So how much of a pain is it to get a good AX weapon build

[Dead Baron]

I mostly spent my time exploring when I played. The engineer grind was tedious and I never bothered with anti xeno weapons.

Never saw the point, in the original Elites you didn't need AX weapons.

Debating returning but then I remember how tedious the grind was to get anything done. Screw wasting real money on a prebuilt

[spam]

I think it has gotten a lot better, there are a lot of good AX weapons that you can just outright purchase.

[Reggit]

AX-Multicannons;
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Enhanced_AX_Multi-cannon
and AX-Missile Racks;
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Enhanced_AX_Missile_Rack
...are both available, for credits, at your local Rescue Megaship.

Apart from that - all you need is lots of hull reinforcement (HRP - available all over the place)
A ship that runs cold and fast is also very useful.
Engineering will make this equipment even better, but for the smaller targets, it isn't essential.
Right now, with the recent events in Sol - it is also quite easy to find other Cmdr's to team up with, and this can make things significantly easier.
If you want to help but combat seems a little hard, you can also help evacuate refugees and won't need weapons at all.

These tips won't make you into the ultimate Thargoid killing machine - but they should be enough to get you started if you decide to give it a try.
Hope to see you in the AX zones Cmdr! o7

[Citizen Sloth]

By the time you acquire what you need the event may be over.

[MrSoul]

Interceptors? Gonna want watch some vids on how its done very least, bit of engineering beyond the norm(tho, really...they have many ways of making even a fully engineered ship mean nothing at times), and probably get the guardian grind done to unlock very least gauss.

Scouts? Go get something like a Chieftain, or even a vulture, hit up a rescue ship and toss some of the new auto cannons on er', and have fun. Just watch out for the big boys. Side benefit, cheaper rebuy while getting hang of it too with a lowkey ship. And remember, every kill counts, from scouts to hydras. So like ya, don't pay as well, but once get hang of em' they are a "consistent paycheque" if get what I'm throwing down.

Ground settlements under attack are good "training wheels" instances too(for example, prob just go farm some scouts, maybe a cyclops or two here: Camp Donalds, in Wolf 359 tonight once my AX ship arrives here), the interceptors in atmo don't have ze fishes, so worst gonna really worry about is when they pop their shutdown wave.

Oh and caustic heatsinks, they're very useful, even one. Bout extent of my knowledge after year or so of AXing it up with next to zero experience other than the nightmare that Sosong was for me before the war started. I've contributed to about two hydra kills, and I'm one of those madmen in a fully engineered Anaconda(or at least, most time I've put into AX fights has been with her), so like I'm not expert lol or meta pro, just yeah, I don't feel like struggle with it, and when don't feel like effort of dancing with interceptors, found just quickly kitting out a ship to hunt scouts is always a good time in lieu.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by Citizen Sloth:

By the time you acquire what you need the event may be over.

Unless, like I did with my alts, the OP just buys the required weapons from the rescue megaships.

The game changes over time. This was one of the changes introduced early in the Thargoid war (2 years ago?) so people didn't have to engineer weapons to join in.

The myth about the old ways being the only way persists though.

[HashSlingingSlasher]

im flying around a chieftain with 3AX multi cannons on it with 3 efficiency heat burn off beam lasers to cut down on using as many heatsinks. its been a blast for my first endeavor into AX fighting! made about 200 mill tonight.

[Sighman]

Originally posted by HashSlingingSlasher:

im flying around a chieftain with 3AX multi cannons on it with 3 efficiency heat burn off beam lasers to cut down on using as many heatsinks. its been a blast for my first endeavor into AX fighting! made about 200 mill tonight.

If you can get a group of 2-4 together in a PG at a ground port CZ you can make an absolute fortune.

[HashSlingingSlasher]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by HashSlingingSlasher:

im flying around a chieftain with 3AX multi cannons on it with 3 efficiency heat burn off beam lasers to cut down on using as many heatsinks. its been a blast for my first endeavor into AX fighting! made about 200 mill tonight.

If you can get a group of 2-4 together in a PG at a ground port CZ you can make an absolute fortune.

oooo that does sound like fun! me and two buddies were trying to defend Galileo! got ruined when 3 hydras showed up lol

[Sighman]

Originally posted by HashSlingingSlasher:

Originally posted by Sighman:

If you can get a group of 2-4 together in a PG at a ground port CZ you can make an absolute fortune.

oooo that does sound like fun! me and two buddies were trying to defend Galileo! got ruined when 3 hydras showed up lol

yes, the hydras show when the CZ ends. You've won at that point, and can reinstance if you don't want to fight the Big Bad.

[HashSlingingSlasher]

Originally posted by Sighman:

Originally posted by HashSlingingSlasher:

oooo that does sound like fun! me and two buddies were trying to defend Galileo! got ruined when 3 hydras showed up lol

yes, the hydras show when the CZ ends. You've won at that point, and can reinstance if you don't want to fight the Big Bad.

yea i finally called it quits when my buddy couldn't get out of the mail slot without immediately dying lol. i ended up getting my thrusters taken out going to the station and ran into the station and died lol

[atom heart]

Originally posted by Sighman:

yes, the hydras show when the CZ ends. You've won at that point, and can reinstance if you don't want to fight the Big Bad.

Yet another Sighman gem on the nose. I didn't know that and the fight just became a matter of time...

[psycho_smoka_420]

INARA.CZ IS YOUR FRIEND. in the words of a wise friend to me when i first suited up. learn how to use it and depending on your ship build, engineering, and jump range still shouldnt be a hasslr even though cociju has wiped out all byt a few rescue ships that carry them. inara.cz youll never hafta ask anyone where can i get this module again. very helpfull on oddysey...not so much E.D. AND E.D.HORIZONS

[psycho_smoka_420]

CONSOLE VERSIONS...NOT ALWAYS CORRECT..

[psycho_smoka_420]

wanna make some real money go to defend the planetary ports, still get all the big boys without the swarm to wipe u out immediately land at the damaged port get 20 missions u think u can do and get really good at landing your own hip without auto dock b.s. crutch

[psycho_smoka_420]

land repair hydra comes out cold start it back to the home screen then back . wash rinse repeat till your hearts content or the thargs leave... then go buy a carrier