Yep, Scout with the right passive (30% weapon range), Player Perk "Excessive Force" and Railgun is pretty awesome...as long as you can keep your distance 😀

@@wholesomegamer I never tried the scout, because I'm a long range gunship fanatic. But maybe I should give it a try.

I am using this on a drone ship. I combine it with a flak to help out the drones when at close range.

For me the same, for second weapon I prefer guass. Best combination for big targets. When flying toward fire railgun, when reach 1200 fire guass and if needed rockets.

I found my first rail gun. And it makes enemy encounters almost trivial now because I can pick off most of them before they even reach me. Then I switch to my flak gun for close to mid range combat encounter mop up duty.

Agreed...although I did kill myself with it in CQC more then one time 🙈

Thank you!

Yep, can´t wait for a fresh start! Making this video certainly helped me narrowing down my favorite weapons to hunt for 😀 Thank you for the feedback.

Thank you and I guess we all are 😀

I can second that. Use the eclipse flak to clear drones and soften the targets up, then at 900m switch to eclipse blaster and use the 30% bonus to finish them. With a vindicator the drones will also add to the carnage. The trick is to switch primary weapons regularly to activate the bonus as often as possible.

Glad you liked it!

I´m glad that you like them, thank you!

Interesting - I mean it works well enough against small groups or easy enemies, like in the video. But you will run out of juice very fast, the travel time of the projectiles is long and close up the often misses, like shown. Every other weapon gives you more dps and mostly better power efficiency. That said, the possible build varieties with all Player-Perks, devices, legendary effects, etc. in specialized loadouts is really, really huge - so I can imagine to make it work under the right conditions and I expect to see some crazy builds after release! 😀 And I´m really looking forward to it!

@@wholesomegamer I use the thermo gun because I can't aim well enough to hit shots most of the time. I use it with the flak as well. I'm just wondering, do you think they made the thermo gun better in the full release? I didn't play EA.

Thanks man!

Thank you!

Thank you!

just don´t start to kill yourself with it in CCQ...happened to me here and there 😄

Yep they are, but the shield layer is (with exception of Proto-Scouts for example) rather thin and comes of fast even with an Autocannon...which then eats much faster through armor and hull. But the Blaster has some decent kinetic damage (2:1 ratio energy/kinetic) so it works somewhat fine as a multipurpose weapon for close range.

@@wholesomegamer If i do encounter an enemy with strong armor, Corrosion Injector is one of my favorite Devices. and with Mercy Kill mode, It's common that I spam it back to back. Though I also use it on agile enemies. Basically a "Dodge this!" weapon. (or, as I'd jokingly would've said: "Squirrels that're "high" on coffee.")

In the works, but first I have to finish my playthrough 😶- a Heavy-Fighter comparison can be expected "soon".

Thank you!

Yep - and sniper-builds with the Scout can be super-strong in general, while operating at an incredible range. Once you get swarmed you are in big trouble though 😅

I just saw the Vindicator video - thoughts on Railgun to pick fights and soften things up for your drones before switching to something more scrappy when the enemy runs your gauntlet? Or to give headaches to things that prioritize your drones? It's giving me Ideas...

The 10 archetypes + variants + legendary weapons gives you plenty of things to choose from. I love a powerful Jaeger on my Gunship for high damage and high efficiency.

Glad you like it, thanks for the feedback.

Yeah I never use it that up close...or in general avoid CCQ at all. It´s definitely not the best gun for Striker pilots 😄 - but with my Gunship I decimate whole groups at 2.2km and get rid of pesky armor/anti-missile drones quickly by just firing into their general direction.

Double the hardpoints, double the damage...and double the energy drain 😉 - that´s what the Gunship is all about.

@@wholesomegamer Well, offense is the best defense so i'm gonna go all in with the gunship. looking forward to more vids from you 😁

A niche version of a niche weapon 😄

Yeah, the..."fart in the general direction and die" - cannon :-D

I never rally warmed to the Railgun, because of it´s range and wind up, but it is a strong weapon. If you stay above enemy level (outleveling), then the game get´s easy very quick. Fighting enemies above your level is a whole different story though.

Be careful not to hurt yourself with the Flak in CCQ 😅. Blaster goes really nice with the Striker.

@Wholesome Gamer yeah, i just use the flak for starting the fight from a distance then i switch to my other guns

Yep, on the right side of your cross-hair....should be highlighted at the beginning of each weapon section in the video 😉

ah right, thanks so much!

Thank you. Yes, the game is far better optimized now and recording in the background always impacts performance.

...you might suffer from some Elite Dangerous PTSD my friend...😄

That´s strange, runs flawless on my rig and much better optimized then in EA. Had no crashes or bugs so far, playing for two days straight.

@@wholesomegamer Hey, thanks for answering. Yeah, it's quite strange as I didn't have any issues before full release. I noticed that quite a few people are talking about it in the Steam threads but no one has found a solution yet it seems. Ah well, I'm happy it works for you atleast :) Happy gaming!

I've had no issues

no crashes or problems at all

Did you start over with new save? Or are you continuing the save from EA. If so, it may just be some incompatibility issues with the old/new save files, I think there's even a prompt about possible issue if you try to load an old save.. I was only past the tutorial with my old save, and luckily for me, I have no issues playing with that.

I love the concept and functionality of the gun...if they would adjust it a little bit. The slow projectile travel speed is also an issue in high density combat situations as I recognized lately.

I agree. I absolutely fell in love with Freelancer when it was still around and they killed that game far too soon. I've been looking for a similar game ever since. Everspace feels a lot like Freelancer and that's why I started playing it. Freelancer had multiplayer and I really wish Everspace did too. Freelancer had a lot more in the trading between systems. That's where you made your money - usually by smuggling contraband across high risk areas. It made the game that much more fun. Maybe they'll add multiplayer later in Everspace? One could hope. I'm currently playing via Xbox on the cloud but I'd buy this game in an instant if it was multiplayer. I'm also noticing that this game is far better to play on a PC. The Xbox controls aren't nearly as friendly. I think I may switch to my laptop.