reset base" on the bridge, because it will delete everything inside, without giving you the resources back. That way you can rebuild everything on your new freighter. Do not worry about anything else. The frigates and the freighter upgrades you have bought are not lost.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@jugpad1964 you’ll be given the option to transfer the inventory upon purchase

[@johnnypatterson77]

I'm not for sure why but I can only load the autosaves after a battle for the dreadnought 2 or 3 times then the autosave moves forwards in time for some reason, so when I load in after 2 or 3 autosaves the battle is already over, has this method been patched out or am I doing something wrong?

[@TheEc1ypse]

if that happens what you need to do is warp out of the system and then warp back in

[@COWBOYBARNMAN]

So... can you do this playing in creative mode? I call it God mode. It looks like fun.

[@tkobrookside]

No need to take down shields, just destroy engine and turrets

[@neminemMaxime]

Happy to report, this worked 😀 I had bad luck so it took 15 attempts but I got each attempt down to 3 minutes so it really wasn't bad at all. (Side note: way easier on controller if you have access to one)

[@DigitalHDx]

Since your reply was 1 day ago, did the reloading auto save method work for you? My game is auto saving the second I defeat the dreadnought. So I can't reload auto save because it just reloads to an empty system. No dreadnought to fight.

[@neminemMaxime]

@@DigitalHDx so you should have two options, reload save and reload restore points. Check the timestamps to make sure the restore point saves at the space station outside your target system. You should be good from there. To break it down, I went to the space station, exited the ship to make a restore point. Got back in my ship, warped to the pirate system, hit the freighter, and reloaded the restore point if it wasn't what I wanted.

[@JerRonamo1024]

Just take out the engines and turrets

[@NekuroMC]

Is this also what i need to do to rescue ship? I got 2 encounter yesterday and i dont know what to do the civilian ship always get destroyed

[@TheEc1ypse]

Yes, I’d recommend going for the cannons tho asap since they do the most dmg to the civilian vessel

[@DigitalHDx]

did they patch the "reload from auto save" to prevent people from exploiting it respawning? I defeated the Dreadnought. Boarded it. Viewed the class from the hanger just like you. My autosave said 1 minute prior to the current time but i loaded it anyways. It loaded me in the same system but with no Dreadnought.

[@coreysumner8605]

this is happening to me too

[@markokarro]

After some struggling I kinda feel that the autosave works when you get into the hangar fast enough after the dreadnaught is destroyed. When I messed up the flight path I usually got an empty load but I started to position myself in front of the hanger before killing blow so I could rush in. Haven't done explicit testing or anything but that's how it feels to me based on anecdital evidence

[@coreysumner8605]

@@DigitalHDx yeh i figured out if you warp somewhere else and then warp back after this happens it seems to trigger the battle again. Although since ive been doing this ive not got a single class other than c so...

[@markokarro]

The way I do it is I take the engines out first and then go through two trenches taking out shield batteries and moving slow enough to wait for the rods to come out too and destroy them in one go also EXCEPT one. Then the freighter is low enough health that I can just park myself in the front of the entrance and take the rest of the health away, boost to hangar, get out of my ship asap, scan. reload autosave. Worked 100% so far. Might be a bit slower but better than to reload empty and then reload Restore Point and warp again.

[@TheCelticBrotherhood]

I’ve got loads at this point 😢 3 A’s but no S yet

[@TheCelticBrotherhood]

1 HOUR LATER 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@TheEc1ypse]

Rip

[@Rhyolite904]

Where can I find a ship like yours it looks beautiful

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@Rhyolite904 the ship I was flying around in the video was actually an interceptor! I just dropped a video on how to farm tons of units per hour and those are the same type of ships as mine!

[@smartguy360]

i shoot the engines first then shoot the anti freighter guns

[@neminemMaxime]

I got super lucky and snagged an S Class freighter but it looks like a Lego brick 😭 i need to buckle down and do this

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@neminemMaxime rippp

[@KonstantinI]

After second run, tried to reload the autosave it didn't restart the battle for the third time...

[@TheEc1ypse]

Did you then warp out and back in?

[@KonstantinI]

@@TheEc1ypse No, I'll try tomorrow. Thanks for the response.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@KonstantinI no problem! When the battle doesn’t restart on auto save reload warping out and back in is what fixed it for me

[@Dominik-o4k]

I do Engine, after this the shield+this Zylinder and ist done

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@Dominik-o4k nice

[@yoriichivz7744]

I managed to snag an S class second try I couldn’t believe it😮😂

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@yoriichivz7744 dopeee!

[@nostalgia2323]

Just so you know all I did was put my space conflict on aggressive and went to 3 different systems and I found an s class in less then 10 minutes. I got this before I watched this video and I just clicked on the video to boast about it in the comments 😂😂

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@nostalgia2323 Nice! You deserve it!

[@zinta1]

ITS EASY to get the dreadnought.. its just never a S

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@zinta1 took me two hours to

[@zinta1]

@@TheEc1ypse I've hit 6 dreadnoughts in a row and never got a S

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@zinta1 ) isn’t many at all of course you didn’t get an S lol

[@TheCelticBrotherhood]

Fr

[@brandonharper3060]

Does this still work

[@TheEc1ypse]

100%

[@EC-ht5og]

What game is this??

[@TheEc1ypse]

no mans sky

[@Nex-ty6nq]

I GOT S IN FIRST TRY WHAT THE

[@OldworldWitch]

FIRST destroy the engine/ drive, they escapeto fast if you do not, than you get them easy. Make a ton of money with first let them pay and than destroy them. Use one as my freighter.

[@logan9189]

Had one of these. Got rid of it. It’s a very inconvenient ship, imo.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@logan9189 how so?

[@logan9189]

@@TheEc1ypse The hanger location at the front is inconvenient, have to dive when you call it in where the others are positioned right in front of you on arrival. Top is covered in antennae and turrets and things that I mostly just crash into by accident. Doesn't paint very well, if that's important. It's all pretty arbitrary, I know. But it's problems the others don't have with no real benefit other than appearance.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@logan9189 fair, honestly it’s more just a small flex if anything

[@TheXxxeeelll]

Tjisnisndudenis such a full of it 😂 (the way he talks about things he doesn’t know) You don’t need to do any “regular” freighter battle and rescue anyone. You don’t need to jump between pirate systems. In fact pirate system has lower chance of spawning than a high tech (3 star economy) system with 3 star conflict.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@TheXxxeeelll Buddy read the discord server…it literally says there that you need to have rescued two freighters from pirates in order for the dreadnought event to spawn. That means two regular freighter battles…also 3 star economy systems do spawn dreads I know that but pirate systems are a good and proven method as well. Also, do everyone a favour and go learn English, it’s obviously your second language

[@blehbleh1260]

I hate it when people claim their method is the "best" but when you watch it, it's not the most efficient way... Just take out the engines and the freighter turrets. Easy peasy. Less then 2 mins the freighter will surrender. You don't need to take down the shields.

[@TheEc1ypse]

@@blehbleh1260 its a matter of personal opinion. This way is one of the fastest and easiest ways. With the cannons, you need to move around to each new cannon and shoot them down. With this method, you shoot at a single spot until it gets defeated. Even easier

[@blehbleh1260]

@@TheEc1ypse There's only 6 freighter turrets (the one that shoots at the civilian freighter aka the large anti-freighter cannons). Like I said, and like I've noticed some comments say the same. Destroy the 4 engines first, then the 6 anti-freighter cannons/turrets. No need to take down the shields. The ship will easily surrender in less than 2 mins.

[@ricky_pigeon]

@@blehbleh1260 You "hate it". The guy literally said "i just spent the last few hours searching for the best way to get an S class" at the start of the video. The problem is you're stupid. it's clearly the best way hes found. There is always going to be faster ways that's why speed running exists. don't be dumb, i know its probably hard for you.

[@ninjabackhand1337]

Sounds like a you problem. This is a great guide.

[@blehbleh1260]

@@ninjabackhand1337 it isn't the "best" as he claims but if it works for you, then you do you

[@zia9607]

i fight this for 9 hours i giveup, use cheat instead to get s class

[@TheEc1ypse]

You got it man, keep going!