/edg/ - Elite Dangerous General

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Why are people buying Horizons when they will have to pay again for planetary landings on worlds with liquid or atmosphere of any kind

>>126466862
but you won't

>>126466908
I will pay for good planetary landings not this "ded world" half-assed update that costs nearly as much as the base game and won't be "finished" for a year

>>126466786
That sounds like a pretty cool was of doing it, currently you have to pull your throttle back to avoid being pulled out of supercruise. How far away from the sun would the Lagrange points be though?

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ACHTUNG
RASSENVERRÄTER

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>>126467153
That depends on the mass of the object we're talking about, and the objects around it.

It shouldn't really matter how far away you land because you're going to be far enough from any well to go from 0c to 20c in a few seconds tops.

>>126467153
lagrange points only exist in a 2 body system, so that completely depends on what planet or companion you are talking about

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>>126467257

>>126467289
>>126467304
I was just concerned that you'd end really far from any thing, but that looks like it would only be a problem if it was between two stars of something..

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>>126467398

Where's the newsletter, Brabo? I want to hear your sweet little lies.

>>126467304
Just take the object that they jump you to and plop an anchor (n)ls at l1-l5s that you pull from the mass of the object. I'm a MATLAB fag but that seems like a thing that could be done in a few weeks without an insane amount of error, right?

>>126467564
The farther you land from a well, the better, because you accelerate faster in SC and have a higher top speed. I clearly have not done the napkin-math but it likely makes up for the distance since you spend so much time accelerating /away/ from the anchor object right now.

This would actually be a buff to trading routes, I think, especially considering pirates can't camp all five points without effort.

how do you jettison cargo?

I found "rebel transmissions" but apparently they're useless

>>126467821
Fuck off, nigger.

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>>126467754

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>>126467786
Forgot to say that if a conflict is thrown for L(x) or whatever because of an interfering object then you can prevent this by making the grid the jumper lands on fuck-huge, or just not fucking worry about it because in what instance are objects going to be sitting on all five Lagrangian grids?

Will a HAZ res double your profit from bounty hunting compared to a Res?

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>>126468016
Seriously though how often is pic related going to happen where the Xs are objects with a larger radius than the parent star

>>126468079
Hazreses have a fuckton of big ships, worth +100k. Only problem, however, is that they'll kick your ass if you get into their crosshairs.

~10-20 minutes of dedicated hunting will get you 1.5 mil, easy. Just watch your shields/hull.

>>126468268
It'd be easier to just refund the pilot who landed inside something and adjust the system's anchors than to deal with this in a preventative manner

>>126466503
>black holes without accretion disc
>being any temperature

a black hole in elite terms is fairly pointless really, it's just a star that doesn't shine, if gravity slows your FSD black holes should slow it down a lot especially as you get close, maybe even there would be a point where the gravity gradient becomes so big your FSD shuts down completely and you get sucked in

planets for some reason slow you down a lot more than stars, and at least red stars have a mostly unremarkable heat

blue stars are at least somewhat dangerous in that you can more easily get too close

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>>126468395
>What is hawking radiation

>>126468629
this source of radiation in space is insignificant

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>>126468395
>and you get sucked in

In most SC instances in ELITE you are moving at FTL speeds and can never enter an orbit around a black hole where it is strictly impossible to escape. If you could fly inside the event horizon, I could see your FSD becoming non-functional for gameplay reasons.

and at least red stars have a mostly unremarkable heat

>blue stars are at least somewhat dangerous in that you can more easily get too close

You might find our method of stellar classification very interesting since you've noticed this on your own in-game.

Steam is getting hacked right now lmao

>>126468880
>orbit

you aren't ever orbiting anything in supercruise, and the drive gets less effective with greater gravity, it's a warp drive not an ftl drive, you never actually move faster than light

all that is needed is the point where the FSD is slowed down to such a point where it shuts off, and the local gravity is too great for your real engines to overcome as well

neither of these have anything to do with the event horizon and could be far, far beyond it

>>126468953
Maybe they shouldn't have made one of the shittiest sales ever, then.

>>126468847
This is /not/ the case. Hawking radiation can easily create fluctuations at least as high as several kelvin. Sure, it's cold to you because you're chilling on Earth and everything is nice and temperate and you're a mammal, but just because something is a few degrees above absolute zero doesn't mean it is cold.

>>126469094
Yes, they're Alcubierre warp drives and that makes sense.

The jump drives undergo some other kind of phenomenon and you can always just point away from the black hole and jump to an anchor point in range in that direction, the odds of which are pretty good.

>>126469325
the jump drive still needs you to be away from mass lock

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>>126469425
Wait does it really?

Guess I've never tested that, neat

just got an Anaconda

am i autistic?

>>126470114
not until you buy the gold skin

>>126470114
Can I have it, I just started a new character and I have 100k credits and don't want to grind to it

>>126468301
Hmm I guess not because I get so much more from high res with the added security as a bonus

>>126470332
Funniest thing about this is even if he actually wanted to give it you, the only way he could is by giving you his account details, because there's no other way of transferring things in this so call "MMO"

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>>126470258
shit...

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>>126473502

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>>126474158
Are you sure about that?
Because Gaben is calling you a liar.

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>>126474028
RIP

>>126468880
I saved a video of me literally diving into a black hole. Nothing happens, it's a bug.

Let me see if I can find it and webm it

>>126473502
>>126474158
>>126474264

This enrages me as well and this game is 100% marketed as an MMO spaceflight sim by literally every promotional material ever so good luck telling all the newfriends it isn't one

>>126474330

Well, I figured it would be a B U G because the game physically stops you from approaching objects in warp or in sublight unless you sperg out the physics engine.

>>126474361
It wasn't initially billed as one. It was kickstarted as a singleplayer game where you could invite your friends and meet random people if you wanted.

Same model as Destiny basically. "Mingleplayer", not MMO.

>>126474361

They can't put a trigger warning on everything you see.

Deal with it.

If you guys have nothing better to do that shit on this game on christmas, at least go back to /scg/ where you can sing along with the choir.

Nobody cares about your non-functional game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXk7o84MZPo

>>126474652
>star plebians
>calling this "non-functional"

>>126474652
I don't own SC and I'm not planning on owning SC and I'm probably half of the "shitting on elite" posts you see in here.

182 hours logged on Steam btw

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Guys, I need Osmium.

Should I head to some random system with pristine or nearly pristine asteroid belts with rich metal content?

is prospector limpet the basic or is there something better to use?

>>126474795
if you get anything get collector limpets because scooping is by far the most soul draining part of mining

>>126474795
>>126474913
and a refinery and mining laser might be useful too

>>126474730
SC is what is non-functional.

Elite is actually a game.

>>126474795
you want to visit pristine metallic rings, and you'll need prospector limpets, collector limpets, a refinery with 8ish bins, and a mining laser

>>126475050
Yeah, a shit one.

>>126475147
The best that the market and the technology can permit.

Humans just don't care about space, at all.

How long does it take to get to Baron, currently grinding for 2 days and at 8% Serf :^)

>>126475147
/thread

>>126475451
>The best that the market and the technology can permit.
That would be Star Citizen.

>>126475565
Star Citizen isn't and never will be a game. It's just vapor.

>>126475565
Here, have a (you)

whats a good loadout for the viper mk3?

>>126475621
Nice meme, pops.

Edge bros and newfriends,

merry Christmas and may your wish of this game finally becoming fun be fulfilled.

Ftroop, Brabo Vision, die in a fire.

>>126477262

I promise not to be naughty next year, Santa! Please delivar!

>>126475621

The 2.0 vids make it seem fun. Broken as fuck, but fun.

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>>126477262
Whatever, goy. Don't forget to buy a Christmas tree bobblehead.

>>126477524

Seeming fun is the goal of all promotional videos for games.

Is 17 Draconis still up?

>>126477676

I mean videos by players. Scott Manley did a few and it seemed fun. The way ships break up as they get hit is excellent. Braben promised that but hasn't delivered yet. Maybe on the walking about season. Maybe.

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>>126477658
o-okay...

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>>126478124

PSA: STEAM IS BACK TO NORMAL

>>126478494
>trusting steam immediately after this happens
I'm gonna give it like 3 days.

>>126478038

>Scott manley
>not a PR youtuber.

Right,

Anyhoo, walking around stations is just a pointless waste of time and resources.

Hi, multirole fag here

I have 7.3 mil and wondering if I should A rate my cobra, buy an asp explorer OR save up for clipper?

here is my current build - http://coriolis.io/outfit/cobra_mk_iii/13A4C4C3C3C3C4C262618180n00032b49v66a2h.Iw1-kA==.Aw1-kA==

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>>126478038
>develop entire game in the 17 months between jan 2013 of the kickstarter and the may 2014 alpha 4 (essentially completed)
>spend another 7 months polishing it for release
>fix most game breaking bugs in 3 weeks
>another 3 months on coop gameplay
>another 3 on power play
>6 months on airless planets

what happened? they used to be fast, now it's developing at snails pace

>>126481149
Never made a game before?

>>126481669
I'm guessing it's the console porting and constant wasted effort on elaborate one-time/one-location community/story goals that's keeping them from adding actual content

How long does it take to farm rep for clipper? Is viper suitable for it?

>>126481836
No it's mostly that they realize that the content that some players want would be a waste of development time.

The game is fine as is. Go make your own if you're unhappy. The only thing that separates Elite and SC is that Elite is honest about setting expectations.

>>126482232
Hey, Pecisk, you're wasting your time shilling here.

First, not many people here like what Braben and FD do to this game.

Second, not many people here actually care about SC.

Return to reddit/forums.

>>126482232
>actual content instead of onetime events and non-content would be a waste of time

Dad, please.

>>126482560
>>126482548

Shitposting won't change the game's market.

Star Citizen is Vaporware. Elite is the best we get.

>>126482914
So, fuck off to /scg/ and preach your bullshit there?

Just went back and A spec'ed a cobra mk 3 to do some robigo shenanigans.
Man I love this ship. So much better than pissing around in a Fdl,asp or a
conda.

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>>126483130

Are you automatically fucked if you don't upgrade to biggest and bigger ships ASAP, or is there some room in the game for those who'd rather just upgrade fighters or small multiroles?

Just looking at stats it seems that even the capitals aren't that much slower than the tiniest things, while their DPS and shields are several orders of magnitude greater...

>>126483297
>or is there some room in the game for those who'd rather just upgrade fighters or small multiroles

You see, the only things that give you a feel of progress in this game are bigger and badder ships and a bunch of xbone tier achievements like elite/faction rank.

You are free to fly whatever the fuck you want tho.

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is there an updated version for this?

>>126483297
You can fly whatever and do any job. There's only more optimal forms of doing those jobs and for most people the only way to feel good about this barebones game is to have the big one.

>>126483682
>You are free to fly whatever the fuck you want tho.
Though good luck doing those 200k+ Deadly Anaconda assassinations.

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Has anyone seen any strange PoI's in their travels? I heard supposedly you can see some different stuff out farther from civilization but I'm not gonna give up the grind when I'm so close to a piton to go look at moon rocks for hours.

>>126484415
I've seen pirates with no fuel scoop on their ship 1000+ ly away from the nearest populated system.

It's boring as shit out there to be honest family

>noob in a freshly bought Eagle
>bounty hunting at random like I did with my sidewinder
>struggling with the two fixed lasers and the gimball I installed on the roof
>suddely 1% hull, no shields
>kill them all anyway
>phew let's just cash this all in
>bet interdicted from supercruise by feds
>shields evaporate
>100k bounty gone

tl;dr babby's first ragequit

I did have enough to cover the insurance at least

>>126466862
I actually got Horizons for free

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>>126486369
Did you buy the lifetime expansion pass?

>>126486527
nah, I won it. A small streamer I watch was giving away games and it was that, FO4 or a joke game

my laptop can't run FO4, obv.

I think I found the forumdad that's always posting here whenever someone bitches about the game. The writing style and use of terminology are strikingly similar.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=218012

>>126490548
>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=218012

>
So what I suggest is that Frontier stops developing the story now, and take every hand made mission they have done in the past, and repurpose them as events that can happen anywhere and and any time, so that all players in all corners of the populated space can experience it for themselves, no matter when they choose to play. And focus future efforts on expanding the library of such dynamic events, rather than more worthless one-time content.

Man I totally agree with Forumdad

>>126490548
Why would I post on the forums?

>>126468243
>that power distribution

>>126469570

You've never jumped away from a station?

Other ships won't slow down a jump like they do going to supercruise though, so maybe jumping is more brute force and not as easily affected.

>>126480860
>all this armor

Lose our shields often, do we?

>>126482232
>Frontier Developments
>honest

So does volcanism do anything yet?

>>126497481
no and you can't land on those

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>>126498318
I can, but I don't see any volcanic anything. Except this ground that glows.in the dark.

>Just got this game
>Control scheme is an absolute shitwank
I'm gonna need a joystick for this, aren't I?

>>126499667
defaults seem alright to me, what are you having trouble with?

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>>126499667
Just change your keys anon. I changed mine to similar to fps shooters

W thrust forward
A thrust left
S backwards
D right
QE roll
Space vertical thrust (jump)
C downward (crouch)
R engines set speed
F engines set speed decelerate

Shift is my pip modifier
shift w pip to engines
Shift s pip balance
Shift a systems
Shift d weapons

>>126500056
That might help thanks

>>126500056
Forgot to mention

Mouse up down is pitch
Mouse left right yaw
Turn of that auto centering too
Ctrl is center mouse
Ctrl+R set engines to 50% or 75% for mobility

Is it just me or has Aisling Duval's standings dropped like a rock since the last CG?

Her fanboys must have pissed a lot of people off.

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>Jump to a system
>nearest dock is 500K Ls away

>>126500056
>>126500195
mine is a bit different
engine throttle is scroll up and down, middle click set it to 50%, X set it to 0%

F silent running
V chaff
B shield cell bank
H heatsink
R cycle weapon

How do I deliver the salvage for the Anteries community goal?
There's no option to give the cargo on the bullitin board.

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>>126506126
>"I'll just do a quick delivery mission before I go to bed"
>jump to the system
>see that shit

Okay, how the fuck are you supposed to kill Federal Corvettes in a Courier? They're better shielded, better armored, better equipped, and most surprisingly, more maneuverable than me.

Cutters and Anacondas have a weak point- they can't turn as well as a player. This thing however always had me in the range of its cannons. And it was able to keep up with me as I was boosting away to let my shields regen a bit.

Seriously, am I missing something?

>>126507545
get something better like vulture

>>126500776
anime

>>126480795

Don't disagree. X-Rebirth is definite proof of this. Walking around your own ship with goofy AI NPCs could be fun. Dwarf Fortress is as proof of that.

>>126507545
>Seriously, am I missing something?

A ship that's not scrub-tier.

>>126492672

*LE GASP*

This. This so much. Please! VISION PLEASE GET THOSE GLASSES.

>>126499017
the molten rock is there

you just have to use your imagination

>>126507545
VISION

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>>126507545
That's because the Courier sucks dick. It has shit maneuverability for such a mall ship and aint even that fast. Good shields is the only thing it's good at. Blame ftroop and git good.

>>126508029
How much does a Vulture + outfit cost

>>126512957
Around 20m.

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>our next community goal will be to find the remains of a large ship that exploded 50 years ago
>Woah, that's a good idea sir! We can have the players go to certain systems and search for wreckage
>They can get the personal effects, escape pods, and other various things
>The players will love the new graphic for the escape pods!
>NO
>Sir?
>Have the wreckage signals always spawn near planets, the players will be able to pick them up from 1000ls away. These points will always have 5 wreckage components
>Sir, how will the players tell the difference?
>Just have it spawn more shrapnel
>What are wreckage components?
>A new item for this quest, just use the standard canister graphic.
>But sir! All of this sounds generic and boring!
>SILENCE! DO YOU WANT TO GO ON ANOTHER HUTTON RUN PUNK?
>s-standard canisters it is sir.

And then half the people that go to this shit have their game crash.

>>126513413
a wreck from 50 years ago will not be that coherent

hell a wreck from last week would already have formed a nice ring

>>126513413
Is there really any reason to ever do the community goals? I tried one when I first started playing, and it seemed like that time would have been better spent doing anything else.

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>npc's ramming

>>126513726
>flying a FAS
>they explode instantly
>my shields barely move

I just start my battles by ramming with a bi-weave shield now. Makes shit go much faster.

Anyone know of a empire rank cheesing place that still works?

>>126514621
A base on of the moons of Aislings home system gives out shitloads of high rep, ass easy missions. Horizons only though.

>>126513048
Jesus fuckin' hell

>>126513530
Quit bullshitting out your butthole, unless stellar wind is driving enough atmosphere away to drag the salvage, there's nothing slowing it down or coalescing it in a reasonable time-frame. Would still take decades if not a century or more.

>>126515220
whatever forces caused there to be a wreck in the first place will also cause each piece to have different orbital velocities, which mean they will spread out a lot very fast

Is there a way to tell class 2 gas giants from other classes?

>>126515397
well it says when you scan them and they can be scanned from beyond visual range, so I don't think there's a better way.

>>126515285
That is literally the opposite of coalescing, what the fuck are you on about dude

btw I'm an astronomer

>>126516194
I'm saying if it's 50 years old, or even a little bit old none of the pieces would be near each other

>>126516326
Yes, and they also certainly would not have flattened out in an orbit creating a ring-like structure. They would be all over the place, and the majority would have burned up from slowing down too greatly at impact.

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>>126514446
It's even better how winged NPCs don't give a shit even if you kill someone through ramming. Makes cutting down those huge conda + 4 FAS death balls much easier.

>>126515220

The explosion sent shrapnel flying into other star systems.
Having large amounts of it in a large ball near planets in other systems makes no sense.

FD is lazy. Actually they're just stupid. It's like they purposefully make shit boring.

>>126517464
gotta have something to keep people playing to keep up the appearance of a large player base

>>126517531

Wouldnt having interesting gameplay actually gain a real playerbase?

Then they wouldnt have to pretend.

>>126515164
you can still kill shit with 5m-10m

>>126517531
I don't see how it helps since anybody can see current players on steam
With all the sales and stuff, it's safe to assume that at least 50% of players use steam version, if not more
That makes 20k players on average, which is fucking laughable for a so-called MMO

is trading the fastest way of making dosh?

>>126517804
5k is a lot for MMO, E:D population is actually above average

>>126517871
>5k is a lot for MMO

In what fucking world?
I bet there's more than 5K people playing Runescape right now.

>>126517948
Our world

>>126517871
Not when there's 100k inhabited systems
Granted, I guess comparing ED to casual-friendly stuff and f2p is not very fair

Anyone have Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X? Worth it?

>>126518456
good value for money, only problem is it doesn't quite have enough buttons so you need to be imaginative with the keybindings. i've got a lot of mileage out of mine

>>126518456
I asked this last thread, some people said it was fine for ED, others said save up and get the X52 or X55 or some other solution.

I ended up buying a T-Flight because it was only £30 in a amazon lightning deal yesterday (although that's only £5 off).

>>126517871
5k would be 'go f2p' or 'immediate shutdown' numbers for an actual MMO.

>>126518129

Fuck off. 5k is a pathetic number for any new game regardless of genre.

Good MMOs pull MILLIONS of players. There's usually hundreds of thousands on at any given time.
This is especially important when the game makes it a point to have a gigantic world for people to explore.

It's not just MMOs either. Any successful online game will have thousands of players.
Matchmaking would be non-existent if this wasnt the case.

MMOs, though, especially rely on massive player numbers.
The fucking acronym is "Massively Multiplayer Online" for a reason.

I've had cases where I wont see another player for 2 days.

Then when I finally do see a player and say hello it will be
>WHAT THE FUCK THAT GUY SAID HI WHAT CAN IT MEAN *LOGS OFF*

Fucking anti social dads. Solo made is half the problem with the god damn game.
Who the fuck even releases an MMO and gives players the option to not play online?

On top of that. This is an MMO with no quests. The community goals are horribly mismanaged like everything else. The economy barely works. And players are barely allowed to have any influence on the game.

The charm of comfy space trucking is gonna wear off soon.
If FD doesnt give people something to do people are going to move to other games.
And other games are coming. Hopefully they wont be absolute garbage.

I'm skeptical about SC. But NoMan's might pull it off.
Barring that there's always Space Engineers if you're in the mood to watch your PC get a good raping.

>>126518665
thx for the reply

>>126518683
how is the T-Flight treating you anon? I really want the T Flight X but I think the throttle is not really going to do any good. Is it possible to use flight stick and keyboard at the same time?

>>126518665
Oh, one thing I was wondering about the T-flight was how does the removable throttle feature work? Does the throttle still work if you remove it from the joystick, is it connected by a wire or something?

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>>126518806

>>126518875
Nice, thanks.

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>>126483778
Oh yes

when will I get to land my ship on braben's jaw

>>126522250
lewd

http://pastebin.com/vD07c2ht
autohotkey script for setting power distribution via your joysticks POV hat

Is there a way to see more stuff on galaxy map? I filtered many star types out but still can't see them from afar

>>126523395
No. The galaxy map is an incoherent mess.

>go on twitch elite dangerous streams
>its all middle aged men with babies crying in the background

so the meme is real then

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oh fug :D:D:D

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thank you /edg/

Now I hope they'll allow us to do the same with empire.

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>>126524089

If you haven't been to Sagittarius A yet... what the fuck are you doing in this game?

>>126524562
Shit like this always bothered me. Why do they give you a high rank when you can't use it. You'll never be called to direct a full scale war from a capship. Same with the Empire and their nobility ranks. Yeah that's great, I'm a Baron. Where is my Barony?

>>126524562
How, what did you do?

>>126525710
look at archive threads. They'll tell you every secrets you need to know

>17 draconis charity missions RINSE AND REPEAT FOR DAYS

>>126525779
I thought they patched it and you couldn't spawn more missions

Why the FUCK can't I request docking permissions? Doesn't look like the stations are full, ships are constantly leaving

>>126525814

you can't, they patched it

that's why it took me fucking days to do it

>>126525825
Reasons you can't dock at a station
>All the pads are full
>You're beyond 7900 meters
>You're in a Large ship and the station has no Large pad
>Another player is in the process of spawning on the only available pad

>>126525871
So you just waited for them to spawn regularly? Any observations on how often they spawn?

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>>126526089

I don't know dude, I played at work mostly, so time to time I checked bulletin board and took mission.

Yes, I'm an autist but that ship is mine now !


And I started 2 week ago...

>>126525939
As far as I know, none of these apply. Not sure what's going on but I'll try again later

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>>126526209

>>126526321

nice, but actually I don't have a problem witch my dick size

>>126529279
M-maybe he wanted to say that he flies without a wing

How the fuck are you supposed to do shadow deliveries! Got 2 jumps away from Robigo, then got interdicted by some random Viper, and then as I dropped out of FSD some system authority ship appeared out of nowhere and scanned me. The really confusing thing was I was in a system with 0 population... wtf was a system authority ship doing there...

Fuck this shit

>>126530048
Task manager

>>126530048
Not everyone can handle the rigors of smuggling.

>>126530219
or this autohotkey script: "!F4::run ekill.bat" combined with this .bat file: "tskill EliteDangerous64"

>>126530048
I proscribe 1 dose of git gud delivered rectally

>>126530219
>>126530226
>>126530565
>>126530891

So the only way to do these missions is to cheat? If FDev hate smuggling so much, why did they put it in the game!

>>126531598


ha ha

fucking uninstall already

What is there to do in this game. I got bored of trading and doing missions, I don't care about combat and I've been to Sag A.
What else is there?

Is 15mil enough to get an ASP Explorer nad properly mod it for eploration trip?

If not, how much credits do I need to save?

>>126538126
Go to LYR space, 15m should be more or less enough for this, excluding scoop.
http://coriolis.io/outfit/asp/04D4D5A4D1D5D5C----------3cv40i0i402i2f.AwRj4jXZpI==.Aw18WQ==

I'm not responsible if you fuck up landing on high g planets with shitty those thrusters

>>126538126
Read the OP goddamnit.
>http://coriolis.io
And yes, its just enough for an exploration >ASP.

>>126538413
Well, good thing I dont have that "DLC"

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Why can't you go to Gamma Velorum? It says you need a permit, but no faction gives one

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These missions are pointless to pick up

>>126539010
future content

>>126530048
chaff, silent running, shooting the scanning ship, etc all interrupt scans

watch for ships trying to interdict you too, any ship behind you (hardpoints deployed especially) on your radar in supercruise is a threat

git gud basically

I didn't get any gems

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m0t!

Bi-weave shield on Eagle, worth or not?

so how is horizons? worth pick the game back up to play?

>>126540164
not for that pricetag at the moment

>>126540661
i already have access to it because i was a premium beta backer.

>>126539841
Worth. Eagle shields are so trash and will drop under any serious fire anyway. With bi-weave they get back up super fast at least.

>>126540704
well it's still not worth the pricetag.
remember seeing those anaconda and T9 derelict ships on surface ? they are not in anymore either

>>126540704
Worth at least checking out how they done planet surfaces, no?

Landings get old fast and there's nothing interesting left when they do.

>no newsettler this week

Why is the Anaconda more maneuverable then the Python?

In my Python i would struggle to turn against faster enemies. but the Anaconda can go toe to toe with vultures and FDL, even with only B thrusters.

how does this make sense?

this is one of those games that are good to play when you're preparing to take a shit

>>126542190
because the Anaconda/Corvette/Cutter are supposed to be the be all end all OP endgame ships thats are better then all the other ships.

yes the balancing in this game is fucked

>be new
>get 60k bounty reward
>can't dock anywhere
>not enough fuel to leave system
rip

>>126543518

Better call the fuel goys :^)

>>126543518
I can fix a hauler with a fuel limpet and come find you, but I wont be home for another 2-ish hours.

Although if you're new and in a shitwinder, you can just self destruct and rebuy your ship as it was for nothing, or nearly nothing.

>>126544710
Yeah it's ok, I'm dead, got shit on by anacondas
Thanks though

Could I run this game with GT 650m? I have the processor and RAM.

>>126547008
I think so yeah, but you might struggle with planets

>>126547008
>>126547221

download the alpha "demo" to see how it runs

https://github.com/xaduha/Combat-Demo-Downloader

>>126542190
It's not. I've flown both. It's only more maneuverable if you turn the fa off.

>>126512073

It has absolutely incredible acceleration, which you can exploit in FA-Off.

FAO requires skill though, which iPod-anon seems to lack.

>>126548196
so have i, and its way more maneuverable

>>126548538
Really? Did they nerf it again?

>>126548570
maybe? i wouldn't know if they did

all i know is that Anaconda sure feels like its way more maneuverable

>>126515397

They'll make different sounds in the system map when you have them selected.

It takes a bit of practice and some time listening to a new planet to figure out the difference, though.

That's how I avoid traveling 500KLS to worlds that look earthlike but turn out to just be metal or water worlds. Earthlikes blow wind and make animal sounds like bird chirping, while metal worlds sound dead and water worlds bubble.

>>126539010

That particular star is permit locked because going there would be a one-way trip. Conditions in the system are lethal to even the most heavily protected ships and the star is expected to go supernova any time now.

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>>126549907
Aaaaaaany time now...

>there is no grind
>use your IMAGINATION!
yeah try grinding a faction ship ranks and play something different other than your asp explorer you nigger middle aged man

>>126542190

The Python used to fly a lot better. They knee-jerk nerfed the fuck out of it a while back because it was too good.

Speed, acceleration and maneuverability were all reduced 20% and the base shields were reduced by 1/3.

Since these stats all synergize with each other in combat the actual impact was a lot worse than just the sum of changes. The Python used to be an absolute beast.

They justified this to the community by claiming it was always mean to be an armed trader and nothing more. Which is why they had it on the CZ spawn table as a ship of the line...

>tfw 8k ly away from populated space
>tfw i just want to kill myself
>tfw i won't because i am a jew and lose out on all those sweet sweet exploration credits.

>>126550529
yeah its fucking bullshit what they did to it. I never got the chance to experience the Python in its prime, but it was still a damn good ship that got me to my Anaconda.

still a shame what they did to it though.

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what?

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>>126551407
what?!

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okay,
which one of you visionary bastards posted this

http://i.4cdn.org/f/16%20tons%20of%20cargo%2C%20fuel%2C%20and%20VISION.swf

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>>126551619
went back to supercruise and dropped in again.

apparently the instance I dropped in was borked

god mining seem like shit why did i try this

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>>126551407
Looks like somebody got Alderan'd

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>>126551819
>cobra with no shields
>2 pips to system

>>126549907
any time now means hundreds of thousands of years in case of this star. Also the radiation from this particular WR shouldn't be any higher than other WRs in the game, and they are approachable

>>126551990
ship-tans when?

>>126552047

If the footage is pre-1.2 that's normal. The game didn't keep track of your shields in supercruise.

In fact jumping to SC and back gave you a free recharge if they went down.

>>126552102

GV is in the middle of an expulsion event in 3301. You can't survive there right now.

>>126552869
Based on real life cycles or just in-game lore? Do you have a source if former? I'm interested in this

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>>126553039
>>126552869
I just decided to check this. Apparently whole area is in lockdown. I'm also interested.

>>126553421
probably future content

>>126553039
>>126553421

You'd have to dig through Braben's twitter.

They're going to have the star explode and ravage the nearby region (it will have "exploded" some time ago) and base expansion content on the freshly impacted area around the star.

>>126554735
This sounds cool, but there is no way Frontier won't fuck this up royally

>>126555176
>Anti-radiation module required. That will be $60 please.

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>>126555236

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>>126554735
>>126555176
>>126555236

>energy shields don't block radiation

>>126555176
if you read the expansion and the lifetime passes it's VERY obvious that horizons isn't gonna give you very long. maybe just whatever comes out this year.

>>126558182
I am prepared to buy whatever expansions they throw at me.

>>126558182
every year there will be a new expansion/season

anyone know if theres a new empire rankup station?

64 hours in a only just an A-rated Cobra Mk 3 and 40% into Serf rank

JUST

>>126559091
die

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>>126559091
>Serf
How fitting!

>>126558743
How does that even work anyways with the base game?
"You require X expansion to access these systems"
"You require Y expansion to access these upgrades, equipment, and significantly better ships than what's currently available to you"
"You require Z expansion to play with people who use the following...."

and so on, over and over, making those who paid for an incomplete game either fucked out of their investment, or forced to pile more money in?

>>126560098
Have you not ever played an MMO?

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Did the servers just go down?
I was in mid-transit to another system when I got a error message relating to the server

>>126559028
also wanna know this

>>126560098

Frontier has no regard for loyalty. Newcomers actually get everything in one purchase.

eg:
You buy Horizons now, you get the base game too. Total cost $60

You bought Elite last year and get a "loyalty discount" of $15 on Horizons. Total cost $105

>>126560613
same

I was just interdicting a pirate, too

So, there isn't any system for grinding empire rank with charity mission ? that's odd

to think Braben would let us become all max rank in federation but not in empire...

So cargo missions are fucked right?

I was told to scoop up some chemicals, did scoop them up but the mission did not update and now I can't do shit with my cargo

>>126561991
yeah they're bugged

delivery missions should still work but anything where you have to collect cargo is fucked

>>126561991
For now don't do anything that says (mission specific) unless they give you the cargo when you take the mission.

So what's your favorite system?

Personally I like Gende, has a station next to a hazres with just about all upgrades for my Python

>>126566926
Stanton :^)

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>>126559091

>>126566926
Robigo

>>126559687
>>126559784
>>126567412
ITS TOO HARD GUYS

I WANT IT ALL ON A PLATE OR PAID FOR SHIPS!!!

>>126570391
Dad, its 615 mountain time.....way past your bedtime unless your Pst or earlier.

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This ship is meh.

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>>126572317
>expecting an iShip to be better then meh

>Bounty Hunting in Vulture in Gende HazRes
>Wing of 3 vulture CMDRs come along
>We're bounty hunting for an hour together.
>One of them scans me
>300 Credit dormant bounty on other side of galaxy
>They just all open fire without a word and kill me instantly.

Seriously?

>>126576942
YOU BROKE A RULE IN THE HOLY BOUNTY HUNTING DADCODEX
YOU MUST DIE

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CucKL01GdtE

EDG/ what the hell is happening here? Is there a way to complete the distress call missions?
Did I just waste my time fighting off a shitload of ships?

Pic kinda unrelated

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Guys I just bought a space hind

did I fuck up? is the explorer version better?

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>H-here I go!

>>126580884
Nah that is a decent ship until you get a vulture or something big and mean,

>>126581175
Someone scan this fag

>>126581342
I guess

should I sell my Eagle and start outfitting this bad boy? I kept the starting Sidewinder which I upgraded somewhat

>>126581342

B-but anon, you can't tell NPC commanders what to do!

:^)

>>126581175

Make sure you always request docking and do the outposts first.

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>>126581621

I usually do the the system with the most missions (if applicable) or just the closest one first. Any advantage to doing outposts first?

>>126581904

Some fags can't dock an Asp at a large station without getting scanned and assume nobody else can either.

>>126582474

Large stations are literally easier than small ones. Just SR your way until you face the slit, then boost your way into the station while simultaneously dumping heat/turning off SR/request docking.

>>126581613

It doesn't have to be an NPC.

You know what? I think I'll come intercept you while you're still on the Col285-Psicium corridor.

Hey. How come no one told me that Robigo was still giving good paying missions?

>>126582971

You seem to be missing the point.

>>126583023
I'm so very sorry. I sent out postcards to all the important /edg/ posters. I even scheduled to have representatives call you once you were available, but they must have forgotten. I'll be sure to fire them right away and send an apology letter right away, sir.

>>126583149

> I'm so very sorry.

This will be enough, Jeeves. Carry on.

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One down, many to go. Pretty drunk, listening to dadrock while playing a comfy dadgame.

>>126584209
>Blocking your name

colossal faggot detected

>>126584209
>Blocking your name

Forumdad detected.

>>126584698
>>126585627

:^)

>www.pcgamer.com/the-pleasure-of-space-trucking-in-elite-dangerous

>pcgamer
>journalism

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so what the hell is there to do in this game besides grind bounties/missions? I like the gameplay but it feels like a tech demo with no content in it

>>126587746
use your imagination

>>126587746
Make your own fun, anon!

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>>126587746

>>126587906
>>126587921
>>126588008
I just got a FDL and I love all the cool engine noises it makes and playing the game is fun, I just don't know what to do any more though. what do you guys do?

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Holy shit, I didn't realize I was this close. Chinamanspace is awesome.

>>126588135
I fly into a system, explore, figure out what is going on, do missions, see if there's potential for good trade and maybe join a war zone if there is one.

>>126588135
I shitpost here and fap to drawings

>>126588135
I play for a few weeks after every big patch and then go do other things. Keeps me from outright hating the game.

>>126588391
>spending all your money on a ship

>>126588391
Chinajew himself is alo awesome. Join us. :^)

>>126588135
Just find a ship you link, A-class it, then run around looking for shit to shoot at.

If you don't enjoy shooting things, or playing space trucker, then there is nothing left to do in the game.

I might go back to the grind and try to get a feddie gunship just to strap nothing but missiles onto it as a fun gag but otherwise I don't really feel the need to move away from my Vulture.

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Tried plotting a route, and the system search took me all the fucking way out here by accident. What the fuck IS this thing? I've never seen something with a blue aura like that.

>>126591524
Neutron star maybe? I don't actually know what they look like.

>>126591524
Only one way to find out, make sure to pack lunch

>>126592139
>Sold my Diamondback Explorer last week because exploration made shit for credits.
fug

>>126591524
Planetary nebula that resembles Cat's Eye Nebula.

Thanks anon, I was going to start exploring tomorrow. It will be my destination.

>>126592189
I look forward to your screenshots later.

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>>126591524
>3,400ly away
wew lad

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>>126592287
This is how a big nebula with lots of bright stars looks like. It won't be anything special. Just another O star with some ded stars nearby. Nebula is the remnant of those stars.

If you want, you can kit a Hauler for breddy cheap. This is my taxi. I use this between my FDL and Conda systems.
http://coriolis.io/outfit/hauler/02D2D2A1D1D1D2C---3u2t2i2f.Iw19A===.Aw19A===?bn=Taxi

This is NGC 7622 by the way.

>>126592441
3400 isn't far.

Going to Sag A* is all the rage around here but has anyone ever gone further? There's a whole galaxy on the other side too.

>>126591524
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6302

>>126592287
>>126591524
A quick googling gave me this result. I'm not going there anymore. I thought it was a close random procedural planetary nebula and wanted to see how Frontier has done that.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGC_6302
>>126592908
Oh fuck off, I mistyped the captcha and your post appeared.

>>126592951
How do you know I'm not you?

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>>126593135
We're all catfucker's alter egos. Here, have some cat benis.
Love, /kspg/.

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>>126584209
What is your favorite dadrock?

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>>126587638
>There's a frustrating delay when you shift from deep space to an 'instance' around a station when playing online, which shatters the illusion of your journey being seamless,
>but I'm sure they'll fix this.

>>126594685
>guns and roses
>dadrock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3HHBWl8y0k

>>126572567
Are we doomed to nothing but wedges until the anaconda?

Is this fucking Robot Wars?

Feddie Corvette or Anaconda?

I just like shooting shit and being fucking huge, I don't care about cargo or jump ranges.

>>126599651
anaconda has more guns
it's still the best

>finally got an Anaconda
>realize i have no reason to continue playing

who /bigshipblues/ here?

>>126599950
Yeah but TWO HUGE HARDPOINTS.

T W O

>>126600820
yeah... but 2 large hardpoints are better than one huge. the difference between a large plasma and a huge plasma is not that great