Elite: Dangerous
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Thank you very much for that advice, i'm off to sell the viper and get a scout, will load up and head out and give that website a whirl, disposable cash has always been the difficulty, not too fussed about anacondas or the bigger ships, just want to run and gun in a vulture without being so afraid of losing it all everytime i have a cockpit blowout which in those things happens quicker than getting blown up.
Mr E said:
geeks said:
So, exploration, quite fancy me some of that, can someone do an idiots guide for me? Starting point is Wolf 46!
Something with a decent jump range, a fuel scoop and top end scanners. Pick a direction and keep going. Scan stuff.
Make it back....
a mix of doing the shown planets through that website as well as scanning nearby cheapie stuff has made me 6 million in a few hours, that wasn't straight gaming either merely rolling fags and playing youtube videos etc.
Thank you very much for the info, you've given me an easy disposable cash earner and a realistic way of getting into a vulture again without it ruining me and being in the sidewinder.
geeks said:
hmmm need to work on it a bit, its difficult tracking where I am heading with an oculus remembering system names and s
t. Doesnt help that the galaxy map when in VR is total gash, you cant navigate it accurately at all, selecting specific systems is near impossible!
Not sure if you know but a good tip for exploring is the ability to filter stars and your route by fuel scoopable stars only. If you go to the filters tab on the galaxy map just have B A G F K and M stars selected and make sure "apply filter" is selected. Now you will only be jumping between scoopable stars and never run out of fuel. Although if you do you can always contact the fuel rats - https://fuelrats.com/t. Doesnt help that the galaxy map when in VR is total gash, you cant navigate it accurately at all, selecting specific systems is near impossible!Cheers FWD will probably have at it over the weekend. Been tooling around in the Type 6 this evening!
Just added myself into the ED wiki, feel free to add me CMDRs!
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Just added myself into the ED wiki, feel free to add me CMDRs!
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ash73 said:
PhilboSE said:
Unfortunately I just can't bring myself to pick the game up again. I totally maxed myself out in 2015 and took a break - when I came back, all my ships needed to be re-optimised for heat management and then I would need to start the Engineers cycle to get upgraded.
I was going to give it another go after hearing about the thargoids but they made it far too complicated with all the engineers and factions and wings stuff, imo. I can't even be bothered trying to find out how it all works.Was the surface landing expansion any good?
ash73 said:
PhilboSE said:
Unfortunately I just can't bring myself to pick the game up again. I totally maxed myself out in 2015 and took a break - when I came back, all my ships needed to be re-optimised for heat management and then I would need to start the Engineers cycle to get upgraded.
I was going to give it another go after hearing about the thargoids but they made it far too complicated with all the engineers and factions and wings stuff, imo. I can't even be bothered trying to find out how it all works.Was the surface landing expansion any good?
I'd like to play with the Thargoids but from a brief skim of the forums it looks like I would need to do a lot of grinding to get into a combat effective ship against them. I just CBA I'm afraid.
I do feel for anyone coming new to the game at this point in the cycle - the scope and and complexity must seem overwhelming.
Big props BTW to all those who have made it to Elite - massive achievement: especially in combat as I think this must be a harder now with better AI and Engineered ships to compete against.
I've just made my first Elite in exploration, just finished a big route put my name on a lot of new discoveries and gone from 50% pioneer to Elite. - https://inara.cz/cmdr/22088/
Hot work at times.
Hot work at times.
castex said:
Congratulations!
How'd you acquire a Corvette, if you don't mind my asking?
Federation boom data missions between Ceos and Sothis to rank to Rear Admiral. Some credit donations in there too.How'd you acquire a Corvette, if you don't mind my asking?
I only did missions between Newholm station in Sothis and New Dawn in Ceos to make it as quick as possible and have less chance of interdiction. Fast in fast out.
FourWheelDrift said:
Federation boom data missions between Ceos and Sothis to rank to Rear Admiral. Some credit donations in there too.
I only did missions between Newholm station in Sothis and New Dawn in Ceos to make it as quick as possible and have less chance of interdiction. Fast in fast out.
Thank you. I only did missions between Newholm station in Sothis and New Dawn in Ceos to make it as quick as possible and have less chance of interdiction. Fast in fast out.
Picked this up in the steam Christmas sale for £3.99, started playing at the weekend.
Earnt a couple million in the first few hours, so upgraded my sidewinder to explorer spec (DSS and the £1.5m horn [ADS]) and now following the road to riches planner to get Felicity unlocked. Just on my way to Maia to buy some alloy, and then will rtr back to her.
Should net me circa 20m in a about 5 hours total play time.
Plan then is to outfit a T6 for passenger missions and run them for money. Aim to have a conda in 20 hours total time.
From there, got a few personal goals to achieve. Going to spec an Asp and go as far away from inhabited space as possible I think at the moment.
Starting from scratch and knowing nothing, I think the game is only any good/pickup-able if you have a plan or a goal. If you go into it completely blind, then that's when I think it would get overwhelming for a new starter.
Earnt a couple million in the first few hours, so upgraded my sidewinder to explorer spec (DSS and the £1.5m horn [ADS]) and now following the road to riches planner to get Felicity unlocked. Just on my way to Maia to buy some alloy, and then will rtr back to her.
Should net me circa 20m in a about 5 hours total play time.
Plan then is to outfit a T6 for passenger missions and run them for money. Aim to have a conda in 20 hours total time.
From there, got a few personal goals to achieve. Going to spec an Asp and go as far away from inhabited space as possible I think at the moment.
Starting from scratch and knowing nothing, I think the game is only any good/pickup-able if you have a plan or a goal. If you go into it completely blind, then that's when I think it would get overwhelming for a new starter.
Exploration is great, that is also my favorite activity in Elite, but you may want to wait until the Q1 update arrives as it targets enhancing the planetary variety a lot. A lot of planets now look a bit boring now as the devs somehow simulated chemical processes as it would happen on Earth, resulting a bit in homogeneous colour palette. But it tells volumes about what they are doing.
Perhaps shorter excursions to the Pleiades or any other nebulae around is what I'd advise and/or doing passenger missions.
I never picked up an Asp as I find it hideous, but it is the most practical choice for exploration. However, you may want to consider the Diamondback - it is cheaper, jumps longer, runs cooler, looks better IMHO although scoops a bit slower than the Asp. Oh, in any case buy the best fuel scoop you can afford! Don't worry about the money, you can sell it for the same amount once you are back.
As for posts about the difficulty of picking it up - it is easier to earn credits now than it used to, and the main challenge as ever are the flight controls. In the first six months I have completely avoided combat, which can be very difficult if you don't have the right loadout. It all depends whether the scope and flying in space is a thing for you - if yes, this is the best game fulfilling it.
Edit: About the Anaconda, only buy it if you can A-grade it, and always have enough for at least three rebuys. Fitted as standard, it is one big lumping moving target. If you want to have a stepping stone, you may want to consider the Python.
One (actually two) more tip about exploration: head out to Colonia first, on one hand there are stations in-between, on the other hand you can take a rest there. It is a fantastic stepping stone to more spectacular areas.
The second is that at least try to get freidnly with Farseer or Martuuk who can engineer your FSD for better jumprange - well worth it. In general the engineers take you through all aspects of the game, so you may consider it as a story mode, and at the end you get the ability to build far better ships.
Perhaps shorter excursions to the Pleiades or any other nebulae around is what I'd advise and/or doing passenger missions.
I never picked up an Asp as I find it hideous, but it is the most practical choice for exploration. However, you may want to consider the Diamondback - it is cheaper, jumps longer, runs cooler, looks better IMHO although scoops a bit slower than the Asp. Oh, in any case buy the best fuel scoop you can afford! Don't worry about the money, you can sell it for the same amount once you are back.
As for posts about the difficulty of picking it up - it is easier to earn credits now than it used to, and the main challenge as ever are the flight controls. In the first six months I have completely avoided combat, which can be very difficult if you don't have the right loadout. It all depends whether the scope and flying in space is a thing for you - if yes, this is the best game fulfilling it.
Edit: About the Anaconda, only buy it if you can A-grade it, and always have enough for at least three rebuys. Fitted as standard, it is one big lumping moving target. If you want to have a stepping stone, you may want to consider the Python.
One (actually two) more tip about exploration: head out to Colonia first, on one hand there are stations in-between, on the other hand you can take a rest there. It is a fantastic stepping stone to more spectacular areas.
The second is that at least try to get freidnly with Farseer or Martuuk who can engineer your FSD for better jumprange - well worth it. In general the engineers take you through all aspects of the game, so you may consider it as a story mode, and at the end you get the ability to build far better ships.
Edited by optimal909 on Monday 8th January 07:40
20 hours for a Conda! Mine took over 500, although I did have the cash to A rate it by then.
I've avoided the engineers completely, they don't seem to fit with the rest of the game to me, like having a shop in Skyrim that sells AK47's.
Had a great couple of hours last night in a Haz Res. I jumped into a fighter and let my crew member fly the Anaconda, winged up with my BIL who was in his Fer-de-lance and got stuck into everything wanted. Some hairy moments but we got through it without losing a main ship and earned a few quid too.
Really looking forward to proper wing missions in Q1.
I've avoided the engineers completely, they don't seem to fit with the rest of the game to me, like having a shop in Skyrim that sells AK47's.
Had a great couple of hours last night in a Haz Res. I jumped into a fighter and let my crew member fly the Anaconda, winged up with my BIL who was in his Fer-de-lance and got stuck into everything wanted. Some hairy moments but we got through it without losing a main ship and earned a few quid too.
Really looking forward to proper wing missions in Q1.
I was a KS backer, but didn't really get in to the game until VR came around (I did play on Dev kit Oculus, but the resolution was too low to enjoy it).
I'm now 2 weeks and 5 days of game play/450 hours.
I've managed two Elites, and I'm working on Combat (currently Expert). I use a combination of the Cutter, Corvette and Anaconda - sometimes the Python if or Courier for giggles. I did see 12bn credits.. but spent a fair bit on a-rating the big three and engineering.
I love this game.
I'm now 2 weeks and 5 days of game play/450 hours.
I've managed two Elites, and I'm working on Combat (currently Expert). I use a combination of the Cutter, Corvette and Anaconda - sometimes the Python if or Courier for giggles. I did see 12bn credits.. but spent a fair bit on a-rating the big three and engineering.
I love this game.
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