Braben tweeted that Saitek dropped this off at their office:
ED-themed HOTAS?
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Elite Dangerous: Horizons |OT| Just scratching the surface
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Caesar III
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Doesn't look too bad. Will stick with my X52 pro though. If it breaks within the two year warranty I'll switch up again perhaps.
The strafing analog sticks are great
There even is a video of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4urwK7iGhs
The strafing analog sticks are great
There even is a video of it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4urwK7iGhs
Has anyone been to a location recently that had FDL bulkheads in stock? I spent most of yesterday going across the whole bubble looking for it. I used EDDB and all the places (even ones that were just reported within an hour before I got there) did not have it. I hit like 20+ places looking.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
It looks awesome, but I've owned Saitek in the past so I know that the quality of it will be less than impressive. I'm super happy with my full CH setup and I don't see myself changing for many years, because at least this CH HOTAS will last for many years!
SymbiantXenos
Member
ZH. Forever in Turmoil. Although some easy expansions this cycle. Hopefully we don't stretch too thinly.
You can absolutely stand up and look around the bridge... they won't be restricting your head movements.
It's just they don't support it explicitly by having your body move around with you or anything like that, and they don't have interaction beyond your standard KB/M...
So no standing up and pressing buttons to open doors.
That kinda stuff (ship movement and exploration) will be coming in a later expansion.
Have you tried filtering to high tech systems only. They seem to be the best places to look
Doesn't matter, they're always out of stock. I tried again on one of those ED DB sites and got lucky and found one finally. It's so stupid hard to find though.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Eurogamer: Griefers or saviours? The Elite Dangerous players causing a rift in space
A surprisingly awesome article.
did you check Ix (or is it Xi)? They almost always have stuff like that.
Incidentally, any station that sells a ship also sells its bulkhead upgrades so you can just filter by systems that have the FdL in stock and they will by extension have its bulkheads.
A surprisingly awesome article.
did you check Ix (or is it Xi)? They almost always have stuff like that.
Incidentally, any station that sells a ship also sells its bulkhead upgrades so you can just filter by systems that have the FdL in stock and they will by extension have its bulkheads.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Reckheim
Member
newsletter is our
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=bda75e03c9
one thing you may notice is that there actually isnt any new 'news' in it.
http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=bda75e03c9
one thing you may notice is that there actually isnt any new 'news' in it.
MickeyKnox
Member
I'm sure it broke 10 minutes laterBraben tweeted that Saitek dropped this off at their office:
ED-themed HOTAS?
Reckheim
Member
thats ones thing making me not want to buy one of those. Its crazy how often they are defective.
HOTAS X, having a dedicated throttle makes a world of difference.
77 days. Never done an event that's lasted so long in a game. Has been and amazing social event. Frontier need to incorporate events like this somehow. It would be an amazing gaming element.
Now for a few weeks of celebrations.
Congrats.
Felix Lighter
Member
Does anyone else get crashes when in a RES? I get it when bounty hunting and mining and it's been happening since 2.0.
Oh, man, just tried it in the Rift for the first time in a while. Word of warning: If you're one of those people prone to motion sickness, the Asp is a mistake.. lol. Normally the cockpit does a good job of grounding you, but the Asp is so wide open that it doesn't really help that much.
Might have better luck with my other ships when I get back to the bubble, but who knows when the hell that will be.
But man, planetary landings are sooo good.
Frankly, I have no idea how my system is handing it as well as it is.. I didn't turn down any settings from my normal gameplay (maxxed out), and it ran smooth as silk. And even on the planet's surface, it didn't really get that bad. This is on a GTX-680. Not sure what resolution it was trying to run it at, though. It looked a bit rough, but a lot of stuff does on a DK2.. the in-game resolution appeared to be what the desktop mirror was displaying, and even when I increase it, it still rendered pretty jaggy. I wonder if the game automatically drops to playable VR settings based on your spec?
But at any rate, it was damn cool.
Might have better luck with my other ships when I get back to the bubble, but who knows when the hell that will be.
But man, planetary landings are sooo good.
Frankly, I have no idea how my system is handing it as well as it is.. I didn't turn down any settings from my normal gameplay (maxxed out), and it ran smooth as silk. And even on the planet's surface, it didn't really get that bad. This is on a GTX-680. Not sure what resolution it was trying to run it at, though. It looked a bit rough, but a lot of stuff does on a DK2.. the in-game resolution appeared to be what the desktop mirror was displaying, and even when I increase it, it still rendered pretty jaggy. I wonder if the game automatically drops to playable VR settings based on your spec?
But at any rate, it was damn cool.
Oh, man, just tried it in the Rift for the first time in a while. Word of warning: If you're one of those people prone to motion sickness, the Asp is a mistake.. lol. Normally the cockpit does a good job of grounding you, but the Asp is so wide open that it doesn't really help that much.
Might have better luck with my other ships when I get back to the bubble, but who knows when the hell that will be.
But man, planetary landings are sooo good.
Frankly, I have no idea how my system is handing it as well as it is.. I didn't turn down any settings from my normal gameplay (maxxed out), and it ran smooth as silk. And even on the planet's surface, it didn't really get that bad. This is on a GTX-680. Not sure what resolution it was trying to run it at, though. It looked a bit rough, but a lot of stuff does on a DK2.. the in-game resolution appeared to be what the desktop mirror was displaying, and even when I increase it, it still rendered pretty jaggy. I wonder if the game automatically drops to playable VR settings based on your spec?
But at any rate, it was damn cool.
I got to play Elite on an Oculus about a year ago at PAX South. That singlehandedly sold me on VR and Elite. Goddamn it was incredible.
Oh, man, just tried it in the Rift for the first time in a while. Word of warning: If you're one of those people prone to motion sickness, the Asp is a mistake.. lol. Normally the cockpit does a good job of grounding you, but the Asp is so wide open that it doesn't really help that much.
Might have better luck with my other ships when I get back to the bubble, but who knows when the hell that will be.
But man, planetary landings are sooo good.
Frankly, I have no idea how my system is handing it as well as it is.. I didn't turn down any settings from my normal gameplay (maxxed out), and it ran smooth as silk. And even on the planet's surface, it didn't really get that bad. This is on a GTX-680. Not sure what resolution it was trying to run it at, though. It looked a bit rough, but a lot of stuff does on a DK2.. the in-game resolution appeared to be what the desktop mirror was displaying, and even when I increase it, it still rendered pretty jaggy. I wonder if the game automatically drops to playable VR settings based on your spec?
But at any rate, it was damn cool.
It wasn't. It was the asynchronous time warp saving your butt repeatedly.
Cockpit games are probably the best use case for ATW.Felix Lighter
Member
I so desperately want to play in VR. I just need my Rift to ship.
I think I'm going to accomplish the grind this week or next (probably next at this rate) to Elite in combat.
At the time of the post, I'm Deadly 13%, probably close to 14%. Two days ago I was 6%, and this was over a few hours total over those days.
I researched a bit on getting there, and the best way is obviously High Intensity Conflict Zones. There is something to keep in mind though: You get no "points" for anything below Dangerous rank. This means you only want to go after Dangerous, Deadly, and Elite. Obviously the higher ranks of those give you more "points". There are sometimes though that there a lot of ships all below Dangerous. When this happens, take out a ship or two so more have room to spawn (go for Eagle, Imperial Eagle, or the tiny fighter ships you can only play on Arena). I think I can probably reach it next week.
At the time of the post, I'm Deadly 13%, probably close to 14%. Two days ago I was 6%, and this was over a few hours total over those days.
I researched a bit on getting there, and the best way is obviously High Intensity Conflict Zones. There is something to keep in mind though: You get no "points" for anything below Dangerous rank. This means you only want to go after Dangerous, Deadly, and Elite. Obviously the higher ranks of those give you more "points". There are sometimes though that there a lot of ships all below Dangerous. When this happens, take out a ship or two so more have room to spawn (go for Eagle, Imperial Eagle, or the tiny fighter ships you can only play on Arena). I think I can probably reach it next week.
Felix Lighter
Member
I've been really very slowly working through deadly over many weeks. I haven't been focusing on combat, I'm at 44%. The thought of going from 14 - 100% that quickly seems like a nose to the grindstone situation.
Reckheim
Member
Oh, man, just tried it in the Rift for the first time in a while. Word of warning: If you're one of those people prone to motion sickness, the Asp is a mistake.. lol. Normally the cockpit does a good job of grounding you, but the Asp is so wide open that it doesn't really help that much.
Might have better luck with my other ships when I get back to the bubble, but who knows when the hell that will be.
But man, planetary landings are sooo good.
Frankly, I have no idea how my system is handing it as well as it is.. I didn't turn down any settings from my normal gameplay (maxxed out), and it ran smooth as silk. And even on the planet's surface, it didn't really get that bad. This is on a GTX-680. Not sure what resolution it was trying to run it at, though. It looked a bit rough, but a lot of stuff does on a DK2.. the in-game resolution appeared to be what the desktop mirror was displaying, and even when I increase it, it still rendered pretty jaggy. I wonder if the game automatically drops to playable VR settings based on your spec?
But at any rate, it was damn cool.
Damn, I kind of gave up on VR cause of my GTX970 but if what you say is true then I might just jump in.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Man this was fun today, flying in formation over Beagle Point with a whole bunch of commanders:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5EaA1sIm_A
We sure have regularly stressed the game's servers though on this trip, and tonight was no exception. When you put more pilots into an instance than FDev "suggests" you really do start to have strange things happen, LOL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5EaA1sIm_A
We sure have regularly stressed the game's servers though on this trip, and tonight was no exception. When you put more pilots into an instance than FDev "suggests" you really do start to have strange things happen, LOL.
MickeyKnox
Member
Sooo......
Hotas X
Hotas X
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this thing for lateral + vertical thrust.
It's a space ship not a plane! Two sticks or bust!
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
Just a quick question.
For someone completely new that wants to mostly focus on singleplayer activities or PVE sometimes..at this point in time should i start with just the basegame? Is that all i need till i get some experience with the game.
Or is starting with the Horizons addon just that much better of an experience overall that its recommended to start with both if you can?
For someone completely new that wants to mostly focus on singleplayer activities or PVE sometimes..at this point in time should i start with just the basegame? Is that all i need till i get some experience with the game.
Or is starting with the Horizons addon just that much better of an experience overall that its recommended to start with both if you can?
Felix Lighter
Member
Horizon's big addition to the base game right now is planetary landings but there are more updates coming including a new crafting/looting system and multi-crew vessels that are Horizon exclusive. However, in general Elite is not for everyone so just buying the base game, getting a feel and deciding if you want more is probably your best bet.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
I guess I was wondering would any of that (platentary landings for now i guess)be really important to a player starting out or would you recommend waiting abit?
Felix Lighter
Member
Nope, it's definitely something you can pick up later, if you want more. No worries.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
good deal Thx for the reply
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Honestly I'd buy Horizons right from the start. If you buy the base game and then want to buy Horizons it will cost you more overall than simply buying Horizons from the get go, and planetary landings adds a lot of depth and sweet stuff to the game.
Just my $0.02.
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
appreciate the feed back I ended up just investing in the base game for now.
I'll see how things evolve
Plus the planet landings add some diversity at least.
Braben tweeted that Saitek dropped this off at their office:
ED-themed HOTAS?
Disregarding the color, this looks identical to the X-55 except for the thumb button on the stick that now looks more live a POV switch. I wonder if there are any other differences.
It now got a joystick on the throttle, like the one CH uses. Game changer for thruster usage.
Oh sweet, they removed that pointless mouse cursor nipple thing?
Anton Sugar
Member
Crosspost from the SC thread:
...I need a VR headset.
Here's one for the Elite fans in the thread: https://youtu.be/qYfNzhLXYGc?t=195
SteamVR used Elite in their mixed reality launch video. (a few seconds at ~3:17)
Bonus points for using HOTAS.
...I need a VR headset.
| Praxis |
Banned
Anyone know if you need Horizons for VR support or will the base game work fine?
Probably a stupid question, I know. Just want to be prepared for when my Vive gets here.
Probably a stupid question, I know. Just want to be prepared for when my Vive gets here.
Yes. And prepare to get your mind blown by the larger cockpits.
