Cmdr M.A.R.S.H.A.L.L. from the Paladin Consortium joins us to give combat and evasion tips and tricks to help deal with the new AI in 2.1
Aired 7th June 2016
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Crew Members
2nd Technician : Chris Forrester : Cmdr Fozza
Head of Entertainments : Chris Jarvis : Cmdr Thane
Chief Bar Steward : Grant Woolcott : Cmdr Psykokow
Head of Health and safety : Ben Moss-Woodwood : Cmdr Eid LeWeiss
Head of Station Archives : Colin Ford : Cmdr PheonixDFire
Show Notes:
- Development News
- Newsletter 127
- Spaceship Bobbleheads
- And with Engineers patch X-Box One Players can get bobbleheads and skins too!
- ED-H Came out on XB1
- Also If you Buy ED-H on XB1 before June 30th you get access to the Cobra Mk IV.
- Due to the Weapons bug FD are reimbursing insurance costs of getting killed…between 2.1 and the fix
- “Due to the recent surge of unsanctioned and illegally modified weapons from the NPC AI over the recent days. The Pilots Federation have agreed to reimburse all insurance payouts made over that period”
- Dangerous Games Wildcard Event has started – This week Mining…
- Main Discussion
- Combat Training with M.A.R.S.H.A.L.L.
- Topics covered
- Interdictions – Pips/targeting
- High Waking
- Mass lock
- Benefits of 4 pips to shields
- Pips to Eng and turning speed
- Loadouts
- Weapons kinetic vs thermal and Wep requirements
- Shield Boosters
- Shield Cell Banks + Heatsinks
- Gimballed vs Fixed
- Point defence
- Combat techniques
- Having an exit strategy
- Situational awareness
- Picking your targets and modules (powerplant crippling/thrusters)
- Flying backwards
- Boost scooping
- Strafing with FA/Off
- Reboot repair
- Escape!
- Pip Management
- Engineers – touch on briefly. http://inara.cz/galaxy-engineers also Tips for Beginners Engineers
- Community Corner
- Coriolis.io gets updated to version 2.0
- ‘Patch notes’
- Now using HTTPS rather than pure http.
- Now includes the Engineers Weapons
- For the next few weeks Cmdr PhoenixDfire will be doing a Top Shift Live stream from 11:00 pm on Fridays playing ED Horizons on the X-Box. Please come along if you are interested in Laughing at my Pathetic efforts with an X-Box Controller. www.twitch.tv\Phoenix_Dfire
- Lego Diamondback Scout
- Coriolis.io gets updated to version 2.0
- Shoutouts
- Lavecon 2016
- Lavecon 2016 – 16/17th July, Sedgebrook Hall Hotel, Northamptonshire, UK
- Lavecon Sponsors
- ED Tracker
- “EDTracker is proud to be sponsoring Lavecon this year; Lavecon and the Elite Dangerous community have been a pivotal part in EDTracker’s success so it seems all the more fitting that we can put something back in for the people who’ve helped get the project off the ground. Toggle that headlook and fly dangerous, commanders!” – http://edtracker.org.uk/
- Old One Productions
- Quality art prints, t-shirts, and chess sets for horror and sci-fi fans https://oldonesproductions.com/
- Lavecon 2016