Deimos Crew - Armory => Control station Vanguard - Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector - weapon 1 Reladyne - R-3000 Alpha Grav Drive Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine DogStar - 102DS Mag Inertial Reactor Nova Galactic - NovaWing - Stbd Nova Galactic - NovaWing - Port Vanguard - Vanguard Bulwark Shield Generator Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Stbd Fore (already equipped?) Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Stbd Mid Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Port Fore (already equipped?) Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Port mid Vanguard - Vanguard Hellfire Autocannon Ballistic Solutions - PBO-175 Auto Helion Beam Dogstar - 104DS Mag intertial reactor Light Scythe - Exterminator 95Mev Auto Helion Beam ******** Final Upgrades ******** Pinch A8 reactor Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - Port Fore Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - STbd Fore Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - Port Aft Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - Stbd Aft Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine Sextant Shield Systems - Assurance SG-1800 Shield Generator Ballistic Solutions - 500T He3 Tank - Final Upgrades/Mods - *Shaping the ship* Deimos - Deimos Cowling fore Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Port Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Stbd Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Port Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Stbd Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator Stroud Ekland - Stroud Engine Bracer A Nova Galactic - Nova Wing Port Stroud Ekland - Stroud Engine Bracer A Nova Galactic - Nova Wing Stbd Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Port Aft Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Port Aft Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Port Aft Sextant Shield Systems - 200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold Sextant Shield Systems - 200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold Its not all of it (watch the video to find out how many parts , i.e. weapon/placements etc, you will need) Also, thank you to ShipTechnician for putting together such an amazing video!! I hope I did not overstep by putting this here. And I hope all of you have an amazing day!
How do you do it on Xbox? I am having a bit of an issue since last update. I can't rebuild it well.... and I can't sell stolen ships without registration either now. The RB+A and release is almost impossible. It was simple and quick with LB+A and release but it got changed. So I'm not making the money my larcenous heart used to be able to make. Chameleon seems to be less effective as well. Slight movements get my cloak to drop now.
And that there isn’t a full quest line afterwards, where you take on various villains throughout the galaxy, with their own unique weapons, ships, hideouts, etc. I’m hoping for a mod that does all of this…not sure I can make that mod on my own :)
I tried one of those mods but idk if we have to activate it before a ng+ or what bc when I went to the hideout I had a huge frame drop, I don't have a number but it was lower than 5 fps or so cz moving was slow and difficult, it didn't get better performance of frames so I had to uninstall it
I love how the first time I ran into a pirate and he freaked out, I had to pause the game to get over a fit of laughter. That was the funniest reaction i' ve seen from a game in a long time.
Cheers! This has inspired me to have another go at ship upgrades. I found this aspect of Starfield to be so opaque that I've avoided most spaceship oriented missions.
Another great ship build - can't wait to build this one. Great tips throughout, but armament is crucial to making it home for supper. Thanks for your hard work putting these guides together. Your detail makes it possible.
it is worth noting that when you are getting the mantis armor, save your game immediately before you loot the mannequin because the legendary abilities are randomly generated, if you dont get the abilities you want just reload and reloot the mannequin for a completely different roll of abilities.
Just built this rig. Can’t thank you enough for this tutorial. Great job and you explained everything really well. For those of you that don’t know you can just choose a heavier reactor and build the final build with that, then go to one of the shipyards and buy the lighter one and equip the more powerful weapons at the same time.
You usually see glitched ships only when looking for good looking designs, but this one is really really well done even if it’s vanilla. Love the design.
I thought about that at one point for a ship idea, it wasn't really my style, yet again I have to farm out the levels and invest into my tech to max it out.
Not sure if you knew but you don’t have to listen to the recordings in the vanguard orientation hall. Just run through and make sure to press all the buttons and you’ll get full credit “for preparation and thoroughness” as Moara says.
Pressing all the buttons is only good for getting that specific dialogue, you can just run through only pressing the first one and he will say "you missed a few"
@@Blasted2Oblivion the extra 10k credits for grinding tier 6 in the pilot sim and pressing the buttons isn't worth it if you're playing ng+. But for RP reasons I can understand doing it all
1:00 Using the Mantis ship gives you that fear factor anyways... no sense to make the people think that the upgrades make them fear you. Great vid and tutorial though, thanks so much!
My character is now level 61, with the flying skill and ship modifying skills maxed out. I have upgraded my Mantis sorta like the first part (added a larger shielded cargo at the back as well as a more powerful grave drive and larger helium tanks...as well as a multi frequency scanner from The Red Mile). I'll have to re-watch your video a few times before I upgrade it to the final upgrade you did (I do know about needing more powerful landing gear once your weight goes up). Thank you for your video.
I used to love melting enemies within seconds, but then stealing ships was almost impossible. So, my arsenal now is a good dps particle weapon, an em weapon for disabling, and a good set of turrets. The only time I changed out the em’s was during the Crimson Fleet quest line. No spoilers as to why. 🙂
Another wondrous build. My Mantis has been through several iterations; Cmdr 31's, Razorleaf concept, a version of Wizard's Krakatoa. I'm partial to fast combat ships, and having 'Darkstarred' and 'Matiljaed' this beauty it's an absolute monster!
Great video and easy to follow! I liked that there is a kind of starter build if you aren't as late into the game or don't have the creds for the full thing.
The adversary repellant feature of the Manta ship upgraded or not means less enemy to fight, less experience, less bounty etc. If you want to avoid most fights then by all means fly the pacifist Manta ship.
thank you for telling the people about the fastest engines in the game and the Particle Beams. I've been telling people to go fast and use particle beams for a while now
FYI You can obtain the Razorleaf itself and the Mantis Armor starting quest from as soon as your first encounter with Spacers after you get the Frontier. This is how I obtained the quest but left it alone due to its higher level until I learned of the Mantis from a unique ships video and its special interactions from looking it up. The fact that those special interactions remain if you upgrade the ship is definitely worth watching this guide.
Thank you for the tutorial. It was a tad bit tricky, perhaps a parts list or a checklist at the start could be helpful. In the end I got the max level as shown in the video and it only cost me about 380k credits (for my stats) plus the materials needed to build an empty outpost with a ship port. Thanks for the info!
That was a great video, I never considered trying to keep the Razorleaf's basic profile, I always just deleted it and built from scratch. I did however use a similar loadout and component list, that Vanguard gear is amazing in vaniilla.
where can you get the deimos cowling and the nova radiators from? I am at 19:16 ion trying to do the last parts, but where can I get all those pieces at the same place?
A good improvement, but I don’t see the practical use of a ship without a cargo compartment for no less than 5000. Unless it’s just for the picture. To make it convenient to play, the cargo compartment needs 10,000
I don't see how you're supposed to get six of these. I was only able to upgrade the first two lasers at the front of the ship, but the back to I am unable to choose that particular weapon. I'm also unable to mount for guns on the back, only the two that are already there
Its a great build, the only changes i made because i dont want crew is i switched the captain's quarters for the Luxurious Captains Quarters and put in Luxurious Armory It looks mint
I upgraded the Razorleaf to the most powerful combat ship (with +6000 cargo) and 100 mobility.. AND shaped it in the form of the Rocinante from the show The Expanse. It's fckin phenomenal! Even though I renamed it the Rocinante, it's still "The Mantis" ship and spacers and pirates recognize the drive signature in game and run away half the time, it's hilarious! For all ya'll who may not know, the Razorleaf (Mantis Ship) is recognized by all spacers/pirates even if you rename it or reshape it, the game still registers it as the Mantis Ship.
Curious about your build. I have 130/100/4400 build (speed/manuever/cargo) with 45 reactor pts and 8 top particle cannon turrets and 6 autocannons. It's basically a Q-Ship and I've never had any opponent last more than 10 seconds. Can we see your core component list?
You have created a really aesthetically pleasing hunter here! Not quite as powerful as another player's Dark Scythe, but significantly faster and more maneuverable (although no cargo capacity - which also has advantages when skilling). I didn't want to customize the real Razorleaf, even though I'm missing out on the funny cutscenes with pirates. But since the Razorleaf only consists of 08 / 15 parts, it is easy and cheap to rebuild, mainly at the Deimos star shipyard and your own ship lander. Based on that, I followed your lead! Maybe your builds will also make it into my collection as “Class B” and “Class C” - they are both very combat capable (Kryx solo wipes out in 0.nix). Thanks a lot! -- Ah, a little joke on the side: My Razorleaf plagiarism was based on a [Crimson Fleet] Ghost. In contrast to all the other templates, “The Key” now gives me a friendly greeting with the Mantis plagiarism. :-D The game probably still recognizes the “Ghost” in the model.
Thanks for the comment! I checked out that Dark Scythe, and it is remarkably similar in performance :) We’ve learned quite a bit about what are technically the best weapons in the game, but also the best shield. But another difference is the reactor, and whether you choose the Pinch 8A for its significantly higher hull points (your ship’s HP) but only 36 power, or the 8Z or Sheared Flow for 40 power points but much less HP. The following two videos go really deep on all of the stats :) Cheers! th-cam.com/video/dbg9vumL1tE/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/ekTAhn6u8us/w-d-xo.html
@@ShipTechnician I had build your ship too. As base i used an cheap crimson fleet Scout. Then i built the razorleaf. After this i followed your video. 😀 It was fun too, to communicate with "the key" with RazorLeaf 2.0 Refit as an genuine Crimson Fleet Ship (friendly hail it was).
This is the base for my Current Darkstar Astrodynamics Razorleaf build. It just looks wicked, and the parts I'm adding will make it able to go farther and do even more damage than it does now.
7:28 just started a new playthrough this week and I decided to do something different and did the first Constellation quest, then a UC Vanguard quest, a Freestar Ranger quest, and then a Trackers Alliance quest, and I got the Mantis slate doing the first Tracker Alliance "Find Hannibal" quest, killing a Spacer in the Chop Shop star yard. So it is a random loot drop but it does come up very early on, for me I think I was Level 7.
You will drop this ship once you obtain the star eagle, it’s way stronger and way better, you obtain it by finishing the freestar collective quest in Akila
You're probably at a ship builder that doesn't have them available. You can't duplicate a part at a ship builder if he doesn't have it available for purchase.
Going through the game again. I stopped at a certain point and forgot most of the story. But I do remember that I need to keep the Mantis off the SSNN wavelengths till I can get my hands on a bunch of these updates and upgrades because it is kind of hard to earn piloting skill unlocks when every enemy sees you and turns to run...
You can hack the debug tools with max security skill that make the buffs last for all 6 waves . This combined with clearing wave six and listening to all the recordings in the hall get you your citizenship in just three years .
I always wondered what the point of going higher was, I only ever bothered with three waves, just to get through it. That said, it's still a bit pointless when there's another quest that gives you citizenship immediately.
@@tareskisloki8579 true but the simulator counts towards the destroy hostile ships challenge for piloting and as theres no penalty for losing 🤔. Same for all that " useless junk laying around as it sells for only a few credits and weighs little its good for the sell items challenge for the trader skill
I use the razorleaf as main ship, i prefer to keep it light and nimble with low mass, high speed and mixed armaments EM and particle beams, crews of two, me and Vasco (i have a bounty hunter character with isolation perk) and maximum class B. That's a very fun ship to fly and very effective, with the right perks of course.
You could have done away with the control station and replaced the cockpit with one of those massive ones. The one I'm currently using has 8(!) crew slots.
As in depth as this is, not knowing the skill levels for certain things up front was a let down. I got up to the engine part and couldn't get the 3015's as I didn't have level 4. Please put a note in the video earlier so people can save time and frustration. I scrubbed through to see what other "stop gap prereqs" I needed, thankfully I'm level 65 and maxed piloting. Now I just need 2 more levels and the skill points from that to get the parts I'm missing. Settled on 3000's for now. Back to the workbench I go...
I've made my Razorleaf into a hauler, with minor upgrades so far. With this guide, i could potentially make it into the galaxy's most feared combat freighter 😂
before i used to take the mantis and make it a b class, i usually don't change the looks but the main components and bc i don't like to sacrifice a bed for 8 companions so i always stay on 6 companions and the beds but lately i take one of the 1st ship's and just upgrade it I'm about to star a ng+ so i might give it a try, might not use it too much but I'll do it ty!!
That's a bit excessive. It is difficult to capture ships when vaporizing them. Though, I never found a capitol ship to battle. The pirate faction quest doesn't count.
Love this! Will boost the cargo with skill points and perks. I am however, having a hard time seeing how I will ever board a ship again. With all that firepower, it will be hard not to blow it out of space…. I might consider replacing the third type of weapon system with the best suppressors. What is an estimate of overall cost to this design?
Im always a little confused when I see some of the stats on these builds. Your weapon damage stats are miles above what mine show for the same build. Is that because of your own skills, or crew you may have? My Particle Beam damage is showing as 76 / 87 / 90 conpared to the 120 your first stat is reporting at :(
My obliterated autoprojectors only show hull damage and shield damage of 14.29 and yours like 28 something. The same with the welfare. Hull is 23.39 and shield is 6.5 so my damage is first slot 85 and second slot 150. All of my skills are maxed so not sure how you got the damage up over 200 on either of the particle beam damage.
Hey - anything I need to know about Weapons Mounting? My craft's default mount seems capable of supporting just a single weapon, but yours show two. Different mount?
there's a flat equipment plate that goes on top or bottom that can only hold one, then there's the angled weapon mount that goes on the side that can hold two (if they're not too big), you also have wings and things that can fit even more.
Are you enjoying the new difficulty modifiers? The devs putting the XP gains next to each one in the settings is genius in my opinion. I love now having a 51% XP boost but man afflictions are a serious problem now lol.
They change the game for me. I love it. I’ve wanted more difficulty for a long time, and also wanted vendors to have more credits so I can easily build more ships!
@@ShipTechnician same here. It’s gotten me totally re-obsessed into the game. You may have mentioned this before but I haven’t really seen anyone talk about it in a video - the throttle meter on the ship HUD when you’re flying, the lower left hand corner has that sliding bar that shows how much throttle you’re giving your ship, and in the middle of the meter there’s a thicker white bar that shows where your thrust should be to give you optimum turning radius. I’ve tested it with my most and least maneuverable ships and it’s a useful thing to pay attention to because you can definitely turn much more tightly in a super massive ship if you keep your throttle in the middle of that white bar. I’m always tempted to keep my throttle mashed down but that’s usually what costs me my turning radius.
I did this on my first playthrough, regretted it and turned the Frontier into the same ship, minus the pirates running away. I need the contraband. I NEED IT.
Can you please go over how to get crafting stations in the ship. I’ve tried all the differet habs. I’ve looked up on TH-cam. Every time I build a ship with what is supposed to be the proper units crafting stations are never on my ship when I’m done.
That is very odd. Just to confirm: have you tried placing the Workshop Hab? The Workshop Hab has the crafting stations, at least until the most recent May Update is released (for Xbox players), at which point you could also place crafting stations in any Hab using the new Decorate mode.
Always Great! I have adopted many of your techniques 😊 when using EM, which are the Best? and drop which of these 3 Particle weapons? I think its drop PBOs and add the Class B Nullifirer 1750... ?
Beginner at this. Bought the premium edition and quit after a few days. Hooked now and I only go on to improve my ships and look for a fight. How do I keep my mass down?
I have all my stats maxed out, lvl112, [c], used all of the same parts and weapons, but my firepower, even with Barret, isn't anywhere close to yours... Maybe they nerfed the weapons?
Deimos Crew - Armory => Control station
Vanguard - Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojector - weapon 1
Reladyne - R-3000 Alpha Grav Drive
Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine
DogStar - 102DS Mag Inertial Reactor
Nova Galactic - NovaWing - Stbd
Nova Galactic - NovaWing - Port
Vanguard - Vanguard Bulwark Shield Generator
Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Stbd Fore (already equipped?)
Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Stbd Mid
Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Port Fore (already equipped?)
Taiyo - Pinpoint 3G Landing gear - Port mid
Vanguard - Vanguard Hellfire Autocannon
Ballistic Solutions - PBO-175 Auto Helion Beam
Dogstar - 104DS Mag intertial reactor
Light Scythe - Exterminator 95Mev Auto Helion Beam
******** Final Upgrades ********
Pinch A8 reactor
Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - Port Fore
Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - STbd Fore
Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - Port Aft
Hopetech - Hopetech 6 Landing gear - Stbd Aft
Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine
Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine
Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine
Reladyne - White Dwarf 3015 Engine
Sextant Shield Systems - Assurance SG-1800 Shield Generator
Ballistic Solutions - 500T He3 Tank
- Final Upgrades/Mods -
*Shaping the ship*
Deimos - Deimos Cowling fore
Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator
Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Port
Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator
Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Stbd
Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Port
Nova Galactic - Nova wing - Stbd
Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator
Nova Galactic - Nova Radiator
Stroud Ekland - Stroud Engine Bracer A
Nova Galactic - Nova Wing Port
Stroud Ekland - Stroud Engine Bracer A
Nova Galactic - Nova Wing Stbd
Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Port Aft
Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Port Aft
Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft
Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft
Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Stbd Aft
Deimos - Deimos Wing A - Port Aft
Sextant Shield Systems - 200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold
Sextant Shield Systems - 200CM Ballast Shielded Cargo Hold
Its not all of it (watch the video to find out how many parts , i.e. weapon/placements etc, you will need)
Also, thank you to ShipTechnician for putting together such an amazing video!! I hope I did not overstep by putting this here. And I hope all of you have an amazing day!
Thanks for doing the hard work! I’ve been distracted on another project, hopefully I will be able to share it soon...
How can I Get the Taiyo Pinpoint 3g Landing Gear stbd mid?
You just use left and right arrows on keyboard (on PC) to switch between different variations of the part.
How do you do it on Xbox? I am having a bit of an issue since last update. I can't rebuild it well.... and I can't sell stolen ships without registration either now. The RB+A and release is almost impossible. It was simple and quick with LB+A and release but it got changed. So I'm not making the money my larcenous heart used to be able to make. Chameleon seems to be less effective as well. Slight movements get my cloak to drop now.
@@ShipTechniciancan you at least get back to these people? I’m facing the same problem with the landing gear mid port. What technician did you go to
The Mantis gives off that Silver Shroud energy
DOVAHKIIN!!!!
That's exactly how I felt when doing that quest
Sole Survivor????
One of the greatest sins of this game is the fact that you don’t get to keep the mantis hideout as your base
And that there isn’t a full quest line afterwards, where you take on various villains throughout the galaxy, with their own unique weapons, ships, hideouts, etc. I’m hoping for a mod that does all of this…not sure I can make that mod on my own :)
@@ShipTechnician are a couple of mantis base mods. I haven’t tried any of them yet.
I tried one of those mods but idk if we have to activate it before a ng+ or what bc when I went to the hideout I had a huge frame drop, I don't have a number but it was lower than 5 fps or so cz moving was slow and difficult, it didn't get better performance of frames so I had to uninstall it
@@adrielsalvador3246 Good to know!
The lair was found! It wouldn’t make sense to keep it. Buuuuut you can build a pretty cool one on an uninhabitable moon 🌕
That pirate conversation at the start is an absolute classic! Thanks for this build!
I love how the first time I ran into a pirate and he freaked out, I had to pause the game to get over a fit of laughter. That was the funniest reaction i'
ve seen from a game in a long time.
Cheers!
This has inspired me to have another go at ship upgrades. I found this aspect of Starfield to be so opaque that I've avoided most spaceship oriented missions.
Another great ship build - can't wait to build this one. Great tips throughout, but armament is crucial to making it home for supper. Thanks for your hard work putting these guides together. Your detail makes it possible.
it is worth noting that when you are getting the mantis armor, save your game immediately before you loot the mannequin because the legendary abilities are randomly generated, if you dont get the abilities you want just reload and reloot the mannequin for a completely different roll of abilities.
Just built this rig. Can’t thank you enough for this tutorial. Great job and you explained everything really well. For those of you that don’t know you can just choose a heavier reactor and build the final build with that, then go to one of the shipyards and buy the lighter one and equip the more powerful weapons at the same time.
You clearing out Kyrx was a beautiful sight. Love the firepower.
You usually see glitched ships only when looking for good looking designs, but this one is really really well done even if it’s vanilla. Love the design.
Finally a video like this! Thanks! The razorleaf is one of my favourite ships and I really need to upgrade it
I ditched missles for turrets. A game changer. Have at least 1 facing the aft/rear.
I thought about that at one point for a ship idea, it wasn't really my style, yet again I have to farm out the levels and invest into my tech to max it out.
I have a ship that literally has only the slowest and hardest hitting ballistic, laser, and particle turrets I can find. Just obliterates anything.
Started playing the game again to get ready for Shattered Space and I think this build will be what I use in my jaunt through the Unity. Awesome.
Not sure if you knew but you don’t have to listen to the recordings in the vanguard orientation hall. Just run through and make sure to press all the buttons and you’ll get full credit “for preparation and thoroughness” as Moara says.
That is good to know.
This is exceptional to know.
Pressing all the buttons is only good for getting that specific dialogue, you can just run through only pressing the first one and he will say "you missed a few"
@@aowowoiae Do you not get a bump in your end rating and signing bonus for doing everything?
@@Blasted2Oblivion the extra 10k credits for grinding tier 6 in the pilot sim and pressing the buttons isn't worth it if you're playing ng+. But for RP reasons I can understand doing it all
Bro how do I have 500 plus hours in this game and I never thought to put particle weapons in every slot before. Brilliant.
2 particle, 1 em if you want to board.
@bryancline8893 this is the way
@@AngySumoIndeed
i ditched laser, missles and ballistic since i could buy my first Particle weapon
300 hours myself and the thought never occurred to me until I saw your comment pop up. Logging in now…
1:00 Using the Mantis ship gives you that fear factor anyways... no sense to make the people think that the upgrades make them fear you. Great vid and tutorial though, thanks so much!
If you have John Wick in front of you, your scared. If he's in a spaceship with 20 particle cannons on it, your at least a little more scared 😂
@@XMuffinManXat that point you’ve shat your pants 🤣
I really wish you had a full parts list for the final build. I will absolutely be making something as close to this as possible.
My character is now level 61, with the flying skill and ship modifying skills maxed out. I have upgraded my Mantis sorta like the first part (added a larger shielded cargo at the back as well as a more powerful grave drive and larger helium tanks...as well as a multi frequency scanner from The Red Mile). I'll have to re-watch your video a few times before I upgrade it to the final upgrade you did (I do know about needing more powerful landing gear once your weight goes up). Thank you for your video.
I had no idea I could put a class c reactor on a small ship. This changes everything. Thanks.
I used to love melting enemies within seconds, but then stealing ships was almost impossible. So, my arsenal now is a good dps particle weapon, an em weapon for disabling, and a good set of turrets. The only time I changed out the em’s was during the Crimson Fleet quest line. No spoilers as to why. 🙂
Another wondrous build. My Mantis has been through several iterations; Cmdr 31's, Razorleaf concept, a version of Wizard's Krakatoa. I'm partial to fast combat ships, and having 'Darkstarred' and 'Matiljaed' this beauty it's an absolute monster!
Great video and easy to follow! I liked that there is a kind of starter build if you aren't as late into the game or don't have the creds for the full thing.
The adversary repellant feature of the Manta ship upgraded or not means less enemy to fight, less experience, less bounty etc. If you want to avoid most fights then by all means fly the pacifist Manta ship.
coming back here after creating a new character as a pilot build. thanks for making this video shiptechnician!
thank you for telling the people about the fastest engines in the game and the Particle Beams. I've been telling people to go fast and use particle beams for a while now
mantis or not picking a fight with a ship equipped with that many guns is suicidal, thanks for the blueprint can't wait to build it
FYI You can obtain the Razorleaf itself and the Mantis Armor starting quest from as soon as your first encounter with Spacers after you get the Frontier. This is how I obtained the quest but left it alone due to its higher level until I learned of the Mantis from a unique ships video and its special interactions from looking it up. The fact that those special interactions remain if you upgrade the ship is definitely worth watching this guide.
Finally finished my mantis build.
Triggers Broom! :) Nice video!
I have followed this build everytime. Monster ship. "s%^t It's the Mantis still makes it worthwhile.
and then they grav jump away with the loot. yah, great.
@@R0CKETMVNTVI hate when they blow up and THEN jump away
im so bad at building ships yall are so good at it
Thank you for the tutorial. It was a tad bit tricky, perhaps a parts list or a checklist at the start could be helpful. In the end I got the max level as shown in the video and it only cost me about 380k credits (for my stats) plus the materials needed to build an empty outpost with a ship port. Thanks for the info!
This ultimate Razorleaf screams "Dakka"!
Waaaaaaghhhhh!!!
How did you dupe the landing gear??? I'm unable to do it. Is there like a requirement?
Awesome video! Love the RP feel!
That was a great video, I never considered trying to keep the Razorleaf's basic profile, I always just deleted it and built from scratch. I did however use a similar loadout and component list, that Vanguard gear is amazing in vaniilla.
You turned that ship into a beautiful monster
where can you get the deimos cowling and the nova radiators from? I am at 19:16 ion trying to do the last parts, but where can I get all those pieces at the same place?
Love both our concepts of the mantis ship, well done 👏 ✔️ 👍
How do you change the variants for the landing gear? There's no option for it.
It would be great if you included a detailed parts list, rather than mousing over them. Other then that great looking ship.
Wooooooowwwww. Omg. Omg OOOOO. MMMMMM. GGGGGG. THESE SHIPS ARE FANTASTICLY INCREDIBLY AMAZINGGGGGGG WHAT MORE CAN I SAY.
Just wondering ,,, how.much credits. Do you need to do all these building. Upgrades ,,, as I'm not exactly a milionair , just a poor space pirate ,,,
I hate getting in to SPACE. BATTLES. 😢😢😢😢 I always. End up. Being blown to pieces.
A good improvement, but I don’t see the practical use of a ship without a cargo compartment for no less than 5000. Unless it’s just for the picture. To make it convenient to play, the cargo compartment needs 10,000
I don't see how you're supposed to get six of these. I was only able to upgrade the first two lasers at the front of the ship, but the back to I am unable to choose that particular weapon. I'm also unable to mount for guns on the back, only the two that are already there
Its a great build, the only changes i made because i dont want crew is i switched the captain's quarters for the Luxurious Captains Quarters and put in Luxurious Armory It looks mint
I upgraded the Razorleaf to the most powerful combat ship (with +6000 cargo) and 100 mobility.. AND shaped it in the form of the Rocinante from the show The Expanse. It's fckin phenomenal! Even though I renamed it the Rocinante, it's still "The Mantis" ship and spacers and pirates recognize the drive signature in game and run away half the time, it's hilarious!
For all ya'll who may not know, the Razorleaf (Mantis Ship) is recognized by all spacers/pirates even if you rename it or reshape it, the game still registers it as the Mantis Ship.
Kein Video dazu... Schade
Curious about your build. I have 130/100/4400 build (speed/manuever/cargo) with 45 reactor pts and 8 top particle cannon turrets and 6 autocannons. It's basically a Q-Ship and I've never had any opponent last more than 10 seconds. Can we see your core component list?
You have created a really aesthetically pleasing hunter here! Not quite as powerful as another player's Dark Scythe, but significantly faster and more maneuverable (although no cargo capacity - which also has advantages when skilling).
I didn't want to customize the real Razorleaf, even though I'm missing out on the funny cutscenes with pirates.
But since the Razorleaf only consists of 08 / 15 parts, it is easy and cheap to rebuild, mainly at the Deimos star shipyard and your own ship lander. Based on that, I followed your lead!
Maybe your builds will also make it into my collection as “Class B” and “Class C” - they are both very combat capable (Kryx solo wipes out in 0.nix).
Thanks a lot!
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Ah, a little joke on the side:
My Razorleaf plagiarism was based on a [Crimson Fleet] Ghost.
In contrast to all the other templates, “The Key” now gives me a friendly greeting with the Mantis plagiarism. :-D The game probably still recognizes the “Ghost” in the model.
Thanks for the comment! I checked out that Dark Scythe, and it is remarkably similar in performance :) We’ve learned quite a bit about what are technically the best weapons in the game, but also the best shield. But another difference is the reactor, and whether you choose the Pinch 8A for its significantly higher hull points (your ship’s HP) but only 36 power, or the 8Z or Sheared Flow for 40 power points but much less HP. The following two videos go really deep on all of the stats :) Cheers!
th-cam.com/video/dbg9vumL1tE/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/ekTAhn6u8us/w-d-xo.html
@@ShipTechnician I had build your ship too. As base i used an cheap crimson fleet Scout. Then i built the razorleaf. After this i followed your video. 😀
It was fun too, to communicate with "the key" with RazorLeaf 2.0 Refit as an genuine Crimson Fleet Ship (friendly hail it was).
This is the base for my Current Darkstar Astrodynamics Razorleaf build. It just looks wicked, and the parts I'm adding will make it able to go farther and do even more damage than it does now.
7:28 just started a new playthrough this week and I decided to do something different and did the first Constellation quest, then a UC Vanguard quest, a Freestar Ranger quest, and then a Trackers Alliance quest, and I got the Mantis slate doing the first Tracker Alliance "Find Hannibal" quest, killing a Spacer in the Chop Shop star yard. So it is a random loot drop but it does come up very early on, for me I think I was Level 7.
Just picked this ship up last night. I deleted the game then decided to try it again after all these months. It hasn't changed much. Nice design.
You will drop this ship once you obtain the star eagle, it’s way stronger and way better, you obtain it by finishing the freestar collective quest in Akila
it doesnt let me duplicate the landing gear pieces, help???
Same 😢 Help!
You're probably at a ship builder that doesn't have them available. You can't duplicate a part at a ship builder if he doesn't have it available for purchase.
Going through the game again. I stopped at a certain point and forgot most of the story. But I do remember that I need to keep the Mantis off the SSNN wavelengths till I can get my hands on a bunch of these updates and upgrades because it is kind of hard to earn piloting skill unlocks when every enemy sees you and turns to run...
Wait, so pirates and spacers run when they see this ship? Sounds like a perfect hauler.
Not everytime but often enough
Sometimes they wanna get the cred for taking it out though.
You can hack the debug tools with max security skill that make the buffs last for all 6 waves . This combined with clearing wave six and listening to all the recordings in the hall get you your citizenship in just three years .
I always wondered what the point of going higher was, I only ever bothered with three waves, just to get through it. That said, it's still a bit pointless when there's another quest that gives you citizenship immediately.
@@tareskisloki8579 true but the simulator counts towards the destroy hostile ships challenge for piloting and as theres no penalty for losing 🤔. Same for all that " useless junk laying around as it sells for only a few credits and weighs little its good for the sell items challenge for the trader skill
great intro and an overall excellent video 👍
The 5th and 6th Obliterator cannons are not attaching to the lower section of the grav drive for some reason…
Great video bro 😎
I love how it looks I just did everything you did and I love it
It's only letting me put 3 of the Vanguard Obliterators. Am I missing something?
Can't find that damn Deimos 2x1 control station anywhere
I use the razorleaf as main ship, i prefer to keep it light and nimble with low mass, high speed and mixed armaments EM and particle beams, crews of two, me and Vasco (i have a bounty hunter character with isolation perk) and maximum class B. That's a very fun ship to fly and very effective, with the right perks of course.
Can you put in the comments where to get these different parts am having trouble building this and following how your doing it please
What’s your mass at in the final part mine says 1019 in red did I do something wrong
Why can't i duplicate the Pinpoint 3G Landing gear???
Is this a Pc only option because I can't do this on Xbox
I love this ship. When i got it i knew i could never fly anything else. Mines a total different build than this but still great ship.
You could have done away with the control station and replaced the cockpit with one of those massive ones. The one I'm currently using has 8(!) crew slots.
0:10 is not anymore a The mantis, its The Penguin
What staryard are you at buying these parts?
As in depth as this is, not knowing the skill levels for certain things up front was a let down. I got up to the engine part and couldn't get the 3015's as I didn't have level 4. Please put a note in the video earlier so people can save time and frustration. I scrubbed through to see what other "stop gap prereqs" I needed, thankfully I'm level 65 and maxed piloting. Now I just need 2 more levels and the skill points from that to get the parts I'm missing. Settled on 3000's for now. Back to the workbench I go...
That ships looks crazy 👀
I've made my Razorleaf into a hauler, with minor upgrades so far. With this guide, i could potentially make it into the galaxy's most feared combat freighter 😂
I love this thank you for this so much can you do a frontier ship build next ❤
I like the build but I had a little trouble with the tail end.
Would you kindly publish the number and names of the habs you used?
Dave E
before i used to take the mantis and make it a b class, i usually don't change the looks but the main components
and bc i don't like to sacrifice a bed for 8 companions so i always stay on 6 companions and the beds
but lately i take one of the 1st ship's and just upgrade it
I'm about to star a ng+ so i might give it a try, might not use it too much but I'll do it ty!!
Hope to see this added to your Iconic Ships mod via Creations!
but u need Pilot level 3 for a class B ship, right?
Unable to duplicate landing gears to change the variation. Anybody else have this problem?
Yup same here think u need to unlock them?
@@reyheuco1674 Ended up needing to go to a Akila to find them. They may be in a diff spot for you, but start there 👍🏽
The moment I got those Vanguard Obliterator Autoprojectors stuff just melts when I shoot them.
That's a bit excessive. It is difficult to capture ships when vaporizing them. Though, I never found a capitol ship to battle. The pirate faction quest doesn't count.
I would agree, it’s completely excessive :)
Love this! Will boost the cargo with skill points and perks. I am however, having a hard time seeing how I will ever board a ship again. With all that firepower, it will be hard not to blow it out of space…. I might consider replacing the third type of weapon system with the best suppressors. What is an estimate of overall cost to this design?
Or you put a non automatic ray on the top, so that you don't spam and destroy the ship but you use it to disable the engines 🤓
Cost me about 400k
If you use the targeting skill, you can still take out specific parts of the ship, even if your loadout would normally just obliterate them.
Level 63 and 7 can't figure out how to buy and add new components 😢
Check your YT email and again, thanks for the ship build!
Thank you so much!
Im always a little confused when I see some of the stats on these builds. Your weapon damage stats are miles above what mine show for the same build. Is that because of your own skills, or crew you may have? My Particle Beam damage is showing as 76 / 87 / 90 conpared to the 120 your first stat is reporting at :(
Skill tree’s play a big part, as well as crew members and such
My obliterated autoprojectors only show hull damage and shield damage of 14.29 and yours like 28 something. The same with the welfare. Hull is 23.39 and shield is 6.5 so my damage is first slot 85 and second slot 150. All of my skills are maxed so not sure how you got the damage up over 200 on either of the particle beam damage.
Sorry hellfire.
I cant figure out what you did to swap the landing gear? Pinpoint 3ds? How
If it isn’t available at the ship tech you’re at, try traveling to Taiyo Astroneering in Neon.
Hey - anything I need to know about Weapons Mounting? My craft's default mount seems capable of supporting just a single weapon, but yours show two. Different mount?
there's a flat equipment plate that goes on top or bottom that can only hold one, then there's the angled weapon mount that goes on the side that can hold two (if they're not too big), you also have wings and things that can fit even more.
So im having an issue trying to make the weapons click in place and they wont
Are you enjoying the new difficulty modifiers? The devs putting the XP gains next to each one in the settings is genius in my opinion. I love now having a 51% XP boost but man afflictions are a serious problem now lol.
They change the game for me. I love it. I’ve wanted more difficulty for a long time, and also wanted vendors to have more credits so I can easily build more ships!
@@ShipTechnician same here. It’s gotten me totally re-obsessed into the game. You may have mentioned this before but I haven’t really seen anyone talk about it in a video - the throttle meter on the ship HUD when you’re flying, the lower left hand corner has that sliding bar that shows how much throttle you’re giving your ship, and in the middle of the meter there’s a thicker white bar that shows where your thrust should be to give you optimum turning radius. I’ve tested it with my most and least maneuverable ships and it’s a useful thing to pay attention to because you can definitely turn much more tightly in a super massive ship if you keep your throttle in the middle of that white bar. I’m always tempted to keep my throttle mashed down but that’s usually what costs me my turning radius.
How much credits did it cost?!
I did this on my first playthrough, regretted it and turned the Frontier into the same ship, minus the pirates running away.
I need the contraband. I NEED IT.
Can you please go over how to get crafting stations in the ship. I’ve tried all the differet habs. I’ve looked up on TH-cam. Every time I build a ship with what is supposed to be the proper units crafting stations are never on my ship when I’m done.
That is very odd. Just to confirm: have you tried placing the Workshop Hab? The Workshop Hab has the crafting stations, at least until the most recent May Update is released (for Xbox players), at which point you could also place crafting stations in any Hab using the new Decorate mode.
Always Great! I have adopted many of your techniques 😊 when using EM, which are the Best? and drop which of these 3 Particle weapons? I think its drop PBOs and add the Class B Nullifirer 1750... ?
I think that’s a good trade if you want EM weapons
Thank you!
Beginner at this. Bought the premium edition and quit after a few days. Hooked now and I only go on to improve my ships and look for a fight. How do I keep my mass down?
I have an entire library of videos for you, but perhaps start with this one:
th-cam.com/video/T74-xqu0Nz0/w-d-xo.html
I have all my stats maxed out, lvl112, [c], used all of the same parts and weapons, but my firepower, even with Barret, isn't anywhere close to yours... Maybe they nerfed the weapons?
Any chance for a parts list, just to make them easier to source?
17:18 I wish you did a color guide for this version of the ship. I love the color scheme. 😄
What place do I find these parts? Is there a list of where I go?