Eve online - nnnnoooooooooooooooo!!
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funkyrobot said:
Famous Graham said:
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d OP.
You had to mention Eve didn't you...
Reinstalled it 2 days ago
Haven't played for a couple of years but had some good fun big ole Alliance scraps. Totally at the bottom of the learning curve again though.
d OP.You had to mention Eve didn't you...
Reinstalled it 2 days ago
Haven't played for a couple of years but had some good fun big ole Alliance scraps. Totally at the bottom of the learning curve again though.
Any corps have need of an industrialist Amarr n00b? (yeah I fired through the char selection thing this time around)
Maedhross is the name btw
Edited by Famous Graham on Tuesday 20th January 01:19
tank slapper said:
That isn't all game footage, is it? If it is then what the hell is it being run on? lolMannginger said:
Yup - looks all ingame to me and pretty standard. My PC would run premium graphics content all day long and would only stutter when engaged in very large scale fleet combat.
Eve's surprisingly resource friendly, especially given the really quite pretty graphics!
Blimey!Eve's surprisingly resource friendly, especially given the really quite pretty graphics!
I know the premium stuff looks good asit runs ok on my PC. Some of that video just seemed like cgi! How did they get all of the swoopy camera stuff though, I thought you could only fix the camera on other objects etc.
Also, how do you get screens without the overview and stuff on, and how do you take a screenshot lol?
ctrl+TAB hides all menus and windows so you only see space and whatever's in it (like your ship). Ctrl+TAB will then restore all menus and windows. Alt+Print Screen takes a screenshot of whatever you see on screen, and stores it by default in, I think, documents and settings / eve / captures. I think the default save location can be changed but can't remember where. Most likely in the menus you get when hitting Esc while in game somewhere.
Warning about hiding all windows: I've got a great but involuntary screenshot of my pod taking fire in front of the wreck of Steve. 'Nuff said!
Warning about hiding all windows: I've got a great but involuntary screenshot of my pod taking fire in front of the wreck of Steve. 'Nuff said!
Edited by Alfanatic on Tuesday 20th January 12:43
Alfanatic said:
ctrl+TAB hides all menus and windows so you only see space and whatever's in it (like your ship). Ctrl+TAB will then restore all menus and windows. Alt+Print Screen takes a screenshot of whatever you see on screen, and stores it by default in, I think, documents and settings / eve / captures. I think the default save location can be changed but can't remember where. Most likely in the menus you get when hitting Esc while in game somewhere.
Warning about hiding all windows: I've got a great but involuntary screenshot of my pod taking fire in front of the wreck of Steve. 'Nuff said!
Cheers man.Warning about hiding all windows: I've got a great but involuntary screenshot of my pod taking fire in front of the wreck of Steve. 'Nuff said!
Edited by Alfanatic on Tuesday 20th January 12:43
By the way, your reply is useless without pictures lol!
funkyrobot said:
Alfanatic said:
ctrl+TAB hides all menus and windows so you only see space and whatever's in it (like your ship). Ctrl+TAB will then restore all menus and windows. Alt+Print Screen takes a screenshot of whatever you see on screen, and stores it by default in, I think, documents and settings / eve / captures. I think the default save location can be changed but can't remember where. Most likely in the menus you get when hitting Esc while in game somewhere.
Warning about hiding all windows: I've got a great but involuntary screenshot of my pod taking fire in front of the wreck of Steve. 'Nuff said!
Cheers man.Warning about hiding all windows: I've got a great but involuntary screenshot of my pod taking fire in front of the wreck of Steve. 'Nuff said!
Edited by Alfanatic on Tuesday 20th January 12:43
By the way, your reply is useless without pictures lol!
Over 80 billion ISK embezzled from player-run bank!
http://www.massively.com/2009/01/21/eve-online-pla...
http://www.massively.com/2009/01/21/eve-online-pla...
Ok, after reading this thread for a few weeks I've been suckered into downloading the 14 day trial and I am MASSIVELY impressed by the tiny part of the game I have seen. I am having one soul destroying problem though. After about 20 mins max the screen goes black and I have to manually reboot my entire system. It looks like there is a conflict that is in effect turning off my video driver (Radeon X1950). Anyone have any thoughts on how to solve this as given the current situation it's looking like EVE is a no go area.
Cheers
Liam
Cheers
Liam
check out the eve forums for graphics problems, not have that card, but recall there are threads on that subject and the work around
http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp
http://myeve.eve-online.com/ingameboard.asp
http://kb.coven.pl/?a=kill_detail&kll_id=31908
Here's an example of how someone's day was totally ruined.
This is a killmail, showing the participants (on the left) and what was destroyed (on the right). For every ship loss in EVE one of these mails is generated and lots of coporations put them in a pretty format on their website.
A jump freighter got blown up by player pirates in a lowsec system (where anyone can attack anyone without retribution). The value of the haul is estimated at 10 billion isk, plus the ship was worth about 6..
For reference, one £25 timecard sells for about 630 million isk.
So in monetary terms, that isk was worth about £600..
That player probably lost that ship thinking a gate or was clear when in fact it was camped. So in the space of a few minutes, four players totally ruined that guy's day.. and got to pick up a good percentage of that loot!
Here's an example of how someone's day was totally ruined.
This is a killmail, showing the participants (on the left) and what was destroyed (on the right). For every ship loss in EVE one of these mails is generated and lots of coporations put them in a pretty format on their website.
A jump freighter got blown up by player pirates in a lowsec system (where anyone can attack anyone without retribution). The value of the haul is estimated at 10 billion isk, plus the ship was worth about 6..
For reference, one £25 timecard sells for about 630 million isk.
So in monetary terms, that isk was worth about £600..
That player probably lost that ship thinking a gate or was clear when in fact it was camped. So in the space of a few minutes, four players totally ruined that guy's day.. and got to pick up a good percentage of that loot!
Edited by john_p on Saturday 24th January 18:42
So last night on the alliance comm channels, there was an all hands call for a roam. 40+ pilots volunteered for the sortie into enemy space...this capsuleer had not seen action for some weeks and was after some blood!
I was in Empire when I heard the call, trying a con-job on some freshly qualified pilots on cheap armour hardeners...someone will take the bait. The war-machine is ravenous and must be fed! On my way to empire, I'd had some luck, although it was initially dicey. I was warping through nullsec with no scouts which can sometimes get pretty nervewracking as sometimes it seems the entire galaxy are my enemies! I blundered straight into a warp bubble, some 80Km from the outgate. I wasn't unduly worried, as my travel fit could cope with limited warp disruption, but I had to get out of the bubble first! I aimed at the nearest edge, engaged MWD and got out. I warped out to a nearby planet and then, figuring that the new vector would allow me to bypass the bubble, raced back to the gate. I got there safely, and with the gate in my targetting computer waited around to see what would transpire. Suddenly a craft dropped out of warp, smack in the middle of the bubble - this must have been the target they were waiting for! 3 ambushers decloaked and made short work of the recent arrival, then everyone disappeared. I saw teh craft had not yet been looted, so I engaged my engines and drifted in to see what was on offer...result! He had a very expensive co-processor unit fitted. With some trepidation, I tried to lift it..no room! Quick, jettison some crap. Come on! Come on! Need to be out of here! With some relief I heard the can pop into space, freeing up enough room for the precious computer. Got it! Go, go, go! Time was of the essence now. If the downed craft had put out a distress call, his friends would be arriving any time now. I was in no position to engage enemy craft with all my resources devoted to speed! I reached the gate, and jumped, ready for the hostile camp on the other side...it was clear! Warp! As I heard the warp engines engage, it was with a measure of relief. Finally I had the time to check the regional markets to see how much my newly liberated supercomputer would be worth...
I quickly set up the sale, setting it at an attractive price for the current market - after all, it was free, so anything is really a bonus. I set it 300K under the current lowest asking price, a cool 1.6 million for a few minutes of palpitations. Easy money. Looking at the comm channels, the fleet calls were getting more insistent. I hooked into the fleet communicator. The gang was still forming up..I had some time. Ipunched in the undock codes, and coasted into space, a little wary, as I could see the aggression timer counting down. Concord will not be coming to my rescue if the erstwhile owner of the stolen goods comes looking!
A short while later I uncloaked in my home system - with a mercifully uneventful trip. The borders to 0.0 are always a little unstable, but I'd got through...this time. The fleet had already left, and I needed to get into a more useful crate - this travel-fit Rifter would be no help in a fight. It was little more than an extremely fast coffin.
Docking as soon as possible, I contacted one of the station's stevedores - the automated systems that kept my other crates in a rack, taking its name from the ancient dock workers back on Earth that used to unload cargo ships. I selected a Rupture - it was not ready for combat, but just needed some guns and ammo. I picked some spare autocannons and waited impatiently while the station's robots fitted them to my ship, blasting into space as soon as they were fitted, desperate to catch up with the fleet.
Entering enemy space on your own is not something to be taken lightly, especially when they are as stirred up as they are. Our combat pilots had been hitting them for weeks now, and the pressure was starting to tell...
I was in Empire when I heard the call, trying a con-job on some freshly qualified pilots on cheap armour hardeners...someone will take the bait. The war-machine is ravenous and must be fed! On my way to empire, I'd had some luck, although it was initially dicey. I was warping through nullsec with no scouts which can sometimes get pretty nervewracking as sometimes it seems the entire galaxy are my enemies! I blundered straight into a warp bubble, some 80Km from the outgate. I wasn't unduly worried, as my travel fit could cope with limited warp disruption, but I had to get out of the bubble first! I aimed at the nearest edge, engaged MWD and got out. I warped out to a nearby planet and then, figuring that the new vector would allow me to bypass the bubble, raced back to the gate. I got there safely, and with the gate in my targetting computer waited around to see what would transpire. Suddenly a craft dropped out of warp, smack in the middle of the bubble - this must have been the target they were waiting for! 3 ambushers decloaked and made short work of the recent arrival, then everyone disappeared. I saw teh craft had not yet been looted, so I engaged my engines and drifted in to see what was on offer...result! He had a very expensive co-processor unit fitted. With some trepidation, I tried to lift it..no room! Quick, jettison some crap. Come on! Come on! Need to be out of here! With some relief I heard the can pop into space, freeing up enough room for the precious computer. Got it! Go, go, go! Time was of the essence now. If the downed craft had put out a distress call, his friends would be arriving any time now. I was in no position to engage enemy craft with all my resources devoted to speed! I reached the gate, and jumped, ready for the hostile camp on the other side...it was clear! Warp! As I heard the warp engines engage, it was with a measure of relief. Finally I had the time to check the regional markets to see how much my newly liberated supercomputer would be worth...
I quickly set up the sale, setting it at an attractive price for the current market - after all, it was free, so anything is really a bonus. I set it 300K under the current lowest asking price, a cool 1.6 million for a few minutes of palpitations. Easy money. Looking at the comm channels, the fleet calls were getting more insistent. I hooked into the fleet communicator. The gang was still forming up..I had some time. Ipunched in the undock codes, and coasted into space, a little wary, as I could see the aggression timer counting down. Concord will not be coming to my rescue if the erstwhile owner of the stolen goods comes looking!
A short while later I uncloaked in my home system - with a mercifully uneventful trip. The borders to 0.0 are always a little unstable, but I'd got through...this time. The fleet had already left, and I needed to get into a more useful crate - this travel-fit Rifter would be no help in a fight. It was little more than an extremely fast coffin.
Docking as soon as possible, I contacted one of the station's stevedores - the automated systems that kept my other crates in a rack, taking its name from the ancient dock workers back on Earth that used to unload cargo ships. I selected a Rupture - it was not ready for combat, but just needed some guns and ammo. I picked some spare autocannons and waited impatiently while the station's robots fitted them to my ship, blasting into space as soon as they were fitted, desperate to catch up with the fleet.
Entering enemy space on your own is not something to be taken lightly, especially when they are as stirred up as they are. Our combat pilots had been hitting them for weeks now, and the pressure was starting to tell...
Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 27th January 12:45
Good stuff Tonsko! Interesting as always!
I have a few noob questions for you.
If you do find yourself within a warp bubble when coming through a gate, what is the best course of action to take?
Also, if someone is warp scrambling you, do you need warp core stabilisers to get out of this?
Cheers man!
I have a few noob questions for you.
If you do find yourself within a warp bubble when coming through a gate, what is the best course of action to take?
Also, if someone is warp scrambling you, do you need warp core stabilisers to get out of this?
Cheers man!
Warp Bubbles:
If you jump into a gate camp, there are one or two game features that you can exploit to try and stay alive - they aren't exploits, just helpful things. You may have noticed that when you jump into a new system, you will be cloaked, and will only uncloak when you move. You will also be in a random position in a 25km (or so) diameter area around the gate.
Situation: you jump in, you see that metallic flashy thing in front of you and you know you're in a bubble. Your overview is very red! First thing - Don't do anything! The campers will have seen the gate activate, but you have 20 seconds grace while still cloaked. What you need to do is see how many bad guys there are - if there's loads, you need to get out! Click on the gate in your overview, be ready on the quick keys of your MWD and click the 'Approach' icon. As soon as you turn around, you will decloak, so you will be locked. Gatecamps often have fast targeters, so anticipate incoming fire within about 5 seconds. As soon as you are aligned to the gate, hit the MWD and close as fast as possible - and hope you get within jump range! Spam the jump button, and you might get lucky.
Warp Core Stabs:
If you look at the information for the stabs, you will see there is a scramble strength stat of -1. This will counteract 1 point of warp core disruption - so if they have a Tech 2 Scrambler, they have a scramble strength of 2, so you will still effectively be scrambled, and would need another Stab to counteract this.
If you jump into a gate camp, there are one or two game features that you can exploit to try and stay alive - they aren't exploits, just helpful things. You may have noticed that when you jump into a new system, you will be cloaked, and will only uncloak when you move. You will also be in a random position in a 25km (or so) diameter area around the gate.
Situation: you jump in, you see that metallic flashy thing in front of you and you know you're in a bubble. Your overview is very red! First thing - Don't do anything! The campers will have seen the gate activate, but you have 20 seconds grace while still cloaked. What you need to do is see how many bad guys there are - if there's loads, you need to get out! Click on the gate in your overview, be ready on the quick keys of your MWD and click the 'Approach' icon. As soon as you turn around, you will decloak, so you will be locked. Gatecamps often have fast targeters, so anticipate incoming fire within about 5 seconds. As soon as you are aligned to the gate, hit the MWD and close as fast as possible - and hope you get within jump range! Spam the jump button, and you might get lucky.
Warp Core Stabs:
If you look at the information for the stabs, you will see there is a scramble strength stat of -1. This will counteract 1 point of warp core disruption - so if they have a Tech 2 Scrambler, they have a scramble strength of 2, so you will still effectively be scrambled, and would need another Stab to counteract this.
Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 27th January 14:05
Tonsko said:
Warp Bubbles:
If you jump into a gate camp, there are one or two game features that you can exploit to try and stay alive - they aren't exploits, just helpful things. You may have noticed that when you jump into a new system, you will be cloaked, and will only uncloak when you move. You will also be in a random position in a 25km (or so) diameter area around the gate.
Situation: you jump in, you see that metallic flashy thing in front of you and you know you're in a bubble. Your overview is very red! First thing - Don't do anything! The campers will have seen the gate activate, but you have 20 seconds grace while still cloaked. What you need to do is see how many bad guys there are - if there's loads, you need to get out! Click on the gate in your overview, be ready on the quick keys of your MWD and click the 'Approach' icon. As soon as you turn around, you will decloak, so you will be locked. Gatecamps often have fast targeters, so anticipate incoming fire within about 5 seconds. As soon as you are aligned to the gate, hit the MWD and close as fast as possible - and hope you get within jump range! Spam the jump button, and you might get lucky.
Warp Core Stabs:
If you look at the information for the stabs, you will see there is a scramble strength stat of -1. This will counteract 1 point of warp core disruption - so if they have a Tech 2 Scrambler, they have a scramble strength of 2, so you will still effectively be scrambled, and would need another Stab to counteract this.
Oh right, thanks for this.If you jump into a gate camp, there are one or two game features that you can exploit to try and stay alive - they aren't exploits, just helpful things. You may have noticed that when you jump into a new system, you will be cloaked, and will only uncloak when you move. You will also be in a random position in a 25km (or so) diameter area around the gate.
Situation: you jump in, you see that metallic flashy thing in front of you and you know you're in a bubble. Your overview is very red! First thing - Don't do anything! The campers will have seen the gate activate, but you have 20 seconds grace while still cloaked. What you need to do is see how many bad guys there are - if there's loads, you need to get out! Click on the gate in your overview, be ready on the quick keys of your MWD and click the 'Approach' icon. As soon as you turn around, you will decloak, so you will be locked. Gatecamps often have fast targeters, so anticipate incoming fire within about 5 seconds. As soon as you are aligned to the gate, hit the MWD and close as fast as possible - and hope you get within jump range! Spam the jump button, and you might get lucky.
Warp Core Stabs:
If you look at the information for the stabs, you will see there is a scramble strength stat of -1. This will counteract 1 point of warp core disruption - so if they have a Tech 2 Scrambler, they have a scramble strength of 2, so you will still effectively be scrambled, and would need another Stab to counteract this.
Edited by Tonsko on Tuesday 27th January 14:05
I don't have a MWD fitted yet, only afterburners. Are MWDs a good buy then? I also don't have any stabs fitted as yet, so if I fancy a trip into low sec sometime, are they worth fitting too?
Thanks Tonsko.
Edited to add - I suppose its a trade of between good defence and good offence then. Stack the ship up with stabs and MWD and lose the slots for guns, and you have a better chance of getting away from gate camps.
Edited by funkyrobot on Tuesday 27th January 15:28
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