Thanks gents, might just place an order for one then.
Getting a X52 Pro as well so HOTAS set-up is sorted.
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Thanks gents, might just place an order for one then.
Getting a X52 Pro as well so HOTAS set-up is sorted.
InaudibleWhispa
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The reason I didn't wait for the consumer version is because, if the DK1 is any indication, these things hold their value pretty well. If you sell at the right moment, you should be able to upgrade to the consumer model without needing to pay much at all. The only thing that could potentially disappoint you is the resolution; but if you keep that in mind and set your expectations accordingly (expect to see pixels and aliasing) Elite in Oculus will blow your mind.
I sold my DK1 for MORE than I paid for it - AFTER I received my DK2 - so timing is not that sensitive. Just be in there on the first set of consumer edition orders and you will have plenty of opportunity to sell. Although it may be cool to have 2 headsets to try and socialise VR in the house
So yeah your investment is pretty safe. Glad to hear you avoided import duty with the DK2... thinking back you may be right... I think I was only stung for the DK1. The DK2 shipped from the UK somewhere.
As as us true Elite aficionados know... HOTAS and Rift is really the only way to play!
Now looking forward to meeting other Elite nut jobs at the premiere event on the 22nd.
flyinpiranha
Member
I wouldn't go wireless just because of control delay and I don't know of any 'good' ones that are wireless (T. Flight, Logitech 3D, X52/Pro/55, CH setup are the 'go to').
I actually bought one of these: USB Extension HUB - Active while it's not 'purty', it works fine and I can use it in front of my 60" HDTV with my sound system which is glorious (enjoy it more than the DK2, honestly).
Yes, it can be, but for someone brand new to the game and VR, I wouldn't recommend it, almost everybody I show the DK2 to gets a little sick, and movement in ED can be pretty quick. I mean, it's all preference, but if he's on the fence with VR in general, I wouldn't recommend a $370-400 device that is beta and takes some tweaking to work with in order to enjoy this game, it's 100% great without it. I truly believe a great HOTAS would be the more important purchase in the long run.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
I was brand new to VR and the game, and I loved it immediately; can't imagine playing without it. Sickness, I've found, comes mostly from running around in first person. I've had no trouble with seated experiences such as Elite assuming they're running smoothly (low fps and jittery tracking can cause sickness too). But it's all subjective, of course. Some will acclimatise immediately, some will need a bit of time. A HOTAS is important too, but I'm getting by OK with a cheap Thrustmaster. I'm glad I spent more money on the rift as I can use that for games other than Elite (Assetto Corsa is fantastic too).
flashburn2012
Member
Okay thanks. Obviously not an ideal solution, but probably good enough, since I can just put the cable away when not playing. I'm still not even sure if I want to play this sort of game on my couch, as I'd probably need some sort of tray to put the controllers on too.
Does it seem likely that this game will be out by Christmas? I know they are closing the Beta at the end of this month, so I'm hoping that it will.
Pretty annoyed with this game. Was doing a couple missions when I got one to deliver 3 things of leather to Bradfield Orbital. When I got to the destination to offload the cargo the mission was gone, and since the cargo is "haulage" I can't sell, jettison, or do anything to it until I abandon the mission..which has disappeared completely. This happened 2 days ago and I still can't do anything. Suiciding my ship the only option?
Anton Sugar
Member
Thanks!
EDIT: Mighty Jingles has a new video out. Shows off some scenery, a battle, and the discovery of planets in an area where there are supposed to be none.
maniac-kun
Member
So where can you upgrade your cargo containers?
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Yeah, I really want to buy it and play it now too, but this close to release I am just going to wait. Besides, this gives me time to buy a new GTX970 and a 24" monitor before Elite comes out. I'm waiting for Black Friday to see if I can get a deal on the vid card & monitor, if not then I'm buying that weekend.
You can always open a ticket, their respond time is quite fast.
RadioactiveLobster
Member
Is there a way to get that center "dot" when flying when using a joystick?
hobblygobbly
Member
I think you can, look in the controls, it's near the top, something called "Show mouse widget" if I remember correctly, I think that may do it, but I'm not 100% sure since I can't double check right now, not by my gaming PC.
Been playing since Private Beta 1, feel free to add me to the OP/your friends list. In game name is same as my Neogaf name.
I haven't been putting in a ton of time, since wipes have been coming pretty hard lately, but I'm loving interdiction. I will put on my Logitech headphones that have voice modulation built in, turn on the robot voice, interdict humans, and demand a ransom over voice comms. Most fun I've had online in YEARS.
Got to try the DK2 on my friend's rig, which sucks, and the resulting experience was less than good. Been trying to get him to bring it over so we can try it on my better GPU + X52, but no luck yet =P
I haven't been putting in a ton of time, since wipes have been coming pretty hard lately, but I'm loving interdiction. I will put on my Logitech headphones that have voice modulation built in, turn on the robot voice, interdict humans, and demand a ransom over voice comms. Most fun I've had online in YEARS.
Got to try the DK2 on my friend's rig, which sucks, and the resulting experience was less than good. Been trying to get him to bring it over so we can try it on my better GPU + X52, but no luck yet =P
RadioactiveLobster
Member
I tried that.
I think it might have something to do with using TrackIR, since free-look is kinda "always on" when TrackIR is in use and that seemed to disappear when he used free-look.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
Holy Shit I love this video!!! I wonder just how profitable exploration will be with the more advanced scanners? I think I could have tons of fun simply planet hunting like this!!!
It raises a few questions though:
1. If you discover a new set of planets and moons and then sell the data, is everyone's galactic maps updated?
2. Can you tell from your galactic map which systems have been explored and which have not?
3. Anyone here try out the expensive scanners yet? Any opinions on exploring and how fun it is?
4. Can this game get freakin released already?????? !!!!!!
This is beyond awesome.
ThePeoplesBureau
Member
So inspiring! I feel like I'm taking babysteps sticking to the local systems so far, will definitely try and go further afield now...
Halp me guys, can't I mine all asteroids? Because I'm in front of this beast:
with a refinery and a mining laser, but nothing happens when I use my laser
Icy belts can't be mined at the moment. Go into System View and make sure the material type is Metal or Metallic. Go for Major or Pristine resources.
1. That data will become available to everyone, but they'll still need to buy it from Universal Cartographics
2. I can't find any marker of if a system has been explored, it would be nice to have
3. I tried the detailed surface scanner, it seemed to significantly increase the payout from selling your data (still only a jump from maybe 600 cr per system to 5000 cr, so I don't know how profitable exploration will be in the long run)
4. I can't wait either
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
1. That data will become available to everyone, but they'll still need to buy it from Universal Cartographics
2. I can't find any marker of if a system has been explored, it would be nice to have
3. I tried the detailed surface scanner, it seemed to significantly increase the payout from selling your data (still only a jump from maybe 600 cr per system to 5000 cr, so I don't know how profitable exploration will be in the long run)
4. I can't wait either
Interesting. So eventually with enough people playing the entire universe would get explored I guess? And it sounds like selling the data for an already explored system is less revenue than an undiscovered system, so yeah there really should be some way of hunting and seeking out undiscovered systems so that exploring can be a viable pursuit.
From your experience with the expensive scanner though it doesn't sound like a real good business plan. Maybe coupled with cargo runs it would be worthwhile as a hobby. Still I think I'd find it fun so I may try it anyway after release.
Speaking of release, is anyone here running this on a GTX560Ti (or similar) graphics card? Wondering if I have to get that 970 sooner or if I can wait til later...
Hehe - nope... never. I think you underestimate the "size" of the universe.
Lets be generous and assume it takes 15 minutes to jump to a new system, entirely map it AND refuel. I imagine this would take a lot more time... but lets be generous.
Lets be generous again and assume that this game has 1,000,000 players, each playing 6 hours a day, every day... no holidays... this is a job! And let's assume they are only exploring - not trading, pirating, and doing the rest of the game.
Lets be generous again and assume that no two players EVER explore the same system.
Then it will only take us 45.6 years to explore the entire universe
So in reality the whole universe will NEVER be explored, never mind how hard you try. Plenty of space there for everyone to play "Mr. Explorer".
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Time for a relevant quote....
Buy a new ship and it'll ask if you want to keep or sell the first one.
Indeed it is, kind of.. Unfortunately.
Does anyone know the best place to report these kinds of glitches btw
Haven't played in a few days. How is it worst?
Also, the side UI screens go away if you look slightly left or right, making the left or right sides of the screen impossible to read.
I just crashed my hauler by trying to go into a space station at full speed and bouncing off on a Cobra III that was on its way out
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My ship was filled with exactly all my savings in tobacco, so I actually would have lost -everything- if it weren't for the new loans available in beta 3, allowing me to at least get my ship back. Phew! And I learned my lesson I think: Keep boosting in and out, but maybe trade less in tobacco, that shit can kill you.
and that one got wrecked too, but I think it was an NPC!
My ship was filled with exactly all my savings in tobacco, so I actually would have lost -everything- if it weren't for the new loans available in beta 3, allowing me to at least get my ship back. Phew! And I learned my lesson I think: Keep boosting in and out, but maybe trade less in tobacco, that shit can kill you.
Yeah this happened to me (in beta 2). Was in a system and started to notice the dots moving before the background. Incredible experience, especially with the rift.
Yep. Release date to be announced this week actually. Or at least that's the most recent word.
Yea, it's a new experience. Really A LOT better than M+K.
Tomorrow with the new newsletter!
Imo, we'll see ED the last week of November.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
That sounds a bit too soon to me. I'm wagering more towards the end of December, I think they'll take as much time as possible to polish and bug squash every little thing they can.
I'm half tempted to buy the Mercenary Edition now though for $50. I know damn well I'm buying this after release, so I might as well buy it now and get a few extras along with it....
I really wish it wasn't releasing this year. Co-op is practically not even in the game, alliances haven't been tested at all. Balancing of credit earning between "professions" is woeful. The amount of things to do in the universe is extremely limited. No alerts or on-the-fly priority missions, no real connection from the player to the world or influence. The amount of systems they want to make available is impressive but if you can only do a severely limited amount of things, what's the point?
Yay! I've stayed away from the beta to not spoil it for when it's new and final.
BrettWeir
Member
I've been staying away from anything outside of the tutorials. But I'm a complete noob to flight/space sims, so it's helping me get a grip on the game, how it controls, and how the hell to use a joystick.
Glad I paid the $75 for early access for reasons above, as well as helping the game out...even if it's just a small amount.
ThePeoplesBureau
Member
Got my Cobra Mk. III, glad to be rid of the Hauler! Just a few snaps from this evening's travels:
flyinpiranha
Member
I didn't get much of a chance to play with the DK2 in 3.03 but spent a good couple hours with 3.04 tonight. I noticed it's "darker" and just doesn't seem to be as 'clear'.
The services map (where you look at stuff on the station to sell/buy) goes in and out of 'brightness' too it seems.
Just seems like a step back from what 3.03 was. The text is definitely blurrier, I spent about 20 minutes in the graphics menu messing with things and couldn't get it to look as good as it did.
Sad, hopefully it's being worked on and this is just a temporary step back.
Still fucking awesome though! Did some trading, learning how to travel a little better and getting used to where the buttons on the X55 are. So much fun.
Sevenfold
Member
So I'm stuck I think. I have Cobalt in my cargo (2/4) and the mission has expired. I can't get any missions which use more than 2 cargo and the tooltip on my Cobalt tells me I can't trade (or black market) or destroyed due to it being mission critical and to take the cargo I must abandon the mission which I can't...
I'm pretty new to the game so am I missing something?
NVM: Self destruct
I'm pretty new to the game so am I missing something?
NVM: Self destruct
Very nice shots! (I want a Cobra too!)
maniac-kun
Member
My hauler was just destroyed by some player commander ;_; Maybe i should stick to solo.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
A peak at the Python
The ships in Elite all look fantastic.
Wasn't there supposed to be an announcement this week about a release date? Or was that later in the month?
VFX_Veteran
Banned
This has been happening with all the betas I've played. Not sure what the problem is.
The performance in 3.04 does seem a little less than 3.03. It was quite smooth then. But it could be me.
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