Engineering Explained: Complete Process

[@JohnVanderbeck]

Thought this would be an overview for anyone who last played before engineering was added to the game. Instead I don't know what his was but I didn't understand any of it.

[@CHURCHISAWESUM]

I'm regretting getting back into this game because I cant understand what any of this is or what to do.

[@yann9915]

The speed of this video was like x300%

[@ereder1476]

this video si useless because he say what to do ... asusuming you understand what to do. He do not even explain how to find the engeneer and the one you probably want. He is just explaçining what the engeneer tells you: go find ressources

[@behindthen0thing525]

The complete engineering guide..., but also watch these 7 other videos that explain engineering

[@Mart-E12]

I have no idea why two engineers randomly contacted me and want some materials. I basically just started playing the game

[@diablo666morgan]

TO anyone pinning engineering modules upgrades keep in mind that any upgrades not done at the engineer Does not count toward your reputation . So its best to only do so once you have reached grade 5 access

[@Exigeous]

Can't say I agree as rep with the engineer is all but meaningless given we have to roll each grade anyway. Sure it might save you 1 or 2 grade 1-3 rolls those are so easy I'll trade that for getting to roll a blueprint at home instead. Stupid they even keep rep with the engineer given the new system.

[@jeddis92]

But it's still worth mentioning to someone who may be wondering why they're not getting any rep gain with an engineer.

[@diablo666morgan]

Its more the fact that it unlocks the further engineering levels thats what i was thinking . Long story short i flew to a engineer in my DBX pinned the blueprint flew back to my other ship and wonder why i was only able to access the grade one

[@jaysonjota]

Good point man learned this the hardway after pinned sg from lei cheung at g3 went faraway 300ly+ and voila! Cant do shit because my rep was just g3 still thank u see u again here cmdr jaysonjota u fucktard!

[@Nites2k]

What the hell is even 5 grade, I got barely anything from that video

[@sirannikus]

The awesome 4th Movement of the OST you were playing over the video! Gives me goosebumps.

[@JosephLinares]

CMDR Exigeous, your videos have been the difference between really getting into this game and rage quitting. Well done and thanks for all of your hard work. o7

[@Exigeous]

You're most welcome - I know how hard it was for me to learn so I'm glad to be able to share with others.

[@cyberlivion8363]

I totally thought you were talking about how he was the reason why you might wanna rage quit. Cause that’s how I feel after watching this video. It’s just a little complicated I feel. I also feel like its totally not complicated to actually do this.

[@Nites2k]

@@cyberlivion8363 same

[@geraldstover]

you should make a video where you show how to unlock every engineer in 4 minutes :D My dream video lol.

[@positronalpha]

Fascinating stuff. I will absolutely not spend a second doing this stuff, but I really appreciate the depth of the game :).

[@lsswappedcessna]

Hey, thanks to you and others, my Phantom now has rank 2 FSD engineering and I'm currently working on experimentals to bump it up even more than 41 ly

[@NooobLP]

what did you mean when you talk about rolls and how many are needed to max out? how to i know i can move on? is it ok to get to the next stage as soon as its available or do i need to get the circle full every time before moving on?

[@xdeathcon]

I don't get why so many people are saying this was useless... The video explains everything in a short and simple manner, and links to videos that will explain other stuff. Not sure what the issue here is.

[@jeffcapes]

its really not that clear on exactly how the process works, I had to slow the video down to .25 speed and watch what he was doing several times to get an idea how things are supposed to work, instead of showing things in fast forward in the background while talking about something unrelated, showing the process of actually modifying a module would have been more helpful

[@drozthewolf]

o7 Commander, I gotta say, I started Elite not long ago, and the learning curve can be overwhelming, but your tutorials are the best online. They've helped me understand anything I haven't been able to so far. They're super quick and to the point, no 10-minute-mark bullshit. Needless to say, you've earned a sub.

[@Nites2k]

As a newbie even this seems convoluted to understand. When you quickly do everything on screen its difficult to even follow what you are doing. So it doesnt supplement what you are properly. Like when u actually upgraded something it was done ultra quick only someone familiar with the game would notice

[@crimped357]

ditto! "blablal bla jargin bla bla bla gargin" dosen't help AT ALL!!! didn't really show me anything at all.

[@thenotsurechannel7630]

It's called a "pause" function for a reason... let alone, the links he posted. This was something of an overview, but I got the one bit of info I needed... that I HAVE TO upgrade a module one level at a time.... that I can't upgrade to level 5 right away.

[@rusty12string]

Just slow the video down. I find 0.5 or 0.75 is perfect for Cmdr. Ex's delivery.

[@nobody8717]

So basically "Go look at all these other videos to get the answers you need: The complete guide." How quaint.

[@severedskullz]

So here is something I have yet to see anyone discuss, nor have I had the materials to spare to test myself... When you upgrade a module from one grade to the other, you do not have to COMPLETELY max out the current grade in order to upgrade to the next tier. For example, I do not have to be at 100% of grade 4, to upgrade to grade 5. My question with that is, if I *do not* go to the 100%, and upgrade, say at 95%, do I lose any potential stats increases?

[@Exigeous]

You don't lose a thing - so let's say you do 1 G4 roll and get to 30% of G4 max - and then you're able to roll G5. When you do that first G5 roll you have the same specs as if you maxed out G4 with 4 rolls THEN did the single G5 roll. So in short a G5 roll is a G5 roll is a G5 roll.

[@cmdrwraithe1857]

So then you can flub through G1 through G4, get to G5 and go to 100% and suffer no penalties, right?

[@Thmyris]

@@Exigeous I am more confused now

[@mozzie2729]

So don't try engineering as it's extraordinarily too complicated, got it.

[@_grimleythesequel]

its pretty neccessary

[@Nites2k]

@@_grimleythesequel as a newbie that video was ultra complicated and way to fast to understand. So it seems convoluted as hell

[@_grimleythesequel]

@@Nites2k yeah dont watch exiguous, he makes things way too fuckin complicated.

[@sosborn1000]

Thanks for the truely awesome collection of videos. So much useful info in such short vidoes. I have a question on the number of rolls. I've just unclocked Tod McQuinn and am now unlocking each grade at his station. I had all the materials needed lined up to get to G5 Overcharged multi cannon. But I'm finding I need more rolls than 3 to get past grades 1, 2 and 3. For example I just did two rolls on G3. Then a message came saying Tod has unlocked G4. But the 4 hex icons are still showing padlocks and so I did a third roll. Still showing padlocks, and still stuck on G3, not complete. Now I'm missing materials 'cause I only had enough for 3 rolls and have to go farming again. I didn't have this problem with Farseer. Not sure what I'm doing wrong this time.

[@sequoia1171]

Hey, I just wanted to say that you can add experimental effects to modules after it has been upgraded one tier. I do that often if I don't have enough materials to fully upgrade something so I don't have to return later. I'll just upgrade it to level one and add the experimental and buzz off

[@Grzybo93]

Unlocking engineers is the first thing I wish I had done when I first started playing the game. Especially Felicity Farseer, she's so easy to unlock. I had my first encounter with engineering after 100hrs of gameplay lol. Collecting materials for the upgrades is a bit of grind, but it's *FUN* and allows you to explore a lot of game features, like wake scanning, visiting emission signals, using SRVs and many many more.

[@ANolsen]

I have two questions: 1. Can't you get materials from a Material trader? 2. How do you unlock engineers

[@Exigeous]

1. You TRADE at a material trader, so you have to have (usually) higher grade materials that you would trade down. See my guide Gathering ANY engineering material on how to get them 2. I have videos covering every single engineer here on the channel, just have a look at that playlist or head to www.edtutorials.com to see them all.

[@kutanalyadua]

Can't i just spam g1s until i unlock the g5, if i do that way am i going to miss something?

[@jebadibus1779]

This must be one of, if not the most complex game ever produced.

[@terryd8692]

Try Eve Online

[@scapingby]

the video makes it sound more complicated than it is.

[@anthonye3588]

Thank You CMDR Exigeous, Just joined the E.D. this year and you've made it such a smooth transition. Keep up the hard work. Thx again.

[@Exigeous]

Welcome to the insanity ;-)

[@JBGecko13yt]

thanks, very helpful! can you only have one bbp pinned ata time?

[@ReachTheApex]

one you've applied an experimental at grade 3, do you still need to do it on 4 and 5? and/or in between rolls? thanks for your vids, super helpful

[@kameronbeliveau1252]

nope, once you put the experimental on, its on until you remove it or replace it.

[@bruhman0709]

Keep up the good work, Exigeous. Your videoos are clear and informative.

[@Ephergie]

Thanks for yet another fantastic tutorial - you have made my ED experience so much easier to get my head around. FYI: Your above links for "Outfitting Tutorial", "EDEngineer Tutorial" and "Material Gathering Tutorial" are linked to "EDIT" and not "Watch" - so it sends me to my own posted videos... not a problem for me as I already have your videos on a playlist, but it might confuse some folks. Once again - thanks for all your sterling work... Fly Dangerously :-)

[@Exigeous]

Thanks for pointing that out - all fixed!

[@cmdrwraithe1857]

You mentioned that you don't have to engineer all components to G5. Do you have any examples of when it is unnecessary to engi to G5? I'm asking because I have not done much engineering at all and only under the old system. I haven't touched engineering recently.

[@Exigeous]

Totally depends on your ship and build. For NPC combat every little bit helps, for PvP combat everything is basically required. Beyond that it's just how much you want to grind for what you want - for example I'd go for a G5 FSD with experimental but maybe only G3 drives - as the QoL difference for FSD makes a big difference given how many jumps we do

[@GrayLensman51]

I got the game in Dec 2019 after the latest updates. The term "rolling" doesn't mean squat to me.

[@Exigeous]

"Rolling" is what we call generating an engineering upgrading. The old system was very similar to a slot machine where you'd pull the handle and the various settings would "roll" around until you get a result.

[@behindthen0thing525]

@@Exigeous thanks for using insider slang on a video for people who are trying to find out the basics

[@WhompingWalrus]

@@behindthen0thing525 lmao you're being rude to a guy who put effort into a video to help you for free, because you're frustrated at how complex a video game can be. "Rolling" is standard terminology in gaming in general, and anyone who's ever rolled dice irl can generally infer what's meant by it. No reason to lash out at the man.

[@jeffcapes]

@@WhompingWalrus its not really rude to expect a video called "engineering explained" to help explain engineering, he has a point that if you are new to this you wont know all the terminology and its not explained in the explanation video.

[@WhompingWalrus]

@@jeffcapes It _is_ rude to be bitterly sarcastic toward the creator because his video didn't meet his specific needs. The video is titled appropriately. "Rolling" isn't a term at-all specific ED's engineering. Nowhere does he advertise the video as though it's going to explain every bit of basic terminology he may use with the 500 simplest words in the English language. If your mother is kind enough to let me have a bit of bread she's baked, and I find the bread to be a bit salty for my tastes, would it be rude of me to backhand her and shout "Good god, woman - is all this salt supposed to be some sort of ritual to bring your dead husband back from the grave? You know what, it's probably for the best that he's dead - that way he doesn't have to taste your god-awful food. Maybe he left on purpose just to avoid the travesty of your cooking night after night"? No, that would be rude. That would be a rude thing to say. The fact that the food's a tad salty for my tastes doesn't mean that it isn't rude just because "I had a point" about her cooking. Criticism can be constructive, but if it isn't posed kindly (or at least not rudely), it's not welcome in most of normal civil society. Being an asshole usually isn't. Video creator put in a lotta work to help people like us out. That's even more reason to be kind to him. Or at least... to not be rude. There was a constructive way to make his point. That wasn't it.

[@viberadio3886]

Whenever I access my engineer it tells me to donate something but the game won’t let me donate it

[@kuuktuu4414]

Another informative video I appreciate...thanks Cmdr.

[@warmetalsnake1925]

Commander Exigeous sir, is it possible to go beyond the max stat the game gives you when you fully upgrade a module or does everyone have the same stats?

[@Exigeous]

Everyone has the same stats when maxed out - when this was announced I thought that would be a bad thing as no one has unique ships, the reality is there are so many choices that everyone still has a little bit different build and now that we're all on an even playing field it's a MUCH better system.

[@warmetalsnake1925]

CMDR Exigeous ok cool make sense, thank you sir.

[@Absolute_Chill13]

This is not a complete overview, These are the steps to engineer your modules!!!

[@TheMadCombat]

Are there any tools they are good for console users?

[@Exigeous]

Yes, all the web based ones - look at Inara for shopping lists, I'll add making a tutorial on that to my list.

[@shaungray3966]

Really enjoy the videos. Regarding this video and engineering I just wanted to say that I have had to roll 4 times to move on to the next grade. You mention 3 in the video so not sure if this has changed with recent updates.

[@alemptda]

what do you mean by "roll 4 times?" The video was ultra fast for me

[@DNH17]

The little suggestion written at 3:00 circa of the video, passes unnoticed but maybe is one of those things mentioned and not much well explained in the video that would have been worth mentioning with voice and explained. Video is way too fast and does give for granted UI use and other things that instead player that from scratch would like to know can't learn from here...

[@Noahide9]

You know, for someone who has a life and enjoys elite, the grind for engineering is nearly impossible. Fuckin bullshit

[@SixStringflyboy]

Takes a LOT more than 3 rolls for grade 2 these days...

[@patrick17_6]

again!!

[@WhompingWalrus]

Man this game's community seems toxic af lmao - video is short, sweet, clear, & to the point. Thanks CMDR o7

[@MrAlbinocreeper]

thanks!

[@The4j1123]

This was not helpful whatsoever. None of this is explained. It's just a list of links to separate videos that do as good a job explaining the game as the ingame tutorials.

[@Nites2k]

It was a like a speed run explanation, I feel exactly the same and disappoints me

[@camy252camy3]

Normally I love this guys videos but that was just so fast. Had to keep pausing it and rewinding to take all that in. And still confused!

[@gindrag9031]

You should do a vid on all engineer experimental effects

[@Exigeous]

That's a great idea, maybe I could break each module out into it's own video and do a series of them. Oh, wait, that's what I'm already doing....

[@gindrag9031]

CMDR Exigeous no I was talking a bout one vid with them all in it

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, that would be way too long and I like focusing on shorter, individual topic videos. That way when you're working on an FSD you watch that, shields you'll watch that (when done)

[@Path2Insanity]

From a beginner: I have no idea what's going on here. This is a great tip video, horrible explanation video

[@michaelhenderson6786]

Hear, hear!

[@andrewwilliams9419]

so bigfoot is real?

[@setd44]

Do you sleep, Dad?

[@Exigeous]

Not really - and how about Uncle?

[@setd44]

CMDR Exigeous zzzzz

[@kainejoyes2981]

your tutorial is as helpful as the games tutorial… lol 😂

[@toshibavoodoo]

AWESOMe

[@cyberlivion8363]

WHAT! ... UEGHEUG WAT!

[@2fast4u34521]

Its to hard, so the game ends after 300 hours here for me....again im frustrated from this sick game...i dont want to gather materials. Just money and finish...

[@cheechchong6964]

This was all gibberish to me

[@seemslegit6203]

Well this was useless

[@stormicus]

I'm very confused about this games creator community. I love the game and the creators seem nice but every video I go to about a subject, instead of just walking through it for people who don't know, is a video linking to 5 other videos. Not enjoying myself. Just gonna go read a wiki or something instead of trying to watch 40 videos to learn how to do something.

[@JohnDoe-ni9zm]

how to make an uninformative video 101

[@Einhander49]

How dare this guy assume he could explain this process in 4 effing minutes. You got more people even more confused and on the verge of quitting the game. Thanks, bro.