I've grinded my fair share of ERT's in 3.18 and 3.19 with the Eclipse and my hit ratio has been 100% in what has to be way over 100, probably even 200 torpedoes. I use Typhoons and fire them from as far as I can get a lock, they all die without even knowing you're there. For HHs that's around 13-14 km. I've tried the fly by method of going in fast and dropping the torps at about 3-4 km, and it is not as consistent, especially if you do group bounties where not all your targets will be HHs. I simply approach the target location at as high of a speed as I can, until about 15-18 km where I slow down and wait for targets to spawn, go red and also the main target gets the "neutralize" marker, then I release the torp and switch to the missile cam to enjoy the fireworks (you have to set up the shortcut yourself, but trust me it's worth it :) ). I've tested the Argos and Seeker torps and only the Typhoons gave a consistent 100% kill ratio. Argos are slow and will get shot down by a HH, and Seekers even though faster, for some reason they too will get shot by a HH, but not only that, on multiple occasions they just flat out missed the target. Hope this little insight helps people wanting to try out the Eclipse. It's an amazing ship at its intended role. And yes, the Retaliator can do this in almost the exact same way.
THANK YOU! I always have and always will tout the Connie as a top-tier ERT hunter over the corsair. Unlike the Corsair, they only have MORE systems to come online and benefit from. The Corsair is the best it will ever be right now, but the Connie will get to benefit from Armor, superior physicalized maelstrome materials, a refactor to bring its design up to more modern RSI manufacturer designs and standards, has tbe built in snub (which is criminally underrated) with room for another snub or even a medical ursa for respawn for your endangered snub pilot just in case, and its 4 gimbled size 5s now that theyve made that change put its DPS through the roof. And it doesnt have all its weapons on its giant weakpoint of a wing.
A couple tips with the Connie... back strafing helps, and to help more with that sluggish nose you can apply boost to quicken the response and get your aim on target faster (it makes a huge difference). If you are running Ballistics, not only will you kill quicker due to higher dps - you can also leave your power management in Boost and use it more aggressively to get your nose on target quicker. Also, map those buttons to change shield strength to different areas of your ship. Your front shield typically needs more power to it.
love these tips! i just got the connie and love it! Question, I use VTol in atmosphere. I swear it was helping me stick to targets better with very slight roll and alot of up/down vtol aiming. Any thoughts is this a strategy? New so im not sure what the meta style to aiming such a big ship is.
@@Vioblight connie vtol doesnt do anything. When control surfaces are added, the connie vtol will only work in atmosphere. In space it doesnt do anything as it consists of fans
After 3.19.1 dropped yesterday I was spamming ERT's with my Eclipse and now the Hammerhead have another HH and a Reclaimer plus your standard Hurricane as escorts. My org mates were running behind me to track the 2 Hammerheads I downed for salvage.
If you QT towards your destination and press u* or hold B you will exit mid QT. That way you skip the manual travel of 100-200kms. And I 100% agree. Most TH-camrs have been saying for years that stealth is useless, which it never was if you know how to use it. We’ve been utilising it both in pve and pvp. It’s often as important as having a good aim or piloting skills. Good video man! Cheers Edit: and yes hehe it’s pronounced akee-lah. Aquila/aguila is Latin/Spanish for eagle.
Stealth absolutely works in the game, you're right about that. What most people mean is that stealth components don't have any stealth edge while CIG has all components basically sitting at a center point for balancing later on. Once components are no longer ultra-standardized, stealth gameplay will be way more fun lol. The Talon Shrike has 24 size 3 missiles and is also made for stealth. I would use it very much like how you used the Eclipse.
Another youtuber posted a Connie vid a while back during 3.17 and explained in great detail why gimbaled s4 Lightstrikes for VHRTs was mathematically very effective both in dps and raising income. At the time, he was absolutely right (and probably still is), and while the build was solid in VHRT, it also worked in ERT. However, I found out that I was making less per hour doing those ERTs since they take longer to do.
Im new to the game, and only been doing bunkers so far (Decent money at lvl4 i'd say 70-80k per quick bunker) But I want to expand on game loops to earn money. What hourly income can I Expect from VHRTs or ERTs? P.S. I have Gladius atm, so i believe i can reach VHRTs decently
Don't have the Eclipse (was tempted during IFW), but i do have 3 different Constellations I will use solo and a Redeemer that I use when my friend is online. Fun ships, slow but fun.
What I think would make stealth ships a lot more viable is if they added a second lock option similar to a track while scan (TWS) mode like what modern fighter jets have so you could lock someone without triggering a warning. Of course to balance this you could make it that to launch a missile with a lock you need to have a “hard lock” like what is currently in game but TWS would allow you to passively track someone or to get a gun lock without warning the target
v nice video! ;) I use 600i for ert for fun, it destroys everything easy. you can also use eclipse without the need to drop shields and weapons, just run towards the target, lock , shoot the torp at around 5k and fast move UP. torp hits so just tp to next area ;) With 600i just move backwards and keep main target at almost max weapon range and it dies "fast" keep up the good work! ;) next ship i buy will be the const andromeda
Fellow 600i skipper here (shaking head at ONS for melting his, tsk tsk). Reclaimers also drop very quickly to size 5 cannons. AD5B gatling on top for extra brrrrr lulz, or heck, go all ballistics. 3 Deadbolts melt targets in a flash. Looking forward to the rework so I can roll up to my bunker bounties in a tank.
Corsair with fixed S5 AD5Bs and 2 S4 laz cannons, retaliator, or eclipse are the only ships i'd take. Otherwise youd probably have higher income/hr running VHRTs in something else. The andromeda is an honorable mention, but only armed with S5 AD5Bs and S4 laser cannons, as well as fully kitted with meta shields.
I believe that not using size 5 cannons on the Connie is a mistake for ERT. They have 75% more sustained damage output than the size 4! You don't need them on a gimbal to hit a Hammerhead. For stealth, I would recommend to enable the emission values on the hud from the settings menu
@Adjel van der Meer I did. But I think its because I was still targeting its engine. I noticed more consistent hits when I switched to targeting its turret
Slight misconception about stealth. They pick you up at your highest signature, which would be 9km cross section for the eclipse, however it has a reduction multiplier of 0.7 per emission, so roughly around 7km players can get a lock on you. Side note, how does the seeker compare to the typhoon?
@@OneNutSupremestealth is actually broken at this time... the stealth power function doesn't work in the background anymore. (It used to) most of us who main the eclipse do flybys due to older changes with torps not hitting targets at long distances (8km or so) when the enemy HH is patrolling back and forth...
Torps are fine though every now and then I run into a Hammerhead crew that is really good at shooting them down. Also Corsair can be purchased in game for about 3.2 million - so pretty accessible.
@@OneNutSupreme if stealth had more of a use or purpose and was better ironed out I would agree. For example I love the sabre. But it's completely useless right now since you can't attack the way it's designed to.
It really isn’t. The Kee sound you are promoting has sneaked into your pronunciation from the Mexican Spanish influence. Italian, Latin and English pronunciation is Kwu. Say the word queen - it’s not “ keeeen”.
This is old. Doesn't represent bounty hunting it it's the current iteration of 3.23. The only ships I recommend for ERT's now are either the Constellation's or the Corsair
Hope torpedos are more accurate (and there’s less desync) in patch 3.19.1. I do the fly in and fire at 3km method, as NPCs will pick you up 7km. How’s your torpedo hit ratio at 10km?
i gotta say: fuck the retaliator why would u want 3 extra bombs if one already oneshots all player flyable ships at the moment and also be visable from 30km away
I have a hard time recommending the Connie anymore. That ship needs a rework really bad. The snub currently can't be used, not being able to use all size 5 fixed, crappy cargo bay / grid. The Corsair is miles above better, and was only $10 more than the Andromeda during Invictus. The Corsair has 4 x S5 plus another 2 x S4, even with the ballistic nerf running all ballistic repeaters melts ships pretty darn fast. Plus, you can fit an Ursa PLUS a Fury in the cargo bay. It also has way better gun racks, which are now useable thanks to the recent change to include weapons in insurance claims. Oh and by the way - I hate Drake ships and love RSI... When the Connie gets it's rework / gold standard pass, I'll go back to it.
hi great video, currently grinding for vhrts right now. have a quick question for anyone here, how do i put my decoys to high? I'm not seeing the key bind for it.
missiles dont hit on pvp in pve they al;ways hit because the npc cant move like ppl the tracking is busted on size 9 atm but if you good ( and it seems you are ) you can still drop them but they do need to fix it ...........whats wrong is in 3.18 they changed the EM output of all ships and it fked the tracking of the size 9 torps .....lol there are video of ppl testing and torps vanish in flight lol or even miss a non moving player target lol
@@OneNutSupreme sorry my bad. I was listening to your video while working so I didn’t get all the details. I love your content btw. Keep up the great work
I'm pretty sure I said why in the video. I wanted to recommend ships before we get to ERT's. I even got the ERT cert in the video. That way, in the ERT video going out tomorrow I will be showing the cert and a standard ERT, using the ships I recommended
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I've grinded my fair share of ERT's in 3.18 and 3.19 with the Eclipse and my hit ratio has been 100% in what has to be way over 100, probably even 200 torpedoes. I use Typhoons and fire them from as far as I can get a lock, they all die without even knowing you're there. For HHs that's around 13-14 km. I've tried the fly by method of going in fast and dropping the torps at about 3-4 km, and it is not as consistent, especially if you do group bounties where not all your targets will be HHs. I simply approach the target location at as high of a speed as I can, until about 15-18 km where I slow down and wait for targets to spawn, go red and also the main target gets the "neutralize" marker, then I release the torp and switch to the missile cam to enjoy the fireworks (you have to set up the shortcut yourself, but trust me it's worth it :) ).
I've tested the Argos and Seeker torps and only the Typhoons gave a consistent 100% kill ratio. Argos are slow and will get shot down by a HH, and Seekers even though faster, for some reason they too will get shot by a HH, but not only that, on multiple occasions they just flat out missed the target.
Hope this little insight helps people wanting to try out the Eclipse. It's an amazing ship at its intended role. And yes, the Retaliator can do this in almost the exact same way.
What is HH?
@@Frank-os6gq A Hammerhead, flying fortress full of manned turrets. xD
Don't torps disappear at 8km though? Or have they made changes to that...
@@-__Shadow__-the torps habe like 30km range in theorv
How to switch to missile cam?
THANK YOU! I always have and always will tout the Connie as a top-tier ERT hunter over the corsair. Unlike the Corsair, they only have MORE systems to come online and benefit from. The Corsair is the best it will ever be right now, but the Connie will get to benefit from Armor, superior physicalized maelstrome materials, a refactor to bring its design up to more modern RSI manufacturer designs and standards, has tbe built in snub (which is criminally underrated) with room for another snub or even a medical ursa for respawn for your endangered snub pilot just in case, and its 4 gimbled size 5s now that theyve made that change put its DPS through the roof. And it doesnt have all its weapons on its giant weakpoint of a wing.
A couple tips with the Connie... back strafing helps, and to help more with that sluggish nose you can apply boost to quicken the response and get your aim on target faster (it makes a huge difference). If you are running Ballistics, not only will you kill quicker due to higher dps - you can also leave your power management in Boost and use it more aggressively to get your nose on target quicker. Also, map those buttons to change shield strength to different areas of your ship. Your front shield typically needs more power to it.
love these tips! i just got the connie and love it! Question, I use VTol in atmosphere. I swear it was helping me stick to targets better with very slight roll and alot of up/down vtol aiming. Any thoughts is this a strategy? New so im not sure what the meta style to aiming such a big ship is.
@@Vioblight connie vtol doesnt do anything. When control surfaces are added, the connie vtol will only work in atmosphere. In space it doesnt do anything as it consists of fans
After 3.19.1 dropped yesterday I was spamming ERT's with my Eclipse and now the Hammerhead have another HH and a Reclaimer plus your standard Hurricane as escorts. My org mates were running behind me to track the 2 Hammerheads I downed for salvage.
If you QT towards your destination and press u* or hold B you will exit mid QT. That way you skip the manual travel of 100-200kms.
And I 100% agree. Most TH-camrs have been saying for years that stealth is useless, which it never was if you know how to use it. We’ve been utilising it both in pve and pvp. It’s often as important as having a good aim or piloting skills. Good video man! Cheers
Edit: and yes hehe it’s pronounced akee-lah. Aquila/aguila is Latin/Spanish for eagle.
Stealth more important than ever at Ghost Hollow now.
Stealth absolutely works in the game, you're right about that. What most people mean is that stealth components don't have any stealth edge while CIG has all components basically sitting at a center point for balancing later on. Once components are no longer ultra-standardized, stealth gameplay will be way more fun lol. The Talon Shrike has 24 size 3 missiles and is also made for stealth. I would use it very much like how you used the Eclipse.
Another youtuber posted a Connie vid a while back during 3.17 and explained in great detail why gimbaled s4 Lightstrikes for VHRTs was mathematically very effective both in dps and raising income. At the time, he was absolutely right (and probably still is), and while the build was solid in VHRT, it also worked in ERT. However, I found out that I was making less per hour doing those ERTs since they take longer to do.
Oh yeah, the way to make money is VHRT's. I do ERTs for the "challenge"
Im new to the game, and only been doing bunkers so far (Decent money at lvl4 i'd say 70-80k per quick bunker) But I want to expand on game loops to earn money. What hourly income can I Expect from VHRTs or ERTs? P.S. I have Gladius atm, so i believe i can reach VHRTs decently
Don't have the Eclipse (was tempted during IFW), but i do have 3 different Constellations I will use solo and a Redeemer that I use when my friend is online. Fun ships, slow but fun.
What I think would make stealth ships a lot more viable is if they added a second lock option similar to a track while scan (TWS) mode like what modern fighter jets have so you could lock someone without triggering a warning. Of course to balance this you could make it that to launch a missile with a lock you need to have a “hard lock” like what is currently in game but TWS would allow you to passively track someone or to get a gun lock without warning the target
Thats an awesome idea
v nice video! ;) I use 600i for ert for fun, it destroys everything easy. you can also use eclipse without the need to drop shields and weapons, just run towards the target, lock , shoot the torp at around 5k and fast move UP. torp hits so just tp to next area ;) With 600i just move backwards and keep main target at almost max weapon range and it dies "fast" keep up the good work! ;) next ship i buy will be the const andromeda
Fellow 600i skipper here (shaking head at ONS for melting his, tsk tsk). Reclaimers also drop very quickly to size 5 cannons. AD5B gatling on top for extra brrrrr lulz, or heck, go all ballistics. 3 Deadbolts melt targets in a flash. Looking forward to the rework so I can roll up to my bunker bounties in a tank.
The aegis “kill” after the silence is always so satisfying
Fantastic entertainment for being broken down on the side of the freeway (again). Keep up the good work brother, much love.
Again?!
Coolant leak 😂
@@imthejrod Jesus
I didn’t know we could just sub target things, I learned something, cheers man
We can, but since 3.20 went live, subtargeting has been bugged and doesn't work properly
Great vid! Just a suggestion, every time you press something on the keyboard, let the viewers know, even if you mentioned it the first time.
Corsair with fixed S5 AD5Bs and 2 S4 laz cannons, retaliator, or eclipse are the only ships i'd take. Otherwise youd probably have higher income/hr running VHRTs in something else. The andromeda is an honorable mention, but only armed with S5 AD5Bs and S4 laser cannons, as well as fully kitted with meta shields.
What are the meta shields you speak of? Military grade A, or am i missing something here?
@soulpower3354 FR-series shields are best right now. Pretty sure you can get the size you need for an andro at cousin crows
ppl says that cross section is a thing too , so turning your ship on a side can reveal you much quicker
Yeah finding my words all day is a recurring theme for me all day yesterday… so I can relate (exhausted)
I believe that not using size 5 cannons on the Connie is a mistake for ERT. They have 75% more sustained damage output than the size 4! You don't need them on a gimbal to hit a Hammerhead.
For stealth, I would recommend to enable the emission values on the hud from the settings menu
I may switch them to fixed
Did you notice you missed nearly every single shot unless you were head on? Gimbals are still crap in my opinion
@Adjel van der Meer I did. But I think its because I was still targeting its engine. I noticed more consistent hits when I switched to targeting its turret
Hey eavdmeer, would do you think of mounting S5 Deadbolts or AD5B's on the Connie?
@@Hylanvahr the AD5B are fun, but still not practical. I can take out a HH at least as fast with the cannons and have ammo for days
Need to make a special key for your missiles camera, very satisfying watching the missile collided and blow them up.
I have one, but there's a bug where I fuzzies up your hud, and it bugs me
@OneNutSupreme I did not realize that was the cause of a fuzzy hud, I'll be avoiding that camera until it's fixed.
Slight misconception about stealth. They pick you up at your highest signature, which would be 9km cross section for the eclipse, however it has a reduction multiplier of 0.7 per emission, so roughly around 7km players can get a lock on you. Side note, how does the seeker compare to the typhoon?
Where did you get the 9k crossection infor from? I wanna do a stealth video, and being able to show that information will help a lot
@@OneNutSupremestealth is actually broken at this time... the stealth power function doesn't work in the background anymore. (It used to) most of us who main the eclipse do flybys due to older changes with torps not hitting targets at long distances (8km or so) when the enemy HH is patrolling back and forth...
@@OneNutSupreme sorry for the super late reply. There is a setting you can change that displays all emissions (including RCS)
Torps are fine though every now and then I run into a Hammerhead crew that is really good at shooting them down. Also Corsair can be purchased in game for about 3.2 million - so pretty accessible.
But the flight mechanics! The derpy looking wings!
I prefer the retaliator. Ungodly tanky and more torps.
Stealth is a hard sell for me
@@OneNutSupreme if stealth had more of a use or purpose and was better ironed out I would agree. For example I love the sabre. But it's completely useless right now since you can't attack the way it's designed to.
for anyone who wants to know, Aquila is latin for eagle and pronounced: uh-KEE-la
It really isn’t. The Kee sound you are promoting has sneaked into your pronunciation from the Mexican Spanish influence. Italian, Latin and English pronunciation is Kwu. Say the word queen - it’s not “ keeeen”.
@@georgerollason5951 I stand corrected. I didn’t know initially myself, Googled it, referenced the search result, but it was incorrect.
like rottweiler..... It is pronounced Aquila, uh-weil-uh
águila, á-gui-la, ah-gui-la
this is a really good video and guide. thank you
Tractor aren't in the game so the turrets both top and bottom both have 2 size 2 repeaters :)
I roll in with no gun, no shields, upgraded all to class A Stealth, and typhoon IX's target dead and everyone clueless lol.
Isn't it great?! Lol
Huh I definitely expected the second recommendation to be a Retaliator hahaha
We need a keybind or macro for stealth mode and for evade mode.
you could setup something like that using Voice Attack
I need to look at the controls and see if there's a way to macro stealth....
What about a Harb, it is kind of in between.
Kind of
This is old. Doesn't represent bounty hunting it it's the current iteration of 3.23. The only ships I recommend for ERT's now are either the Constellation's or the Corsair
@@OneNutSupreme ok thank you, I will keep my eclipse
Good guide, thanks!
So you like a challenge hey! Do a video where you S9 dumbfire kill an ERT and survive!
Shields deffo need to upgraded on the connie. I run the Corsair personally!
The Corsair is a sitting duck against fighters... Better for a pirate gang or exploration...
Hope torpedos are more accurate (and there’s less desync) in patch 3.19.1. I do the fly in and fire at 3km method, as NPCs will pick you up 7km. How’s your torpedo hit ratio at 10km?
So far, 100%, but that's only after 3 trials. 2 in VHRTs and 1 during a Critical Threat Beacon
@@OneNutSupreme my tally usually gets 4/6.. I haven’t tried since the new patch
i gotta say: fuck the retaliator why would u want 3 extra bombs if one already oneshots all player flyable ships at the moment and also be visable from 30km away
Hey, do you run into any problems using the torps from the Eclipse in the asteroid fields at all?
Not normally but I haven't used the eclipse in a while.
I have a hard time recommending the Connie anymore. That ship needs a rework really bad. The snub currently can't be used, not being able to use all size 5 fixed, crappy cargo bay / grid. The Corsair is miles above better, and was only $10 more than the Andromeda during Invictus. The Corsair has 4 x S5 plus another 2 x S4, even with the ballistic nerf running all ballistic repeaters melts ships pretty darn fast. Plus, you can fit an Ursa PLUS a Fury in the cargo bay. It also has way better gun racks, which are now useable thanks to the recent change to include weapons in insurance claims. Oh and by the way - I hate Drake ships and love RSI... When the Connie gets it's rework / gold standard pass, I'll go back to it.
The connie is just more accessible with most variants being available on the pledge store all the time. Otherwise, I would've went with the corsair.
shall see in 3 months time after they have nurfed it to the ground..
If you lock onto a player ship while stealthed, do they know they have been targeted?
Yeah they do, that's why a good distraction is key
Have you tried the ion or inferno for it? I use both of those for vhrts and they usually shred the target
I have recently with the inferno yes.
i dont know why you would buy the eclipse over the retaliator its 500k more and you get 3 more s9 torps?
Stealth
missing so much, probably because of the slow speed of cannon fire. still think repeaters would kill the target faster
It was because I was targeting the engines the entire time
smart man no shields and no weps thats they way to use it in pvp
hi great video, currently grinding for vhrts right now. have a quick question for anyone here, how do i put my decoys to high? I'm not seeing the key bind for it.
You have to set one up
hello im kinda new to the game,what ship is that and how do i use the missile lock on system?
It's the Aegis eclipse. The default binding for missles should be clicking in your mouse wheel if I remember correctly
missiles dont hit on pvp in pve they al;ways hit because the npc cant move like ppl the tracking is busted on size 9 atm but if you good ( and it seems you are ) you can still drop them but they do need to fix it ...........whats wrong is in 3.18 they changed the EM output of all ships and it fked the tracking of the size 9 torps .....lol there are video of ppl testing and torps vanish in flight lol or even miss a non moving player target lol
How do you sub target parts of a ship?
I did mention how to in the video. The default keybinding is 8 on the top of your keyboard above U and I
@@OneNutSupreme sorry my bad. I was listening to your video while working so I didn’t get all the details. I love your content btw. Keep up the great work
@@DustinRay1996 all good man. I listen to TH-cam all day at work myself. Thank you
so why are you showing vhrt instead of ert?
I'm pretty sure I said why in the video. I wanted to recommend ships before we get to ERT's. I even got the ERT cert in the video. That way, in the ERT video going out tomorrow I will be showing the cert and a standard ERT, using the ships I recommended
What cost a Stealth Bomber ingame ?
Just under 3.5 mil
@@OneNutSupreme
Hm just unreachable for me.
Only interested to kill Playerbounties just back the old swg days.
i rly hate farming ^^
Connie Cult Club Unite!