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Elite Dangerous: Horizons |OT| Just scratching the surface
- Thread starter Anton Sugar
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Banned
So it seems I'm probably locked out. Trying to log in and it won't take my password. I reset my password and it still won't take the new password. I'm at a loss. The website takes them but the game launcher won't.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I hope coriolis updates soon, I want to plan a freighter with ship launched fighters.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
The sad fact is that the risk is only one sided though. There are zero meaningful crime and punishment mechanics in the game currently, griefers are completely free and open to kill innocents on sight with no fear at all of any negative consequences to their gaming. The victims assume all of the risk and consequences while the griefers take on none. Until that imbalance changes I will stay squarely in private groups like Mobius and Fleetcom, let the griefers have open to themselves IMHO.
I have to strongly disagree with you there Dr, patch 2.2 is one of the best and most packed updates theyve done so far IMHO. Lots of QoL improvements, fighters, passenger missions and gameplay, a new passenger ship, some improvements to other ships, geysers and other surface features, ship transfers, fantastic surface maps in system view, its really a very large list and almost all of it is pretty cool. Im genuinely excited for 2.2 in all honesty.
In the post right above yours, although much of that requries Horizons.
But it's pretty much limited to "more things to find on planet surfaces". The recent additions that are at least nice-to-have's for explorers, on top of my head, are bookmarks, all the planetary features added now in 2.2, (although some seem to be potetntially pretty rare), jump bonuses for white dwarfs and neutron stars and potential to upgrade FSDs up to about 50-60ly with the engineer grind (on exploration equipped ships).
In the post right above yours, although much of that requries Horizons.
But it's pretty much limited to "more things to find on planet surfaces". The recent additions that are at least nice-to-have's for explorers, on top of my head, are bookmarks, all the planetary features added now in 2.2, (although some seem to be potetntially pretty rare), jump bonuses for white dwarfs and neutron stars and potential to upgrade FSDs up to about 50-60ly with the engineer grind (on exploration equipped ships).
What part does require Horizons? Before all the surface maps in system view were just empty wireframes with a few POIs. I'm guessing that's what changed.
Anton Sugar
Member
Passenger missions can be a plus for explorers. At least now you can earn 30-40m extra for taking someone to Sag A. There are 8-10m credit missions to take people to Jacque, certain nebulae, etc.
Everything on the planet surface.
Anton Sugar
Member
Yeah, I just got kicked out. Was fine for the last few hours.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Honestly, no, not directly. A lot of quality of life general features have benefitted us explorers (as well as every player), but weve not had any direct new game mechanic content aimed at us at all, no. Surface landings are nice for explorers but there isnt any content there FOR us, but 2.2 does change that somewhat what with geysers added now (still just eye candy though, nothing to do with them). Passenger missions added today with 2.2 is, to be quite honest, the first real exploration specific game mechanic added to the game since day fucking ONE. Also, the starburst mechanic of charging our FSDs via neutron stars, also added today with 2.2, is mostly an exploration mechanic as well.
Explorers have largely been ignored by Frontier, but that trend does seem to be changing lately. FINALLY.
Eh, what a shame. Ill go home and update and try to play, but if I cant then Ill just be forced to play some more Civilization 6 instead. Woe is me!!!!!]/i]
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
All the A L I E N S
RadioactiveLobster
Member
So that wasn't all that hard at all. Mystery solved.
GroundCombo
Member
First happy space tourists served. I splurged on a Beluga with the best FSD, which took about 160M (from a 185M wallet, ouch), and upgraded the range to level 5. Then I took a bunch of guys to a quadruple-star Kevin Costner waterworld. I feel like Frank Drebin in the Beluga, always scraping some part of the ship against the station when I arrive. But it does have a huge fuel tank.
The tourist beacons and passenger missions really feel like a nice exploration upgrade. I'm much more interested in going far away when there are some interesting destinations and actual purpose to it. Of course first I'll have to grind local space taxi missions to get to the good stuff, but that's nothing new.
The new jump effects are nice and shiny too.
The tourist beacons and passenger missions really feel like a nice exploration upgrade. I'm much more interested in going far away when there are some interesting destinations and actual purpose to it. Of course first I'll have to grind local space taxi missions to get to the good stuff, but that's nothing new.
The new jump effects are nice and shiny too.
Reckheim
Member
Whats the jump range like?
All this elite talk is making me want to drop BF1 for a bit and try this out.
Anton Sugar
Member
Heads up! The NeoGAF faction in Apam Napat is currently in a "War" state. Don't see any Conflict Zones around, though...
Joseph Merrick
Member
just fried my first npc fas, that interdicted my weaponless anaconda, with a fighter. the system works! :drool
GroundCombo
Member
A bit over 30ly with the engineer upgrade. There's some wiggle room with a more optimized loadout.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
In terms of content, passenger missions are pretty much it and for me they're completely uninteresting. Can't get excited about the added surface features/details and maps that have no gameplay associated with them. QoL features are nice of course but I'd like a reason to play. It's packed full of line items in patch notes but how much of that involves new gameplay that's actually worth your time?
You could actually try and answer your questions yourself by actually playing?
Anton Sugar
Member
I don't know if they'll have staying power, but I'm enjoying the passenger missions. I know it's really little more than cargo transport but the nuance some of them require makes you be creative and change your playstyle.
If NPCs become more persistent, it would be even better. I'd like to get messages from people I've helped out asking for favors or missions. Would be even better if they would recognize you if you were ever flying around the system and helped you out, offered escort, backed you up, etc. That level of persistence is of course something FD is Looking Into©.
If NPCs become more persistent, it would be even better. I'd like to get messages from people I've helped out asking for favors or missions. Would be even better if they would recognize you if you were ever flying around the system and helped you out, offered escort, backed you up, etc. That level of persistence is of course something FD is Looking Into©.
Lol. I played the beta. Was more of a rhetorical question.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Oh man I just realized ship transfer is in! I am totally gonna start a queue to transfer my courier while i make dinner!
The Cowboy
Member
Was the Elite Dangerous 2.x watermark always on the screen before the patch?, i don't remember it being there and its dam annoying having it during gameplay.
Anyway to remove it?.
Edit.
Nevermind.
Elite forums support.
Anyway to remove it?.
Edit.
Nevermind.
Elite forums support.
Caesar III
Member
Bought one as well. I'm thinking about selling the Anaconda now. Need to do the FSD upgrade yet though.
But goddamn, I always get stuck in the slot with the back-wings
With this ship the VR setup does not help as it does in an Anaconda Anton Sugar
Member
If you check the ED subreddit, people are posting locations where Belugas are on sale at a discount.
Caesar III
Member
btw, over 2,4 mill to transfer my Conda for about 40LY
...and he was never heard from again.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
I need good ideas for a medium ship to build into a passenger / ship launching hybrid.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
Well, you have two options.
Federal Gunship or Keelback.
They are the only two that can have both SLF and land on medium pads.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
Ooooh I've never flown a keelback, that could be interesting.
What's happening there?
Anton Sugar
Member
Look at the Anaconda in the distance... that's his hired-hand NPC crew member damn near splattering it across the landscape.
Bought a Beluga, couldn't help it.. hehe. Definitely got a fat ass.. seems like it doesn't maneuver that well compared to the combat ships I've been driving lately, but it's probably more nimble than its size would lead you to believe. It's not fully kitted yet, but a quick look at the missions shows several I could do worth a few million apiece that wouldn't take but a couple jumps to complete. Which I'll get to tomorrow, I'm tired. It's a pretty ship, though.
That's your fault for letting Tom Cruise pilot your ship lol. That looked slick though. I'm really loving the fighter add on. So nimble, so fun, so deadly.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
What's happening is my NPC pilot almost flew my Conda into the ground before pulling up and scorching the ground with the exhaust in an attempt to gain altitude.
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
When I powered up today after installing 2.2, I was met with this:
Somehow an SRV was floating outside my ship. My SRV was still there. I also couldn't launch because it said my cargo scoop was out... (it wasn't) had to restart the game.
Somehow an SRV was floating outside my ship. My SRV was still there. I also couldn't launch because it said my cargo scoop was out... (it wasn't) had to restart the game.
ChoklitReign
Member
13 GB...Is it downloading the whole game again or is the update almost twice as large as the base game? My speed is so bad...
RadioactiveLobster
Member
STEAM version?
If so it's downloading both the 32bit and 64 bit versions.
It'll be nice once they ditch 32bit for good.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
It's just replacing a ton of files or something, after the patch my elite folder was only 1.5 gigs bigger or something.