[Elite: Dangerous] THERMAL DAMAGE ISN'T REAL

The game's rarest and second-most unloved ship apparently has 10 optional internal slots for some reason. I'm going to abuse this to the fullest extent of my abilities, and create the ultimate meme machine.
For the rare and extremely lucky few of you who actually have access to the Cobra Mk. IV, here's the build: s.orbis.zone/nh-j
Song used: Royal Blood - Out of the Black
(the real OGs know where this song is from)

[@TheDartFrog]

"THERMAL DAMAGE ISN'T REAL" me, entering the maelstom at 400% heat to combat the caustics, because ain't no way I'm getting those caustic sink thingies lmao

[@vagabondquerier9375]

That is the way!

[@eva2602]

if only there were single shot weapons that did more effective damage and were a little more forgiving of poor boost acceleration...

[@CrimsonGamer99]

if only they came in small

[@CrimsonGamer99]

unless you meant rails. In which case: size 3 distro.

[@eva2602]

@@CrimsonGamer99 advanced missile rack with overload munitions

[@TenmasSchoolOfThought]

​@@CrimsonGamer99Learn to use mines lol. Reverb and ions.

[@CrimsonGamer99]

@@TenmasSchoolOfThought this thing is too slow for mines, I tried

[@cmdrreggit]

Absolute 3,494 🤔 Explosive 6,688 🤔 Kinetic 8,452 🤔 Thermal 23,804 🤪

[@thatgregguy]

I have a ship that would take out whatever ship those stats belong to. Shield generator would have to be taken out.

[@cmdrreggit]

@@thatgregguy Contact Crimson... I'm sure he'd be happy to oblige! o7

[@virtuallyglace]

​@@thatgregguyno shield gen but bring plasmas hit your shots and its over

[@Rival95]

Nice callback to the launch trailer. I liked it 👍

[@kaadn18]

3:07 im frothing at the mouth with those backshot.

[@Hunterstiq]

Cobra: IM BUILT DIFFERENT!

[@heinyhxc]

i hardly even play anymore and i still watch your Elite videos for years now lol thanks dude

[@Pepperjack831]

Almost makes me want to try and break out my meme machines again, good work

[@Architex23]

Real tight editing on this one, mate. Really enjoyed the music and timing.

[@CMDRArsenCross]

That was a fantastic edit and great footage. :D

[@Blaze10523]

Oh damn! that is some very spicy editing

[@ProjectWolfDragon]

I think this is the most hilarious lolz generating build yet, good on ya!

[@TheSHJGaming]

Always love a bit of Royal Blood

[@Grox0642]

great edit

[@CrimsonGamer99]

people compliment my piloting: "thx." people compliment my editing: "dawww shucks~~"

[@FURIOUSAM31]

Wow great video. Go cobra

[@GhostGiraffe]

awesome track

[@CrimsonGamer99]

one of the few good things fdev ever did, and it was before the game even launched lol

[@halleron656]

Dammit love the content champ. o7

[@mine6662]

Epic paint job! ...wait

[@Danspy501st]

I guess for a build like that, it would be wiser to kinetic type weapons more, or just try to ram it alot. So, I guess my set up of thermal for quickly damaging shields and switching to kinetic for hull damage isnt far off

[@tommyleisy863]

I'd like to have one out of pure curiosity. Oh, well. 😢

[@captainrafix2113]

Cobra rocks

[@ACowForAllSeasons]

And to think Webgear torped your drives out and ran away instead of killing you SMDH.

[@CaptainAdminYT]

Oh man this cobra might be better than my corvette

[@OldManPaxusYT]

HA HA HA HA HA HA! Wow, i had NO IDEA!

[@FakeJeep]

Bonk

[@luilong3083]

Good

[@vagabondquerier9375]

no MRP ... is that becasue most do not go though the Thermal buffed hull?

[@CrimsonGamer99]

modules adopt hull resistances, rails are mostly thermal. So yeah.

[@vagabondquerier9375]

@@CrimsonGamer99 That was what I thought, just wanted to confirm. Beast of ship.

[@cmdr.maceandarion6650]

Front window is broken, but there is still a hud for aiming?

[@CrimsonGamer99]

Bug. EDIT: it's because night vision puts the HUD on the helmet in odyssey, apparently. I thought it was a bug. Oh well.

[@zx25_ntro72]

2 things, First, opinions on an AX-Mamba? (yes i know the handling is poopoo but why not) and Second, how can i meet you ingame or join your Vomit Comet for funsies and shitposting?

[@CrimsonGamer99]

I don't do AX nor do I have a fully built Mamba so I really can't comment on the viability of it in AX. I would think it would be too fast for AX, and most AX ships are hulltanks, not shield tanks. Add me in game, I'm not on very often but always accept FR.

[@zx25_ntro72]

o k im zx31turbo btw if i cant add you@@CrimsonGamer99

[@perilousrange]

I've got a special purpose AX Mamba. I use it to clear the ground as spire sites. The three hardpoints close together make for a great way to clear Banshees with AX missiles.

[@tekwerk]

Get cobra'd Really is an unfortunate ship. Much better hardpoint placement than the mk3 handicapped by the fact that it's SLOWER THAN A FEDERAL DROPSHIP

[@thatgregguy]

How is it slower than a Federal Dropship when the Cobra can boost over 600 m/s???? Since when does a Dropship reach speeds anywhere close to that???

[@tekwerk]

@@thatgregguy I'm sorry to disappoint you bud but the Mk4 tops out at 484 with no shields, 300 hull, a 2D power plant and all the lightweight engineering possible

[@thatgregguy]

@@tekwerk what does the federal dropship top out at since you compared it to the cobra??? 484 m/s is fine if your fighting bigger ships but that ship will boost over 600 m/s and if you engine focus the power distributor then a frag setup is good. Plus you can moderately tank the cobra. I'm not trying to defend the cobra but I found your speed comparison absurd to that of the federal dropship.

[@tekwerk]

@@thatgregguy bud you're thinking of the mk3

[@tekwerk]

KZbin is automatically deleting my comments with orbis links s dot orbis dot zone slash ni5y and ni5z for a Mk4 and FDS stripper

[@emeraldstuff8585]

is the mamba with multicannons a viable build?

[@UndercoverArgonian]

At 0:34 how did you get the hud to stay up after the canopy was blown?

[@CrimsonGamer99]

That's a bug. It's inconsistent. EDIT: actually, turn on night vision, apparently. That's probably unintended on fderp's part but whatever.

[@BarnardoPlays]

It's 100% consistent - night vision in Odyssey (potentially in Live in general)

[@CrimsonGamer99]

@@BarnardoPlays way to go, fdev!

[@That_weird_guy_Dragooon]

OH MY GOD THE ENGENEERING GRIND MUST HAVE BEEN HUGE!!! whats the dps if i may ask?

[@CrimsonGamer99]

Yes 900ish

[@gerogr4]

3:16 Sorry, friend. I don't have my ammo maxed out hahaha. We can try later when the ammunition is at its maximum 😊😊

[@shingshongshamalama]

God I wish half the guns in this game didn't just suck.

[@Neo-vz8nh]

Overcharged Multis are effective against still build, aren't they?

[@CrimsonGamer99]

Thermal resistance is 86.4%, but kinetic is still like 60%, so marginally better but good luck hitting this thing with anything that isn't hitscan

[@Neo-vz8nh]

@@CrimsonGamer99 60% is not that many, pretty normal on engineered builds. And multicannons should be fast enough, and add that you always in close proximity, or frags for that manner. Also 48% explosive resistance with 0 module RP, the pack hounds should melt weapons in a few salvo, making it a hard counter. Of course I like the build, it is always good to see experiments.

[@thatgregguy]

Frags yes…👍🏽. I have one two many pure frag builds to turn that ship into a pure frag beast even though I use two small frags to assist in damage output. There are better ships to turn into frag beasts.

[@grimmbart5978]

I lol'd, but I'm confused by the build. Mirrored + Reflective gives a base Thermal resist of 72% or so. You plugged in 4 Blast HRP and 6 Kinetic HRP, all with Deep Plating, so they all reduce your thermal resi. Yet the summary says your total is 85%! How?!

[@CrimsonGamer99]

bro just discovered funny hull 💀

[@BarnardoPlays]

Basic maths: what happens when you multiply a negative by a negative?

[@grimmbart5978]

@@CrimsonGamer99 yeah, bro just did. WHAT THE ACTUAL FU--- *signal lost*

[@scalie]

now build an ASPS

[@zx25_ntro72]

Crimson look at my other comment here I can't be bothered rewriting it

[@wackysparrow1768]

Cobra mk 4 is pay to win. Best ship in the game

[@CrimsonGamer99]

When is Cito 2?

[@wackysparrow1768]

Yes