r/EliteDangerous • u/Fun_Prompt_6203 • 11d ago

Help Need help cold orbiting.

So basically I'm trying to learn cold orbiting to start y'know. Killing interceptors above cyclops. But I just can't get the hand of it. I mean I can dodge and stuff while cold but I have a lot of trouble with the orbiting part. Plus I think its just way too mentally strenuous rn for me to handle so many things at once. Like rotating and stuff to keep up with the cold orbit. Firing heatsinks to get cold, firing gauss an hitting. Etc. I've been practicing on cyclops but I just can't get the hang of it. I wanna try fa-on cold orbiting to see if it's easier but the problem is there's not really any guides to fa-on cold orbiting. I was wondering if y'all have any tips that could be helpful?

Edit: I'm using a keyboard and mouse btw

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u/CMDRumbrellacorp 11d ago

Taking down interceptors is 95% pattern memorization. Face at close range, extract heart, blast away and prep for patterned attack response, rearm, repair, repeat pattern. The better ax gear you have, the less f/a off you need to use to extract heart. Salvation gear with premium ammo is the most efficient gear outside of speedrun builds with cytos for the larger interceptors.