With this guide as my aid, I engineered my first AX build today, and finally got into the war I've been avoiding until now. The 'Goids hyperdicted once and interdicted a whopping 6 times before I finally got to the Titan cloud... and then the Titan at the core was patrolled by at least four death blossoms to hide from. I completed my first bombing run on my first try, and fled back to Rescue Ship Hutner with less than 15% hull remaining. Only having a few caustic sinks & no way to reload them is brutal, and I had no idea the nasty goo would stay on my hull doing damage the whole way home. Landed on the rescue ship with a mere 1% hull remaining, seconds after my cockpit burst. If I hadn't taken the time to run all over the bubble to engineer my armor & hull reinforcements beforehand, the acid probably would have finished me. The most stressful thing I've ever attempted in this game. Definitely a job for commanders with more nerves and better toys than me! Good luck out there! o7
Just tried it, the guide site being down since at least yesterday when I started looking into this, got interdicted several times before reaching the cloud...where I blew up while trying to remember where I put my caustic launchers (I've been playing for all of two weeks). I don't know if I'm up for this...but I'd really like to get the engineered SCO drives...
The more experience you have, IMO, the less fear you have and it makes the operations easier. I usually run two caustic sinks, a heatsink, and a pulse neutralizer. With ~2300 HP on my Krait Mk 2 I usually reach the Titan with maybe 97% hull at worst, and the last time I did it I took no damage. The Thargoids in the cloud, and the mines, generally ignore you under 20% health, and a heatsink pop and silent running keeps you from being noticed in all but the closest approaches. I usually only managed to hit 4 vents on a bombing run, but also usually only sustained between 3 and 10% damage per run depending on detection and piloting, and I'm not a particularly good pilot (also the Krait seems to behave weird around the Titan as though some of the thruster control computer is malfunctioning: I get way too much slide and inconsistent throttle control). Still very fun, and definitely worth doing. Caustic damage needs to be burned off if you're out of caustic sinks, usually above 150% heat but sometimes needing up to 250% heat, which silent running + boost + weapons firing will help you attain quickly, although I'm sure you learned some of that already.
It’s worth noting that the repair limpet can be replaced with the xeno limpet controller, as this covers both repair and caustic limpets (the latter helping with getting rid of any residual caustic).
This is not recommended though because you get much less repair from the size 3 Xeno Olympic multi controller then you do from a size 3 repair controller. all of the multi controllers actually do the work equivalent to one size smaller controller so the size 3 gives you the same repair as a size 1 repair controller
@AtlasRandGaming fair, though if you run out of caustic sinks and cannot rearm (which requires thargoid materials) then short of cooking it off, it'll eat through the additional repair.
I tried flyinf through with no prior knowledge. I wventually put it together and when i FINALLY saw the damn thing... i died from caustic damage because my launcher wasnt bound right. @Agora2021
This is the best guide I've seen so far. After getting destroyed in the Maelstrom five times I needed a more detailed guide. Now I just have to figure out how to target the heat vents and hit more than three.
@ with all the other stuff flying around sometimes the targeting grabs something else. I finally got some shots at the heart last night, so I’m making progress.
@@bandarnes I honestly don’t know. I kept getting the 14k message every five minutes I was near the titan, and finished with just over 4M creds and 3600 credits towards the goal.
Thanks for showing Mecans video as well as sharing with us how you went about it, both perspectives will cover the bases I think they need to cover! I got into the fight thanks to his videos but it was the people making videos catered towards first timers that finally gave me the push to actually try it. Fly safe commander!
It took me a few tries to actually get to the Cojico, but once there I had a blast. Thank you for making it much much easier than it would have been. Great instruction video. I wasn't going to even try until I watched this, then I bought a Krait mk2 and ran around getting it engineered. Thanks, again!
This was my first time fighting Thargoids, let alone taking on a Titan, and your video was very helpful in getting a few bombing runs in before Cocijo went into meltdown. o7
Nice! I just did a tutorial using a new account with no unlocked engineers too! Glory to mankind! I see the same type of comments on hour videos too. Simple no-nonsense examples! Good job on your first titan attack run! Keep the videos coming!
A couple extra tips for getting through the Maelstrom. if you're having a hard time timing it correctly, when you are looking directly at it, and you see the edges of the wave hit the edges of your screen, that's when you're good to start holding down the button. Also, it's good to go in there with Shields, if only to turn them off once you're through the maelstrom. Reason being is because as you can see from this video, when you are hit by the repulsion wave, if you don't have shields you get very VERY hot. You can turn the shields off once youve passed it though.
@RedRanger-b7m they add heat, lots of it. If you want the easiest time with as little harrassment from the goids as possible, it's best to approach the titan with
Yes. Thanks for this. I was able to run the titan solo with a very lightly engineered Krait Mk2. It took about five tries, but it is possible to land a few hits on the core and get the participant award. Felt really out of my depth, and I won't go back anytime soon.
Excellent little guide, to be honest I was kind of lost at first, didn't know what to do after getting there, with this new knowledge I can lend a hand in defeating this thing. Thanks again CMDR, o7
Just did this first time yesterday it really sucked first few times (ran into the core as well lol) but you do start to get the hang of it, one thing I did do is shut down some modules to help run cooler like FSD, Cargo Hatch etc, just all non essential not needed for a bombing run you can turn on ones you need when your back in the safe zone to regroup, got down to about 15% and it really helps last few runs had hardly no damage or detection at all :) Was in Krait Mk2 going to try a Python Mk II today :)
While the shieldless builds are good for engineered ships, I'd highly recommend taking a shield for completely unengineered ones. I saw it help a lot actually with turret and scout fire (which you should avoid either way, but still). And what I also often find missing is when to purge caustic damage in the cloud. Like, before it contaminates your hull, when the caustic sink bar starts flashing. But this is a great, not-to-long video showcasing a run! I like!
I went in Krait mk2 with little engineering (Solaris Heatsink) and lots of standard hull reinforcement no shields stay cold and you can pretty much fly around with no one seeing you
@paulmiller6277 if you know how to use it, laser, sinks, silent running, it works of course. I used a very cold running python mk2 Stealth bomber. Was really fun!
So, I've attempted 3 runs in a Mandalay.... made it to the titan once, got two runs in before I died the third time. FYI you have to hold down the trigger for the pulsewave neutralizer thingy. 😂
A Mandalay would be tricky as a Titan bomber, methinks. And yes, you need to hold the trigger down for the Pulse Neutralizer. Sorry if that wasn't clear!
Yep. That's partly how I earned two rebuys on update night. I felt like I had to get through the cloud carefully to avoid threats. Gotta gun it to avoid burning up. I earned a cool 2.6M when I got to the core though. Nice explainer vid. There's a few days left and lots of newbs so it's needed.
Sound like you're too hot, ideally you'll stay under 20% heat while at the titan. Also the color of the titan "VEINS" let you know if they're alerted to you
There's an app for windows that can swap the colors on your display so you can workaround red/green color blindness. So instead of the Titan having green/red it would be blue/red. It's called Negative screen. It requires some setup.
Did it, thx, was hard bcs my ship is Unengineered, lol, but worked, tip: with 2 torpedos hits, it starts to vent, so you have time for go dawn (if you slow), also caustic limpet(decontaminate) works, I wasn't fast enough to reach titan and got more corrosion. (4th try did it)
With 2 torpedoes I cannot make it, it doesn't trigger the vent, so I was thinking to add more nanite because I run out of torpedoes.. This worked for you?
@@nitrobossFSD no way, i used like 5 max, lol, , first shot like 3, didn't reach the core, so i return and used like 2 more, make sure you lock on before shot, like the video, i'll go try other run with my unengineered one, and recheck
Confirmed only 2 torpedos worked, i made a video with steam but can't share it, it make many chunks XD, and audio not recorded, any way follow the video but with normal ship.
My boot drive died for the first time the day the servers refreshed. Elite reaches arguably it's biggest climax and I can only hope people don't beat it too quickly 😅
Trying to get Titan contribution for the FSD rewards has been the most frustrating experience in all my time gaming, and I have given up on it. Edit: After one final attempt with the Dropship, I succeeded and gained some contribution. With nothing left to do, I set course to the Titan's maw, placed four pips into engines, hit the boost toggle, put one final bullet into the chamber, held the gun to my temple, and pulled the trigger.
im do it today on clipper almost no engerining, just for speed, i lose 4 ships but i manage to hit core somehow, i hope its enough for fsd's reward The problem i was have in it was a lot of npc and titan shoot me, before this things opens, nice guide
@@Mile13Gaming after smoothing out those mistakes I'm now a billion credits richer since I managed to get top 25% on the community goal. Nice boost in my balance thanks to you
It was cool for a little while but I made way more money defending bases and stations and had more fun with those as well. Got tired of bombing the titan pretty quick since its just a stationary target.
I think you need to buy the ammo, because the ammo costs a lot more than the weapon itself, my cobra mk5 build has 60k revuy cost but rearming is 120k 3 preengineered missile racks
Do you have to manually Target the heat vents, I am having a lot of trouble doing so, for some reason with some of them the reticule does not appear even at point blank. I mean I fly directly at it and then at a certain distance a square reticule appears, so I press target, the torpedo locks on, and then I fire, the problem is sometimes it just doesn't appear, I try pressing target but there's nothing to target and since I have momentum I can't do nothing but to move to the next one.
Failed my first attempt to reach the Titan inside the Maelstrom, due to not timing the pulse neutralizer correctly. Didn't die but had to go back to restock caustic sinks. Got a successful run on my second attempt, and then died when going back for another run because the damn thing was alert (I'm also colorblind lol). I guess it'll always be alert after a successful run and I need to chill for a bit before going back in? Any advice to surviving if I get caught again?
I hate to say this, and sound like a shill, but the Jump-Start Anti-Xeno Krait Mk II that you can buy from FDev is actually really good. You need to swap out the engineering on the Beam Laser from Efficient to Long-Range, but keep Thermal Vent. Many other people say to swap out the Bi-Weave shield generator. But, with the Long-Range/Thermal Vent laser, I didn't have an issue.
I don't think it's shilly at all, I've just arrived back from 20k LY away, have never fought a single Xeno or experienced any of that content so I was clueless where to even start. I'm also fairly short on time to actually play the game. So FDev gives me a way to skip over quite a lot of grindy stuff and get a headstart on the build I need to take part in this event and all I have to do is line their pockets a bit? I think that's fair, I'm more than happy to contribute to content like this being made. Thanks to that prebuild (plus a small amount of re-engineering) and guides like this I'm on my way to my first bombing run right now.
Thank you. I watched mechan, but its way more detailed and complex. I got to vents yesterday, but wasn't close enough probably and couldn't shoot any. Im new and using unengeneered krait with heat 20, its way slower. Didn't know you can synthesize heatsinks. How can i do that?
Just go over to the Modules section in the right-hand menu, scroll down to your heatsink launchers, click that, and click "resupply heatsinks". Good luck!
@Mile13Gaming thx! I think I don't have materials anyways. XD Was able to bomb Titan in unengeneered krait with crappy modules tho, and it wasn't all that difficult once I understood how and what to do. I can only imagine how much smoother it is in a good engineered ship. Thanks for the guide again!
How you managed to use only one caustic sink launcher and have enough of ammo to go there and back again is beyond me. Me in my Asp Explorer that just wanted to see Cocijo from the close up... well, let's say that trip costed me 10mil of credits on ship redeployment after destructions. In the end I used 2 launchers and still didn't have enough to escape the mass lock.
I just put up with some caustic damage on the way out and compensated with a repair limpet. It was worth it to have two heat sinks. Also, to be fair, quite a bit, I "fast traveled" back to the rescue ship, rather than flying back. And by that, I mean, just purposely went out in a blaze of glory. :)
The credits toward the goal don't match 1:1 with the bounty reward you get right away. So you'll have to wait until the CG is complete to find out what you got.
How can you get 1/64 nanite torpedo? I can only mount 2 and it's not guardian.. Is there a build for somebody like me that never unlocked any engineers and with krait? Thanks a lot for the video!!❤
@@HanoverFiste1965 I guess I will. It is a shame though. I thought the game had matured past that sort of thing. It is hard to even defend yourself when the AX weapons are ineffective against player ships. That's one major gaffe I from Frontier.
I did everything perfect until I reached the titan....then I miss pressed something and the whole thargoid nation was on my tail hahaah...I got screwed in seconds lol.
@Mile13Gaming I did. The only thing I can think of is that I have an armored power plant, instead of the low emissions one with experimental. Because Marco Qwent is still MIA. So maybe I'm running a bit hot? I also ran out of caustics and the titan definitely hit me with a lot more shut down fields than I was expecting.
Dude inter solar arms regulations say you cannot sell full torpedo tubes. Now If I can just figure out why my AX Enhanced won't fire and laser and multi cannon still not damaging the core enough. I'm bound and fire grouped up to high heaven. I'm hoping my instances aren't bugged and I don't miss out on these FSD's.
Yeah I thought so - definitely bugging out - The pineapple goes in the bung'ole ..... no torus .... no credits ....... Interceptor starts tailing me! That's whilst sitting at 1% heat with the thermal vent lasers. No Pre-eng FSD 4 me.
So if you're very much new to the game and don't have access to all these ships, tech and credits, then you're basically locked out of this event? Or is it possible to get to the core as a newbie somehow? Trying to decide if I should try or just forget it
Hey. I'm new too. Joined when it all started. What is your budget? I was able to make money for krait on evacs, but there's less pricey bomber ships, and the rebuy cost is not as crazy (almost 5 mil). I made it to vents despite being a complete noob. But my ship is a complete trash comparing to the one in the video, it's so much harder. The goal is to stay cold generally. Min cost for DBS bomber is 17 mil. You can make it in a starter ship, but it's just so much more harder, and being a noobie doesn't help, I can tell you I am not having fun. I'll share the links for builds if you want.
@maryi685 thanks for the reply. That settles it for me then. I'm nowhere near those credits and I kind of don't want to ruin the great feeling I have with the game by getting stressed out chasing for it. After my first day of playing I knew I wanted to support the developers in some way, since I got the base game for dirtcheap on some keyshop. I looked it up and a pre built krait is available to buy, so it's a perfect match. I'll go for that. Again, thanks for the reply, helping me decide!
I've been trying to find Cocijo all week, but it doesn't show up. I've been to Sol. I've been to Earth. It does show on my Nav panel. I've tried on both PS5 and XBox Series X. Anyone got any idea why?
@sideshowrob5453 but you can do a one time transfer of your entire progress to PC; after that you'll have a copy of the account on each. Progressing one will no-longer progress the other
@collinkeith5948 Unfortunately, I don't have a PC. Never been a PC gamer. I knew they'd abandoned Odyssey for console, but I didn't know they'd completely abandoned us. 😠
@sideshowrob5453 hey, merry Christmas. Hope you got a new PC! Although they did stop updating since before the horizon update, not odyssey, there's still plenty to accomplish before transferring progress. Just keep at it, and I'm pretty sure tharigolds fights are on console but not 100% sure
Does anyone know If i can go to Sol without the permit for titan bombing?? It'd kinda suck if i engineered my krait and wasn't able to get into the party haha
You *can*, it'll just be more difficult. To get out, just fly back the way you came. Or, if you don't mind a rebuy, you can just fight to the death and "quick-travel" back to your starting station.
I managed to follow the vid and do this without any engineering tonight. It's doable. Took multiple tries. Got to the end and all I could think about was the "I GOT A D+!" from Tommy Boy. You just need to live long enough to get the credit reward message as the core retracts.
Just got the reward engines in absolutely un-engineered Diamondback Scout - at second try (first one I screwed hiding from patrol even before starting the attack run). Rebuy cost in case of failure was 440k, gain is engineered engines +20M... The ship was doing pod rescue missions before, and titan sampling. Just after that, helped other commander - took Cobra MK III and they earned their merits too. Also unengineered ship. Engineering is overrated ;)
I think I'm gonna make a serious shot tonight. I ran at the titan last night in a Courier just to see what happens and... did not get very far into the cloud.
@@Mile13Gaming Thanks! I do not think I am some hotshot pilot at all. Literally never did any AX before (apart from running from Thargoids while ferrying passengers), zero PvP experience in Elite, marginal one against NPCs... In all honesty, I was going to regrettably pass those engines - but wanted to see if I can at least see Titan with my own eyes, so tried with... Sidewinder. Got killed few times, cause I wasn't aware that you need to hold the thargoid pulse disruptor, but also noticed at minimum 3 utility slots is sane, so bought cheapest thing that looked like it should make it (enough utility slots, two mediums for nanine torpedos and Ax missiles)... And it went well. IT was all about reading the environment, hiding, and striking. Was genuinely surprised that for first attack, Titan overheats just after two vents being torpedo'ed. Cobra was cheapest option for multiple pilots, but the principle was the same. Having second pilot in turret, reading environment, made it even easier, in fact - you're right that this behemoth is confusing up close. Alone, I was struggling to get bearings and directions all the time.
@@nitrobossFSD Sure (sorry, haven't wrapped my head around the online ship build tools) - for Diamondback Scout: Hardpoints: 2-whatever Nanite Torpedo launcher 2-whatever (fixed) Ax missile rack Utilities: Thargoid Pulse Neutralizer Caustic Sink Launcher Another one fi you plan to try getting alive out of the maelstorm after attacking, otherwise heat sinks Optionally, GECM for easier getting rid of causting rockets, when they spot you and 15 of them shoot those at you ;) Anything other than Pulse Neutralizer and Caustic Sink is really optional. Core systems: 1A Military Grade Composite 4A Thrusters (got get through caustic cloud as fast as possible) 4A Frame shift drive SCO (irrelevant once you are inside maelstorm) 2A Life support (if I want to keep ship cooler, can disable life support alltogether and still have 25 minutes emergency air) 3A Power distributor (For fastest engine boost charging) 2E Sensors (cause I couldn't be bothered to fly and buy any other, like 2D for less power usage and more range) 4C Fuel Tank Optional Internal: 2D Module Reinforcement package Rest filled to the brim with 3D and 1D Hull Reinforcement Packages --- The key thing is to utilize what you have to the best - once in Maelstorm, disable FSD drive, Cargo Rack (of course) and everything you do not want to be using. You can even set all pips to engines and disable power regulator - you can enable it as soon as you see internal titan's cloud charging with repulsor wave (can skip this step if not feeling fast enough with modules enabling/disabling, doesn't matter that much). Around second after it starts going in your direction hit the pulse neutralizer bind (or weapon group), and keep pressing it. Of course, don't forget to drop causting sinks as soon as they are very c lose to being full, until you pass the caustic zone. Get close to the titan With either everything but thrusters disabled in modules, or on silent running, hide in some spot where you have lookout on vents, then shoot them. Or, most likely, you will see those active on first approach. After 2 vents hit, immediately head to the underside of Titan, and blast it with your rockets. Can even ram the heat core, if you feel like sharing the warm (made me ~500% heat level, still made it out alive...). Tips from video from our distinguished host here :) can apply to smaller ships, too. Have fun!
If you're responding to what I said about beating the Thargoid interdictions, I meant, has anyone successfully evaded the interdiction completely. That does answer a question I've had though, which was what kinds of interceptors are interdicting. So it's just Cyclops?
@@Mile13Gaming The vast majority of the time for me it's either been Cyclops, or a small horde of scouts. The first time I was combat capable and interdicted, I decided to turn around and engage the interceptor. Only problem was, this was the first time it was a Medusa, so I quickly turned back around and booked it. So to answer your question, it CAN be other interceptor types.
Without the pulse neutralizer, the pulse knocks you ALL the way out of the cloud completely. With the neutralizer, it bumps you backward a bit, but nothing that can't be made up in 3-4 seconds.
Use caustic sinks to neutralise the caustic damage. When equipped, they have a little progress bar that fill as you take caustic. Once full, eject them using a fire group trigger you assigned to it.
@@garethde-witt6433 You've missed out on billions of credits. 7 x unique double engineered SCO FSDs and huge amounts of content that we might never see again. You make so much money doing AX that rebuys are basically free. So yes, you've lost a lot. It's a good opportunity to make some of the best money in the game before colonisation is released.
Small tip, everybody has system info on Sol, so you can set the titan cocomo as your destination outside the system
Ah, good call!
Cohiba.
Cocomo it's cocijo
Coco-melon*
Cause I'm gonna smoke that thing.
With this guide as my aid, I engineered my first AX build today, and finally got into the war I've been avoiding until now. The 'Goids hyperdicted once and interdicted a whopping 6 times before I finally got to the Titan cloud... and then the Titan at the core was patrolled by at least four death blossoms to hide from. I completed my first bombing run on my first try, and fled back to Rescue Ship Hutner with less than 15% hull remaining. Only having a few caustic sinks & no way to reload them is brutal, and I had no idea the nasty goo would stay on my hull doing damage the whole way home. Landed on the rescue ship with a mere 1% hull remaining, seconds after my cockpit burst. If I hadn't taken the time to run all over the bubble to engineer my armor & hull reinforcements beforehand, the acid probably would have finished me. The most stressful thing I've ever attempted in this game.
Definitely a job for commanders with more nerves and better toys than me! Good luck out there! o7
Just tried it, the guide site being down since at least yesterday when I started looking into this, got interdicted several times before reaching the cloud...where I blew up while trying to remember where I put my caustic launchers (I've been playing for all of two weeks). I don't know if I'm up for this...but I'd really like to get the engineered SCO drives...
Awesome job, CMDR! Sounds like a thrilling ride!
The more experience you have, IMO, the less fear you have and it makes the operations easier. I usually run two caustic sinks, a heatsink, and a pulse neutralizer. With ~2300 HP on my Krait Mk 2 I usually reach the Titan with maybe 97% hull at worst, and the last time I did it I took no damage. The Thargoids in the cloud, and the mines, generally ignore you under 20% health, and a heatsink pop and silent running keeps you from being noticed in all but the closest approaches.
I usually only managed to hit 4 vents on a bombing run, but also usually only sustained between 3 and 10% damage per run depending on detection and piloting, and I'm not a particularly good pilot (also the Krait seems to behave weird around the Titan as though some of the thruster control computer is malfunctioning: I get way too much slide and inconsistent throttle control). Still very fun, and definitely worth doing.
Caustic damage needs to be burned off if you're out of caustic sinks, usually above 150% heat but sometimes needing up to 250% heat, which silent running + boost + weapons firing will help you attain quickly, although I'm sure you learned some of that already.
I never survived any of my bombing runs on Titan earned about 260k cr of Bonds
It’s worth noting that the repair limpet can be replaced with the xeno limpet controller, as this covers both repair and caustic limpets (the latter helping with getting rid of any residual caustic).
This is not recommended though because you get much less repair from the size 3 Xeno Olympic multi controller then you do from a size 3 repair controller. all of the multi controllers actually do the work equivalent to one size smaller controller so the size 3 gives you the same repair as a size 1 repair controller
@AtlasRandGaming fair, though if you run out of caustic sinks and cannot rearm (which requires thargoid materials) then short of cooking it off, it'll eat through the additional repair.
Used this knowledge to do my first attack runs. Both trips to Cocijo were successful, six bombing runs in total.
Awesome! So glad it helped! o7
@@Mile13Gaming Thanks for the good video, made it real easy. I'm sure without it, the pulse during my first approach would've jettisoned me.
I tried flyinf through with no prior knowledge. I wventually put it together and when i FINALLY saw the damn thing... i died from caustic damage because my launcher wasnt bound right. @Agora2021
This is the best guide I've seen so far. After getting destroyed in the Maelstrom five times I needed a more detailed guide. Now I just have to figure out how to target the heat vents and hit more than three.
if youre on PC targeting is done with the t button.
@ with all the other stuff flying around sometimes the targeting grabs something else. I finally got some shots at the heart last night, so I’m making progress.
@HanoverFiste1965 hell yeah! What was your credit reward per run?
@@bandarnes I honestly don’t know. I kept getting the 14k message every five minutes I was near the titan, and finished with just over 4M creds and 3600 credits towards the goal.
Thanks for showing Mecans video as well as sharing with us how you went about it, both perspectives will cover the bases I think they need to cover! I got into the fight thanks to his videos but it was the people making videos catered towards first timers that finally gave me the push to actually try it. Fly safe commander!
Thanks! His stuff is so comprehensive. One of the best around for sure. Glad you enjoyed mine!
Thank you so much for this guide, this is exactly the basic rundown I needed to get involved.
Glad you found it helpful! o7
Thanks so much for this video. I’ve now successfully done a few bombing runs thanks to you, and your previous videos are very helpful too.
It took me a few tries to actually get to the Cojico, but once there I had a blast. Thank you for making it much much easier than it would have been. Great instruction video. I wasn't going to even try until I watched this, then I bought a Krait mk2 and ran around getting it engineered. Thanks, again!
Glad it helped! Nice work, CMDR!
Attempting to jump into Sol can be quite the adventure; not to mention the welcoming committee once you get in there. 😅
That's the fun!
This was my first time fighting Thargoids, let alone taking on a Titan, and your video was very helpful in getting a few bombing runs in before Cocijo went into meltdown. o7
Glad it helped, and glad you were able to be part of the effort!
Was I too late for the community goal? Only just seen the video
Gonna try my first ever run later today! Thanks for the vid very helpful!
Nice! I just did a tutorial using a new account with no unlocked engineers too! Glory to mankind! I see the same type of comments on hour videos too. Simple no-nonsense examples! Good job on your first titan attack run! Keep the videos coming!
A couple extra tips for getting through the Maelstrom. if you're having a hard time timing it correctly, when you are looking directly at it, and you see the edges of the wave hit the edges of your screen, that's when you're good to start holding down the button. Also, it's good to go in there with Shields, if only to turn them off once you're through the maelstrom. Reason being is because as you can see from this video, when you are hit by the repulsion wave, if you don't have shields you get very VERY hot. You can turn the shields off once youve passed it though.
why won't you use shield?
@RedRanger-b7m they add heat, lots of it. If you want the easiest time with as little harrassment from the goids as possible, it's best to approach the titan with
Yes. Thanks for this. I was able to run the titan solo with a very lightly engineered Krait Mk2. It took about five tries, but it is possible to land a few hits on the core and get the participant award. Felt really out of my depth, and I won't go back anytime soon.
It gets easier every time, trust me.
Did you get a reward? I went to Titan several times and did multiple runs on the core but no reward
O7 and gg, this vid has given me a bit of a boost. Gonna give titan bombing a go tomorrow. Thanks Cmdr.
You should! Good luck, and let me know if you have any questions!
@ thanks for that. I got in and bombed it, died on the way out, twice, lol. Gonna go at it again tomorrow.
Great info. Thanks CMDR o7!
Excellent little guide, to be honest I was kind of lost at first, didn't know what to do after getting there, with this new knowledge I can lend a hand in defeating this thing.
Thanks again CMDR, o7
Awesome! Good luck!
Spot on guide, perfect reminder for me on setup
Glad it helped!
Never thought I'd be excited for AX combat ❤ great tutorial!
Thanks so much! Glad you found it helpful!
Just did this first time yesterday it really sucked first few times (ran into the core as well lol) but you do start to get the hang of it, one thing I did do is shut down some modules to help run cooler like FSD, Cargo Hatch etc, just all non essential not needed for a bombing run you can turn on ones you need when your back in the safe zone to regroup, got down to about 15% and it really helps last few runs had hardly no damage or detection at all :)
Was in Krait Mk2 going to try a Python Mk II today :)
why youre using both roman and arabic numerals baffles me. pick one lol
@@bandarnes Variety is the spice of life ;)
I'll be making my first run at a Titan tonight. Thanks for the tips and content . o7
Good luck! o7
While the shieldless builds are good for engineered ships, I'd highly recommend taking a shield for completely unengineered ones. I saw it help a lot actually with turret and scout fire (which you should avoid either way, but still).
And what I also often find missing is when to purge caustic damage in the cloud. Like, before it contaminates your hull, when the caustic sink bar starts flashing.
But this is a great, not-to-long video showcasing a run! I like!
I went in Krait mk2 with little engineering (Solaris Heatsink) and lots of standard hull reinforcement no shields stay cold and you can pretty much fly around with no one seeing you
@paulmiller6277 if you know how to use it, laser, sinks, silent running, it works of course.
I used a very cold running python mk2 Stealth bomber. Was really fun!
So, I've attempted 3 runs in a Mandalay.... made it to the titan once, got two runs in before I died the third time.
FYI you have to hold down the trigger for the pulsewave neutralizer thingy. 😂
A Mandalay would be tricky as a Titan bomber, methinks. And yes, you need to hold the trigger down for the Pulse Neutralizer. Sorry if that wasn't clear!
It can be done but much easier in a krait 2.
Ahhhh didn’t know to hold it got blasted twice.
Yep. That's partly how I earned two rebuys on update night. I felt like I had to get through the cloud carefully to avoid threats. Gotta gun it to avoid burning up. I earned a cool 2.6M when I got to the core though.
Nice explainer vid. There's a few days left and lots of newbs so it's needed.
finally someone that explains it! thank you!
You bet! Glad I could help!
For me, the moment I reach the titan, every interceptor and turret instantly opens up on me even if there are other NPC ships around
Sound like you're too hot, ideally you'll stay under 20% heat while at the titan.
Also the color of the titan "VEINS" let you know if they're alerted to you
Yup, you're either too hot, or need to wait until it's in green state.
If any of the interceptor get too close as well the titan can see you
Thanks for stopping by for Titanfall livestream!
You bet! Nice job!
There's an app for windows that can swap the colors on your display so you can workaround red/green color blindness. So instead of the Titan having green/red it would be blue/red.
It's called Negative screen. It requires some setup.
Did it, thx, was hard bcs my ship is Unengineered, lol, but worked, tip: with 2 torpedos hits, it starts to vent, so you have time for go dawn (if you slow), also caustic limpet(decontaminate) works, I wasn't fast enough to reach titan and got more corrosion. (4th try did it)
With 2 torpedoes I cannot make it, it doesn't trigger the vent, so I was thinking to add more nanite because I run out of torpedoes.. This worked for you?
@@nitrobossFSD no way, i used like 5 max, lol, , first shot like 3, didn't reach the core, so i return and used like 2 more, make sure you lock on before shot, like the video, i'll go try other run with my unengineered one, and recheck
Confirmed only 2 torpedos worked, i made a video with steam but can't share it, it make many chunks XD, and audio not recorded, any way follow the video but with normal ship.
@@RadsK99 I wasn’t using nanite but normal torpedoes.. thanks a million!
@@nitrobossFSD np, good hunt cmd
Thank you for the video!
You bet!
My boot drive died for the first time the day the servers refreshed. Elite reaches arguably it's biggest climax and I can only hope people don't beat it too quickly 😅
My condolences. Do a quick install on a new drive - you got time!
@Mile13Gaming that's the plan. Waiting on one, so just gotta hope it ain't over by Monday
Trying to get Titan contribution for the FSD rewards has been the most frustrating experience in all my time gaming, and I have given up on it. Edit: After one final attempt with the Dropship, I succeeded and gained some contribution. With nothing left to do, I set course to the Titan's maw, placed four pips into engines, hit the boost toggle, put one final bullet into the chamber, held the gun to my temple, and pulled the trigger.
im do it today on clipper almost no engerining, just for speed, i lose 4 ships but i manage to hit core somehow, i hope its enough for fsd's reward
The problem i was have in it was a lot of npc and titan shoot me, before this things opens, nice guide
Apparently, 78% of the total player base has participated in this fight, I'd never been so proud
I mean... I would if I could find the thing. It doesn't appear for me. 🤷🏻♂️
@sideshowrob5453 if you get close to Earth, it'll show up on space targets
Just got my first successful run in, very rough due to some small mistakes i made, got 1.8 mil and finally learned how to do it properly. 07
Awesome! Nice work, CMDR!
@@Mile13Gaming after smoothing out those mistakes I'm now a billion credits richer since I managed to get top 25% on the community goal. Nice boost in my balance thanks to you
It was cool for a little while but I made way more money defending bases and stations and had more fun with those as well. Got tired of bombing the titan pretty quick since its just a stationary target.
Titan "Co-chi-oh" sounds much more fun than good old "co-see-joh"
"cocky-joe" is another good one.
@@chungisyoung4good Hah, that's a good one
Pronunciation is not my strongpoint. :)
Titan Cocomo.
I think you need to buy the ammo, because the ammo costs a lot more than the weapon itself, my cobra mk5 build has 60k revuy cost but rearming is 120k 3 preengineered missile racks
Do you have to manually Target the heat vents, I am having a lot of trouble doing so, for some reason with some of them the reticule does not appear even at point blank.
I mean I fly directly at it and then at a certain distance a square reticule appears, so I press target, the torpedo locks on, and then I fire, the problem is sometimes it just doesn't appear, I try pressing target but there's nothing to target and since I have momentum I can't do nothing but to move to the next one.
Failed my first attempt to reach the Titan inside the Maelstrom, due to not timing the pulse neutralizer correctly. Didn't die but had to go back to restock caustic sinks. Got a successful run on my second attempt, and then died when going back for another run because the damn thing was alert (I'm also colorblind lol).
I guess it'll always be alert after a successful run and I need to chill for a bit before going back in? Any advice to surviving if I get caught again?
My ship got blown ip three times before I even reached the Titan
same here. It sucks because I'm doing everything right and it still blows me up.
I hate to say this, and sound like a shill, but the Jump-Start Anti-Xeno Krait Mk II that you can buy from FDev is actually really good. You need to swap out the engineering on the Beam Laser from Efficient to Long-Range, but keep Thermal Vent. Many other people say to swap out the Bi-Weave shield generator. But, with the Long-Range/Thermal Vent laser, I didn't have an issue.
Yup I used it with a new account with zero engineers unlocked.
I don't think it's shilly at all, I've just arrived back from 20k LY away, have never fought a single Xeno or experienced any of that content so I was clueless where to even start. I'm also fairly short on time to actually play the game. So FDev gives me a way to skip over quite a lot of grindy stuff and get a headstart on the build I need to take part in this event and all I have to do is line their pockets a bit? I think that's fair, I'm more than happy to contribute to content like this being made. Thanks to that prebuild (plus a small amount of re-engineering) and guides like this I'm on my way to my first bombing run right now.
Thank you. I watched mechan, but its way more detailed and complex. I got to vents yesterday, but wasn't close enough probably and couldn't shoot any. Im new and using unengeneered krait with heat 20, its way slower.
Didn't know you can synthesize heatsinks. How can i do that?
Just go over to the Modules section in the right-hand menu, scroll down to your heatsink launchers, click that, and click "resupply heatsinks". Good luck!
@Mile13Gaming thx!
I think I don't have materials anyways. XD
Was able to bomb Titan in unengeneered krait with crappy modules tho, and it wasn't all that difficult once I understood how and what to do. I can only imagine how much smoother it is in a good engineered ship. Thanks for the guide again!
How you managed to use only one caustic sink launcher and have enough of ammo to go there and back again is beyond me. Me in my Asp Explorer that just wanted to see Cocijo from the close up... well, let's say that trip costed me 10mil of credits on ship redeployment after destructions. In the end I used 2 launchers and still didn't have enough to escape the mass lock.
I just put up with some caustic damage on the way out and compensated with a repair limpet. It was worth it to have two heat sinks. Also, to be fair, quite a bit, I "fast traveled" back to the rescue ship, rather than flying back. And by that, I mean, just purposely went out in a blaze of glory. :)
Did you do this open or solo? Thanks for this! Much appreciated
I've gone in Solo, Open, and Mobius and AXI private groups. Solo is nice for "quiet" runs. The others are more exciting.
I'm getting 2-3 million per run but my community goal contribution says only 9,176 credits earned. Are they different amounts then?
The credits toward the goal don't match 1:1 with the bounty reward you get right away. So you'll have to wait until the CG is complete to find out what you got.
At my first tries I mistakenly took field neutralizer and was quite upset when it didn't work 6 times in a row
I had the right module but didn't realize you need to hold the trigger down. 😂😂
Yup, gotta get the Pulse Neutralizer! I mean, you know that now, so that doesn't help... :)
Explorer needs to master caustic combat for the best long range FSD. Thanks, if I do it.
Go for it!
Destroyed twice, can't afford it again...
How can you get 1/64 nanite torpedo? I can only mount 2 and it's not guardian.. Is there a build for somebody like me that never unlocked any engineers and with krait? Thanks a lot for the video!!❤
well the 1/64 is just that he has 64 torp in the magazine and 1 in the tube he nly has 1 nanite torpedo launcher which you can buy at the rescue ship
LOL - link to Xeno Strike Force page is overloaded :)
Anyone know when and if I will get FSD rewards I did about 260,000 cr bonds. I read somewhere you needed 2m cr bonds
Gankers are swarming the area around rescue ship.
Play in solo or player group to avoid that.
@@HanoverFiste1965 I guess I will. It is a shame though. I thought the game had matured past that sort of thing. It is hard to even defend yourself when the AX weapons are ineffective against player ships. That's one major gaffe I from Frontier.
I did everything perfect until I reached the titan....then I miss pressed something and the whole thargoid nation was on my tail hahaah...I got screwed in seconds lol.
I couldn't even make it to the titan, hull damage killed me and I couldn't synthesize any caustic sinks.
Did you use caustic sinks and boost through the caustic cloud?
@Mile13Gaming I did. The only thing I can think of is that I have an armored power plant, instead of the low emissions one with experimental. Because Marco Qwent is still MIA. So maybe I'm running a bit hot? I also ran out of caustics and the titan definitely hit me with a lot more shut down fields than I was expecting.
Dude inter solar arms regulations say you cannot sell full torpedo tubes.
Now If I can just figure out why my AX Enhanced won't fire and laser and multi cannon still not damaging the core enough.
I'm bound and fire grouped up to high heaven.
I'm hoping my instances aren't bugged and I don't miss out on these FSD's.
Yeah I thought so - definitely bugging out - The pineapple goes in the bung'ole ..... no torus .... no credits ....... Interceptor starts tailing me! That's whilst sitting at 1% heat with the thermal vent lasers. No Pre-eng FSD 4 me.
Sounds like you are using the wrong weapons
So, just to double-check... Are you possibly over what your power plant can handle, and your weapons are thus getting powered down?
can this be done without the caustic sink launcher? I have not unlocked that yet :(
You just need to search Inara to buy one. I found one a couple of systems away last night.
No. But the good news is you don't need to unlock it any more. You can buy Caustic Sink Launchers for credits on the Rescue Megaship Cornwallis
So if you're very much new to the game and don't have access to all these ships, tech and credits, then you're basically locked out of this event?
Or is it possible to get to the core as a newbie somehow?
Trying to decide if I should try or just forget it
Hey. I'm new too. Joined when it all started. What is your budget? I was able to make money for krait on evacs, but there's less pricey bomber ships, and the rebuy cost is not as crazy (almost 5 mil).
I made it to vents despite being a complete noob. But my ship is a complete trash comparing to the one in the video, it's so much harder.
The goal is to stay cold generally.
Min cost for DBS bomber is 17 mil. You can make it in a starter ship, but it's just so much more harder, and being a noobie doesn't help, I can tell you I am not having fun.
I'll share the links for builds if you want.
@maryi685 thanks for the reply. That settles it for me then.
I'm nowhere near those credits and I kind of don't want to ruin the great feeling I have with the game by getting stressed out chasing for it.
After my first day of playing I knew I wanted to support the developers in some way, since I got the base game for dirtcheap on some keyshop.
I looked it up and a pre built krait is available to buy, so it's a perfect match.
I'll go for that.
Again, thanks for the reply, helping me decide!
I've been trying to find Cocijo all week, but it doesn't show up. I've been to Sol. I've been to Earth. It does show on my Nav panel. I've tried on both PS5 and XBox Series X.
Anyone got any idea why?
The console version is forever stuck on legacy mode, you cannot play the live version of the game, they stopped updating console in 2018
@collinkeith5948 That bloody sucks. 😡
@sideshowrob5453 but you can do a one time transfer of your entire progress to PC; after that you'll have a copy of the account on each. Progressing one will no-longer progress the other
@collinkeith5948 Unfortunately, I don't have a PC. Never been a PC gamer.
I knew they'd abandoned Odyssey for console, but I didn't know they'd completely abandoned us. 😠
@sideshowrob5453 hey, merry Christmas. Hope you got a new PC! Although they did stop updating since before the horizon update, not odyssey, there's still plenty to accomplish before transferring progress. Just keep at it, and I'm pretty sure tharigolds fights are on console but not 100% sure
Does anyone know If i can go to Sol without the permit for titan bombing?? It'd kinda suck if i engineered my krait and wasn't able to get into the party haha
Yes. Temporary Sol Permits have been issued to all CMDRs for the duration of the invasion.
Can you do this without any engineering? Also, how do you get out afterwords?
You *can*, it'll just be more difficult. To get out, just fly back the way you came. Or, if you don't mind a rebuy, you can just fight to the death and "quick-travel" back to your starting station.
I managed to follow the vid and do this without any engineering tonight. It's doable. Took multiple tries. Got to the end and all I could think about was the "I GOT A D+!" from Tommy Boy. You just need to live long enough to get the credit reward message as the core retracts.
Just got the reward engines in absolutely un-engineered Diamondback Scout - at second try (first one I screwed hiding from patrol even before starting the attack run). Rebuy cost in case of failure was 440k, gain is engineered engines +20M... The ship was doing pod rescue missions before, and titan sampling.
Just after that, helped other commander - took Cobra MK III and they earned their merits too. Also unengineered ship.
Engineering is overrated ;)
Love it! Engineering saves klutzes like me from rebuying too much. :)
I think I'm gonna make a serious shot tonight. I ran at the titan last night in a Courier just to see what happens and... did not get very far into the cloud.
Can you share your unengineered build? ❤
@@Mile13Gaming
Thanks! I do not think I am some hotshot pilot at all. Literally never did any AX before (apart from running from Thargoids while ferrying passengers), zero PvP experience in Elite, marginal one against NPCs... In all honesty, I was going to regrettably pass those engines - but wanted to see if I can at least see Titan with my own eyes, so tried with... Sidewinder.
Got killed few times, cause I wasn't aware that you need to hold the thargoid pulse disruptor, but also noticed at minimum 3 utility slots is sane, so bought cheapest thing that looked like it should make it (enough utility slots, two mediums for nanine torpedos and Ax missiles)... And it went well. IT was all about reading the environment, hiding, and striking. Was genuinely surprised that for first attack, Titan overheats just after two vents being torpedo'ed.
Cobra was cheapest option for multiple pilots, but the principle was the same. Having second pilot in turret, reading environment, made it even easier, in fact - you're right that this behemoth is confusing up close. Alone, I was struggling to get bearings and directions all the time.
@@nitrobossFSD
Sure (sorry, haven't wrapped my head around the online ship build tools) - for Diamondback Scout:
Hardpoints:
2-whatever Nanite Torpedo launcher
2-whatever (fixed) Ax missile rack
Utilities:
Thargoid Pulse Neutralizer
Caustic Sink Launcher
Another one fi you plan to try getting alive out of the maelstorm after attacking, otherwise heat sinks
Optionally, GECM for easier getting rid of causting rockets, when they spot you and 15 of them shoot those at you ;) Anything other than Pulse Neutralizer and Caustic Sink is really optional.
Core systems:
1A Military Grade Composite
4A Thrusters (got get through caustic cloud as fast as possible)
4A Frame shift drive SCO (irrelevant once you are inside maelstorm)
2A Life support (if I want to keep ship cooler, can disable life support alltogether and still have 25 minutes emergency air)
3A Power distributor (For fastest engine boost charging)
2E Sensors (cause I couldn't be bothered to fly and buy any other, like 2D for less power usage and more range)
4C Fuel Tank
Optional Internal:
2D Module Reinforcement package
Rest filled to the brim with 3D and 1D Hull Reinforcement Packages
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The key thing is to utilize what you have to the best - once in Maelstorm, disable FSD drive, Cargo Rack (of course) and everything you do not want to be using. You can even set all pips to engines and disable power regulator - you can enable it as soon as you see internal titan's cloud charging with repulsor wave (can skip this step if not feeling fast enough with modules enabling/disabling, doesn't matter that much). Around second after it starts going in your direction hit the pulse neutralizer bind (or weapon group), and keep pressing it. Of course, don't forget to drop causting sinks as soon as they are very c lose to being full, until you pass the caustic zone.
Get close to the titan With either everything but thrusters disabled in modules, or on silent running, hide in some spot where you have lookout on vents, then shoot them. Or, most likely, you will see those active on first approach. After 2 vents hit, immediately head to the underside of Titan, and blast it with your rockets. Can even ram the heat core, if you feel like sharing the warm (made me ~500% heat level, still made it out alive...). Tips from video from our distinguished host here :) can apply to smaller ships, too.
Have fun!
I kill interdicting thargoids all the time - it's usually just a stupid cyclops.
If you're responding to what I said about beating the Thargoid interdictions, I meant, has anyone successfully evaded the interdiction completely.
That does answer a question I've had though, which was what kinds of interceptors are interdicting. So it's just Cyclops?
@@Mile13Gaming The vast majority of the time for me it's either been Cyclops, or a small horde of scouts. The first time I was combat capable and interdicted, I decided to turn around and engage the interceptor. Only problem was, this was the first time it was a Medusa, so I quickly turned back around and booked it. So to answer your question, it CAN be other interceptor types.
@@Mile13Gaming I think it's most often cyclops, but there's a small chance of others - or multiple!
Titan "Co-see-ho" 🤓
Close enough :)
oh... another pro tip for those over excited commanders... don't forget to actually sign up for the community goal.... doh! :)
For this one, you actually don't need to sign up - Aegis is automatically tracking any damage done by every CMDR.
Ahh. Oh well, I jumped back beforehand just in case.
Done a few successful runs thanks to your great video! o7
Xenostikeforce bandwidth exceeded. 😢
Looks like it's back now!
To those without a permit somehow here, 07.
They opened the system to all to come save them. soon as the threat is over you will no longer be welcome til you get the permit.
Yup, the permit is lifted while the war is ongoing. Come on in!
"the pulse wont knock you back....." as you're obviously in reverse from being knocked back. Informative video, but whats with the several lies?
Without the pulse neutralizer, the pulse knocks you ALL the way out of the cloud completely. With the neutralizer, it bumps you backward a bit, but nothing that can't be made up in 3-4 seconds.
watching you take splash damage from your own weapons being too close to the core.....
O7
Too complicated, keep getting caustic damage before getting to the Titan
Use caustic sinks to neutralise the caustic damage. When equipped, they have a little progress bar that fill as you take caustic. Once full, eject them using a fire group trigger you assigned to it.
i would help out but u know '' console player '' o7 ...
It's been almost 3 years, we get it, let it go.
Great guide but I’m going to pass on trying it.
Your loss
@@AL_Z-k7fnope no loss and no rebuy either🙂
@@garethde-witt6433 You've missed out on billions of credits. 7 x unique double engineered SCO FSDs and huge amounts of content that we might never see again.
You make so much money doing AX that rebuys are basically free.
So yes, you've lost a lot.
It's a good opportunity to make some of the best money in the game before colonisation is released.