Living In The A2 Hercules For 72 Hours In Star Citizen 3.18.1

I spent 3 days flying the A2 Hercules, can I just finish missions with a well placed nuke? Is it reliable in the latest patch? Can I main the A2 solo?
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[@jonathanwallace351]

No toilet "I'll just mash it down with my foot" had me LMAO! Subscribed just for that.

[@DedLeader]

You have no idea how happy I am to hear this. I was aware of exactly the casualness in which i needed to say it for max effect on that one hahahaha

[@velocitymg]

its called a waffle stomp....yep, its got a name

[@tictack2228]

Any ship that can cause a semi-famous KZbinr in the community absolutely lose their mind and go on several video rants about it…. Well, it’s A+ in my book

[@DedLeader]

It's pretty great. Whenever someone cries about a ship being too powerful and angel gets it's wings.

[@stealthy_doctor]

It's not even that powerful🙄 I swear everyone who complains about the A2 all are the same people who get surprised when I tell them you can blow up the A2 by shooting it's nuke before it hits the ground. You can even tractor beam the bomb if you got that big of balls😂

[@evictor99]

I've been leaving my mark on eager flats aide shelter whenever I log in.

[@tk0pilot]

​@@stealthy_doctor agreed

[@Wan_Curr]

@@stealthy_doctormaybe even one of those new hand-held tractor beams for 3.19+ that you see beam the Aurora on the video… lots of morphologist memes to be had

[@BadTactics101]

Good stuff. This actually helped me set the A2 as my goal to grind for in 3.18.2.

[@Atlas_UK]

Herc A2 is my daily driver, love this ship, storage space is awesome for a merc drop-ship, load it with a spartan and you are set, and it can handle itself in a dogfight too, handles really well and fully manned it's leathal!

[@cyberianfps1480]

those remote turrets on the bottom are actually size 5s so this ship technically fits 8 size 5 guns. that's why its my favorite ship for when another friend logs on, they all get a good seat at the table.

[@DedLeader]

According to Erkul they're 2 X size 4's and the other 2 double turrets were the 2 X size 5's which are controlled from the main bridge. Or is it that the one's on the bridge were the size 4's?

[@cyberianfps1480]

@DedLeader yeah it's kinda confusing because the remote turrets from the bridge as well but in your video it's equipped with m7as which are size 5s. So it's a loooot of dps for a midsized crew. The remote turrets controlled from the bridge are size 4s

[@cyberianfps1480]

@DedLeader great video by the way. I'm going straight to whistlers crypt today and never buying srmor again.

[@mr.voidroy6869]

Ya essentially if you have a double gun turret its a size down because if you fit 1 gun it would be size 5 I have lots of fun making the size 5 turrets all into double gun size 4 turrets with gatling guns for the bullet hell. Its essentially like gimbling and fixed. Thats 16 size 4 gatling guns. Immagine

[@Ash_Rackham]

The A2 is currently bugged. The bomb targeting reticle does not always display. Also thanks for reminding me my A2 has living quarters. I have not used them in so long I literally forgot about them. 😂 Normally when it gets used its in combat so I'm either in a turret, piloting, or in a vehicle about to deploy into a warzone or combat of some kind. I may have to try this when 3.18.2 goes live.

[@dailynoob_d5978]

Fantastic video as always mate! Love your work ❤

[@biotechisgodzilla]

Yeah sometimes you get Terminator type AI.. setting the spawn on the 890j never crossed my mind, thx for sharing xD

[@nicolasflamel8969]

"It's all pipes." That Seinfeld reference almost made me choke on my coffee.

[@DedLeader]

THEY'RE THE SAME PIPES!

[@SleeOnTech]

I park a C8R in mine to have a med bay to allow healing.

[@SpaceDad42]

I just carry a med men/gun

[@Ctrl.Alt.DeFeaT]

Ied blowing up the snub at the end and got 3 boxes but all the boxes were empty lol. Ill give it another shot, great video

[@infinitereachministries4279]

You inspired me to buy back my A2 with Tonk combo I bought when the ship was in concept. Ty for this content. I think I'll nuke first then go roam around in the Tonk to take care of any reinforcements or stragglers.

[@DedLeader]

Another fellow Crypt Nuker!

[@Hamisback]

Really hope the A1 will live up to even the fraction of the reputation it's bigger brother has made, also the nova could fit in a corsair if they made it like 1/2 a cargo crate bigger

[@DedLeader]

Dude when the Corsair came out I was convinced it was fitting a Nova tank, all the way upto the last second. Such a tease that one!

[@graphite7473]

The bigger gun racks are for special weapons.. railguns/Animus missile launchers basically.

[@tomsmarkovs1946]

I love the metal gear death sound :D

[@kassper82]

@14:00 that moment of realisation was absolute gold. Keep up the content Dedleader. You are in my top three. :P

[@KurtPollock]

Emergent gameplay is using a tractor beam to move the cutty canopy using it as cover

[@DedLeader]

Actually true.

[@drgeorgec]

Would be crazy if you had call to arms when that nuke exploded!

[@paulclark2410]

So many tips in the video! Didn't release you could snatch objects from so far away with the tractor beam, and use it during EVA.

[@popoymolah]

2 scu box, halfway inside he 300i and half on 890 j, move all then walk on the 300i then move all

[@DedLeader]

You sneaky sonova, genius!

[@brianv1988]

I can't wait for there to be more bombers with a laser-guided munition that you can guide from the ground with a laser from one of your buddys or from the air well we can dream I guess they definitely need to fix the bombing targeting system

[@dphoebus]

Man I really wish I knew what I was doing when playing this game. Feel so lost most of the time. Incredible ship. Great video.

[@mandem9319]

I've had my A2 for quite a while now (slowly chained my way up to it over the past couple years) and been absolutely loving it. "When in doubt, drop a nuke."

[@Storm-Cleaver]

I've done the 890j mission so many times, and I am also a total loot goblin... but I totally forgot about the ladder off the main room. I've been using the lifts to move the bodies to the hangar. Now I need to go run the 890 again. Thanks! I have a C2 and had been tempted to do something similar when 3.18 dropped. I think I might actually do it now with 3.18.2. Load it up with my Ursa, my C8R and just see how long I can live out of it.

[@DedLeader]

FLUSH EM DOWN!

[@garywilburn7384]

i love how he uses the metal gear solid sound bites

[@PaulMEdwards]

The 890 Jump mission used to have 20 NPCs a few versions ago, so it's just back to what it was.

[@christopherpower7634]

Great video. Thanks for this. That 30K just after you'd nuked 100,000,000 dudes - priceless !

[@DedLeader]

I still regret not getting to stack all those bodies into a pile

[@samuraidriver4x4]

I love the metal gear solid SNAKEEE!!!!! on every death. Brings back so many memories playing that over a decade ago. Damn getting old😮

[@DedLeader]

Even the Simpson's references date us pretty badly hey? Hahaha

[@samuraidriver4x4]

@@DedLeader just a little😂😂😂 Now I wonder, would the A2 be a good ROC hauler🤔

[@prosec2]

Tell me you had "Call to Arms" when you nuked them. 80x500(at least)= 40k aUec

[@AGuyFromHazard]

For such a combat oriented ship you would think it would have a med bay for wounded soldiers

[@Sleek110]

Maybe not a cargo or bomber ship, but def for the Drop ships like the Valk should have a small med bay

[@justinwarnes1397]

You can easily fit a medical C8X in the hold

[@907DNS]

When you were shooting the turret... could you imagine if you could destroy the vegetation and buildings? omg

[@grabwandler]

pfffff almost spilled my drink hearing thew simpsons nuke the Whales joke bahahahaha, awesome vid!

[@Mindbulletz]

The dancing trick will be super useful, good tip.

[@JwallzMTB]

38:30 the nostalgia sheesh

[@CopperRavenProductions]

Curious how much does it cost to for a single a2 size 10 bomb. Also how effective are thw size 3 carpet bombs, I have never seen that. I always see the size 10. Lastly storing stuff in your ship, wont you lose that all if it blows up. The game is ao glitchy that would suck. It has been awhile sense I played so I am not sure if you lose it all. Sorry for so many questions, but here is another lol. I am assuming you sale that gear. Do you have to grab it a few peices at a time and run to a trader? Or does it sell like cargo? Im not sure how that works. Again a long time sense I played sorry

[@tabmaster4457]

Interesting bombing technique, I prefer using the targeting method (T) fly 250 alt while going full speed then thrust up right as I drop the bomb.

[@Darnelj1]

Use a Herc to put a Nova Tank on the front of an 890 and use it to run beacons.

[@scottb2302]

Thanks you DedLeader for a very funny and entertaining video.

[@DedLeader]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@JustPlainRob]

The server framerate is designed to be split among like 50 players, so when there's only a few on it like with the PTU servers the AI is too good. It shoots before it can really see you, it shoots through walls and barriers, it shoots the second an NPC enemy spawns. It's just not fun at that level.

[@Dark-rain-angel]

You should actually do the full 72 hours video I know it will be long

[@DatJamesYT]

Really would of loved to see how many credits you would of received if you had 'A call to arms' active with that nuke drop - also those remote rear turrets and single forward facing guns are size 5s

[@chrishoppner150]

Fun fact, nuking NPCs doesn't trigger a call to arms, so you get zilch. Just CIG things.

[@Average_Joe69]

Great video! Really enjoy watching

[@wayneyang1]

I think CIG should make an easy way to transfer items from ship inventory to an other ship inventory. when an small ship or viecle is in a large ship.

[@obiwonton369]

A2 is Aces for multi-crew combat/transport platform. Better than HH so many ways. When not dropping Ballita, Tonks I keep C8R in hanger for snub, evac, scout. This limits risk of losing all the loot when U scout the LZ before exposing A2 to hot drops.

[@party4lifedude]

I think the "realistic" features of the ship are pretty justified when you consider that it's intended to go from planet to space to planet and land on the ground and drop troops off. Aerodynamics definitely matter when it uses a considerable amount of its fuel in atmosphere flying like a traditional aircraft would. I quite enjoy the design language of it, but I understand where you are coming from.

[@DedLeader]

It's growing on me

[@party4lifedude]

@@DedLeader I feel like they did a really good job of capturing the essence of the concept art for this ship and putting it into the game in a believable way.

[@DedLeader]

@@party4lifedude yeah except for when you land it and it does that tippy thing and the front eats dirt for a bit lol

[@Mr_Exar_Kun]

Exactly, try landing a caterpillar in atmosphere on orison it’s a pain.

[@dogg755]

Glad its not just my PC that gives horrific bloom on that rifle scope

[@EddyKorgo]

Hoorah! 48:51 $500mill pacman

[@swanberg32]

I bought this ship when it first came available in the store years ago haven't thought about it for a few years, but now I can nuke people I will definitely have to play it again and take it for a spin and maybe scare the shit out of a few people

[@JDBriceProductions]

I wonder if NPCs are constantly spawning, but nothing to tell them not to spawn with the first spawn alive. I went to a crash site. had 30+ Nine Tails and over a dozen wrecks.

[@PabloMotte]

I really want one of them now... but I get so bored during the last moments of landing, I'm known for crashing more then landing and I don't think I could risk losing all that setup.

[@jimflagg4009]

The Cutty ships have shared storage too. Two white lockers up front. I really wish the MSR had them. I guess it fails the Gold Standards.

[@duc996desmo]

The Cutter was it, the Corsair as well, Vulture etc...

[@ZevesG]

herc is the best ship ingame. high hp and shields. and no pesky trusters that can be damaged or disabled.

[@MichaelDBruce]

Call to arms + raider camp + nuke = new way to make money

[@NinjaNoodl]

1:49 Lmao 🤣

[@mikerentiers]

There is an entire VR room to man the guns down one of the hallways. IN addition to the personal storage you have a pretty big armory onboard. The full compliment is 7 or 8? (you covered it) I want to fill my armory up so badly, but the random death in SC hlds me back but more than that, you cannot even touch a damned gun in armistace so they get stuck

[@helimx]

You can't inventory transfer guns from ship to local?

[@Crycane]

The big weapon racks are for railguns and rocket launchers

[@DedLeader]

See I thought that they looked like the one's in the Corsair that are like that, except I thought those ones could handle small weapons also so I assumed they musn't have been those!

[@gamersodyssey8387]

"I call this mive flush em down the toilet"

[@velocitymg]

good evening, welcome aboard...haha, nice one

[@LouSaydus]

14:00, every A2 captain...ever....

[@jameseduffy13]

For the 890J mission: I haven't tried this yet, so I'm not 100% sure that it's possible... You can strip each body as you come to it and put everything into vehicle storage for the 890J. You don't have to move any bodies for that. Once you get into 100i, is it possible to swap everything from one ship to another through the vehicle tabs in inventory?

[@DedLeader]

Nope. You only get the one vehicle inventory. BUT, someone in comments did say if you alrerady bring a box and place it half on and off the ramp that you can access it from either side to use it as a halfway for transfering it

[@Deimos_Eris]

NICE now i have to add the A2 to my wish list XD

[@honichi1]

Should have added call to arms first, would have made 50k at least

[@DedLeader]

omg..... I didn't even think of this, holy shit

[@Mindbulletz]

What's the profit of bomb cost vs call to arms?

[@GiGod2]

1 Bomb is 10k...@@Mindbulletz

[@vegetapt9144]

I used to destroy the 300 by self-destruct and using multi tool had plenty of time to get back to the safety of my Corsair parked at a sake distance...NOT ANYMORE! CIG reduced the self-destruct timer 😓 we are better off just destroying the 300 from our ships now

[@AZRacerX]

Wait did you now have Call to Arms ?? I was waiting to see the huge payout lol. 50k for one camp and 15k for the other. That was awesome !

[@DedLeader]

I fkn didn't like an absolute idiot. I was so excited to nuke the population of a small rural town I overlooked turning it on :(

[@jimmunroe4940]

You do know the Hercules models have VTOL.

[@DedLeader]

Where were going we don't need VTOL lolol

[@knoffelstokkie]

"Same pipes" 🤣

[@N1ghtR1der666]

dont you love how one patch after 3.18 goes live and they have completly removed salavge in the "Salvage patch"

[@adrianclopan7892]

You haven’t played enough Star Citizen until you log out and still fear the 30k

[@Hoffnungsvoll.]

Hi, Ive never played the game and have a question about the remote-turrets: Can they be controlled by KI/ NPC? Or is this ship only fully armed, when you team up with other players, controlling the turrets? Thx!

[@DedLeader]

They need to be piloted by other players, but they have plans to add hirable NPC's for them in the future.

[@joechevy2035]

Might have to fire up the ol' 300i now!

[@kenwilliams4865]

10:36. Railgun and or rocket launcher rack.😮

[@neohelios77]

I thought the M2 was the "bomber"...? isn't a2 the gunship more similar to the real-life AC-47?

[@Chaos-gu3yc]

That looks like so much fun, except for the 30k

[@DedLeader]

Man if I got all 80+ dead bodies on board, god tier content. thanks a lot CR

[@JDBriceProductions]

This is probably going to show how old I am, but the background music reminds me of the theme from The Last Starfighter.

[@red_cloud_o7]

Watching this vid is like watching someone laying grenades down instead op properly throwing it.

[@Darnelj1]

Is there a way to set a press and hold button to retract and extend tractor beams? The mouse wheel getting tired of my s#*t.

[@pfistor]

It will be difficult to balance this vehicle with the ground combat that CIG have planned. Considering 1 bomb can destroy everything on the ground in an area and it has 4. In the actual game it will probably be very expensive, require a lot of reputation to purchase, and the bombs will probably be expensive etc but still. They are going to have to figure out some reason why every ground assault doesn't just begin and end with a single explosion. It could be that it takes a while to arm and launch a bomb so that you have to maintain air superiority for a while first I'm not sure the solution but man that might be the most over powered weapon in video game history. I'm guessing there would also be smaller bombers in the game and those seem easier to balance, this thing is just crazy.

[@DedLeader]

Not really, there's anti air ground vehicles that can take out the very slow moving bombs!

[@mikeloeven]

Crap who gave Ded Leader Nukes!! EVERYONE RUN!!!

[@Ksunnset]

Just get some silencers dude :) the they dont Hunt you when they hear gunshots. :)

[@FlightLizard]

DedLeader doing the waffle stomp.

[@DedLeader]

Same pipes.

[@MaxDeckard]

Just got the game last night, after watching youtube videos for 5 years.

[@coltinbrantley1507]

Where is the destroyed ship at I want to go there

[@PineRidgeAIM_CA]

Getting away from A2 is easy if you see it coming, especially since it has to dive then go back up.

[@Sleek110]

You sound so much like "I did a thing" on youtube :D

[@Atelierwanwan]

It's a cool ship but I have mixed feelings on the bombs as they tend to just end anything land based.

[@ricky6608]

Well yeah that’s what they’re for

[@dierkrieger]

All three of these ship designs are no slouch in combat. They are the easiest ship to fly and all three versions can take a beating. I have the C2 because I am a cargo hog but I kind of wish I would have bought the A2.

[@kingket4]

Will they add ai modules that go with turrets if you are solo?

[@adrianclopan7892]

Table for three? 🧐

[@ArmoredGenie]

Damn you Ded. I just melted an 890 for an A2 🙄 You did this.

[@DedLeader]

It's like flying a giant DELETE button you love it.

[@Uncanny_Mountain]

Does more than the 890 at this point anyway

[@digerttm]

Honestly, realistic/space plane-style ships are my favorite. I'm a huuuuuuuuge fan of this line of ships!

[@theknifesong]

who's this, the president of the aussie vocal fry society?

[@DedLeader]

Prime Minister*

[@Uncle_Jay13]

My newly bought A2 doesn't show on asop terminals 😢

[@benjaminbennerfn4643]

First of!!!! No sc server has been running for 72 hours! EVER!!!

[@mu235]

A2 and "supersafe" :P

[@kyleburke7285]

Badass ship You literally 30kd the server with a nuke lol

[@thomasine2973]

Can i buy that with ingame currency i dont want to spend like 600 dollery doos

[@DedLeader]

5,525,000 aUEC from the Crusader Showrooms

[@thomasine2973]

@@DedLeader thx m8 gona grind af now😂

[@steved2719]

Exploding the ship, and collecting boxes, that is soooo wrong

[@fwdcnorac8574]

Snake!

[@mprgan613]

love the utility of the hercules but i hate the way it looks lol, not that im a good judge of good looking ships as i think the corsair is best looking in game an that looks like a pile of junk haha