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Elite: Dangerous |OT| Every Man's Sky
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I got my Federation rank up just by randomly checking the mission board, and occasionally a federation mission would be there. Didn't take long for the Sol permit mission to pop up. I'm not sure if anything in particular triggers it or not. Just do all the missions for the Federation you can find! Sol is a good system for me, great RESs, lots of stations and it's relatively close to a lot of other systems that have great benefits. And it's cool to fly around our home system and look at the in-game representation.
I think it's mostly random what shows up in a RES, but I've noticed more Clippers, Dropships, Anacondas and Pythons in higher populated systems. In sparsely populated systems it's mostly Sidewinders and Cobras in my experience.
Buggy Loop
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http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDanger...s_to_12_and_the_5_trade_vouchers_if_you_wing/
Seems like escorting trade runs just got profitable. Giving guard service would net you around ~23k per run (5% of trade in wings).
New playstyle just opened (mostly RP i would guess)
Seems like escorting trade runs just got profitable. Giving guard service would net you around ~23k per run (5% of trade in wings).
New playstyle just opened (mostly RP i would guess)
Thanks for the tips on RES. I will experiment this weekend and see what I come up with. The only time I have gone into a RES was when I was near my starting area and I'm thinking I had to fly around a bit to find ships (or look for weapons fire in the distance). I'm going to stay in the conflict zones for a while to have some fun (and want to try the high intensity one) but after that I will look for a nearby RES to see if I can get lucky hunting bigger ships like those.
I will start checking the bulletin boards at stations to look for Federation jobs too. If I don't have any luck I will check with some of the stations I've operated out of for a while since I think that helps with reputation which could help out.
I will start checking the bulletin boards at stations to look for Federation jobs too. If I don't have any luck I will check with some of the stations I've operated out of for a while since I think that helps with reputation which could help out.
Most of the ships congregate around the actual RES waypoint. So when you drop out of supercruise, head towards the marker for the RES and as you approach it, tons of ships should start popping up.
Good hunting!
Well poop.
Finally found a Fer-de-lance, and figured with 73m I'm be able to kit it out nicely. Nope! Even worse, the station selling it doesn't sell class 4 FSDs so I'm stuck with 7 LY jump range.
Guess I'll strip her down and see if I can get enough jump range to make it back to the nearby high tech system in the hopes that they sell class 4 FSDs.
2.5m insurance cost too - ouch.
Thinking once I can afford to upgrade everything I'll run 4 x multicannon then maybe a huge plasma accelerator or large beam laser. That should leave plenty of power for shield boosters.
Finally found a Fer-de-lance, and figured with 73m I'm be able to kit it out nicely. Nope! Even worse, the station selling it doesn't sell class 4 FSDs so I'm stuck with 7 LY jump range.
Guess I'll strip her down and see if I can get enough jump range to make it back to the nearby high tech system in the hopes that they sell class 4 FSDs.
2.5m insurance cost too - ouch.
Thinking once I can afford to upgrade everything I'll run 4 x multicannon then maybe a huge plasma accelerator or large beam laser. That should leave plenty of power for shield boosters.
Anton Sugar
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Imperial Courier concept (from Newsletter):
Enjoy it, you bourgeois scum.
Enjoy it, you bourgeois scum.
Felix Lighter
Member
New Update:
Thank goodness for that bolded. It was getting very annoying.
Welp, I have my Sol pass so I think the Empire can buy my loyalty with ships like that.
Thank goodness for that bolded. It was getting very annoying.
Welp, I have my Sol pass so I think the Empire can buy my loyalty with ships like that.
What are the controls for the new communication UI? I think I have a message but I don't know how to access it.
Wow, that looks great.
Wow, that looks great.
Anton Sugar
Member
Anton Sugar
Member
As a reminder, Courier cockpit:
Imperial Courier concept (from Newsletter):
Enjoy it, you bourgeois scum.
Would be cool if they actually made information running a profession. Could do some spy type missions etc.
Edit: On the other hand since NPCs aren't persistent and just spawn in on an instance basis. The idea of gaining information on fleet movements for an opposing allegiance might not work. Could have been so cool.
Buggy Loop
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Ship designs are getting better and better wow.
Definitely the best cockpit design for exploration/dogfight purposes. Wow the view. Cant wait till we can walk around it. FD are hitting all the right chords with each updates.
And we still have powerplay coming up..
Definitely the best cockpit design for exploration/dogfight purposes. Wow the view. Cant wait till we can walk around it. FD are hitting all the right chords with each updates.
And we still have powerplay coming up..
Anton Sugar
Member
Yeah, GREAT trailer, other than occasionally cheesy chatter (nothing near Ubi demo levels or anything, though). Entertaining and gives a good rundown of the features.
frontieruk
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Apart from the sexism of the lady turning up late... Other than that it was cool.
Anton Sugar
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This was posted in reddit as opposing community goals, but I'm not sure if it's any more than selecting a faction-specific mission for war bonds.
I don't know anything about the community goals (is that the station stuff?) but I'm glad to see a possible large scale battle erupt. That's where I'm planning to spend some time this weekend (flew there last night) and I'm hoping for a capital ship appearance which sounds likely based on that.
Playing around ED Shipyard it looks like the Vulture has the same power management problems as the Viper? You can't really "have it all" in terms of modules without some serious compromises.
It totally makes sense, but the kid inside me wants to kit everything to the brim and get away with it.
I want the cake, and to eat it.
;_;
It totally makes sense, but the kid inside me wants to kit everything to the brim and get away with it.
I want the cake, and to eat it.
;_;
Zero for me. 17 or so jump range. Could run 40ish cargo with 16 laden range for rares if you wanted I guess.
Felix Lighter
Member
Wreav, don't tell me you're a pirate.
Yea it took quite a bit of module juggling to keep my life support running with my guns out, lol.
Anton Sugar
Member
He serves no one--not man nor beast. He is an outcast.
I'm coming Crimson boyz, at your service
Don't you mean Wreaver?
ph1l0z0ph3r
Member
Did anyone attend Pax East and play the game there? Looking for the HOTAS they were using.
Felix Lighter
Member
Top 5% in the Tanmark mission. Another cool million. ooooooo yeah. But I can't seem to claim it right now.
Yeah that was a fun watch
Every time I've seen them demo it they've used Saitek X-52 Pro's, which is what they model the in game cockpit off of.
ANuclearError
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Ooft, started a fresh save, wanted a wipe when getting back into it. Made 160k from just a "Kill 6 pirates mission". Not bad really.
Also, it's amusing when the fine you get for carrying illegal goods into a station is dwarfed by the profits from that station's black market. Felt like I should have been revoked the landing privileges.
Also, it's amusing when the fine you get for carrying illegal goods into a station is dwarfed by the profits from that station's black market. Felt like I should have been revoked the landing privileges.
From the photos I saw of the event, it's the Saitek X-52 Pro, which, as was mentioned above, is what the in-game flight stick is modeled after.
Thick James
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All this time I've been silent running to get in with illegal goods
You're telling me I can just pay a small fine and NOT get shot at or something?
ANuclearError
Member
I think it'd depend on what you're smuggling. I only had 2 things in my cargohold, so it's; very likely that I just got lucky. If you're smuggling a ton of stuff, I don't think they'd be quite as lenient.
Felix Lighter
Member
Getting a large fixed beam and large plasma accelerator on this Vulture is a challenge. I want more power! I think I'll have to juggle modules in combat
Alright I have it figured out. I turn the beam on and off if I want to use the plasma accelerator. It's a pain but it works
Alright I have it figured out. I turn the beam on and off if I want to use the plasma accelerator. It's a pain but it works
ThePeoplesBureau
Member
I might need to be surgically removed from my X-52 Pro at this point.
Same just happened to me. XD
I usually try to avoid it, but I was there so long it ended up being dark. Shields got dropped by an Anaconda, full reverse + thrust up. BOOM. Asteroid. Lost ~1.5m :[
Time to go back in!
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