Defending a Surface Base from Thargoids is sick! - Elite Dangerous

Being able to land and rearm while a battle rages above is glorious! Reminds me a lot of Ace Combat 6.

[@AvalancheZ250]

That part from 5:15 to 7:10 was cinematic AF! Well done!

[@Silencer555]

That was honestly my favorite part! Thank you

[@Zaque-TV]

Holy crap this game is way deeper than I thought. I just started a few days ago and I'm just running data and packages like a galactic trucker

[@Toastar1337]

This is endgame content, have fun grinding!

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

I like the AX pilot NPC dialogue

[@Silencer555]

Right?! It's so good to see now. Full of character and pretty immersive

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@Silencer555 yup

[@EchoNovemberDelter]

I just transferred from console and the ax npcs are my favorite new thing

[@mishimohirugi]

That bonk into the ground got me

[@Silencer555]

Way easier than trying to slow down in a high gravity environment!

[@tailsfan11westandwithukraine]

WOW, you’re remarkable! If there are more expert fighters like you, then maybe- just maybe, even with the the other incoming stargoids not yet here the bubble will be ok. Keep it up; we are ALL depending on you!

[@Silencer555]

You're super kind, but man do I still get scared of fighting Medusas. Haven't been able to solo a Hydra yet, so I've got a lot to learn!

[@StanRain]

@@Silencer555 This is why you will be a prime star in the fight for humanity. You're inspiring me from focusing on rescue and resources to taking the fight to the front lines 🔥

[@Silencer555]

@@StanRain Prime stars don't mean much when we don't have logistical support like yourself aiding us as a whole! Keep at it CMDR

[@StanRain]

@@Silencer555 o7

[@jordanhartley4009]

LOL

[@JDog_Unchained]

I'm still waiting to fight actual thargoids on the surface. Defending a base with my rifle from aliens would be awesome

[@djdaz72]

Great video , never tried fighting thargoids but you sure make it look interesting . Well done

[@Silencer555]

I thought I made it look a bit boring to be fair lol. Way better CMDRs out there than me

[@uberx2447]

Yeah these are sick. I hopped on the axi discord and we organized a little over 10 cmdrs and we tore through the interceptors like a kid pulling the legs off an ant. Made over 150mil credits in that session alone

[@cmdrbravo2zero726]

Loved the Vid that was epic man. Subbed and liked and the fact that you took the time to reply to almost every comment too, that's a rarerity among YT content creators these days. I now have over 3,500+ hrs in ED + Odyssey, however I am not a combat pilot (cause I suck at it) so I did the long journey 3 weeks ago to Colonia (using CMDR Mita Kondria's Colonia Bridge Map) some 705 Hyperspace Jumps. I understand that Colonia will be next to be attacked by the Caustic Cabbages so I will just have to move on somewhere else or leave the game completely when / if that happens.

[@Silencer555]

Aw man, this is one of the very few times I go into the comments to reply as much as I can, to be fair! Colonia might stand a good chance since we'll probably be getting more ways to counter the threat as months go by. Thanks for the watch!

[@robopiplup5193]

E:D sound design still top notch. This looks and sounds incredible.

[@Silencer555]

Straight up the reason I still play this game from time to time. Just love the atmosphere so damn much

[@CasualMoron123]

So true the sound design in this game is so good. especially when a thargoid intercepts you that sound design is beyond amazing

[@Bromopar]

Wow! That was NUTS! Good kills, way to take it to em.

[@OmnisEtNihil]

Great shooting! Great video! o7

[@funnylumpy]

cool video, nice upload :D

[@Ryan-hx1uv]

Holy shit that looked fun!

[@gonavy2205]

Nice video!

[@jimbobaggins2665]

Nice footage o7

[@michalsierzchula]

That landing at the end tho :D

[@peterteitz507]

Very cool name for an AX ship! 07 CMDR and good hunting!

[@Silencer555]

Botanist Hater for the win! We're gonna need more help against the Racist Ceiling Fans

[@Karthage922]

Reminds me of the first time I hunted Goid's, in my Alliance Chieftain with Guardian Gauss and no engineering. Was close but I killed an interceptor. Just a Cyclops but i was proud of it

[@Silencer555]

You should still be proud! Some never managed to kill one

[@Kakkarot211]

that lightning is no joke

[@Silencer555]

I get super scared of a Medusa's lightning attack. That shit drains shields so goddamn quick

[@AdastraRecordings]

Saving humanity's a dirty job. But someone's got to do it.

[@kpaal3535]

Hey, nice video! I’m beginner to thargoid fights, so can u tell me please for what do you use that laser beam? Can u describe the tactics?

[@Silencer555]

Hey there and thanks for joining/considering to join the fight for Humanity's survival! When it comes to advanced tactics against Interceptors, I'm probably not the best at explaining things, so I'll link you to a great tutorial styled video by CMDR Kate and Will kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJnMqpJjZ6-kpqM As for the Beam Laser I'm often using in the video, it's engineered to have Grade 5 Long Range with the Thermal Vent experimental effect. What this engineering does is effectively double the range of the beam and remove all damage drop off(You no longer deal less damage the farther away you are). The Thermal Vent experimental effect allows the Beam Laser to cool off your ship's temperatures if you strike an enemy, but it doubles heat generation to your ship if you miss. Why am I beaming the Interceptor in the video so often? It's because I'm using it to help drain the Interceptor's shields after each heart kill while also cooling off my own ship. After every 2nd heart killed and onwards, the Interceptor enters a 'Sleep phase' where it's trying to lock on to a target it's staring at. If your temperature is below 20%, you can stop it from locking on to you. This will essentially avoid a Caustic Missile/EMP attack if it doesn't switch targets while you're still cold. This doesn't work on the 1st heart kill, as every Interceptor will chase a target to use a lightning attack, as you can see in the first Cyclops I fight. That thing was chasing tf outta me while pulsing yellow. Using your Gauss against the shields is very inefficient. You're using precious ammo and overheating your ship, when you could just cool off your ship while draining its shields instead!

[@johnnymoore243]

Spacebourne 2 is coming out on Steam January 13th 2023. This game has a lot to offer it definitely is worth checking out.

[@wizzytimeless]

Amazing footage cmdr, congrats on your kills, I ain’t fought one for a long time, but do we not need to target the hearts anymore? ..I’m about to get involved 😃 I’ve followed the AXi build list and I’m just grinding a few more mats ..good luck Cmdr

[@Silencer555]

You absolutely need to kill off hearts, except on the new Othrus variant which has no hearts on a non-aggressive Interceptor

[@marcusfranconium3392]

Did any one notice that yesterday there was a caustic sink , syntesis leaked in the synthesis tab ? it was just above the SRV synthesis , the requirements where : Chemical Storage units Galvanising alloyes Caustic shards Corrosive mechanisme.

[@Silencer555]

Yeah I'm thinking this is eventually gonna be useful at exploring the Maelstrom. It's the Caustic effect that is the main source of all damage there

[@eddiemarohl5789]

You can find the mats in the maelstrom

[@Silencer555]

@@eddiemarohl5789 Ya grabbed a few mats there. I def need to bring a ship with better armor because I don't have long until the Caustic kills my ass

[@eddiemarohl5789]

@@Silencer555 godspeed on that cmdr you are braver than I

[@marcusfranconium3392]

@@eddiemarohl5789 Interesting time to have alook

[@IIYvesChiefII]

Incredible fight! I'm trying to do my part by evacuating people, but 3 out of 4 times I get hyperdicted and destroyed by those blasted thargoids. Any tips on how I can enhance my ship to be a bit more study against their weapons? I do not intend to fight them. I just want to survive long enough so I can hyperspace the hell out of that engagement ...

[@Silencer555]

Choose a decently fast and armored ship that can boost to 450+ and can have at least 2-3k Hull. Decently strong shields can help soak some damage while you're running away to High Wake. It's Basilisk interceptors that can boost to 550 or 650(Idk which number), so eventually they'll catch up. My Vette can only go to 352, so I'll turn around and make a head on pass if the Interceptors start to get within firing range. Since they'll take a little while to regain momentum, I can get tf outta there

[@DayOldMeat]

I'm running in a Krait, and was in an Asp before. The second you get control after a hyperdiction, boost toward the system and drop a heat sink. They'll have trouble targeting you if you keep under 20% temp and fly fast. You'll also want the shutdown neutraliser so they can't EMP you. Some people, particularly AX combat commanders, utilise cold running (having a ship with low heat natively) and silent running. I've got my ship to 24% without specifically building for cold running, but could get more by swapping out for lower grade modules, flying without shields, so on. Still, low operating temperature does make silent running easier and/or mean dropping less heat sinks

[@fruityoverlord9937]

Been year but this is looking like fun. Might have to update my game and get in the fight :)

[@pagrundavanledning6964]

Must say, impressive of you to atmosphere combat in a corvette. Would love to see your build.

[@Silencer555]

Here ya go! edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@MisterChief711]

Ummm actually, it's a vacuum 🤓

[@edgartonian-yy7oj]

How do you find the corvette gets on verus the Thargoids, one ship i never considered to be honest.

[@Silencer555]

The Vette has great Armor, Shields and the best mobility in the Large ship class. The two biggest issues of the Vette in AX Combat is the low top speed and rather poor Hardpoint placements for Fixed Weapons. The Gauss setup in the video (2 Mediums on the Huge Hardpoints and 2 Smalls on the Small Hardpoints) are pretty much the only way to use the Vette for AX effectively. The other hardpoints are spread out too much, and the Vette can fit only Three Class 3 weapons, as the rest of the Hardpoints are either Mediums or Small. So your builds will be very limited and difficult to use and underpowered compared to the Anaconda's generous use of large hardpoints and excellent convergence. But even then, the Vette is a very strong AX ship if one can be ok with the limited setups and plays to its strengths

[@abrotherinchrist]

13:26 Now that's one way of getting to the ground fast!

[@TheRavingLobster]

I think he meant 12:26?

[@NeonDreams7]

Wow, I've been away from the game for too long.. This looks like a lot of fun and I'm ready to dust off the corvette. I left back when the thargoids were fairly boring and I think Ram Tah was really the only story. so, maybe 3 years ago? Is everyone still doing the material grind to get Guardian gear? or can we pick up decent stuff somewhere? I did come back for a week to see my space legs in Odyssey, but I don't really count that. Thanks for this great video!

[@Silencer555]

Right now the Thargoids are invading as a new Powerplay styled AI, with new mechanics in the Galaxy Map. Its a losing battle at the moment, until we end up getting new toys to help even the odds. If what FDev says is true, then we can hopefully have a real chance at losing the bubble. Finally, a real threat for all of us to be worried about!

[@Silencer555]

Yeah I can imagine a bunch more people are doing the Guardian grind, as those are still the superior weapons in most AX scenarios. There's engineered AX missile racks being sold at Sirius Tech Brokers in their various Mega ships, but AX missile racks will be only good for exerting hearts, as they deal no damage to the heart itself.

[@NeonDreams7]

@@Silencer555 Thanks! o7

[@DrewMarold]

Nice kinetic braking maneuver. Got a coriolis link for your Corvette? I'd love to see your setup.

[@Silencer555]

Ha, thanks! Here's my build: edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@kodiak90]

@@Silencer555 Just wanted to say thank you for the excellent video and for sharing your build. I have over 3,500 hours of gametime but I've yet to shoot down a Thargoid (was pro-peace until we got invaded), so any information is super helpful. I finished engineering a Chieftain the other day and it's great, but I'm much more comfortable on the Corvette and I feel it would suit my style better. Looking forward to seeing you on the battlefield, good luck!

[@hodnydylko]

I first read this as “destroying surface base with thargoids is sick”

[@Silencer555]

Pro-Xeno players be like:

[@betterdays3249]

Good shooting Cmdr o7

[@Ben-bj4uw]

Not sure if I just missed it, but did the interceptor not spawn a swarm at all? Is that normal?

[@Silencer555]

You've seen correctly! This has happened since the introduction of Thargoids to the game, where Interceptors don't use Swarms above a planet. Though to be fair, fighting the extra gravity + heat generated by the engines constantly attempting to stabilize itself on planetary flights already make the fight a bit harder too

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@Silencer555 the planets gravity is only 0.07G so it shouldn’t have much effect

[@CryptoTonight9393]

Do you have a link to your ship loadout. Would love to see what ya got going on.

[@Silencer555]

Yeah I gotcha! edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@phonic4008]

do you have to have engineered gear for this or can anyone join in the fight?

[@Silencer555]

For anyone trying to get into AX Scout combat (The smaller UFO looking Thargoid ships), you don't need any engineering. Combat against them is mostly straightforward with no real barrier to entry. Though you'll want to buy some AX Multi-Cannons to properly deal with Scouts, as they resist a large portion of human damage. Still, you can get by with gimballed regular Multicannons Combat against Interceptors (The giant flower looking ships) will be a huge challenge for any newcomers to AX combat. Engineering and Guardian weapons are almost a necessity if you plan on soloing the Cyclops Interceptor, which is the easiest combat variant.

[@mightyrogueleader]

Oh boy. Imagine getting emp'ed here and you forgot about the field neutralizer

[@Silencer555]

My ass would be puckered so hard, that you could coal in there and end up with Diamonds

[@CryptoTonight9393]

Really shouldnt have waited so long to get an ax build together. Could have been ready to go by the time shit went down but noooooo I had to go exploring.

[@soundcloudpandapandawa2997]

As someone who was once a console player but now playing on PC. Would you recommend finding thyroids in a crepe mock two on a controller and better to use a mouse n keyboard?

[@Silencer555]

I can't say myself, as I've always been playing MnK. I suppose if you're always good at controller use, might as well stick with it! But from what I hear, it's easier to be more precise with aim on mouse. Could be incredibly wrong with that, so don't take my advice seriously!

[@Drummerx04]

I play with a controller on PC just because it's comfortable (extra buttons on controller are remapped to make combos easier while flying). I can comfortably fly thargoid combat and solo most interceptors. The only thing keeping me from a hydra is the patience and unwillingness to sythesize the extra ammo.

[@soundcloudpandapandawa2997]

@@Drummerx04 ty btw also hav u been to the rescue capital ships do they also sell engineered modules ima about 32 jumps away from entering hayedes sector trying to convert my Krait MkII into a xeno fighter

[@Drummerx04]

@@soundcloudpandapandawa2997 I have not been to the rescue capital ships, however it seems unlikely that they would be stocked with pre-engineered modules. The pre-engineered guardian modules are only available from Azimuth Biotech in Mbooni (permit locked, though it should now be earnable by increasing reputation with the faction). The only other pre-engineered module that would possibly be useful is the heatsinks which would be found at human tech brokers. Regular gauss cannons would be your best option if you have them unlocked which I strongly recommend taking the time to do even if you intend to get engineered guardian modules.

[@lobsterboywonder]

I wouldn't recommend fighting Thyroids, those are important organs. c:

[@KonradVarga]

can you please tell me what fighter is it in your hangar? i might wanna buy it if its better than my taipan one

[@Silencer555]

That other fighter is one of the three Guardian fighters, the XG9 Lance. It deals great damage with its railgun and is very nimble. But hilariously, Guardian fighters are also terrible for AX combat because of their paper thin Hulls. They have a whopping 10 Hull. Due to shield phasing damage from the majority of Thargoid attacks, they die in less than 3 seconds. I don't recommend bringing them to Conflict Zones, as they get shredded way quicker than AX Taipans

[@KonradVarga]

Thank you for the details! I have currently an anaconda with some engineering on its weapons. If i have time i will post it and hopefully you can give me some idea to improve it for bounty hunt

[@Silencer555]

@@KonradVarga Best of luck on unlocking the Guardian SLFs. Very tedious to say the least

[@alehandrodsg]

Can you share the build to coriolis please?

[@sausageslaps]

what about the defense plans? did they survive?

[@Bloodskaal00]

Could you share your corvette build?

[@Silencer555]

Here ya go edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@congruentcrib]

Jesus what is your build? I wanna have a super tank like yours! Also you’re an amazing shot.

[@Silencer555]

Here's my build edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@king8-savage137]

Can I get your ship build? I'm planning to go fight thargoid

[@Silencer555]

Here it is: edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@king8-savage137]

@@Silencer555 thanks!

[@mrexists5400]

I was just there helping with evacuating people, once I get enough money I might see about getting a ship to fight the scouts

[@Silencer555]

Wonderful work man! We can use all the help we can get for sure. Save as many people as you can in these dark times!

[@mrexists5400]

@@Silencer555 I got me a vulture with ax multi-cannons and killed a bunch of scouts, I tried helping other cmdrs with an interceptor but felt I was getting in the way more than helping.

[@Silencer555]

Yeah AX Multi-cannons and AX Missile Racks are severely outclassed by Guardian weaponry sadly. However, using your multi-cannons to destroy Scouts while other CMDRs are handling the Interceptors is a really helpful thing to do! Scouts are a pain in the ass while in Interceptor combat. The random Caustic Missiles they launch and stray shots they deal will cancel out repair limpets + Synths. So killing Scouts that are chasing said CMDRs is a good thing

[@stevenhenderson8093]

Whats the build on that vette?

[@the.big.sdrugu6657]

i would love to join the fight do you really need the gurdian tech or can you use the normal stuff?

[@Silencer555]

With the Human Enhanced AX weapons, you can definitely be of assistance in these fights! Especially because of the new Hunter Class Thargoids that will arrive with a Anti-Guardian field that destroys all Guardian modules and weapons while active. Your human AX weapons will remain unaffected. Be sure to grab the Enhanced variants, as they have a massively easier time hitting targets with the far faster projectile speed. Just understand that human AX weapons heavily struggle against the Medusa and Hydra Interceptors, as their armor and health regens are very high.

[@the.big.sdrugu6657]

@@Silencer555 ok thank you so much do you know the best system or nay system where i can get them? If not ill take a look only and see what I can find

[@Silencer555]

I got all my enhanced AX weapons and AX utility modules from the Rescue Megaship at Enayex

[@the.big.sdrugu6657]

@@Silencer555 yeah I just took a look thank you i shall join the fight tommorrow good hunting

[@killikhivemind2776]

*looks at Missions you have however briefly they were displayed* 14 Basilisk? Shit man that's work. How much they paying for that?

[@Silencer555]

Probably like 30 million, which is stupidly low

[@killikhivemind2776]

@@Silencer555 that's... Just barely over what killing a basilisk yields. They are 24 million a piece last I checked.

[@Silencer555]

@@killikhivemind2776 I've seen Hydra missions that only pay 41 million lmao

[@cabrex5864]

Bro you make using gauss cannons look so easy 😭

[@Silencer555]

Shit man, I don't think I'm that good. Decent, but still kinda bad compared to other AX pilots!

[@cabrex5864]

@@Silencer555 have a look at me firing some, I struggle shooting at the small ones....

[@davidreese1044]

Aww man. Just started playing don't the ship nor the credit to join the fray :(

[@vidstarr]

it now strikes me that those things look alot like Pine-Cones...if alitle warped out of shape...

[@user-mv3qm4qh8l]

with what are you flying? keyboard or a thruster flight stick or something

[@Silencer555]

I'm using Mouse and Keyboard!

[@user-mv3qm4qh8l]

@@Silencer555 you are flying so good holy crap. Wouldn't wanna encounter you in a fight

[@Silencer555]

@@user-mv3qm4qh8l You're way too kind man, because I've never done any PvP. So I'll get annihilated immediately by any PvP'ers for sure!

[@user-mv3qm4qh8l]

@@Silencer555 no man, I died so many times because of thargoids. If you fought me, I would lose 1000% Also if you seek someone to team up with hit me up my Cmdr name is TactileMaxim. I'm quite skilled at Fighter combat, but could learn from a thargoid killer like you

[@Michael-pw6qk]

Please post ship build in description, thanks.

[@Silencer555]

Gotchu edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@Michael-pw6qk]

@@Silencer555 Sic commander; thanks! BOTANIST HATER 🤣

[@Tat2dTroll69]

that gauss cannon is nasty!! .... you alt-f4 those Homicide Daisies!

[@tgherman3619]

Wonder if you ram one into the ground, hold it there and pound it with weapons, would it be easier?

[@Silencer555]

I suppose it could work, assuming your ship is much more nimble and decently armored. Though this is a high gravity planet, so positioning is kind of a pain lol

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@Silencer555 high gravity? From the video it looks like it’s only 0.07G.

[@Silencer555]

@@Cooldude-ko7ps It was brutal, trying to normally land and not slamming into the ground during combat lmao Whenever you aimed towards the ground, your ship will wobble all over the place, which makes Heart sniping damn near impossible without missing a lot. Once you flew downwards at 130+ speed, even the powerful lateral thrusters of the Corvette w/ G5 Dirty Drives had a very hard time trying to slow down before hitting the ground Still, a fun challenge from the usual space flight

[@scottjensen5905]

Any chance you could link your fit.

[@Silencer555]

Yup! edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@robertbrown4587]

What specs you got on that vette? That thing can take a beating lol

[@Silencer555]

Linked my build in a ton of comments, so one of them should give ya my current build! Don't have Prismatic Shields installed in this Vette, as I'm too lazy to Engineer them at the moment. Also these are just Cyclops Interceptors, so they make this look stupidly tanky. Basilisks have me worried if I get lightninged. I'm shitting my pants if I see a Medusa

[@ExecuteMe0]

1:47 wait a minute. did you remove the damage from caustic by overheating????

[@Silencer555]

Correct! Overheating your ship to 150% and above can burn off the Caustic substance after a random amount of time. Bringing your ship to 250% heat will remove it immediately. Keep in mind that this can severely damage your modules, and your Hull directly if you overheat to over 150-200% I believe. Can't remember the exact number

[@blackmagicprod7039]

Have you had any luck with the multicanons, or is it really “railguns or nothing”?

[@Silencer555]

It's currently Gauss Cannons and Salvation Shards Cannons that work the best for Interceptor combat. Everything else kinda lacks the ease of use and firepower for straightforward Interceptor combat

[@blackmagicprod7039]

@@Silencer555 I said railgun 🤦‍♂ I meant Gauss. I'll have to look into shard cannons, thanks for the heads-up! Are the multis good for scouts, or are they just totally useless? Thanks for the quick reply!

[@Silencer555]

@@blackmagicprod7039 Turreted Multi-Cannons are the best weapon against Scouts for sure! They're very convenient for dealing the Scouts highly unpredictable movement

[@natking1u1z99]

Are you randomly shooting to force a reload? If so, don't you wish FDEV implemented manual reloading like every other shooting game.

[@Silencer555]

No I was shooting at nothing to force my ship to Overheat. Overheating your ship can burn off the Caustic Substance (Constant acid damage from Thargoid missiles). Any yes, having a manual reload would be very nice to have. It's why many Multicannon users love the Auto-loader experimental effect on said cannons

[@kushmasta4560]

Thargoid pushed me into the base while I was landing. Got a crime stat and became hostile. Sector Police and Thargoids teamed up against me. Got blown up. Put in a detention center 653 LY. Jump range is 14 LY. GG Frontier. GG.

[@Silencer555]

LMAO

[@JohnDoe-iv7yu]

You sure have some strange flying and power management going on. Why max the engines and not weapons shields mix?

[@Silencer555]

Max SYS allows for the highest shield strength, so I'll always prioritize that for a Shield Tanked AX ship. I'll rarely put much PIPs into ENG as I'll just be much more focused on having 2 PIPs into WEPs for the bare minimum Gauss firing. Having 2 PIPs into shields results in your shields taking much more damage rather than having 4 PIPs into them. Feels like having double shield strength honestly. Since this AX Vette is built as a shield tank, that should remain the highest priority in fights. Also, you cannot reboot to regain 50% shields after a heart kill. Both due to the extra Scouts that can damage you after a Reboot + Gravity being a strong killer if you don't have shields and thrusters to use lol

[@tezraym]

I have done nearly everything other than most useless engineers I have the ships money just need to get Thargoid weapons is it really worth coming back and grinding for hours to get them I have done the Guardian grind ages ago unless I can just buy them now I have forgotten so much of this game

[@Silencer555]

I'd say it's 100% worth it, as the experience of Interceptor combat is more satisfying than killing AI Ships that all have almost the same AI and weaknesses in every fight. If one plans on getting into Interceptor combat, Guardian weapons are what will allow one to ever move past the Cyclops Interceptor onto the other variants (Without wanting to rip your own head off because of the low AX human weapon damage lol)

[@noxj_]

can we do this in hozion? ı dont have odesyy

[@Silencer555]

Yeah in Horizons live, not Legacy mode

[@Black_Kakari]

Yeah I'm downloading elite dangerous again

[@Silencer555]

LMAO best of luck CMDR!

[@apathymanthemundane4165]

It seems the AX pilots know how to shoot out exhausted hearts. it's good to see they can theoretically kill the xenos on their own.

[@Silencer555]

Sadly they didn't do anything to exposed hearts whenever I was there. They kept shooting at the Hull after an exertion. Really hope FDev finally allows NPCs to subtarget hearts, as it makes them way more viable in this war

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@Silencer555 yeah. So the CZs aren’t purely reliant on players.

[@crispy9175]

Nice flying... But as an outsider I'm really confused as to why you haven't moved to SC? Not trying to be an ass or a troll. I'm genuinely curious because based off this gameplay I've seen you would love the events Star Citizen does but I understand people don't like early access bugs and headaches. As a fellow computer game space pilot I enjoyed the video. Whatever you may play, I hope you keep up the cool videos o7

[@Silencer555]

It's mainly performance reasons, as my gaming laptop is not as good as most Gaming Desktops. Said Desktops are what would be most deserving of running graphics/power hungry games. Also I'm not as interested in Star Citizen because I love PvE over PvP for the vast majority of my games. Especially in open world games, as I'll never be as good as players who do like PvP. Never a fan of dying to people who love picking on players who don't want to fight in general. Elite Dangerous' Solo Play/Private session modes are a GODSEND for players like me, who want to avoid PvP at all costs. Way more chill and less annoying experience.

[@crispy9175]

@@Silencer555 I totally get that. My gaming laptop is a BEAST and does not run SC. However, there is some really good PvE play that can happen in SC. I love doing asteroid mining for a nice relaxing gaming session when I don't wanna be around people. There is good PvE fun at the moment but you can run into player characters out in the verse, so if you want to avoid other players that much then it might not be the right mmo for you. But whenever you build your next computer you should try out a free fly event to see if there are too many players you run into. The flight mechanics, ships, and visuals are incredible, the most impressive game I've ever played, and when I want to play alone I'm generally able to without real players messing with me. The single player version of the game you might really enjoy when it's done (couple more years at least); called Squadron 42. Thanks for the response and safe flying out there, hope you get those dirty whatchamacallems (don't remember the name).

[@Silencer555]

@@crispy9175 Yeah I might try Squadron 42 if that comes out. Would love a more casual, non PvP experience to try out

[@MadjGB]

Has star citizen even fixed their AI yet? or will they still stand stock still on the foot and let you shoot them?. Last time I played I spent 40 minutes finding a bounty cave, only for all the occupants to just afk and not do anything

[@crispy9175]

@@MadjGB the npcs i fought in the latest build in the PTU were really deadly on foot. NPCs can fly and land their own ships now, so you'll see them landing ships and assaulting out the back to support their group. You can even steal the ship they land if you're able to beat them.

[@FoxNamedFinn]

Honestly, I wish I could get into AX combat, I just don't have the initial investment or really anything to do that, sadly someone I know is kinda beating me up about it, saying I'm not fighting when I don't feel I have a choice

[@Silencer555]

Ya if you're not at all ready to fight Thargoid scouts at the least, then I'd focus on building a fast and armored ship to run Cargo support/Ferry refugees. That will still help in the war effort!

[@storm14k]

@@Silencer555 have they said how evacuations help in the fight? Wondering how that plays into the invasion mechanic or whether you just make money from it...

[@Silencer555]

​@@storm14k You see the progress bar in the new War Map in the Galaxy Map? Those bars are affected by the following that we know of: -Thargoids killed in Thargoid War zones -Refugees evacuated from Thargoid War zones -Supplies delivered/sent in/from Thargoid War zones Much like how Powerplay works with Merits to dictate if a system can be challenged/lost to another Powerplay faction, this should be nearly the same with the current Thargoid War. Our actions altogether add merits in these systems. If we can gain enough points to pass the currently non-displayed Thargoid merits in a system, then we can set back the invasion by one step. If we can keep doing this in a system after each weekly tick, then eventually we can remove Thargoids entirely in a system. But given how relatively large this invasion already is with just 3 Maelstrom fronts, it's almost a hopeless battle with how spread out all of our current forces are. So the best strategy that the Anti Xeno Initiative are applying right now, is to focus on systems that have a rather long estimated time before they completely fall to the Thargoids. It'd be unwise to keep fighting in systems that will be lost in a projected, few days time. Better to bring all your forces to remove Thargoids in systems, one by one instead of trying to fight them everywhere.

[@antiHUMANDesigns]

I should jump back to this game. Do people still play multi-commander? It's a good way to get back into the game, to simply jump into someone else's ship and help out for a bit.

[@Silencer555]

I was never able to join someone else's multi-commander, so I guess it's still kinda dead

[@antiHUMANDesigns]

@@Silencer555 I did it a lot before I stopped playing, about 1.5 years ago, I think. Was laggy, sometimes, and a bit unstable.

[@samreiner5126]

Thank you for defending " 63 " imma wolves pilot and were on xbox so we can't really do much bout what's going on lol

[@Silencer555]

Happy to help CMDR!

[@daoust06]

can you share your build ?

[@Silencer555]

Yus edsy.org/#/L=Gz00000H4C0S20,LYS00LYS00EkhG07P_W40upD8qpDT000XCW0L3I00L3I00LXC00LXC00,EB200EBD00CjwG02G_W31000Oy00Sy00DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58DBwG05L_W416004qpD8u00Cw58,9onH052zW50u004uJgAj7iEj7iIj7iADIH07G_W36u008wPcCu00ARMG05Gy-56qpD8phXEq00GwNtKypDAfQG05G_W40upD6qpD8qpDGyPcAtU00BBoG03L_W6IkPcKxCpQkPcSxCpYkPcaxCpBRQ00Bcg10,16yH05Izr50wPc4zl_AqpDEqpDIqpD16yH05Iz950wPc4zlKAqoBEqoBIqoB,7VsG07K_W6Kw58UoPcWphXcrHxgrHxkrHx6m_007lUG04n_W56qpD8sPcEthXOn7iUrmf1tO000AA1016yH05Izh50wPc4zmfAqoOEqoOIqoO16yH05I_W50wPc4zmfAqpDEqpDIqpD23u1023u100nF000nG20,BOTANIST_0HATER,SI_D30F

[@aaronmarshall3593]

I need this build lol

[@stimshots178]

does the update require odyssey?

[@Silencer555]

Nope! Still playing Horizons with no Ody purchase

[@CasualMoron123]

christ i honestly want to know how much hours you put into this game at 436 hours i got a federal corvette with all modules and some engineered

[@Silencer555]

1,700+ hours. Love the atmosphere of this game so much. Vast majority of my time was spent fighting Pirates in Hazardous RES sites with NPC crew. There's just something so glorious about watching an Elite level AI pilot your engineered ship to demolish targets, and to have really close fights with other Elite level AI ships

[@CMDR_EvilRaven30]

A shame i dont have a pc to enjoy this on. 😞

[@sc0or]

Didn't get 50% of what he's doing, but respect to repair workshop dwarfs.

[@zombabeger]

this game look fun when others play it but when i play it... i stuck at to many thing to do and give up half way... that is why i never finish the X series tutorial....

[@RealNotallGaming]

im new 1 week into this game ... 0.0 gauss cannon supremacy X,D

[@vidstarr]

Is that a Python or Fer-De-Lance your piloting?

[@Silencer555]

Federal Corvette

[@vehicleboi5598]

tharged

[@deavo74]

#ThargoidLivesMatter

[@igeljaeger]

okay but how many hours did you grind

[@Silencer555]

Fucking hundreds, but that's because I LOVE owning ships that can have NPC fighters. ...so you can only imagine how bad it must've been to highly engineer 10+ ships

[@crispy9175]

@@Silencer555 oh that's cool. So your ship can launch NPC piloted craft?

[@Silencer555]

@@crispy9175 Yeah but in AX Combat, they're rather weak to use. I tend to just launch them in the hopes that they might kill a Scout in a Conflict Zone. When it comes to Solo Interceptor fights, you must wipe out Thargon Swarms for your fighters to last more than 5 seconds lol. Even then, they're just barely helpful at saving ammo.

[@crispy9175]

@@Silencer555 still a really cool concept and it's cool they got it to work. That's one thing SC doesn't have yet. I wish I had gotten into Elite years ago, I never got past that steep learning curve.

[@Silencer555]

@@crispy9175 Man it's more like a learning cliff. That shit is no joke to anyone who isn't a fan of simulation + poor tutorials

[@GenericInternetter]

i want to get back into elite but i keep remembering how utterly boring the space combat is

[@ZorgonKiloEchoLima]

Well you were lucky there weren't any medusas there lol Face tanking goids only works against cyclops and _maybe_ basilisks Still, good work :)

[@Silencer555]

Ya that's why I wasn't doing anything normal for evasion tactics. Clops are super chill to face I haven't been able to Solo a Hydra yet, mainly out of fear lmao

[@ZorgonKiloEchoLima]

@@Silencer555 I have yet to take on the Hydra solo too. I've done it duo, but solo is just too much. I'll stick to Dusas for a while lol

[@SEPK09]

This game had loads of potential back in the day, sadly ruined by its own creator>!!!

[@Silencer555]

At the very least, some of us got what we finally wanted: A full scale Thargoid War with a big threat to the bubble. All I want from this fight is a big chance of actually losing the bubble, or losing the bubble for real for a long time. Some real threat like this is awesome

[@Keloot]

Naw that is bot talk

[@blurtfurpurkle273]

I wanna say this game sucks... BUt I cant figure out enough of it before i say screw it to reasonably make the claim... Thargoids just dusted my fed corvette in a couple minutes and i didnt get a single shot off. PRETTY SURE THE HUMANS ARE DOOMED if Only the Player base can save it.... its not fun.

[@MordiansBumole]

This game is only good if u have wasted months grinding. Enjoy playing space truck simulator for ages until you lose interest

[@Silencer555]

Yeah this game isn't for everyone, especially with those who have little time to play in general

[@Keloot]

OK bot

[@kennyb5537]

just bits of content we already know smashed to together, another faked bs run from FDEV

[@darkracer1252]

also this is why i quit this game. this could have been avoided. there could have been a diffrent enemy instead and we could have had a technology exchange with the thargoid. but noo. instead of being friendly people chose the violent route because humanity is a stinking cess pool of sub humans.

[@Silencer555]

It's also because FDev doesn't have any real intentions of having a peace treaty with Goids since the start. They know what drives players in CGs, which is good rewards. How do you create a false illusion of choice? Just give the intended story path good rewards while never fleshing out on the other choice. I'd love to see what peace looks like, but FDev has no intentions of doing anything meaningful to Pro-Xeno players

[@darkracer1252]

@@Silencer555 war seems like it was the obvious choice because human nearly wiped out their entire race with a computer virus 20 years ago in the old elite game. but the entire basis of elite and elite dangerous was that the players dictate what happens. they will have scenario's written up for both paths and our actions dictate wich direction it goes. so yes we could have been at peace with the thargoid because they first actions in elite dangerous seemed friendly. there are other alien races aswel. we could get completely anialated while both us and the thargoid are licking our wounds from a lost war. the point i was making is that we are the first agressors in this encounter. i wonder if it will end up in war if a hypothetical alien race showed up at earth in real life. not posing a threat but us firing first. and then get absolutely shit on by said alien race like it seems you guys are being shit on by the thargoid.

[@Silencer555]

@@darkracer1252 I wouldn't call it an actual choice if you know exactly how to easily manipulate the general consensus by just giving one choice next to no rewards. Not to mention all the work that went into Interceptor combat mechanics would be wasted dev time if Peace was truly an option. The Azimuth saga to assist Salvation heavily proved this. The vast majority of storyline choices are an illusion of player agency, which FDev loves to do. Saves money for their writers if they already know what most players are going to do for a fun reward

[@Keloot]

Npc talk

[@darkracer1252]

are this guys graphics settings set to low or something? or has the game always been this ugly?

[@Silencer555]

My graphics are set to med-low except for lighting + effects, as they're set to ultra. Horizons 4.0/Odyssey is not that nice to gaming laptops lmao

[@darkracer1252]

@@Silencer555 it's just that moon texture was so terrible when you were flying in. like the details should have loaded in long ago. and i can't remember if ED has this by default and i just notice it now because i am playing SC

[@Silencer555]

@@darkracer1252 I have ground texture settings and streaming to low as well. Probably much better on higher settings

[@lioraja9951]

lol no comments for this fak e video

[@cmdrHeliaxx]

What're you saying lmao

[@bhaalgorn]

Fake video? You wot m8?

[@Silencer555]

Man I wish I could make a fake video that would look this convincing

[@Matthias129]

Man, what internet provider do you have? They have to be amazing, to provide internet to the rock you're living under! Update 14's *whole shtick* is that the Thargoids are invading inhabited systems.

[@crispy9175]

Lio Raja, you spelled "first" wrong. LMAO