wesleyshark
Banned
Wanted to get a cool shot of the point defense firing but this guy didn't start firing missiles until he was literally right behind me. Fail. But still kinda worth the effort I guess haha
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Elite Dangerous: Horizons |OT| Just scratching the surface
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joecanada
Member
A pulse laser with a multicannon is a pretty good compromise.... Let's you use just laser on small ships and multicannon on the bigger opponents and as you mentioned lets you stay out longer
But you don't shred near as well if you sac one of the cannons.
Winterblink
Member
Next stop: a nebula!
wesleyshark
Banned
Warning: They are awesome from within
Winterblink
Member
wesleyshark
Banned
good stuff!!
I did my first expedition outside of the bubble. The route was Maia -> Betelgeuse -> Witch's Head Nebula -> California Nebula -> Maia. I got 2 million from selling the data. I also discovered one whole system and some stars and planet on other systems. It was fun even though it was mostly jumping and scanning.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Made a video of my trip to the RES site in my new vulture. It's like 9min long so I don't think anyone is really gonna watch it lol.
https://youtu.be/xsjzc-xWnd4
I tried to cut down most of the fights and I ommitted a few but this is all from a 45min session in a Haz RES. Some of the fights are cool but most of them is just a huge gang up on a pair of wanted ships.
The fights don't start until ~1min, and if you wanna skip all the fights and get to the dramatic ending you can skip until 7min.
https://youtu.be/xsjzc-xWnd4
I tried to cut down most of the fights and I ommitted a few but this is all from a 45min session in a Haz RES. Some of the fights are cool but most of them is just a huge gang up on a pair of wanted ships.
The fights don't start until ~1min, and if you wanna skip all the fights and get to the dramatic ending you can skip until 7min.
Th3BranMan92
Member
Thinking of buying an Xbox One just to play this gem as well as mods for bethesda games. PC is out of the question at the moment.
I play on an alienware alpha. They're pretty affordable. I have the cheapest tier available, added 4 gb more RAM and I can play most games just fine.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Well the vulture was fun, but now I'm back in my imp courier. It's not as outrageously powerful and it's not as tanky but man I just feel way more comfortable flying this thing.
wesleyshark
Banned
Runs really well on the Xbox One. Obviously not PC levels but as someone who doesn't own a gaming PC, I'm quite happy with how Elite performs and plays.
Now that you bring it up, I wonder if there's any chance that Frontier will crank up the game for the XBox Scorpio a bit. Should be more than possible. But there's no word on that, is there?
Apparently inhabited planets have satellites in orbit. Encoded Emissions signal source. Picture via CMDR Viajero on reddit. Speaking of satellites/probes, new guys might not be aware that both Voyagers are in the game.
Mid October as far as we know.
Mid October as far as we know.
wesleyshark
Banned
Wasn't aware both Voyagers are in game. That's fantastic.
Ok, so I took a mission to get some stuff, went to the system, scanned the nav beacon, then I got additional info being a planet. I'm guessing I have to scan the surface of that planet? I went down, found some signal sources, landed in one of those spheres on the map, and drove around following the sonar. I found a rock and a restricted site that had something that wasn't what I was looking for.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
I would recommend you find out how to find them but save the surprise of actually seeing them/interacting them for yourself. Don't youtube it. Once you see one of them, you don't really need to see the other though IMO.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
There is a band of unscoopable dwarf stars all throughout the galaxy just a bit beneath the galactic plane, I think from about -10 to like -40 or so? When traveling always avoid this region as it makes scooping problematic. Sounds like you might be in it.
No kidding? Ive never seen one of these, I might have to drop into some Encoded Emission USSs tonight around inhabited ELWs to see one up close. I spent a few hours this weekend grinding Empire rank, I should be able to get my Courier tonight! Hopefully I can get the FSD modded to grade 5 and install enhanced 3A thrusters tonight too, I want to see just how good an explorer I can build out of the Courier .
wesleyshark
Banned
Cheers. I definitely want to do this.
Ragnar Blackmane
Member
You can easily buy a PC that can play the game at good settings (better than the XB1) at a very cheap price, the game is incredibly well optimized. If I can run it almost fully maxed out on a 960m and a 3.1 GHz I7 CPU at 45 FPS on a Laptop that should hardly be a problem.
Better than wasting that money on an XB1 when all its games end up on PC anyway nowadays.
Coriolis shows the Anaconda as 141 million, how do I find out which stations have a discount? Coriolis is such a slick tool.
https://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda...75d0303v6.Iw18ZlA=.Aw18ZlA=?bn=Anaconda Build
https://coriolis.io/outfit/anaconda...75d0303v6.Iw18ZlA=.Aw18ZlA=?bn=Anaconda Build
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
The best places to buy ships or modules is in Sirius space, a system like Diaguandri for example. You get 15% off all ship and module prices in Sirius systems. That makes huge difference with something like an Anaconda, the problem becomes finding systems that have what you are looking for available (modules especially). If you have the permit for it, Jameson Memorial in Shinrarta Dezra has 10% off everything, BUT they also HAVE everything, all ships and modules in the game are available there for said 10% off.
Haha awesome, thanks. Gimme a new version now.
How do I go about getting a permit?
Search eddb or inara for Sirius Corporation stations etc. They'll give you one after enough rep.
Anton Sugar
Member
Starting to get into that Engineer grind.
There is something somewhat satisfying and relaxing about scouring a planet, blasting rocks, and collecting resources to pop into the ol slot machine.
I've never really done much surface exploration. How can do you scan/find points of interest/materials when in orbital flight? Do you have to "discover" a planet first? I forgot to scan the nav beacon of this system, so everything was unexplored and I assume that's why I didn't detect any POI. Instead, I just went to the surface and used my SRV's scanner to find resources, but I know I missed out on POI detection and all that.
There is something somewhat satisfying and relaxing about scouring a planet, blasting rocks, and collecting resources to pop into the ol slot machine.
I've never really done much surface exploration. How can do you scan/find points of interest/materials when in orbital flight? Do you have to "discover" a planet first? I forgot to scan the nav beacon of this system, so everything was unexplored and I assume that's why I didn't detect any POI. Instead, I just went to the surface and used my SRV's scanner to find resources, but I know I missed out on POI detection and all that.
Turns out that's exactly what it was, thanks.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Hehe found a system with two Fed factions at war. Able to do CZ missions on both sides lol.
Also was like F it, and picked up a dropship until I unlock the FAS. Got it and was fitting it but the jump Lange was 6Ly and no upgrade in the system. So I figure I can jump and buy one...... Nope closest systems are uninhabited and system with an upgrade is 12 LY away. Welp, back to the Vulture.
Also was like F it, and picked up a dropship until I unlock the FAS. Got it and was fitting it but the jump Lange was 6Ly and no upgrade in the system. So I figure I can jump and buy one...... Nope closest systems are uninhabited and system with an upgrade is 12 LY away. Welp, back to the Vulture.
SpongeBob NoPants
Member
Maybe I'm missing the point but you do realise that there's a link to one in the the top-right of the launcher screen, right?
I'm talking an old school hard copy. 80s style.
Wow the Power Plant and Thrusters cost nearly as much as the ship.
https://coriolis.io/outfit/federal_...044a5i2b292727.Iw18cQ==.Aw18cQ==?bn=FAS Build
Will do.
https://coriolis.io/outfit/federal_...044a5i2b292727.Iw18cQ==.Aw18cQ==?bn=FAS Build
Will do.
MrChowderClams
Member
Any tips on plotting courses near the core? I'm about 2k light years out and my PC is struggling to calculate a route. I've tried the maths approach outlined on the ED forums but it didn't really help at all 
Is there anything else I can do to speed things up? At the moment it takes just shy of 30m to plot a route.
Is there anything else I can do to speed things up? At the moment it takes just shy of 30m to plot a route.
Any tips on plotting courses near the core? I'm about 2k light years out and my PC is struggling to calculate a route. I've tried the maths approach outlined on the ED forums but it didn't really help at all
Is there anything else I can do to speed things up? At the moment it takes just shy of 30m to plot a route.
WOW
joecanada
Member
Any tips on plotting courses near the core? I'm about 2k light years out and my PC is struggling to calculate a route. I've tried the maths approach outlined on the ED forums but it didn't really help at all
Is there anything else I can do to speed things up? At the moment it takes just shy of 30m to plot a route.
Is there a video associated with that write up ? because I know I have seen a youtube video with a guy explaining how to get the computer to calculate almost instantly, maybe check it out... later I will check my youtube history if its still on my phone.
^You'll have to be more specific as to what mission it was. If it was something like blueprint recovery, you don't actually have to land on the planet. You orbit the planet until you find a mission related signal. You go to that location and scoop up the blueprints. All in space.
Sometimes when you come across a degraded emissions signal there's a private data beacon attached to a bit of wreckage. How do you get at it? Do you need a limpet?
Sometimes when you come across a degraded emissions signal there's a private data beacon attached to a bit of wreckage. How do you get at it? Do you need a limpet?
Anyone?
Did your mission have the horizons/ground icon indicating you'd need to land? What type of mission is it and what are you looking for?
You just select it and scan it via your normal ship scanners.
nice - thanks for the breakdown!
Thanks! Before I saw this, I gave up and returned to space, then I came across the mission beacon by chance. It was to recover some antiques.
I'm guessing it did not. I'm assuming you're talking about in the navigation tab? How does that icon look?
wesleyshark
Banned
Just can't get enough shots of the Cutter fuelscoop haha. So good.
Caesar III
Member
You get a Shinrarta Dezhra permit from Sirius? Really? Thought this is only through Elite Rank?
haha had this yesterday. Jumped to Yuri for its engineer just to find out there is no station with large landing pad. Took the first best system with a station and bought myself a Vulture just to realize I cannot jump out there due to low FSD sold there. 40minutes wasted...
Dito. What I'm really interested in is if I can use the small agile ship to pew pew at big guys and my Anaconda is used as a mobile collector limpet factory to gather all mats haha
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Those aren’t the fuel scoop, they are the heat dissipaters. You can prove this by removing the fuel scoop module altogether and then flying close to a star, you’ll see them pop out everytime the ship gets hot whether or not you have a fuel scoop even installed.
The Cutter does have gorgeous heat dissipaters though, all of the Imperial ships look awesome when they run hot. The Ananconda has huge vents which open up topside similar to the Cobras. The Asp has vents along it’s top ridge and a few smaller ones on the sides, pretty blah in comparison. I should check out all of my ships close to stars, come to think of it I have no idea what a couple of my ships heat dissipaters even look like….
This is correct, access to Shinrarta is granted when you get at least one rank in Elite. I got mine after getting Elite in exploration.
Thanks!
Thanks for this tip! I'm one Sothis run from an Anaconda and insurance.