Elite: Dangerous

[Mannginger]

gda_scooby said:

wow I like the look of star citizen, maybe over elite.

I dont see a project release date for star citizen anywhere - has it been suggested?

It'll be 2014. They're nearing $8m on funding now - crazy!

[westtra]

Have tried the vega strike above but doesn't seem to like my keyboard so uninstalled as I was a fan of elite - one of the first games I played. Have started playing a shareware version of first encounters that I found after seeing this thread.

[motorizer]

Resurrected this thread, having just seen these rather snazzy looking in game screenshots

[Happy82]

Oooooooo!

[SlipStream77]

Nice! Looks like a Cobra too!

[IainT]

v.sexy

[IanMorewood]

Will we still have to match the rotation of the space station in order to dock? That was responsible for more Elite deaths than all Police viper patrol ships (I used to be a smuggler predominatley (never amde it to Elite status as I didn't fight unless I had no choice)).

[motorizer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE8B4KptyVI

[motorizer]

This is coming on a bit now..
Alpha is a couple of weeks away for those who backed at that level (too rich for my blood)

New video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WmsnwNq98

[nick heppinstall]

I'm in at the beta. I'm pretty confident that they will pull this off. Braben seems pretty committed to make sure it's a quality product.

I can't see it generating the wonder that Elite did in my 14 year old mind but hopefully it will get close !

[Mannginger]

I'm in for this as well but not for the Alpha clearly.

I think Star Citizen looks the better game but this does look good and frankly after the disappointment that is X Rebirth (I did try to be patient with it but it's still got some awful big holes!) it can only improve the breed from its current state.

[Dr Banjo]

BBC Model B, floppy disk drive & dodgy analogue joysticks...

Well that's when the beeb wasn't in for repair.

I remember getting my letter back from Acornsoft confirming my Elite status...wish I had kept it

Fook me, took me ages to get there.. how many kills was it ?

Showing my age here ...

Alien Items... feck!

[nick heppinstall]

I managed to get to Deadly. I still have my save game tape though so I could pick up where I left off 33 years ago !

[FastNReliable]

Signed up tonight, looking forward ot getting in game

[Dr Banjo]

To any old BBC Micro owners there is an excellent emulator here http://www.mkw.me.uk/beebem/

You can play the later revisions of Elite on it with the improved graphics Master 128 etc

Works bloody well.

[motorizer]

Cobra! check out the little man in the shadows to the bottom right, it's a big 'un

[IainT]

motorizer said:

Cobra! check out the little man in the shadows to the bottom right, it's a big 'un

That looks awesome. It's something that many games just don't seem to get right - the sense of scale. That Cobra looks about right. Would eb interesting to see something like a Krait in comparison...

[motorizer]

Alpha is out, a few people posting videos, love the sounds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmfeFVVw45M

[rasto]

motorizer said:

Alpha is out, a few people posting videos, love the sounds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmfeFVVw45M

That looks great, the original caused me to do really badly in my mock O Levels Wonder if they will do a console version?

[FastNReliable]

I've watched a couple of the streams and I'm now more excited than before. Roll on Beta!