Empire Rank & Unlocking the Cutter (Elite Dangerous)

[@cmdrclassified]

The mission board refreshes every 10 minutes. 12:00, 12:10, 12:20, etc. Navy missions can change with a quick board flip. Well detailed explanation, Saturated Giant!

[@SH-qb1du]

Did this. Rank 0 to Duke in about 2 days of free time. All of the ranks came pretty quick except for Marqis to Duke. That took about 6 hours of grind. Thanks for the guide!!

[@musicmaneman38]

NGALIN, MAINANI, AITVAS, back to MAINANI and finally NGALIN. Repeat over and over. Just courrier missions.

[@stanettiels7367]

I didn’t come for the tutorial (already there thankfully) but stayed for the Goose. My seven second rule is six seconds. Decelerate around 12 seconds then throttle down to just below halfway. 6 seconds is the fastest you can go without your speed running away. I do still use 7 seconds sometimes because it’s easier to keep on vector. Excellent content m8.

[@ChaosContrl]

Nice tip: you can filter missions by factions by clicking on the factions at the top. You can select multiple ones as well, so you could very well just select all factions that are from the Empire only.

[@joethesheep4675]

As of v7 the factions banner is shown on the mission itself.

[@ILgbar183IL]

Grinding Elite while watching The Expanse is the way to do it.

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

The rule of 6: there's a command in control settings to put speed at 75%. That fkg changed my life.

[@krazytater9942]

Thanks for the tips, I just arrived at Ngallin.

[@AWACS_Snowblind]

Not the sequel we needed, but the sequel we deserved.

[@brknglasses2734]

I gotta get back into this!

[@chrisspry8736]

Thanks soapy guess! I really needed this!

[@yummybubbles194]

I'm not sure if the odyssey update gimped this, but grinding for duke took roughly 10-ish hours from when I'd unlocked the clipper. It's fine at first giving you 15+ missions, but about 2-4 runs around the circuit I was finding I only got roundabouts 3ish missions. Note this it relying purely on data courier missions, if you bring a medium/small ship that can do combat and/or delivery missions, that'll help. Just my experience though

[@ChaosContrl]

Another handful tip: if you are on PC, set your game to borderless, bring up a video (KZbin for example), and pop-out the Picture-in-Picture mode. Now you can watch your favorite KZbinrs directly in your ship! (and don't forget you can readjust the size and position of the video to your liking)

[@whiterunguard910]

Amazing advice, thanks

[@rmimpact]

Appreciate you man

[@PiratesPenguin-p9n]

I just love the console ui, it's beautiful.

[@jasonsharpe9501]

I’m loving this game so far

[@Killjoy0329]

It’s a blast with friends

[@Naotaku]

Thanks for the tip, I got from cordial to 100% allied with the Empire in a couple of runs. Climbing the rank ladder now :)

[@TheFurryMemelord]

So when I went to this area and started grinding, there was this small group of pros who apparently consider that area their home and they wing up, do combat, etc. So I happened to wander into their neck of the black and they invited me to the wing and we all hung out and vibed together while I was doing the rank grind. Elite is a great game with a fantastic community 😄

[@Ryan_Winter]

I just couldn't bring myself to do the grind this way. I just went to imperial space, made first Cubeo and later the Flagg Dock my home, and gave missions preference whose "quest giver" has the imperial eagle next to her/his name. I'm new in Elite Dangerous, I've been playing for about a month and I'm Viscount in the Empire without any deliberate grind.

[@winterking5254]

Yeah, playing the game as intended is way more fun than grinding.

[@DougZbikowski]

I kept going until I became a prince…so look at me! I’M AN HONEST TO GOD PRINCE! (Spaceballs reference)

[@seemeslegit3765]

FYI for anyone trying to do this. It will take about 5 or so hours to get the clipper from 0 rep. the cutter may take 15+ so be prepared to waste a shit ton of time.

[@brknglasses2734]

Spend a shitload of time.

[@dylanosborne1644]

What about the courier?? Or which one is the first one you can get

[@seemeslegit3765]

@@dylanosborne1644like 1hr

[@mikekonvix5515]

If you set your thrusters to 75% at 7 seconds, it'll be easier to not do the loop of shame. Just go into game settings, controls, thrusters and set up a hot key for 75% thrusters. Fly dangerously Commanders! o7

[@shinkojima8903]

You can actually wait till 6 seconds using this method. This is very efficient but The Geist does not like to be educated by mere viewers. He does not care.

[@kennyruss5701]

Why do the loop of shame when you can do the Dolphin Dip...Nose hard down, bleed of speed, nose back up..Dolphin dip, copyrighted by me, lol

[@okalright3941]

He plays on xbox so he cant do that

[@SoldierPayne]

@18:50, it's not random or inconsistent. The mission board updates every 10 min on the games clock. So 19:30, 19:40 etc. And if you want a different mission for your rank up, just exit the menus until you're back in the ship, then go to Mission board again. Repeat until it has picked the mission you want.

[@imabosssogg577]

Hey, i’m kind of new to the game, I was just wondering why your mission in board looks different than mine and how I could change the interface to something easier

[@kilovian353]

This is the mission board for Odyssey, which is the new paid DLC. If you're playing in Horizons, it will look slightly different.

[@imabosssogg577]

@@kilovian353 cool, thanks for letting me know

[@dylanosborne1644]

@@kilovian353 I was wondering why it looked different

[@blacktiger0101]

there's a third place to goto for a a triad and that's Aitvas. my trip gose from Mainani to Ngalinn then Aitvas and back.

[@DubStepTomatoFarmer]

I was doing this then did a few spec ops “wet work” missions. My rank ended up going to hostile with one of the other factions and now I can’t dock at the outpost because I’m hostile so I can’t collect my reward for the spec ops mission

[@michalkosar7642]

A tip for an another variation of the 7 second rule, i just set it to bottom of the blue bar at 7, it may not be faster, but it is easier

[@bingchilling5820]

so that means that doing the missions that do not increase my empire rank technacly do?

[@charlessmith5465]

Some of them do. I've noticed the receiving-station faction has given me federation rep while doing empire missions, etc. Or sometimes it's just a random faction on the remote station: maybe it's whichever faction has control there, which isn't always the same as the mission-giver. Noticed that effect doing deliveries, that might not apply to all mission types (bounties or couriers, etc) but the trading ones can help both station economies.

[@Zurpanik]

A few CMDRs had the rank bug for a while where it wouldn't update past Squire and the Fed equivalent - I think that's been resolved now last I read.

[@buckgb]

I actually find grinding Federation rank is much less of a grind than this. However, I did grind imperial first, and have attained Imperial Cutter ownership :D So my grind for Federal rank is Exphiay to Canopus Courier and Delivery missions with a 600+ cargo space in a manouverable trader. Flying up.

[@OhhhNeil]

Does the mission giver exploit still works by accepting missions, relogging abd getting new missions?

[@Tarrabah]

afaik it doesnt anymore since the boards only reset every 10 mins

[@Jmny-gg5sh]

I've found that putting the throttle to the bottom of the blue at 1 minute out always works.

[@dylanosborne1644]

No you will follow the 7 second rule like the rest of us you monster

[@it_was_taken1121]

that UI looks so much more different

[@thawunguy9823]

when doing this its try using the supercruise assist trick, look for a tutorial on youtube, its a time saver

[@Spideryote]

Can I just say; the Courier is my daily driver now 45ly jumper with 850m/s boost, and all the gear needed to farm mats ❤️

[@jasonsharpe9501]

Enroute to Ngalinn. Longest trip I’ll have taken so far

[@harrywiggins9553]

How many LY is it? And is it outside the bubble?

[@rhettbryan7520]

@@harrywiggins9553 probably about a 20-30 minute trip from the bubble, it’s not too bad.

[@jasonsharpe9501]

@@rhettbryan7520 I had worked my way to the edge of the bubble. So I’m about an hour into the trip with 15 jumps left. But I’m stopping and scanning on the way

[@rhettbryan7520]

@@jasonsharpe9501 not bad either! take some time and gather some exploration credits. i find it pretty relaxing.

[@potatoisland7214]

Around 150ly I came to the Pleiades before grinding empire rank(400-500ly)

[@joshywoods]

I think it took me around 7 hours of grinding this to unlock the cutter.

[@chriscarr1666]

for bookmarks, you can add an underscore, e.g. _Ngalinn will go higher in the list. great video, cheers ;)

[@azbdizzy4176]

Do you have to join them to do their missions? I prefer being independent.

[@a.j.4076]

Hey. Been a lurker awhile, away from Elite on "Holidays". Love your content, just dropped by to say. Oh and also: "May"+"Nani" and "N'Galin" ;)

[@jred201]

Can you level up for both sides? Currently grinding some Federation rank.

[@SepulcherGeist]

of course; you can max rank both sides

[@footballplays8154]

“How about source these nuts” 💀

[@sheogorath36]

I'm glad he made this video but my imperial rank is bugged so even when I do rank up mission it tells me I've ranked up to knight but it still displays squire and continues giving me missions for the knight rank

[@chriscarr1666]

that should be fixed now I believe :)

[@AntneeUK]

Worries that doesn't know how to pronounce "Ngalinn", then butchers Mies van der Rohe's name 😉 "Mees"

[@SepulcherGeist]

If he didn't want it pronounced that way, then he shouldn't have spelled it that way. AMIRITE

[@AntneeUK]

@@SepulcherGeist you have a good point, Secular Gist 👍

[@u0aol1]

system Ngalynn / Pronounced Ing-A-Lyn

[@Worldopain]

Everytime you reload the mission menu the navy mission will change.

[@StartledOctopus]

I didn't think you had to go into the hangar for advanced maintenance..?

[@taymosley1528]

My mission board is still old style?

[@RivalGrimReaper]

you really only need the first 3 minutes of this video, the rest is just repetition. that said, the first three mins are bang on so thank you. just don't stretch out needless videos.

[@Tamburello_1994]

You have a Fleet Carrier yet, my guy? 🤔

[@u0aol1]

FYI I clicked your patreon and get a 404, I think the URL in your description is wrong man

[@vehicleboi5598]

nallin and my nanny

[@justinn5357]

Great video !

[@4geraX]

I only have two cutters but watched the whole vid, I gotta say spatchula ghost is great teacher and his jazz intro always hits different. This was not a scripted comment no matter how scripted it sounds, with the voice in your head.

[@pepaigea]

Ah yes, the Imperier Clipper

[@Kyole4255]

so like ceos and sothis.. nice

[@GGGeeerrryy]

MAI NANI?!

[@dylanosborne1644]

Can any one tell me why his menus look like that is their an update idk about

[@zoneanomaly4780]

Odyssey expansion changes UI

[@chrisspry8736]

Does this only work in oddesy?

[@michaelcampbell564]

Nope! Works for both horizons and odyssey.

[@potatoisland7214]

No, I grinded this only on horizons

[@Pflanzenturio]

I watch this while grinding federal ranks, f the system xD

[@MisterChief711]

Isn't robigo better?

[@pikpikgamer1012]

(Triggered with grind) I love your videos though

[@tbone1e313]

thank you :)

[@voidlegend2437]

Npcs keep trying to interdict me for the last like 5 runs now wtf lol

[@pepto4114]

Is it just me or does he sound so defeated and let down. Hope all is well man, absolutely love all your content.

[@dylanosborne1644]

Who is the one person who dislikes all your vids lmao

[@4gui429]

I don't want to play this game right now, maybe a year or two after the patch patches and Fortnit em bases is not for me. Nice vid so teach them how to make it easy. eheheheh

[@YouLikeBosch]

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