

If you'd like to destroy a Thargoid ship of your own, Elite: Dangerous is available for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One systems. To be clear, the task isn't without danger: One Elite player managed to destroy another cyclops only for their ship to be destroyed from the shockwave. The trick is to make use of anti-xeno missiles which were released in-game only a few days ago, as seen in many other YouTube videos pouring in. In the twenty-minute recording, you can watch how the SDC knocks off its petals until a vulnerable heart is exposed. The Thargoid craft - referred to as a cyclops - can be destroyed by disassembling it over time. These days, Elite Dangerous ever-expanding feature set boasts rover-based planetary exploration, intense dogfights, alien threats, opportunities for trading, and more. Thankfully, SDC was recording the battle, which acts as both proof and a handy tutorial on destroying the ship. Chamberlain recently told Polygon that SDC killed the Thargoid vessel in advance of other Elite players by at least two hours. Elite Dangerous has, in the past, boasted a considerable amount of freedom in the game, allowing players to explore planets via land vehicles, make contact with aliens, and more.Even then, at one. The first kill recognition goes to Joshua "Harry Potter" Chamberlain and his clan, the Smiling Dog Crew clan (SDC). several games in David Brabens Elite series, including Elite Dangerous. This alien race of warlike insects first appeared in the original Elite games, and have quickly become one of the strangest features of the popular space sim.Īnd after all this hype, Elite's players finally managed to blow some up. Frontier Developments is a British video game developer founded by David Braben in January.

The Thargoids of Elite: Dangerous are still mysterious, but they aren't invulnerable.Įarlier this year - after various hints, mysterious sightings, and investigations of bizarre artifacts - the Thargoids officially made their return to the Elite: Dangerous universe.
