Elite Dangerous - Small Ship, Big Bounties

G’day guys,
In today’s video I am going to go show how even a new pilot in a small ship can still effectively hunt big game in a Hazardous Resource Extraction site, without having to be an uber pilot.
This is directed more towards new pilots wanting to engage in HAZ Res Bounty Hunting using a relatively cheap combat ship, and not getting blown up every trip!
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Thanks to everyone who watched!

[@josiahcroel3069]

"I'm not going to be doing anything too complicated" *turns off flight assist* me: "Shit"

[@giausjulius4]

Lol. All you have to worry about is not trying to roll when in FA off. Rolling really screws you over. Use your lateral and vertical thrusters only, i.e. pitch and yaw. Only use FA off when trying to turn very tightly as your momentum carries you in the direction you originally were moving. In the FDL a great maneuver is to boost away from your target and FA off while pitching up so your momentum carries you in the direction of the boost while your thrusters turn you to face your target. Then you turn FA on while using reverse thrusters to continue to carry you away while you open fire taking all pips from engines and splitting them between weapons and shields to maximize the effectiveness of the maneuver. Given that this maneuver takes you to near max range of your target a Long Range modified weapons loadout works wonders since you won't lose damage over distance. It's really hard to convey maneuvers through text but I'm sure someone has explained this better on the interwebs somewhere. I can try to clarify if you have questions.

[@josiahcroel3069]

I just ordered a joystick so it should be a lot easier to play the game in general now :p (I can finally used fixed weapons!!!)

[@GalacticKatt]

Eh. Roll can screw you over, but you can pull some really sick corkscrews using it. Adding a third dimension to your normal maneuvers can be extremely useful.

[@ramadansteve1715]

Gillan Laureth of Seles Christ dude. I love my ferdy, but i think ill stick with repeatedly quad railgunning anything slower than me in the ass. Id crash into every asteroid if i tried that

[@toxicslix]

LOL...yeah that's what I thought...!! I'm still practicing the whole FA off with my sidewinder...

[@MattBalara]

For this newbie, knowing that I can target the power supply is a game changer. Thanks mate!

[@BluesRCadventures]

Matt Balara finding this out is going to be a game changer for me as well!! Had no idea I could do that lol

[@flatmarssociety5707]

I know right just learned that to

[@blakeirvin3011]

@@flatmarssociety5707 I only learned starting out because I had an old joystick sitting around and was super focused on getting good controls set up, found options to target next/previous modules under targeting and was like, "Wait, whaaa??"

[@blakeirvin3011]

@@flatmarssociety5707 Though if you haven't noticed yet, I've seen a lot of comments mentioning that it isn't effective(powerplant targeting) on NPCs anymore v.v

[@blakeirvin3011]

@@flatmarssociety5707 more specifically they behave like players and can shutdown/reboot to fix modules but it seems it may stun them still? Literally read an article after I sent that last comment! N00b commander, myself!

[@Fifteenth_]

I ran into a wing of 8 made completely out of sidewinders and it was absolutely terrifying

[@williambaldwin9068]

Fifteenth_ must have been like a school of piranhas

[@HotaruZoku]

Fifteenth_ still pisses me off pirates and factions and even the npc equivalent to pubbies can apparently wing up as high as they can count, but Commanders? /4/. Because...fairness.

[@trevorseim6950]

When you encounter a small tribe of Rust nudists

[@austin2774]

i almost died by a wing of 5 type 10s

[@boiledelephant]

@@austin2774 to be fair, the type 10 has about the highest theoretical dps in the game, even if it can't all point in one direction...several of them and you're basically fighting the goddamn navy.

[@AlwaysDutchMusic]

Could you show us the buttons you're pressing/thrusters you're using at the time, just a suggestion

[@steveragnar1155]

Good video bar 2 things: The persistent brand bar at the bottom obscuring details and the persistent 'subscribe'. Don't mind them for 30 secs but, on all the time? Why?

[@eduardofreitas8336]

Didn`t even notice lol

[@C-MAG-Music]

@@eduardofreitas8336 Me neither - was just watching him blast absolutely everything away and smiling so big. hahaha.

[@oisnowy5368]

"Your initial attack position is important..." and proceeds to ram a far larger ship...

[@VindicatorJones]

Gday guys, nothing fancy in this video, just some tips on how to fly your small ship in a Hazardous RES zone hunting big game for profit and XP. Suited more towards newer commanders.

[@sgt_s4und3r54]

+Vindicator Jones Glad to see I'm not the only one that likes the viper. I've kept mine since i bought it. Its a great backup when you dont want to risk the more expensive guys on a small budget.

[@jhh631]

the AI are harmless compared to 2019

[@torcheddreadnought899]

taking out the power plant on NPCs does next to nothing these days.

[@johanbollemus8444]

Things have indeed become more difficult. These NPCs from 2016 behave like flying bricks. :D

[@4shtia]

I was wondering why the AI ships seemed to move a lot more

[@Vlamyncksken]

get rid of that obstructive banner, dude. I know what damn channel I'm watching

[@Gebunator]

Huh, has the AI improved these two years or are they just that unable to anything when you tail so close to their arse? I swear, I've seen AI constantly pull off rather complicated maneuvers nowdays. No matter what, this was good refresher course to things I think I knew. Also, I'd like to add: Never be too greedy, turn in bountines early because oh boy.. No matter how careful you are, at one point your strayfire gets you wanted due unforeseen flight patterns of feds. To reinforce of not being too greedy, I've fitted my Viper MkIV with beams and seekers. Seekers to mess up bigger ships faster and once I am out of missiles, it's rearming and cashing in time. I also have fallen in love with Eagle and Vulture due the insane thrusters all around. Makes me feel like ace pilot when pulling off some stupidly ridiculous spirals to retarget or reobtain dominant position

[@VindicatorJones]

Yes, AI has been bumped up a few notches, I will be revisiting this video in the future.

[@Gebunator]

Well, it does its job demonstrating how one ship can take big ships down with proper tailgating!

[@CMDRNaQan]

Small ships for the win.

[@steveaustin4118]

Got me wanting to ditch my Anaconda now and go get a Viper, Well I'd have plenty of change for rebuys Watched your surface assault on a budget and got to thinking maybe an Asp explorer would be a nice middle ground something like coriolis.io/outfit/asp/25A5A5A4D4A5D5C2f2f2d2d101003030303B12d29292901v6.AwRj4yvI.AwiMIyu4g===?bn=Asp%20Attack

[@williamread5652]

Steve Austin No KWS? Makes a lot of extra money!

[@TsetTsyung]

Dude. This vid is awesome. Recently upgraded to a vulture from a Viper... Then went back to a Viper to test a Boom-N-Zoom build with Rails... Now I see I need to sort out my positioning and stay behind him. They keep losing me atmo :(

[@Datan0de]

It sounds like you're in the perfect position to answer but big question from this video: Will this tactic work as well in a Vulture as in a Viper? I was planning on picking up a Vulture to see how it compares with the Cobra I'll currently flying, but this tactic looks like so much fun that I may go for a Viper instead if it's more effective in this role.

[@rubryc1557]

As I'm starting my combat career, your videos are always an absolute must watch. Thought it was safer to start with my python, but I should invest in a real fighter and get my hands on manoeuvring properly before relying on shields and firepower.

[@tee4222]

Man... I suck.. "nothing fancy, anybody can do it" Not me... I keep getting slaughtered. I don't know how you're able to stay on them so well. I can circle a rock like nobody's business, but replace that with an anaconda or fed gun ship and I'm toast..

[@michalvalta5231]

Are you sure you are using your vertical and lateral thrusters? Sometimes your main throttle should be 0 and you should be just drifting around them. That's what he does anyways.

[@wargaming-u3063]

Dont worrie astroids have me beat

[@seanwarren9357]

Tee having binds for the directional thrusters makes a huge difference, in the event that's your issue, you may need to sort that out. Position is everything with a ship that can dominate that aspect and pay for not taking advantage of it as they can't take many big hits. Running away also leaves you in crosshairs, so that's not a great option if you can avoid it.

[@travisfarrell9222]

It’s a little late but he address this before. If you wanna practice, get a ship and take it to a planet belt. Focus on one rock and keep your crosshairs on it while flying around using your directional thrusters, along with main thrusters and boosters. Also try boosting while holding directional thrusters for a more accurate turn if needed

[@ReaperPLUR]

Love your hud color! Is it preset or what are the colors if u don't mind? I'd love it too

[@Jinxbawls]

I stayed with my viper all the way until I had enough to outfit a vulture with the basics. Miss that little ship. Good vid!

[@Geomock]

I just wanted to thank you for making this video. Just last night I put these tips to use and got 2 mil credits in 30 minutes at a high RES in my Viper Mk 4. You just got yourself a new sub!

[@VindicatorJones]

+The GeoMock Channel Really glad it helped you out. Thanks!

[@Datan0de]

I would've lost a lot of money betting against a Viper vs FDL in any circumstance. This is amazing! I totally agree that lateral/vertical thrusters are key in a dogfight, and I'm glad that I already do that without thinking, but I'd love to know more about how you're using flight assist off. Great video. There were a ton of little tips here that are going to be helpful. Would love to see you revisit this against the current AI piloting!

[@darkstarprime]

Ok, in my Viper vs Somethingelse encounters, the NPCs never fly this easy, they always boost away and either turn to face me, or at least mess up my approach. I still kill them, but I've yet to disable a module on an enemy ship... The other day I was chasing this Asp X, that did not hit me a single time, but it was maneuvering so wildly I could barely keep up. is it me or has 2.3 changed the way NPCs do combat?

[@VindicatorJones]

AI got a slight buff after this video. The same principles apply, but the new AI makes it a bit more tougher.

[@darkstarprime]

thought so, thanks for confirming

[@Datan0de]

I was wondering the same thing. Good to know, but this still looks like a fun tactic to try. At least the small ships have a cheap rebuy cost.

[@evasuser]

25:28 ... the point of this video was to show to newer pilots the importance of thinking BEFORE pulling the trigger ... I couldn't agree more to the above, I have learn it the hard way. And no one nobody never is safe in Elite and regardless what ship he's in.

[@fungoose2195]

vulture vulture vulture, the number one small combat vessel.

[@supershmooperme]

do you fly with a HOTAS? I tried this and no matter what I did, they turned around to face me. There was nothing I could do to stay behind them

[@captainnero8632]

gimballed make so much Sense when you are 30 feet behind the Target at all times...

[@antwan1357]

Oh darn ,I thought meant the sidewinder in the title. YOU know with practice a person can really make a profit off of a Sidewinder fighter pilot project sniping bounties in high security system in high extraction site hitting just enough to get credits for bounty but not enough to get aggrieved from the fired upon npc while other npc are fighting it.

[@J0intV3nture]

Good stuff and great tips, however on a side note: please do a low cut on your microphone sound in your post production. Your voice sounds very muddy and is emphasized even more while listening to on studio grade speakers. Otherwise the rest is top quality. Keep it up!

[@Uveal_Peppers_Sci-Fi_Gaming]

I ❤ BIG Ships but then I ❤ & truly want to own a big American Kenworth Rig. I own 3 T10. 1 is an Explorer ship. The other 2 are War ships for Combat & Alien hunting. I use a Corvette for cargo.

[@reverendgaddy2435]

deselecting targets make your gimbaled weapons into fixed? Inteesting.

[@Datan0de]

I know, right?? That was one of my big takeaways from this video. It makes perfect sense, but I'd never thought of it.

[@reverendgaddy2435]

@@Datan0de just discovered that one must be careful using this tactic, however. If a "clean" ship crosses your weapons fire while you've got a "wanted" ship targeted you're ok, but if you don't have a wanted target selected and another ship crosses your fire-path you'll incur a bounty. Learned that the hard way last night in a HRES while surrounded by police ships...

[@HashknightGaming]

Type 10 defender is just fine for me lol I rinse the big ones with full heat reduced lasers with any heat I do produce is put into my targets.

[@st8113]

Yeah, I'm gonna need you to repeat this video for every single patch that comes out. What you're showing off in this video doesn't feel remotely possible for any ship in this patch.

[@VindicatorJones]

Whats done in this video can be replicated with enough practice, regardless of how aggressive the AI is. This video is more about the basics, how to initiate combat, keeping throttle in the blue, using thrusters, FAOFF etc..

[@jchoneandonly]

So if I'm running a krait phantom with small shields (built her for jump range) what should I put on her for hard points so I can do some damage? I've got 2 large multicannons and medium rail guns currently and I'm thinking about going all lasers.

[@bobbyvandyke143]

The hazardous res zones never have anyone to attack I've been to many of these zones never once have I found anything to kill.. I stay in high res now because of this. It's small time money. You can make 500 mil in about 5 hours after you first start playing which makes this just piss me off because mining and scanning are no where near as fun as fighting but bounty hunting makes you so few credits it's not even worth the effort.

[@kylereg]

Jones....How in the world do you maintain your position so well? I've seen your two videos on thrusters. What do you recommend?

[@VindicatorJones]

Honestly, just spend a lot of practicing flying around objects just using your thrusters, controlling your direction of movement balancing the forward thrusters with your directional thrusters. Eventually, it will become second nature, so that when your in combat, your not even really thinking about it, and just react.

[@DerekMoore82]

Vindicator Jones I don't have forward or reverse thrusters on the controller I'm using, because I can't think of anything I would be willing to replace. Should I swap throttle out for forward/reverse thrusters? Would that be worth it? My right sick is lateral/vertical thrusters (alt.= yaw), my left stick is pitch/roll, my bumpers are throttle, and my triggers are weapon firing. My dpad is default pips, face buttons are default as well.

[@benniebees]

NPC ships are huge bulletsponges nowadays.. They come with engineered shields or armor. Not only the AI is much better now, the time to kill is much longer too.

[@HashknightGaming]

Beat by two eagles lol may as well save your credits for the type 10 sit in low rez with turrets and a nice treat for the pirates to try and take easy money bruh.

[@Raeinok]

How did he sustain fire for so long?

[@IanTheWoodchuck]

Pulse lasers are really energy and heat efficient compared to burst and beam, which makes them good for sustained fire. For the big guns, he's using medium multicannons, which do use some power and heat, but are much lower than comparable size lasers in the same hardpoints. Once the shields are down, he spins up the cannons and keeps flinging depleted uranium until they're swiss cheese!

[@magicstorm1]

I keep hearing watch the thruster and trail but what am I suppose to do with that information? I know enough that I need to counter or match it but I am unsure what exactly how I am suppose to input my controls. I feel like I know what Im suppose to do but I can't seem to get it right in actual space sim dogfight.

[@TheGholiday]

Holy crap! I'm using a Viper Mk IV with reinforced hull and military grade armour and I still get slaughtered time after time. I really need to learn to use my thrusters more.

[@eduardofreitas8336]

TheGholiday crazy thing is thar for combat the viper iii is better than the iv!

[@RenzorTheRed]

Good video. I've been holding off on hunting hazardous zones until I get a vulture, but I hunt pirates a fair bit with my cobra mkiii. I'm often having to take a break from constant fire even with an A rated distributor and power plant though, because I use two medium burst lasers and two small multi cannons. I suppose if I drop the lasers down to small pulse like you, I could possibly sustain forever like that. Or maybe go to two small pulse and two medium multis. :p

[@DOOM3DGUY]

Your video's are the best. I really went to school today after picking Elite back up. Thank you.

[@Eric4bz]

That second FGS belonged to the bloodhounds of the empire. can anyone else say ironic?

[@BunkMastersGaming]

Man the way you fly the viper you can even take my engineered python. I am so bad in combat😅

[@deimos2k6]

Sir, good outfit indeed, but you should try fixed mounts for weapons, they pack a better punch , plus it will be more challenging and satisfying to destroy targets, I have an almost identical setup as yours but do more damage per second. have good spaceflights!

[@HashknightGaming]

Lol these are great tips but I am looking for the biggest bounties like where are the 600k targets.

[@kylem3284]

How do you do maneuvers like that in flight assist on??? Do you just use your 6DOF thrusters?

[@superdahoho]

how do u deal with ships that turn and reverse on you? pitch up and thrust down to keep them on your nose?

[@STRIDER_503]

Went to such place yesterday and scored a 2 million bounty voucher, HazRez is such an addicting place to hang out! :D

[@vnelson000]

Is this proof of a balance issue? You'd think a ship this small wouldn't have the capacity to take a larger ships shields down as easily as it appears here. I understand maintaining your position is key, but I'd think the regen rate on a ship with a better powerplant could withstand sustained fire from such poorly energized weapons. I dont know if what I'm seeing here is an example of a balanced system. That's just my poor reasoning I guess. Thank you for showing this.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Best thing about small ships is you actually don't give a shit when you see the rebuy screen - whereas when my Anaconda pops, it's hours of my life worth of credit grinding gone just for the rebuy... of course the Anacondaisn't going to pop against NPC's unless I attack a wing & then sit there and do nothing about it.

[@sirenia755]

its easy to take out a npc's shps but can you do it against a cmdr's ship with high shield and weapons, I think not.

[@WintersArcher]

Nice one Jonesy! This is exactly what I did when I first started out and got 10k merits undermining the Kumo crew. I went all pulse lasers gimbaled. Taking out wings are much easier with all pulse. Use VA to target power plant for you.

[@ChandlerUSMC]

+WintersArcher What's VA? Sounds like a shortcut to selecting it the menu. I'd loved to hear it- was about to check keyboard controls. Haven't pancaked on an asteroid while selecting the PPlant but it's a certainly unless I can leverage a quicker method. thx

[@WintersArcher]

+ChandlerUSMC Voice Attack, so I say "target power plant" and the macro selects the menu and scrolls through to the power plant module for the target selected. I made the macro so it goes through the process very quickly while I can still keep my hands on the controls and fly the ship.

[@richard-hawley]

+WintersArcher Isn't the location of the power plant in the list variable? I wondered if it was possible but didn't think it would be reliable.

[@WintersArcher]

Richard Hawley Yes it is variable. you can make more than one macro. The variable being if the frameshift interdictor is on the target ship or not. If it has one then the power plant is one more up on the list to be selected. So if I am inderdicted I say "target powerplant" to go one more up on the list. IF I am the interdictor then I would say "target powersource" for the normal macro. I undermine a lot, I have not gone up against a ship had more variables than that. VA is the way to go, plus it makes selecting the power plant or docking request faster than any manual keyboard presses.

[@richard-hawley]

+WintersArcher Great tip, thanks a lot.

[@mrcrumb4302]

Vindicator Jones, you are the Scott Manley of Elite Dangerous.

[@VindicatorJones]

+Mr Crumb nah. I am one of the smaller youtubers. Obsidian any, chaos wulff and kornelius are bigger :)

[@andrewmarshall2075]

It's been a long while, but I do wanna point out that people hate the viper MK IV a bit too much

[@VindicatorJones]

While I agree, there is no need to hate it, in fact some people love it.. It often depends on playstyle. However personally, I find the Mk IV lacking compared to the Mk III. The viper works best when its more maneuverable.

[@richard303030]

Hey VJ, loved this video mate. I might go and try this for myself :)

[@thomassims3096]

I took a mission, it was to defeat a pirate, I took it knowing that I was sufficiently underprepared, I ended up taking down the pirates Fer De Lance, in my cobra mk3, after 4 tries.

[@kymmoulds]

Great video and thanks for taking the time to make it. I picked up some tips and should I take up Bounty Hunting I'll take into account your worthwhile suggestions. My only problem is I'm left handed and use a Thrustmaster T16000M and keyboard for the other controls not covered by the joystick. Cheers and again well done.

[@neutrino7704]

The link to your build is not working. Instead of being a plain link it's some kind of KZbin redirect, that doesn't work. I suggest you just post a normal link.

[@VindicatorJones]

I am working on an updated version of this video, in it will contain a link to a new engineered build.

[@joshhiggs9467]

Love you videos! They have helped me a lot. I'm wondering about your preferred progression of ships. I have been using the viper for a while now, with a shameless copy of your build :-). I recently traded it if for a vulture, but I'm just unsure about it. Yes it handles better, but I feel like the viper could still handle the jobs the vulture can. Would you recommend continuing to use the vulture or get the viper back and save up for something bigger?

[@johnterpack3940]

Just bought a Viper for bounty hunting. Now I know how to set it up. Thanks.

[@Gariel2007]

I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'll have 4 pips into engines using thrusters with my viper MKIII and Everything out maneuvers me.

CPU can turn off flight assist now, even a bulky ship can outmanuever a craft who is flying as if he's a jet in space.

[@maxinelange9514]

thinking of practicing this method in my imperial eagle, just for the style

[@cutty02]

Nice flying but I literally never seen a dangerous FDL not turn on me if I give them 1-2km distance like you did. Seem like he was bugged

[@Nabekukka]

This is an old video, the NPC AI has been bumped up sometime after this video came out.

[@GravitySpec]

Any particular reason you don't use a kill warrant scanner? From what I understand you can earn more if you scan them first before you destroy them.

[@Nox210]

Great video 'Jones, love your work mate! New sub, fellow Aussie and still very new to the game here - I'm wondering if you could tell me what purpose that heat sink you have serves, what with the trusty little pulse lasers being so effective, if it's necessary at all, or is it related to Silent Running or perhaps something else instead? Cheers.

[@greymanjones5559]

Hey VJ, do you have any good tips on when to deactivate the flight assist like you did in the video once?

[@VindicatorJones]

Thats a hard question to answer.. a lot relies on feel and timing.. Try and deactivate it at the start of a turn and turn it back on just before the end of a turn.. Easy to say, hard to master.

[@greymanjones5559]

@@VindicatorJones It sounds a little like the "engine kill" back in Freelancer, which made you slide on into whatever direction your ship was currently moving in but you were still able to turn around. Think people used it a lot for "jousting" of sorts in pvp. Is it somewhat like that?

[@chaywarburton3488]

Full Grade A non engineered vulture, 3C gimballed beam and MC. I can take down FDL if I'm going through asteroid's but that's as big as I've gotten..

[@callum2390]

This video is proof that you don’t need an expensive ship in order to be successful in elite dangerous, especially when it comes to combat.

[@LokiCDK]

How do you do your B-Roll/Stock footage at the beginning? Are you piloting both the camera and the ship? Or do you have a helper?

[@sinisterace5272]

Great video! Would a viper mkIV work for this? Never really done any PVP and I'd love to give this a try, looks like a lot of fun :)

[@polygondwanaland8390]

"Your initial attack position is extremely important" B O N K

[@The1Helleri]

9:52 What is sticking off of that asteroid ahead and just to the upper right of center? It looks like a rod of some kind. There is another at 10:10 andit disappears as the ship get closer. Is it some kind of marker? A graphical glitch that pops off when you get close enough to draw a higher LoD mesh?

[@VindicatorJones]

That is the mining Laser from an NPC ship Mining the Asteroid :)

[@The1Helleri]

@@VindicatorJones Ahhh okay. ty.

[@minelafft5660]

I’ve only been playing about a month and am already taking down expert alliance crusaders alone in a cobra mark 3

[@williamread5652]

No KWS? Why? They earn you lots of $$$’s. Power consumption maybe?

[@shindinder]

may I ask? Is that Pulse or Burst? I ask because they have changed the game in the last 2 years as shown in the menus and idk if they have changed the name

[@BumbleBee_VR]

Another good video, never thought about the Viper always used my Vulture ( always hated the hardpoint limits but just love the way the vulture moves) but this will be good for a CG with Bounty Hunting Goals seeing its decently cheap to built closer to the system if need be and will pay for itself with just one visit to a HazRes. I think I'll build urself one and have a play. Loving your tactics videos too, I somehow automatically used your tactics from instincts anyways but good to see WHY i fly the way I do and able to make sure I do it more often for more successful BH sessions. Keep up the videos

[@Datan0de]

I know this is an old comment, but how well does the dogfighting strategy in this video work with a Vulture vs a Viper?

[@SuperSuperdude88]

oh wow i didnt know there was a category for sub targets! very cool

[@HotaruZoku]

Why the heatsink? Pulse lasers wouldn't generate enough system heat to fry an egg if you tried cooking on the barrel, and multi-cannons may as well have been external refrigeration devices. So what gives? That a potential defense against thermal attacks? But the video is about small ships and npcs. NPCs don't /use/ Engineer-modified equipment, do they?

[@VindicatorJones]

Heat sinks are good when you want to go into silent running and make a run for it, also good if you pop an SCB so you dont overheat and preventing urself from overheating during scooping. You dont have to have them, but sometimes they are good to have around. And yes, NPC's do run with engineered equipment

[@vermili0n]

damn you're a fantastic pilot, I need to train in combat a lot more ever since my cobra was blown up. I'm in a viper right now... thanks for the advice

[@RGMS_]

With this video i learned that i dont need a big ship to take out big targets, i was wrong. Bye BipBop V3

[@cmdrmikhailsoshu7065]

The Viper MK III is the most fun ship to pilot. It's fast, it's powerful; treat the ship with respect and it will strike horror into your enemies.

[@sykoticelflord7028]

Excellent video, CMDR. I wish there had been a simple visual guide to solo combat flying like this back when I started out. Then I wouldn't have had to waste so much money on so many re-buys, lol. Its good to see this out there for new players. Keep up the excellent work!

[@19892903]

Thanks for the awesome videos you made! Really enjoying them and learning a lot! Question about this vid (and some others); I notice you sometimes turn off flight assist for a very short time, what does it exactly do? Where do you use it for? It looks like you get a better turn rate, but just wanted to ask for sure. And in the RES zone, the security ships helping you, do they help you because you are green to them, or do they Always help you? (because maybe RES zones work like that?) I have not tried those zones but want to try them soon. Thanks in advance :)

[@VindicatorJones]

Glad your enjoying them :) Turning flight assist off allows you not only to turn a little faster, but it also allows your ship to fly in one direction while facing another, its very handy in some situations. Security ships regardless if they are green or not will attack anything hostile in the area. Its why when your starting out, to stay with a group of security ships, otherwise sometimes you could be fighting on your own. Security ships will totally ignore you, unless you fire on them, or on a non hostile target. So be very careful, a stray shot or two can land you in a world of hurt as all those security ships turn on you. So watch your fire. :)

[@voiceattackpackscom]

in your opinion what ships besides the viper mk3 can you do this in? Could you do it say in an eagle, imp eagle, imp courier, ect? I know some of those ships actually turn faster than the viper but i dont know if there are other factors to consider like acceleration. Thanks.

[@VindicatorJones]

+voiceattackpacks.com Send me some voice attack packs and I will give you the magical answer! LOL.. joking... Honestly, you can do this in ANY ship, hell I did this in a sidewinder. You just have to be aware of your ships limitations, and be realistic when selecting your targets. If your in an eagle, then you know your better off not attacking wings or lone anacondas unless you have some security patrols assisting you. Honestly ship choice and capabilities are not the deciding factors in combat. Target selection, your position when initiating combat and knowing your limitations are. Many commanders think ED is a space shooter... you see your enemy and open fire.. and thats where they get into trouble. ED is a great space combat simulator, and quite often good tactics will prevail over firepower. The only thing I would consider to be relatively important from a new pilots point of view is speed... Speed means that you are always, well mostly, in control of the engagement. If things get hairy, you can always run. But there are exceptions to this rule, especially when fighting ships like cobras, FAS's, FDL's and other high speed ships. Right now they dont tend to boost as much, but after engineers, this could change, so running from them might be a little harder. But honestly, if your in a courier or even an imperial eagle, you should have no major problems if you attack from behind your enemy, be selective with your targets and use careful tactics. Hope that helps!

[@voiceattackpackscom]

+Vindicator Jones Thanks! I myself have played quite a bit but am trying to get better at combat. Been mostly a trader/miner/explorer. And by the by if you want voice packs for elite, they are free on my webpage!

[@ernesto3870]

youre so fucking good man. its crazy watching you

[@Rune-cyber]

where was the kill warrant scanner could have made more with it

[@jeffbynum1024]

Is this viper engineered? I cant get to 485 boost in that

[@thefirstarkangel5524]

do you know how to get the black camo for the federal corvette? i saw a picture of it once and i fell in love but i cant find it anywhere

[@Rubberduckzillas]

Jonesy, think you can do a video on what players with Python and greater sizes can do against things like a vulture? I find turrets do bugger all damage, and obviously they'll outturn you. I think we need a way to kill them and not just have to default to running away

[@VindicatorJones]

+Rubberduckzillas Currently the best way to handle this situation in Pythons/Anacondas/Corvettes is to fly backwards, but without getting too far away from the target.. try and hold your position around 400-600 meters with your throttle. You can usually maintain constant fire on them, while they try and roll and avoid your fire. If they are firing at you constantly, put 3-4 pips into shields, and go easy on the trigger until they start to try and roll away For an example of it (its called shield tanking) check out my earlier video on the FDL go to around 9:25 and you can see what I mean from there. Although this is FDL specific, the tactic will work on any ship, and suits larger ships. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qH7RZqSnpp6am5Y

[@classicfrenzy]

Link for the build is broken unfortunately...

[@Shattered-Realm]

Nice thank you soo much. I suck in combat and this helped me with the basics. Any tips for how to avoid their rapid turning using reverse thrust? It seems that every time I would over shoot and loop around they would instantly be facing me even in a vulture. I only had an easy time with pythons.

[@VindicatorJones]

Yeah, I will be making a video on this shortly, but there is no counter that can work 100% of the time. Its just adapting to the situation and being aware of what your target will try and do. Following their engine trails, their speed and heading will often give you very clear indications of what they are trying to do.

[@mattvjmeasures]

I love my Freagle. A-specced to the max, it turns on a penny and is so much fun for zipping round and about stations and planet surfaces Cheap rebuy too, should accidents occur.... 😀

[@Bigyin1963]

Hi Vindicator with the relies of 2.4 coming what would you consider a good fighter and loadout for PvE and PvP as I think the last video on this was about a year ago

[@VindicatorJones]

PVE and PVP are two different kettles of fish, usually requiring different kinds of loadouts. As for ship, all depends on your budget. Best pure combat ships are the Viper, Vulture, FAS and FDL.

[@kaizaki9148]

You know it's interesting, depending on the optimal and thruster mass of the ship, you sometimes turn faster with 0 pips to engine, perhaps not on the viper but I've noticed this phenomenon in the courier.

[@nralbers]

Once again a hugely entertaining and above all educational video! Definitely pointing my son and his best friend at this one. One of them is in a viper and both of them could really use quality advice on fight tactics. "Open Fire" as their only strategy is just not cutting it for them :-)

[@VindicatorJones]

+Niels Albers lol, glad you liked it mate. And yes.. I see so many people adopt the tactic of pulling the trigger without thinking, and wonder why they have so many problems farming Haz RES... Hope it helps them out. Cheers

[@spektor25]

Why dont u have a bounty scanner equipped?

[@sneakycactus8815]

Vulture, heavy combat with slight exploration

[@hiruu]

Shit, I get my ass handed to me...so I watch these videos to se how much I suck, lol.

[@VindicatorJones]

You wanted to see me when I first started... I was utterly useless.. It takes time to get the "feel" for things. So dont get discouraged. ;)

[@mrcrumb4302]

What difference does targeting a sub-system make? Is it worth it?

[@sebastianb5036]

Yes it is, at least for the big targets. You can sometimes pop a Anaconda with 40% Hull remaining if you target the powerplant.

[@jljdownton]

I have a Cobra MkIII that I've been using for bounty hunting, would it be worth switching to a Viper?

[@VindicatorJones]

Nothing wrong with the Cobra, its a great multirole ship and is still relatively good in combat. However for straight out combat, I would choose the viper. It has much better maneuverability than the cobra.

[@jljdownton]

+Vindicator Jones alright thanks

[@IceGene]

I'm running with the same ship at the moment. The jump range is amazing on it. what loadout were you running on your hardpoints?

[@MIG95374]

I've got full on multi cannons . probably not a good idea but I will try it out

[@IceGene]

I tried that myself hahaha it really wasn't a good idea. especially against shields Nafri Isaug

[@Shame_Wizard]

why no warrent scanner?

[@TheElcentralen]

+Jordan Lovett, yeah it gives you a nice bonus. even if it spams your bounty claims. after a week or so i kill myself so i can get it cleaned out : b

[@VindicatorJones]

+Jordan Lovett Yes my mistake. Rip out the heat sink and put in a warrant scanner. Small oversight on my part, thanks for pointing it out.

[@Luckfish3]

+Vindicator Jones I was just about to ask about that heat sink launcher. I understand why you chose larger multi-cannons and smaller lasers, and agree (size penalty only applying to hull damage). I was curious as to your statement that it runs counter to how you normally choose weapon loadouts, however. You normally have them swapped? If so, why? I too love small ships, and sticking on my prey's tail as they try and turn towards me. I agree with you, positioning is paramount.

[@TheElcentralen]

i feel like the point of this video is to show how a non optimal setup and a little bit of easy maneuvers can get you a long way to your next treasure.

[@ramadansteve1715]

Tobias Bergstrand Yoo just go to a broker and cash em all in, minus 25% profit but you dont have to travel round the galaxy redeeming vouchers