Thank you for going the extra mile to discuss your power settings and weapon grouping...this is a piece that most tutorials forget to talk about. Great work CMDR o7
Excellent video guide! Absolutely love the detailed walkthrough of the build, complete with anecdotes and external references. This is a great format and immensely useful for those of us still learning; you capture a lot of knowledge here. Hoping there will be more like this in a set, for other AX ship builds.
I retired my Chieftain a couple of months ago in favour of the Krait. The Chief is back to being bounties and assassinations. Which it is amazing for, I might add. Hands down, my favourite ship for combat.
Oh now this is exciting to see! Not a big fan of any of the Alliance trio myself but I always love to hear ships discussed in depth like this. I eagerly await discussion on the other AX meta monster that is the Krait Mk II and her younger sibling- my preferred ship for AX duties- the Krait Phantom! Curious to see how you talk about some of the really off-meta builds that have made some traction too! Glory, to Mankind!
I love my (almost) fully engineered Chieftain. Since I play using a HOTAS in Linux (with no option to set sensitivity curves) I cannot fly FA off and I am unable to properly aim the fixed gauss at the hearts. But, in my Chieftain with 3 gimballed Azimuth AX MCs and a xenoscanner to be able to select hearts I killed plenty of Cyclops and a few Basilisks. And I'm getting better, Cyclops have become easy prey. Even with FA on I am able to do proper cold orbit. Went into AX CZ medium and high but my favorite gameplay ATM is defending surface ports. Forgot to mention: I love Chieftain's maneuverability.
Awesome video mechan! Imo i love the chieftain, it's been the cornerstone of ax combat for many and should be for years to come. Whether it's the meta chieftain or your own variation, It is just a ship that does the job perfectly whilst looking amazing in the process.
I still use the chieftain for fighting titans, 4 standard shard cannon modded to resist the ag field do provide decent damage but there is no denying that it has less firepower than the python 2 or krait for the same role.
I once tried the Chieftain because it was recommended, but didn't really like the fact that the canopy appears to break if you breathe too hard towards it. In contrast, I have had the canopy of the Krait Mk2 break on me just a couple of times. It can take some serious punishment.
Canopy integrity is primarily a factor of number of module reinforcement packages on the ship. A chieftain’s canopy with 3 MRPs is pretty sturdy. Especially considering that getting a repair limpet attached for even a second repairs it to 100% near instantly. But if you have fewer than three MRPs, or if you misconfigure your MRPs (for example, put your largest one in a military slot), then it can be easily smashed.
LOL dude took out 15 Medusa only to "lose" to an internet error, meanwhile two basilisk spawn in and I'm lucky to even be able to boost out of there lol I can take out cyclops pretty easy though. I use a krait mkii for most of my "general purpose" bug squashing, and my Chieftain if I'm trying to have a little more fun with it
it's quite fine for AXCZs if you know what you're doing, and can be used for titans although a ship with a colder run would suite that better (Diamondbacks are perfect for titan bombing, they're naturally very cold ships)
The biggest drawback of the Chally vs Chief in 1:1 is the fact that the Chally is notably slower. While the Chief can near-effortlessly cold-orbit without boost, most Chally configurations do occasionally need a boost-couple to avoid stalls. Which on a 6A PD SC5/CE is a bit tricky as, unlike the 7A of the Krait, it cannot sustain perma-boost on 2 ENG pips. So, yes, the Chief is a notably better solo fighter than the Chally for that reason. The counter-point to that, is that the Chally’s 3m gauss has pinpoint convergence and is outstanding at heart sniping, and flakless it can use two Cytos in addition to beams to batter down shields real fast. But it’s harder to use, and the lower speed&agility still hold it back overall.
Challenger ftw But my chief is still built and it’s fun to get out and feel the zippy girl fly. Did my hydra solo kill in chief (with mod shards, of all things)
I wish that FDev hadn't introduced 2 layers of engineering and unlocks in order to participate in the thargoid war. They harm the game but either they don't get it or they don't care.
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Thank you for going the extra mile to discuss your power settings and weapon grouping...this is a piece that most tutorials forget to talk about. Great work CMDR o7
If the AX NPCs taught me anything is the best AX ship is definitely the Type 9
Excellent video guide! Absolutely love the detailed walkthrough of the build, complete with anecdotes and external references. This is a great format and immensely useful for those of us still learning; you capture a lot of knowledge here. Hoping there will be more like this in a set, for other AX ship builds.
We are all still learning CMDR :). Glad it was helpful.
I have many AX ships but coming back to the Chief is always a pure pleasure!
I retired my Chieftain a couple of months ago in favour of the Krait. The Chief is back to being bounties and assassinations. Which it is amazing for, I might add. Hands down, my favourite ship for combat.
I made the top 10% flying the Chieftain during Jerome Archer's community goal at Lushertha.
Bruv is the gift that keeps on giving thorough Treatises on all things AX ❤
Oh now this is exciting to see! Not a big fan of any of the Alliance trio myself but I always love to hear ships discussed in depth like this. I eagerly await discussion on the other AX meta monster that is the Krait Mk II and her younger sibling- my preferred ship for AX duties- the Krait Phantom! Curious to see how you talk about some of the really off-meta builds that have made some traction too!
Glory, to Mankind!
This is super helpful! Thank you! Cant wait for the whole series
Great vid!! The background music is perfect
I love my (almost) fully engineered Chieftain. Since I play using a HOTAS in Linux (with no option to set sensitivity curves) I cannot fly FA off and I am unable to properly aim the fixed gauss at the hearts. But, in my Chieftain with 3 gimballed Azimuth AX MCs and a xenoscanner to be able to select hearts I killed plenty of Cyclops and a few Basilisks. And I'm getting better, Cyclops have become easy prey. Even with FA on I am able to do proper cold orbit. Went into AX CZ medium and high but my favorite gameplay ATM is defending surface ports.
Forgot to mention: I love Chieftain's maneuverability.
Great idea for a series!
Great idea for a video series, I look forward to the rest.
Awesome video mechan! Imo i love the chieftain, it's been the cornerstone of ax combat for many and should be for years to come. Whether it's the meta chieftain or your own variation, It is just a ship that does the job perfectly whilst looking amazing in the process.
Bro left the best meta ship out in a cliffhanger, but we all know that the best ship is the Millennium Faulcon De Lacy
Thanks, that was really helpful
Chieftain remains one of the best ships vs. Interceptor. Good video.
Fantastic video
Good stuff
I still use the chieftain for fighting titans, 4 standard shard cannon modded to resist the ag field do provide decent damage but there is no denying that it has less firepower than the python 2 or krait for the same role.
Awesome cmdr ❤😊
I once tried the Chieftain because it was recommended, but didn't really like the fact that the canopy appears to break if you breathe too hard towards it.
In contrast, I have had the canopy of the Krait Mk2 break on me just a couple of times. It can take some serious punishment.
Canopy integrity is primarily a factor of number of module reinforcement packages on the ship. A chieftain’s canopy with 3 MRPs is pretty sturdy. Especially considering that getting a repair limpet attached for even a second repairs it to 100% near instantly. But if you have fewer than three MRPs, or if you misconfigure your MRPs (for example, put your largest one in a military slot), then it can be easily smashed.
LOL dude took out 15 Medusa only to "lose" to an internet error, meanwhile two basilisk spawn in and I'm lucky to even be able to boost out of there lol
I can take out cyclops pretty easy though. I use a krait mkii for most of my "general purpose" bug squashing, and my Chieftain if I'm trying to have a little more fun with it
I wanna help Sol. Is there anything special that needs to be changed or added? I am very new to ax combat. Thx
All hail the Chief🎉
If it's not good for AX Combat zones, Spires or Titans, then what is it good for?
1-on-1 interceptor combat (or 1-on-many).
it's quite fine for AXCZs if you know what you're doing, and can be used for titans although a ship with a colder run would suite that better (Diamondbacks are perfect for titan bombing, they're naturally very cold ships)
Chief supremacy ❤
Is the Chally really inferior to the Chief for solo AX?
The biggest drawback of the Chally vs Chief in 1:1 is the fact that the Chally is notably slower. While the Chief can near-effortlessly cold-orbit without boost, most Chally configurations do occasionally need a boost-couple to avoid stalls. Which on a 6A PD SC5/CE is a bit tricky as, unlike the 7A of the Krait, it cannot sustain perma-boost on 2 ENG pips. So, yes, the Chief is a notably better solo fighter than the Chally for that reason. The counter-point to that, is that the Chally’s 3m gauss has pinpoint convergence and is outstanding at heart sniping, and flakless it can use two Cytos in addition to beams to batter down shields real fast. But it’s harder to use, and the lower speed&agility still hold it back overall.
Challenger ftw
But my chief is still built and it’s fun to get out and feel the zippy girl fly.
Did my hydra solo kill in chief (with mod shards, of all things)
I wish that FDev hadn't introduced 2 layers of engineering and unlocks in order to participate in the thargoid war.
They harm the game but either they don't get it or they don't care.