How to Unlock the FEDERAL CORVETTE! | Elite Dangerous Guide 2024
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- The MOST POWERFUL Ship in the game can be a nightmare to get your hands on, so I'm here to help with that!
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Coriolis Builds
Type-7 Transporter - s.orbis.zone/o1ho
Imperial Clipper - s.orbis.zone/o1hp
Python Mk I - s.orbis.zone/o1hy
Type-9 Heavy - s.orbis.zone/o1hw
Imperial Cutter - s.orbis.zone/o1hz
Timestamps
0:00 - How to unlock the Corvette
0:21 - Preparation
1:03 - Location
1:23 - Method
5:17 - Conclusion
This tutorial works on horizons and odyssey, or the 3.8 and 4.0 codebase. This means it can be followed on:
- PC
- Xbox
- PS4/PS5
Dituri’s Elite is a channel about the space sim Elite Dangerous. My aim is to guide people with up-to-date information, as well as focus on the fun and variety this game has to offer.
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Just picked up Elite on sale from steam, haven't played since probably 6-7 years ago when I had a console. I'm absolutely addicted, glad to find some updated content on it too!!! Most the videos are from several years ago, which is sort of inspiring in itself.. This community seems like one of the most... unified?? in most the games that I play at least.. 07 Commanders
Likewise! The Album Deltron 3030 is great to listen to while you play lol
Me with several neurons lost and a Corvette already on the Hangar: "Well, better late than never!"
The timing of this video is impeccable; I've slowly worked on my Fed rank, but as you've rightly said the old methods are jank now. Only 40 secs in, so better keep going o7.
Awesome tutorials, I was seeing ED videos dwindling down and getting out of date, it’s awesome that you picked up the slack. And you do it well to boot!
Now a teeny little request: I just learned very recently that supercharging your FSD on a neutron star or white dwarf requires a fuel scoop. Almost no tutorial says this (the only one that I know of has only 1.3K subscribers). After asking around on Reddit it was clear many people didn’t know, including some who had hundreds of hours on the clock. I guess everyone *assumes* you have a fuel scoop, but I have rocks to carry! There might be a void to fill here if you feel like it.
Thanks again, and keep up the good work!
I've just found your content; I've played hours of Elite Dangerous, and I've understood nothing of it. Until your channel. Thank you so much & please, please keep doing these videos!
I'd love to know more about exploration, trading and such 🙏🏼 I'm going to try mining during my week off next week!
Something that might be interesting for some people: the two stations mentioned in the video are also two stations that are used for wing mining missions and sharing in the PTN. There is a guide on their discord which focusses on making credits (and requires you to have at least 1bil credits before starting) but sharing missions is probably quite a lot faster if you have the credits and are willing to jump into calls with strangers 😄
A note: If the rank up mission isnt one you want just close and reopen the mission board.
This still works in the latest version of the game. Rank up missions are the only types of missions that change on every board recycle. A lot of folks think this doesn't work because the old "board flipping" doesn't work anymore, but I can confirm as of the latest patch on 2024/05/28 this absolutely still works.
Yep, did this myself off screen! Couldn’t fit it in the script organically, but I hope people work it out 🫡
Good old board flipping. I miss those.
I was so hoping you'd make a video on this. I'm happy as hell
These stations also offer donation missions that often include commodities found in nearby systems, however, donation mission goods arent marked in the market UI so you have to remember them. It is also a good practice to keep stacking missions and complete them in batches (ones calling for high tech commodities, others calling for mining commodities) since there are 2 nearby systems, in opposite directions, that sell those. Lastly, if you already have a cutter - shields are really optional. Any time interdiction happens just submit, immediately boost away and jump into supercruise (cutter cant be mass locked and with modded engines outruns any npc with ease)
Put hull reinforcement in the military slot and ram pirates. Your hull is hard enough to take the hit and it's highly amusing.
I got my Corvette years ago, but your videos are awesome and more people need to see them, so commenting for the algorithm gods o7
Keep them coming and keep them basic. I’m not exactly new and appreciate your hard work and the help it offers me.
Excellent guide sir. Your videos are top
Comment for the algorithm gods! Cool video!
Damn... I wish I knew about this mwthod sooner instead of grinding courier jobs. Both for Feds and Empire.
Still, the ships unlocked were worth it.
I did this a week ago and i did it over a few days doing assassination missions from the 4 stations around Earth and the Moon
Nice no nonsense turorial gotta give ya a sub
I unlocked the Corvette before I unlocked the Cutter. I feel had I unlocked the Cutter first I would have had an easier time unlocking the Corvette. I love both of them SO MUCH!!
Yeah, the cutter is super handy here. After recording footage in the T-9 (as that’s what a viewer is likely to be using), I swapped straight into the cutter. The massive speed and extra shield strength is soooo nice. I also kinda enjoy the irony of pandering to the fed’s every whim while flexing Gutamaya’s finest.
It’s hard not to love the big ships 🥲🫡
Brooo felt! I unlocked both with combat missions, because pew pew… I unlocked my trading cutter in a week… as opposed to the endless weeks I spent on the other one!
@@captainwinters6909 I unlocked the Corvette with a combo of combat and courier missions with a fully eng FDL. It wasn't too terrible and when I took the same strat to unlocking the Cutter it was a BREEZE! I have to admit I use the Cutter way more but the Corvette is absolutely a DOGG with Thargoid combat
@@DiturisElite And now we need a large ship unlock for the Alliance, you know, for balance sake!! LOL
@@KingArthurFleck haha I wish I had things fully engineered! I haven’t done the Colonia side of things yet. I went sidewinder, cobra mk3, Keelback, Krait mkII, screwed up and down to sidewinder then back that same route, and onto the big three! Now I just have project ships that I very much enjoy.
I definitely heard about the Thargoid vette! I enjoy mini carrier fighting so I might try that at some point!
I unlocked the Corvette quote a while ago, almost exclusively by doing rescues from burning stations, but this was still an informative video. I had no idea you can satisfy mining missions by simply buying the commodities! Great to know!
Heyyyyyyy you found the same way I'm doing it, but instead of grinding it out I just do this as needed to help BGS instead lol. Love the videos man.
I may already have lost hair earning the right to buy a Corvette (Despite being a non-combat CMDR) but thank you, thank you, thank you CMDR Dituri for helping keep my own love for Elite going, and helping others find theirs.
It really does feel like work
Wow. Freaking great guide! I still need to do the rank up my alt accnt, and I it has been a few years since I have done it. Thank you! o7 CMDR
Damn! That Seemed a lot easier than the way I did it! If I'd spotted this earlier, I would have been a happier space Bunny or something! Ah well I did it the hard way but it's probably still a good way to earn extra credits so ''ll bear it in mind and maybe follow your methods to get some cash! nice straightforward video! Cheers for the info!
Love this video. I got my fed corvet recently and it was a pain to get so I wish I had this video. Hopefully you'll have one soon for the empire though. Either way I'm glad others will have a better method than I did
Thanks mate. Empire might be tricky to record as I already got the cutter 😅 still, I’ll give it a shot if people are interested 🫡
@@DiturisElite ha ha fair. Though you could try an ult account with a sale?. I know it would help me out a lot to have a video for the cutter at least
True, should probably grab one at some point
OMG so cool! Amazing videos! Is it work for the empire? I think yes. Do you have suggested systems/ports?
If you're not in so much of a hurry to grind out rank but do want to rank up. Maybe you just feel like doing missions suck. Find a Federation (or Empire) controlled system near where you can mine and or bounty hunt. Sell your mined goods at that system and you'll build rank and reputation for Federation (or Empire) without doing any missions at all. Maybe you won't get top price for your goods, but you'll still make money while building rank and rep. And also be building your Trade rank as well. Mining will also help you collect those lower level Raw Mats you'll need for engineering. Alternate between mining and bounty hunting and you can build rank for both Federation and Empire at the same time as long as both powers are present near the system you're hunting in. Use a Kill Warrant scanner to get maximum value. Bounty hunting is also a good way to collect Manufactured and Data Mats. Then just check your rank periodically to know when to go looking for a rank up mission.
Been playing ED for 2 years and have yet to unlock the Corvette lol. Been to focused on the Thargoid war. But I’ll definitely use this guide. I only have one Fed rank higher till Rear Admiral
Great! I’ve been playing for 5 years and only just bothered 😅🫡
Great concise guide for a great method. The only thing I'd add is that escaping interdiction is basically always possible after some practice, even in a type 9, you can win the interdiction minigame, which is far less dangerous than submitting and making a run for it. Depending on what comes after you and your ship, you could die fairly quick. Maybe consider making one for a more combat oriented approach. It's not as efficient, but it's perhaps more fun and there's a lot to know there as well between stacking pirate missions, efficient ways to do them, online tools to help you find good targets for pirate hunting etc.
I unlocked Federal Corvette and Imperial Cutter during the same 7 days i was earning 5 bils for my Fleet Carrier doing nothing but Transport missions in Boom systems. Cheers and O7.
That must’ve been… some week.
Massive respect, you must’ve been feeling like hitting the self destruct button by the end… 🫡
@@DiturisElite Not my first day in this game. I began with 35 mil and a Python and 7 days later I had my Fleet Carrier and both Imperial and Federal ranks I stated previously. It was a blast.
I have been farming federation rank last week and was already applying this exact method, without any outside help :D
in my opinion, doing a few delivery quests in between, and buy the stuff for the other missions at the destination.
it may change things up a bit during this tiresome grind
I'd love to see a video (or videos) on how to get to all the different elite ranks. I'm really struggling with my combat rank for engineering specifically
I got elite in new player area using an anaconda. Tip don't rank up so you don't lose the permit. Go mining in hyades sector dbx d1-112 planet 2 at the painite hotspot and sell in sector to carriers. Don't collect materials as they'll rank you up and you'll be able to return in an a rated anaconda with a NPC pilot, with fighters. Its easy if you head to the conflict zone there or haz res and take on every single elite you come across.
Ceos - Sothis tourist run is still viable, along with evacuation of damaged stations. You can do many missions on these in one go.
Both have issues sadly, in my recent experience. Nearly all the fed factions are gone from ceos/sothis (as well as the other famous systems) and damaged stations are becoming less common now, probably dying out soon. The method in the video is likely to stay working, and to my knowledge is almost as good as they used to be.
Sad, but things move on! 🫡
@@DiturisElite There is still FEDs in Ceos/Sothis which still yields missions, and probably easier to do then the trading which requires huge micro management, and probably slow.
And currently there are many damaged stations due to the war, and easy to find them. Yes, it is not always viable, but most of the time it is, and giving alternatives is always good, as not everybody plays the same.
Hey Dituri, i used the Ceo courier mission method worked good for me and didn't require any cargo space. It was a bit dragged out and i dont know which one would be faster but it still another working method imo.
Glad it worked!
When did you do that? When I was unlocking this myself (last week) it was painfully slow, since most of the federal factions are gone. Again, happy it worked for you!
By the way, resetting to main menu will refresh the Federal Navy (or imperial) rank up mission to a random one
True. I also found just opening the mission board again worked for me. I couldn’t fit the info in the script but it’s handy to know 🫡
Ceos and so this work well, robigo is federal so those missions give you fed rep as well as credits. I've even done it at the start with a sidewinder, but my fave is doing it in every single ship as I go. I usually go sidewinder, adder, viper mk IV, cobra mk III, dbx, asp x, until I can get a python. The dbx while small does have some good starter capacity and can do robigo within two jumps each way. Asp x as well. The sidewinder takes forever and I always take a fuel scoop. Once you can get there and back without needing to refuel there's no need for a med/big fuel scoop just a 1A is enough as it's only for emergencies and refueling a bit every jump. Ngalin and mainani are a lot easier to do for imperial rank as well.
No longer works unfortunately. All the old favourites (ceos, sothis, ochosi etc) have barely any federal factions now, hence me saying ‘all the old methods don’t seem to work’ at the beginning of the video.
Check out the original Reddit post for the method if you want some more info 🫡
@@DiturisElite You have to take all the fed missions as well as missions from the other factions delivering to the fed factions
Another corking video. I must admit I ranked up by doing passenger rescue missions when thargoids invaded. It worked well and was more fun. That said, I’ve never been one for ranking up for the sake of getting a ship and so I’ve just played and stumbled across extra ships. Taking a break from anything boring is always the way.
So true! If that was still around I’d so recommend it, it was so fun. Still, this ain’t too bad, and as you say, just take a break if it gets tedious 🫡
I don't know if this still works, but I got my Corvette years ago by simply transporting data between SOTHIS and CEOS. Safe and easy. If a little time-consuming, of course, it's Elite! ;)
Yeah, broken now unfortunately ☹️🫡
Thank you for yet another awesome video - I was fielding a question from a new player about the Anaconda just last week, so I'll direct them to your video ! =] One thing I'm really struggling with is the SCO drive - I keep blowing-up my ship by using it, so I'm obviously doing something wrong. Since you're *awesome* at explaining things, do you think you might be able to do a video on what it is, and how to use (and not use) it ? I'd love to see that =D
You're not meant to keep it boosted indefinitely. You use it to get out of planetary/solar gravity wells when leaving stations, usually a 3-4 second burst. You can also use it to help get you to planets/stations located far away from the arrival star. Don't let your ship overheat too much, so use it in bursts.
@@OGmujrim Ah right so that's where I'm going wrong - perhaps it's a keybind or something 'coz I couldn't seem to find any way to turn it off once it had started going absolutely crazy and basically melting my ship LOL. Thanks ! =]
@@cmdramethyst.8625 on keyboard, the bind is tab, same as boost in normal space, and it's a toggle. Meaning you hit tab to start it , and hit it again to turn it off. Fly dangerously cmdr o7
@@OGmujrim Thank you soooooooo much - I think I must just have been panic-punching my keyboard as the temperature kept rising LOL, I'm such a n00b. I shall give it a go when I get back home - I have an Anaconda that I picked up that has one in it basically by accident, and I'd engineered it before I realised so I yeeted it into storage in favour of the classic as it blew up - I'll dust it off 'n give it another go =D Thank youuuuuuuuuu o7 o/
There's also the Canopus-Exphiay route, but it is primarily courier missions and imo, pretty repetitive. Although the station in Canopus is 42,000 Ls away :P
True. I tried this last week before working this method out - it doesn’t work anymore unfortunately. There’s only 1 federal faction 😒🫡
I can't do it "in between". My exploration is already 7 months long and it is 47% complete yet :D. But I have corvette, so no worries :D
I am losing my mind
what would be comparable systems for the Empire to rank up using the same method?
I am so glad that I finished this grind for Empire and Federation in the past. This was the most boring grind I ever experienced in ED. Never again! Also I found out that you get quite some reputation boost while killing Thargoids in AX combat or surface combat (the faction needs to own the space). So maybe that is an alternative for someone who can take it slow while actually playing the game and earning lots of credits on the side.
Too bad you didn't release this guide like a month ago lol. Did it the slow way. But I have it now and it was definitely worth it if you like PvE combat
Oh I just unlocked the corvette about a week ago. I wonder what is the estimated time to unlock the corvette using your method. I was grinding from cadet to rear admiral for 6 days with 3-5 hours of playtime, all i did was assassinate and killing some pirates of lalande 18115. The mission provider is in saktsak and the station is bursch enterprise. The mission target usually spawns close to the star and the sco really helps me to interdict mission target. The downside is sometimes the mission is updated that the target isn't there and you have to meet the intel in another system.
Fair enough, sounds like a good time.
I took about 4 hours total gameplay going from chief petty officer, but a fair amount of that was spent working out how it should be done, so following this guide should be a little quicker.
All depends on preference and priorities 🫡
@@DiturisElite yeah i think your method is quicker considering i have to find the targets too, in the other hand i wanted to rank up my combat that's why i play bounty hunting missions. Keep up making good content cmdr, it's quite hard to find elite's guide in 2024. o7
@@DiturisElite Oh and i just realized i am using your method to unlock guardian fsd booster!!! I am currently in the moon and collecting the guardian materials but i got kicked out of the game because of maintenance 😅. Once again thank you for the guide 👍
No problem, hope it goes well 😊🫡
If you want to get the rank mission changed to something els a relog changes the mission if i remember correct
True! Also works by just opening the mission board again, used this myself off camera 🫡
I tought that was enough, just wasnt sure as its a long time ago i did it. Don't want to spread lies you know🤣
o7 Dituri. I tried your Type 9 Heavy build but even in Solo I get deleted by pirates it is not a safe setup as linked in your coriolis builds. If you got a suggestion that can actually fly into the system without being destroyed within 30 seconds please let me know :S
To be honest, the T9 is always like this. A bigger shield/more boosters and hit points helps, but the only thing that’ll consistently work is mastering the SCO and supercruise assist techniques so you don’t give pirates time, or mastering interdiction avoidance. It’s fairly possible in the t9, surprisingly enough.
Sorry it’s not going well, hope you find a successful solution 🫡
@@DiturisElite Oh thank you for the response and I apologize for the initial comment, in hindsight it sounds a bit harsh. It is going okay now, this turns out to be 100% a skill issue on my part and not a fault of your guides at all! The solution I went for is lower the overall capacity and slap on some stronger shields and multi cannon turrets and frankly anything under a Krait MK2 gets a significant beating while the shields hold. I would like to add that I absolutely love your videos, I am a newer player and the other (older) guides one finds online are dauntingly efficient and do not sound like fun. o7
Unlocked that mf 4 hours before this video was posted 😵💫😂
🤦♂️
@@DiturisElite empire is up next tho if you wanna give a tutorial on that 🫶🏼
Well done chap. Robigo runs for Imperial rank, and from Brunel, in Ceos for Fed rank works quite well.
Ye, I hear ceos used to be great. I tried it before I found this method though and just doesn’t seem to work anymore, nearly all the fed factions are gone.
Still, if some can get it work that’s great. Thanks mate 🫡
Tried it, it sort of works, but it is nowhere close to the insane leveling speed of ngalinnmainani empire grind.
Yeah, it’s kinda annoying. It’s the best I’ve found that still works I’m afraid, everywhere else has lost most of the fed factions.
Still, at least you get some coin and trade rank here 🫡
sothis and ceos
No longer works sadly, that’s why I made the video.. 🫡
@@DiturisElite :'(((
Rescuing people from burning stations during the Nine Martyrs attacks in 3307 was a great way to quickly rise through the ranks with both Federal and Imperial navies.
Indeed it was, and good fun too. Wasn’t to last forever though
Idk Ceos grind seems more efficient to me
Doesn’t work anymore unfortunately, that’s why I made the video 🫡
So donation missions do upgrade Fed rank... I'm sitting on 9bn cr so I dont care about giving a few mil away... lol
You bet they do... I spent a lot donating to get the cutter and the same for the vette; cut down the grind significantly. If you got money to burn, systems at war or with a tanked economy have a lot of donation quests.
(the sweaty, jaded commander sees this video) nOO! 😡 This isn't efficient!! You need to do Robigo runs and hate every minute of it like I did!!! 😡😡😭😭
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Stacking courier missions is still faster then this because the turn around is so much quicker.
Doesn’t work anymore unfortunately. It used to be great (I unlocked my cutter with it), but all the systems that everyone raves about for the federals (ochosi, ceos etc) just don’t have enough federal factions anymore.
Checkout the Reddit post in description if ya fancy 🫡
But… but i just re-unlocked it 39 minutes ago!!!!
Still boring as hell. I wish ranks were achieved by going through some epic story arcs. Becoming an Admiral in the Federation or a King in the Empire by just delivering stuff is a bit ridiculous
I kinda agree, but it would be pretty hard to make and fit in the game.
Elite isn’t all that well suited to ‘epic story arcs’ as it stands, although that would be insanely cool 🫡
@@DiturisElite yeah true, your method is still better than the classic data delivery anyway, I forgot to say that
@@DiturisElite yeah true, your method is still better than the classic data delivery anyway, I forgot to say that
Is there anything like this for Empire too :3
Probably, haven’t found a system for it yet. Someone’s likely found one online, or you can try finding one yourself - filter for terraforming/agricultural economy, ideally many imperial factions 🫡