How to Build: Fastest Ship in-Game ft. CMDR Mini-Kill | Elite Dangerous

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[@spoonikle]

“For that price you can buy a whole fleet of vipers.” Yup... thats elite for you.

[@javannapoli2018]

Paint it red, everyone knows red things go faster.

[@nathanielmcclaflin1374]

Ork logic. I like it

[@marcobonera838]

As a ferrari fan, I'm at the same time offended and entertained by this sentence

[@nonogogo1693]

Someone here likes 40 k

[@crackheadengineer3716]

Using that same logic you should paint your Diamondback Scout purple

[@pikuhana]

Focus. Speed. I am speed. Faster than fast. Quicker than quick. I am lightning.

[@Hunterstiq]

“I wanna go fast!” “The Mamba is a ship built fo-“ “No I said I want to go Fast!!!!”

[@CrimsonGamer99]

Yes, yes, the Viper is cool and all, but it takes some seriously dark chaotic energy do this with an Adder. Nice vid, keep it up!

[@seanrush3723]

Lmao, watch out Mini, the Vomit Comet is on your tail

[@ThatTinyDude]

@@seanrush3723 i bet my viper still outruns it :D

[@Nick-01]

Crimson's best!

[@ernestthelumberjack]

lol I don't really play elite much anymore but I still want to see vomit comet vs miniviper

[@Suitret]

@@ernestthelumberjack i second this

[@TheEgoshot]

Imagine the speeding fines inside of stations. Awesome project!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Must be in the hundreds of credits!!

[@ThatTinyDude]

you only get fined if you hit something! (with this ship that's highly probable)

[@thefrenchbastard1646]

no fines if you go so fast you blow up there radar kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaOoimaGa7qLoKs

[@osmium7738]

"come quick, Leave fast" - Best slogan ever.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks! He comes up with the craziest stuff

[@GhostGiraffe]

LIST OF ENGINEERED MODULES: Lightweight Alloy: Heavy Duty Grade 5 2D Power Plant: Overcharged Grade 1, Stripped Down 3A Enhanced Performance Thrusters: Dirty Grade 5, Drag Drives 2D Frame Shift Drive: Faster Boost Sequence Grade 1, Stripped Down 2D Life Support: Lightweight Grade 4 2D Power Distributor: Engine Focused Grade 5, Super Conduits 3D Sensors: Lightweight Grade 5 1C Fuel Tank 2D Shield Generator: Enhanced Low Power Grade 5, Stripped Down Link to the Build: s.orbis.zone/2xcl

[@Trooper10231]

Mini jizzed his pants a little, the first time he saw the coriolis build... Because he loves them BIG numbers...

[@ThatTinyDude]

@@Trooper10231 big numbers are the best

[@cmdrdr.digital865]

COOL! I'd like to see what speed could be attained around an even higher G world like Newton's Necropolis at 10.66 Phroi Bluae IR-W f1-1530

[@DerHuman]

Get rid of shield as I did. It gets faster.

[@crippledcarl1275]

You are a saint

[@ThatTinyDude]

A Very long Project but one I Very much enjoyed Helping with :) (ALSO, FIRST!)

[@ThatTinyDude]

@dimmy dunk hahaha thanks

[@SanderlingNG]

Look me up in-game if ya fancy hooning that bird around some surface stuff anytime :)

[@judz567]

My Imp Courier does the same speed.

[@SanderlingNG]

@@judz567 With that 885 cap, it won't without a little help from gravity :) Viper'll also accelerate better and turn better. Courier jumps further tho, and can carry more weight for sure.

[@judz567]

@@SanderlingNG ohh I wouldn't say that. It only can do it with the smallest fuel tank fitted. Otherwise it's slower

[@leonida257]

_I am speed_

[@GhostGiraffe]

True story the opening lines to this video was going to be "Want to go faster than fast? Quicker than Quick?!"

[@Lhaffinatu]

You guys produce some of the most fun ED videos! Please keep em coming!

[@GhostGiraffe]

You got it pal!

[@spoonikle]

Who knew an informational video about ED would be fun? 🤪

[@HalNordmann]

It would be cool to have some official racing/challenge mechanics. Here is my suggestion: A new NPC would appear on station contacts, that you can ask for challenges. You can set which one you want (canyon race, SRV rally, ship drag race, structure maneuver challenge, long-range ship rally, target shooting time trial, etc.), as well as your reward type (credits, materials, influence, reputation, goods). You then do the challenge, and are awarded in proportion to your performance.

[@spacedolphin1016]

I've been watching you guys for about 2 and a half years and I still get just as excited when a video notification pops up. I love you guys. Keep it up!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Love you too! You’re on twitter too right?

[@spacedolphin1016]

@@GhostGiraffe yeah I do but I've mostly talked to you on the KZbin comments. I just love how you reply to every dang comment so quickly

[@GhostGiraffe]

It’s our favorite part :)

[@maxiimized]

Quality and enjoyable content as always, keep the work up!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Will do bud! Thanks for the comment always happy to see it

[@synterlu]

Would have liked to see the boost from inside the cockpit but hell, this video is some high quality stuff. Congrats!

[@GhostGiraffe]

That’s for you to make! ;)

[@reverendgaddy2435]

glad to see you're still making vids

[@GhostGiraffe]

Me too

[@MR.MACH1NE]

I have trouble flying a slow unengineered ship without crashing into things, so this will be a recipe for disaster! Excellent video as always guys!

[@GhostGiraffe]

But you’ll be so cool doing it

[@connorknobel4406]

How the frick did you sync the synth to the tunnel run at the beginning? That was incredible!!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Honestly it was dumb luck. We had a different track originally and threw this track in just for fun and boom it matched perfectly

[@connorknobel4406]

@@GhostGiraffe well what an excellent stroke of luck it is1 good job!

[@cmdrflash-aurora6423]

Now make backflips while leaving the station at 932 m/s!

[@GhostGiraffe]

We did! But ti went to fast for the recording lol

[@ThatTinyDude]

we had so many shots we lost because the ship is only in the shot for 2 frames, all you could see was the engine trail

[@Monody512]

Hah! Joke's on you! I already made this! I named it the Pop Rocket. …Y'know… because it blows up a lot.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Good one XD

[@joeironshield6027]

Ha, jokes on you double so! I did NOT make this but I do blow up alot so ha! In my face! .. Wait

[@PhoenixDfire]

Another Excellent Video and A Lave Radio shout out for next weeks show! ;-)

[@GhostGiraffe]

Wooo hooo we made it mom!!

[@bryth65]

3 years old, but still relevant. Well done guys. Not sure if it has already been said, but G5 lightweight on the life support does not increase speed beyond 932. It will increase jump range by a miniscule amount, but jumping ain't what this build is about so don't waste your time trying to get the ship out to Etienne Dorn (if you haven't pinned the blueprint).

[@SanderlingNG]

Great vid, and thanks for the shout out :) Protip though: Whilst the 2D distro will get you the 932...turning the Viper at these speeds really does require boost vectoring, so you'll *really* want more boosts available cos hitting things is fatal. A 3D distro will get you 922-923, and you can still get to 932 with about 70% fuel load in the tank. And lots more boosts. To keep you alive.....a bit longer, anyway. Have fun a-hooning! :) Ps. iEagle don't just cruise slower, it accelerates a LOT slower too. Viper's got the crown for sure!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks for the pro tips pal! I’ll definitely will be changing to 3D

[@ThatTinyDude]

im gonna keep my 2D for the drag racing boosts :P

[@GhostGiraffe]

Sounds like we need to do a speed test Mini

[@ThatTinyDude]

@@GhostGiraffe more boost power VS higher cruising speed?

[@SanderlingNG]

Less speed test, more agility test. Try moving onto a vector 90 degrees from your original 932 one without boost, then with boost into your lateral thrusters. The latter is much, much more efficient, and if in a situation where you need lots of abrupt manoeuvres to avoid hitting stuff like canyon or corridor walls, the more boosts in the distro, the more agile you are. A 3A will bring you down to 888ish, but permaboost. The 3D is a kind of happy medium. Try it out :)

[@theduke7539]

Awesome, I've got a squad festival tonight, and I'm gonna use this

[@GhostGiraffe]

Let us know how it goes!

[@theduke7539]

@@GhostGiraffe Friggin smoke them. I didnt have enough time to get everything, so my boost was still only about 750, but even with that, I just breezed by them.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Haha great job

[@sethpeterson8261]

Thanks for the vid. Found it yesterday so I went and built one. Never knew you could make a viper so fast. If you skip the shields you can go with a G5 3D Engine Focused-Stripped Down Power Distributor instead. This way you still get a top speed of 932, but you can also perma-boost to maintain higher speed. Makes for a big improvement. You could also G5 lightweight the Life Support. Doesnt give you more boost speed, but a bit more jump range (if you G5 the FSD Faster Boot-Stripped Down too)

[@GhostGiraffe]

I need to do the permaboost!

[@sethpeterson8261]

@@GhostGiraffe I should also mention that you can only G5 Lightweight Life Support in Colonia (far as i know anyway). EDIT: Also turning off your Distributor (after maxing engine pips) instead of the cargo hatch let's you use the hatch as a space air-brake while leaving throttle at max. Kinda handy.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Yeah that’s what mini did ha! Just for this video

[@Reginaldesq]

Mini ....... that was awesome

[@alexhndr]

Who would win *A fleet of Laser Cops* Or *ONE Y E E T VIPER*

[@GhostGiraffe]

You can out run them but one they they’ll catch up with you and you’ll discover they were returning the cat you lost.

[@alexhndr]

Awwww.. My cutie kitty..

[@asimplepie2279]

Yesss anotha vid 🔥

[@GhostGiraffe]

Wooooot

[@Opsraw]

6:49 Okay that part was like space madness packed into a few seconds, really weird to experience!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Poor guy

[@djcamp0426]

Scientifically Hilarious!

[@GhostGiraffe]

This guy sciences!

[@ThatTinyDude]

@@GhostGiraffe I SCIENCE MOAR!

[@DigThat32]

That intro....dig it

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks pal!

[@endoblader]

You know you've made it big when Dig That digs it!

[@lostphotographs3936]

Not only is it fast but its imported tooo!!! +1 minimouse

[@GhostGiraffe]

We thought it was quite clever too ;)

[@Ashleigh_Johnson]

I loved Mini blowing up :'D

[@GhostGiraffe]

Haha us too

[@ThatTinyDude]

i do that alot

[@roqeyt3566]

I do love me some good ol' space nascar!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Shake and Bake!

[@lukedudley5030]

Racing ships are always expensive and this is how I made my racing ship too :-)....viper is also a cool looking ship and has the racing feel :-)

[@Spartan-lb9gh]

Man that thing books

[@EM-ks5my]

The gravitational pull can be crazy! New to the game but, hey do FSD with the pull and glitch the game. Yup on Xbox. After crash, restarted on the Station. Definitely I need an elgato.

[@psycholocke4090]

now i have to try it myself!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Let us know how it goes!

[@Just_som_Ottur]

*WOAH, THAT SNAIL IS **_FAST_** !*

[@opathu5146]

I want too see more of southern mars, he’s hilarious

[@iolair1973]

You can also get Enhanced thrusters from Martuuk and Brandon.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Well well well thanks for this!

[@michal_king478]

Ive played around with it and you can put a 3d shield, class d shield booster, 2 lightweight fixed pulse lasers and it still goes 888 m/s if you have the best possible upgrades

[@antwan1357]

Remember kids dont do drugs , and if you want a fast ship without engineering , go to Kuhn and go buy enhanced thrusters size 2 or 3 cost you one million or five million. Pay for it you go faster then any npc ship. Around 480 to 600 depending on ship , and build type.

[@Juno101]

I need to build this!!!

[@AlpieInternet]

iEagle Fukn love that

[@ladycaruso]

Lol hilarious stuff!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks so much!

[@Ironislander4302]

I just switched over from an Xbox to PC (with HOTAS) and made my new character, finished the tutorial that isn't included in the Xbox edition and went to a low security RES to scrape enough credits to buy a mining laser and refinery for the ol' sidewinder. Ended up taking out (with the help of the ever vigilant system authority) 300k worth of bounties in ten minutes. The HOTAS is a real game changer! Anyways I floored it back to station, buried all my mining ambitions, threw away the shovel and got a MKIII Viper. Now I'm going around the good old interwebs to ask the more experienced and seasoned Viper pilots what weapons/tips would you advise a new commander to take? Thanks for your help !

[@GhostGiraffe]

Sounds like you're having a blast! Well it looks like you are on the right track for Viper adventure! If you are looking for a bigger attack ship the FDL may be for you.

[@Airrivalsgamer]

I dare you guys to make the slowest possible ship that can still move under its own power and the shortest possible FSD range ship.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Haha we were going to do that but decided to use that for a different video about the worst ideas to do in Elite

[@Airrivalsgamer]

@@GhostGiraffe so worst ideas like going to beagle point from the bubble using the worst FSD range and worst fuel scoop?

[@jojonas5463]

Faaaaaaantastiiiiiiiic.

[@thatotherguy27]

I think Martuuk might have them, too.

[@FilipoLipos]

:D love it

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks!!

[@hermaeusmora345]

Time to make a Racing Viper!

[@GhostGiraffe]

Be careful! After making this video flying all other ships is like watching paint dry

[@Motoboo_Marine]

Elite needs a racing mode

[@BarnardoPlays]

"Advanced" performance thrusters? And here was me using last generation enhanced performance thrusters. (1:15) :) Faster boot sequence is preferred for the FSD because the other two options will add mass (improved range adds 10% at G1, shielded 4%) You'll take a slight hit to max speed (around 922) by going for a 3D charge enhanced/super conduit power distributor but you'll get a boost cycle of 5 or 6 before you start running dry, and then you'll not have to wait as long before you start getting boost back. Which is pretty vital for vectoring the Viper at those sorts of speeds, and once you've burned some fuel you're back up to that 932 speed cap anyway. Depends on whether you want raw speed or to use it places. This is the other huge advantage the Viper has over the Gutamaya Eagle. This is the build I use for hooning around Pom and some other nice locales: s.orbis.zone/3gk5

[@GhostGiraffe]

Yeah been reading lots now about the benefits of a 3D Distributor. Thanks! Will probably go and engineer one soon. Whoops on the “Advanced” bit! Funny thing I accidentally wrote Enchanted in the script and changed it to advanced instead of Enhanced, not thinking

[@BarnardoPlays]

@@GhostGiraffe Yeah, EPTs are a pretty niche special interest item so it's not often you get to talk about them :P

[@Lord_Vertice]

There's G5 Life Support now, that should be relevant

[@klogg420]

So, idk if it's something that's changed since the video was made, or what... but the main upgrade on the FSD does matter. Increased Range puts speeds at 744/930, and Shielded, 745/931. Almost trivial differences, but... goddamnit every bit counts 😂

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks!

[@folcotook3049]

Hmmm.... 6 thumbs down. Wonder how many iEagle owners have watched this video... ;) Great work as always, and well done Mini.

[@Teshi_Kokoro]

I’ve manage to clock my viper MKIII (Night Fury) at just over 825mps or there abouts 😁 fair enough it’s not this speed in the video but still good enough

[@GhostGiraffe]

Honestly it all feel the same over 800 lol

[@Recycled]

I'll keep my shields, thanks.

[@ntme9]

If you do a 1d distributor and keep it under 61.3 tons you can get 745 on cruise speed

[@Deathborn2048]

I thought Imperial Eagle is fastest. Or do they both get to the same speed? Edit: Hah I should watch the entire video instead of just scrolling my mouse over the the progress bar to see the preview thumbnail :P

[@GhostGiraffe]

They do the same top boost speed but Viper goes faster in cruising speed

[@GhostGiraffe]

Did we at least get the voice right ;)

[@Deathborn2048]

@@GhostGiraffe WAT

[@Penero7]

Imperial Eagle used to be faster in boost speed and lower in cruise (vs Viper) but then Frontier changed the way engineers modifications work (removing the randomness) and viper got the same boost speed.

[@cmdrpausanias2332]

I have built this and is it as described, 932 m/s. I have put a KZbin video up of me boosting out of a station at 900 m/s plus, hope you don’t mind, I credited you in the description.

[@GhostGiraffe]

Not at all! great job! That's what this is for =D

[@TheArklyte]

You have forgotten to activate "Exotic Gases as a Fuel" edict...

[@GhostGiraffe]

...like belly dancing gases? Lord knows I have enough of that already!

[@workingonanames]

Stellaris exotic gases edict?

[@adammoore251]

Not the Mamba 😯

[@vehicleboi5598]

the speed ship

[@simon-ricardokuhn1713]

With that thing, I would cruise from Germany to Italy in less than 25 minutes!

[@ThePandJ]

Nice schip

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks XD

[@DogofLilith]

For a game that takes place in an environment where weight doesn't matter; it's funny you have to do all this management of weight when to go fast in space you'd want the beefiest thrusters and engine you could find

[@mon4d]

Reminds me of the times I planned to build a super fast orca just to ram people (and flee afterwards when realizing I stand no chance) 😄

[@GhostGiraffe]

Hey it’s works!

[@mon4d]

@@GhostGiraffe I'm not as skilled as Mars I'm afraid xD

[@woody555kl]

I was having fun with this game but unlocking all the engineering takes a long time and as i play solo i decided to take a trip to colonia from near the starting location and after a few weeks doing a couple hundred ly per day i got out into the middle of nowhere with no stations to land at so parked my ship on a rock and left it, if i could go back to where my anaconda was i would 😭

[@ryansemrau7058]

I haven’t been able to make it that far yet. Not even close. I’ve had the game probably 3 months and I have a 50 LY asp. Not great but better than 29 or 30 LY. My farthest point is lagoon nebula. Somewhere around 4500 LYs away. I wanted to go further but I just couldn’t. Point is I turned around to go back to bubble and every other jump I thought about wasting my ship. I drove straight into neutron star 3 times and never broke Down and half assed it back. Guess I could’ve put on silent running. O well. I’m not returning till I have a ship that has 70-80 LY

[@GhostGiraffe]

Try the veil nebula it’s really nice and not too far

[@nathan9903]

Ahh now i can say "bye edd boy" in local after a player interdics

[@KoalaPlus]

It's been a while since I've played, what exactly do you mean by "grade"? Engineer level? Like when you say "grade 5 3D sensors" where would I see that it's grade 5?

[@2ndsnake899]

Alternate Title: How to bring F-Zero into Elite: Dangerous.

[@kuyzat]

The Viper has a faster unboosted speed but the Imperial Eagle boosts more often (every 8s vs 11s for 932m/s builds)

[@ZakNaZul]

So someone else finily figure out this build OwO

[@Suitret]

Amazing, i had done this with the Imperial Eagle, without shields. 😅😅 guess the Viper mkIII is even faster.

[@GhostGiraffe]

It’s strange because the acceleration to 932 is slower than the viper as well. Also over heats faster when on a planet.

[@poshpaul55]

very funny video guys 👍

[@GhostGiraffe]

Thanks so much :)

[@EnderIzzy124]

*_NYOOOOM_*

[@GhostGiraffe]

Vvvvrooooom

[@samiscebba4332]

I've been wondering if you can slingshot off planets in E:D or evochron. Thanks :)

[@GhostGiraffe]

I don’t think so but not really sure

[@S.ASmith]

932m/s seems the max limit for non FSD speed. I've gotten an I-Eagle (death dart) to the same level

[@chryslerjune]

"come quick and leave fast!" .... .... .... .... Wait

[@GhostGiraffe]

.... waiting ?!

[@joeironshield6027]

Funny, my dad said the same thing! My dad musta been a popular salesman since I never see him around.

[@therealbahamut]

Huh. I'll be damned. The iEagle loses its speed crown...but only in cruising speed. Meanwhile my poor cobra has gone from crying to bawling its eyes out.

[@ThatTinyDude]

cuising speed and boost speed :P

[@skulay]

LOL. He never says the Mini's name right.

[@bluequiltedness]

Can you talk about Drive Distributors? I can never get the theory crafting straight about when they are better to use than Drag Drives. I've seen a few explanations on Reddit, but they were Greek to me. It said that enhanced performance thrusters might be a case where Distributors are better. Also I think you can get grade 5 light weight life support out near Colonia (lol)

[@GhostGiraffe]

Better in what way? Heat, recharge or speed? Each upgrade has its own perks. The grade 5 life support on Colonia wouldn’t make it any faster because it’s as optimized as possible.

[@bluequiltedness]

@@GhostGiraffe I meant speed/boost speed, sorry. So after you exceed a certain "optimized mass" number or whatever for your engines, additional weight savings do not matter? That's one of the mechanics I never fully studied

[@GhostGiraffe]

Yeah that’s exactly right

[@ThatTinyDude]

The Main stat in this case is the thruster's "MINIMUM MASS" which is 61 tons, if you go below that you do not gain any additional speed so getting the mass to 60.9 tons in this case was the goal

[@AlphaCompRepair]

He even sounds like the type of guy who would figure this out.

[@ST-zm3lm]

Slap some cameras in this thing and you’ve got a space SR-71

[@sylance777]

OMG... can Frontier just hire you all already?

[@Farsightful]

What’s that thing with building speed using the gravity fields ? Show the thing !

[@techsupport3294]

imagine doing speedbowl 4 in this

[@sethiest]

Would adding minelaunchers to this effect it much? Thinking high speed dive bombs?

[@GhostGiraffe]

It would overheat it like nuts but I’m liking the idea

[@sethiest]

@@GhostGiraffe s.orbis.zone/3gmy im going to make this maybe i dunno

[@typhonplume9374]

I wonder if the Mamba would be faster as it was meant to be a racer.

[@HPmcDoogle]

Hahaha who woulda guessed when he said "Using gravity", it would be HD 148937.

[@nobodyfromnowhere5545]

So much work and it still not faster than modern jets. Rocketship leaving earth gets to 6,7 km/s. Is this the future? :D

[@thefrenchbastard1646]

wait you can do it to an adder? well i know what my next engineering project is going to be

[@GhostGiraffe]

That’s a fun idea

[@Keln02]

Synthwave rocks :) Name of the soundtrack? Edit: did some archeology in the comment and I got it: Ghost cop

[@GhostGiraffe]

It starts about halfway through

[@sunyg6281]

Ghost Cop - Dougie Wood

[@Cliffjumper24]

I WANT one!!!

[@GhostGiraffe]

It’s not so bad as it sounds. Highly recommend

[@stapleddominoes3326]

What’s the overall material list for engineering?

[@Kiriixer]

What are those things ur flying trough at the beginning?

[@GhostGiraffe]

THats the science installation at San Tu. Super fun to explore

[@Chris.Davies]

Pfft. Back in the old days, I used to regularly get my (fully optioned, heavyweight) Viper to exceed 1,200m/s, with the lateral-accelerometer screaming, and almost blacking out. Then No-Fun Frontier decided the fuck off that ability, by normalising thruster inputs instead of using vector addition like they did initially. Asshats! Because it took tri-chording skill, and a lot of spinning-screen resilience to withstand the effects, and maintain your craft in the ideal three angles to thrust three directions at once, and all the while tapping your booster. Fun times. And you didn't have to grind your ass for 2 years to get the ships to go fast - you just had to have piloting skills. *Sigh*

[@wolfie669]

why does this guy switch between having a lisp and not

[@willtomasini1]

On this build, you would pull 54 g’s

[@GhostGiraffe]

All the G’s!!

[@marisinti]

Make a video how to properly tank built an Federal corvette 2019 ..

[@GhostGiraffe]

Corvette is more suited to be a shield tank with all its utility slots for heatsinks and boosters.

[@ThatTinyDude]

@@GhostGiraffe well there's 2 ways to go about it, either build stupid huge shields and have paper armor, or.... decent shields and a good amount of armor underneath