Elite Dangerous START FAST!! START RICH!! Beginner Guide

Elite Dangerous beginners guide to starting the game off rich and quickly. If you have never played ED before, this is the way to start off on the right foot.
Also, this is my very first KZbin video ever, so please leave a comment if you have suggestions or thoughts.
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[@stateofmortality1908]

Oh man i just started out yesterday and i literally have no clue what im doing and this is the first video ive seen on youtube that I’ve seen explain things perfectly. This man even deleted his own save to prove a point, you’ve gotten my sub man! Now i just need to find a few guys to play this on pc with! Looking forward to learning more from you 👌🏻

[@deadplaysgames8322]

i only started a couple days ago and i learned more in tis video than i have on my own guess i gotta start a new save and go back to the fed bubble for awhile

[@nawtme5761]

You should do a detailed video on beginner ships.

[@justcallmecage6765]

Where is the option to buy the seismic charge launcher??

[@mikata_mark_official5306]

You still playing?

[@mysticj7875]

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[@jaysonjota]

Man I got to tell you this is one of the finest newb tutorials I have seen. Been playing since 2016 and I still love this guides they bring back those first days of elite. Keep doing videos man you are excellent.

[@NavigateNest]

just wanted to say the same thing.. hahaha..

[@Drawfill]

yup found that out the hard way myself lmao. Starter systems are over-rated anyways.

[@Pyroteq]

For a first video this is excellent. Blows away most other ED guides. Very thorough and easy to understand.

[@coolhandluke9783]

Just wanted to thank you. This video was VERY helpful. Really dug your thorough explanations of everything and the way you clearly articulated even tiny details that I noticed some other youtubers glossed over making your videos MUCH easier to follow as a new player. Thanks again

[@christopherthomas8421]

Thank you for being who you are. Other KZbinrs are so damn annoying trying to be funny I can’t stand it thank you for your content

[@ZephyrusAsmodeus]

Some of us know exactly who you're talking about lol and I agree, it gets.. very grating

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

@@ZephyrusAsmodeus Yep...him.

[@lovell3006]

I've had this game since kickstarter but never really got into it until now. Of the few starter vids I've watched yours is the most informative. It's a beginner guide and that's what you've made. So many beginner guides treat you like you have some idea how mining (among other things) works and don't tell you the bits that experienced players take for granted. This has helped me a ton. Thank you thank you. Subscribed. Please keep the videos coming.

[@trajanrex5599]

I am very glad that it helped you out. Thank you for the kind words.

[@Mark-Rain]

I been watching dozens of videos and this one is the best real beginner video I have seen. Note on DSS: make sure you have the mouse key binds set or you can't aim it.

[@r.davidpickens8567]

Wanted to thank you. Great starter. First person I've seen that showed a way to get out of starter system and back in. I've been trying that for over a month until you. Again, Thank you.

[@DogukanSeptem]

What was the timestamp of this? I couldn't find or realize it. And yes, this was a great vid, definitely the best amongst all the other vids I've watched.

[@jimraue4801]

@@DogukanSeptem Just within 3 hours of now...

[@ozzi_88]

and this is the money grinding tutorial I was looking for, thanks so much and keep up the good work commander!

[@TheNeonParadox]

You should have more subs. This is by far the best starter video I've seen in the last couple of days. Note: I've only been watching starter videos for a couple of days.

[@9fingeredrippingsaxplayer909]

FYI to new players, if you are destroyed with unclaimed bounties on your 1 screen, you will lose all those unclaimed bounty credits...Also, I recommend you play in Solo mode for quite a while. There's so many extremely over powered engineered ships, that even a fully built Fer De Lance(non engineered) will stand no chance against even the smallest fully engineered ships with experienced players behind the helm

[@TsvetanVR]

Yup. That right there is the reason I quit ED after a couple hundred hours. I'm just not willing to waste hundreds of hours on grinding for engineering which by the way is also fatally boring.

[@9fingeredrippingsaxplayer909]

@@TsvetanVR right, I have about 1,100 hours into ED now, close to Elite rank in Combat, have my Federal Corvette fully A rated, and STILL only play in Solo, never once been to open. Ide stand zero chance in open even with a fully A rated Corvette. However, I will say that 2 of my 3 multi cannons are grade 2-3 engineered. The rest of my Vette is just A rated

[@oooBASTIooo]

Can you play the whole game in Solo or do you have to play it online with others? Just asking, because I'm not a big fan of online games, especially with PvP and I'm thinking about buying the game...

[@NavigateNest]

mate.. you got talent.. you sound like the kind of guy that should have 200k subs

[@Karshel]

great video, most useful starter I've seen.. been in the game 3 days and now have a focus to follow.

[@davidmount9117]

Thanks, this is the best guide I have seen for sure. Just started and the first few days were painful, almost laid it down. Now I got a toe in.

[@mrexists5400]

8:29 no, you will not get kicked out if you get combat rank, you will loose the permit if you rank up *and then* land at any station outside the starter area. you can rank up, go all the way to beagle point, and be able to return to the starter system, so long as you don't actually land at a station/settlement outside the starter area and to avoid confusion, you can leave the starter system and return so long as you dont rank up. i was able to leave once, picked up a kill warrant scanner, an imperial eagle and a rate some of the core internals and was able to return because I didn't rank up

[@SaschaMTB1]

I am so happy to found you and this video. Very good explaination. Played 4 hours and I am lost till now. Thank you so much man!

[@73ingie]

Very in depth and well done video. Loved it and I'm now off to try for myself. Keep up the good work commander 😁👍👍

[@BrandonOsborn404]

This is the BEST startup video I have seen - I got so juiced on making pirate money that I'm going to have to start again to stay harmless long enough to reap the core mining segment, but that's OK. I think I get it now! Thank you for making such a complicated learning curve manageable!

[@Nothing2NV]

Best damn beginners tutorial made on this game

[@jackfrost9655]

This is a way better plan than crying in my commander's seat while waiting for the fuel and oxygen to run out. Thanks for making the first few steps digestible.

[@davidmanning9145]

Dude thank you so much for this video I've been looking all over and no one really explains this stuff thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[@thya_6177]

This tutorial helped me a lot I thought I just had to go and scan the pirates then engage them immediately but this guys voice is perfect that I understood every word he said.

[@TripleEightss]

Hands down the BEST beginner tutorial for this game. Thank u sir!

[@Oceanwireaudio]

Thanks so much for this, I’ve been struggling with a few thousand credits here and there and have just restarted the game and have finished the first part with the pirates with 2.6m CR. Brilliant!

[@dirtroaddemon4247]

Finally a video that makes sense!!! Restarting when I get home

[@tajhy101]

loved this vid. explaned everything very well. thanks for helping me get a better start than before this video

[@Joker0wnu]

I'm actually doing it right now, you made me erase my Vulture build for bounty... And so far so good mate thanks a lot

[@Slimpawws]

WOW, really appreciate the tips! I have been playing for a decent time, I started a new game, tried your method, and within a couple of hours, I'm rolling in CR! 🤑

[@bskbskbskbskbsk]

Did you also get around 3 million? I only got to about 1.9 before almost passing to the next rank. 1.5 left after buying the Cobra. I'm just about to leave for Nanabohzo and I"m praying I'll have enough to start this gig... 🤞

[@edmartin875]

Loved the video. The best for those of us just starting. Subscribed.

[@Agt0rang3]

Returning after some years...great video; I'll be looking for your next!

[@russellupchurch8406]

Wow! That mining payout was insane! ...especially for a newbie timeframe. Thx for the vid bruh.

[@ejconnolly3177]

Best video explaining anything so far for this game!

[@joaott1974]

This guy should work for a review company. Amazing voice and clear explanation. One of the best videos i ever seen

[@nameinvalid69]

Great guide, it's fun to start with combat, and quickly making banks in the process. I actually accidentally level pass harmless, but at that point I already have over 6m to start with. No choice but to find a spot somewhere else to mine. Wanted to see a Neutron Star so went to nearby LHS 145, found some really nice material at planets with rocky rings that sells for decently high price (~80% of max price) just one jump away in neighbouring systems. Also relatively safe, no pirates or anyone around. I didn't quite make 40m per run, just 15~20m as I also equip a shield instead of cargo space. The real headache once you had about 70~80m is... WHICH ONE TO CHOOSE : KRAIT MK ii OR PYTHON ?!?! 😩🤣

[@miguelsoto9895]

Thank you for showing me the way👌

[@nawtme5761]

This channnel is seriously underrated. Liked and subscribed

[@matttheknife3652]

Awesome video - super helpful - thanks very much!

[@lajn1255]

Dude thank you so much for this! 👍👍

[@rodrigoillas6085]

thank you for this! Finally a tutorial that doesn't assume I'm already a pro

[@chelseatoulson4914]

Great info vids dude..really helped me I'm new to this game and this really helps thanks

[@bassemtijs]

i just started yesterday and your video is quite helpful, but its worth mentioning that they made an update where if you dock anywhere outside of the starter systems your license is revoked, so i'm stuck with an outfitted copra randomly looking for cores, hopre i don't get ganked

[@xjk-85x38]

Great video, really helped me in starting my game. Thanks.

[@LikuidK]

Great video, huge help, thank you!

[@SammywiseG]

A couple of pointers to make this start even easier. When looking for cores turn on your night vision. It makes finding the fissures of the core asteroids easier to spot before launching a probe into it. When cracking those cores look first to see what types of fissures you have. If you have 2 or more low types start with those. First charge set it to max by holding the button you use to launch until all 3 bars fill (think of them as low, medium, high) and on the second only go to low charge. This should almost put you in the blue zone if not in it. Finish getting the blue zone by using either a third low fissure or a medium and simply tap the launch button. Jet away to just over the 1 km mark and detonate. If you only have 1 low fissure from the list go max charge on the low, then max on a high. Once again tap charge on a medium to get yourself in the blue. I've found this saves a lot on wasting fissures if you screw up. Another thing I've found is when you're about to leave the starter zone make certain to fill your mission board with 30K+ missions (you can get a max of 20 missions). Don't load any cargo from the transport missions (you won't actually be doing these missions). When you land on the station outside the starter zone you'll get messages saying that you failed the missions but you'll still get paid for them as if you'd completed them. It's an easy extra 800K+. I do this all the time when I'm experimenting with fresh starts and usually go from the start port to Otegine, Matet, and then to wherever the exploring the galaxy mission takes me.

[@ZephyrusAsmodeus]

And dont forget to accept the 100k follow on mission too, I forgot it twice now :b

[@timedriverable]

I thought that acquiring insurance first would be a major priority? Judging from the comments it looks like you did a great job, but for me I'm going to have to read the manual first because a lot of the terms you are using don't make sense and I assume that most of the other commentators have a good foundation for this game. Keep up the good work.

[@beepbop6697]

Awesome tutorial!

[@ses4068]

Some remarks: 1. At 27:50 "stuff is not going anywhere" Actually if you wait long enough, they will self-destroy. Don't know the exact time, but if I had to guess it's somewhere to 10...15 minutes range. 2. In relation to 1., there is a long standing bug FD never solved or cared about, it's the clipping of fragments into the bigger asteroids. In fact, if you don't have the experience, these things will cause you a lot of headache since any rooky player will repeatedly launch a collector limpet, since the one launched a second ago destroys itself by heading banzai right into the asteroid hoping to reach for the clipped chunks.

[@benslade5888]

Excellent starter guide, 1 point worth noting for noobs like me, after trauling multiple stations looking for this and not seeing it, you need to select an empty MEDIUM hardpoint otherwise it won't show under outfitting!

[@greatdragon_nns]

Great vid man, Truly newby friendly, atm im fallowing this after losing my crusader ^ ^ thanks

[@TJS-mb3lt]

So I'm pretty new to Elite Dangerous and was not having a great time trying figuring out how to make money to say the least. Ran some long and tedious passenger transport missions thinking it would make the most money. REALLY wish I had just watched this video first...lol I love this game so far though. Please make more videos.

[@dylanallen8171]

Thank you from Italy!!

[@greendango3375]

nice video man! cant believe you recommend a new player onto mining but hell yes! im 1 month into the game and was doing pirate hunting untill i got my hand the corvette :D but then i give mining a shot since doing pirates kinda boring overtime, and hell im addicted to mining, honestly, getting some rare stuff and when got some nice jackpot stones is one of the best experience i got in this game, now im collecting some more money to get my hand a carrier, gotta need those extra cargo space :P Edit : love the "The sky is not the limit, the sky is the whole game!" is true xDD

[@cryodragonbane4614]

very well done. It was very informative, I thought once you left the newb zone you lost your access to it. but I guess that is only if you sell the data

[@raptor4211]

I've played elite since 2017 and for 3 years I only made money doing missions from various stations and selling cartographs. I've managed to climb to an upgraded asp explorer with that horrible habbit. In early 2022, I introduced a friend to the game and after I went to bed one night, He figured out how to deep core mine and was able to surpass me in one day compared to me in 3 years. I took me a while to figure out how to use third party tools and my equipment to do it but I am already rolling in over 500 mil and climbing to get the corvette and maybe a fleet carrier if it's worth.

[@majorpaiyne2124]

Without the Inara website, I wouldn't be as rich as I am right now. I'd be pirate hunting for chump change still. lol

[@AlexWayne1]

just did this! made 1.6mil in like 10 mins and now i'm going to make piles more! subbed.

[@williamblanchard7989]

FANTASTIC -- Great tutorial!!! let me know how and where to donate!!

[@DracoChavezJay]

Restarting in PC/Steam after a few months in PS4, this guide is the bomb! Sucks that I cannot migrate my PS4 account to PC. But this is a game which has a very high reply value.

[@cedcampbell47012]

Nice Video. Thanks for the help!

[@blackcobra8849]

Excellent video, Question, how do you setup your scanner to search planet and analyze the ring

[@Null24]

Correction: You only lose the permit after docking at a station outside of the starter systems. You can leave them and come back, as long as you dont dock at a station outside of the starter zone.

[@paulleader9532]

Yeah and he did just that. Apparently they have changed some things since he did this video.

[@Nabekukka]

@@someguy9521 Have you docked in a solar system outside of the starter systems? If so, you cannot go back. Or is the problem something else?

[@genghistron7035]

@@paulleader9532 PS4, just started. I can only get 1.5M in bounties before I level to 'mostly harmless', then there's the issue of docking outside the system ('bozo) to switch out components.. I must be missing something.

[@paulleader9532]

@@genghistron7035 This video is just out of date I think. Look up Robigo passenger missions. I think you will find it much easier. Once you can afford a python and load it up with Economy cabins you can make some fairly nutzo cash. Start with an ASP Explorer if you need to.

[@genghistron7035]

@@paulleader9532 Cool, I'll check him out; thanks for the assist.

[@exoticpal1027]

This was awesome thank you

[@dalepickersgill6357]

Best starter video i've seen i'm looking at video's to remove nood mistakes before i start proper . One thing i only got 1.5 mill when killing pirates ie stopped before skill increase . Maybe advise people to target bigger ships as they get more money. No where near the 3.5 mill can i still do cobra 3 ?

[@thenorthremembers6650]

Great tutorial and content 👌...sub and liked!

[@SebastienLapratte]

Great video, thanks! I don’t know when it got pached, but if you dock in a station outside the starter zone you get your pilot licences revoked. No more access to Matet. Any tips on alternative system todo the core mining part around?

[@sheldoncampbell2958]

Your video is the best by far.

[@joeypoulter755]

Ok I’ve got a question I go to the rez high areas and do exactly what you do up until about 90% rank but my bounties aren’t adding up even close I’ve done it 3 times now and the most I’ve gotten the bounties to add up to at the dock was 1.8 mil. Am I doing something wrong or is it just luck based

[@ejconnolly3177]

In about 2 mins I have over 1 mil!! Good video!!

[@xeroterragoth1866]

I mean... I have my gripes here and there and disagreements with certain outfitting choices and whatnot and you could have gotten more cash if you picked up a mission to kill pirates first... but dude straight up deleted his save file and the guide was pretty solid overall. I'll have to check out some of your other videos, see if you got any hints for non-beginners lol

[@yoyomaker2277]

This the best video for starters like myself, question do the bounties still work for the update Horizon ? Dec 9, 2021, and all I have to do is land a few shots before the ship is destroyed correct ?

[@josephhodge7343]

Thank you sooooooo much

[@uberfu]

Good explanation - thanks.

[@uberfu]

3 videos and done ?? Got bored being a YTer ??

[@LoP1uM]

I love you bro you helped me so much☝️#1

[@nismobe]

thanks for the great explanation. The only thing i would like to add: Add the loadout to the comment beneath the film. But other then that , GREAT

[@332672jordan1]

Good stuff you just got yourself another sub

[@nightmanphill]

At the start when you taking out the ships. only shoot the " python, federal assault ship, fer de lance, diamondback explorer , imperial clipper , paradax vulture, " otherwise your going to either lvl up or not have enough money.. when he says push "m" then find your scanner, use n to cycle through till you find it.

[@Whoadayson]

First off, thanks for the video! It was good and helpful! I do have an issue though... I have been started out in HIP 97950 instead of Matet. Im wondering if they changed it so this plan is not possible. I checked to see if I could get a transport booking to matet but even under long range it say its too far (I believe 130+ LY from HIP 97950). If you still happen to be active on here, maybe you could comment. Its ok if not, Im still happy to have seen this!

[@dmagic1one]

After that one mining run, how much of your % in the starter system did you use? I didn't have as much cargo space as you and after 2 asteroids mined I was at 47% left before getting kicked out of the starter system. I mined 2 different things that were both around 800k Cr. but I made the mistake of forgetting to go to the places that would pay that much. :(

[@pantlessbobandy5795]

Just wanted to say i started yesterday and ive made about the same in 20 missions as you did off 3 third party bounty kills 🤣 hoping this works for me

[@famousfreak029]

Hey loved your tutorial btw but I need help, I only managed to get 1 million credits from bounty hunting instead of the 3 million you got, and I stopped just before ranking up in combat (still at harmless) how do I get more money without ranking up in combat so I can buy all the different parts for the cobra mark III?

[@justcallmecage6765]

I can't find the option for the 2b seismic charge launcher. Any idea as to why?

[@matp8493]

I cannot get the game to start me in the starter systems in either Horizon or Odyssey. Any idea how to force it to start me there?

[@dmagic1one]

Also whats the next ship you suggest going to after this?

[@Kaylathefoxo]

damn, i started elite in like 2018 with absolutely no knowledge and i was stupid to not search tutorials lol, i wish i could have had this guide back then XD, would have helped me insanely XD

[@KezumiCreative]

Awesome guide! Quick question though. As an absolute newbie I don't see the "blue checkmark" that you mention a couple of times. Where is it located?

[@cyborgbadger1015]

great this.

[@SteveConsBusiness]

I'm planning to try this game and your guide is very useful. One question though if you died doing this are you going to lose all credits you farm in this?

[@aeth3rlotl378]

I go to the station but doesnt have the 1d abrasion blaster in the shop

[@SOU6900]

Even though this method is way more efficient I prefer to just to laser mining, as well as some other odds and ends. However I may outfit my Cobra MK III like this anyway.

[@matthiasdipiazza849]

I lost my District authorization for Matet, how do i get there again?

[@VaporSpaceNumber101]

I would get rid of the docking assist because there is literaly a practice mode for docking. And also I recently had my docking assist get me fined because it decided to have make my ship have a seizure at the entrance of the station

[@ZephyrusAsmodeus]

I had mine fly my chunky type 10 ass into an antenna just the other day lol

[@BrandonOsborn404]

A good mod for this process might be to buy the Cobra after you get about 1.5 mil and buy the burst laser and the cannon to finish the pirate segment: better shield, thrust , and handling out of the box. Then, finish the pirate segment and jump to NANABOZHO for the refit. I ended up making almost 3.5 million before I hit about 95% Harmless. Another thought: I don't know if this is consistently the case, but I had much better spawns in the inner DROMI High Resource area. The one near DROMI 3 was dead for more than half an hour, and it never picked up.

[@gieldeeben7613]

Shields Aren treally needed in the starter systems

[@l0rdcroissant]

I've been told going from sidewinder to type 9 but I think their direction is mining. so what about intel on settings? I can't even finish the mining tutorial because it really doesn't explain things too well I'm finding sigh

[@hotrodmercury3941]

I worked till I bought a Adder and did long haul passenger missions. Then got a cobra, outfitted it for super long haul (extra tanks, fuel scoop, moderate protection) ripped the Business class module off my Adder and slapped it onto there. A decent run takes me 20 minutes and I'll make close to 600,000 with no deadly runs. Skim a star a few times, pop a few heat sinks and do it all over again back and forth. I've only played for two days and have gotten close to 2.5 mil

[@chazdomingo475]

When you are buying the modules he recommends, make sure you match the symbols he shows on the screen. They are important.

[@yondus]

Thank you, was just gonna ask about this but then saw your comment!

[@atom2874]

2022 update, you cannot go back to Matet after you landed ouside newbie area.

[@adamziada]

can't find the abrasion blaster, need help

[@ghostyboy38]

i got the cobra mark 3, i got to lamark and they dont have the stuff your saying i need, so where do i go now?

[@DavidHanniganJr]

Is it going to tell me in one of these tutorials how to get to them side menus? Or do I need to hard-copy post-em everywhere?

[@jason-qc5lr]

my plan rn is to explore around and selling data, then once i get enough credits to get a good mining build and/or a good combat build, i go running missions.

[@Thunderlord_Tozn]

I can’t find any of the core asteroids. I’ve been flying around for like an hour scanning dozens of asteroids and nada. What am I doing wrong