[Elite: Dangerous] Meta Engineering Guide (with memes)

Engineering costs have been slashed. Material payouts have been boosted tenfold. There has never been a better time to get into Engineering in Elite Dangerous.

Whether you've never engineered a module in your life, or just need to brush up on your knowledge of what's considered "meta" these days, then this video is for you. I somehow managed to cram everything you need to know in under 9 minutes, a rare feat for an Elite Dangerous tutorial video.

0:00 Intro
0:26 Core Internals
3:13 Optional Internals
5:55 Utility Mounts
7:53 Hardpoints
8:33 Conclusion

Songs used (in order):
Toby Fox, DELTARUNE OST - Giga Size
Toby Fox, DELTARUNE OST - The Chase
Toby Fox, DELTARUNE OST - Smart Race
Toby Fox, DELTARUNE OST - Pandora Palace
...look, I grabbed the first thing in my music folder and threw it in as a placeholder and then proceeded to listen to it on repeat for two hours as I edited... and it stuck. Don't judge me.

Numerous veteran CMDRs theorycrafted and approved the following builds for use by anyone. Use these as a general guideline, while you fall down the rabbit hole that is engineering:

First, some of my own fleet:

DBX Exobio-focused Explorer:
(Extremely finely tuned, flies the neutron highway at 5,000ly/hr)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvhi

The Throngler:
(built as a joke, started a cult)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvhj

The Vomit Comet:
(it's basically a taxi these days)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvhl

Mat Grinder Phantom:
(the flak cannons are for crystal shard sites)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvhm

Some of the community's creations:

Python Miner:
(it mines stuff)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvbu

Cobra Trader (44t):
(beginner trader)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvbG

Type-6 Trader (96t):
(intermediate trader)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvbt

Type-7 Trader (256t):
(intermediate trader)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvbf

Type-9 Trader (624t):
(advanced trader)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvb1

Meta 6-booster 5pa FDL:
(build this if you want to learn PvP)
https://s.orbis.zone/qvaU

Meta Python Mk. II:
(build this if you want to learn ganking)
https://s.orbis.zone/qtAz

This list is incomplete, I just wanted to get the video up. More ships will be added, changes will be made. Check back later.