So there isn't a GAF group or any group system setup yet or still in the pipelines?
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Elite: Dangerous |OT| Every Man's Sky
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So there isn't a GAF group or any group system setup yet or still in the pipelines?
Anton Sugar
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Nah, we just have the player list from the OP:
NeoGAF Player List
The "private groups" system just goes by player name so it's a bit awkward. Proper guild/clan type features should be coming with the "Wings" update, whenever that is.
No but the biggest group out there is from Mobius: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=38362
I'm a Member, but I play Open & Solo mostly.
Got into my first combat with an NPC finally, using a Dualshock 4 and my starter ship. Nothing spectacular, but the second kill did remind me of something out of Star Wars.
http://youtu.be/cupX1GEFQ3w
http://youtu.be/cupX1GEFQ3w
60fps looks great. ^^ Your hardware seems up to the task.
Have you thought about a HOTAS though? Watching that video, one can literally feel you playing with the gamepad. Not daring to pull the stick too much to preventing overshooting, somethimes still pulling too much... With a decent joystick you'd probably have easily landed a lot more hits in a shorter time, especially when the targets were further away. You have just that much more travel for precise control and aiming at moving targets than with a gamepad's analogue stick.
Printed out and made the papercraft model Sidewinder from the newsletter today (since it's Friday, and let's face it, I'm not doing much at work anyway). First time doing something like this, but it turned out okay!
I'll check it out maybe I will take the plunge, jonesing for a space sim game. Thanks for the info guys.
I haven't wanted to bite the bullet yet. Im struggling with making decent money to buy something better. I was supposed to have some buddies buy the game also so we could group but now they are flaking. Im not sure yet.
zorlaczerohero
Banned
Finally made it to a Type 9 with 7 million left over. Big mistake, the drive to do anything useful is 15 million. Oh well, multiple jump grinding for a while.
Buggy Loop
Member
Damn nice video. The interstellar OST still gives me shivers. Would only dream of the game being able to have a variable OST of that quality that would change depending on the situations.
This is totally OT but this just made me wonder if game support on Mac is gonna get worse now apple has stopped putting discrete graphics in 21" iMacs and everything but the ridiculously expensive top end mbp (that I'm saving up for lol).
Sure is. Only made 6 mil so far in my Type 6 and it's just not enough. Will continue to farm until I can rebuy the Type 9 I lost in the Christmas tragedy.
Christmas tragedy?
My current assets are worth 50mio. 2 hours more for the Python
I was flying a Type 7 with no shields and an NPC rammed me in a docking port, didn't have enough cash for the insurance so I effectively lost 17 or 19 million. That was on Christmas Eve I think.
Felix Lighter
Member
I just started using voice attack. This game has such a weird hook into me.
But the Type9 is worth almost 100mio?
Meant the Type 7. Currently flying a Type 6 trying to get the money back. The models blur together for me.
eyeball_kid
Member
The iMac still has an option for Nvidia cards in the higher-end models or if you build-to-order.
This is kind of a crazy system. So a random NPC can crash into you, and your insurance has to pay for it, not theirs? I get that it might be hard to determine "fault" in a case like this, but seems a bit unfair to penalize a player for bad AI.
Astral/H3X
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Sooo.... I have no idea where a good trade route is. I wouldn't be too upset to do some travel to find somewhere good to trade. Any suggestions? Right now I just have a 16 capacity hauler, and I feel like right now I'd be making better money hunting in my Eagle.
EDIT: Looks like Tenche is the hot spot then?
EDIT: Looks like Tenche is the hot spot then?
Happens sometimes, restart your client.
Astral/H3X
Member
Whoo boy. 30,000 in just a few minutes if freaking crazy. And to think this is still the LOW end of what II can do with this. Hopefully I'll have enough for a Type 6 soon enough, and start using that.
150,000 space bucks every 4 minute trip in the Type 6, not too bad at all. I earned around 4m, enough to buy A rated modules for my Cobra and now I'm on my way back to Alliance space.
There is a mobile app available on iOS (not sure if it made it to android yet). But I'm not sure of its capabilities.
Just flew my Cobra filled with slaves and tobacco straight into the side of a station while trying to make a stealth entrance
Poor slaves
Just flew my Cobra filled with slaves and tobacco straight into the side of a station while trying to make a stealth entrance
Ouch. Use a chaff launcher rather than attempting to stealth, much easier. Yeah I've seen those crazy arms before, only once though.
Are you sure this works? I know that when WE are scanning someone and the target uses chaff the scan is interrupted, but I don't think it works on NPC scans! At least I tried twice and didn't manage to delay it one bit.
As for station with arms: I actually had it hit me with one of those as I flew out, almost gave me a heart attack too since it struck from behind as I flew around the station, while I was lining up my next jump from what I thought was a safe distance.
I would imagine it doesn't prevent the scan outright, it just prevents them from actually getting anything from it, giving you enough time to get inside the station. I'm pretty sure it was confirmed to work on security ships.
I tried to memorize where the landing pads are. Red light on your right, 40/25 down, 10 on the right side, 2/9/17 beneath you as you enter the station. Green light on your right, 39 down, 24 down (closer to the entrance).
I saved around 10 seconds this way
Btw, if anyone has a decent jumprange and can land on outposts, here is something for you:
This was my best route back then when I had an ASP for trading.
I'm at 85M worth and starting to plan ditching my Python for a Lakon Type 9.
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=30Y,,2-A0Ba9i8SA06u9s,0DI0Bk0AA7TC07207205U05U03w
That would be 87,5M there + 2,2M for alpha insurance + 3,1M for cargo + the 5,5M I'm not getting back after selling the Python...
So my target would be 98,5M.
And I need to find a place where they sell them too. Maybe I should simply fly back to Fan Horizons where I know they had some.
Also, unrelated:
Hm... maybe you're right. I'll have to try again whenever I'm actually smuggling something into a station.
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=30Y,,2-A0Ba9i8SA06u9s,0DI0Bk0AA7TC07207205U05U03w
That would be 87,5M there + 2,2M for alpha insurance + 3,1M for cargo + the 5,5M I'm not getting back after selling the Python...
So my target would be 98,5M.
And I need to find a place where they sell them too. Maybe I should simply fly back to Fan Horizons where I know they had some.
Also, unrelated:
Doubtful!GALNET NEWS said:
Hm... maybe you're right. I'll have to try again whenever I'm actually smuggling something into a station.
Yeah I will also buy a Type9, but the jumprange is just so low
This is my dream: http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=306,,2-4sBa9Y8SD8D88I,0Bk0AA0AA0AA08c08c08c0727Re07203w
This is my dream: http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=306,,2-4sBa9Y8SD8D88I,0Bk0AA0AA0AA08c08c08c0727Re07203w
Felix Lighter
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How do I rank up with the Federation? I know it's linked to bulletin board missions that appear but I've only been offered the first 2 and that was when I first started playing a few weeks ago. My reputation is friendly and I keep doing missions for Federation aligned stations. I'm a little confused.
As far as I know, you're on the right track.
Except for choosing Feds instead of Empire
What I did was move to a large station and do as many missions as I could for them, and almost always after one or two trips (mostly trading/reputation missions) I found a new mission allowing me to rank up. As soon as I got one or two ranks at a station and had it as friendly, I moved somewhere else.
I can't vouch for this being the best method, but it worked for me.
Felix Lighter
Member
Weird. I've been doing these missions for hours and have not received a ranking mission yet today.
mitchman
Gold Member
You must have a new class A-C FSD too, the jump range is so low otherwise you'll be stuck in the system.
Tested it extensively a few versions back. Absolutely buys you a few seconds to get through the docking threshold.
Weird indeed. Have you tried at a different station? Or maybe its some sort of bug.
Yup, I'll go with a B. Thanks for the advice though!
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Ah, good then!
Felix Lighter
Member
Yeah I've tried multiple stations but I haven't seen a Federation Navy mission in weeks.
I really just want to visit Sol.
Hah! The Type 9 really DOES roll as fast as other ship yaw. And that's not very fast!
Looking at the bright side, that way you'll get to see Sol after patch 1.1, so it will look even better.
Looking at the bright side, that way you'll get to see Sol after patch 1.1, so it will look even better.
SJRB
Gold Member
The Universal Cartographics menu is the most overwhelming thing I've ever seen, I'm completely at a loss at what I should be doing.
I started the game at a space station, found a contract to bring some food to a nearby system. So I went there but evidently taking the contract doesn't automatically mean you get the cargo, so when I arrived to be the hero I realised I had zero cargo.
So now I'm manually browsing each system for stations that trade fruits, but I'm pretty sure I'm doing this completely wrong somehow. Could anyone give me some super noob tips to point me in the right direction?
I started the game at a space station, found a contract to bring some food to a nearby system. So I went there but evidently taking the contract doesn't automatically mean you get the cargo, so when I arrived to be the hero I realised I had zero cargo.
So now I'm manually browsing each system for stations that trade fruits, but I'm pretty sure I'm doing this completely wrong somehow. Could anyone give me some super noob tips to point me in the right direction?
With those type of missions they expect you to source the food yourself and take it to the target. It'll cost you some credits but depending on the mission type they may reimburse you.
To find where sells food (without using an external tool like a trading website or the BPC or whatever) go to the Galaxy Map, select the View tab and go to the trade routes section. Disable everything except the type of item you've been asked for, and then you'll see glowing arcs with moving blobs along them showing the direction of import/export. Just go to a system the blobs are moving away from and you'll be able to get your food there.
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