mortis316uk
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You should be able to connect to the PC via a bluetoooth dongle - easier than having another cable tracking back to the machine - they are pennies on amazon usually.
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Elite: Dangerous |OT| Every Man's Sky
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You should be able to connect to the PC via a bluetoooth dongle - easier than having another cable tracking back to the machine - they are pennies on amazon usually.
ichtyander
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Arrived at Ho Hsi, I guess it's time to finally get a bit of cash, get that Cobra Mk. III and start stirring shit up.
Glad that it's seemingly working. I haven't done anything regarding my commander name but was worried if people wouldn't be able to add me.
These couple of days have been surreal for me. Waiting so long for a good space sim, and it being an Elite game on top of that, it's like finding a unicorn or something. You've done a fantastic job and I'm loving every minute of it.
Well, it all depends on what you want to do. If you take on missions with a payout higher than ~10k, there's a high probability you'll be mowed down in seconds. I haven't really had that many combat encounters, but the ones I've had, I've picked carefully and didn't have a lot of problems at all.
It's important to manage your power levels, if you're being pounded, transfer everything to systems (shields recharge faster) and engines (higher max speed, faster boost recharge) since you need to survive and escape, not shoot back.
Glad that it's seemingly working. I haven't done anything regarding my commander name but was worried if people wouldn't be able to add me.
So pleased you guys are having such a great time in our game, and i love the fact that you're working to destabilse the system of Ho Hsi, who knows maybe i'll see you there
Commander Johnjamin Out
These couple of days have been surreal for me. Waiting so long for a good space sim, and it being an Elite game on top of that, it's like finding a unicorn or something. You've done a fantastic job and I'm loving every minute of it.
Well, it all depends on what you want to do. If you take on missions with a payout higher than ~10k, there's a high probability you'll be mowed down in seconds. I haven't really had that many combat encounters, but the ones I've had, I've picked carefully and didn't have a lot of problems at all.
It's important to manage your power levels, if you're being pounded, transfer everything to systems (shields recharge faster) and engines (higher max speed, faster boost recharge) since you need to survive and escape, not shoot back.
To get rid of the quest yeah. Honestly if I'm transporting slaves I never take a new deal. It's usually between 20-30k straight profit for most slave trades plus you gain rep.
RaptorGTA
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Man that was one hell of a video.
Yeah, I do it all the time. And outposts are your best bet. No cops at outposts.
Depends on what it is. Just remember anything you pick up will be "illegal" so you have to watch for scans.
I've never seen a black market at an outpost, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.
David Incorporated Esq.
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I'm not sure if travelling with stolen goods is a crime, but if they're prohibited at the station you'll definitely get a thumping.
Mengy
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I came across one two nights ago, I forget the system name but I did write it down at home. I'm keeping a journal of systems I visit that have notable things like black markets, rich mineral rings, good trade routes I find, etc.
Anytime I've ever picked up stolen goods and gotten scanned on my way to a station I always get a fine. They won't kill you but they will at least fine you. Unless I've just gone to station where that particular cargo is banned and didn't notice.
Also carrying 300k worth of gold on you when that is all of the cash you have on hand is a tense thing.
I'm using one and it's good enough. I don't expect to outfly anyone using a HOTAS - there just aren't enough inputs to handle 6DOF movement comfortably. Fighting with fixed weapons requires a lot of precision, and I expect the gimballed versions are probably weaker.
Astral/H3X
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This video actually makes me feel better about myself, in terms of learning bits about the dogfighting. The fact that he's specifically pointing out stuff I figured out fairly quickly on my own (ie, power diversion, thermal on shields, kinetic on hull, etc) makes me have a warm fuzzy inside.
They aren't weaker, but the auto-aiming gets disrupted by Chaff.
Veritigo_X
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That was really fun to watch and pretty much convinced me to pick this up. I love player interactions like this in games and from what I read this game seems like it'll be right up my alley.
Oops, I got my names mixed up. It's just Murro
Huh? I think he's talking about fixed vs gimballed. Gimballed weapons absolutely do less damage than their fixed version.
Me too. I was trying to be effective and not explore too much, but there were so many beautiful systems along the way.. The "Benoit" system for one, never seen so many massive planets with enormous ring systems around them. Very mesmerizing, especially in VR.
I didn't expect Earth to be so detailed, hanging in space very close to the planet with the FOV almost completely filled was an impressive sight.
Yup, fixed is the word I was looking for, thanks. I'll edit that post.
Be careful that you aren't bumping your mouse. Even though you have a stick the mouse can still control things. Sometimes I'll bump it or use it for menu navigation and forget to have it centered again. Your ship will just drift in a direction until you can fix it.
Krappadizzle
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I've tried the calculators with some success. Can someone give me a reliable trade route for steady money? I'd like just steady money. Should I be mining or just stick to trading? Am pulling between 10-15k a run.
What route are some of you guys running now?
What route are some of you guys running now?
I'm running a pretty good gold route from Ho Hsi to Korovii. Nets me around 28k one way. Only bad part about it is that the return trip only nets me about 5k because the station I sell to doesn't have a good supply of items.
Sinatar, if you go to Korovii instead of that other station in Ho Hsi it's about a 500 credit difference per ton.
I'll look into adjusting the dead zones to see if that helps if I'm not being dumb and hitting the mouse.
I do have my mouse close to my flight stick so I'll have to move it and see if that helps. Didn't think about that.
Thanks for the suggestions.
Astral/H3X
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So how difficult is it to switch from flight assist to no assist? I see the advantages of it, but the idea of constantly slapping my stick around to counteract my own movements seems daunting.
You don't turn off flight assist always. You use it in specific docking and combat situations.
Unless you're a crazy person like Isinona that uses it at all times.
flyinpiranha
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I would even push it to less, just combat. FA on makes docking so much easier! But with combat I really have to get used to it.
I have yet to explore the solar system, it was almost midnight when I limped into Galileo running on fumes. Can't wait!
EdibleExplosives
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God, this game takes fucking forever to download because of the 'syncing'.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
You don't "switch", you use both at different times.
For example, say I'm approaching a station from behind.
The quickest way to dock (for me at least) is to fly towards the front of the station with assist on, line it up so the station is above you,then just as you overtake the station, pull up slightly, flip assist off, and then keep pulling up gently, keeping the entrance lined up in front of you.
Then let the assist come back on as you "drift" in front of the slot, throttle down by 30-40%, and then head through.
Shitty MS Paint explanation:
Hope that makes sense. It takes some practice but feels SO GOOD when you pull off a good one.
Buggy Loop
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When i was trucking non stop in beta (made like 10M and lost it all /sad). I would have the type 6 in flight assist off and approach the station just like you say thelatestmodel, and then switch to flight assist on like 50m from the entrance grid all while asking for permission to dock. The heavy and long drifting type 6 was so fun to fly in FA off.
Yea the Type 6 is a funky ship to fly, it has such a hard time slowing down.
I had a weird issue with the alternative missions, it told me to abandon the mission but in a separate transaction, not the original mission:
Anyone run into this?
It's not going to be there forever is it...
Hours fly by with this game though and I'm happy that I'm understanding more and managing to do more stuff now. Picked up some new weapons and sorted out nice firegroups for the gimbals, bought slaves for missions and snuck them in past scans fine, discovered and scanned locations. Taking out some system ships in Ho Hsi.
Getting better and it's not overwhelming or anything. Also I'm glad the update let us get rid of those orbit lines.
I completed the original mission and the alternative separate one now just lingers with no way to abandon:
Anyone run into this?
It's not going to be there forever is it...
Hours fly by with this game though and I'm happy that I'm understanding more and managing to do more stuff now. Picked up some new weapons and sorted out nice firegroups for the gimbals, bought slaves for missions and snuck them in past scans fine, discovered and scanned locations. Taking out some system ships in Ho Hsi.
Getting better and it's not overwhelming or anything. Also I'm glad the update let us get rid of those orbit lines.
ichtyander
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Yep, I have the same problem, two slavery missions stuck without being able to erase them, with the same garbled string name. I expect they'll be cleared when the bug gets fixed.
^lol
pays so good though
Ah okay, thanks. Hopefully they don't start filling up the list
Good to know it's not just me though - so it's more likely to get fixed...without me reporting it myself
pays so good though
Ah okay, thanks. Hopefully they don't start filling up the list
Good to know it's not just me though - so it's more likely to get fixed...without me reporting it myself If I see you I will seek to liberate your prisoners with extreme prejudice!
Saying that, I'm in my unarmed hauler at the moment so I'll only be able to gently ram you into submission.
Skyzard you can clear that off of your list by going to whatever starport it says you need to visit. You can't abandon it but you can go to the bulletin board to clear it. I had a mission like that for a long time because I was far away from the port it wanted me to go to. When I made my way back I could clear it by going to the board.
Mengy
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Newsletter #54 is out now.
Astral/H3X
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I kept hearing about Ho Hsi so I went ahead and flew there! It's my first long distance travel, but since this is apparently the unofficial GAF system figured I'd park here for a bit.
I'm currently docked at some Alex enterprise place that doesn't want to repair my ship. :/
I'm currently docked at some Alex enterprise place that doesn't want to repair my ship. :/
Haha, I'll make sure to stay clear of the charging hauler.
Great! Thanks for the headsup.
Nice, a reply to the Chris Roberts post is there too:
David Braben said:
I sense tiny subtle digs from both to do with release states but whatever.
Btw, is the Day 1 ship decal the cheesy pirate skull?
They mention in the newsletter:
I see the Eagle, pirate decal, and a decent but single mercenary paint job (or is it one for every ship? As they say plural...that would be decent - though a paint colour set would have been nice, they're not bad though).
Looking forward to the digital players guide and concept art book. Hopefully it's nice and high resolution so I can grab some wallpapers.
So glad to be able to add weapons to my ship without paying real money for them. I know SC is early but that's such a drag.
ShemhazaiX
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Ok so this is probably a silly question, but what does flight assist actually do?
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