#thargoid — Public Fediverse posts

I know I'm about two years behind here, but I just found my first one of these blighters. I'm finally starting to court the galaxy's finest engineers, starting with Felicity Farseer, and I figured I'd try to get her some Meta Alloys right from the source. Sadly these barnacles anywhere near the bubble all seem have all been plucked bare these days, so after this I visited the defeated #Thargoid Titan wreck in low Earth orbit, where Meta Alloys are floating around free for the taking.

Most importantly, getting #StunLock timing right allows to bypass the "caustic missile" (for hearts 2 and 4) and "shutdown field" (heart 3) special attacks.

The tactic requires pilots to move away ~700m when / after the second heart goes down, and either stay below 15% heat or use silent running for the remainder of the fight.

Getting the timing just right is key and takes practice. It's worth it I think, as it makes engagements much more exciting.

#EliteDangerous #Thargoid #StunLock

Why bother with a Cyclops? Thanks to improved weapons, they are now insta-kills for larger ships.

It's great for practice in inexpensive ships, goes easy on your in-game credits. And lessons learned transfer to large ships and more powerful thargoids.

Here's a full run (shaky VR) demonstrating stun-lock. It's quite messy, clearly needs more practice - the second heart needs to go before shield comes up. Heat sinks / silent running keep the stun-lock going.

#EliteDangerous #Thargoid #StunLock

So de-dusted my Diamondback Scout and went out to practice, with quite a few Rapid Unscheduled Disassemblies.
The 2% hull situation at the beginning of this thread marks the first time I finished a Cyclops using stun lock.
The next run went better, with a comforting 62% hull left.

#EliteDangerous #Thargoid #StunLock

Before the war, #Thargoid Interceptor space ships were battled in long-running encounters, by dancing around them in circles, slowly sniping at their hearts one by one, avoiding their deadly weapons, and breaking formations everyy now and then to deal with scathing swarms of drones they'd emit. These engaging one-on-one fights would take even experienced pilots 15 minutes and more.

But the new gear allowed for new tactics.

#EliteDangerous #Thargoid #StunLock

Exploring #thargoid #stunLock in #EliteDangerous

Yeah, this is me, with just 2% hull left.
<record scratch> <freeze frame>
You wonder how I ended up in this situation?

@PrimetimeCasual if you like the space combat of #EliteDangerous , then you will definitely like Update 14. The portion about "New content and gameplay for the ongoing Thargoid narrative." = #Thargoid War = a lot of fun and a lot of payouts in credits.

https://www.elitedangerous.com/news/elite-dangerous-update-14-release-notes

I tried to do my part in the ongoing #Thargoid narrative. I must say, I’m positively overwhelmed by the intensity. While traveling to a conflict zone I got hyperdicted by a Medusa that received backup by half a dozen scouts. Next I remeber: rebuy screen 🤪 Gotta get outta here fast… #elitedangerous o7

I'm heading into #EliteDangerous to #livestream another day in the #Thargoid War. Come join me at http://twitch.tv/ewanspence to watch, to chat, or to tell me why "#DebbieMcGee' is a great name for a Combat Support #spaceship...

Hello, #EliteDangerous CMDRs. In a few hours, we'll have a decidedly new and more dangerous galaxy than we had a day before. How are you all preparing for the coming #Thargoid storm?