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Elite Dangerous: Horizons |OT| Just scratching the surface
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wesleyshark
Banned
Nice! I've seen clippers but no cutters yet.
Not Spaceghost
Spaceghost
There is an official ED hotas coming out in September that i am waiting for.
Oh wow I was gonna pick up a t flight but I might hold out for this just because of all the hats it has. For 130 this looks like a really solid step up with out being really expensive. Shame about the linear throttle though lol.
My main issue with the t flight hotas x is that it only has the one hat on the stick which looks like you're gonna have to get creative to bind lateral thrusts and PIPs to and it doesn't really have all the buttons for comfortable UI control and kinda makes you have to put functions like landing gear, cargo scoop and FSD on the keyboard.
soundscream
Member
When you hit 31 days I will shame you.
Reckheim
Member
Alright, finished Deus Ex, so it's back to Elite for me. At least until Forza Horizon 3.
Whoaw, that was quick, i'll start tonight. Was it any good?
]Alright, finished Deus Ex[/B], so it's back to Elite for me. At least until Forza Horizon 3.
Thoughts? Can one finish the game 100% non-lethal/stealth?
wesleyshark
Banned
202k bounty on one Anaconda. Mmmmmyes
This is off-topic, but yes it was very good. It's more of the same. They maybe could have done a bit more with the formula and the ending was a little unsatisfying. The story just ended with too many loose ends and some clear sequel teasing. The Breach mode is dumb though.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Hi guys. I'm pleased to report that I was able to find whatever that material was that I couldn't find last week.
That said, feeling like I have to start over with every engineer I unlock feels kinda wasteful. I have a lot of certain resources to burn....but some resources are in a bit of shot supply to just have to throw them away to level engineers to the desired rank. I'm glad to hear commodity storage is coming at some point. It really hampers certain upgrades for small ships. Especially given how hard it is to find certain commodities that aren't available for purchase from markets. I have only seen Phraseodynium once in life. lol
That said, feeling like I have to start over with every engineer I unlock feels kinda wasteful. I have a lot of certain resources to burn....but some resources are in a bit of shot supply to just have to throw them away to level engineers to the desired rank. I'm glad to hear commodity storage is coming at some point. It really hampers certain upgrades for small ships. Especially given how hard it is to find certain commodities that aren't available for purchase from markets. I have only seen Phraseodynium once in life. lol
Reckheim
Member
Try using the website below next time you are looking for commodities. Saves a lot of time and sanity.
http://elitetradingtool.co.uk/
Edit: You're right. Phraseodynium is pretty much non existent lol.
No.
If you really want to make the switch, I would suggest asking the support if they could do something like this. Worth a try.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Yea I've been using the trading tools for as many of the commodities as can be actually bought from a market, but many of them (like Phraseodynium) appear to only be acquired from mission rewards. The problem, of course, is that most missions offer nothing but cash rewards in the first place, and fewer still offer any material or commodity worth doing the mission to get.
Like, I don't mind flying 400LY to get a hull full of some hard-to-find material. I have Netflix playing on another window, so the journey is fine. I *do* mind when a material is gated with no even semi-reliable way of acquiring it specifically. At least with ground materials I can look at the system maps and see the makeup of places I can land on. The RNG from the mission board as it pertains specifically to these materials is not enjoyable at all.
Veritigo_X
Member
That HOTAS looks nice. Might have to pick that up when it comes out.
As an aside, I saw this video posted in a SC thread about using twin sticks over HOTAS and it seemed pretty interesting. Has anyone tried this with Elite or would it not really benefit from it? I've never really struggled with a HOTAS like the guy in the video did, but I'm always open to trying new control options.
As an aside, I saw this video posted in a SC thread about using twin sticks over HOTAS and it seemed pretty interesting. Has anyone tried this with Elite or would it not really benefit from it? I've never really struggled with a HOTAS like the guy in the video did, but I'm always open to trying new control options.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Nice. What are you flying in presently? How do you like it so far?
I still flying an Adder. I had the credits to get an Cobra mk3. But I decided first to come and check the community goal first.
I like just flying around and doing combat every once in a while. I haven't really been able to commit to do anything as main thing so currently I just play few hours every few days and have fun with this.
Dreams-Visions
Member
How much cargo space does an Adder have? I'm happy to swing by and make a donation.
Caayn
Member
Mhhh, that's a shame. Might give support a shot. Thanks for the response.
Thanks but I'm good. I want to take this easy and that community goal reward is going to be plenty atm.
Praseodymium is a mining resource via belts etc. You know you can select each resource from a blueprint to get more info on it/where it can be found right? Same if you select one in your materials or data tab.
Dreams-Visions
Member
glhf
keep kicking ass.
I noticed that yesterday. I'll see if I can increase my luck that way for some of the new recipies I need to create.
It's weird having a swiss army knife for a main ship. My Cutter basically has a little of everything so that I can do whatever needs to be done to get a mat or scan or commodity. It's kinda cool though, being able to sort of do anything at any time. But I also realize this only works for ships with so much power, hard point and internal space to spare that little is actually being sacrificed. I'm trying to imagine doing this with a Vulture and having to swap hard points and drop essential internals to mine some random-ass rock. In a Vulture. Because there's no other way to get it in your hull.
Yea, I'm probably not going to bother modding any ship smaller than a FdL until commodity storage at Engineer bases comes out. For certain commodities, anyway.
Yeah the Cutter is pretty much my default material collector and Engineer farming ship. Pretty interchangeable with a Conda in that way. Although I grabbed the Corvette from dock to throw incendiary multis on and head to the CG. Melts as expected, even with sturdy mounts instead of overcharged.
joecanada
Member
wow after watching a youtube video which I thought was pretty cool I went ham on my Viper III , switching all the weapons around.... first I ran
Level 1 and 2 beam lasers on the left side and Level 1 and 2 cannons on the right....
now I am running level 1 beam laser on left with a level 2 multicannon and the two canons on the right.
I hadn't realized how weak the shields really were until now, I can sometimes rack up a kill on a lesser ship in two strafing runs, like 20 seconds flat. plus you save on heat and power too.
the beam laser is just there to knock down the shields a bit, then the three canons rip the ship to shreds. especially having two level 2 canons.
Level 1 and 2 beam lasers on the left side and Level 1 and 2 cannons on the right....
now I am running level 1 beam laser on left with a level 2 multicannon and the two canons on the right.
I hadn't realized how weak the shields really were until now, I can sometimes rack up a kill on a lesser ship in two strafing runs, like 20 seconds flat. plus you save on heat and power too.
the beam laser is just there to knock down the shields a bit, then the three canons rip the ship to shreds. especially having two level 2 canons.
Dreams-Visions
Member
how does one "throw" incendiary multis on a ship? I think I've gotten one special mod roll in maybe 20 tries on my multicannon Cutter. are you doing the "trade rep for specific mod" thing? I'd like incendiaries for all 5 of my multicannon hardpoints on my Cutter but 0 luck.
wesleyshark
Banned
This Python, man. This is the one. I've been having such a blast with it.
Now I just need to get a fresh paint job for it.
Now I just need to get a fresh paint job for it.
Dreams-Visions
Member
One of the best ships in the game (again) with an engine tune.
Is there a way to make the third person camera controls not horrible? I can barely get any shot I want...
Reckheim
Member
Xbox has a 3rd person option?
Caayn
Member
It's the same classified camera mode you can find in the PC version.
Controls -> Miscellaneous -> Classified camera toggle.
DouglasteR
Member
The most versatile ship.
Big size, medium landing pad, big guns, good maneuvering.
Dreams-Visions
Member
Actually the maneuvering is among the very worst in the game. Which is why I said it's great with some engine mods. The pitch rate on a vanilla Python is one of the worst experiences in Elite
angerous and the top speed is laughable. But with a good dirty tune? Shit's excellent.
Reckheim
Member
Oo, I misread his post. I read it as 'i can barely make the shot I want', as in combat.
DouglasteR
Member
Actually the maneuvering is among the very worst in the game. Which is why I said it's great with some engine mods. The pitch rate on a vanilla Python is one of the worst experiences in Elite
I dont recall it being so bad, must be because i was flying a T9 SPACE WHALE too at the time. That was without a doubt the most traumatic flying i ever done ! lol.
You can jump right to it. When I went I throttled down as soon as the jump ended. Was never too close to the black hole. scanned it and left. Was too worried about losing the ship.
Caayn
Member
Don't know if it's the same for the PC version, but last week I tried to fly straight into a black hole but hit an invisible wall roughly 30km from the core. Ship didn't take any damage.
Yep. Just rolling enough to build the rep back up for another favor, over and over. Was only grade 2 sturdy mount, not too bad.
Glass Shark
Banned
I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but has the tutorial in Elite: Dangerous gotten any better? I've tried to get into it a few different times but it always seems so impenetrable to me.
Not really. The best way to play Elite is to jump right in, not gonna lose anything when your sidewinder blows up.
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
quick question as a person looking for a space game to play, is enjoying eve for what it is right now, and is disappointed as hell in NMS
will I enjoy this game as a casual mining/trading game with some pve combat mixed in or is it too much of a sim for that?
will I enjoy this game as a casual mining/trading game with some pve combat mixed in or is it too much of a sim for that?
I think Sagittarius A causes heat damage to make it impossible to fly into.
Reckheim
Member
Based on what you said you are looking for, absolutely.
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
How is the flying? Is it easy to get into using a controller? Is there a third person mode or is it only first person mode only?
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Flying has a lot of depth but is also very intuitive. It's all 1st person but the basic stuff isn't that difficult to get a hold of.
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
alright cool thanks for the info