any way to rebuy close to the carrier or will the carrier let me rebuy? Really considering it just to try it out.
COMPLETED CG Protect the Alliance's expansion into the Coalsack Nebula from Thargoid attack (AX Combat)
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4 shard conda is still a thing ?
For me it is
just dock somewhere and you will respawn there
That FSD is gonna be so OP, can't wait.
Diamondback X should finally beat anaconda
Diamondback X should finally beat anaconda
For absolute AX basics I’d suggest starting with NHSS 3s, look for small groups of Scouts and bring at least a few Hull Reinforcements and some AX Multi Cannons.
Try a mix of turrets and fixed to start off so you’ve got some defense while you get familiar with the way scouts move and staying on target.
A Xeno Scanner also helps for targeting/identifying Scouts.
And I’d stay close to a Carrier or the CG Megaship in case you need to run away and repair.
Also BEWARE all Thargoid variants burst with a lovely cloud of acid so make sure you’re not too close when they die.
Their energy weapons can also phase through your shields so shields have limited effectiveness.
They also fire Caustic Missles occasionally which slowly melt your hull unless you cook it off, fly to a nearby Station/FC to remove it or bring Decontamination Limpets.
NHSS 4 is good for larger groups of Scouts once your looking for a bit more of a challenge.
The higher level NHSS 5 and above have Interceptors which are much bigger and stronger and need a fair amount of engineering to deal with, so I’d steer clear of them if your just getting started.
Nope, just NHSS and megaship wrecks.
Negative. Standard combat in NHSS and at megaships.
Negative. An useless skeleton build with heavy engineering could do max 78 with the double blueprinted FSD (+4%). Standard explo Anaconda builds are still better.
Found no megaships in distress, nor any NHSS (yet), but did find a barnacles site. Not long after collecting the first meta-alloy, someone came calling...
Source: https://vimeo.com/478796112
Next time I'll try to capture video rather than screenshots, it was quite a sight. I was really amazed to see the 'goid ship blow off a huge gout of flame as it jumped out, forming a blazng ring. I guess plain ol' smoke rings are passe.
Next time I'll try to capture video rather than screenshots, it was quite a sight. I was really amazed to see the 'goid ship blow off a huge gout of flame as it jumped out, forming a blazng ring. I guess plain ol' smoke rings are passe.
Craith
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looks like the blazing ring is due to gravity lensing from the nearby sun, when the ship jumps out. You really got a good angle it seems, nice pictures.
Doesn't help that Doing interceptors in a wing is STILL bugged.
You can kill scouts. That will not get you near top 25% in any means.
I do believe you're right! I would never have thought of that. I've watched my carrier go into and out of jump a few times, never saw any distortion, but this was my first close encounter with a 'goid from a planet-bound perspective. Do you know which variety it was?
That indeed. The best hope for non-AXI pilots new to Thargoid killing is finding a wing of 4 shard ships and do coordinated cyclops instakills.
Well, if you want the double-engineered FSD reward, it looks like you'll need to be able to get roughly 25 million Cr of Thargoid combat bonds per day. Since at your current unlock levels, you can't take part in insta-gibbing Thargoids (which is arguably an exploit, but AFAIK Frontier hasn't punished anyone for it), you won't be able to stay in the top 25%, no matter how much time you spend playing.
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