Elite: Dangerous
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Just got a docking computer 
Didn't actually need it, docking is easy, just wanted to try it and see what happened.
It actually went through the entrance sideways
Worked though, complete with the blue danube on the speakers.
It has crashed and locked me out a few times, but then it will work again later.....
Didn't actually need it, docking is easy, just wanted to try it and see what happened.
It actually went through the entrance sideways
Worked though, complete with the blue danube on the speakers.
It has crashed and locked me out a few times, but then it will work again later.....
nick heppinstall said:
Mmmm... What are you trading ? I've just purchased my first cargo and made a loss lol !
Fish and HE suits between Aulin(chango?) and its neighbour (IBootis I think) to begin with. It looks like courier missions may be a good way to go initially.Is it possible to make a PHers group for online play? How to register commander names ?
I'm a little bit nervous of going online by myself with precious cargo and poor dogfighting skills
Edited by scorp on Thursday 31st July 05:07
First impressions are good, this is definitely still a beta but I think it looks very promising for a really decent game when they have finished polishing it. I must say the sound effects are spectacular, probably the best for any space sim type game I think I've ever played!
I did have one quite funny moment where I was about to dock and the space station vanished right before my eye's, then about 5 minutes later reappeared on top of me destroying my ship in the process!
I did have one quite funny moment where I was about to dock and the space station vanished right before my eye's, then about 5 minutes later reappeared on top of me destroying my ship in the process!
Tip of the day:
To speed up your approach to space stations, line up facing it, turn flight assist off and boost, you glide there at the boosted speed without the flight assist slowing you down again. (you can turn off the drives as well to glide there almost in silence while your cockpit glass freezes over)
To speed up your approach to space stations, line up facing it, turn flight assist off and boost, you glide there at the boosted speed without the flight assist slowing you down again. (you can turn off the drives as well to glide there almost in silence while your cockpit glass freezes over)
motorizer said:
Tip of the day:
To speed up your approach to space stations, line up facing it, turn flight assist off and boost, you glide there at the boosted speed without the flight assist slowing you down again. (you can turn off the drives as well to glide there almost in silence while your cockpit glass freezes over)
Nice one.. Really getting into this now !To speed up your approach to space stations, line up facing it, turn flight assist off and boost, you glide there at the boosted speed without the flight assist slowing you down again. (you can turn off the drives as well to glide there almost in silence while your cockpit glass freezes over)
scorp said:
Fish and HE suits between Aulin(chango?) and its neighbour (IBootis I think) to begin with. It looks like courier missions may be a good way to go initially.
Is it possible to make a PHers group for online play? How to register commander names ?
I'm a little bit nervous of going online by myself with precious cargo and poor dogfighting skills
I think that's a great idea. A PH Squadron ! This will be the first game I've ever played with 'real' people. I need to guy a decent headset ...Is it possible to make a PHers group for online play? How to register commander names ?
I'm a little bit nervous of going online by myself with precious cargo and poor dogfighting skills
Edited by scorp on Thursday 31st July 05:07
There is a twitch stream I have been following that uses http://www.elitetradingtool.co.uk/ which was very up to date in alpha still streamlining in beta but will be upto date v soon!
I bought pre-release only with unlimited patches! cant wait for release!
I bought pre-release only with unlimited patches! cant wait for release!
scorp said:
How to register commander names ?
If you haven't got an in game name registered you have to do it on the support website at https://support.orerve.net log in and go to commander profile.Names have to be unique (and are checked manually for obscenities, copyright breaches etc) so you might have to get creative.
The initial buzz of playing Elite has waned a little and I worry that this isn't ambitious enough.
Yes I know this is still beta, and they probably have loads more to add. But I do think that this is going to be compared to the X series of games and although it looks more polished I think it's lacking a lot of content. So with X you have a long playable mission, lot's of different ships, many different types of stations, including ones you can buy and run yourself....I haven't seen anything like that in Elite.
Again, I know it's Beta, but beta should be about refining what you are going to release and the core game should be mostly complete, unless a significant amount of content and game play is added I do think this will be unfavourably compared to some other games of this type.
Yes I know this is still beta, and they probably have loads more to add. But I do think that this is going to be compared to the X series of games and although it looks more polished I think it's lacking a lot of content. So with X you have a long playable mission, lot's of different ships, many different types of stations, including ones you can buy and run yourself....I haven't seen anything like that in Elite.
Again, I know it's Beta, but beta should be about refining what you are going to release and the core game should be mostly complete, unless a significant amount of content and game play is added I do think this will be unfavourably compared to some other games of this type.
I don't remember any missions in the version I played on my Electron back in the day. It was the original open-world game, there was no objective other that to become Elite. You'd fly around, trade and fight people.
Is that enough these days though?
This is a persistent world, online MMO isn't it. All about building your own space trucker empire!
Is that enough these days though?
This is a persistent world, online MMO isn't it. All about building your own space trucker empire!
mathmos said:
The initial buzz of playing Elite has waned a little and I worry that this isn't ambitious enough.
Yes I know this is still beta, and they probably have loads more to add. But I do think that this is going to be compared to the X series of games and although it looks more polished I think it's lacking a lot of content. So with X you have a long playable mission, lot's of different ships, many different types of stations, including ones you can buy and run yourself....I haven't seen anything like that in Elite.
Again, I know it's Beta, but beta should be about refining what you are going to release and the core game should be mostly complete, unless a significant amount of content and game play is added I do think this will be unfavourably compared to some other games of this type.
Understand where you are coming from I overdose on Archeage game in alpha and not cant seem to get going on the game when released! I wont be buying into alpha anymore as it seem to spoil any game for me.Yes I know this is still beta, and they probably have loads more to add. But I do think that this is going to be compared to the X series of games and although it looks more polished I think it's lacking a lot of content. So with X you have a long playable mission, lot's of different ships, many different types of stations, including ones you can buy and run yourself....I haven't seen anything like that in Elite.
Again, I know it's Beta, but beta should be about refining what you are going to release and the core game should be mostly complete, unless a significant amount of content and game play is added I do think this will be unfavourably compared to some other games of this type.
There is still as you say more coming out, mining, piracy etc but it is personnal trading, piracy or headhunting game with a loose plot. Dont know if there will be a plot when release!
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