Someday I'll solo a Basilisk in a fair fight in my Chieftain. Someday. Meanwhile, you're out here slaying gods in a ship with less armor and firepower than a Toyota Prius. I bow to you, Sir. Beautifully done, and thank you for the informative running commentary! GLORY TO MANKIND!!!
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
We all started there CMDR. I remember well my first Basilisk showing me the rebuy screen multiple times before I got the hang of it (and it was HARD!) Keep at it, you'll succeed!
@The_GT_armyАй бұрын
@@Astyrreanmeanwhile me 30+ rebuys to not kill a clops in chief
@toyotanosgaming7482 жыл бұрын
A fantastic fight, Mechan. Well fought
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend. And thank you for your help and encouragement in making this video so much better!
@OliverVonLindenthal2 жыл бұрын
This shows exactly, what mankind is capable of! "It's impossible? Well, let's get started!" Brilliant and insane, haha. o7
@HE132723268 ай бұрын
Engineers > Humans ;D
@kerbodynamicx4727 ай бұрын
That thargoid interceptor thought, it has taken down capital ships 10x its size, wiped entire squadrons of AX pilots, how is it getting its ass kicked by this tiny ship
@EscanthonX5 ай бұрын
Man and I was soooo proud of myself for barely beating a cyclops in one Good work commander
@STRIDER503_sub2 жыл бұрын
Props for the skills and the comprehensive narration. 👏👏👏 I've seen many CMDR doing it, but none of them ever explained how Thargoid behaves during a fight, hope we get to see more from you. :)
@StonedDead19812 жыл бұрын
"I'm from Buenos Aires and I say kill em all!" Good job, CMDR.
@y_ffordd11 ай бұрын
Congratulations on nailing it in a Sidewinder, and more importantly having the capability of narrating your videos well and adding chapters, pretty rare these days.
@Astyrrean11 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@DoctyrEvil Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the master class. Most of us will not be attempting this, but the calm, clear narration and description provide a great lesson.
@aircraftandmore97758 ай бұрын
The thargoid was probably hella confused that such a small ship was able to defeat it
@Astyrrean8 ай бұрын
Check out Eagle vs Hydra for an even more confused look :)
@Razorklaw001Ай бұрын
I just can't stop watching this. The sheer skill this takes is unparalleled by any other challenge in the game. o7
@AstyrreanАй бұрын
Thank you @razorklaw001! Believe it or not, Eagle vs Hydra was 20x harder. Watch that one if you liked this one.
@sudbuddiesexteriordetailin9843 Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable!!!! Having killed even what I have, it's mind boggling to even consider trying to me. Hats off to you Sir. You are one hell of a pilot and fighter. This is more skill than I have.
@cranbers2 жыл бұрын
Devs are like ohhh, we will nerf that in a jiffy. Thanks for finding that bug for us! haha.. that was epic you make it look so easy.
@rarurorook48724 ай бұрын
damn , the level of flying is so darn impressive. 2 years old video but still gold.
@Astyrrean4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Have a look at the more recent Eagle vs Hydra. Much, much tougher fight.
@kerbodynamicx472 Жыл бұрын
Newbie pilot here, and this video set me a goal to take down a Hydra one day on a small ship. Currently all I can do is to familirise a ships controls, and gather enough money to fund this adventure.
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Nice! And we have a small ships video coming out this weekend … stay tuned.
@nuts_mann Жыл бұрын
Highly non-recommended to try to kill a hydra in a small ship if you're a beginner
@draconusspiritus1037 Жыл бұрын
FWIW, I've seen that Mini Gimbal action quite often when mining. Specifically with the Abrasion Blaster. Even without anything actually targeted.
@mdmckea2 жыл бұрын
Simply awesome man! AXI need to create a special rank and role of honour for a feat like this. And goodness knows how many times you practiced, but this is an excellent achievement. o7 Dude
@Slavic-h9q2 жыл бұрын
Congratularions CMDR.. well done
@thelastknightultra2 жыл бұрын
Now you truly are deserving of Magilnos robes
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
This is a humbling compliment, truly. Thank you.
@millstonebarn2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful explanation of so many mechanics! Thank you, and well done!
@evikone3 ай бұрын
Love the Sidewinder. I did much of my game in the Sidewinder but in Solo.
@JailBiden2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for being born. My life is better now
@raghav1026 Жыл бұрын
I’m terrified of fighting one of these eventually in a meta chief let alone a sidewinder! You are so skilled! Best i can do is a cyclops solo lol
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
That’s how we all started, including myself. Keep at it if you’re enjoying it, there is so much you can learn about flying ships ever more effectively in E:D.
@rodolfoccorrea2 жыл бұрын
Impressive! I had managed to kill my first solo Hydra some time ago studding one of your videos, and looking at this one, it just just impressed me much more! Amazing job commander!!!
@steveporter63002 жыл бұрын
excellent work CMDR, outstanding
@MuQuuu2 жыл бұрын
This is... This is amazing!😯 You did really good!🍻
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
どもありがとうございます
@judeg.81012 жыл бұрын
Awesome skill's Thanks' for also giving a play by play. It made for some great information. Not that I even will attempt it any time .... EVER!
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. There's usually a lot going on at any given time and, if you don't know what you're looking at, it's very hard to figure what exactly is happening.
@Ghostwolf822 жыл бұрын
o7 CMDR. Well done and thanks for the running commentary!
@alaena36502 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t believe it if I couldn’t see it, good job
@cmdrthedarklord42582 жыл бұрын
Insane precision flying. Well done Commander. o7
@cmdrnick Жыл бұрын
o7 cmdr, you deserve a medal for this. amazing fight!
@draconusspiritus1037 Жыл бұрын
The one point I can't understand is about all that back off and perform repairs while the interceptor shields decay. Because every time I try it the Goid, the Swarm, or both chase me down and are all over me like white on rice. Only way I've ever been able to perform repairs was to perpetually boost ahead of them.
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Hydra top speed is 450. Sidewinder is one speedy ship and can keep ahead without having to boost. Slower ships will need to boost to keep ahead.
@actron4002 жыл бұрын
this is amazing, I barely survive one of those in a meta build and random help 🤡 but I'm gonna be that guy and say the real deal is doing this in a Hauler my friendo
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
I wish it were possible! Hauler Basilisk is possible though ...
@coejone Жыл бұрын
idk how you did it . but you did .and it was amazing to watch
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Thank you! For a non-modgauss-bugged version, which is technically even more challenging, watch Eagle vs Hydra. That one is probably my hardest fight ever - much, much harder than this Sidewinder vs Hydra.
@coejone Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean I like the eagle more then the sidewinder. I would have thought it would be easier in an eagle . But I will watch it today. By the way. Do you have a setup for larger end game ships ? For fighting Goids? I haven't seen the rest of your videos
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Watch the Academy video. That has the build for the "Meta Chieftain" which is arguably the best 1:1 AX ship. Or watch the "Titan Killer" video for a no-guardian-modules (so works in Maelstroms and against Glaives) Krait Mk2.
@jadu-entertainment2 жыл бұрын
Great job! You did the impossible!
@themountainsleeps2 жыл бұрын
*insert call an ambulance meme* Feckin' great job, CMDR. o7
@simonebanana4 ай бұрын
my god the dedication
@Astyrrean4 ай бұрын
Watch Eagle vs Hydra. Took 100x more dedication.
@simonebanana4 ай бұрын
@@Astyrrean amazing fight Cpt
@TheBuurPit2 жыл бұрын
Flippin'eck! Well done :) o7
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Means a lot coming from you! :)
@TheBuurPit2 жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean I have no idea how you guys do this stuff. Just amazing.... You're in the news today btw ;) o7
Loved how this was explained what was happening then shown so people like me could hear it, see it, try to copy it but not with a sidewinder haha
@Astyrrean4 ай бұрын
Thanks! I tried to do something similar with Eagle vs Hydra. Thing is, without the voice-over, it's really hard to know what exactly is going on!
@Strigon0082 жыл бұрын
I've been doing solos using my trusty Corvette, my current limit is Basilisk. I'm trying to upgrade to Medusas.
@Dushess Жыл бұрын
fun fact: G.gauss cannons have icons of railgun.
@MrBojax2 жыл бұрын
Well that's my plan for the weekend, go solo a Hydra, I had no idea so few had done this, just figured they were more a pain the ass that difficult.
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
It's a long (~1hr) grueling fight that's very unforgiving, requires ammo synthesis, and overall most people hate (it was never meant to be a solo fight anyway.) But if you want that virtual badge of honor, give it a shot!
@cooleshaka2 жыл бұрын
i'm speachless. oh,...and very impressed commander o7
@Igor_Kahovsky2 жыл бұрын
Great job, man!!!
@elxvantheanimeannihilator22792 жыл бұрын
The beginning sounds like minecraft villager, but aside that, that was sick
@saivishwath3773 Жыл бұрын
403rd subscriber. You took a banana to a boss fight and won:()
@Folfah29 күн бұрын
ahh seeing that skin again... i got it on xbox JUST before i switched to pc... havent thought about that till i saw this
@Ansicone9 ай бұрын
Wow you make it look so easy. 🏵️🔫
@Drew61322 ай бұрын
Outstanding
@SycophanticLeech Жыл бұрын
Holy shit Mechan.
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Very holy
@PXTother2 жыл бұрын
nice job. praying for your mental health
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
Thank you PXT. Mental health couldn’t be better. It’s a very lucid madness at work here … prayers welcome either way!
@firnyx2 жыл бұрын
This is unbelievable gg
@olly7248 Жыл бұрын
So awesome 🎉
@ScottSlooper2 жыл бұрын
Looks so easy! I'm going to go do that some day after a few beers. HA HA HA HA HA! AWESOME Can't even kill a Cyclops yet myself.
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
:) Might be better BEFORE a few beers; but extra credit for doing it tipsy if you can! :D
@CTAJIEBAP9 ай бұрын
Sidewinder's power distributor fully upgraded into charge can't run two gauss for longer than dozen seconds. With this setup and 3 pips to weapons it will not be able to run even 1 of them at full rate of fire. So there must be some other bug that effectively doubles the fire power on top of 120% damage one. Either that or stats on gauss have changed a lot since this video was uploaded.
@Astyrrean9 ай бұрын
Individual heatsinks provide +2MW of WEP distro capacity for the 10s they run each (at the one-time "cost" of 2 MJ of SYS energy to fire). That's more than enough to power 2 small gauss with 3 pips in WEP. [This has always been in the game, is still working this way in Live, and is as-intended]
@CTAJIEBAP9 ай бұрын
@@Astyrrean Elite really hates explaining it's mechanics. Also many of them make little sense. Also it's pretty buggy. So no surprise that i assumed that something else was wrong, especially in a scenario where a bug is used to improve damage output. BTW, is premium damage bug still in the game or was it fixed?
@Astyrrean9 ай бұрын
@@CTAJIEBAP It was fixed in Live. It remains in Legacy.
@JetsOfWorship2 жыл бұрын
Oooh so now all the speed runs running Modified Gauss Cannons are Now being accepted. Since you know you use them . Pin another medal on your chest
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
I mention pretty clearly in the video that this run would not be eligible for ranks (same would be the case for speedruns.) The hammergauss ammo bonus makes this fight *humanly possible* for the first time. It does not make it easy. If you think otherwise, try it for yourself ;).
@georgel.44282 жыл бұрын
very impressive!
@pukalo2 жыл бұрын
good fight
@sepalmq12292 жыл бұрын
congrats
@user-25352 Жыл бұрын
I've heard Advanced Missile Rack's AX ammo is somehow able to damage hearts before they even become exerted. But that would do for invalid run I guess? Anyways, great job!
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
That’s … the first time I hear anything about that. Adv MRs have 20 breach damage, which is also splash damage, making them deadly against hearts - but the synthesis cost is generally prohibitive (you need to synth ammo EACH time - can’t reload at station.)
@user-25352 Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean yeah, synthesis is the main reason "advanced" missiles or multicannons are not used. I've found "damages hearts directly" mentioned somewhere in AXI discord when I saw missiles are actually banned from use in AXI ranks and started searching... tbh I am not fully sure it works that way or if it's sort of urban legend, since obviously barely anyone is willing to test it :(
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
@@user-25352 What I can tell you as a fact (I'm an AXI Discord Staff Member) is that the reason that AdvMRs have long been banned from ranks is their unbalanced splash breach damage; nothing to do with damaging unexerted hearts. Never heard anything about damaging unexerted hearts. That part sounds like a myth.
@user-25352 Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean ok thanks for the info
@interceptionunit6666 Жыл бұрын
FDev should give you Raxxla permit for this xD
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Another one? I think the one I got with Eagle vs Hydra should be sufficient?
@interceptionunit6666 Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean Oh, I haven't seen this video yet. Glad you already got a permit :)
@michal_17252 жыл бұрын
Nice, now do it in a Hauler. xD
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
No u :D
@michal_17252 жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean Nooo, my weakness!
@adithyaoscar98266 ай бұрын
now nobody has an excuse to why they suck at combat
@SkateMasterman2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow this is impressive. Would you be ok with me using sound from this video to make a song with? I like to make music out of cool sounds i hear lol
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
Sure thing, go for it!
@danielstokker2 жыл бұрын
Thats fucking nuts i couldnt do it
@ufcgod62582 жыл бұрын
GG m8 Awesome watch o7
@bernardsaavedra67511 ай бұрын
I don't understand how the swarm doesn't attack him, when I try something similar (with another ship of course) the swarm just kills me
@Astyrrean11 ай бұрын
I am “orbiting”, using flight assist off and using lateral+vertical (and the occasional forward or back) to keep “accelerating away” from the swarm.
@bernardsaavedra67511 ай бұрын
You are an ACE, sir! @@Astyrrean
@mmontagee2 жыл бұрын
Madman
@spacebarrrrrrrrrrКүн бұрын
Could this be done with salvation shard cannons instead of gauss cannons?
@AstyrreanКүн бұрын
Salvation shards excel in medium mounts. Salvation shards in small mounts fall behind gauss, as small gauss retains the AP value of medium ones, but shards do not. So, in short, no.
@spacebarrrrrrrrrrКүн бұрын
@Astyrrean Thanks for the info! I'm assuming not, but is the premium ammo bug still around?
@Astyrrean23 сағат бұрын
@@spacebarrrrrrrrrr On legacy yes, on live no.
@jadenlevesque49942 жыл бұрын
noice
@frascapix2 жыл бұрын
nice one cmdr. how do you avoid swarm damage? thx!
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
The short answer is: you keep moving; that's the essence of what we call "cold orbiting" (though the cold part isn't necessary to avoid swarm fire, it is necessary to avoid interceptor cannon fire)
@Netferet2 жыл бұрын
I Hope to have a fraction of your skills someday, i am still failling some of my cyclops fight because it takes out my canopy, i still make mistakes while cold orbitting. Good job cmdr o7
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
Make sure you have at least three module reinforcement packages on you ship - anything less and your canopy becomes very very fragile. Then use heat sinks and keep moving an suoi should be good!
@marcaogameplays3694 Жыл бұрын
a lenda
@reapern75902 жыл бұрын
Top!! 👌👍
@sidneyrobinson18 Жыл бұрын
Holy shit, no shield??
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Pretty much all small and medium ship AC combat is done shieldless, as shields don’t help much against thargoids, and come with a lot of downsides.
@drangpo69042 жыл бұрын
Wow... just Wow... o7
@anthrazite Жыл бұрын
Just wondering, why did it not shoot caustic missiles?
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
If you remain cold and keep your distance, it can't lock you. If it can't lock you for the whole duration of it's "sleep phase" (35 seconds) it won't shoot caustics. Same applies to the EMP field for that matters - it needs a heat-signature-lock to fire it; If you deny it that, it won't fire.
@anthrazite Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean Sweet, thanks!
@voidkat42022 ай бұрын
Now do it with a Hauler =)
@Astyrrean2 ай бұрын
Alas a hauler doesn’t have the DPS, not even with the hammergauss bug, to solo a Hydra. We did do a 3 hauler vs 1 Hydra though. Look it up!
@voidkat42022 ай бұрын
@@Astyrrean interesting Ill look it up! Thanks
@whiterspon573 Жыл бұрын
then you kill these aliens thanks to Bug in game right?
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Yes this fight exploits the extra-damage of the modified guardian gauss cannons using premium ammo in what is now know as legacy mode. For the hardest fight ever done with nominal damage, have a look at Eagle vs Hydra.
@MJRSoap Жыл бұрын
Considering people have killed interceptors with haulers, litterally just 1 small hardpoint. It's just a matter of time till that's done against a Hydra.
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately a 2-small-gauss-Hydra is practically impossible. We did do a Hydra with three haulers though. That was fun.
@superscott9780 Жыл бұрын
Does this bug still work
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
Only on legacy
@superscott9780 Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean good to know thank you
@pawels.56692 жыл бұрын
What.
@BlueSideUp Жыл бұрын
Can't gut large ships for combat, never could. So now I have a 6 modified shards Challenger with a thermal vent beam in the remaining small slot. It's a blast. But currently I fly a 5 modified shard FDL, as I also hate synthesis and 5 sirius heatsinks rock. The Hulltank FDL is not for the faint at heart though, especially in high g environments. One missed shutdown field warning just reaching your ship could be the last 😉
@DávidBaranyai-ARK-075 ай бұрын
o7
@sausageslaps Жыл бұрын
and how was it determined this is the first? perhaps the first on video but i doubt the first ever.
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
It is not just the first ever. It is the first, and ONLY (to date.) It was determined by nobody having ever done it before.
@sausageslaps Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrrean and how was this determined?
@Astyrrean Жыл бұрын
@@sausageslaps If you're serious ... the simple answer is: there is no evidence of anyone having done this before. Zero. Zit. Furthermore, ONLY SIX CMDRs have ever done a medusa in a sidewinder; these are, in order: Maligno, myself, QuinnRZ, EuanAB, HeliMeli and Cobalt Viper. None of these six except myself have done SideyHydra. No-one else, or at least no-one else known to the AX community (which with >10,000 CMDRs registered, is pretty big) has demonstrated the skill required to get even close. Now if you have evidence of someone else having done it before me, please post it. If you don't, go away and stop just nagging with "theoretically it's possible someone else could have done it and nobody knows about it" - as that's BS. If someone else had done this, it would be known. I don't think you simply understand how incredibly difficult this is to do.
@sausageslaps Жыл бұрын
@@Astyrreanyou still cannot make such a claim without knowing, kinda arrogant and self serving to trumpet such claims with anything solid to back them up
@sausageslaps Жыл бұрын
as in no evidence some else did or did not. so either admit you cannot prove it or you go away, lol.
@EXESasser2 жыл бұрын
Shame that his forum post mentions about exploiting a non interrupt synth bug to kill this hydra....
@Astyrrean2 жыл бұрын
You clearly didn't watch the video, and you clearly misread my forum post. Yet you come here to spread misinformation .... that bug doesn't even exist in Horizons (which is where this fight was done); eh,