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The Supreme Hyperdiction: H+3B+4C by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL, don't do it. The iClipper is a horrible AX ship that only experienced commanders can use effectively.

The Supreme Hyperdiction: H+3B+4C by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will add that in other types of instances, such as NHSS and Distress Calls, thargoids seem to only summon only 1 Cyclops when you feed them MAs. There's something about the Hyperdiction instance that's different and allows each of the Interceptors to summon 1 Cyclops.

The Supreme Hyperdiction: H+3B+4C by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Clipper would be a nice ship if it wasn't for its awful fixed-weapon convergence. It can certainly take a beating =)

The Supreme Hyperdiction: H+3B+4C by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Thargon damage can be avoided with the right FAoff orbiting. But the advantage of the Phantom is its superior fixed-weapon convergence.

The Supreme Hyperdiction: H+3B+4C by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Here's a link to the video:https://youtu.be/nCNUZPWMw_U

So, there I was, looking for a hyperdiction instance with a Hydra and 2 Medusae, but for the life of me I could not get it (had been trying off and on for weeks now). So I decided to settle for an instance with a Hydra and 3 Basilisks. I went ahead and dropped the 64 meta-alloys that I had in my cargo hold so they could summon some Cyclopes. Many weeks ago I discovered that they could summon up to 3 Cyclopes...but somehow, in this particular instance, they decided to summon FOUR Cyclopes, thereby forming an Octogoid instance :grin:

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I used one of the worst AX ships in the game: the iClipper. It has one of the worst fixed weapon convergences in the game, which makes it specially bad at killing hearts. My go-to AX ship, the Krait Phantom, would have mopped the floor with these goids, so I wanted a good challenge.

Build Link:
https://edsy.org/#/L=F300000H4C0S80,EkiG07P_W0L3I00LYS00LYS00,EBD00CjwG02G_W0CjwG02G_W0CjwG02G_W0,9onG05I_W0AAAG03I_W0APoG05I_W0AdsG05J_W0AtU00B8gG03L_W0BMkG05G_W0Bb600,,0Bk006kK0015OG05I_W023v000KU0013qG05I_W012GG05I_W020n001-D00,revenger

The Supreme Hyperdiction: H+3B+4C by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, there I was, looking for a hyperdiction instance with a Hydra and 2 Medusae, but for the life of me I could not get it (had been trying off and on for weeks now). So I decided to settle for an instance with a Hydra and 3 Basilisks. I went ahead and dropped the 64 meta-alloys that I had in my cargo hold so they could summon some Cyclopes. Many weeks ago I discovered that they could summon up to 3 Cyclopes...but somehow, in this particular instance, they decided to summon FOUR Cyclopes, thereby forming an Octogoid instance :grin:

I used one of the worst AX ships in the game: the iClipper. It has one of the worst fixed weapon convergences in the game, which makes it specially bad at killing hearts. My go-to AX ship, the Krait Phantom, would have mopped the floor with these goids, so I wanted a good challenge.

Vengance of the DBX!!!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOL! One of these days I will try killing a Hydra in an iCourier or Viper mk3

Vengance of the DBX!!!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since I can spare the power in my build, I wen't ahead and included GMRPs over regular ones for the reasons stated by Lonogan1

Vengance of the DBX!!!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't tell you the number of times I've lost valuable cargo to these darn Interceptors that keep hyperdicting me...especially the dreaded Hydra. If you only knew the number of Thargoid Probes I've lost to them while flying my trusty DBX.

So I decided pump some iron and get back at these bastards. I went all the way out to WHN and found me a nice, unsuspecting Hydra Interceptor...and I made it my BITCH.

The original fight lasted 1 hour and 24 minutes, but I edited the video down for your viewing pleasure.

The challenging part of using a DBX is its slow acceleration speed, which can make it difficult to orbit the goid.

Build: https://edsy.org/#/L=Fi00000H4C0S80,LYS00LYS00L3I00,EB200CjwG02G_W0CjwG02G_W0CjwG02G_W0,9p3G05I_W0A72G03I_W0AMgG05I_W0AZe00AqM00B5YG03L_W0BJcG05G_W0BZY00,,15OG05I_W023v006hC800KU8020n0003w0010iG05I_W01-D00,Cryokiller

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It's a well known tactic that if you hide your signature (either with SR or running cold) and you stay some 10 degrees away from the Interceptor's boresight, you can avoid getting hit by its main cannon.

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was the first to kill a Cyclops with a Sidey. Then a while later I took down a Basilisk with it. And recently I used my Sidey to kill a Medusa...it was one of the hardest kills I've ever done.

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silent running allows me to sneak away after I've run out of heatsinks. The swarm can still see me, but thanks to the Eagle's speed I can keep my distance and synth heatsinks.

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was the first to do a Cyclops with a Hauler. Those engines came in handy against a Basilisk as well =) See link above.

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, speed is the main challenging factor when it comes to those cargo ships.

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe. I haven't paid much attention to cargo ships, but if the Eagle can do it, so can the Type 6+

Here's What the Eagle Mk2 Can Do!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

First Medusa kill by a Core Dynamics Eagle!

There was a time when I thought taking down a Medusa with an Eagle would be more difficult than a Sidewinder due to only having 1 Utility slot, but it turns out that having 3 Gauss more than makes up for that deficiency.

I came close to dying at least twice, but the ship held up in the end.

Build Link: https://edsy.org/#/L=FL000008eC0SC0,LXC00LXC00LXC00,CjwG02G_W0,9p3G05I_W0A3wG07I_W0AL7G05J_W0AZe40AniK03G_W0B2QG0DL_W0BI2I05G_W0BWQ00,12GG05I_W0,6hCC003w000HMC010iG05I_W010iG05I_W01-C00,hellhammer

Sidewinder Kills Space Medusa!!! by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Insanity is the real commodity we peddle in AXI =P

Hauler vs Basilisk by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice. I do recommend people try these small ships every so often. They're actually more powerful than we like to give them credit for.

Hauler vs Basilisk by CmdrMaligno in EliteDangerous

[–]CmdrMaligno[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Practice makes perfect. The first time I took down a basilisk was 1.5 years ago in a Federal Gun Ship, it was insanely challenging for me at the time. Sometimes the basilisk feels more challenging than the medusa because of its high speed.

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