Oh for the love of all that is holy, please put this in ASAP.
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Elite: Dangerous |OT| Every Man's Sky
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That guide says recommended 70 tons of cargo space, so I'd need to get, say, a Type 6 (and then upgrade the FSD to hell and back, to get that jump range they want). So I'm still gonna need like 3 million credits before I could even start that. I'm just under a half million now so it's gonna be a while.
I don't currently have a trackIR (but I'll be getting one soon). The FreeTrackNoIR program works very well for being free. I use it to look around since I got a HOTAS. That said, I still use my keyboard for certain functions. It's not bad, though.
Yep.
Literally the only difference is that you will not encounter other human players. NPCs can (and will) still interdict you, but at least you'll be safe from griefing.
As I mentioned, strip EVERYTHING except for a fuel scoop and use those slots for cargo.
That gets you 56T cargo space and 21-26 ly jump range with 4A FSD and D class everything else. Now a 4A FSD isn't cheap, but you could stick with a 4D for now. Total cost for that setup is ~580k, but you already have the ship so it's really only ~350k for the components.
I did two runs with that setup in my cobra and earned enough to buy an upgraded T6 fully specced for max cargo and jump distance.
It's your game, so completely up to you. Just sharing what worked for me, and numerous others.
Because his crime has no bearing on the goods. Consider that he bought the goods cleanly, and trespassed in a station. Now he's wanted, but that doesn't make his goods free play.
In real life if you have stolen property it's illegal, regardless of whether you are the one who stole it or not.
David Incorporated Esq.
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What else are you supposed to do with them? I don't get it.
Exactly, the space police sure as hell don't come and pick them up.
Either sell it in a black market at an outpost where there is no security or simply smuggle them into a guarded station by docking either too quietly or too fast to be scanned.
Do it once for thrills, twice for laughs and then never again because that shit isn't worth anyone's time.
Succinctly stated
I do intend to load my combat clipper with 176 tonnes worth of "acquired" imperial slaves though, just once. I don't care how many weeks worth of bounty hunting / piracy it takes.
Felix Lighter
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Oh, I have heard nothing but good things about TrackIR but I have now been inspired to pay around $350 for additional hardware for this game. Hopefully between now and Star Citizen there are a few other space sims to get some use out of it all.
It isn't just space sims that use TrackIR, flight sims, and lots of other things can use it. One in particular is Arma games, which is basically a military sandbox game, focused on being fairly realistic, but still retaining fun. Arma games have always had an option to control your head seperately from your body, so you can use TrackIR for this and it is quite useful.
If you didn't already get it with your TrackIR, get the Track Clip Pro, unless you really want to wear a baseball cap the whole time.
Yeah, that was the way I went. I wear headphones anyway, made sense to just clip onto something I was already wearing. I don't even notice it.
Anton Sugar
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Holy shit, my frustration with EDTracker is making me wish I'd spent hundreds of dollars on TrackIR.
With the changes to heat in 1.1, not likely.
Damn, I was hoping so since the ammo costs would be literally nothing.
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Awesome, I've heard that's a good one, especially given the price. I opted for the more expensive X-52, but that's just my tastes.
I really recommend everyone should get a HOTAS for this game. You really don't know what you're missing without it. Ideally a TrackIR would be great too.
Granted, these things get pricey, but honestly with the amount of games I play other than Elite with it, it makes it absolutely worth it.
I know there was a HOTAS thread out there once, but I kind of want to make a "Simulation peripheral" thread, that's more general for things like HOTASes, TrackIR, rudder pedals, and things of that nature.
Yeah wish we had a release date for cv, buying trackir just to be an expensive doorstop a few months later would be a total kick in the nuts.
Actually TrackIR uses translated movements, and you can adjust it, meaning turning your head 10 degrees right might get you 90 in game, depending on how you set your TrackIR profile.
And how is that not weird? I couldn't imagine playing like that.
Fragamemnon
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You get accustomed to it pretty quickly-TrackIR isn't VR, so you still have a centered frame of reference to work from. Your head movements become just another means to control the game. It's really not very different than using a dial on a HOTAS to adjust trim once you get used to it.
Felix Lighter
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That's how it has always been described to me. A simple intuitive method to control the camera that frees up your hands. I've seen it in action and everyone who has used it only had good things to say with how effective it is.
You are hardly moving your head and certainly not looking at your screen "sideways" with TrackIR. While probably not nearly as immersive or impressive, in some respects headtracking might have advantages over a VR device: You can still see what's around you. Helpful when you've got controls mapped to the keyboard/want to use text chat or have "environmental factors" you should keep in mind (wife/girlfriend?).
Anton Sugar
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Finally got EDTracker working. Yeah, it's fucking awesome. I still need to make some sensitivity adjustments and it seems to need syncing too often, so hopefully I can re-calibrate and be good.
I wish the magnetometer version were released when I was ordering :-| Totally would have bought that version.
I wish the magnetometer version were released when I was ordering :-| Totally would have bought that version.
As an Elite player with both an Oculus Rift DK2 and a TrackIR I can confirm that Track IR feel pretty natural and solid in use. It's not as 1:1 as the DK2 of course, but it's good and no need for excessive head turns..
Oh my god. After one hour of learning how to fly with Hotas, I must say I am pretty darn impressed.
That is so cool!
I am using Crab's T. Flight Hotas X binds (used 360binds of his previously), changed smaller things and added system/galaxy map buttons and am pretty happy with what I've bought.
Now to eat, fly, run and fly some more!
That is so cool!
I am using Crab's T. Flight Hotas X binds (used 360binds of his previously), changed smaller things and added system/galaxy map buttons and am pretty happy with what I've bought.
Now to eat, fly, run and fly some more!
metalhead79
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Yeah, headtracking feels pretty natural after a few minutes. I can't imagine playing without my PS Eye camera/facetracknoir combo anymore.
I'd probably be blown away with a TrackIR setup.
Mengy
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SJRB
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I was thinking of buying the same stick, can you control everything with the stick/rudder or do you need mouse and keyboard present too?
I can control everything with my X-52 and TrackIR, so that should be more than enough. Literally the only thing I ever reach for the keyboard for is pressing escape to quit the game.
Something else I eventually want to get for my setup is a set of MFG Crosswind rudder pedals. I've actually seen other uses for them than just flying too, such as incremental leaning on Arma.
Anton Sugar
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Oh la la. Cool stuff!
Jaques Station is a custom mobile Orbis starport you’ll find in Elite: Dangerous 1.1. Modified to support drives, Jaques Station will jump to a new system from time to time as Jaques sets off on his course away from human space. His roaming starport will make a useful base for explorers, but if you're docked when he jumps you'll be taken with him.
Jaques Station will also sell a special and rare trade good, so check the markets if you can catch him. GalNet will be updated with news of the starport’s route next week, and will continue to keep track of his movements as Jaques journeys across the galaxy.
Newsletter Peek Of The Week
The largest player-piloted Federal ship in Elite: Dangerous: the Core Dynamics Corvetteip
I know they need to follow the look of the original but I wish the designers could come up with slightly more interesting designs for some of these ships. The Corvette looks like an Anaconda/Viper/Python!
(not to mention the hauler looking like an Adder and that new design they unveiled a week or two ago, Cobra looks like Sidewinder etc)
(not to mention the hauler looking like an Adder and that new design they unveiled a week or two ago, Cobra looks like Sidewinder etc)
Ouch no chance then
Huh, I don't get that at all. You are aware that you pretty much grouped ships by manufacturer, are you? Also, fans have already complained about how neither the Adder nor the FdL look enough like they did in the classic games... you simply can't please everyone.
I'd say the Corvette looks nice, with a shape a bit like an upside down Anaconda but with the armoured look of the Core Dynamics federation ships.
Can't wait to blow it up.
Mengy
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From what I've read the corvette is about the same size as the Anaconda, but more geared towards pure combat. Think the Vyper to the Cobra for comparison (Anaconda being the multi purpose while Corvette is the pure fighter).
Wait, what? New design? Was it in a newsletter?
Would make sense, since it would be really hard to fit something bigger into stations.
I'm guessing the Fer de Lance, from Newsletter 57
http://elite-dangerous.wikia.com/wiki/Fer_de_Lance?useskin=oasis
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