Unlocking the Guardian Ship Launched Fighters (Elite Dangerous Tutorial)

[@oOConstantGardenerOo]

Something to add to the list when outfitting your ship - Make sure you fit point defence units. Land in close to the guardian structure, and your ship will automatically take care of the annoying missiles from the sentinels.

[@snakegobrrr9209]

I wish I would of read this before I flew all the way out here

[@joelkerper8128]

What did we do to deserve such great content?? These are the best Elite Dangerous tutorials hands down.

[@Exigeous]

A warm reception and nice comments go a long way - glad you find them helpful.

[@joerensh8463]

@@Exigeous I am using these tutorials they're brilliant. One thing I've found is if people aren't bothered about material gathering for srv fuel and ammo, or it gets destroyed, there is an asteroid base next to the pencil nebula with good outfitting. Took me five jumps from the guardian structure site.

[@jigsawalwayswins8636]

I thought you were referring to the update lmao, I'd rather just buy the shit from the store

[@evolutionari]

Man, I don't get people who dislike a video like that. Simple, short, self-explanatory. CMDR Exigeous, you are awesome.

[@c.g.278]

Could you imagine reverse-engineering Thargoid stuff like we reverse-engineered Guardian tech? I want a Thargon Swarm type SLF! :D

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, now that would be really fucking cool wouldn't it?

[@mobiuscoreindustries]

this would definitly be cool

[@bry7954]

Thargoid exploration ship. I'd never go back to human tech.

[@nobodyimportant2470]

Even more so if they add full sized ships with hybrid tech. Thargoid biotech cargo or exploration ship giving birth to a Thargoid biotech fighter. Moya and Talon.

[@Cooldude-ko7ps]

@@bry7954 some people say that the phantom is part guardian

[@corytucker1239]

Thanks - really good job on getting this out so quickly after the update, you're probably one of the first (if not the first) to get a detailed guide out.

[@Exigeous]

You're welcome, I really wanted to finish this last night but just had to get some sleep after 8+ hours of streaming.

[@painted_dog]

"Epsilon Obelisk Data" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOT AGAIN

[@bioframe2896]

Underrated comment

[@razariel5693]

@@bioframe2896 lol I didn't mind the obelisk data retrieval, the guardian structures are quite impressive imo.... and back there again lol

[@cmdrnervousenergy5133]

1:06 you need 2 ton cargo space, *laughs maniacly in type-9 heavy *

[@arision1]

I got mine last week it’s fucking insane

[@cmdrnervousenergy5133]

@@arision1 i forgot what my comment was about so i dont know what do you think is fucking insane but good for you man

[@arision1]

@@cmdrnervousenergy5133 I was talking about the cargo space lol

[@Kyole4255]

@@arision1 Gotta love 10 minutes for 40-50 mil profits...

[@MatHolliday]

I recommend turning up your gamma in the video settings when looking for the guardian data. It makes it alot easier to see where you're driving while still being able to see the blue light coming off of the obelisks.

[@Haunted1.]

Mat Holliday or turn on night vision now ;)

[@KarlSanathos]

I drive while in turret mode. The turret is auto stabilized and has 360° view. Great orientation!

[@MrNinja806]

Thank you for these very clear and thorough guides. Much appreciated CMDR o7

[@Exigeous]

You're most welcome, my philosophy is that you should watch less and play more so I'll always make my content so that's the case!

[@karrde593]

Just started watching your video's proper, and just wanted to say thanks for existing. All the other current youtubers for elite i've completely and utterly lost respect for.. just listen to everyone else on those podcasts you do. Best of luck with your efforts and thanks. If you ever make a humble parter link you've got all my future bundles.

[@Exigeous]

Thanks my friend, I really appreciate that. As for a partner link I'll likely never do that as I couldn't in good conscience recommend someone spend extra money with Frontier at this point.

[@karrde593]

Hey, thanks again to you. I mean humble bundle partner, not frontier. Using a referral link you can choose to donate to the partner as well as charities for the bundles. Yeah i know the recent cm post was the most alarming ive heard in a while. What have they been working on for the past few years? Im actually shocked that whats next is in such an early stage... yeah from following elite for the last few years very shocked.

[@nickdelc3954]

Thanks again Exigeous, this game is much more enjoyable with significant aid from your vids. Big fan, thank you!!!

[@Exigeous]

You're most welcome, that genuinely makes me smile! :D

[@liirha]

I did this yesterday, the only hellish part was the Epsilon Data. But I had a friend helping me do the ruins and we were blowing up the drones from the sky. Made it a lot quicker.

[@vontothemax]

Kharakian yea. I seem to only get like beta not much Epsilon

[@maxslayer11]

For the ruins on these sites I went to the top part and had the pylons raise up but not shoot them then make my way down south activate those pylons and the sides and back up north. It was the fastest route if you already have most of the guardian materials of course. I did shoot the guardians sentinels to get that darn wreckage drops. Good video

[@robdfar]

Once again another great Vid . Cant wait to get him and rested from my trip to start the grind and that new beacon has to look sweet on my vr

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, in VR the beacon is rather amazing for sure

[@SeamusDonohueEVEOnline]

3:35 The left and right red dots are wrong. They're supposed to be in-between the first and second crossbars of the site, NOT below the second crossbar. So, the left and right red dots need to be moved up a little bit.

[@wSeeDw]

0:59 I tried to clean my screen of that spot.

[@ScottSumey]

Great guide as always! Thanks for the easy walkthrough!

[@Vuldriel]

Really good video! Thank you for such quality content!

[@Exigeous]

You're most welcome, thanks for the quality comment!

[@andreaspabst9323]

Very well explained! Salute to you CMDR and thank you! Thumbs and subbed!

[@jessebob325]

2 Jan 2020 - This video tutorial is still valid. Just put two Point Defense modules on TOP of your ship and park it near the Guardian Ruins. They will intercept the missiles launched at whilst in your SRV making solo trips easy.

[@Exigeous]

Yep, the biggest thing I left off was running a point defense on the top of your ship as that does come in very handy

[@go-xn8ow]

Regarding the Epsilon data gathering, the ancient ruins at COL 173 Sector QU-O D6-25 5 B (-36.6 -158.1) has got more obelisks than the one you've shown on the video, I got 27 epsilon data in 2 runs. Really helpful video anyways, one of the best I've ever seen, thanks!

[@Exigeous]

It doesn't matter which site you use as the drop rate for Epsilon is totally random. In my alt account I used the site you give and it took me 45 minutes to get 25 and in my primary account in the site I listed it took me 25 - it's HIGHLY random.

[@go-xn8ow]

@@Exigeous oh I see... I like that place because once i took 2 hours to get 25 epsilon on another site, and on that one it was way quicker. That makes sense though, sometimes when I'm there it takes quite a while

[@go-xn8ow]

@@Exigeous I have a question though, if I want to unlock the 3 fighters do I have to get 75 epsilon data, 75 power cells, etc?

[@Exigeous]

Yep, you sure do - welcome to "personal narrative" the Frontier way. I'd guess that start to finish if you had none of the materials it's probably 6 hours to unlock all 3.

[@go-xn8ow]

@@Exigeous damn... Lucky I have 60 power cells and 57 epsilon data already

[@thread-6479]

Outstanding video. Thanks!

[@Nhidelyn]

really nice video, good job as always thumbs up

[@Micheloski]

I was insanely waiting for this tutorial to came out! You man are the number one!!! Could I patreon you?? 😉👍

[@Exigeous]

Glad it was helpful and as for Patreon I suppose you have to answer that - the links are in the description ;-)

[@Micheloski]

@@Exigeous I'm officially one of your patreons, a small contribution for now but done with my heart and best wishes! see you in deep space CMDR o7 CMDR Mikeloski

[@Exigeous]

That's extremely awesome of you my friend, BIG THANKS. If you haven't yet joined my Discord please do so I can A) answer any questions you'd have and B) get you in the proper group there for further thanks.

[@brimstonevalar6053]

You just got a new sub, nice video.

[@the_nerd5976]

you ever notice that guardian tech looks like if the Forerunners liked the color blue

[@Phoros]

The_Nerd forerunner stuff is blue if you check the older games, only the promethean stuff is orange now for some reason. I guess cause in video games blue is good and red/orange is bad which is kinda annoying

[@arision1]

Just outfitted my new krait 2 as my firs ax ship and this is what I’m aiming for next

[@solduspython]

Just got all 3, def worth it, tho i didn't have too get the ship blueprints

[@kenwshmt]

I think you for making this, as i live in colonia and havnt bothered with anything guardian

[@jakecampbell4208]

You..you went to colonia without a guardian FSD booster? Rip

[@mikedimimd]

thank you for getting the bottom line up front

[@CMDRGreyWolfe]

Great guide as usual.

[@danarief]

Thank you CMDR o7

[@ToriYamazaki]

Good info, thanks!

[@LoScorpioneRosso1]

Why there isn't any in-game stuff explaining or hinting how to do this ? They could literally throw in some actual sub-quests with a bit more plot, even just a mission-genre. I've started simply searching for a beacon, but as I was in a DBX -builded for exploration- I got in there without pulse lasers, and had to return to the bubble to get one. Got one, got to the beacon again, activated and scanned it, but it didn't release the Ancient Key, so now I have to search for the obelisks. Jeez, I feel that I need to watch a tutorial for everything before I can actually discover it by myself in game.

[@Redy33333]

the thing with SLF is - to be effective, there has to be like 10 of them, imo. and ye,im not a huge pvp guy., i could be wrong. but i thought it was the whole point of them. that's why i love/hate FD. they have a lot of coold features, which done poorly

[@myrkurvr]

most use a SLF in goid hunting gets is flying chaff to align up the swarm or distract it while mother ship does damage or even distract goid while mother ship is rebooting

[@JaguarWarri0r1]

With a wing and multi crew, fighters become very dangerous. Their DPS can match a large or huge hardpoint easily. I use a type 10 as a gun boat with 2 SLF from multicrew and then additional commanders in their own ships. Makes wing elimination missions very easy.

[@theduke7539]

Does anyone else think it's weird that guardian tech is compatible with human tech?

[@Exigeous]

No, not really - we're learning to combine the two together. Think movies where we capture an alien ship and reverse-engineer it. We've had Guardian weapons for a while now.

[@theduke7539]

Well weve had access to destroyed Thargoid tech for almost 2 centuries and yet we cant keep them from shutting down our ships like a solar flair to a Holo computer

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, the issue there from the lore is the Guardian are similar to us so their tech is easier to adapt and while it did take time for the shutdown field neutralizer we do have that now too.

[@ETERNOALBO]

The Duke FSD came from thargoid tech

[@TimKeay80]

USB connection, innit.

[@justabloke1806]

Omg what a mission I’ll think I’ll pass.

[@TheNanologue]

When you fight your way past the army of sentinels and power up all the pylons only to realise the keys are on the ship.

[@DimSum9685]

Anyone reading this. If you attempt to do this solo bring your A game against those sentinels. Point defense on your ship, make sure you have them above your ship and and extra SRV. I got ripped apart charging the final pillar and now taking the flight of shame back to the bubble to re arm...

[@lck9976]

Do I have to get another ship for the guardian materials? Or I can still use the diamondback explorer for the cargo capacity?

[@Vampiresquid007]

Are these gaurdian fighters better than regular ones?

[@gummy8847]

Me not wanting to get Srv refills: OH WELL LETS JUST ADD 8 SRVS TO MY SHIP

[@Ttwister]

Are this system/planet/coordinates (Synuefe EU-Q C21-15) you receive from the beacon the same for everyone? I’ve inadvertently deleted the message from the beacon and it doesn’t seem to respawn:(

[@Exigeous]

99.999% sure yes - as the structures are persistent for everyone.

[@1chefadam]

Thank you very much

[@ajpYT]

Is there a way to avoid the sentinels from finding you?

[@MistaGeezy90]

Thanks exigeous for the info. Not happy with having to get so much epsilon data tho it's so hard to get

[@Exigeous]

Agree - I haven't yet unlocked the other 2 as I don't have enough (about to head out to get more) - I'm guessing it'll take a few hours at least.

[@MistaGeezy90]

@@Exigeous yea I spent a few nights grinding for the weapons and only got a total of 9 epsilon data 😑. My buddy got like 60 and we were doing it at the same time in solo just chatting I was not happy to say the least haha

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, welcome to the bullshit RNG that is Elite.

[@cmdrdragonhearth976]

@@Exigeous 2 hour for 78 data scans cmdr... o7

[@hereticthanatos2277]

Something I'm doing right now that seems to help is find 1 obelisk, and just keep relog scanning it. its actually going rather quick claiming all the data needed for all 3 slf in 1 go.

[@roqtest3070]

fucking mad lad, thank you for this awesome tutorial! :)

[@jacksomelee8960]

A lot of work for a slf. Are they better than the gu-97?

[@fransanchez9701]

Thanks CMDR, great tutorial. I've one question, which fighter do you think is the best to fight the thargon swarm?

[@Exigeous]

Really none of them - they are paper when attacked by the swarm and really only the flac launcher is effective against it. So think of these as effective against the Interceptor instead.

[@fransanchez9701]

ok man. I was thinking to use guardian fighter for fight against the basilisk swarm when I'll unlock them, so thanks for the info.

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, it's a damn shame that we didn't get a fighter to attack the swarm but not really surprising given they don't really play the game so they wouldn't know we want that.

[@alexanderkharitonov7536]

Полезное видео! Спасибо!

[@HuxtableK]

Okay, I have a question here regarding the fighters. When you use an NPC pilot to, well, pilot them, do the ships with limited ammo still have limited ammo?

[@Hondarama]

Yes.

[@HuxtableK]

@@Hondarama That sucks.

[@Hondarama]

@@HuxtableK True, however it takes a while for the NPC to use the ammo up in the gauss cannon fighter... and given it's essentially a hitscan weapon it's actually decently viable, even against human targets lol. I used it for a bit, but eventually switched back to a laser setup.

[@mikawelll]

The guardian fighters are effective against human ships ? or just for Thargoids ?

[@asvaldrpayne6302]

@Cmdr Exigeous why the Col Sector 173. Isnt there ancient ruins much closer like Synuefe xr-h d11-102? Or am i missing something?

[@Exigeous]

That system could be good too I've just always used this system as it has all 3 ancient ruin sites so you can pick any of the three - but sure, not necessarily anything super special about it.

[@asvaldrpayne6302]

@@Exigeous so specific sites give specific obelisk data?

[@asvaldrpayne6302]

ruins.canonn.technology/#GR1 Is a map showing the "2nd" of the two ruins sites at the system i mentioned. It shows which can be scanned in blue. Ive been logging and scanning at points G and t. Im gettin alpha beta delta gamma epsilon

[@asvaldrpayne6302]

Pattern epsilon certainly seems the rarest... sigh

[@Exigeous]

Yep, which is why it's so fucking stupid they require 26 of them PER fighter.

[@Rocksteady72a]

I'm actually stuck at the part where you eject the key. It's falls onto the keyhole and lays there as if it's not detecting it. I activated the 6 pylons, but it just isn't working. Any suggestions??

[@slickrick8279]

It only works on the vessel segment sites There are also weapon and module sites

[@watts619]

Shooting the hell out of pylons with a pulse and beam laser and it's not charging them what am I doing wrong??

[@Dreez76]

I got a question about the effectiveness of Huge multicannons, or rather.. lack of. A while ago i was flying a Conda with 3C3 PA's with Effi5, and they ripped apart corvettes and other large ships in mere seconds, a corvette's shield would get obliterated in 3 volleys with 4bips into weapons. And now i've changed to a Corvette using 2 fixec C4 MC with OC5+OS, with additional 2C1 MC with OC5+Corrision... and compared to the PA's, it takes FOREVER to kill anything. If the PA's are a huge razorsharp machette, the multicannons are a rusty knife that kills you by a 1000 cuts or leaves you dead by tetanus from the rust on the knife. It feels that eventho my C4 Multicannons are engineered with 80% increased damage from OC5+OS, they do ALOT less damage. Is this anything you have experience with ?.

[@Exigeous]

Well the issue is the type of damage each weapon deals. PAs do "absolute" damage which ignores resistances. MCs, without incendiary do kinetic damage and most shields have huge resistance to kinetic. If you put incendiary on them then part of the damage will be converted to thermal and they will do shield damage. Corrasion ups the kinetic damage to hull - once you strike hull, until then it does nothing. So in short you're using the exact wrong modifications if you want to do shield damage with exactly the wrong weapon. Make sense?

[@Dreez76]

yes ofc. I know that much, but even when striking the hull of ships, the 2 C4 MCs seems to "nibble" away at the targets while PA's simply takes huge bites from it.... greatwhite shark bites. One would think that with G5OC+OS on 2 C4 fixed MC's, they would melt the hull of any ship they hit, but compared to PA's or Frags, they're not even close. After trying multiple setups, PA's seems like the only option for GOOD damage, everything else falls short.

[@Exigeous]

Oh first I agree that PAs are the way to go - again remember they do absolute damage. So if someone has 50% thermal and 50% kinetic resistance your thermal/kinteic weapons only do 50% damage where a PA would do 100% - that's why they are so heavily used in PvP.

[@readyforlol]

My collection limpets always jam the ancient key back inside the guardian beacon...

[@donosporidium]

you scan it

[@theoldergamer5062]

Are guardian SLF's any good in PvP? Or just against Thargoids?

[@Exigeous]

Just against Thargoids - and even then they have such weak hull that if they get breathed on they die. The AX Taipan is generally better, but these sure are fun to fly, especially in VR. The Lance is probably the best all around since it has a gauss cannon.

[@MerudonWoW]

Can you do each of these steps 3 times if you log out and log in after every step?

[@TheNanologue]

I’ve been taking off and leaving system to return. That seems to work. Not sure if I’m doing too much but it doesn’t take long. Don’t forget the keys though.

[@MerudonWoW]

@@TheNanologue well yeah that was my question like, if u stay at the beacon and log off, u can get all 3 keys right?

[@bry7954]

What fighter should I get? (I really just want one that looks cool and is decent against thargoids

[@Exigeous]

For looks I love the Trident with the plasma auto cannon, looks fucking awesome when it fires.

[@bry7954]

@@Exigeous thanks

[@Bearded_Devil]

What is the best place to get the Sentinel wreckage components, I was out there for two hours killing them and did not get one

[@Exigeous]

Sadly that is the only way - you just have to farm them over and over. And over. And over some more. I mean damn, what do you want, "fun" "game"play?

[@bravepart]

Can I be a pain and ask what 2 fighters you would reccomend? I have enough Epsilon data to unlock 2 fighters and I'm not too sure what to go for, ideally I would like to use the fighter for swarm control while I focused the interceptor, what are your thoughts? Thanks again

[@Exigeous]

I'd do the Lance for sure, that's the Gauss cannon version. After that I'd probably go for the Trident as it's plasma cannon is a shit ton of fun to fire.

[@bravepart]

@@Exigeous That sounds like a plan. Thanks so much CMDR, looking forward to G5ing my Krait over the week and Goid Hunting for the foreseeable!

[@Exigeous]

Please let me know how it goes and what you think of the fighters. In VR they are a blast.

[@RavenReconGroup-07]

is it still this amount or did they lower it?

[@GSquid24]

3:27 parry this sentinel

[@fransanchez9701]

hi man! Today I've beeing searching thargos at Pleiades, I ussually fight at Pleiades Sector pd-s b4-0, I have my xeno ships al Ieyasu Dock. The question is that there's only Non Human Signal (threat 5), the Threat 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 seems that has desapeared. peThe same thing at other sistems like Maia, Celaeno, HR 1183, Merope.... In all the sistems has desapeared this type of signal. Only I've could find Cyclops, Basilisks Medusas and Explorers has desapeared Do you knwo why happen this?

[@Exigeous]

The Scout signal sources move from system to system - have a look at my video on Scouts for some details on how to best find them.

[@DarkWatcher-Gaming]

Hi Great. Can we go with a ship with a fighter bay to the fighter destroys the sentinels?

[@Exigeous]

No, as you can't deploy a fighter when you're landed on the ground - but you can go with a buddy and have him help you from the air. If you do that don't use Plasma or Missiles, they do zero damage - kinetic weapons, like multis or frags work great.

[@DarkWatcher-Gaming]

@@Exigeous i was there alone and grab 1 guardian fighter, they destroy my srv when im returnig to the ship loool. I think i leave them time enough to gather together and destroy me, perhaps of i kill them when they appear is better.

[@Exigeous]

@@DarkWatcher-Gaming YES - you have to kill them each as they appear, if you let them all build up they will definitely kill you.

[@DarkWatcher-Gaming]

@@Exigeous Thank you so much. Continue your great work.

[@SlavMarine]

Thanks for the video. I do not know about Javelin, but the other two overheat way too fast.

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, the Lance is definitely hot but the Javelin really isn't thanks to the Shard cannons. Very little distributor draw too.

[@SlavMarine]

constantly new "weapons" and "new" ships. (they took the chieftain, glued one spoiler on its ass, named it crusader, and called it "new" ... dude ..) can't wait to see the mining and exploration update. it should be refreshing.

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, totally agree there - but I'll admit I worry that there is so much importance being up on the Q4 update that it just can't live up to it.

[@BigSupes81]

My ship isn't transferring the key to the SRV automatically. When I land on the planet do I have to jettison it and then retrieve it in the SRV?

[@Exigeous]

Like I said in the video, when you land open your roles panel (one between your legs) and transfer the cargo over.

[@BigSupes81]

@@Exigeous oh, my bad. I must have missed that part. I'm usually watching your videos on 'how to' whilst I'm playing the game.

[@Exigeous]

No worries, it's a common thing for people to miss - good luck in finishing the grind, they are a lot of fun.

[@lasvista2tech]

How effective are these for haz site bounty hunting?

[@Exigeous]

For that not really that effective, that said we've done some PvP testing and the shard cannon version does seem rather powerful against hull - so, maybe. I don't think I'd go through all the work for that - save for they are really damn fun and great looking.

[@NapFloridian]

Could you use these new fighters for normal REZ hunting?

[@Exigeous]

Yes and no -- yes, you can but they aren't necessarily the best suited - that said in some quick testing the Shard cannon version was extremely effective against hull at close range - so sorta?

[@Splittail]

Just a rinse and repeat on the beacon, correct?

[@Exigeous]

Yep, you got it - don't even have to log out/in.

[@syoun678]

Are they any good against non thargoid ship?

[@Exigeous]

Sorta / Sorta not - unclear so far. The shard cannon version does seem rather effective against hull in testing but really for bounty hunting the standard fighters are likely better.

[@vontothemax]

Went to get the Epsilon data but was only given a few. But a BUNCH of beta data

[@DanielGarcia-nh1ok]

Thanks god im going to (probably) buy horizon season pass, so i can enjoy this ^^ Ps: Quick question: how much time do you need to unlock ONE fighter... A few hours? A day? XD

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, I'd say for a new pilot all in probably more like 4 - that's from sitting down to getting up with the fighter, including outfitting, travel and - the big long part - getting the Epilson Obelisk data - that SUCKS and is way slow.

[@DanielGarcia-nh1ok]

@Kick Nenton thx ^^

[@Haunted1.]

Daniel Garcia just did it in an hour. Although i already had a tonne of guardian tech parts from getting the fsd boosters

[@godsauze]

💜

[@CelticArmory]

I love your tutorial videos, but the music in this one is so loud I can barely hear your instructions and is quite distracting.

[@cmdrthreeofnine1006]

Before I waste my time with this, any benefit for PVP? I do not hunt thargoids. the one with the guass cannon looks intriguing because NPCs tend to have Aimbot railgun accuracy and do not overheat.

[@Exigeous]

You know it's sorta hard to say - we fucked around with the shard cannon version and were super surprised with how much damage it did. Against my Krait with 1000 hull 1 trigger pull with the shard cannon did like 4% hull damage, so........ maybe?

[@cmdrthreeofnine1006]

@@Exigeous shard cannons, are those the ones that are like fragment cannons? If so, are they not affected by range?

[@Exigeous]

Yes, they are the Guardian version of frag cannons but yes, they are highly range dependent. At 500m or less they are very effective, between 500-1000 they're okay but beyond that they are shit.

[@Exigeous]

Oh and if you play in VR the plasma charge cannon (or whatever it's called) its fucking cool as shit to fire.

[@NapFloridian]

@CMDR Exigeous, Hey Exi, was wondering which one of those 3 new fighters would be cool to have for PVE, PVP, and just futzing around? I like the look of the Trident, not sure what weapon it has on. Thanks in advance for your feedback Cmdr Zphinx o7

[@johnnypatterson77]

So if I only got one Guardian blueprint for now which one of these new Guardian ships should I build first?

[@Exigeous]

I went for the Lance first as I feel the guass cannon is the most effective.

[@johnnypatterson77]

I went ahead and got the Trident and am not disappointed wow what a cool ship.

[@Exigeous]

They really are, right??

[@zeldatag1237]

I went for the javelin, same weapons as my ship

[@Brody_Austin]

It'll be cool if there's one Guardian left out there somewhere or maybe even a small population of about 10 or so just hiding. I want to believe that there's a bigger threat that could wipe the entire galaxy of all life. Like the tyranids from Warhammer 40k :D

[@highgrounder5238]

I think that they're extinct, but the AI that destroyed them has their DNA stored, but doesnt want to make new Guardians because it thinks they would do the same mistakes.

[@ThrottleFox]

There is, its called humans, slowly spreading like a plague across the galaxy. these human creatures seem to be rather hostile, they even war and fight among themselves

[@Brody_Austin]

ThrottleFox I'm talking xeno threats

[@darklord1o168]

Before the AI took over there were tribes that fought and were banished away from the gaurdians in lore

[@danielebling]

Not getting any epslion data

[@jacobhussong7017]

I have all the part (just spent 8 hour grinding the patters) but when I went to the technology broker I didn't see the option to unlock the fighters. Any help? Nevermind. The technology broker I was using wasn't working for some reason so I went to the station in the video and it worked fine.

[@Exigeous]

You were likely at a Human technology broker rather than a Guardian broker - you even have to grind to find the right broker these days.

[@jssreid2]

This has got to me the most frustrating type of gameplay ever imagined. Scan the thing, log out, log back in scan again and repeat.

[@jssreid2]

Grrrrr! I also wasted one of my keys.

[@DanTKD87]

I hate it

[@AggressiveNugget]

Where is the guardian beacon?

[@Exigeous]

You mean the one that's listed in the description of the video? Guardian Beacon: Synuefe KU-F B44-4

[@AggressiveNugget]

@@Exigeous ha yes I noticed that right after I posted the comment. Thanks for taking the time to reply anyways though. Great video as usual.

[@cmdrwraithe1857]

Not a very good idea to fly into the structure for the key. OA did his video on the Guardian structure and he was nearly captured after getting the key. It started closing up around him. lol I have yet to go Thargoid hunting....or even encounter one....but doesn't that seem like a bad idea to have fighters with specialty traits? I get that FDEV may want people to hunt these in packs and people use different ships to take them down, but would they be too weak if hunting solo?

[@Exigeous]

Uh, you mean the key that comes out of the bottom? I've gotten in about 6 times (for friends) and have seen several others do it multiple times too. You can of course use a collector limpet, just like I say in the video if you'd like.

[@cmdrwraithe1857]

@@Exigeous Yep, that's the one. I guess he was admiring the view. When he went for the key, the structure started closing and he was almost trapped. I guess it's best not to dawdle when getting the key.

[@stanislasgodard9792]

Yeah it left me with 8%hull

[@DimSum9685]

I flew an Anaconda when I did mine. I made sure to have limpets

[@maximilianyuen]

why need to collect the data from another site ?

[@Exigeous]

Because it's far more efficient at the other site as there are not only far more obelisks but there are several where you can sit and scan 2 from your turret without moving. Scan them, log out/in and repeat. Many times if you log out at the structures it won't put you right back where you were but at the ruins site it will.

[@maximilianyuen]

@@Exigeous i understand what you meant now once i went there. its ridiculous that Fdev add some much sentient drone now when it need so much rare data and you cant even trade. it's just stupid grind for grind sake....

[@SAIHTAM20Y]

I wanted the javelin fighter and now I do not

[@deovindice1799]

I'm lazy, you should add the systems in the description so I can ctrl+C and ctrl+v dat stuff. . .

[@Zystreal]

They are

[@Xero141]

Did all this and when I drop the Ancient Key, nothing happens!

[@johngilbert7983]

Double check your location, I went to the wrong one the first time

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, look for it at the "bottom" of the beacon, or check your contacts. The good thing is it's easy to just run the process again.

[@Xero141]

Yep. That’s was it. Wrong site. Thanks.

[@jamesoswald1732]

Found a location in Synuefe HE-G b44-5 B 1.

[@Exigeous]

Sure, they are all over the place now - the ones referenced in the video were some of the first ones discovered and the few we knew about at the time.

[@jamesoswald1732]

@@Exigeous I didn't know how common they were. I found one and figured I'd share.

[@Exigeous]

@@jamesoswald1732 Oh no worries, thanks for sharing!

[@CloudWallace]

A quick improvement of your method, Exigeous: the best place to farm for Obelisk data is the ruin on SYNUEFE XR-H D11-102, planet 1B (Canonn link: ruins.canonn.technology/#GR1) Within these ruins there is a spot between the groups G and T where you have a very tight pattern of 4 active obelisks that you can scan over and over with minimal effort in driving (T 16 & 18 and G 16 & 18). They all drop between 1 and 2 different type of data each, completely random between alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon. It is much better than the proposed COL 173 site, which has only groups of 2

[@sharperprogrammer]

Damn, dude. That was very convenient. Just kept driving in a small circle. Thanks!

[@ThePioMC]

the image of 3:36 is wrong

[@Exigeous]

It depends on which site you go to, this is for the one linked.

[@DarthKyubi]

Wish you would of said you need 3X the mats for all 3 fightera

[@blakkstar13]

do u need to get 3 keys

[@Exigeous]

If you want all 3 fighters yes

[@jonhilke]

Wish you would have shown the planet on the map goddam !

[@lunamaria1048]

Every site i go to, it is dark, and even when i wait half a day or so and come back, but in your vids they are day time... It is frustrating me because i want to see these places for myself in daylight

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, I hear ya - you just have to be there at the right time - but realize some bodies will be tidally locked and/or so far from a star they'll always be dark. Thankfully we have night vision now.

[@lunamaria1048]

@@Exigeous Both locations you were at was daylight, and i am waiting hours and still they are on the dark.. If they are tidally locked how are the sunny in other videos but not for me?

[@Exigeous]

Well there could be many reasons - first that orbital periods could be VERY VERY long/slow. Did you look at the rotation period of the body? What about the body it orbits? Really hard to say - if you're referring to the exact location in the video and it's in light obviously it will happen again. One tip - use Night Vision to see around. If you're just looking for pretty, well there are a ton of places that fit that bill!

[@lunamaria1048]

@@Exigeous Actually that makes sense.. I did check the orbital period earlier today, and it said 52 days... Of course i use nightvision, but just want to experience the ruins in their true light and not in false light.. I came back to ED after my ex and i broke up a year ago and he took his game stuff.. I went out and got the game for myself for PS4 about 4 months ago, and now finally just started exploring Gurdian sites for the first time.. The only thing i seen that was not human was a Thargoid base.. Watching the Gurdian beacon be activated was reallhy something lol

[@jusef85]

I'm confused. I unlocked all the fighters straight outta Jameson without doing any of that fancy stuff.

[@Exigeous]

The vessel blueprints were bugged back months ago so you must have gotten those when you scanned the obelisks back then. You also got lucky that you got enough of the other materials when doing other unlocks.

[@hahtos]

Great and helpful video...too bad the fighters are trash. Ax Taipan is much better as a bait for Thargons and Interceptors alike. These Guardian hybrids disintegrate at first Thargoid touch. I'm pissed actually after hours of grinding and then finding out they are almost useless.

[@Exigeous]

Yeah, they really are paper. Oddly they are better for PvP as it's rare your target will focus your fighter so you can use them pretty effectively there.

[@greevar]

Did he say "shart" launcher? hehehe

[@kauhanen99]

good video, no time to do that, mayby in future u can get all easier, boring hunt thargoils, get data, materials and other mambo jambo 😆😆😆😆😀😀😀

[@eroxrodriguez8185]

KICK THE KEY WITH SHIP NOSE AWAY 1ST. THENN TRY TO GET IT SAFELY. LIMPETS WILL FAIL DUE TO TRANSPORT IT, STUCKING IN STRUCTURE ! It is dam bit bugy. Even with collector i cant get the key. it spawn on dam unpassable place. SPENT 2 HOURS.