Elite Dangerous - The Best Damn Stations in the Galaxy

I revisit some locations from my older videos, and check out a few new ones.

[@ajoin2578]

I spent quite some time looking for my home station. Specifically, I wanted a station where I could wake up in the morning and get the greatest view of an Earthlike. I searched for Argriculture economies (usually points to Earthlikes) and used Pythagoras for the first time since middle school to figure out the orbit with the widest view of its world. Welcome to Maya (not a typo). It's a fairly busy system in the middle of Federation space with a number of stations. The fourth station from the sun, Hawking Ring, orbits a Super-Earth within a ring. It's because of the ring that the station had to be constructed so close, resulting in a magnificent view. It also means there's RES close by. The approach can be a little tricky and the gravity well slows you down quite a lot, but it's worth it to me.

[@valentinfama7797]

@Nebevia currently heading there from dromi, im a new player and have the sidewinder, getting there is tricky, a direct plot route will fail so i have to try the surrounding ones to get closer and closer😡😑 also fuel scooping permanently,it’s annoying. only good outcome is TONS of money bc of all the exploration, i’ve come across systems with more than 65 bodies in it

[@Liindir]

Elite is so goddamn underrated. The first time I stumbled into a white dwarf (Or whichever star ISN'T a neutron star, but has jets), I crapped my pants out of awe and the spook. When I first saw a binary star system, I took 2 screenshots that made better wallpaper than anything else I had before.

[@AMoistBum]

Happened to me when I discovered my first black hole

[@katanaridingremy]

Love your videos, you speak clear and concise and always deliver useful information. I've had this game since it launched in early access for Xbox One and have struggled to make any real funds until I stumble on your channel and while I don't even have over 10 mil I am happy that I can hop on for a couple hours a day and slowly make my way there way more efficiently than ever before so that I can afford ship and fittings to comfortably enjoy the game. Thanks

[@MomentoMori515]

Best damn E:D channel in the galaxy.

[@c.m.7692]

Best damn galaxy in the world of gaming!

[@Ueberdoziz]

agreed.

[@cmdrlargemarge7698]

The best damn Morgan Freeman in the galaxy besides Morgan Freeman

[@999jay999]

Elite would not be Elite without this channel.

[@pulsar943]

kmilo makz it used to be , until the lead designer destroyed it piece by piece

[@Beery1962]

For new players, the best station is in Okinura: Bennett Gateway. It has every ship in the game except for the special Imperial or Alliance ships. It also has a lot of outfitting options. Also, it has one of the most beautiful station interiors in the galaxy. I've been living there since I started playing the game. Until a player gets to elite rank (at which point they can move to Jameson Memorial - if they're willing to take a step-down in terms of aesthetics), Bennett Gateway is the place to be.

[@deathbunny8322]

Bennies is the best, great beer too!

[@TheFurryMemelord]

I’ve actually been looking for a place to deck out my ships in the best possible way so thanks for the advice

[@mattlange00]

I like the passive agressive jabs at the money balance you include in your videos haha

[@shanewilson3523]

Love your channel. ED is such a great game and you are one of the few that highlight the good while being aware of what could be better. Appreciate the positivity and your love for the game. Here's to the next 100k subs!

[@theelderkine]

Goober Tech - Well said. I’m new to ED and playing on PS4. The amount of excoriating negativity I see on some posts is mind-boggling. No game is perfect.

[@user-th7ef5fg5y]

I heard Hutton Orbital has RGB backlighting

[@natecaraway2000]

True but the only pads with RGB backlighting are for large ships

[@ninjarj1176]

its worth the trip

[@Kuzgunrunner1]

Can we still get free Anaconda

[@Tottleminerftw]

@@Kuzgunrunner1 no it's a troll

[@AceYoPro]

I heard it was made by Razer and that someone called it Razer Hutton Orbital Chroma

[@tobiasbergstrand5600]

Love all you do on this channel, always get excited when I se that you have posted something new.

[@CMDR_Evolution]

Great video Obsidian! I'm glad the 'best damn places' are back!

[@adamduthie1170]

I feel so relaxed watching your videos. And educated! You are like the great Sir David Attenborough for games.

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

Grats on the subs! Yet another great video for me to wet my appetite for a long playing session.

[@Centerstrain01]

Congrats on 100K Subs!

[@TehKola2]

Nice to see the return of this series.

[@stoney5137]

Thank you for bringing back the "Best Damn" series!

[@kiddylad1]

Thank you so much for this particular video. I’m now based in LHS 142 ranking up with the feds. Great system for the rank grind and a good looking system too. Many thanks.

[@leeebbrell9]

The imagines and your screen always looks amazing. what ever you are using really does make everything look better.

[@Richbeans115]

Loved your videos for a long time. Congrats on 100k subs!

[@epithet052]

Jameson Memorial is the best station for utility. You just can't beat everything available and on discount + good location inside the bubble + rare goods.

[@riotx4202]

I think you’ll really enjoy the vette if you do unlock it. It handles so well! Great vid. as always

[@gregorypegory1781]

I ment Obsidian Station, lol great video thanks for taking the time to make it and share with us!

[@nqvy_4546]

I got most of my ships at a station called Gidzenko Ring, in Chamunda. It wasn't anything fancy, but it was within range of portriti, which is a good bounty hunting area.

[@JohnMichaelson]

I still have waves of nostalgia when I get routed through or near Eranin, Wyrd, and i Bootis.

[@moors1]

Congrats on 100k, Keep it up! o7

[@cmdrthreeofnine1006]

I am very happy you are doing these videos again. I recommend you check out Watts Installation in the Cromovit system. It's 8 ls from the main star and has the best lighting effect Iv seen so far.

[@s.b.andm.g.4045]

Hi Ant have a to thank you for this video, I'm ranking up Federation to get the Corvette so I headed to LHS 142, ranking up pretty fast. Lots of missions for donate but then you get lots of missions to make money so I'm always winning :) manage to get 2 ranks yesterday from Cadet to Petty Officer and already at 100% to Chief Petty Officer ( done lots of Federation work before so that helped ) just need the rank up mission so... thanks for that ! great videos

[@Jaevwyn]

Sothis and Ceos are great for fed ranking my Ant Overlord

[@mathiasrryba]

Jaevwyn they are meh.

[@Jaevwyn]

mathiasrryba went from 4 to 12 in a weekend, can't be that bad

[@Ueberdoziz]

what did you do there? passenger missions? data runs? cargo runs? slave runs? xD

[@Jaevwyn]

Ueberdoziz just data runs, filling on missions (20 cap) took 3/4 cycles usually

[@anderslolle2147]

They are in boom now so, have a go!

[@SargeXtrme]

One station I personally enjoy is called Carpini Terminal in the Qa'Wakana system. It's not much on missions, but it orbits close to a ringed Earth-like world and the rings often have at least 2 or more Resource Extraction sites which makes it an excellent area for bounty hunting and the station isn't too shabby on modules and hardpoints. I outfitted a combat Conda there pretty nicely.

[@MatrixGaimz]

Congrats on 100k!

[@agingerbeard]

100k nood reveal!!! j/k dood, you'll always be the Voice of Elite to me, don't wreck the illusion by confirming you have a body. I'm subbed till 1mil and beyond man, keep up the stellar content!

[@StevieC789]

ObsidianAnt, dude... been watching/following you since waaaaaaaay back when you had that exploration series going. You inspired me to go do some exploring myself. Particularly to the NGC 7822 nebula. It was such a gorgeous place with such awesome systems & stars I couldn't help but want to visit it myself. I really wish you'd start that up again. (FYI it was right near the end of episode 13 with that strip of super bright stars that first piqued my curiosity: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5rPl3Zjg895lbs). Keep up the good work & good luck out there!

[@Gethsemanes]

grats on breaking 100k subs, no easy achievement and well deserved....

[@gerhardmoeller774]

Thanks Ant! I’m moving to Lhs 142 right now on your advice. I’m captain now in Federation, and I also want a Corvette. Wish void opals hadn’t been nerffed!

[@alphamav3rickgaming430]

My home is Glashow City in the Atagat system. Big city with lots of outfitting options and ships. It's also controlled by Earth Defense Fleet so it's a prime spot to grind federation missions. It's also pretty close to the Star only being like 20ls away

[@darkscared652]

Slink's Eye is a station for you guys. 3 000ly from the star, but what a star : white dwarf. First jump is always supercharged! Huge number of ring in the area, so a paradise for bounty hunting. Oh and the station pack an insane amount of module and ship to sell :) Rings could be beautiful ( icy ring in the blue light of the white dwarf, or a totally dark rocky ring ). This place is also 100 ly from Sol :)

[@N1ghtZz]

3,000LY???

[@Alienasa1]

My favorite station is Tombaugh Station (probably named after Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto) in the Orcus system. The high tech layout station is only 6-7 ls from the nav beacon which makes the station look golden because of it's proximity to the star. There is a bounty hunting spot 20 ls away. It's empire controlled and some factions are empire and some independent. Many of the factions often have 8-15 (passenger)missions on the board (with allied status)and the rewards go in the millions with stacking.

[@K5RTO]

Very Nice!

[@OuiTees]

The Baal system is Cool! I've never even seen capitol ships in game. Went to Baal today and saw the two Imperial ships docked in front of the main Ag station

[@nate0268]

geovhonniable .

[@Vevvev8]

Fabian City in HIP 20277 is a great place. Next to two hazardous resource extraction sites and has all the combat modules you will ever need. It's also deep in imperial space and orbits a white and black gas giant.

[@spacekrebel2331]

Even tho this video was posted 4 years ago today playing elite dangerous on PS5 is absolutely stunning and mind 🤯 game is sooooo easy confusing and fun! I fell in love with it on day one…

[@jivadaya6439]

The stations inside and out always shimmer in my game but I never see that in OA's videos; I wish I knew the secret. BTW, I love hearing OA's voice in Maia :)

[@wokki10]

I operate from Papin City in the 7 Andromedae system. Great outfitting and 15% discount from Li Yong-Rui on all modules 👌

[@przemeksowinski9781]

I really like your HUD colours. Do you think you could share the settings with us? :-)

[@marleyjr00]

My home station is Hackworth Orbital in Ehectal. It was the system I made my home after leaving the Pilots Federation space. Had everything I needed for my DBS and bounty hunting. Once I got my Chief I moved to Ross 490. It had all I needed. But then I got enough to finally get a Cutter. Looked to see the closest place I could get one and what do you know it was Ehectal. Went back to my old Home and got my best ship. It was like my journey came full circle.

[@balazshajdu4612]

In LHS 3006 Leonard Nemoy Station orbiting the planet Vulcan is also a nice location (federal system also) though the Star is not this close but the planet and it's compelling ring system is! truly nice location not to mention some high RES sites are within 18Mm distance! :)

[@MrMyu]

I've got a special place in my heart for the Narvert system. Tiny speck of a system, pretty much on the periphery, but the primary station, Glidden Enterprise, is only 59 ls from the jump point, and the system is good for mining, piracy, and bounty hunting. It's all very circle-of-life ^^

[@BulletMagnetMan]

I know it's a bit late but I find it odd that there isn't a description for this video. The two locations mentioned are VO Dock in LHS 142 and Filter Station in Aeternitas. I'm usually ok with this accent but had trouble understanding 'eltman, eltnam, eltnum' or whatever it was. Luckily you can see Filter Station (which seems like a VERY odd name for a station) and Aeternitas Industries in the video.

[@outbackgaming6385]

Damn nice to see someone doesnt grind them to the bigest ships right away

[@wildmonkeycar]

Might I suggest including notable commodities/outfitting options/ships that are at each station? Sure, we can look it up easy, but if I was searching for a new home base, I would want to make sure it had as many outfitting options as possible.

[@karroq]

can we get a screenshot of your exploration stats page? i’d love to see the numbers there.

[@rethscion]

Check out a place called hr 7047. It's got quite a few large stations, decent market, excellent black market a few haz res sights with good deep core mining sites, and here's the kicker. And asteroid base located inside a planets belt called " the den"

[@JahonCross]

Wow thanks going to check it out

[@TheNZSamaritan]

Hell yes please! As a new player (of about 500 hours now), where to settle has become one of my biggest questions for ED. Mostly (perhaps oddly) that come down to interior. Where has nice plants? :P But also others such as meteorite-based or nice land-based bases would be interesting. A video on the best interiors & backdrops for each alliance and each power play would be pretty great! You could likely crowd-source many suggestions also, as chat has been so kind to offer :-) (ps chat if anyone knows a nice, high-fitting plant-life interior base in Li's realm, I'd love to know let me know! :-D)

[@K5RTO]

I think it would be very helpful for new players, and even some more experienced players, to have a reference series or tutorial on some of the online tools available for Elite: Dangerous. o7

[@GiosSimCorner]

haven't played ED in about 2 months. gotta get back into it.

[@mikkdc]

Where do you get the awesome ambient 'spacey' music which plays in the background of the vids? Really enjoy the music. It goes so well with the amazing panning shots of the locations you get.

[@kvitravn6354]

Another damn good vid...

[@ZachBrannigan]

My favorite system is VZ Corvi, it has a binary Earth-like, and Ashton Gateway is my home station.

[@dahangateway4507]

Congrats!

[@weldonwin]

I operate from Ali Ring in the Kokojina system, just next door to the Aeternitas system. I recently decided to move back to Sol for a while, but was genuinely disapointed to find there is no Ceres station in ED (I'm an Expanse fan). I also want to start ranking up with The Alliance since the Cheiftan was announced, is there anywhere you'd reccomend for that as an independent trader?

[@socialistfuzzy1370]

alioth cluster. plus if you get allied with alioth independents, you get the permit for alioth itself. good variety of economy types all around 20yl from each other.

[@cbiser12]

They stated that the alliance ships won't have a rank grind..

[@weldonwin]

So, I take it that means that as long as I have the money, I can just rock up and buy one? I'm assuming then, that they'll come with a substantial pricetag?

[@cbiser12]

weldonwin no idea. All I know is they said there would be no alliance rank grinding.

[@alphamav3rickgaming430]

weldonwin your a fan of the expanse? So am I. My diamondback explorer which my main ship is named Rocinante

[@tiberius8390]

The mechanical load on that last station due to thermal expansion must be huge! Being grilled on one side and cooled down fast on the other while rotating... It was certainly not an engineer that had the idea to put the station in that place! xD

[@Abigor115]

amazing.....

[@gabrielm.942]

Polyakov Station is great. Not for its modules or ships. It does have a type 9. But it’s great for the amount of silver and gold it has. You can make 10mil in a single type 9 silver haul in 1 short jump. There’s 1 station 6 lights years away that buys the silver for a 14k profit. I was able to afford an anaconda in a few hours. Granted I started with my python then traded it for the type 9. I then went to Boyle Station which had a 15% discount on the anaconda which which I bought and am back to silver trading. But not making as much. Also while I’ve been interdicted a few times. Both stations are within a few hundred light seconds, so it’s not all that often that I do get interdicted. The two system you want are Duamta and Luyten’s Star. Also you’re going to need a decent amount of credits. Just to afford the Silver. It can be risky if you get interdicted but, I think it’s worth it.

[@BrianThomas]

Do you have a PDF or some sort of documentation of these systems and stations

[@trevormcmillan8775]

Yes please... give us a run down on EDDB and all the different uses...

[@ZingingQT23]

Please visit the asteroid station in T Tauri if you have not yet, it is a planetary nebula that is by far the most beautiful station and system that I have seen.

[@Bigred073]

Aeternitas has definitely been my favorite system

[@benjaminmenken5693]

I went to maia and heard your voice in obsidian orbital.

[@ryansandlin2550]

Reputation isn't that difficult to get (for me, anyways), all I do is go exploring for a bit and then come back and sell the exploration data, they usually rank me up to friendly right away. Granted, this is more than just a couple small systems I'm selling, but it's really only a few hours worth of exploration. Wash, rinse, repeat...

[@tcb133]

Hey there! Could you give me the color matrix you show in minute 4?

[@SpudMackenzie33]

I find myself picking up the game again after a long break And I can't stop playing I set nyself lots of rules around what I can and can't do and it's amazing to rollplay

[@Rossilaz58]

Jesus! That Series Was in 2015? It feels like a few months ago!

[@VikingGuard]

Bob Ross of the Elite Dangerous world.

[@Xbox_HonorGuard_Ra]

ObsidianAnt, do you know of a way to search for a home system with certain criteria? Is there a website? Trying to find a home in a system with a blue-white(silver appearance) star, a planetary port(looks like a fortress), with federal factions. Haven’t found one yet.

[@DarkSerris]

eddb.io/system. Edit : This might be better for a specific star : eddb.io/body I don't think you can find a more detailed search engine though, so this might not be enough for your specific needs

[@Xbox_HonorGuard_Ra]

DarkSerris None of the searchable systems screamed “Move here!” but at least I have a few leads I can look into. If anyone stumbles onto my dream system, please let me know.

[@Katbob9000]

Mahimata, White City is in orbit with a gas giant and a large ring system with all kinds of Resource Extraction sites. Good place for getting bounties. Get over 1mil and 15 min. It's in Imperial space.

[@kleiv04]

I tought that you focus more on info about whats we co do at this system, not only on views from stations. Iam looking for great variety of ships in shipyard in Fed space, besides Sol and Jamson Memorial ( i dont have elite)

[@BigZiggy1629]

OA check out 38 Lyncis. Corte-Real Arsenal, planetary port tidally locked with a view of a GG with pristine metallic rings. Or if planets aren't your thing MacLeod Market in the system orbis station orbiting a ringed ELW around the same GG.

[@seaofbeer13]

Ant is a real geezer. ^^

[@YoungSlim51]

Yes please, make a video on stations that are close to the star. Especially ones where the star fills the screen. The original Eta Cephei was like that and it was a beautifully laid out system before release. Been looking for somewhere like that ever since Frontier messed up the layout of the system. Original Eta Cephei you shall be missed.

[@MossyMould]

Very Hub, Calenta. Much space, many Elite.

[@Nijin8492]

Yo how do you even do these kinds of footages? They are gorgeous, its like you have a graphical settings of ultimate ultra. I have my settings maxed out but it doesnt look as good as these.

[@evasuser]

LHS 142, Eternity system, Helpmann gateway, Elmen city

[@icespiceguy3647]

@obsidianant Ceos and Sothis are currently in a state of Boom for this cycle. Thus, the data missions are bleeding out of the mission board. Good 5 hours and you will be at Rear Admiral in no time.

[@antoniomora1906]

I tought I was going to see Obsidian Orbital. Wich btw is very popular right now thanks to another KZbinr.

[@Gargoyle_911nn]

antonio mora Obsidian orbital has always been popular, everyone knows that station

[@ObsidianAnt]

+antonio mora Oo do tell, I'd love to take a look at the videos. :)

[@antoniomora1906]

Well, now is even MORE popular, go see for yourself, station is packed! (y)

[@DarkReturns1]

ObsidianAnt I don't think he gets it lmao

[@Kill0rGurke]

I wonder where station got its name from. Or that one Ant faction hmm

[@evnf]

Robert Aitken Orbital is my fav station

[@flowalignment2818]

Could you add the systems and station names to your description? At 2:57 it sounds like you're saying "The Eternity system" but there isn't a system by that name. Are you referring to the Aeternitas system (mentioned by you in a previous video)? At 3:06 it sounds like you said "Helpman Gateway" but I couldn't find a station by that name. Do you mean "Houtman City" in the previously mentioned system?

[@alecturner07]

ditto - just been searching for "Eternity" and "Helpman Gateway" myself

[@rescue1405]

chakrasaurus Hi, it is: LHS 142 (VO DOCK) and AETERNITAS (HOUTMAN CITY) (FILTER STATION)

[@rescue1405]

Alec Turner LHS 142, VO DOCK and AETERNITAS, FILTER STATION (HOUTMAN CITY)

[@MrHoodlin]

@@alecturner07 Nope, you're a liar.

[@ezioauditore3128]

Has to be home for me - Abraham Lincoln orbiting good old Earth.

[@edubbdizzle8096]

I know this video it's 4 years old but in going someone can answer this. So i know that you can own a carrier, does the carriers out there offer outfitting or ship sales?

[@ChunterGB]

I like ray gateway. 15% discount on everything and has all ships with 90% of modules.

[@greatdanexlks]

I've been playing solo for a good while now. When I try online play will I start at my homebase? Just asking.

[@d3vsy]

Yes

[@angelvids6024]

Yaaaaay! 😄

[@Friendway]

Wat is the track playing in the background

[@TMG_Dude]

Do this again for 300k pls

[@Coolty44]

Ah LHS 147. The first time I jumped in to that system I made a hard right and nearly slammed into the dwarf. Good times.

[@classicarmaments4948]

Can I just go to the station or do I have to join something?

[@SizzleCorndog]

"mission payouts are too low to be bothered with" *has ~$1.5B hanging around* gave me a good laugh

[@HighCaliberTree]

Hey Obsidian, I've found a stunning ringed planet on a trip to Colonia. Class I giant with two rings: Inner ring: 100k-180k km Outer ring: 2.2million - 3.4million km Will disclose location once I get my name on it, of course. :)

[@mattie312]

UR voice is so good

[@blackjaguar254]

yes but the accent is sometimes a pain to understand him

[@TheWindigomonster]

makes me home sick out in the soul nebula!

[@S3NTRY]

This guy done any VR stuff?

[@Amras81]

I thought you would be more of a Cutter type. :D