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So after a lot of saying "gently caress this" and "gently caress that" I think I'm figuring out the game and it's good. I'm having a lot of fun just doing courier missions and exploring different stations and using all my considerable Frontier experience (in being a newtonian rear end in a top hat) to land like a loving insane maniac everywhere. Really get this game if you haven't. It also plays really well on a low-mid-range PC so I won't have to update. Two questions though 1) Is there any way to turn on the lights in the cabin? I'd like to see more of my cockpit, it's a bit dark 2) I joined the goon group, is there a space trucker radio voicechat I can join? Those hundred-thousand-lightseconds FSD jumps are boring as gently caress without nothing to do
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Arcade posted:Check the thread in private game servers. I keep forgetting about that 
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Dec 19, 2014 18:28
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Can't remember what it is by default, but if the UI brightness (under functions) is maxed, the glow brightens up the cockpit a little bit. No interior lights though.
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Dec 19, 2014 18:29
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For the colors on the UI, it was something like this. <MatrixRed> 1, 0, 1 </MatrixRed> <MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen> <MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue> The trick is that this uses 3 colors and mixes them for certain things. To help you guys pick a team to work for, empire has ships in the game, I think the other two do not. Space is designed like a cylinder where the empire is on the bottom and it is 95% or more empire. Very few independent areas. Above that sits the federation and that is a good mix of independent or federation places. Above that is alliance and they are sparse as balls. The border areas are the best for general game play since you can mix faction stuff. The empire does not have a lot of good technology lore wise and sure enough, high tech stations are rare as hell. The federation can have a tech/tech station where the empire is lucky to get anything/tech. Third World Reagan fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Dec 19, 2014 |
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Dec 19, 2014 18:33
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The federation has the Federal Dropship. 
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Dec 19, 2014 18:34
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Keep in mind that working for one of the big factions does not mean you cannot also work for or be friendly with the others as well.
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Dec 19, 2014 18:35
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Looks like hauling missions got buffed:  
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Pochoclo posted:I joined the goon group, is there a space trucker radio voicechat I can join? Those hundred-thousand-lightseconds FSD jumps are boring as gently caress without nothing to do There's a good voice comm vid here, I've linked it at the part where you can hear the cool retro effect they put on voice comms, they sound a bit like the lunar landing voices with the beeps and the crackles  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk4R8DSQiEo&t=136s If you watch it from the beginning though he talks you through how to use it, I'd like to see it expanded on in the future
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Dec 19, 2014 18:37
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All I do is haul slaves around and make sure that wangai is the best drat penal colony ever. Not much money, but the empire has a lot of "Go get me 2 imperial slave" quests where the station you are in sells those slaves. 10-20K profit, which is good for starting players.
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Dec 19, 2014 18:38
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After serf comes Imperial Master. Much cooler sounding. Also, it looks like some rank missions are courier missions. I did check out the capital ship in LTT9810. I had hoped that it would give me some missions related to the slave buying plot, but it said nothing.
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So when I upgraded to my Adder I didn't have any funds leftover to make money with. After many different short hauling missions and randomly buying high supply items and just selling them when I could make anything, I managed to upgrade it to a pretty serviceable space truck. Then I got bored of space trucking. So, with a small pile of cash amounting to just over 100 thousand, I re-bought an eagle and am outfitting it with 3 fixed minicannons and pure combat, to the point that I got rid of the cargo hold as well. Holy cow, destroying everything in a teeny tiny fighter is so much fun. I was using burst lasers but then I realized after dying a few times, I was always staying too long and losing my bounties from something stupid like getting rammed by a cobra at 2% hull integrity. Now I just leave to turn in bounties when I'm down to under 300 rounds. I love how this game just lets you do whatever you want. I'm going currently saving to get a Cobra that I'm going to use exclusively to trade while I outfit the Adder as a deep space exploration vessel. I will probably go get lost with the Adder for a couple of days just to see what there is to see. For all of the unfinished features this game has, I've hardly noticed with how much fun I'm having.
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So this game does model G-forces by the way, cause boosting and pitching down in an Eagle can start you redding out, apparently the Viper does it even more: Dunno what would've happened after this, the boost ran out and the redout faded. The ships can only sustain that kind of turn under boost power. tonberrytoby posted:Looks like hauling missions got buffed: Are you in the good graces of that faction? I suspect groups offer better paying missions the more they like you.
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peter gabriel posted:
Join the reticulated splines mumble. If you use mumble that is, it should be in the OP. Also sent you a pm with my name.
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quote:Hello Commanders!
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Classy note from Chris Roberts in the latest Elite newsletter:quote:Greetings Citizens
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Dec 19, 2014 19:02
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Submitted to an interdiction while out hunting pirates, turned out to be a hostile Python! Feeling brave so I took him on anyway (hell, needed to test out my upgraded Asp shields sometime). Halfway through the fight an Imperial Eagle warps in and rather than help out, starts scanning me for illegal cargo, resulting in a 6K fine. He then chills out and watches the battle. Well gently caress you buddy, I killed the Python without your help and the 58k bounty is all mine. Screw you and your fine. Fuckin' space cops man.
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Dec 19, 2014 19:02
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Is there any profitable way to just kill space cops? Or are they just going to be a thorn in people's side that we have to deal with if we delve into illegal activity. I wish the space triad would offer bounties on space cops or something.
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Luccion posted:Is there any profitable way to just kill space cops? Or are they just going to be a thorn in people's side that we have to deal with if we delve into illegal activity. I wish the space triad would offer bounties on space cops or something. I got a mission to kill pirates and when I found the first pirate he said "Dude if you kill space cops I'll pay you twice as much as they'll pay you to kill me." 
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Dec 19, 2014 19:11
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Killing Space Cops is a quick way to make that faction hate you though. From what I've noticed killing ships no longer causes a rep hit with that faction group, but just shooting (accidentally) space cops still causes a rep hit.
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I've seen Cobra's and Python's giving federation Vipers/Eagles a run for their money in RES spots before. I'm sure we can take them out.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Meanwhile, in Kappa Fornacis!
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InterFaced posted:I got a mission to kill pirates and when I found the first pirate he said "Dude if you kill space cops I'll pay you twice as much as they'll pay you to kill me." Also if you're hauling illegal stuff turning off "report crimes" might help.
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Dec 19, 2014 19:18
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Opinion time! Chaff vomiter or point defense turret for an extra utility slot? I haven't used either so far.
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Dec 19, 2014 19:26
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Fewd posted:Opinion time! Chaff vomiter has more potential to help than the point defense. How often are you getting missiles shot at you? Chaff takes out gimbaled weapons for a few seconds.
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Fewd posted:Opinion time! I have both. Become like me, untouchable.
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I am going to go gently caress the emperor
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So is there some server related performance issues in popular systems? there have been a few times now where my framerate has nosedived in systems until I move on to the next system, this happens in systems where I normally have locked 60 fps
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Galaga Galaxian posted:Are you in the good graces of that faction? I suspect groups offer better paying missions the more they like you.
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Really enjoying the passive storytelling going on in the game. I'm mostly hanging around a couple of star systems, trying to find pirates in the Freeagle, and came across an unknown sensor contact. Dropped out of supercruise and found a couple of ships that were opposing factions but still aligned with the Federation. All of the ships were wanted, by the other faction. Blowing up one side got me some bounties to turn in, but after doing so I found that the station I was trying to land at was aligned with the guys I just blew up. It looks like there's a civil war going on in the system that I blundered into, which is pretty fun!
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Sushi in Yiddish posted:Really enjoying the passive storytelling going on in the game.
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Knifegrab posted:Just so you know, most people recommend the x52 pro over the x55. I considered it. The only real pro I saw for the x52 was that you could lock the stick to disable the twist rudder/yaw. But I have no interest in that since I will never buy pedals or play an actual flight same, just space. Also, I really like the physical toggle switches and knobs on the X55 and kind of hate that LCD screen on the x52 Pro. EDIT: Most of the outside sources I consulted actually recommend the X55 over the X52 Pro for a number of reasons, including the additional throttle, additional axes of movement, extra switches, etc. So I'm not sure who you're referring to. bonds0097 fucked around with this message at 19:57 on Dec 19, 2014 |
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^^^ Just bear in mind the main complaints is that the x55 is of poo poo build quality where the x52 pro is solid. But I'm sure it'll do the job either way really. Toplowtech posted:I went there just after that was enforced and saw a few federal capital ships. The system basically gained 3 checkpoints, 1 high intensity conflict area and 4 capital ships combat areas. And the local narcogov is getting totally crushed. I bet once the new federal/corp gov is in place they will just start producing an onionhead energy drink like nothing happened. What are checkpoints?
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Frontier: Elite 2 is my big blind spot in this series. I've played the original (or remakes, rather) and First Encounters. I'm not even sure how FE2 and FFE were different from each-other, since whenever I saw screens of the former it basically looked like the latter with goraud shading instead of textures.
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Reminder: gently caress THE SPACE POLICE Go to (right hand) system panel, last tab, scroll down, find "Report crimes against me" and turn it off. Unless you're 100% hauling I guess.
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Toplowtech posted:You may enjoy the old Elite 3: First Encounters in-game newspapers then. It's a good read if you want to get the universe but it may spoil you some upcoming major events, i guess. I think this is all "in the past" stuff, since Elite 3 was set before Elite Dangerous, and from skimming a few articles, Emperor Hengist Duval sounds like a healthy and hale Emperor in the ones that mentioned him.
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Gonkish posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-dHqX5cFB0 Watching this again and I had no idea that the ship's icon changed depending on if hardpoints were deployed or not. Hah.. Learn something new every day.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:I think this is all "in the past" stuff, since Elite 3 was set before Elite Dangerous, and from skimming a few articles, Emperor Hengist Duval sounds like a healthy and hale Emperor in the ones that mentioned him. quote:What are checkpoints?
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If I'm in a combat zone does that just mean I can attack whoever I want without getting a fine/bounty on me? Obviously I'm assuming once I attack someone all of their allies will be hostile...
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Turns out disabling orbit lines turns off the "don't go inside of this circle" graphic on stars which is invaluable for fuel scooping. Guess I'll be keeping that on.
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Kenshin posted:If I'm in a combat zone does that just mean I can attack whoever I want without getting a fine/bounty on me? Obviously I'm assuming once I attack someone all of their allies will be hostile...
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