Elite Dangerous Odyssey - Overt Settlement Raiding (Part 3)

Part 3 of my settlement raiding mini-series is doing Overt settlement raiding. That is, I'm not going to sneak around (much) - this raid is Overt, rather than Covert - and I will take out all targets using a Manticore Plasma sniper rifle.
I'm quite new to doing this, and I wasn't particularly accurate. Seemed like the rifle itself isn't super accurate (even at moderate or close range... Disappointingly so. I think there is a stability mod for a gun that might help a bit ).
I completely clear out Stein Research Centre - A Pirate settlement in an Anarchy system Yen-Ti.
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00:00 Title and Intro
00:35 Travelling to Settlement Location
06:02 Overt Settlement Raid (Lots of Combat)
28:51 Exiting Settlement
29:39 Outto

[@vcc_pdr]

May I suggest different approach? For a start: buy FSD with SCO, there is no need for long travel time. This 15 minute travel would take just 1, once you get used to it. Pick 3-4 missions for materials you need, haggle if reputation is solid. Then SCO to another station and pick 3-4 more missions; prefer criminal extermination and mission stacking. Always scan the system, you can cut that part from the video. That way missions will tell you the distance and you may not choose them if they are just too far. Don't dismiss the ship. If things go wrong, few rifle shots won't destroy it. You will fly away before the settlement defense makes a dent. Use SRV: it is perfect for extermination missions and for storing loot. Switch to turret mode, full power to weapons and the guards just drop. Buy all the e-breach in anarchy systems, no need for codes. But make sure you are not scanned while having them on you. Install E:D Material helper. With above approach, you will fill your inventory in just 1 run. But with this tool, you can point at some material and it will tell you if it is useful or not. Check for signal sources. They often have solid materials and data, and there is always some raw material or plant nearby for some extra money. And maybe a bounty or two when other interested parties show up.

[@jasperlit1345]

Sniper riffle takes a while to get used to, you have to lead target because the projectile speed is low, trying to take out a moving target is super tough until you get good at estimating how far away they are and how fast they are moving. o7

[@stephenlilly3016]

As you raid the settlements you should bring your srv along so you can empty your backpack into the srv and carry on looting. Also use the terminals to mark the place's you want to go so you don't run around like a headless chicken. I can't believe you left the power regulator behind they are so valuable.

[@hazenkorakagaming]

Ah good idea on the SRV, but if you go hot, won't the hostiles blow up your SRV?

[@stephenlilly3016]

@@hazenkorakagaming just park it behind the building (habitat) and you can use it as a quick get away like I do. You can't lose it either as it's on your hud.

[@jasperlit1345]

Hey when you kill NPC's and have a chance to get near the body, you want to scan them to check for bounties, can be decient creds, but it also increases your ship combat progress believe it or not lol

[@hazenkorakagaming]

That's good to know. I did realise that you can do this, but I've never seen a bounty on a body that wasn't already automatically given (e.g. on salvage site missions). I didn't try on these raids, but it's a good tip, thanks

[@makroshlyta]

@@hazenkorakagaming Works like the warrant scanner. A kill gives you local bounties, the scan check with Instellar Factor and give bounties on all factions.

[@hazenkorakagaming]

Yes, but it's never given me any bounties for scanning. I've just automatically got them by killing (for example mercs dropped on me in a salvage site).

[@jasperlit1345]

@@hazenkorakagaming I have seen this as well, the ones that drop in after you are there dont seem to have bounties you can scan when on ground, if they are there already, like you sometimes see in power restore missions, they will have bounties (all of them from what I have seen), also if you take assasination missions or ones to take out a settlement they have bounties on ground (some not all). Also the ones that drop for "protect" missions dont have bounties on ground.