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Prismatics are pretty good and I've heard nice things about pacifier frags.
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Been playing on PS4 for a couple days. Man did I forget how good the Cobra is. I think I'm gonna stick to small ships for a good while.
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Jul 1, 2017 19:05
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Prismatics are good for gimmick builds and PvP, in bog standard PvE I haven't been wowed enough to recommend them.
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Jul 1, 2017 19:26
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Efexeye posted:it's fun if you have another monitor to watch TV on; I mined in game exclusively for the first 8 months. I've never mined, but it looks like the type 9 isn't a recommended mining vessel. I really don't want to retire my grape ape 
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Jul 1, 2017 19:58
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A. Beaverhausen posted:I've never mined, but it looks like the type 9 isn't a recommended mining vessel. I really don't want to retire my grape ape did all mine in a type 6. you can own multiple ships, you know 
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Jul 1, 2017 19:59
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A. Beaverhausen posted:I've never mined, but it looks like the type 9 isn't a recommended mining vessel. I really don't want to retire my grape ape Fly it anyway because you enjoy using that ship for that activity? If you care about ~*OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY*~ then fly something else. If you don't, fly what you find fun to fly.
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Jul 1, 2017 20:33
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Is there an up-to-date, well formatted guide to unlocking the Engineers that anyone recommends?
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Jul 1, 2017 20:37
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Heaps of Sheeps posted:Is there an up-to-date, well formatted guide to unlocking the Engineers that anyone recommends? Yes, this one! Kurr de la Cruz posted:Hey you! Yeah, you! Are you coming back after months of inactivity? Are you a complete newbie? Do you want to learn how to do engineer stuff? Then boy do I have the thing for you! I present "The Tadpole's Uplifting Engineering Primer" -- this will tell you what you need to know, what you need to do, and all that great stuff. Check it out here: Note: the ai got smarter about mines.
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Jul 1, 2017 21:07
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HJE-Cobra posted:Also, a note for our new console friends, this fantastic flight stick works on a PS4: I've been playing on pc with an xbox controller which I am pretty comfortable with, however have been thinking of picking up a flight stick. Any reason to pick this one up over the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick? Or should I save the $20 and get that one?
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Jul 1, 2017 21:17
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Harminoff posted:I've been playing on pc with an xbox controller which I am pretty comfortable with, however have been thinking of picking up a flight stick. Any reason to pick this one up over the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick? Or should I save the $20 and get that one? I got the Logitech version of the X-52 and it's  It is $150, but  To answer the question you actually asked, between those two I think it comes down to layout preference.
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Jul 1, 2017 21:21
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Harminoff posted:I've been playing on pc with an xbox controller which I am pretty comfortable with, however have been thinking of picking up a flight stick. Any reason to pick this one up over the Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas X Flight Stick? Or should I save the $20 and get that one? They're identical it's just that one works on the pc/ps4 and the hotas x works on the pc/ps3.
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Jul 1, 2017 21:31
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Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:I got the Logitech version of the X-52 and it's I upgraded to an x-52, and all of the extra buttons and the over-all comfort are a nice upgrade. I do miss the HOTAS X though, for one simple reason: the throttle had a detente that clicked in the center of the range, which is amazing for this game obvs. I've been considering modding my x-52 to do the same instead of clicking at the two ends.
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Jul 1, 2017 21:41
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Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:Every day, it's the bee's knees. Just big enough to fit my ergonomic keyboard (hangs off a bit on the left, but it's absurdly large) with room for my super-gel mouse pad. For elite I put the keyboard on the couch's arm rest, with the hotas and mouse on the lappad. This is a good recommendation and I'm going to get one with the hotus but if they don't make a new Armored Core I can use it with I am going to blame you
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Jul 1, 2017 21:43
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Mike the TV posted:I upgraded to an x-52, and all of the extra buttons and the over-all comfort are a nice upgrade. I do miss the HOTAS X though, for one simple reason: the throttle had a detente that clicked in the center of the range, which is amazing for this game obvs. I've been considering modding my x-52 to do the same instead of clicking at the two ends. I took the detente out of mine and love it even more. It is a simple, if slightly nerve-wracking procedure. There are videos on YouTube with the play by play, if you're interested.
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Jul 1, 2017 21:51
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A. Beaverhausen posted:I've never mined, but it looks like the type 9 isn't a recommended mining vessel. I really don't want to retire my grape ape I've mined a whole lot, because I'm a weirdo who cares way more about having a chill, immersive experience in a cool ship than min-maxing an Anaconda. The Type-9 is fine, IMO. If you have one and like it, just use it. It's got good cargo space, obviously, and if you're used to dragging its fat rear end around already, you won't have any trouble crashing into rocks. That said, I've only tried mining in a Type-9 twice. The first was before collector limpets, IIRC, and fffffuck manually scooping that much ore. The second was when interdiction evasion got way harder/impossible for a patch or two, which resulted in me getting my rear end handed to me by pirates on the way home a little a little too often. These days neither of those problems should be an issue. Recently I spent some fun times mining in a stripped down, lightweight Cutter; seems like a Type-9 wouldn't offer that different of a mining experience...? Trustworthy fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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Jul 1, 2017 22:03
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Really if the thrustmaster had just a few more buttons there would be no reason for other hotases. By the way, how are people who use drainpipes as a hotas mount stopping them wobbling around? Just really thick pipes and shitloads of glue?
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Jul 1, 2017 22:44
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Surprise Giraffe posted:By the way, how are people who use drainpipes as a hotas mount stopping them wobbling around? Just really thick pipes and shitloads of glue? You know how cast material (for broken bones) can be wound flexibly around a limb, then dries rock hard? Now imagine that but with grognard cum-socks Trustworthy fucked around with this message at 23:28 on Jul 1, 2017 |
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Jul 1, 2017 22:52
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Surprise Giraffe posted:Really if the thrustmaster had just a few more buttons there would be no reason for other hotases. 2" PVC cemented at all the joints is pretty rock solid.
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Jul 1, 2017 23:20
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vorebane posted:Yes, this one! Hot drat, this is perfect, thank you!
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Jul 1, 2017 23:44
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Enos Cabell posted:2" PVC cemented at all the joints is pretty rock solid. Could also fill the bottom section with sand or something for extra not-going-anywhere-ness.
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Jul 2, 2017 00:11
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Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:I took the detente out of mine and love it even more. It is a simple, if slightly nerve-wracking procedure. There are videos on YouTube with the play by play, if you're interested. I ripped mine out too when I ripped out the mouse thing, I've basically ripped the thing to bits ooops
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Trustworthy posted:I've mined a whole lot, because I'm a weirdo who cares way more about having a chill, immersive experience in a cool ship than min-maxing an Anaconda. The Type-9 is fine, IMO. If you have one and like it, just use it. It's got good cargo space, obviously, and if you're used to dragging its fat rear end around already, you won't have any trouble crashing into rocks. Yeah, I was already planning on nosediving into random parts of rings to avoid pirates at the mining sites. Thanks guys!
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Jul 2, 2017 01:50
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I will also comment that the interdiction mini-game (and precision flying in general) was pretty much impossible for me until I upgraded my control scheme. For those of you out there using that old joystick from 10 years ago: loving get Upgrayedd.
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Jul 2, 2017 02:33
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Just grabbed this for PS4 and every time I approach the space station at the end of the docking tutorial and lower my landing gear as instructed my throttle gets stuck open and I end up fighting my engines with the lateral thrust stick all the way in. The instructions don't mention it, but am I supposed to come to a halt manually before dropping gear? I found a video in which the guy flies all the way to the pad before doing it but the game is very insistent that I do it in space outside.
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Jul 2, 2017 03:09
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haveblue posted:Just grabbed this for PS4 and every time I approach the space station at the end of the docking tutorial and lower my landing gear as instructed my throttle gets stuck open and I end up fighting my engines with the lateral thrust stick all the way in. The instructions don't mention it, but am I supposed to come to a halt manually before dropping gear? I found a video in which the guy flies all the way to the pad before doing it but the game is very insistent that I do it in space outside. Drop gear whenever you want, you just can't land until they are deployed. I usually drop ~1km from landing to help slow me down.
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Jul 2, 2017 03:14
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Bought the game on steam. An hour later I had to file a support ticket thanks to an email validation code loop. Thnx Frontier.
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Jul 2, 2017 03:28
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Toxic Fart Syndrome posted:Drop gear whenever you want, you just can't land until they are deployed. I usually drop ~1km from landing to help slow me down. Yeah but the problem is, that doesn't actually slow me down. If I hit the button and put the controller down, my ship flies forward. If I pull back on the stick, my ship flies backward and returns to forward once I let go. I have to keep my finger on the stick to stay in the same place, but I need that finger for my vertical thrust bindings. I was able to land better by binding something to zero throttle and hitting that after dropping the gear, just looking for confirmation that's the best way to do it (or confirmation that this is not normal and it glitched out or something).
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Jul 2, 2017 03:29
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haveblue posted:Yeah but the problem is, that doesn't actually slow me down. If I hit the button and put the controller down, my ship flies forward. If I pull back on the stick, my ship flies backward and returns to forward once I let go. I have to keep my finger on the stick to stay in the same place, but I need that finger for my vertical thrust bindings. Hmmmm...sounds like something wonky with the controller setup. Deploying landing gear should significantly reduce your thrust. Are you using the default ps4 controls? Did you perhaps accidentally bind some odd keys to the "alternate landing controls"?
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Jul 2, 2017 03:39
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I did change the bindings a bit. R1 and R2 now control throttle in space but roll during landings. Vertical thrust during landings is on dpad up and down. Alternate controls should not be enabled since I unbound the key to swap to them. I can live with manual throttle cut (put it on R1 and R2 together) since I'm happy with the rest of the setup. Once the game is listening to me docking is not as hard as I was warned; all that time spent in KSP is paying off.
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Jul 2, 2017 03:56
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What do people mean when they talk about their home system?
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Jul 2, 2017 10:32
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Home is where the heart is
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Jul 2, 2017 15:41
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It probably sounds ridiculous, but it feels good (to me) to successfully land inside a space station. Took a bit of practice, but I can confidently not gently caress it up.
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Jul 2, 2017 16:24
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haveblue posted:Just grabbed this for PS4 and every time I approach the space station at the end of the docking tutorial and lower my landing gear as instructed my throttle gets stuck open and I end up fighting my engines with the lateral thrust stick all the way in. The instructions don't mention it, but am I supposed to come to a halt manually before dropping gear? I found a video in which the guy flies all the way to the pad before doing it but the game is very insistent that I do it in space outside. I am having this same problem too: throttle is permanently stuck forward while landing. Which control scheme (e.g. Alternate? Default? Landing override?) and what button did you bind to zero thrust?
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Jul 2, 2017 16:26
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just map a button to kill all engines (this also helps with mining)
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Jul 2, 2017 16:27
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Put a docking computer in your spaceship and never worry about docking again. Until it docks you into the side of a spacestation with a big ol' explosion.
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Jul 2, 2017 16:34
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please note that killing all engines will not bring you to a stop, you still have to counteract momentum with reverse thrust at some point
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Jul 2, 2017 16:35
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Trustworthy posted:I've mined a whole lot, because I'm a weirdo who cares way more about having a chill, immersive experience in a cool ship than min-maxing an Anaconda. The Type-9 is fine, IMO. If you have one and like it, just use it. It's got good cargo space, obviously, and if you're used to dragging its fat rear end around already, you won't have any trouble crashing into rocks. Where to look for mining info/locations? Is it mostly just chillin in space with not that much income? Never tried mining and with limpets it seems alright to try out for the experience. By the way, did they implement the module-selling money loss? I think it was being discussed at some point and now there's storage...
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Jedi Knight Luigi posted:I am having this same problem too: throttle is permanently stuck forward while landing. Which control scheme (e.g. Alternate? Default? Landing override?) and what button did you bind to zero thrust? I ended up binding kill throttle to R1+R2 (both at once). This is what all my bindings look like now: Space (throttle/thrust/rotation sections): Right stick: Pitch and yaw Left stick: Vertical and lateral thrusters R3/L3: Roll R1/R2: Throttle Landing (landing override section): Right stick: Pitch and yaw Left stick: Lateral and forward-backward thrusters R1/R2: Roll Dpad up/down: Vertical thrust Alternate controls are disabled by unbinding the activation key (press X on the control, then press option when it asks you what button to use). I also put motion headlook on R3+L3, which is great for looking around during the parts where you don't have to steer the ship and maintaining ~immersion~ by looking over at panels to use instead of pressing the go to panel button. Still wish this had shipped with PSVR support
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Jul 2, 2017 16:39
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Astoundingly Ugly Baby posted:It probably sounds ridiculous, but it feels good (to me) to successfully land inside a space station. Took a bit of practice, but I can confidently not gently caress it up. No it sounds reasonable to me, I rather enjoy a good landing even after my hundreds of hours of play.
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Astoundingly Ugly Baby posted:It probably sounds ridiculous, but it feels good (to me) to successfully land inside a space station. Took a bit of practice, but I can confidently not gently caress it up. Wait until you get an Anaconda or an Orca
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