Thargoid War FINAL Update - December 19, 2024

[@DUEL.FATALIS]

The war is over. Now we can finally play the game.

[@KaelRead]

@@DUEL.FATALIS I kinda miss the war…

[@naidr0x]

The war is over. Now I don't know what to do in the game.

[@tacticalmattress]

Wooo!! Time to do absolutely *nothing*

[@DUEL.FATALIS]

@@tacticalmattress the game is crazy fun lol. I love Thargoid combat as well though.

[@tacticalmattress]

@DUEL.FATALIS I'm triple elite in combat, trade and exploration so. Actually just realized as i was typing, quadruple elite because exobio. Sitting on a small fortune. FC + whole fleet of engineered ships, i don't have to module swap at all basically. I've been to the far reaches of space (Colonia, the core, etc). Max Fed and Empire rank. There's really not much for me to do anymore. I've been doing powerplay a bit but that gets boring fast. It's easy to find things to do if you're newer. But if you've been playing all these years. Likely you don't have much to do.

[@rob.carrillo]

Thank you CMDR for all of your hard work. I had never before even considered Anti-Xeno combat before the Battle for Sol. Needless to say, you were an invaluable resource. With your help and information I was able to go from completely green, to soloing my first cyclops, to defending settlement after settlement, to bombing Titan Cocijo. All within the span of just a couple of weeks. I'm going to gather materials from the Titan grave, unlock these engineers, and use my newly acquired billions to pimp out this Anaconda you gave me for defending Hutton, and then I think I'm going to go meet up with the rest of you in the Pleiades. For all you've done for mankind, I salute you Commander o7

[@Theprofessorator]

The grade 2 FSD being exclusive is hilarious.

[@josephmorgan4316]

I'm actually somewhat disappointed about this. I have a long-range Hauler I use for moving around the bubble, which naturally is getting the grade 2 FSD, and I was thinking of making a second one and fitting that with one too.

[@voidvakarian8219]

@@josephmorgan4316 Solo Orbiter in Altair system has them!

[@keeval5622]

INARA shows a recipe for SCO 2As from a tech-broker, so maybe it was an oversight and they have been added?

[@MrMagamarc]

@@josephmorgan4316 Switch to a DBX, WAY bigger jump range (60-90ly) and its still a very cheap ship.

[@Theprofessorator]

@@keeval5622 it's probably an oversight, but I love the idea of exclusive sidewinders for the defenders of Earth.

[@KaelRead]

We ALL did it. Its crazy to see this happen! Glory to mankind!! o7 cmdrs!

[@seryvouk4966]

Thank you very much, Commander Mechan, for your videos. I have learned a lot over the past two years, I have built ships based on your recommendations and have learned to fight aliens somehow. I am a bad fighter, but still, I was useful in some way. I do not regret the credits, materials and time spent, I will not dismantle my entire antixeno fleet, but I will leave all the ships in my private museum, who knows, maybe they will still be needed. As for me, I plan to return to research in deep dark space. I will take a break from the noise of civilization, from political intrigue and will enjoy solitude until I get tired of it or the bubble calls me for help again. My Anaconda is already equipped with the best FSD for today. Thanks to Mechan for your invaluable help, thanks to all brothers in arms!

[@Razorklaw001]

I kind of hope the thargoid plot doesn't end here. There is so much more content surrounding them to miss (Col70, HIP 22460 etc). In the mean time, It's back to Asterope to bully the nebula goids. o7, Glory to mankind!

[@Josephkerr101]

There are absolutely more coming. That last sound on cocijo in my mind was the sound of distant thargoids expressing their anger and spinning up to come take us seriously.

[@The101Shadow]

@@Josephkerr101 yup more is coming and we going to have 1 year give a take few more months so bubble repairs reinforces and forgets about this war then we get much more nastier bugs

[@codydrebenstedt7221]

​@@The101Shadow the words "much nastier bugs" really concern me.

[@LukeD-st4xu]

@@codydrebenstedt7221 The Older Lore Was Confirmed As Canon Still By F-Dev, So I Entirely Expect The Thargoid Plotline To Expand, Klaxian/Ores Dynasty lore is canon but very unlikely to be a influence at this rate, There nothing to assure that these Thargoids are the same as the first Thargoid war, With the true cause of the war being our continued micro aggressions and reverse engineering of Thargoid ships revealed, It leaves a bitter taste in the mouth. But it was them or us and they wont forget it. We have tried to Genocide them twice, And they know it, I expect the Hiveship to make an appearance somehow this year, Over 200 Titans were datamined and 2 hiveships, And we likely wont see them for a long time.

[@codydrebenstedt7221]

@@LukeD-st4xu look, all I'm saying is if we are getting a colonization update, whose to say the bugs aren't too?

[@hoplophobic]

I fly with PDES and I think maybe the most fun I've ever had in this game was back in January or February when you and the rest of the XSF fought off the Thargoids while we evacuated the civilians. The level of teamwork and communication was incredibly professional and I'll always remember it. o7 CMDR.

[@bakzetary3145]

It was fun on the final Titan, thanks for encouraging us casual gamers to come back and try it again for the final time, (for now!). I quit playing after a couple weeks at the start of the war way back over a year ago, just not as dedicated as you Anti-Xeno dudes but glad to see a dedicated crowd you all created to defeat this enemy for the time being, hopefully not over at all long term, it was fun and would do it again somewhere else! Merry Christmas all and Happy New Year too!

[@juanitoraymundo53]

I was able to join ya ONCE at a spire operation. That was the most fun I’ve had Ever in any game. I’ll remember this war forever. It was a Huge pleasure to fight along side you Commander!!! O7!

[@wiffmastermase]

I had myself perfectly aligned with Cocijo being directly between myself and Earth when it exploded. I didn't go into the red cloud and from the perimiter as it finally exploded all I seen was a giant green pulse like the blue one but much thicker. That moment my SLOBS crashed and I missed pretty much the entirety of the explosion. But I did still get the majority of the explosion settling down with a glorious view of Earth in the background. Hands down I have the best screenshot of Cocijo's death, without needing to compare or submit it; it's a winner 100%

[@alz722]

I only started playing Elite at the beginning of this year. My AX journey started after the second titan was destroyed. Whilst travelling back from a long distance exploration and exobio trip, I was hyperdicted and immediately destroyed, losing almost a billion in data and several hours of time. I wanted revenge! Your videos, along with the AXI website and discord, were an invaluable resource in learning how to fight back. Thanks so much for all the time and hard work you've put into them. 07 and Merry Christmas CMDR.

[@Astyrrean]

Join a Finance Friday AXI event when they restart in January and you’ll be made whole in a couple hours!

[@captainyossarian388]

Just an FYI that the pre-engineered SCO FSDs can (and should) be brought to an FSD Engineer and have the experimental effect of Mass Manager added to them (mats are 3 Galvanizing Alloys, 5 Atypical Disrupted Wake Echoes, and 1 Eccentric Hyperspace Trajectory). This will add a few more LY to the range.

[@Stefi96]

Just FYI, you made a mistake in your statement which you wrote so confidently...

[@chrismcgourty1756]

Hell of a trip, made new friends also. Thanks for all the efforts to you and all the team!

[@logos_13]

Thank you again for making this incredible and memorable moment accessible. Thanks for all the tips, builds, and techniques, but most of all, thank you for your immense kindness.

[@Astyrrean]

Thank YOU for your kind words!

[@wstavis3135]

Hail the Hero of Humanity! Got to actually see you responding to people in the last few hours of the Titan bombing in game. Thank you for all of the tutorials and builds. You helped bring so many players into the fight and allowed them to be successful.

[@wstavis3135]

As for what's next? Well, some scavenging at the wreck, then off to restock Guardian materials and maybe unlock a few more of the Guardian modules. I never did finish them all. After that, some exploring and Xenobiology is in order.

[@PrometheanGOld4]

I'm grateful to have hopped on the streams. Big bundle of fun to watch and to interact with the community you have! You absolutely helped alot reignite my interest in AX, and even convinced me to run my Type-10 as a makeshift bomber. No regrets! o7, see y'all out there!

[@isidroj.pineiro5558]

o7 cmdr. A pleasure learning from you and all the team.

[@marcus_electric]

Thanks Mechan, I very much enjoyed all your war updates.. I've got a Mandalay and a Cobra to engineer, couple of suit mods to finish then i'm off out into the black for a while.. o7!

[@spearhead2054]

I joined the war at the very last moment, just when Cocijo landed in Sol. I had no engineering but I tried my best in a Vulture to hunt a few scouts and then I went with an unengineered Krait and even managed to have success on that and earning 500mil just by doing 5 or 6 successful bomb runs. Also I learned A LOT both from you and while participating so I appreciate the game as whole even more and am looking forward for what it has in stall for all of us.

[@kunimitanaka1079]

Thanks for your efforts with regard to encouraging people to get involved. Much appreciated.

[@AlexanderosD]

o7 Commanders, glory to mankind! But . . . It is sad to see the mystery of the Thargoids be further unveiled. It was inevitable with the increased interaction, but the Thargoids were enigmatic space whales and lurking reminders from the FIrst Thargoid War. This Second Thargoid War has demystified a lot about the Thargoids. We still do not know a lot about them though, and there's still things to be in awe over regarding Thargoids. FDev did an outstanding job at making them feel truly alien.

[@fedrick1connery607]

Thank you for the information. I hadn't realized the class 2 FSD was exclusive - very glad I decided to participate. I also hadn't seen the carbonized thermal core. Very cool detail, thanks for the shot of it. Excited to see whats next for Elite.

[@rougehawk]

Thank you for everything!!!

[@jasnterry1313]

Now that the war is over I'm going on vacation, and do something different. I'm gonna outfit a beluga and take some passengers on a pilgrimage to Colonia.

[@viniciusvianna5738]

''Raxxla is the friends we make along the way'' o7

[@banzabreizdude]

Damn didn't understand the depth behind that sentence the first time i read it

[@MisterLindsay]

o7s all around. Well done everyone that took part, and particularly those that helped herd the cats into the most effective areas. Glory to Mankind!

[@hibiki54]

The war is over. We survived. But freedom is not free and must remain ever vigilant against the coming danger, whether it is from the depths of the black or within ourselves. Just like with Shinrarta and Sol, AX pilots are always ready to wing up and fight.

[@caman801]

Glory to mankind CMDR’s!!!!

[@voidvakarian8219]

It appears the class 2 is in fact also available for purchase at Solo Orbiter in Altair system.

[@DvdV1337]

Fyi, i pimped a sidewinder with the new sco. 52+ly jumps is pretty spicy

[@stevealexander5344]

It was a grand victory for the forces of humanity! Naturally I did most of the work... But the AXI helped a bit too.

[@telfindos4650]

The end to the current phase of the thargoid war as we know it! Remain vigilant cmdrs and glory to mankind cmdrs o7

[@vepeu]

great zero clickbait thumb nail 👍

[@grizzledfennec8539]

The Anti-Guardian Zone Resistance engineering should still be considered since the HIP 22460 system still has that zone effect.

[@codydrebenstedt7221]

I wish I had been able to contribute some bug kills or damage in the core but Ive just recently returned to the game and brought the wife along for the ride. We did what we could and helped evac some innocents from a few stations then came out and hung out in the cloud to watch the fireworks. Keep up the good fight commanders!

[@firefox396]

I would love to see you make a AXI home base system! Maybe near enough to the bubble, but far enough away that its not likely to be a target in the bext probable thargoid wave

[@Astyrrean]

AXI has a headquarters (Ceres Tarn in HR 1185) and effectively a home base (Copernicus Observatory) in addition to a megaship (The Indra). Not sure colonization work add much to that, but if I can get a hold of the “Pleiades Hydra Zoo” (Pleiades Sector MI-S B4-0) I will!

[@MrMagamarc]

A plothole they have to fix is the Titan is still able to relay information, maybe to its homeworld, so we basically have a huge flying spy over Earth.

[@wilfredburbank6701]

I miss Titan Bombing already. It's the mechanic that pulled me into "Open" play.

[@pilidod]

With the war over I'm finally taking the exobiology expedition I was planning on taking BEFORE Cocijo was jumping to Sol. I plan on basing up at Colonia for the forseeable future, maybe earn enough money for a fleet carrier before I go back... I'm more than halfway to Colonia in my new Mandalay (thank you christmas money), outfitted with the reward FSD, I'm getting like, 88 LY of jump range on average with everything I need for exobio and materal gathering if I happen upon crystal clusters. I was originally going to transfer my ships to a fleet carrier that was on the way to Colonia, but the FCOC discord didn't have any with Shipyards available... So I decided on doing the trip myself and I'll only choose a few ships to transfer to Colonia. I want to be there when the colonization feature comes out. And I got my HOTAS for christmas time as well so I get to learn it in a chill environment :)

[@NGEddie99]

I also believe you need a corrosion resistant cargo rack for the titan drive component - which i think is unlocked at the megaships

[@Astyrrean]

Palin sells C2 and C1 CRCRs. C4 (16t) are unlocked with Meta Alloys at human tech brokers. C6 (64t) CRCRs are event-exclusive.

[@FeeshCTRL]

@@Astyrrean just to add a little bit, the full recipe to unlock the C4 module: 16 Meta-Alloys 26 Iron 18 Chemical Manipulators 22 Radiation Baffle 12 Neofabric Insulation

[@KingArthurFleck]

I haven't seen any hostiles at Cojico and I think that falls in line with the whole "Thargoids have left Sol" storyline

[@fcsuper]

I actually had an NPC pop up on me. I think it was system authority. It scanned me, then ignored me. I was deep in the cloud near the rubble of the Titan Cocijo.

[@timseed8889]

Hi CMDR Mechan! I want or thank you for all the tutorials, they have been a massive help, especially with this titan. Your titan bombing video helped me so much, I got it right on my first run! One question, do you have a playlist with all the AX weapons, comparing thier differences? I’m getting bored of using Gauss Cannon

[@Astyrrean]

Not a full list, but I do have a couple worth watching: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5rUnGWDmMhgnNksi=Wt3muEpLbnuva8u_ kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2PMg4N3fbGfaNksi=-1ZRxj7BZa7KRa7Q … and the broader common Core Video which talks about bit about them all: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWjUpneObbaeicksi=DwR96rPNIuqH21tu

[@lanceobe6801]

I participated off and on and wa 50 million credits by Li Yong, I was 76th in the effort. Now I'll just continue with ranking, I got two modules unlocked and almost halfway to full rank.

[@ShundoRaud]

Now that Cocijo's dead, my next goal is to start unlocking engineers so I can fight stuff larger than a cyclops

[@ShawCheng-e4y]

What about the HIP 22460,?Still a semi-dead titan there and glowing like a lighthouse. Would the war outbreaks again?

[@Gailim]

5:54 Don't you still need zone resistance in HIP 22460?

[@Astyrrean]

That’s true, noting that there isn’t much to do there.

[@Josephkerr101]

No more thargoids. No more decent pilots. Just pilots. Regular pilots.

[@blogtwot]

We were there in a group today on the Ghost Giraffe stream and it did seem to increase the spawn rate but they all seemed to spawn next to someone else and I ended up with none 🤣🤣 As far as colonisation goes, I struggle to run a house and pay the bills properly, never mind a complete solar system 🙂

[@kempo79]

Thargoid content is not my cup of tea, but I do hope they open up some permit locked zone, some kind of Aegis, INRA related infrastructure with a titan around (that either flees before it's destroyed and comes back repaired or new stargoid arrives after a month or so), where there would be a PERPETUAL war - so we can enjoy titan bombing, AX reactivation missions with revenants, systems with anti-guardian zone, planetary CZs, spire sites etc.

[@TakaChan569]

The xeno war has been a annoyance at most for me as it centered around stuff i hated lol, so i mostly just kept away from it doing my normal stuff. So now that it's over nothings change, if anything i'm just happy they seem to be making the other parts of the game mean more in the next big update.

[@poseidon5003]

10,000 players got a 1 billion credits. That's 10 trillion credits. Massive economy! LOL

[@ModeKaioken]

I wish they would give us some of the road map before jan so we got some idea on the direction to prepare lol

[@kuhluhOG]

Well, they did say: 1. The first half year colonisation is going to be Beta. I am not sure what that's going to mean, but claims are going to be honoured afterwards. 2. More ships. I don't know more tho.

[@wilfredburbank6701]

I can not stress enough that if Frontier let some players pay cash for early access to colonization, it would really anger the player base as a whole.

[@bluss9647]

As for now , maybe help the the sol recovery or back to my enforcer duty for jeremy archer

[@CountArtha]

I still haven't been out to Colonia, and my Asp has just gained 3.27ly of jump range. No time like the present! Besides, we're running out of time to make that trip "the hard way" because of all the new systems that will be colonized soon.

[@Astyrrean]

Pin Life Support G5 and Shield Cell Banks G4 if you go there!

[@CountArtha]

@@Astyrrean That's the plan! I also want Hull Reinforcement G5 from Petra.

[@SigmaRho2922]

The first phase of the thargoid war is ovwr

[@maryi685]

Im a bit socially awkward, English is also not my first language, and on top Discord is blocked in my country. Using VPN on pc is a bit of a problem. Is there still a place for me in AX as in the wing or something? I joined recently, around 3 weeks ago now, so i wanna try different things, mining, exo biology, exploration, combat. But i also want to do AX combat eventually.

[@predacon]

the entire thargoid armada is 8 titans ?

[@Staticsceptre]

Bro they are 13 km wide. Thats bigger than a station!

[@seskorirkeashimrui3556]

right on my bday

[@DjVortex-w]

Is AX combat over forever?

[@tacticalmattress]

Considering how much of the game and how many modules there are around it. I highly doubt it, but who knows.

[@osmacar5331]

No it's not. It's just getting started.

[@supersoftsantino6351]

o7 cmdrs.

[@smoothcannibal5371]

That's lame that it's over at least for now. Nothing that bad even happened. I guess I'll hunt them down at coal sack. I don't even do that much AX but went in a high intensity npc combat zone and it was boring. The thargoids are fun even if I'm not good at it.

[@Astyrrean]

Follow the white rabbit ...

[@kuhluhOG]

"Nothing bad even happened" Literally billions died in that war...

[@KrymboGames]

I got 9 Titan drives in about 3/4 hours in the caustic graveyard. It's really easy, I don't know if the Cocijo is bugged or not, No Thargoids, weak as piss caustic cloud. It's either bugged or devs are catering to casuals. 😄

[@Astyrrean]

The weak cloud is normal. The lack of patrols is not, but might be as such for narrative reasons.

[@KrymboGames]

@@Astyrrean 1st week I remember them stronger but I may be wrong. Lack of patrols... Then the war is truly over o7

[@Nathorakain]

This titan let out a different signal when it died maybe it was telling the others to stay away or maybe something more sinister and they are gearing up to come back with a vengeance

[@boingthegoat7764]

o7 cmdr

[@briangueringer3673]

I still never got the 1 billion for "A" tier. Anybody else have this problem?

[@kingheroknight]

Have you collected it by turning in the community goal at the rescue megaship hutner?

[@briangueringer3673]

@kingheroknight I have the blue check mark and the "A" tier status thing but there is nothing to turn in? I went through all the contacts and don't have any bounties or anything. Like I said I did get the SCOs but don't know where to get the money. The only choice I have on the CG tab is Close, open map and abandon....

[@briangueringer3673]

@kingheroknight Oh and I tried to do everything at Hunter but no dice. Unless there is some specific step I am missing.

[@kingheroknight]

@briangueringer3673 so you entered the megaship hanger go to the mission board head to the community goals option and there you should be able to turn in your results. If you have already done so then I suggest maybe sending in a ticket to frontier. Otherwise, I have no clue. Good luck to you commander o7.

[@kingheroknight]

@briangueringer3673 Just to clarify station services--->mission board. From there it should list missions, passenger lounge, and community goal. You want the community goal. From there you should be able to turn in your contribution.

[@poseidon5003]

Don't sell the fsd's. They give you 0 credits. I sold my Class 2 and 3. Big mistake. LOL I had to buy a Type 10 to fit the Class 7 FSD.

[@tacticalmattress]

The module storage is 600 now 🤦‍♂️

[@tacticalmattress]

Also you could've rebought them through the menu right away

[@veryslyfox9704]

I am sorry you sold it, though I cannot understand why

[@poseidon5003]

@@veryslyfox9704 I don't pilot ships that use a Class 2 or 3 FSD. I wanted to see what would happen. It's not like I needed them anyway. I put the class 4 in my Cobra. The Class 5 in my Phantom. Cass 6 in the Anaconda, and I had to buy a type 10 to fit the Class 7. I don't pilot smaller ships than the Cobra III.

[@BlueSideUp]

Back to (trigger warning) real life? 😂

[@cinchmccoy]

easy to make 300 to 500 million credits an hour - yo fdev ya might want to think about nerfing credits earned

[@Astyrrean]

Well invasions were up to 1.7 *billion* an hour. And that’s after the Orthrus nerf where spires were about 2 billion per hour in the best group.

[@rodgerhunter1591]

Great now I have nothing to do because I'm 2 new and this game sucks because it has no structures bought a ax ship by the time I made it to the last titan it was to late so no reward for me but fd got thiers

[@Astyrrean]

If you want games with "structure", sadly Elite really isn't for you. This game is like the ultimate sandbox.

[@methamphetamememcmeth3422]

Why did you even buy the game then?

[@rodgerhunter1591]

@Astyrrean can you direct to some groups friendly to commanders who need structure in their universe as you know elite does not respect your time and that's find and all but wandering aimlessly is not a good use of mine is there any use for an Evac ship anywhere anymore I want to have fun not a second full time job

[@rodgerhunter1591]

@methamphetamememcmeth3422 truth played on console since 2017 found the target to Electra trade route so credits were never a problem gave me all I needed for ships bounty hunting combat the things I find fun now all that's gone patched out made over a billion in three hours running Evac on Mars high now that's gone to so I guess your right

[@Astyrrean]

@@rodgerhunter1591 The new players’ initiative (NEWP) is a great place to start. Find them at: newp.io/

[@tylerstewart3181]

The war is just beginning...we haven't even seen the worst of the Thargoids yet.

[@absolutelyscrumptious7552]

The war isnt over, its just been reverted back to square 1 after we repelled the escalation