Category: Elite Dangerous

by Para Handy Context: Dav’s Hope is an abandoned mining camp on planet A5 in system Hyades Sector DR-V C2-23 – it is a source of manufactured materials in 10 drop-points around the base...

by TheOriginalB Let’s talk about the Guardian Module Blueprints (now called Guardian Module Blueprint Segments). Perhaps you’re interested in the Guardian FSD booster for extending the jump range of your ship? Or perhaps the Guardian Shield Reinforcement to...

by Ershin The game doesn’t really explain all the planetary stuff super well (or at all), so I made a list of a lot of things I wish I’d either had a tutorial for,...

by cmdr_z Overview This guide provides tactics that will help you avoid death at the hands of black-hat PVP players (henceforth referred to as “gankers”). These tactics are applicable to CMDRs of any rank...

by 4sonicride Table of Contents: What is the “Thargoid Threat” Ship Builds AX Conflict Zones and Galnet Advanced Defense from Eagle Eye Each Section is categorized for newer players and cheaper tactics up to...

by DMJason I had a lot of replies asking for advice about the best way to go about getting all the engineering materials. The answer is a simple sentence (TL;DR at the bottom), but...

Elite Dangerous Weapon Damage Stats List by Truesilver The official stats below come from Open 2.1 on 31st May 2016. No changes have been reported since then. Interpretation FDev = Official figure for ‘raw’ damage:...

Elite Dangerous Fixed Weapons Guide by Cmdr_Truesilver Tired of NPC chaff? Fancy trying a new weapon, like plasma-slug rails? Wanting to boost PvP skills? Or just looking to move up on your personal ED learning...

Elite Dangerous Circle Strafing Guide by Cmdr_Truesilver There has never been a better time in ED to learn how to circle-strafe. The combination of drive mods, lightweight mods and (for smaller ships) enhanced drives make...

Elite Dangerous Engineers Guide by LocNor Greetings! So, some folks that loved my mining guide, and a few have asked that I do one on Engineers. Let’s dive in and answer the question “Do I...

Elite Dangerous Mining Complete Guide by LocNor Welcome to mining! I’m going to assume if you made it to this guide then you’re probably familiar with the basics. In summary, gear up a ship, go...

Elite Dangerous Ship Mining Speeds List by Nazgutek So now that I got some solid numbers down from a previous Mining Laser related post, I now present the Master List of how long every ship,...

Elite Dangerous Newbie Guide by Frobrotha I purchased ED during the sale. So far it has been great. But, while I haven’t yet felt the long term effects and complaints towards this game, I thought...

Elite Dangerous Missions Guide by cold-n-sour Mission Parameters Each mission has several parameters, the most important ones are: Associated with: this is the minor faction that gives te mission. Reward: how much credits you get...

Elite Dangerous Fast Supercruising Guide (Xbox) by echof0xtrot there are 3 distinct ways to travel in E:D — normal speed (m/s), supercruise (anywhere from km/s to hundreds of times “c,” the speed of light) and...

Elite Dangerous Surviving Pirate Interdictions Guide by bka1 I thought I’d write up a guide on what actually does work against piracy and more importantly, murderers. Before I start I have done very little rare...

Elite Dangerous Surviving Pirates Guide by foofad There’s been some negative drama recently over griefers and pirates, so I wanted to put together a short guide for traders and anyone else on things you should...

Elite Dangerous Hunting Pirates in Asteroid Belts Guide by KG_Jedi This guide is for new players, and most of CMDR’s probably already know everything written here Hello, dear pilots. First of all, i want to...

Elite Dangerous Exploration Ship Builds Guide by Kantrh For the new to exploration here’s a basic build for exploration ships. All have Advanced Discovery Scanners and Detailed Surface Scanners so aren’t the cheapest they can...

Elite Dangerous Lucrative Bounty Hunting Guide by Fluentcode The Big Game Bounty Hunter. A moustachioed, pith helmet wearing, elephant gun wielding hunter, braving the wilds of space to bag those trophies that will look best...

Elite Dangerous Plasma Accelerator Guide by Sorahb Well, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about the Fer-de-lance and its oh-so-sexy large hardpoint, as well as the subsequent huge plasma accelerators being strapped on (pun...

Elite Dangerous Missions Guide by Errantthought I’m going to go ahead and put this up before it’s absolutely complete so that those that wish can take advantage of the information I have finished. I’ll keep...

Elite Dangerous Bounty Hunter’s Guide by Kuromimi505 This is aimed at newer players looking to get into effective bounty hunting. “I’m not in the business. I am the business.” There are limited good advancement choices...

Elite Dangerous Trading Ship Upgrading Guide by LiquidCatnip People routinely ask me about at what point they should upgrade their trading ship to the next ship… Here is a rough guide of the metric I...

Elite Dangerous Avocado Farming Guide by AntediluvianEmpire I’ve been almost exclusively mining in Elite: Dangerous. Beginning in Elite, I found a lot of information about mining that just flat out led me astray. An avocado...

Elite Dangerous Getting Rich Guide by toddells There are lots of elite guides out there, but when I started a couple weeks ago, I couldn’t find any guides about how to best spend my time...

Elite Dangerous Galactic Politics Guide by xhrit For those of you wondering what the end game goal is in Elite:Dangerous, I have the answer. You should be aspiring for no less then your own personal...

Elite Dangerous Piracy With Limpets Guide by squishymcpwn Limpets seem to be rather ignored among the community, as far as my 5 seconds of bored reading before deciding that i wanted to write a guide...

Elite Dangerous Viper Loadout and Bounty Hunting Tips by Calistron I wanted to share a few of the things I’ve learned bounty hunting in Elite Dangerous so far, as well as share my viper loadout...

Elite Dangerous Bounty Hunting (And Make Massive Cash) Guide by redcalx Strapped for cash? Don’t know how to bridge the colossal chasm that is the cobra – asp divide? Worry no more, commander. This guide...

Elite Dangerous Get Cobra in a Day Guide by Divzro Thinking there would be a wipe I reset my account last week to see how long it would take to get back to a Cobra....

Elite Dangerous Shield Class and Rating Guide by jdvbelle We tested the effect of a sheild’s class and rating, as well the effect the number of pip’s assigned to SYS has on the shields. We...

Elite Dangerous Spotting Traders, Pirates and Bounty Hunters by Klyka Hey everyone! This is not really an in depth guide but I have been flying around in the Elite Galaxy for a while now and...

Elite Dangerous Basics Guide by weareallhumans Starting ain’t easy, especially if you haven’t had the chance to play the game during alpha-beta-gamma. Read below to get pointers on how to start out with the least...

Elite Dangerous Beginner’s Guide by technophebe Starting Out Controls If you can’t control your ship you can’t do anything else! I’m assuming anyone who’s invested in a joystick knows their way around flight controls, so...