you forgot to mention WHY the 8 scout instances are dangerous. it's because they will usually spawn regenerator and berserker variants. regenerators heal other scouts and berserkers buff them causing them to fire caustic missiles more often. target the regenerators first then berserkers. then it's just clean up.
Yep good info, thanks for the feedback! Personally I just get stuck in and try to take them out as quick as I can. But you probably have a good tip there.
Great video of how to kill Thargoid Scouts CMDR. Space Hero. Can I ask you one question please: how / where did you get the little triangle that points to where the targets are ? Liked and subbed. o7 CMDR.
@@SpaceHero-Elite No I play on PC and I am using a Saitek X52 Pro HOTAS. I really love to play ED Horizons and am just astounded by the graphics quality. Only just achieved Elite in Exploration and was really interested in your video: Farming Thargoid Scouts for Combat rank.
Replace limpet controllers and cargo rack(s) with hull upgrades to slow down the damage. You'll run out of ammo long before the hull damage becomes serious. Then just land on a nearby fleet carrier to rearm and clear the caustic damage.
Are the AX multi-cannons absolutely necessary or are regular engineered mc's effective as well? I already have a fully kitted Krait w. Overcharged thermal and corrosive.
I would really advise the AX multi. I known its annoying they are turreted. But they deal a lot more damage than regular multi and will chew through scouts faster.
@@SpaceHero-Elite just curious if you’ve tried this - I’ve got an engineered AX anaconda with 5000 shields and 6000 Hull. What if I put 4 large ax multi cannons on it, dropped into a NHSS full of scouts, put the fire mode into fire at will and come to a complete stop. Will the guns make quick work of the ax scouts? Just an idea.
@@jasonboughen9542 no i havnt tried it exactly. It may be possible but I would guess it would be less efficient than actually tracking and targeting each scout. Plus I've played with the different turret settings before and havnt had much luck with anything other than the focus on your target command.
1:25 you can't just go to the Asterope system. It has to be a system with a Thargoid presencee which can be a DIFFERENT system depending on factors that I don't really understand, and sometimes there isn't one. For example, as of the original posting of this comment, Asterope had absolutely no thargoid presence. Not a single non human signal source, and for that matter, not a single signal source. That can and does change though. I have heard, however, that when there is a Thargoid presence, the Asterope system is one of the best easily as everything is close to the star and there's a station nearby for repairs. But I haven't been able to try that out.
@@SpacePoodle ok I checked into it and the consensus is that Asterope is bugged since Odyssey! So yeah they arent there now, but i hope they will be back soon.
Great vid but if come to location and only thing out here is carrier ships, do you know of a recent location or could tell me a way to look for them maybe . Thanks 👍
A Mamba is also very good as well as a clipper. Mamba with 1 gauss and 1 engineered rail will mean you don't need a decontamination and cargo for limpets as the rails will raise the temp and burn off the caustic which limpets can't do while in combat. Added bonus is you get to practice fixed weapons. Place one guardian module reinforcement in the class 4 module slot and the rest go to hull giving 20% caustic resistance. s.orbis.zone/bggL
Compromised Nav Beacons & Outbreak/Anarchy Checkpoints are now faster than scout hunting. -At CNB's you can log in and out and usually multiple Elite ships spawn and fly right up to you. -Outbreak/Anarchy killing elite eagles at checkpoints is by far the fastest way to grind combat rank but these systems are super rare and don't always have checkpoints.
Yeah, should do. Scouts are fairly easy to kill. Only thing is a t10 or corvette will be slower to mamouver. So I think a med ship like the krait will be more efficient
@@SpaceHero-Elite Ok thank you a lot for your answers and explanations ! I was afraid of getting destroyed because of the no engeeniring but i'll give a try and thank you again.
Did a lot with a Corvette and the Krait II but my choice of ship is now the Python. A little quicker kills and a little tougher. All maxed out armour of course.
Exactly how I do it. The last stage before 'Elite' now takes ~22 kills per 1% whereas previously it was ~16 per 1%. It's back to base for reload and repair every ~1% now instead of ~2%. I just go off and do something else for a while every 10% as it can get tedious. 07
So I guess a Corvette is even better for this? :3 Edit: Works pretty well. But they nerfed the exp. I killed 4 of them and I only progressed 1% on Competent. It should be 2.25% per elite kill on my rank. So it became useless by now. Grinding combat is really pain in the ass :/
Yeah the nerf really does suck. And the worst thing is that scouts are prob still one of the best ways to do it as grinding in the likes of a res or compromised nav bescon just seems to take forever
Lol OK well the reward is mostly the satisfaction of achieving it. Although you do get the combat elite decal and also the triple elite decal if you already have trade and exploration
@@SpaceHero-Elite lol that’s kind of what I thought. Been playing since elite was released. Made trade elite before mining was a thing. Still working on combat and exploration elite but have not been rushing it. I had always suspected deep down that perhaps when one becomes triple elite - frontier contacted you and made you sign an NDA before giving or providing you with the details on how to find Raxxla. Just a hope. Guess that’s been dashed now lol. Great video o7
Yeah im gonna update the description when I have the full info. But looks like it's 22 scouts required per percent in deadly instead of 18 before. So yeah a little longer, but scout likely still faster than say farming a haz res
Just a couple of things for Scouts you don't need a Krait MK II,a Chieftain is more than enough (even better I'd say),also your build sucks big time to be honest,Xeno Scanner is pretty useless and you have no Guardian Hull Reiforcement Modules wich are key also Deco limpets are useless as well.With my Chief I can clear 5 to 6 NHSS until I have to refill ammo with hull still at 80/85%,no decontamination limpets needed,you should know your stuff better before doing Tut videos 😉
@@SpaceHero-Elite For Scouts? Doing what? the Scanner serves only to highlight Interceptor's hearts,its range it's ridicolous,with Guardian Hull Reinforcements Decon Limpets are totally obsolete.
@@gautamasakyamuni6688 Just useful and satisfying to see their health drop to zero. And yeah you may be right about the Decon limpets, but not everyone is going to go into the NHSS fully experienced in taking on scouts. I know I wasn't at the start and the Decon limpets saved me time in having to go get repaired. Later in the grind yeah I didn't use them as much. I guess the guide is just me conveying my own experience and what worked for me.
I love your no nonsense and informative vids. This one is particularly relevant to me right now. I need to wrap up combat Elite.. I'm close.
thanks man, appreciate the feedback. Good luck with finishing out combat elite!
Is slamming the navigation beacon an integral part of the process, or is scanning enough? :-)
Lol, i tend to use it as break too :)
Haha yeah it doesn't really do any damage so useful to slow you down if need be!
quality production
with the music and everything
Thanks for this. I'm hoping to start working on my combat rank soon so this will be helpful
you forgot to mention WHY the 8 scout instances are dangerous. it's because they will usually spawn regenerator and berserker variants. regenerators heal other scouts and berserkers buff them causing them to fire caustic missiles more often. target the regenerators first then berserkers. then it's just clean up.
Yep good info, thanks for the feedback! Personally I just get stuck in and try to take them out as quick as I can. But you probably have a good tip there.
Great video of how to kill Thargoid Scouts CMDR. Space Hero. Can I ask you one question please: how / where did you get the little triangle that points to where the targets are ? Liked and subbed. o7 CMDR.
Thanks man. I think the arrow you are taking about is the mouse indicator. Do you play on console?
@@SpaceHero-Elite No I play on PC and I am using a Saitek X52 Pro HOTAS. I really love to play ED Horizons and am just astounded by the graphics quality. Only just achieved Elite in Exploration and was really interested in your video: Farming Thargoid Scouts for Combat rank.
Replace limpet controllers and cargo rack(s) with hull upgrades to slow down the damage. You'll run out of ammo long before the hull damage becomes serious. Then just land on a nearby fleet carrier to rearm and clear the caustic damage.
Are the AX multi-cannons absolutely necessary or are regular engineered mc's effective as well? I already have a fully kitted Krait w. Overcharged thermal and corrosive.
I would really advise the AX multi. I known its annoying they are turreted. But they deal a lot more damage than regular multi and will chew through scouts faster.
@@SpaceHero-Elite Thanks for your insight! Great video by the way.
@@SpaceHero-Elite just curious if you’ve tried this - I’ve got an engineered AX anaconda with 5000 shields and 6000 Hull.
What if I put 4 large ax multi cannons on it, dropped into a NHSS full of scouts, put the fire mode into fire at will and come to a complete stop.
Will the guns make quick work of the ax scouts?
Just an idea.
@@jasonboughen9542 no i havnt tried it exactly. It may be possible but I would guess it would be less efficient than actually tracking and targeting each scout. Plus I've played with the different turret settings before and havnt had much luck with anything other than the focus on your target command.
lol, nice tut vid and music!
1:25 you can't just go to the Asterope system. It has to be a system with a Thargoid presencee which can be a DIFFERENT system depending on factors that I don't really understand, and sometimes there isn't one. For example, as of the original posting of this comment, Asterope had absolutely no thargoid presence. Not a single non human signal source, and for that matter, not a single signal source. That can and does change though. I have heard, however, that when there is a Thargoid presence, the Asterope system is one of the best easily as everything is close to the star and there's a station nearby for repairs. But I haven't been able to try that out.
They are always in Asterope.
@@SpaceHero-Elite No, I can confirm that. No activities at the moment. But maybe I'm just blind :)
@@SpacePoodle ok I checked into it and the consensus is that Asterope is bugged since Odyssey! So yeah they arent there now, but i hope they will be back soon.
Great vid but if come to location and only thing out here is carrier ships, do you know of a recent location or could tell me a way to look for them maybe . Thanks 👍
A Mamba is also very good as well as a clipper. Mamba with 1 gauss and 1 engineered rail will mean you don't need a decontamination and cargo for limpets as the rails will raise the temp and burn off the caustic which limpets can't do while in combat. Added bonus is you get to practice fixed weapons. Place one guardian module reinforcement in the class 4 module slot and the rest go to hull giving 20% caustic resistance. s.orbis.zone/bggL
Thanks for the feedback man
I seen a guy using SCB’s to burn the caustic dmg away as well
Compromised Nav Beacons & Outbreak/Anarchy Checkpoints are now faster than scout hunting.
-At CNB's you can log in and out and usually multiple Elite ships spawn and fly right up to you.
-Outbreak/Anarchy killing elite eagles at checkpoints is by far the fastest way to grind combat rank but these systems are super rare and don't always have checkpoints.
I can never find outbreak+anarchy system in eddb been looking for weeks
There is one on INARA right now
Do you have turrets on auto or mainly fire them
I set the turrets to Target Only. that way they shoot at the same target im shooting my gimballed multicannons at
Does this works with kinda any ships ? ( i mean like Corvette or T 10 defender , this kind of stuff ahah). Was good to see you vidéo !
Yeah, should do. Scouts are fairly easy to kill. Only thing is a t10 or corvette will be slower to mamouver. So I think a med ship like the krait will be more efficient
@@SpaceHero-Elite Oh ok thank you ! About engineering, you said it would better for the weapons but is it ok if i have nothing engineered on my ship ?
@@ronanbertrand4784 yeah it's still possible to do without engineering, will just take a bit longer
@@SpaceHero-Elite Ok thank you a lot for your answers and explanations ! I was afraid of getting destroyed because of the no engeeniring but i'll give a try and thank you again.
Did a lot with a Corvette and the Krait II but my choice of ship is now the Python. A little quicker kills and a little tougher. All maxed out armour of course.
how much does this build cost?
Exactly how I do it. The last stage before 'Elite' now takes ~22 kills per 1% whereas previously it was ~16 per 1%. It's back to base for reload and repair every ~1% now instead of ~2%. I just go off and do something else for a while every 10% as it can get tedious. 07
Thanks for the feedback man. I was wonder how then recent scout combat rank change would effect this method. Seems its a bit longer but still decent.
I didn't found any signal sources in Asterope :(
Are you scanning the Nav beacon then immediately go to Supercruise?
@@douglasmorris8364 Jepp, Nothing
So I guess a Corvette is even better for this? :3
Edit: Works pretty well. But they nerfed the exp. I killed 4 of them and I only progressed 1% on Competent. It should be 2.25% per elite kill on my rank. So it became useless by now. Grinding combat is really pain in the ass :/
Yeah the nerf really does suck. And the worst thing is that scouts are prob still one of the best ways to do it as grinding in the likes of a res or compromised nav bescon just seems to take forever
a coriolis build link would be nice :v
Reward will be worth it? The triple elite badge ? Other than that meh
Gotta admit, felt pretty good to achieve triple elite!
What’s the reward?
Lol OK well the reward is mostly the satisfaction of achieving it. Although you do get the combat elite decal and also the triple elite decal if you already have trade and exploration
@@SpaceHero-Elite lol that’s kind of what I thought. Been playing since elite was released. Made trade elite before mining was a thing. Still working on combat and exploration elite but have not been rushing it.
I had always suspected deep down that perhaps when one becomes triple elite - frontier contacted you and made you sign an NDA before giving or providing you with the details on how to find Raxxla. Just a hope.
Guess that’s been dashed now lol.
Great video o7
@@jasonboughen9542 You ever see what happened in South Park when they got the high score in Guitar Hero?
Make a new Video it's nerfed
Yeah im gonna update the description when I have the full info. But looks like it's 22 scouts required per percent in deadly instead of 18 before. So yeah a little longer, but scout likely still faster than say farming a haz res
Just a couple of things for Scouts you don't need a Krait MK II,a Chieftain is more than enough (even better I'd say),also your build sucks big time to be honest,Xeno Scanner is pretty useless and you have no Guardian Hull Reiforcement Modules wich are key also Deco limpets are useless as well.With my Chief I can clear 5 to 6 NHSS until I have to refill ammo with hull still at 80/85%,no decontamination limpets needed,you should know your stuff better before doing Tut videos 😉
Personally I found the xeno scanner and Decon limpets really useful. But thanks for the feedback!
@@SpaceHero-Elite For Scouts? Doing what? the Scanner serves only to highlight Interceptor's hearts,its range it's ridicolous,with Guardian Hull Reinforcements Decon Limpets are totally obsolete.
@@gautamasakyamuni6688 Just useful and satisfying to see their health drop to zero. And yeah you may be right about the Decon limpets, but not everyone is going to go into the NHSS fully experienced in taking on scouts. I know I wasn't at the start and the Decon limpets saved me time in having to go get repaired. Later in the grind yeah I didn't use them as much. I guess the guide is just me conveying my own experience and what worked for me.
@@SpaceHero-Elite Fair enough.
Hey now, maybe I don't want to go grind to get the GHR? I appreciate the video SH.