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I love that the target pips are a swarm of angry bees.Gorson posted:I was trying out scanning last night. Does the scanner work as a sphere around you, or a cone in front of you? I was in some sectors around Jotunheim, and managed to discover one of the unexplored binary stars in a system through sheer stupid luck. I was about to jump to another system when I noticed a star was moving against the static background some 5000ls away. When I scan it, and its associated planets/moons, does that information become available to everyone? Because if so: that is loving awesome. Systems being undiscovered does not mean that you are the first person to find them. Otherwise, everything near populated systems would be gone already. ManicJason fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Dec 22, 2014 |
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Raziel Eldwor posted:Take a look at about 1 min in. His lasers are barely doing anything. Also if your opponent has chaff then what? Wait a few seconds then resume firing?
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Dec 22, 2014 19:19
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Wait a few seconds then resume firing? What if you are too dead to resume firing? Or they could just use it again. What's chaffs reload time? It has 30 ammo.
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Dec 22, 2014 19:22
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Elite: Dangerous Release Diary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQou9-QmjAo Some christmas thank you's from the Brabster himself. EDIT: and the new official manual: http://hosting.zaonce.net/elite/website/assets/ELITE-DANGEROUS-GAME-MANUAL.pdf Bloody Wanker fucked around with this message at 19:27 on Dec 22, 2014 |
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Dec 22, 2014 19:24
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Third World Reggin posted:Ram him as you are a wedge in space Next ship should be a giant sledge hammer that doesn't mount weapons but also doesn't take any collision damage
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Dec 22, 2014 19:25
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ManicJason posted:I love that the target pips are a swarm of angry bees. Cool, thanks. I figured I wasn't the first person there, but if there are undiscovered planets, and I discover them, is the map updated server-wide? SquadronROE posted:Does this just connect through the whatever connector into USB? Gonna play with this ASAP. I haven't used this CCP before (I am going to now because it looks cool) but in general these types of things work through WiFi. You install a "server" program on the desktop and the wireless device communicates through your network, sending commands to the "server" program which are then translated into keyboard/mouse inputs that your desktop and application can understand.
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Dec 22, 2014 19:28
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Raziel Eldwor posted:So just buy fixed lasers because they do more damage, generate less heat, and are much cheaper. But then they don't also aim into your blind spots. You can have both without being an idiot.
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Dec 22, 2014 19:29
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Third World Reggin posted:But then they don't also aim into your blind spots. You can have both without being an idiot. Having both is fine but many people run around with nothing but gimballed weapons.
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Dec 22, 2014 19:34
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Bloody Wanker posted:Elite: Dangerous Release Diary This David Braben dude in that vid makes me happy I bought this game, I mean, look at his delighted little face with his little Santa hat on, and a sun as the star on his Christmas tree there, he just exudes an enthusiasm that I love, you can tell he lives and breathes this game and fuckin god bless the fella, I hope he gets everything he wants out of all this. I'm on Team Braben
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Dec 22, 2014 19:38
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I took a mission to find 2 pirates, and I'm in the system and have no idea how to find them. What am I looking for? When I scan an npc will it list them as Pirate/Wanted or Clean?
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Gorson posted:Cool, thanks. I figured I wasn't the first person there, but if there are undiscovered planets, and I discover them, is the map updated server-wide? No. People have to either explore themselves or buy exploration data that you sell to stations.
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That was interesting. I interdicted a player Cobra in Jotunheim, and he disappeared in the middle of the fight - when he was just about to kill me. Like he got shifted to another instance or something?
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Ak Gara posted:I took a mission to find 2 pirates, and I'm in the system and have no idea how to find them. What am I looking for? When I scan an npc will it list them as Pirate/Wanted or Clean? http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2pl6gn/how_to_spot_traderspiratesbounty_hunters/
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Ak Gara posted:I took a mission to find 2 pirates, and I'm in the system and have no idea how to find them. What am I looking for? When I scan an npc will it list them as Pirate/Wanted or Clean? The mission should have given you their names. Step 1: Jump to system in question. Step 2: Remain in super cruise, decelerate to 30km/s (Slowest you can go) enter every USS (Unidentified Signal Source) that pops up in front of you, submit to every interdiction. Step 3: If said USS does not contain a ship going by the name given to you in the mission then charge up your drive and jump back out. (Or kill anyone who's wanted) Step 4: Now repeat steps 2-3 until you come across a ship with the name you're hunting. Step 5: Destroy said ship if you can. Step 6: Profit. When you lock on to a ship (Keep your hardpoints closed until you're certain you're going to shoot) their names will pop up on the lower left screen in your HUD. Point your ship at them and a scan will automatically commense. You're looking for wanted targets that have the name given to you by the mission. Wanted targets, at the same time, will give you bounty credits if you pop their hulls wide open. So to engage or not to engage is entirely on you.
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peter gabriel posted:This David Braben dude in that vid makes me happy I bought this game, I mean, look at his delighted little face with his little Santa hat on, and a sun as the star on his Christmas tree there, he just exudes an enthusiasm that I love, you can tell he lives and breathes this game and fuckin god bless the fella, I hope he gets everything he wants out of all this. That video made me want a pair of Fuzzy
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Luccion posted:I use small gimballed beam lasers and medium gimballed autocannons on my unshielded Carg-obra Mk III. Usually, the accuracy and dmg of all four hitting a ship smaller then me wrecks them in a few passes, so I approve. For larger targets, I run, because.... I have no shields. I'm going to take this suggestion. And lol at that last sentence.
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Ak Gara posted:I took a mission to find 2 pirates, and I'm in the system and have no idea how to find them. What am I looking for? When I scan an npc will it list them as Pirate/Wanted or Clean? You can check which factions are present in the system by either looking on the System Map (it'll just show you a list of factions on the left panel if you're not selecting any planets/stars/stations/belts on the map), or looking on the right-hand info panel in your cockpit. Ideally there'll be an actual pirate/crime faction listed (groups with names like the Blue Brothers, or the [system name] Drug Pirate Syndicate, that're described as "unfettered" are what you really want) and you can just fly around, dropping into Unidentified Signal Sources and NPC hotspots (Nav Beacons and Resource Extraction Points in metallic rings around gas giants are apparently your best bets, but I've had more luck with USS encounters) looking for guys your scanner says are wanted and belong to that faction to kill. Failing there being a specific pirate faction in system, you're going to have to use your best judgement, or just supercruise around at "0" throttle and submit to any interdiction, any hostile NPC doing that to you should count as a pirate.
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^^^^ That too. I didn't even think about normal pirate missions. I immediately thought about the "Go kill so-and-so for 150k"
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Galaga Galaxian posted:That video made me want a pair of Fuzzy Do I hear DLC? It's a fuckin slap in the face if so
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Normally I would kill a man using this name. But he was fighting against The Man in Kappa Fornacis, so he gets a pass. Also, Federal Battlecruisers scare me  , all those lasers, it was swatting small ships left and right. It was exciting flying down its gullet though.
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I just don't get lasers. I fit up a new Viper after making my pilgrimage to Big Harry's, and decided to try out lasers. Even with a blinged out reactor and power doohicky, the lasers get all of 3 salvos off before going into thermal gently caress-you mode. I mean I like the idea of zapping dudes with laser beams, but 4 big-rear end machine guns seems way more effective.
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On the Viper, I've been using two class 2 fixed beams for peeling off shields and gimballed multi-cannons for after. Seems effective.
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Wowzers so these things have blast doors? Anyone ever seen them in person? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6mE4XHfeLs&t=15s
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Enos Shenk posted:I just don't get lasers. I fit up a new Viper after making my pilgrimage to Big Harry's, and decided to try out lasers. Even with a blinged out reactor and power doohicky, the lasers get all of 3 salvos off before going into thermal gently caress-you mode. Put more pips in weapons?
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Anybody know what people are paying for those premium beta accounts with unlimited upgrades?
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Oh god, I'm so far from Big Harry's  E: Is there a way to chart a route to somewhere far away without waiting in the galaxy map for an inordinate amount of time? Improbable Lobster fucked around with this message at 20:43 on Dec 22, 2014 |
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Is there any way to pay off my ship replacement loan? I have more than enough cash to pay it off, but I can't find the option anywhere on contacts. Does it have to be in the station that gave me my replacement ship?
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Icedude posted:Is there any way to pay off my ship replacement loan? I have more than enough cash to pay it off, but I can't find the option anywhere on contacts. Does it have to be in the station that gave me my replacement ship? 10% of all money you make goes to paying it off, as far as I know you can't do it manually. Although I suppose you could pay it off by buying something and selling it back to the commodities market immediately. 
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Enos Shenk posted:I just don't get lasers. I fit up a new Viper after making my pilgrimage to Big Harry's, and decided to try out lasers. Even with a blinged out reactor and power doohicky, the lasers get all of 3 salvos off before going into thermal gently caress-you mode. A style thing really. I personally can't stand ammo weapons because it feels like a tax on fighting. I run a Viper with two class 2 fixed beam lasers and it owns. You get real comfortable with power management. I'm going to see if I can wedge a plasma accelerator on there as well....
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Broccoli Cat posted:Anybody know what people are paying for those premium beta accounts with unlimited upgrades? Can't say I've seen one for sale. This isn't that other game.
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Broccoli Cat posted:Anybody know what people are paying for those premium beta accounts with unlimited upgrades? I'm not sure I understand what you're talking about.
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Kesper North posted:I'd like to talk about guns, particularly for the Cobra and Asp. There's no way it's the best fit, but 6x gimballed cannons on an Asp is probably the second funniest fit. The funniest is, hands down, 6x torpedos.
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Raziel Eldwor posted:Take a look at about 1 min in. His lasers are barely doing anything. Also if your opponent has chaff then what? You untarget him and they fire straight ahead. Also unless he has 2 chaff and he's alternating them (can you even do that?) you still get a decent amount of gimbal function time.
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bonds0097 posted:No. People have to either explore themselves or buy exploration data that you sell to stations. Isn't the answer yes? I mean they have to upgrade the servers to allow a player to buy exploration data other players collected, this doesn't happen by magic.
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So I ended up clearing my save because I wanted to rename my character, because I am a sperg and I want to be 'Commander Gibson Cole' and not 'Commander Ryllynyth'.  But when voice comms and friends lists came up in mumble chat and I gave someone my character name, he searched on it and it instead returns a hit on the old character that has been deleted/cleared? 
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Berious posted:Where are the combat zones at the mo? Known conflict zones include: Sorbago Slave Revolt - Locals vs Imperial, 2 Imperial Interdictor Cruisers present Jera Civil War - Locals vs Locals (one side backed by Senator Patreus, Imperial Capital ships may be involved, can't remember) Kappa Fornacis Blockade - Federation vs Locals, 3 Federal Battlecruisers present. Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 21:53 on Dec 22, 2014 |
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Broccoli Cat posted:Anybody know what people are paying for those premium beta accounts with unlimited upgrades? 
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Thank you for reposting this, I just queued them up on Spotify, zoned out and murdered pirates at an Anarchic RES, and made a million credits before I even realized it. 
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