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Nov 29, 2015 07:50
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Grondoth posted:Can you no longer join the community goal? It's been over for a day and a half now, give or take. CGs last until the end of the 7 day duration or until the goal is met, whichever comes first. Inara.cz tends to be fairly up-to-date on the state of any currently-running goals.
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Nov 29, 2015 08:01
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Shine posted:What's a fun Python loadout for RES stomping? Somebody in IRC mentioned that there's a popular loadout anchored by a perma-firing beam, but I forget the rest of the details. I tossed this together but haven't bought it yet. http://coriolis.io/outfit/python/27A6A5A4A7A6A5C15151527270404000l4f5o5o5j5jf4f32t6b.Iw1-gDJZA===.IwBj4yrZiA== Use the burst lasers to tear down shields quickly and then open up with the multicannons. The SCBs are used in pairs with the dedicated SCB button (presume this will have to change with the rebalancing in 1.5). The fuel tanks can be swapped for cargo or hull reinforcements as desired. You can also downgrade the bulkheads to save a bunch of cash if needed.
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Nov 29, 2015 08:26
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Are those mining missions generally worth doing when you are starting out? It rewarded some stupid large number of credits (compared to most other missions I have access to, 119k credits) but it was incredibly vague (get me this mineral, you have 19 hours) and if my time in EVE was any indication, space mining is a very boring thing to do.
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Nov 29, 2015 09:23
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jaffyjaffy posted:Are those mining missions generally worth doing when you are starting out? It rewarded some stupid large number of credits (compared to most other missions I have access to, 119k credits) but it was incredibly vague (get me this mineral, you have 19 hours) and if my time in EVE was any indication, space mining is a very boring thing to do. Mining requires a delicate dance of internal equipment slots and items that take up the same cargo space as the minerals you're mining. If you can't get into a Cobra or better, I would say "don't even bother looking at them".
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Nov 29, 2015 10:06
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Thanks for the Python builds! Ursine Catastrophe posted:Mining requires a delicate dance of internal equipment slots and items that take up the same cargo space as the minerals you're mining. If you can't get into a Cobra or better, I would say "don't even bother looking at them". And even with the Cobra, I suggest forgoing shields so you can hold another dozen or so tons, so you gotta be comfortable flying around asteroids and docks without crashing into anything, and be ready to run like hell if a pirate catches you.
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Nov 29, 2015 10:19
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I played Frontier a lot during my Amiga days and now got this during the steam sale. Looks and plays great, I see they picked up a lot of stuff from I-War 2 this time. Got some questions: - are there wormholes in E:D? I think they were actually a bug in Frontier but they were useful for longer journeys. - did the devs say anything about adding planets with atmospheres? - are there photo ops in E:D? - is there any way to negotiate mission prices?
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Nov 29, 2015 12:27
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Terminally Bored posted:I played Frontier a lot during my Amiga days and now got this during the steam sale. Looks and plays great, I see they picked up a lot of stuff from I-War 2 this time. Got some questions: Not as far as we know They're coming but not for at least a year Yup, uh, assuming you mean "cool poo poo to take screenshots of" and aren't talking about those sweet recon missions where you had to fly over a military base and take photos of it Nope
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Nov 29, 2015 12:41
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Thanks. Just wanted to add that the sound design in this game is awesome. Love the music playing inside the spaceports.
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Nov 29, 2015 12:44
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Terminally Bored posted:Thanks. Just wanted to add that the sound design in this game is awesome. Love the music playing inside the spaceports.  ).
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Nov 29, 2015 13:09
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RabidWeasel posted:Yup, uh, assuming you mean "cool poo poo to take screenshots of" and aren't talking about those sweet recon missions where you had to fly over a military base and take photos of it I did mean that. Bummer.
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Nov 29, 2015 13:15
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Terminally Bored posted:I did mean that. Bummer. Of course we are still waiting on passenger missions, so that may take a while. 
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Nov 29, 2015 13:19
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 NEW PLAYERS WHO WANT TO HAVE LODSA EMONE If you get enough money to get into this Cobra(you can downgrade the Fuel Scoop to a B or C if you are low on cash) and go to a System called "Robigo" you can find special long distance bonus paying Haul missions, which will give you literally millions of credits to haul two tons of biowaste, and even more millions to sneak in illegal and immoral "goods" on the low. You can get a few of them at Trade Rank Penniless(which is the default new CMDR rank you start with) but you will get more even better paying ones the higher that rank goes. You can stack these. This is currently the most broken "working as intended" way to make cash and raise your Trade rank. It also gives you a good boost to your Federation Ranking. I once made 50million in one hour of the "smuggle struggle" with dat ASP If you get Interdicted on the way, just submit, hit the boost button a lot, target the next system in your jump route, wait out the minimal FSD cooldown, and  There are a few good effortposts around this very thread explaining the how and why in more detail, they are worth a look if you want more information.
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Nov 29, 2015 14:16
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Is there any CG active for explorers or any place where it's more convenient to sell my data? Perhaps something like the old Harry's Monkey Hangout?
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Nov 29, 2015 16:34
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froody guy posted:Is there any CG active for explorers or any place where it's more convenient to sell my data? Perhaps something like the old Harry's Monkey Hangout? Check out the PGS thread for goon space details.
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Nov 29, 2015 16:48
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froody guy posted:Is there any CG active for explorers or any place where it's more convenient to sell my data? Perhaps something like the old Harry's Monkey Hangout? Why would old Harry's Monkey Hangout be convenient? It's not like we're there anymore. And the last CG for explorers was months ago. I feel neglected by Frontier myself by now. 
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Nov 29, 2015 16:51
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So I just started playing after owning the game forever. Super fun so far. Apparently I have a free eagle sitting here? Should I dump my sidewinder and grab it? So far it seems the bounty missions pay the most, usually like 20k plus whatever bounties. Might make it easier? and my next step, should be a hauler and do some trading to make some coin?
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Nov 29, 2015 16:55
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queeb posted:So I just started playing after owning the game forever. Super fun so far. Apparently I have a free eagle sitting here? Should I dump my sidewinder and grab it? So far it seems the bounty missions pay the most, usually like 20k plus whatever bounties. Might make it easier? Eagle is a better combat ship than the Sidewinder, yup. Your next step depends on what you want to do. If you're interested in trading, then sure, grab a Hauler; trading special rare goods is a common early step. If you want a manner combat ship, then save up for a Viper. If you want a boost, then hop into IRC (see the PGS thread) and wing up with a goon or two for team bounty hunting. A buddy in a bigger ship can help you pop targets that are worth tens of thousands or more apiece and make you decently space rich in no time.
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Nov 29, 2015 17:08
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I just started playing this a few days ago, got myself into a Cobra Mark III and am currently mining because I love tedium and not having fun. I'm thinking of striking out for the Great Beyond and doing some exploring, too. I've been doing solo play this whole time. I'm a little bit worried about jumping into online play and immediately getting blasted by PVPers out for my Sweet Haul of lovely minerals - should I wait until I get a stronger ship before playing online, or just go for it and hope I don't get brutally murdered?
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Nov 29, 2015 18:34
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Groggy nard posted:
Note that if you're going to be doing the Robigo Rumba, you need to do it now. Once 1.5 hits, it'll bring a significant overhaul nerf  to smuggling and long-distance hauling missions with it.
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Nov 29, 2015 18:39
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Eh, I would call the smuggling changes in 1.5 a nerf-buff. It's going to be more difficult with a hard failure state requiring a bit of skill to avoid but pay better.
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Nov 29, 2015 18:45
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So... powerplay seems interesting to watch and pay attention to, with all the different bonuses and negatives that each power brings to the planets in their influence and control and what it means to fly around in space because of it. But I got tired of just watching and pledged to Asling Duval to get into the mix of things and ban slaves, and the actual act of helping seems kinda really boring. I just run media materials back and forth. Is this what powerplay is? Is that why everyone hates it?
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Nov 29, 2015 18:55
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[quote="Grondoth" post=""453272058"]I just run media materials back and forth. Is this what powerplay is? Is that why everyone hates it? [/quote] Yes
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Nov 29, 2015 18:59
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Grondoth posted:So... powerplay seems interesting to watch and pay attention to, with all the different bonuses and negatives that each power brings to the planets in their influence and control and what it means to fly around in space because of it. But I got tired of just watching and pledged to Asling Duval to get into the mix of things and ban slaves, and the actual act of helping seems kinda really boring. I just run media materials back and forth. Is this what powerplay is? Is that why everyone hates it? The "things you need to do" vary per person, but: 1. Powerplay in general is an unintuitive pain in the rear end. The original idea was to allow for every faction to have a democratic interface to decide on how the faction expands over time, but in reality it's just proof that those systems should never be in an MMO because you end up with 10% grognards who scream at you for clicking the wrong button and 90% people who only joined the faction for green shields and pressing buttons at random. This also leads in to 2. Most of the rewards are just plain poo poo. 3. Rank in powerplay deprecates over time, which means you have to basically re-grind everything weekly in order to stay at a given payout level. 4. Being committed to a power means you'll be interdicted on a semi-regular basis by assholes from the other powers, even inside your own part of the bubble. 5. Being committed to a power also means you're automatically hostile and fair game to the 90% of populated space that you're not pledged to, and defending yourself means the local cops will come down on you. So basically, read up on it if you really want the immersion/rp aspect, maybe if you're really gung ho about green shields or bonus bounty turn-ins, but other than that, you're better off not touching it with a 10 foot pole.
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Nov 29, 2015 19:12
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Arrath posted:So I've been doing some mining lately in a Cobra, and I also love flying my Eagle and Viper for blowing up bounty stuff. What's the next step up for combat ships? I've saved up 6m hard credits so far but I'm sure I'll need a lot more. if you've got the empire rank, look into a courier. It does similar damage to the vulture, but can't sustain the damage quite as long. It has similarly gigantic gently caress-off shields and maneuvers like a dream, and it's considerably faster than the vulture as well. An A-fit will run you a little north of 6 million as well
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Nov 29, 2015 19:22
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Here is how to do a better video showcasing a skin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vF0P4cpqSB8 ----------------------------- It seems a lot of players jumped on the 15$ price. Here is a report from Eravate.  ----------------------------- Some nice Artwork from here. https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/3ulgr9/some_junk_i_did_for_my_graphics_project_3508x4961/   ----------------------------- It seems like the Fuel Rats are getting a skin of their own.  ----------------------------- Chemical hazards. 
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Nov 29, 2015 19:32
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Bushiz posted:if you've got the empire rank, look into a courier. It does similar damage to the vulture, but can't sustain the damage quite as long. It has similarly gigantic gently caress-off shields and maneuvers like a dream, and it's considerably faster than the vulture as well. An A-fit will run you a little north of 6 million as well The Courier won't be able to tackle big ships like the Vulture can since it's limited to medium mounts, but other than that it's basically a supercharged Eagle with ludicrous shields and a gorgeous cockpit. If you fly a Courier without the Top Gun soundtrack on loop in the background, you're doing it wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR2hajcuFEM
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Nov 29, 2015 19:35
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This is really cool but I feel like the execution is pretty terrible what with the gradient and drop shadow. So I fixed it and resized it to fit best as a desktop background: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ht7wq74t94c4411/elitethinglight.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gamkyqgd0s1ftew/elitethingdark.png?dl=0
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Nov 29, 2015 19:53
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I feel like it says something about me that I spent more than a few moments looking for the ring.
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Nov 29, 2015 19:56
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Dante80 posted:Here is how to do a better video showcasing a skin. I've never wanted an FDL more than this moment 
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Nov 29, 2015 20:23
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:I feel like it says something about me that I spent more than a few moments looking for the ring. Exact same thing here.
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Nov 29, 2015 20:32
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Flight stick talk again. Does anyone use the Thrustmaster Warthog? I just realized I've got quite a few Amazon gift cards I've been saving up and I'm eyeballing the Warthog. Is it as legit as the product page makes it seem? I realize that it's $100 more then the CH stick + throttle but drat if the set doesn't look sexy.
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Nov 29, 2015 20:40
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MarcusSA posted:Flight stick talk again.
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Nov 29, 2015 20:50
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Groggy nard posted:
Went to Robigo, couldn't get anything but some donation missions. So, no, you can't always get missions there at penniless. I asked in mumble and was told a few trade ranks are recommended before running Robigo.
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Nov 29, 2015 20:50
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Thronde posted:Went to Robigo, couldn't get anything but some donation missions. So, no, you can't always get missions there at penniless. I asked in mumble and was told a few trade ranks are recommended before running Robigo. It is very much not worth it to do a Robigo run with any trade rank less than Broker. But you can get to Broker fairly quickly by doing some trading runs or rares loops. You might - might - be able to get away with being Merchant. kalel fucked around with this message at 21:00 on Nov 29, 2015 |
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Nov 29, 2015 20:56
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Mercurius posted:As far as I'm aware, the Warthog's always been considered the best of the HOTAS things (since it's made out of really solid metal) but the stick doesn't twist so you'll need pedals to go with it to allow you to yaw. Yeah I read that as well. I just said gently caress it and pulled the trigger. Amazon has it for 330 (it's back ordered) and I had 120 in gift cards.
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Nov 29, 2015 21:01
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MarcusSA posted:Yeah I read that as well. I have the warthog and for a long while I used a digital directional button on the stick where your thumb rests as my yaw. Up for left, down for right. It was perfectly serviceable but since that button is ridged pretty heavily and made out of metal it destroys your thumb. I tried putting tape on it, bits of rubber, lots of things to make it not shred my skin but in the end I got pedals and am much more happy about it. The Warthog is a bitchin' stick but be aware you are going to need to tweak it more than most sticks because it has true flip switches and E:D doesn't have the ability to understand this by default. Lucky for us people have this all figured out and ready to go already and once you have it set up it is smooth sailing.
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Nov 29, 2015 21:17
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why'd i take this emergency courier mission when the hyperspace servers are all hosed
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Nov 29, 2015 21:20
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I just lost my viper on a smuggling mission by boosting just at the entrance to the orbital and I couldn't slow down in time to avoid the back of the orbital and blew up 
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Don't know if you've tried, but in similar situations I've deployed landing gear as soon as I get into the slot and it seems to slow you down faster.
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Nov 29, 2015 21:31
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