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I've found that I burn through pve much faster using the beam/frag combo on my vulture, even though it runs hot and I farm Xihe.
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Libluini posted:You're right. Both the Cutter and the Corvette could need a nice upgrade to their FSDs, for one. I look at the Corvette and I think Frontier made it so heavy only because they noticed how people could wring silly jump ranges out of the Anaconda by ripping out parts. They really didn't want people using the Cutter and Corvette for exploration, it seems. The "lore" explanation is that after centuries of war and the outlawing of AI ship design capabilities are not as good as they used to be. Hence the most modern ships being boxes with engines.
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JosephSkunk posted:I've found that I burn through pve much faster using the beam/frag combo on my vulture, even though it runs hot and I farm Xihe. Go to IX Chikan (I forgot how it's spelled just search "IX CH" in the navigation tab) there's a RES at planet 5, though the outpost there doesn't do repair/ream meaning you have to fly to the station in the system to repair.
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So I've been using this Eagle: http://coriolis.io/outfit/eagle/12C3E3C1C2B2C2C0p232300B4286a00.Iw1-EA==.Aw1-EA==?bn=CombatEagle Should I stay with it until I can go for a Cobra III or directly go to a Viper III ?
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I would say wait until you can comfortably afford (and outfit) a Cobra by virtue of it being more of a multi-role ship.
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Nice piece of fish posted:Yeah, but what kind of role will the Cutter have once they release the Panther Clipper? Hey now, you know how this is going: We will know the ship's capabilities exactly 1 day before the Panther Clipper is added thanks to  roleplaying the Athenian OracleUntil then, all we can do is assume there's a 50/50 chance of the Clipper either obliterating the Cutter or the Clipper being godawful poo poo. Also I predict Frontier will be releasing another ship together with the Panther Clipper. It will be slow, heavily armed and very bad at exploration. will call it the Explorator, just to rubb salt into our wounds.Rhubarb94 posted:The "lore" explanation is that after centuries of war and the outlawing of AI ship design capabilities are not as good as they used to be. Hence the most modern ships being boxes with engines. Now that's interesting. Did this happen before or after the Anaconda was designed (29th century, I think)? If the answer is "before", I from now on fully expect my Anaconda to go SkyNet at any given moment.  Edit: Also, is there a minor faction somewhere fighting against this unjust law? Because I would be down to help them
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Feb 28, 2016 11:54
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Section Z posted:More truly multipurpose ships worth a drat less than 20-57 million credits off the shelf, regardless of faction standings, would be swell. The Asp Explorer feels like it's too much of a target for it's price point if you want to go "And also combat" with it, but I'm sure plenty of people get good use out of it. Courier seems super sweet but cramped for internal space. Totally agree. There seems to be an abundance of "bottom end" and "high end" ships with not a lot in between. Feels a bit like there needs to be some more in the 30-40 million range and the 80-12 million range.
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Libluini posted:Now that's interesting. Did this happen before or after the Anaconda was designed (29th century, I think)? New powerplay faction - the Culture
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nightwisher posted:If you have Horizons and haven't tried doing the following at least once, you really really REALLY should give it a try: Say, for those with a Rift, do you get anything close to vertigo in these situations?
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Threadkiller Dog posted:Say, for those with a Rift, do you get anything close to vertigo in these situations? I got vertigo from disabling flight assist when using my normal monitor, I'm thinking I'd puke the bile in my stomach if I was using a vive or rift for it.
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nightwisher posted:If you have Horizons and haven't tried doing the following at least once, you really really REALLY should give it a try: June can't get here soon enough.
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Is it worth it to kit out a Diamondback Explorer as a fighter or should I just load it up and use it as a space trucker. I've also not done a single bit of trading so I have no idea how to do it. Edit: or should I load up a Viper MkIV or a Cobra MkIII for space trucking? Spanish Manlove fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Tank Boy Ken posted:So I've been using this Eagle: http://coriolis.io/outfit/eagle/12C3E3C1C2B2C2C0p232300B4286a00.Iw1-EA==.Aw1-EA==?bn=CombatEagle Should I stay with it until I can go for a Cobra III or directly go to a Viper III ? If you want to do a little bit of everything, cobra is a good bet. But I disagree with DonVincenzo that you have to sit in an eagle until you have 5 million to properly outfit one. You lose very little by treating yourself to The Viper Experience in the meantime, and it's a blast. Get in a viper while you continue to grind credits, and then when the time comes to fit out a new ship you'll have had a taste of something a little less agile than an eagle, which might inform whether you want to fly the cobra or DBS after the viper. A lot of people forget about it because it wasn't there when they were space poor, but if you just want to shootmans and not be a Mary Sue (you didn't specify so idk), the DBS trounces the cobra as your next stepping stone up to the Vulture
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Threadkiller Dog posted:Say, for those with a Rift, do you get anything close to vertigo in these situations? Absolutely, it really screws with your head. Also thanks for the advice to everyone that told me to get a Vulture, this thing is a complete murderboat compared to the Cobra III. No comparison.
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Are the joysticks recommended in the OP still current? I'm thinking about getting this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CXYMFS/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
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BitBasher posted:Absolutely, it really screws with your head. Yeesh the vulture looks expensive, I can't wait to afford that one.
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Super Dude posted:Are the joysticks recommended in the OP still current? That is a very good HOTAS for that price.
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I wish Thrustmaster would make a step up from that with an updated T16000M and a throttle. It goes $40 HOTAS straight to $500 HOTAS.
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TomR posted:I wish Thrustmaster would make a step up from that with an updated T16000M and a throttle. It goes $40 HOTAS straight to $500 HOTAS. T16000M + CH Pro Throttle
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I've been looking for a CH Pro Throttle to pair with my glorious joystick from the motherland for ages now, unfortunately you can buy three T16000ms in the UK for the price of one Throttle. The prices are fookin' ridiculous. I'm seriously considering buying a cheap TFlight or something and ghettoing an analogue thumbstick onto it using an arduino. What could possibly go wrong?
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Spanish Manlove posted:Yeesh the vulture looks expensive, I can't wait to afford that one. Buying at YI mart got me a Vulture for about 6 million and change total that murders the piss out of things despite being not remotely all the way upgraded. In fact the Power Distributor is my only A rated part, everything else is C or D and it absolutely demolishes things compared to my 100% fully modded all max A rating Cobra III. Just target power plants and apple core things. Also, to go with talk immediately above, I feel this game is about a thousand times more fun with a joystick.
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tooterfish posted:I've been looking for a CH Pro Throttle to pair with my glorious joystick from the motherland for ages now, unfortunately you can buy three T16000ms in the UK for the price of one Throttle. The prices are fookin' ridiculous.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Is it worth it to kit out a Diamondback Explorer as a fighter or should I just load it up and use it as a space trucker. I've also not done a single bit of trading so I have no idea how to do it. The DBE comes out slightly ahead of the viper for cargo capacity but has a significantly better jump range, but if you want to fight stuff you want the diamondback scout, the explorer is too fat to be a good combat ship.
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Speaking of combat ships: http://coriolis.io/outfit/diamondback/33A4D4A2D3A2A4C2a2a29290202000029296i2o.AwRj4yKA.AwgsGZkhGaQJkfMog=== I keep trying to make this work but I absolutely cannot reliably hit anything with it.
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Am I losing my mind? Didn't there use to be a stand-alone entry in the steam library for "Horizons?" I haven't played for over a month and now I just have "Elite Dangerous" as an entry and it doesn't show installed. e: It does show in program manager though. 
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El Grillo posted:I'm considering it as well, as otherwise the thing is pretty much perfect. I assume you've seen it but if not, here's a little guide: http://www.instructables.com/id/Add-a-little-two-analog-axis-thumb-joystick-to-you/ On reading that though: "I used scotch double sided mounting tape which works really well, to stick it to the throttle stick on my hotas." loving A. I have a new project.
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Atrayonis posted:They changed it to a DLC season pass bit a go due to feedback. So should I uninstall my horizons install from program manager and download the game from Steam again?
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slidebite posted:So should I uninstall my horizons install from program manager and download the game from Steam again? Only if it stop working. You might however have to re download next year once we go to season 3.
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Yep, you have to re-download Elite: Dangerous. After starting the download, if you quit steam and then copy all of the files from your Horizons install into the Elite Dangerous directory you'll shorten the download substantially. You still need to download another 6 or 7 gigs on top of that though because you're forced to also re-download the 32-bit version of the base game and the demo as part of the full package.aleksendr posted:Only if it stop working. You might however have to re download next year once we go to season 3. I think it officially stopped working for everybody with the most recent patch because the timn fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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e: ^^ OK thanks. Not sure I understand, I don't even show a horizons entry in my library anymore, just the standard Elite Dangerous entry (As opposed to Elite Dangerous: Horizons) although Horizons does show installed in my program manager.
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BitBasher posted:Buying at YI mart got me a Vulture for about 6 million and change total that murders the piss out of things despite being not remotely all the way upgraded. In fact the Power Distributor is my only A rated part, everything else is C or D and it absolutely demolishes things compared to my 100% fully modded all max A rating Cobra III. Just target power plants and apple core things. Glad you are enjoying it. Once you get it fully kitted out with A-rated drives, and power plant it's (IMO) one of the best combat ships in the game. You can basically sit right in the blindspot of larger ships and melt their power plants.
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BitBasher posted:Buying at YI mart got me a Vulture for about 6 million and change total that murders the piss out of things despite being not remotely all the way upgraded. In fact the Power Distributor is my only A rated part, everything else is C or D and it absolutely demolishes things compared to my 100% fully modded all max A rating Cobra III. Just target power plants and apple core things. You actually only need B grade thrusters, you will barely hit the actual optimal weight (which is half the stated optimal weight, ) with a completely full A spec loadout but B grade thrusters - the only reason to go A grade is for more jump range.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Is it worth it to kit out a Diamondback Explorer as a fighter or should I just load it up and use it as a space trucker. I've also not done a single bit of trading so I have no idea how to do it. If you decide to do trading, I suggest starting with the Type-6, since you apparently already have enough money for the DBE, they're both similar in price. Type-6 This fit gives you 80t cargo a jump range of 27+(empty)/~20(full) ly and it won't immediately burst like an egg if someone looks at it funny. Still, only do this if you really like trading, the Type-6 is only good for trading and exploring (the latter thanks to high jump range and lots of internals).
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The Type-6 is also deceptively quick in a straight line if you factor in boost (never not boost). With good thrusters it can keep pace with (if not outright outrun) all but the fastest combat ships. Although once you've got going, stopping again isn't all that easy...
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DreadLlama posted:Speaking of combat ships: There's nothing wrong with fitting gimbals for pve if you're having trouble landing shots, the old faithful small beams + medium multis setup works wonders on the DBS. For pvp, since it looks like you're stealthing with that fit, you could use small gimballed multis and medium PAs. I've seen that used on a stealth setup to tear apart a vulture right under outpost guns Unsinkabear fucked around with this message at 22:21 on Feb 28, 2016 |
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Super Dude posted:Are the joysticks recommended in the OP still current? The T-flight is probably a better hotas than anything saitek/madcatz offers, just for the QC issues with the x52 alone. As far as I'm concerned, it's the T-flight, CH, or Warthog or its bullshit.
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Libluini posted:If you decide to do trading, I suggest starting with the Type-6, since you apparently already have enough money for the DBE, they're both similar in price. Ok cool I can reasonably afford that, so is the image in the OP still useful for rare trading?
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If you're trying to boost your rep with an outposts factions, what would be the best commodity to dump there? Would it be the one with the lowest supply?
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