Elite: Game talk

Episparh
05 Dec 2022, 6:33pm
Shg56
05 Dec 2022, 10:02pm
Episparh, what would the good weapon to fight the thargoids which is using the cheapest ammunition? Is any laser do them any harm? Thanks
Episparh
05 Dec 2022, 10:21pm
Shg56Episparh, what would the good weapon to fight the thargoids which is using the cheapest ammunition? Is any laser do them any harm? Thanks

The best weapon for Interceptors (excluding Orthrus) is guardian gauss cannon. Salvation's shards and plasma are very good too.
For Orthrus you need to use human AX weapons (I used AX miisiles but combo with AX Multicannons should work too.

For scouts best weapon is AX Multicannons but you can kill them with any human weapon.

Lasers are good only for shields and for tagging targets if others kill them. Long range beam with thermal vent is utility tool for cold orbiting - very handy but useless damage wise.

Ah, yes, finally for Interceptors' swarms you need flack launcher but on a smaller variants it can be ignored if cold orbit is used properly.

Lastly, I am not the best source of information. You better check https://wiki.antixenoinitiative.com/en/home

;)
Silver Taffer
06 Dec 2022, 12:19am
Episparh
P. S. I still try to kill the new interceptor. At least it is easy practice for shutdown field neutralizer... I am yet to succeed with this.


I'm probably teaching my granny to suck eggs but I thought I'd mention something I only just learnt (duh). I hadn't realized you needed to hold the shutdown neutralizer button. Once it triggers you still hold it until your capacitor has drained. So I guess it's best to put maximum pips into systems as soon as the alert sounds.
To be honest I haven't tried this yet but it seems logical.
Kurakil
06 Dec 2022, 12:40am
Silver Taffer
Episparh
P. S. I still try to kill the new interceptor. At least it is easy practice for shutdown field neutralizer... I am yet to succeed with this.

I'm probably teaching my granny to suck eggs but I thought I'd mention something I only just learnt (duh). I hadn't realized you needed to hold the shutdown neutralizer button. Once it triggers you still hold it until your capacitor has drained. So I guess it's best to put maximum pips into systems as soon as the alert sounds.
To be honest I haven't tried this yet but it seems logical.

I usually wait a short moment after the audio indicator the thargoids make before the disable field is triggered and then hold the button down for the neutralizer. If you press it too early you will empty your capacitors too early and be disabled anyway.
Eternal_Kommunar
06 Dec 2022, 2:09am
Does anyone know how to remove the exploitation a system from a superpower? In terms of making the system FULLY independent?
SpicyCabbage
06 Dec 2022, 6:25pm
Eternal_KommunarDoes anyone know how to remove the exploitation of a system from a superpower? In terms of making the system FULLY independent?


Don't quote me on this, but one way is to just kill the respective power's enforcement (not the standard cops, they will be named differently)
Imperial Senator Bluecrash
07 Dec 2022, 12:33am
We have missed you in the field.

Episparh
07 Dec 2022, 11:16am
Eternal_KommunarDoes anyone know how to remove the exploitation a system from a superpower? In terms of making the system FULLY independent?

I do not think it is possible unless you push mama-goid to control it.
Cephy Cyclops Devine
07 Dec 2022, 3:25pm
CONJECTURE:The only way to access the center of taranis is to treat it as a giant thargoid..each system invaded is like a heart, each system retaken like a heart killed. When all systems have been retaken from taranis, the center is exposed, the content unlocked and the chapter opened. Thoughts?

SIDE NOTE: Inara ranking for xeno hunting should include Orthrus class interceptors now, maybe tier 4 and 5?

Last edit: 07 Dec 2022, 3:36pm
Sir-Duke
07 Dec 2022, 3:52pm
Cephy Cyclops Devine
SIDE NOTE: Inara ranking for xeno hunting should include Orthrus class interceptors now, maybe tier 4 and 5?


I dunno, I feel like the Orthrus is likely a challenge of speed, but not of skill.

Even a Cyclops is more dangerous, not speaking of the higher ones.

@Artie
But I honestly think the sheer number of kills for Tier 2 and above medals is too high;
You either spend WEEKS in shooting interceptors,
or go out hunting a poopload of scouts...
And man, I hate scouts!

Suggestion?
Make Tier 2 and above not "a total of 2500 kills" but rather add the higher level Interceptors to increase the difficulty
Cephy Cyclops Devine
07 Dec 2022, 4:32pm
makes sense its really not a combat ceptor, but it should be included, and i don't think the numbers are that bad, i did 1000 thargoids in about a week (combined ceptors and scouts) The harder stuff like tier 4 and 5 medusa/hydra requirements are good IMO.
Sakashiro
07 Dec 2022, 7:01pm
My favorite site for farming raw and encoded materials is now the Bug Killer Anaconda on HIP 16613 1 a. Went there for the first time today. It's basically the crashed Anaconda from Orrere 2 b and Jameson's crash site wrapped into one.
Episparh
07 Dec 2022, 8:15pm
Yuna SakashiroMy favorite site for farming raw and encoded materials is now the Bug Killer Anaconda on HIP 16613 1 a. Went there for the first time today. It's basically the crashed Anaconda from Orrere 2 b and Jameson's crash site wrapped into one.

Still collecting mats for next build? What will be base ship and role?

I've read that there is closer sites now in 4.0. Have you tried them?

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/visit-the-braintrees-to-earn-raw-material-no-more-blasting-rocks.610037/

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