Complete Constellation Basics: The Full-Frontal Brawler | Star Citizen Master Modes

[@Anticl1matic]

Iross is very generous with allowing himself to be an example for your videos. What a guy.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

He is a real trooper and my #1 fan

[@brockoala2994]

He kept saying "even as bad as Iross", sounds like he was talking about Bone rofl.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@brockoala2994 lol well I hope Iross visits me in the comments

[@IrishInsanity1]

Learned a lot from this. The idea to make a video about how the constellation can be played in MM was a really good idea. I think it will surprise a lot of people.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

People most likely don't even use gimbals

[@ArcheryFanatic2000]

I really like instructions/guides like this - works well for me. Thank you! Glad to be a part of the team 🎉

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Welcome aboard!

[@OCmathew100]

It's nice to see some guidance on something other than a fighter. The meta moving away from light fighters is great for those of us with larger ships.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Well that was certainly the goal. Plenty of Lf content out there. Glad you appreciated it

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@Luffy-rf1ek get a better job

[@KildalSC]

Thanks for breaking things down and keeping it understandable. Listening to Answer the Call today, it can be hard at times to follow all the terminology. While I've dabbled in atmospheric racing, ship flight is very complicated to me. I can do fps combat, I've got probably 15k+ hours of experience in that, but flying a ship especially with 6dof, coupled/decoupled, space or atmo, it is hard to learn. On top of it you also have aim assist, esp settings, gimbal, gun/missile range and velocities, power management and more to come. I'm way more intrigued by everything surrounding ship battles like your choice of ship, armaments, components, power distribution, resource management systems. Take the Idris event, people had to utilize EMPSs, distortion weapons, basicly finding answers to a specific problem. Connie is the ship added to MM I've been the most excited to try, only played with it a little bit so far, I often find myself waiting for a match for too long so please go play AC MM people. Looking forward to the next video.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I view the bigger ship battles as that lot of that thinking game you're describing. The right equipment, power management, shield face control, all that. That would be the skill of larger ship combat. Good resource management and control. Probably that over everything else. I consider shield face turning and shield management in general part of that resource management for bigger ships. We will see how it gets when we finally get engineering. That will determine the true longevity of the bigger ships

[@asog88]

This is honestly really good and makes me more excited for master modes

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Good. It's not bad right now. Connie is in a good spot.

[@bjordan429]

Yes! More pf this please! AV1 has good video lessons and all, but he wont leave the Light Fighter genre.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I appreciate it. I could certainly do a lot better with the format and I intend to improve upon it.

[@t3hsquirr3l]

You're really putting in the work and it shows. Great guide, I'm still very very new to PvP space combat and it's been a struggle though still fun. Gunship combat might be more up my alley than I thought based on this, I'm going to give it a better go.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Heck yeah man. Give it a shot. It's good introduction to pvp for a newer player. Work your way up from it or master it. Both are valid.

[@mcaddc]

Good stuff! Also enjoyed the light banter! 😁

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Glad you enjoyed! I had to get some shots in on iross since he talked so much trash

[@Zethez]

Nice idea, thanks for the guide, look forward to additional guides

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

More to come! I need to work on the format too and I think I can cut the time down too.

[@borkug1566]

Really interesting to see some depth in something that is not a fighter.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

It is there for sure especially with shield face tanking and recharge. Slower more methodical play.

[@godmodeiddqd]

Good instruction. Useful for Redeemer pilots in the future, even though it has more turret firepower and less nose guns.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Word on the street is the redeemer may can a performance buff at the cost of a S3

[@PaulColeVFX]

THIS IS A FANTASTIC guide ..

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Glad you think so!

[@KelrCrow]

The shield and power info was very helpful

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I hardly see people do it !

[@erikw3673]

@@BuzzCutPsycho I always thought this feature wasnt implemented yet because clicking on the buttons with the mouse didn't do anything. That was really helpful!

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@erikw3673 I'm actually glad this helped. I am shocked how many people didn't know

[@Velthus]

​@BuzzCutPsycho Yeah that 50% laser & 25% ballistic resist is nothing to sneeze at for the hardening (for now). I've just had more luck personally engaging a fight with everything to shields on the first pass or if I'm 3rd partying I'll set to weapons so I have a little more to dump and try to make that kill then engines or whatever other swaps are necessary from that point.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

It seems like full shields is just the overall way to go, I do try and mix in the others when possible. Or as you pointed out when shooting into a team fight no reaso nnot to have weapons.@@Velthus

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

Good stuff. You were putting in a lot of great work and giving out a lot of great information. Keep it up.😊

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I appreciate that! Been awhile since I did one of these but am not entirely happy how it came out. Will work a better information flow.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

@@BuzzCutPsycho no problem. I wish I had a little more time to do some work of my own. I’ve been getting crazy amount of overtime at work, and I only have so much time in the day. I promised my kids I would focus on making a Chrono Trigger stuff for them.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Well you gotta do that if you promised ;)

[@Fluke2SS]

Wow! Shots fired at Iross! Literally and verbally! :D

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

A1 ate it at the start too

[@Vioblight]

Amazing video, very clear and concise! I’d watch a vanguard/heavy fighter video if it comes out. Going to personally put more time in MM, realized there is a lot I don’t know and I’ve been judging it without learning it. Using the side shields like that in a Connie v Connie is awesome. I swear I rammed you in a snub, was flying too fast to furious and couldn’t handle it lol.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

LOL You may have rammed me in the snub it has happened so many time times I lsot count. MM has a lot of depth though, just a different kind. A lot of it is decision making. You can get away with a lot using the big ships, even connie on connie. I am sure i will see more connie players rotating shields if this video gets even slightly popular :D

[@Jockedamus]

Manual targeting is great for ground targets, especially in a bigger ship.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

This is true. Best way to farm infantry

[@The_0G_Chad]

Constellations remind me so much of the Correlion Corvette from Star Wars. They are one of the best blockade runners and best at breaking out in a straight line while being able to take a lot of abuse while dishing out damage. They are going to be even better once armor is a major factor and size 1 through weapons basically have the same range. Seriously it’s insane to me that weapons one through four have the exact same range and then bam size fives has x2. Why not 15% range increase every tier ? Anyways, the constellation right now now can get eaten alive by light fighters but I think it and the Drake Corsair are all the best in the game. You can still fly them solo and still benefit from a few friends.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I think they're wonderful and such an excellent way for not just solo players but small groups to have some multi crew fun together. Genuinely a well designed class of ships

[@Ogata123]

Had no idea about the shield facing, thank you o7

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

No problem! I was shocked so many did not. I am glad I included it. This was all new to me, this guide format. So I always wanf feedback. I do take things for granted sometimes.

[@umaarsaddique9730]

Very informative, thank you.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

No problem:)

[@Wandderer]

This series is awesome More please

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Alright I will work on some more as master modes matures. :)

[@MadIIMike]

I've been saying for years that eventually bigger ships will (have to) become viable and that CIG shoves out overpriced (in relation) Fighters while people want them. I'm glad to finally see it starting to come true. CIG hasn't even been *THAT* misleading about it, once upon a time there was a statement by CR that a Conny could eventually take care of 3 Hornets. In the Perseus Q&A it was mentioned that it needs to aim at weakspots on capital ships with S7 guns when armor is in the game. So I hope CIG finally pulls trough with the change towards making bigger ships viable.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I think the days of light fighters are honestly numbered. Heavies with gunners will replace them in time mark my words. The big ships are coming.

[@MadIIMike]

@@BuzzCutPsycho I'm not sure about that, since fighters have gotten massive DPS creep over the years. Tough, that may depend on the definition of heavy. I could in theory see the Scorpius and the like performing well, but I don't quite see the average fighter crowd accepting then in masses (unless they get auto-turrets). I'm not sure about classic idea of something like a Vanguard as long-range escort / heavy fighter. That said, with big ships I mostly think about Perseus or even BMM (basically the big ships you could get cheap with the old CCUs). I do kinda wonder what becomes of the "in between" ships, which are bigger and less maneuverable (and/or more turret dependant) than the Conny, yet not having efficient designs or "capital" bonusses. Things like Starfarers, Caterpillars and so on. I'm pretty sure it would be fairly trivial to take out a Caterpillar in a Conny right now and I doubt those turrets could do much against either fighters or similar sized ships.

[@VenusViking]

RIP Iross. Thank you Buzz for laying it out on how to dogfight in a connie. Would you say it's necessary to add more shields to the front when 1v1? Should I get a keyboard with a number pad?

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

No. One game isn't worth having a numpad over.

[@shrapnelface5978]

I love playing my light fighter, but I also have 15K into this game so I have a lot of large ships, so this is what I want to see, not having to always use a light fighter, seeing other content creators showing their strategies for using different kind of ships like the Connie, and in the future ships like the Naughty Nautalis.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I can only imagine how utterly worthless the Nautilus will be

[@Cargmania]

10 Secs in... I KNOW you did that just so I would shut up! lol! Great video as always Buzz, good to see the fights :D

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I actually was trying to find the ones where you shot me down several times and I couldn't. For some reason that footage had that weird white distortion you see in the version here. Next time you shoot me down I will use It as the opening to the broll. Deal?

[@Cargmania]

Haha you got it sir!

[@fcofdoflores]

This is quite amazing video, I had learned a lot. So for what I see you are using "CF-557 Galdereen" in most of the weapons that can fit, is that correct? Thank you for your comments.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Yes. But now you wanna use Omnisky size 5s.

[@Karackal]

Personally I try to have the energy in the system I am NOT currently using: while firing, the weapons capacitor doesn't recharge, so having the triangle set to weapons is a waste. The same goes for boosting and shields that are currently on cooldown because they have been hit. So my thinking is this: - Is it full already? - Does something prevent it from charging right now? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, the energy is probably better spent elsewhere.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

For sure but don't forget the passive buffs you get from shield and engine now. Engine gives passive maneuverability outside of boost and shield is a flat 50% damage reduction regardless of remaining shields. So that plays a bit into it.

[@GentlemanBroncos]

i just had an idea of what would maybe make turret gameplay feel a bit better and engaging, have it work a bit like a ships with gimbals. rn turrets dont need more than one hand to aim and shoot but what if the traversal from left to right up and down was controlled either with WASD for keyboard or your other stick if you use hosas and have an area around where you are aiming capable of moving you gimbals around much like the connie in the vid. would give your other hand something to do and i guess make it more challenging yet have better aiming capability at the same time would feel weird at first for sure but i dont think it would be to difficult to get down at first

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I think the option would he nice if only for allowing players to hit max traversal due to the nature of MKB input

[@_ZenMF]

Thanks for the content o7

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Any time!

[@il2csichannel298]

Can't wait to have my Corsair there 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

It's gonna be amazing i hope

[@il2csichannel298]

@@BuzzCutPsycho I going to use a small little secret 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@il2csichannel298 corsair has 6 big secrets ;)

[@brockoala2994]

Yesss finally we incompetent pirate wannabes get a chance at doing actual pirating because the dev gods removed "skill" from this game!!

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@brockoala2994 there is still skill though! Just different kinds.

[@JustSumGuy]

Gun Ships kinda remind me of "Brawlers" from Mech Warrior.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

They're very much like that and is a better example than I gave

[@Mrpain368]

oh hey a bug hit your windshield at the end of the video

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Was it iross?!?

[@Defanos]

Maximum cancer, maximum results. Good catch with the gimbals.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Thanks. I was actually surprised how good they ended up being against bad LF pilots like Iross

[@RahzZalinto]

On the pooper watching so maybe gets said later but i been doing shields to the rear if no enemy conny around. That way my weakest shield is where the light fighter does not want to be lol

[@RahzZalinto]

Yup you said it. Lol

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

It just shows you're smart too ;)

[@Tekjive]

Is your nose turning in the same direction as your pointing the guns while in gimbal mode? So it’s kinda like extra reach for your guns in the direction your steering towards? As far as I know and have done in game you either direct your noise to turn or weapons to shoot while nose stays steady while in gimbal mode, not both at same time. But I’m seeing you do both at same time, is it a MM thing and not in current PU? Guess Im not getting how both steering and gimbal direction are controlled at same time in same direction as it acts differently when i activate manual gimbal mode (steering is no longer in effect, only weapon direction)

[@GentlemanBroncos]

in gimbal mode your guns follow your pitch and your yaw input direction

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Yes it is like extra reach as the nose does try and follow. So it is diff than live

[@Tekjive]

@@BuzzCutPsycho @Gentlemanbroncos ahh ok, I usually only use manual gimbal when shooting at ground targets but this makes it usable while flying now, good shit

[@Tekjive]

@@BuzzCutPsycho ya so I’m an idiot I guess, tried for the first time not holding down free look to control my direction of gimbaled guns and it acts exactly as you stated, guess I still learned something 🫡

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

We never stop learning friend@@Tekjive

[@ultrastoat3298]

How exactly can turrets be bad? Are turrets meaningfully different between ships out side of size?

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

They're not as good as just bringing another Connie but this is a design problem. But in general they don't track well and hardly hit. Next patch should fix them.

[@untoldcotv]

lol @ first kill 😂

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Teehee

[@Defanos]

@@BuzzCutPsychoSee why hes scared now?

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@Defanos i do. I popped him fast. LoL

[@runelang9151]

haw can you have 4 xS5 guns on a connI? I can oly have 2xS5 FIX and 2x%Ginbal so 2XS4 on Andromeda.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

This is in master modes. I just edited the title for clarification

[@aubreybrandt8188]

Just a heads up, you can remove the gimbal the top weapons to make them size 5, but the lower weapons have bespoke gimbals and will remain size 4. So max 2 size 5s and 2 size 4 on the Constellation

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

In MM. So 3.23 and above you no longer loose weapon size to gimbal. So here i had the 4 size 5s. :)

[@thechroniclesofcriss942]

instructions unclear, all systems at 420%. on a more serious note, at what % of the weapons capacitor should I change the power setting away from weapons? 66%? 50%? also, what do you think about having the power setting at 83/17 or 66/33 between 2 systems? BTW: by default, you can hold down the default F-keys that control the power triangle and that will set the power to the max of the corresponding system.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I go from 0 to 100 and never bother with anything in between. I do that on live and on MM. I don't think the incremental gains made from say 50/50 are worth the massive buff from 100%. Tbh I don't think some of them kick in unless it is 100% such as the maneuverability or damage reduction. Perhaps everything under 100% is just a recharge capacity boost.

[@thechroniclesofcriss942]

@@BuzzCutPsycho I guess we'll have to wait for CIG to finally bother to balance & optimize things properly before having split power settings be worth it, huh?

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I would say so. Honestly I hate the power triangle and think it is annoying busy work and should be something more indepth that "engineers" handle on larger ships, not the pilot. @@thechroniclesofcriss942

[@nickmorn5696]

Funny you mention that ross is bad. I would love to see you duel him 1v1

[@AustinMonteavaro]

Yeah I've fought him a lot he's definitely a top pilot, idk Buzz isn't a fighter guy probably some bad blood lol.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I farmed all of Blackedfleet in this video.

[@AustinMonteavaro]

@@BuzzCutPsycho I'll bet haha you're probably killing plenty of sweaty PvPers now that fighters are much weaker and turrets are so strong. It's really hard to take down a Connie right now when it has so much shielding and 3rd parties are so deadly in MM. The Connie is definitely overtuned but it's nice that it's getting sometime to shine. It used to be the most abused ship in the verse.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

I would say the issue the connie has is that no counters is into it yet. Wait until an Inferno comes and poops on it.@@AustinMonteavaro

[@AustinMonteavaro]

@@BuzzCutPsycho Yeah that would do it. I feel like the Vanguard should probably do way more as well. It definitely needs rebalancing.

[@Ode1029]

Good video but to be fair most light fighters arent as bad as iross

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

Nope. And the good ones will never be touched.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@iroquoisplissken3583 I'm a God

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

@@iroquoisplissken3583 its ok I forgive you

[@Pope_Shizzle]

Stop giving all our secrets away!!

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

TOO BAD!!!!!! I been watching you...

[@TerkanTyr]

Master modes makes for such pathetic gameplay styles. I just feel an overwhelming sense of disgust that we're gonna lose everything that is good about this game just so 40 year olds soloing giant ships can turn their guns onto "annoying gnats". Look, I'm 29, I'm getting there in not too long, but your arthritis holding you back doesn't justify your pressure to hold the game back. It's absolutely tragic how low the flight model of this game is being brought. There is no more excitement in the maneuvers, I am not longer pushing anything, my ship no longer has the ability to go "too fast to handle", I'm always left wanting. On a last note, uncrewed gunships should have no chance against a light fighter.

[@GentlemanBroncos]

im 28 and you sound like an old boomer who doesnt want to let go of the "good old days". the only pathetic gameplay i know of is the endless joust fest and tricording at the speed of light never having a fight be a conscious decision but instead an agreement between two people to not simply fly away when their shields go down lol.

[@sulferix7265]

jeez light fighter crutch shitter eternally kvetching. please continue to paste your cope it is very entertaining.

[@BuzzCutPsycho]

LOL YOU'RE DUMB.