Top 5 best EXPLORATION ships in Elite Dangerous

Exploration ships are not the prettiest or powerful ships in Elite dangerous, however going to far places and looking at some dirt balls is all these ships can and will do.... thou some may have extra abilities too. Regardless : which asp scout, anaconda, hauler, krait ,krait phantom, diamondback scout or explorer, ORCA, and many more ...which one is the best.... and which belong to the rest?!
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[@WwZa7]

You really overextended that ASP review

[@zinbrew]

Hah! You had me fooled with that one.

[@emdee0014]

The DBX is the only ship that makes me “feel” like an explorer. I choose the Phantom over the ASPx as a second.

[@MB200bus]

The Phantom makes a better explorer than the AspX, I'll agree to that. But with a full exploration outfit, the Phantom is twice as expensive as the AspX, but not twice as good.

[@ChadWinters]

@@MB200bus nothing beats the ASP in VR when exploring though, that cockpit view would drop Yamiks pants faster than light

[@Soundwave142]

I still have my DBX from when It was an upgrade from my Cobra Mk III (which I a bought again.) Now my DBX is; with and engineered FSD and Guardian FSD booster, a exploration ship that is like a rocket car with the biggest and with the highest number of rockets crammed into it, that I use when I go "ZOOM! IM OUTTA HERE!"

[@adrianwilliams6577]

Appreciated buying the Diamond Back after already getting the big ships, I kitted the ship out with little or no engineering, compared to upgrading a cutter the cost of sorting out a DBX is such a bargain. The jump range is just adorable, when I fancy travelling to Pleiades from the bubble I use the DBX.

[@MB200bus]

@@adrianwilliams6577 Aren't you massively annoyed by the DBX's undersized fuel scoop? The AspX doesn't have as much jump rage as the DBX, but the AspX needs so much less time to scoop fuel that it can travel way further in an hour than the DBX...

[@kuhluhOG]

Ah, I remember. First big exploration run in Asp Explorer. It was before engineering and I put in an additional fuel tank (64t). That way I was able to jump for ~600LY without refuelling with the downside of having ~28LY jump range when fully fuelled. I was fun. I got about 200M credits from that run (I went to Sagittarius A*, then a left turn, scanned a few hundred neutron stars and then went back).

[@chapter_brother5437]

The only one problem with conda is trying to land with it on planets... and trying not to crush yourself on high G ones.

[@piter10p]

The point is u have to land vertically with constant boost

[@williamsternritter3214]

Problem is the view or the lack of. You do exploration to look at stuff that is not the nose of your ship :)

[@novamccool2622]

Just remember to land it like an airplane in high G, real pilots don't get to see the ground when they land. It is funny that you can't get out and walk on a 1.03G world though...

[@mcklown]

And landing it got even worse with Odyssey's new terrain generation. Especially if you want to get close to any plant life.

[@jaappoldervaart]

Noobs

[@williamroweiii7290]

I've actually found the Dolphin, a luxury liner, to be an excellent Small exploration ship. It has a 61 LY max jump (with full lightweight engineering + L5 Guardian FSD Booster) / 57 LY laden, 2G vehicle bay, L2 AFMS, L4 fuel scoop, 3D shield, planetary scanner, supercruise assist & advanced docking modules... and still has an open slot for something else, if desired! Much easier to find a landing spot for than my Exploration Anaconda...

[@Molonlabe07]

Use the dolphin as a taxi around the bubble, great little ship

[@DavidUtau]

Or you can just use a cobra... Who would use so much materials on that ship lmao

[@mranthonymills]

Also, the Dolphin is peerless at heat distribution. It can land on Skardee 1 without heatsinks, and it can spool its FSD while fuel scooping. That means you'll never lose integrity to heat damage.

[@mranthonymills]

Oh, and with one of the smallest footprints in the game, if the Dolphin can't land, nothing can.

[@FreemanicParacusia]

Oh it gets better range than that. Slap the 4A double-engineered from the CG in there, you’ll see what I mean. Got mine set up with (I think) a G2 low-emissions reactor, and as best I can tell it’s impossible to make the thing overheat. I can park in the corona of a star and have my FSD fully charged for the jump to the next one without my dash getting even a little foggy from steam. There’s other ships with better jump range, but I’m not aware of any that can pull that trick.

[@hovant6666]

After a lot of masochistic min-maxing, I finally got my Krait Phantom to do 80 LYs while still having a small shield. Here's a fun fact: you can squeeze thrusters that'd be otherwise too small onto a ship by putting it onto a smaller ship, engineering them with Mass Manager, and transferring them back to your exploration ship. Also, the gas tank is halved

[@johnpettigrew9420]

The engineered phantom truly is great. My one has jump range of 77.8 unladen while having a full size tank, shields, repair limpet, 2 SRVs, heatsink launcher & AFMU.

[@MB200bus]

As a Fuel Rat, I implore you: please do NOT put a half size fuel tank on any ship (except maybe the Beluga).

[@hovant6666]

@@MB200bus It's ok, I have a carrier with 7 years of upkeep banked and a hold full of tritium. If I maroon myself, I get myself out

[@bhardwaj_ji_007]

Can you share the build please? I am planning to circumvent the galaxy after update 14 drops.

[@bhardwaj_ji_007]

@@johnpettigrew9420 Hey John, Can you share your build please? I am planning to circumvent the galaxy after update 14 drops. I'll be using the dssa carrier network but i'll still need the most out of my phantom.

[@williamsternritter3214]

Conda has the jump range but not the view from cockpit and that's my priority #1 on exploration trips. So Phantom it is, even if there is no space for every single limpet controller :)

[@CoffeeFiend1]

Always used the Anaconda myself as it's basically a mobile station. Double AFMU's and repair limpets to effect repairs and maintenance, research limpets for taking tissue samples, mining laser and SRV's for material replenishment. Cargo rack to hold your temporary limpets, big ass fuel scoops, big external fuel tanks if brown dwarf hopping, plasma slugs for fuel volume tweaking, fighter bays for surface & mountain surveys. Surface scanner, impact shield and FSD booster. You've even got room to mount a supercruise assist which is very handy when doing full-body system surveys as it allows automation (as some can take days to do). It's the Anaconda, the most internal utility matched with that extremely high jump range. Really does let you be self-sufficient and stay out there.

[@om3g4888]

Definitely agree with the Conda. I can be anywhere... ANYWHERE in the galaxy in hours. 80+ ly. Over 1.5k shields. An SRV. Scanners. Limpets. This IS the long term; living in space for extended periods of time exploration vessel. When I take off into the black for an extended period of time; no question, I'm taking the Conda. The Conda is my Enterprise.

[@draugr7693]

I currently have my Asp Explorer resting at station that's just 3LY away from Sagittarius A and is also near a lagrange cloud and as an explorer i can honestly say i'm really glad they decided to add a station to the galactic core cos it's my favourite place in the game to be cos the core is not only the easiest place to find tons of black holes and neutron stars but also tons of weird non sequence stars and the weirdest planets plus it also just looks and feels so different to the rest of the galaxy.

[@ranekeisenkralle8265]

frankly, I like using the Cutter for exploration. Why? Because to me it doesn't matter as much how far you can jump, but rather how many systems you scan along the way. Which means once I am clear of the bubble I often deliberately toggle the economic jumps, rather than max-range - and just scan whatever i find (and probe metal-planets and up). May not be the most time and money-efficient way of doing things, but I like it this way.

[@Genericusername1004]

I took a cutter from the bubble and traveled 35k ly before I engineered it. Great ship. Even better after I engineered it.

[@cmdranipsycho1548]

Why I don't see more hobos with their empty shopping carts, I'll never understand. The hauler is an amazing little jumper. Sniff *Rubs nose to clear the white powder away*

[@Kellett781]

I wanted to like it but the interior is the same as a 98 dodge intrepid… and that thing was a crappy car… that hobos lived in.

[@Sigrid_Von_Sincluster]

for me is the phantom, 1 of the most important pros is that thing has paint on the interior. IT. HAS. PAINT ! ! so if i am going hours and hours i might as well have something nice to look at, to this day (even tho i no longer play the game) i am sooo anoyed that we can't have some fucking paint on the interior of the ships, exterior paint is nice and all , but i need it inside where i spent ALL the time playing the game

[@me_is_hello_byeyoutube23]

Yea but the paint is red and nothing can change that no matter how much I want to make the ship blue I can’t because the red and blue really doesn’t look to great

[@Sigrid_Von_Sincluster]

@@me_is_hello_byeyoutube23 yep, red/black, blue/white, grean/orange are ussualy the combos i'm going with

[@GerLeahy]

Phantom hands down for me, for all the obvious reasons. When I come back from long trips in the black, I will never use her in the Bubble for petty jobs out of respect. And it just looks the coolest out of all the explorers, especialy on planets.

[@carchagassky]

1:09 this shot is incredible !

[@reillythompson664]

I went with a Keelback to go from the Bubble to Colonia. After an extremely long time looking through that cockpit and hearing those thrusters when taking off from planets, I just can't fly anything else.

[@kiljaeden7663]

I felt the same after doing that trip in a DBX. Nothing felt the right after that.

[@truckerallikatuk]

I love a type6 for short range exploration trips. Just enough stuff for a trip to the Formadyne.

[@douglasmorris8364]

#1+ My carrier with all my ships and 20000 odd tons of tritium is my best explorer yet. 😎 😂

[@Trueflights]

he did say "pilotable ships"

[@agm4c]

With odyssey PC commanders need to consider Exobiology as a normal part of exploration now. So honestly Small / Med ships like the Dolphin, Phantom and Asp-X are where it’s at. Landing a Conda in rough terrain types will put you in a blood curdling rage.

[@leslieviljoen]

Yes, and you can't see below you, so trying to spot plants from the sky is difficult.

[@peterdrysdale2602]

Absolutely superb review! It's great to see you back with a full on ED review with acerbic wit and yet real commentary! F@k yeah!

[@Nathanfx2006]

Recently got back into Elite for like the 3rd time after long periods of not playing. Each time I go to KZbin and find this channel Im so happy to hear this voice again and such good content! Missed this!

[@project.jericho]

The ships never change. The best exploration ships today are the exact same as the last time you made the video... FDev doesn't make new spaceships.

[@IRMentat]

let's face it, if they did now it would be for a new FPS component.

[@Roblstar]

Good to see you are still doing Elite vids ;) I can not wait for your review of the Scorpion srv... Cheers

[@hazel7161]

I like the Dolphin as an explorer vessel.

[@kangaroo4024]

Honorable mention, The Orca :D

[@cmdranipsycho1548]

Also, You're looking at the man who dies of old age in his explorer Vette. Yes, I'm a sadistic fuck.

[@DarthWall275]

Frontier are adding a Class 6 engineered FSD V1... Now the Anaconda will be even more OP! Yaaaaaaay 😐

[@Juno101]

Really? That would also be great for Beluga, Phantom and ASSP

[@truckerallikatuk]

These are all very nice, but I still like to explore with a Beluga, because there's no better escape from exploration than a fully loaded bar and lounge.

[@haardo]

Who doesn't carry 12t of beer and 1t of narcs on board? :D

[@enteplays3662]

Cries in no intirior

[@jamespike5161]

You’ll also be in the top 1% of exploration liners.

[@robharper5683]

Great video! Thanks!

[@Cigaro_]

My own fleet in order: 1- Sidewinder (of course, but i did not modify it at all because i was a noob so i did missions on the starting station) 2- Hauler (bought a suit and I made my first $100 million in one day by doing exobiology, it was a long playing session) 3- DBX (The ship I made almost $300 million and used way too much) 4- Krait Phantom (currently starting to use it to get Elite in exploration to get to Shinrarta Dezhra) 5- Anaconda (I haven't bought it yet, I might buy it when I reach Elite, I have a build made for it in Coriolis) I had to do my own custom builds because on youtube you only find Engineered builds only and I dont have the patience to do Engineering yet, but I did the Guardian FSD booster. As a new player is kinda frustating to see only engineered builds on youtube...

[@vidamarinha]

Actually I love the Dolphin as an exploration ship. - Small sized, can land everywhere for bio scans. - Runs REALLY cold; can start FSD while scooping fuel with no chance of damage. - Has the best Yaw rate, and overall maneuverability. - Has 9 optional Internals, so 5A fuel scoop.. 2 SRVs.. shields, 4 FSD Booster, Repair limpets, Field Repairs.. Even a Supercruise assist so I can make coffee while going to distant planets. I really like the exploration dolphin. Handling is pretty important and the DBX, ASP and KRAIT have almost 1/2 the yaw rate. While exploring surfaces and looking for bio forms, yaw is pretty useful.

[@adrianwilliams6577]

My Anaconda serves as a passenger ship, I had a Zen like weekend doing semi long range passenger missions flying the beast, I found a planet called Radioactive Green with that ship and used it to visit earth for the first time. I imagine that if I removed the 54 passenger seats and kitted the ship out to explore then it would fill the role very well.

[@nuncapasaran9374]

Radioactive Green is p cool close up, and there's a nearby moon you can land on and enjoy the view as well.

[@Emanemoston]

Thanks for the video.

[@zodo9320]

As a proud owner of 40 asp scouts I stand by my word of it being the best ship in the game :)

[@mranthonymills]

WTF?!

[@bikemessenger7]

I got the hauler and went on the road to riches. yet I kept going. I was just having fun. I grew to love the view and interior. I still fly it for fun sometimes. I imagine drinking coffee and listening to the fans blow air on the canopy and smelling that kinda old smell of insulation that they dont make anymore.

[@EllyTaliesinBingle]

Whoa I forgot that you do Elite Dangerous too! Been watching for other flight content lately but I used to watch you years ago for Elite Dangerous a bit too! :D I knew I knew you from somewhere but I couldn't think where.

[@Spideryote]

I love my Exploracourier 850M/S @50LY per jump, with all the gear I need to farm basically any material in game. My love

[@Neo-vz8nh]

Agree. I have a jumpseedcourier too. Excellent for surface exploration, or surface missions.

[@Spideryote]

@@Neo-vz8nh Plus with how fast I leave planetside, I have no hesitation to fly down to any random planet to enjoy the view It really is meant to be flown like a sports car

[@toninhosoldierhelmet4033]

it's funny how people think im crazy with my exploration ships choices, i have a exploracourier and a explorapython and hate all of the ships in this list for exploration, Courier is like a GT racecar, you can get anywere while still having fun, and a fully engineered exploration python has the versatility to do everything that ins't combat, it doens't overheat, i can carry a fuck ton of fuel with me while still having enough jump range to not go insane (40~ly), can carry all the crap i want, 3c beam laser with me just to poke some RES with cops on those remote ass systems, shield genrator to bang my arse on high g planet, AFMU, limpets, SRVs and takes at worse 2 stations visit to retrofit to anything without needing to change ship.

[@Neo-vz8nh]

@@toninhosoldierhelmet4033 Well this is just a general list, which includes the ship optimased for Exploration. But everyone is free to do their exploration as they want. If someone dont priortise the high jumprange, because he/she has time and patience, then every ship is capable to do the exploration. So someone priortise style over jumprange then the Cutter and Python is decent choise. Hell, there are people who goes to Beagle point with shattered cockpit.

[@Crolis]

@@toninhosoldierhelmet4033 I went to Beagle > Colonia > Bubble in my explorapython and had a great time. It didn't jump as far as some others but I felt safe in it all the way there and back. and 2 x C6 AFMUs made repairs quick when I took the Neutron superhighway back to the bubble from Colonia.

[@maxjohn6012]

Love the Orca for exploring. I RP as a chartered explorer - stick a couple of cabins in and take a couple of long-range exploration missions. Gives me a couple of places to visit per trip out, and a healthy bonus to my exploration data.

[@Multarix_]

I use a krait mk2, comes with a fighter bay, it's a medium sized ship and fairly decent jump range when fully engineered. Something about it just feels nice for exploration.

[@Trueflights]

I love the Krait. It is my go to ship for all around use. The jump range is a bit lower than the phantom, but it makes up for it in other fields.

[@nuncapasaran9374]

I honestly don't know why people want to jump 80ly or whatever, skipping every system between. I have my MK2 explorer up to 60ly with two SRVs and a ship launched fighter. 60 is plenty for me to skip the red paint and keep the coffee pot.

[@darkerriddick4996]

Krait Phantom is better for exploration. Much more manoeuvrable and doesn't cost a bomb, plus is looks better 😉

[@rulingmoss5599]

Kraits are hideous and the people who use them are either redditors or obnoxious

[@darkerriddick4996]

@@rulingmoss5599 take it you don't like them..

[@darkerriddick4996]

@Urazz haha! Ah freedom of speech 😆

[@nothanks3236]

My most favored exploration ship was a Krait Mk.2. I engineered it to almost 60 ly, with a srv and a fighter hanger. All the toys. Took that thing to Colonia and back the roundabout way.

[@ShujinTribble]

As usual, fun times, man! Even though it's been a LONG time for me (been out of the game for a long while), I'm still HIGHLY biased for the AspX and the 'Conda myself. I'm not sure which is better on the return trip, though. Since there almost ALWAYS seems to be an NPC out to get you as you come back to the bubble. (Stay safe out there, man.. and a Happy Holiday Season to you and yours!)

[@austinm5630]

Never fails to amaze me how people forget the Dolphin exists. It has a size 5 fuel scoop with a size 4 FSD and size 5 thrusters on a ship 90t lighter than a Vulture, and enough internals to bring along dual SRVs, repair limpets, AFMU, and a Guardian FSD booster - at size 4, but that just means half the price for 1.2ly less range. Only the Anaconda and Phantom are objectively better exploration ships, and you will never get the sense of unadulterated joy you can get canyon racing in a Dolphin when you're in an Anaconda. (Results may vary in the Phantom, depending on how you engineer it.)

[@TheJeffKingdom]

I like to use a Type-6 for exploration.

[@calexbomb1550]

I feel like the Dolphin is the most underrated ship for exploration. It's my long range exploration ship of choice. It has the utility of the Phantom and it's flight profile in SC and out is just a bit better. (coincidentally, I think the Phantom is number 2 for me) I can't stand the Anaconda for that appalling turn radius. The inability to park easily anywhere also kills the mood sometimes. That said, the Anaconda's jump range is certainly compelling in conjunction with insane internals. I don't actually think the longest jump range makes a good exploration ship though. The DBX lacks an internal slot. Additionally, I gladly use the 5 slot in the dolphin for a fuel scoop and use the grade 4 FSD booster. The tiny difference in jump range is more than made up for when you chop your scoop times to bits. ASP X also lacks a slot providing less utility. It's also far more expensive. I've literally never flown a hauler. I probably should give it a go. That said, I can't imagine the hauler being anything more than a great short range explorer. Now to be clear I'm not saying all of those ships suck. I'm just saying for the things I value in exploration the Dolphin really seems like the best ship. It never overheats, it has enough slots to have everything including backups, it's flight profile makes it easy to get around without begging your ship to turn to the next thing, it scoops quickly, and it's jump range is high enough that it can go anywhere the others can.

[@nuncapasaran9374]

Lots of people mention the dolphin for exploring. I believe them when they say it's good, just from a role playing perspective I want a utilitarian down and dirty explorer rather than a space yacht. But if you like it that's great. I found exploring means you want to be very comfortable with your ship and setup because you're going to be spending hours upon hours staring at it. That's part of why I picked the MK2 over the Phantom. Sure, a Phantom can jump me like a kid slingshotting a stinger at another kid across the classroom. But I refuse to stare at a RED interior for that many frickin light years. MK2 has nice bare bones stripped down look, soothing teal-ish paint, more visibility from within the interior, a ship launched fighter for checking out canyons and mountains and stuff, and the beloved coffee pot. It's also fairly well lit inside, so if you're tired of staring at black, you can take the camera back in the coffee break area for a few minutes and zen out. And I still get it 60ly per jump, which is plenty for me. Can't think of another ship I'd want to be stuck in the depths of dark dark space with.

[@aaronhenderson84]

@@nuncapasaran9374 which MK2? there's too many ships with that name, next time proofread your comments...

[@Qwerty95ish]

Hauler is great for newbie as you can build a bubble road to riches explorer for 500k and go make enough to buy an ASP explorer or other ship in that range.

[@notcalledbob2654]

Wow, appreciate the shoutout at 1:47.

[@MistressCrab]

I found the dolphin to be a surprisingly good exploration ship for the period that I used it. It can charge the FSD while fuel scooping and when jumping you get a glitch where the fuel it used when the countdown starts, so you start fuel scooping before you leave, saving some time in the next system. (also you can go inside the exclusion zone(which you can also do when exiting supercruise(so you can possibly exit a supercruise into a blackhole event horizon(which you can do in any ship because blackhole is baby))))

[@Zubair4387]

just finished my 3 months exploration with my conda, now I'm on my journey back with 35k+ ly left towards the bubble

[@Dagoth_Ur_1]

My favourite exploration ship is my Dolphin currently (60ly) but it's more a joy than perfectly functional like the Conda. I love making black sheep exploration ships.

[@Wyrnikh]

There are a lot of us Dolphin aficionados out there!

[@grimtachi4707]

A funny, space fairing, advice giving, vampire. Now I've seen it all.

[@loftinstephen547]

Question Cmdr For ED, I have been looking into the perfect ship and build for settlement bombing, insertion of troops, counter surface to air, srv insertion, etc on those lines. A ship that can do it all, that’s not too big and somewhat quick. given the capabilities. Looking forward to your reply and discoveries and even a future video on these details O7

[@cd5sircoupe]

Just got back into the game last month, decided to do an exploration tour with my AspX through several nebulae with my destination being the Zurrara about 12.6k ly out in the Formidine Rift. I think it was somewhere in the mid 50s for jump range at that time, I've since got the pre-eng FSD and gained several lys so it's at roughly 60lys now, I have not yet unlocked Guardian modules fwiw. Also once I got back in the bubble, I bought & built up a DBX for the fun of it. It gets 62.5ly with a full fuel tank, and I use larger/heavier thrusters/pp/dist than most optimized explorer dbx builds recommend, but I love the way it handles. The 4A fuel scoop sucks ballllls though, it'd be perfect otherwise. Hence why I use it as my bubble runner, I don't even scoop if I can make it without. I'll probably kit out my Anaconda next. I've had this like build paralysis when it comes to doing it up, unsure of what to actually outfit it for. At this point I think I'm just going to commit to a fully self-sufficient explorer build and if I want a multi-purpose Conda I can buy another one later. Of course, I also need to bite the bullet and just get the shit for the Guardian FSD Boosters already... I want to build a Krait Phantom but it's kind of unnecessary right now. I'm working on engineering like 3-4 combat ships, I have 2 exploration ships that are almost done, and two engineered Pythons for different purposes with a possible third incoming. And a general purpose Krait mk2, and about a dozen other ships I have no purpose for at the moment. A Phantom would literally just be a cooler version of the AspX that I'll never abandon. I use the Asp for far exploration, the DBX as a bubble bus, not really seeing where a Phantom fits in with the Anaconda build and the Carrier purchase coming up soon.

[@noodle_Cx]

My main explorer ship for a long while was the Phantom but I changed to the Krait Mk2 for its cool twin thrusters, went all over the galaxy with it. Swapped to the anaconda for my recent personal misison to discover more exobiology in further regions around the galaxy (instead of the usual regions i pass through towards the centre, I went in other directions)

[@Sandals578]

Dbx will always have a special place in my heart.

[@Soundwave142]

I still have my DBX from when It was an upgrade from my Cobra Mk III (which I a bought again.) Now my DBX is; with and engineered FSD and Guardian FSD booster, a exploration ship that is like a rocket car with the biggest and with the highest number of rockets crammed into it, that I use when I go "ZOOM! IM OUTTA HERE!"

[@tooloose937]

Bro, you're mad ... I love it :D

[@102728]

Now do a top 5 *unconventional* exploration ships. Dolphin Type 6 Beluga ...

[@truchronoreaver]

"Furious pooping" 5:28 had me doa

[@kkmardigrce]

Yamiks, what about the FUN factor? Of the listed ships, only Anaconda can fit an SLF - and I found those to be essential for mental health out there in the black, especially when travelling alone. Sure you can go for flying stunts over planets with the main ship but... sooner or later it will cost you all the data. SLFs are great for breaking the monotony of exploration, be it over planetary surfaces or in asteroid rings. I'd add one more ship to the list; Krait mk. II. It has a decent range AND you can bring the fun with you. That is why it is my exploration ship for shorter distances, up to say 15kLY. Further than that and I shift to Anaconda and ride the neutron highway. There are exceptions. I went to Beagle Point in the Krait mk. II in an expedition, the company make up for shorter jump range.

[@tearstoneactual9773]

"Everything sucks." - The Yamiks, it seems.

[@AlpieInternet]

Why cant they replace the dbx’s 2 class 4s with a 5, would be much better

[@danielstokker]

Because it would roughly have rhe same jumprange as rhe asp x then and their would be no point in buying it

[@AlpieInternet]

@@danielstokker the asp has room for more modules, even more so if what I said happened. Thats why u would by an aspx

[@danielstokker]

@@AlpieInternet im talking about the dbx they gave it better range on purpose if you take that away there would be no reason to buy it , what dont you get ???

[@danielstokker]

@@AlpieInternet and screw the asp anyway because the krait phantom is still better and has another extra slot for a frame shift booster screw the anaconda its just a jumper cant land in tiny places and rough spots

[@lukasz88888888]

5 years and this list is still not surprising.

[@andrewpena9041]

Hey! I just earned my Elite Explorer rank, 99 percent of it was done in a Diamondback Explorer. I've tried the asp explorer. It flies like an anvil. I always end up in my DBX.

[@FerryTeunisse]

I'm setting up a type 10 (HEAR ME OUT) as an exploration ship, no it doesnt got as far as a conda or a asp but they cool thing is you can bring a crapload of vehicles and tiny scout ships. It also has a ton of armament incase like me you crash a lot :P

[@NinjaZXRR]

I use my type-10 as an exploration ship, I love it, i get about 37ly jump range with it too.

[@nuncapasaran9374]

People will literally explore in anything and that makes me happy.

[@fredh8733]

Type 10 is awesome. i got a fully battle ready explorer 47ly jumps and can kill pirates that try to jump me when i get close to civilization. i engineered the heck out of it. also it looks like darth vaders face

[@johnpettigrew9420]

Phantom is the best IMO. Your able to carry cargo rack, 2 SRV, heatsink launcher, shields, repair limpet, AFMU, class 6 fuel scoop and super cruise assist all while having an unladen 77.8 LY jump range and your able to charge your fsd off cooldown while fully fuel scooping at the same time without exceeding temp limit. You get over 300ly jump range while neutron boosted too.

[@danielstokker]

The asp just has less jumprange but does the same

[@chapter_brother5437]

@@danielstokker asp has less jumprange, but has better cocpit and it's chepaer. Problem is that it will be very hard for asp to fit 2x AFMU without having to sacriface something else. Also KP being able to fit 2 SRV instead of 1 is a veeeery nice thing since u can not get a replacement in the dark anyway.

[@faulcondelacy5880]

ASPX got retired from my exploration fleet. Its position has been taken by Phantom. But anyway it gets a new job, onfoot stealth bomber :p

[@ClassyJackBF]

My engineered DBX is getting about 53 LY per jump now, is that good or bad? I never know :P could not be arsed to get that guardian thing.

[@sntxrrr]

You can't beat the Phantom if you also care about flying in normal space and don't want a tethered fighter. I can continually boost over 500 and still jump about 70 lys and have pretty much all the gear I care about. It is easier to park than the conda and also great for the occasional planet mining (I hear some people do that with an SRV, where is the fun in that?) It also offers a better view of space which is a big deal in vr, the asp is still king there though.

[@TheMumbaGames]

With a huge amount of enginering and tweaking my DBX jumps 68.01ly. My Dolphin comes in at about 55ly. Dolphin is really good for heat management as well.

[@sc0or]

Let me guess: Conda, Phantom, Orca, ASP. Have no idea about the fifth. ASP already has less slots than is needed...

[@failrail_hero312]

I disagree with #1. Have you even tried a Beluga? The view is amazing, the gas tank is massive, can support a massive fuel scoop that takes little time to fill the tank, and carries several SRVs. If you have the coin, do yourself a favor and at least try the Beluga.

[@user-jm8sy5ox2j]

Tbh beluga is just kind of a slightly downgraded version of the anaconda in basically every way

[@russianman1996]

I wouldn't call the Beluga a top-tier explorer. IMO out of the Saud Kruger line the Orca is a better explorer. The Dolphin has an unparallel heat profile, but I personally prefer the Orca for its speed, jump range, and general robustness compared to the Dolphin. Beluga has a fuel scoop size and a heat problem, but I do agree that it is nearly outweighed by the stunning cockpit view

[@maxjohn6012]

I bought a Beluga, outfitted it for exploration, and sold it almost immediately. It can't hold a fuel scoop big enough for the size of its tanks, making scooping after every jump (which just seems sensible to me) impossibly slow. I was really disappointed because I love combining exploration and long-range passenger missions... The Orca works nicely for that role though.

[@failrail_hero312]

​@@maxjohn6012 The tank is massive. Although it takes a couple laps of a star to fill a completely empty tank, it gets you pretty far on one tank. Exploration isn't necessarily about jumping as far as possible. It is about seeing everything along the way. Regardless, the view is the best in the game, which automatically makes the other less desirable aspects of the ship trivial in comparison. I also use a Dolphin for settlement raids. lol #SaudKruger4Life

[@Numfuddle]

I made it to Elite Explorer with my trusty green Diamondback Explorer called Grasshopper with a trip to the far end of the galaxy and back. I love that ship

[@Juno101]

I Explore with my Beluga, with Passengers on board for some de Tours along the Way. It jumps 49,2 LY

[@silverburn55]

I taxied some peasant to colonia in my hauler. Great ship.

[@prolordyt9356]

I got the fer-de-Lance I want to go thargoid hunting since the fer de Lance is the best combat ship due to maneuverability damage output and a good jump range for a combat ship 13 light years I got tons of human pvp and pve my Fdl is able to handle 5 ships at once since I got all oA shield boosters which makes my Fdl a divine blessing to enemy ships since my Fdl is raw power besides that I need a FTL ship that's able to go to guardian ruins without jumping more then 50x also love that intro dude

[@docblade3270]

After get the corvette, i use it for EVERYTHING(except long travels), i like drive a tank in the everyday traffic!Even everyone loving the Anaconda, i hate it, is so hard to maneuver, that mine is called "space bus" and i only used her to go to Sagitarius!

[@jbreefer148]

Frontier needs to show more love for exploration and I still want ship interiors. And no PANTS!!!!!

[@danielstokker]

Ship interiours were never promissed stop asking for them

[@trentindo6465]

@@danielstokker except they were…

[@fuceye]

that moment, when life gleans upon you that your different than most people, can be "elite and dangerous"

[@mikehollowayuk]

This game makes me want to kak in my own eyes so that the planets look better and I'm exposed to fewer bugs.

[@jbreefer148]

Yes!!! Yesssss!!!! No pants!!!! Great videos❤️👍

[@stevebee2865]

I just started playing elite. Can anyone please tell me y I keep getting game crashes? With mauve adder error code. Played it for around 2 hours last night. It crashed 3 times with this code. I got pissed off and turned it off. Any help would b grateful. Thanks.

[@gabes7356]

That intro was so funny 😂

[@jackoake6239]

My diamondback currently only jumps 24 light years but that’s cause it un-engineered and it isn’t a crazy frame shift housing, my asp is the same thing I really gotta get them engineered but I don’t like to stop from exploring too much but I always complain about how long some things take

[@MrBishop077]

With the Anaconda, did they ever fix the issue with auto repair?

[@tuinhoofd1923]

I just can't use the asp due to the blindingly bright lights shining in your eyes from the cockpit, and being on console I can't change it in any way, super annoying

[@flyingfree333]

Phantom has more internal space than the Asp.

[@PaulaBean]

The reason I still prefer the AspX above the Krait, is the cockpit. But then, I play in VR, and then that becomes a really apparent advantage.

[@antwan1357]

holy[ crap I gotta pull out the galactic map , being in Colonia feels like a trap. Got the engineer pulled right near , gave her the osmium , to unlock the awesome. Got a frameshift drive , to keep me alive , then fuel scoop instead of taking a dive , and my DBX FSD does fifty five .

[@rclines001]

Asp X and Krait Phantom are overall tied for first when you factor in unthinkable exploration. Just going and not worrying. The DBX has to worry about sitting at a star forever and scooping, and the Anaconda does have to pay attention to it's route because of it's lack of fuel range. Asp X and Phantom are the sweet spot. Good scoop, and good fuel range. Personally I prefer the Asp X because I like it's canopy, and it is more maneuverable. I fit a decent thruster for canyon running when I get bored. Phantom sucks at that. Fitting better thruster and shields(for bouncing off walls while canyon running), I can still get 70ly jump range.

[@ENCHANTMEN_]

In terms of how far you can get from Sol, the Type 9 is the best exploration ship. Optimized for low power usage, it can last *weeks* in supercruise.

[@apersonwhocomments1901]

Oh god

[@johnpettigrew9420]

I'd like to see the fuel rats try to save that....

[@cmdrdarthwonko4466]

@@johnpettigrew9420 We're up to the challenge. :)

[@humpiestcandy4419]

How hard is it to attach a random encounter chance on players to encounter some fireflyesque reavers when traversing deep space, or even thargoids? Like if there was the opportunity to fight while in deep space I think the game would be 100% better

[@ProjectYoutube]

Except no one has weapons while exploring

[@humpiestcandy4419]

@@ProjectKZbin so what your saying is because your exploring there is absolutely no way for marauders will show up to kill you in deep space? And since it would be easier to implement that than say, much more interesting geography in planets and space phenomenon. I think RE'S would be a great way to kill boredom on long range expeditions. And would shake up the exploration loadout meta. Because honestly the only thing incentivising deep space exploration is the hope you are the first to discover generic ice planet 00018754432.. frontier has made a point of it to remove many if not all interesting features of planets "because they broke immersion" like the giant mountain that broke through the atmosphere. Or the planet with massive canyons.

[@andrewpena9041]

I don't have a bb gun. Would a 1911 or a CZ 75 suffice?

[@KarlBarbosa]

Heh, I'd definitely put the Krait as number one. While Anaconda has the best jump range, it's ultra sluggish in supercruise and it's exploration spec's thruster is basically a pair of eight year olds setting cans of Lysol on fire. And Asp really has zero advantages over Krait other than cost.

[@antanis]

I sacrifice jump range and make sure if I'm doing anything outside of super cruise, I use max rated thrusters. If I'm just exploring a 40 or 50ly range is plenty.

[@439sparky1]

I've so far used the cobra mk 3 and dbx for exploration, I'm still sort of new and I' saving up for my first anaconda which I will set up to be fully self sufficient and go on a long voyage around the galaxy

[@nuncapasaran9374]

DBX is an amazing early exploration ship. For the price, that thing frickin hops. Good choice on your part. Never tried the Cobra. My first short-range explorer and grind-machine was an Adder lol. I still love that little winnebago of ships, and I enjoy taking it out for a day trip to some far off moon in Sol or something once in a while. It even has an SRV in it. It's just not the one I spend most of my time in these days.

[@439sparky1]

@@nuncapasaran9374 Oh yeah, I did a tiny bit of exploration I think in the adder. I forgot about that. And yeah, the dbx is amazing, I managed to engineer mine a bit from felicity and it has a 50LY jump range fully fitted for exploration with an SRV

[@fcm3d]

Man this game needs more ships.

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Beagle point and back in a DBX. 12 hours in a new account i had a decked out DBX!

[@amanitamuscaria5863]

3:13 That planet alignment tho. So shit is happening in that system.

[@ScottSlooper]

Love or hate his style, his list is exactly right if you care about CR. If you don't care about CR just swap #2 and #3 and throw out #5. If you never crash, or you consider Exploring to be shorter than several months with no support, then you might even move the DBX anywhere in the list you want based on your preferences. But don't get stuck out there in a DBX without support and make any mistakes. No mistakes at all. Ever. I fly while drunk. I get bored and jump too soon after rounding a star in a boring system, I land dangerously on planets with significant G. Do any of that stuff in a DBX, ever, and you better have support or be ready for the fast way home and lose all your data. The Dolphin people are right, that belongs on this list, but IDK where I never explored in one. Yet.

[@gabtar54]

I have a DBX I use for Guardian Sites (good Point Defence placement) and Jameson Crash Site. I have a Phantom for general exploration. I heard about AspX, so I bought one, tweaked it to 64LY, and with Class 6 fuel scoop headed 830LY out to Chloe Sedesi, just because. I overheated every time I tried to refuel at maximum capacity. It now sits at home base waiting for some reason to exist.

[@danielstokker]

Lol you did something wrong on your build mine doesnt get above 70%

[@ClassyJackBF]

That's why I really like my DBX, got it set up so it runs like a block of ice.

[@DrFrankNStein-sf2ww]

I once installed a pre- engineered FSD. That was the only time it ever overheated. When i switched it back to a normal FSD the heat problem was solved immediately.

[@dumoneyyy]

I fly an Exploration Clipper for the looks and handling. Thats it

[@Trueflights]

The anaconda makes a reasonable cargo ship. The Corvette is better, but requires faction though.

[@ant6040]

Phantom is like if you took an AspX and ran a steamroller over it