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Galaga Galaxian posted:I'm surprised people still get upset about Solo mode. 
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I heard someone made first contact, but judging by the 'right way to play' argument going on that might not be true?
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Jan 9, 2017 03:26
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No, no, quite true. The aliens are here, but in a totally uninteractive "cutscene" that Frontier won't do anything further with for 2 months because...  It looked cool though.
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Jan 9, 2017 03:31
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Oh yeah, I had to go one more page back, no one is talking about it as it was sort of boring. Oh well.
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Jan 9, 2017 03:32
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AcidRonin posted:So I moved to play with some friends and now I can't find RES's to gently caress around in. Anybody have a method for finding them besides flying around in empire space hoping for rings? Compromised Nav Beacons have become my favorite hunting spots. No asteroids to crash into.
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Jan 9, 2017 03:48
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tooterfish posted:But my optimum credits per hour? I got that all out of the way so I can spend my time doing fun stuff unrelated to grubbing miserably for cash while constantly risking days worth of gameplay being lost in one death/rebut.
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Jan 9, 2017 04:01
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Finally got my garbage Clipper to dock in Xihe, but apparently missions are all disabled for Reasons. Where are all the cool kids hanging out now? I just want to Haz. e: Should I just Rez when I'm drunk, High when I'm sober, until the next money pump comes along? vvvv: I'm on it but I'm so un-caught-up e: holy gently caress this orders video is incredible Adult Sword Owner fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Jan 9, 2017 |
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Jan 9, 2017 05:04
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Get in on discord. Everything you wanna know about what to do goes on there.
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Jan 9, 2017 05:05
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I bought a space van, put in bigger cargo containers, a fuel scoop and a 2B FSD. The hardest part of trading is getting to the stations in a decent amount of time without overshooting them. When should I drop out of supercruise and what speed should I approach? I can't figure out why sometimes my throttle can only go up a little instead of maxing out, does it have to do with planet gravity?
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Jan 9, 2017 05:23
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I generally max out the the throttle until it shows about 10 or 12 seconds left to arrival, then throttle down into the middle of the blue zone. Don't worry too much about distance, you want to keep the timer down to about 7 seconds and you'll make a smooth deceleration until you can drop out of supercruise safely.
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Jan 9, 2017 05:40
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I bought a space van, put in bigger cargo containers, a fuel scoop and a 2B FSD. The hardest part of trading is getting to the stations in a decent amount of time without overshooting them. When should I drop out of supercruise and what speed should I approach? I can't figure out why sometimes my throttle can only go up a little instead of maxing out, does it have to do with planet gravity? The FSD is inhibited by gravity wells, yes. Also, if you target an object/scan you can drop out at, your FSD will throttle back similarly unless you untarget it. Approach at full speed until the time to impact gets down to 6s, then immediately put your throttle into the middle of the sweet spot (the area that is highlighted in the UI). With the throttle in that position, you will stay at 6s to impact and the drive will slow you down automatically until you can drop out safely. If time to impact gets <5s your drive will slip out in the gravity well: go ahead and start a loop-the-loop to bleed off speed. If you are pro and aiming for a moon or other similar object around a larger body (like a gas giant), you can dive into the opposite side of the larger gravity well to bleed off the speed if you are going to overshoot. For planetary approaches, I would recommend 10-12 seconds time to impact so you aren't overspeed for the glide.
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Jan 9, 2017 06:15
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Why are system lockdowns a thing? (I know why, ) I was looking around to see how long they last and one of the first things I see is an older post about some poor bastard in an FDL stuck because he sold his fuel scoop to do some bounty hunting and suddenly got locked out of refitting and didn't have the range to make the next station system. Who the gently caress thinks being stuck in the one place for maybe a whole week being unable to do anything is good gameplay?
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Jan 9, 2017 06:36
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adamantium|wang posted:Why are system lockdowns a thing? (I know why,
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adamantium|wang posted:Why are system lockdowns a thing? (I know why, That person deserves all the pain they get for flying without a fuel scoop. Like adequate rebuy, never fly without a scoop.
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Jan 9, 2017 07:00
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DancingShade posted:That person deserves all the pain they get for flying without a fuel scoop. You don't need a scoop to fly in system and it's a reasonable assumption that you can add it back when you're ready to leave.
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Jan 9, 2017 07:33
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Parallelwoody posted:You don't need a scoop to fly in system and it's a reasonable assumption that you can add it back when you're ready to leave. Well you say that and it sounds reasonable but then you look back at the unfortunate FDL pilot and yeah. Probably a safe assumption in a system that isn't chock full of player traffic.
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Jan 9, 2017 07:35
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I feel like now is also a good time to mention that there a few systems that sell Type 9s but don't sell C6 FSDs making it impossible to leave the system with said Type 9. Though at least now you can do a ship transfer.
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Jan 9, 2017 07:51
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In the first beta I couldn't return to the starting location with my new eagle because it didn't have the range and there was no way to upgrade it at the time 
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Jan 9, 2017 08:01
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adamantium|wang posted:Why are system lockdowns a thing? (I know why, I think that might actually have been due to UA bombing rather than Lockdown.
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Jan 9, 2017 08:04
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Astroniomix posted:I feel like now is also a good time to mention that there a few systems that sell Type 9s but don't sell C6 FSDs making it impossible to leave the system with said Type 9. Those systems may have sold the fsds at some point. Outfitting is variable over time based on a variety of factors.
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Jan 9, 2017 08:08
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I miss Robigo. My record was something like 100m credits over 2 hours.
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Jan 9, 2017 08:22
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sincx posted:I miss Robigo. My record was something like 100m credits over 2 hours. I miss Robigo if only for the novelty of watching ~10 or so Fed Security/Pirates all fly past me at once into the gravity well of a star, it was as gently caress, but minus the backing up out of the star part.edit: I am starting to think there is something actively sinister manipulating the RNG for Marco Qwent related activities.   Not that I mind killing animes in space, but seriously, of all the NPC's in the game to get hired to fight me? And during my final mission for Marco Qwent grinding? Is MECHA MAID the B Team or something? Groggy nard fucked around with this message at 09:28 on Jan 9, 2017 |
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Jan 9, 2017 08:56
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Meatsicle posted:because they're avoiding the interaction within the game world, not by gaming the system. Meatsicle posted:the game was designed like an MMO, but it's not an MMO. it's like Frontier doesn't know what they want the game to be. such a shame.
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Admiral Joeslop posted:I bought a space van, put in bigger cargo containers, a fuel scoop and a 2B FSD. The hardest part of trading is getting to the stations in a decent amount of time without overshooting them. When should I drop out of supercruise and what speed should I approach? I can't figure out why sometimes my throttle can only go up a little instead of maxing out, does it have to do with planet gravity? The middle of the blue "sweet spot" TFS mentioned is actually 75% throttle, so bind that to some button and hit it when your not-actually-an-ETA hits 6 seconds. Pilchenstein posted:So "Lol my e-morality reeeeeee" then? A preview for when Star Citizen launches in 2030.
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Jan 9, 2017 09:31
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AcidRonin posted:So I moved to play with some friends and now I can't find RES's to gently caress around in. Anybody have a method for finding them besides flying around in empire space hoping for rings? Use the galactic map filter to look for extraction economies is a good first start.
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Jan 9, 2017 09:56
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tooterfish posted:But my optimum credits per hour? For some people making the numbers (aka score) go up as efficiently as possible is fun, and it's been this way since the dawn of video games: 
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Jan 9, 2017 10:06
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Ok... I've upgraded my DBS as much as I can and my jump range fully loaded with light military plating, full guns, full cargo etc is 31.28 LY. Tomorrow I'll start hauling a small amount of travel guides to Colonia in this thing. Only ~36 jumps for my first 960ish LY leg apparently so I should make it before the 3 weeks are up. Have to unlock Palin somehow. May as well do it by playing bicycle courier for GalCop
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Jan 9, 2017 10:13
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I will never understand why people take not taking things seriously so seriously. Like, being a sperg is such a bad thing people advocate literal suicide??? I'll stick with my obsession with spaceships, thank you very much.
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Jan 9, 2017 10:48
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I'll take What Is Hyperbole for $100 Alex.
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Jan 9, 2017 11:06
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I'll take "That's Not How Let's Make a Deal Works" you petaQ
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Jan 9, 2017 11:34
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Good Dumplings posted:I'll take "That's Not How Let's Make a Deal Works" you petaQ Oh I see. You're in the wrong video game. Here let me help. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3627820 Also you might be mocked for unironic usage of "generic klingon word that is supposed to be vaguely derogatory and is overused by erotic roleplayers".
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Jan 9, 2017 11:42
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Pilchenstein posted:So "Lol my e-morality reeeeeee" then? Not quite, but A for effort quote:What they want the game to be is all things to all people, which is probably why so many people are eternally up in arms about it not quite meeting their expectations. So they're just dumb? Got it
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Jan 9, 2017 11:48
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I like how stations use the first three letters from your cmdr name for your callsign. It's a nice touch.
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Jan 9, 2017 11:54
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DancingShade posted:Oh I see. You're in the wrong video game. Here let me help. 
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Jan 9, 2017 12:07
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Parallelwoody posted:You don't need a scoop to fly in system and it's a reasonable assumption that you can add it back when you're ready to leave. Actually you do, since your system drive also consumes fuel. This means you can get stranded if you run out of fuel while flying in-system. This is especially relevant in the 99,99999999999999% of the galaxy without any stations to refuel at. OR the special snowflake stations without refueling. Those are always a good joke, Frontier! 
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Meatsicle posted:So they're just dumb? Got it The game is what is mate and even if the secret method of convincing them to rip up the entire networking system and replace it with a non-instanced client/server system is complaining about how e-dishonourable solo play is, you should at the very least be doing it on a forum they actually read.
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Jan 9, 2017 14:23
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Pilchenstein posted:It feels kind of cliche at this point but I don't give a gently caress about e-honor, I get why people do it. You're right though, it is what it is.
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Jan 9, 2017 16:45
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How maneuverable are the more expensive ships? With a HOTAS and Flight Assist off (does that help with dodging?), how close to the Falcon escape in TFA can you get?
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Jan 9, 2017 16:55
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So I got a hotas over the holidays and I really want to get back into this game now that it sounds like it is 2 inches deep and a mile wide. I was planning on restarting, I never got past the Cobra first time I played. Any advice for starting?
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Admiral Joeslop posted:How maneuverable are the more expensive ships? With a HOTAS and Flight Assist off (does that help with dodging?), how close to the Falcon escape in TFA can you get? For that kind of manoeuvrability you'll definitely need something smaller than a Python. The Cobra MkIV is the closest equivalent of the Falcon size-wise, but it's not as manoeuvrable as the Cobra MkIII.
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