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iospace posted:Have VY Canis Majoris, biggest in the game: Holy poo poo 11k away? I thought it was nuts that I was circling the planet 2k away from Betelgeuse and my scoop was still out, but that is crazy.
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Quick question for hotas users. Do you prefer full axis throttle or a button to stick it into reverse throttle?
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Sedisp posted:Quick question for hotas users. Do you prefer full axis throttle or a button to stick it into reverse throttle? I prefer the slider on the side of X52 for forward/reverse toggle. Feels pretty intuitive for both flight and srv. Here is the slider with white square outline. It was supposed to be red, I don't know WTF. 
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Sekenr posted:I prefer the slider on the side of X52 for forward/reverse toggle. Feels pretty intuitive for both flight and srv. I actually tried to do that on my x55 but ED refuses to let me bind it.
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Feb 8, 2018 08:32
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I've got my throttle set to full axis and the little button next to the slider - blue in the picture - puts me in reverse when held. I used to have it as a reverse toggle but I kept forgetting which mode I had on.
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Sedisp posted:I actually tried to do that on my x55 but ED refuses to let me bind it. huh. I have the same problem with one of the wheels. Did you toggle the function to HOLD, not PRESS?
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Feb 8, 2018 09:08
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Sekenr posted:huh. I have the same problem with one of the wheels. Did you toggle the function to HOLD, not PRESS? Yeah after some testing I think the slide switch is straight up dead. 
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I bound a toggle switch on the Warthog throttle for switching between forward/reverse and a button to hold for full reverse. The air brake switch has both of those in one, so it works perfectly for it.
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Feb 8, 2018 09:21
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Full range, because pushing forwards to go backwards is weird and you're weird if you do it.  Seriously though, I personally find full range more intuitive.
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Feb 8, 2018 09:57
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tooterfish posted:Full range, because pushing forwards to go backwards is weird and you're weird if you do it. Do you have a stick that has a sticky spot in the middle? I figured it'd be awkward without one.
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Feb 8, 2018 12:44
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timn posted:The best part about those super massive stars is how it looks when you jump into the system. The distance your ship travels on arrival is so negligible compared to the size of the star that it looks you're sitting stationary while the star just appears directly in front of you. Also, I don't know if the animation really is any different, but there's something about the way the warp-in star effects behave that just screams “Waaaah! Too big! Braaaaaake!” Sekenr posted:I prefer the slider on the side of X52 for forward/reverse toggle. Feels pretty intuitive for both flight and srv. 
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Feb 8, 2018 12:59
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Sedisp posted:Do you have a stick that has a sticky spot in the middle? I figured it'd be awkward without one.
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Sedisp posted:Quick question for hotas users. Do you prefer full axis throttle or a button to stick it into reverse throttle? It depends on what I'm doing. If I'm combat flying I tend to do full axis. If I'm ferry moving/exploring/hauling, forward only with a reverse button.
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tooterfish posted:I just set up a small deadzone in the middle, I never have trouble hitting it. Same. The X52 does have a detent in the middle of the throttle range too, but I pulled that out with some pliers and the throttle feels 1000% better to use as a result.
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Feb 8, 2018 15:32
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Yeah I think there is something different about the warp-in animations when jumping into supermassive stars. I tried to clip it below. It is just much more sudden. https://twitter.com/blind_rasputin/status/961659014173016064
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The new CG is making me sad again that they've completely blown off ever adding new/better SRVs for different tasks. Need a hauler for all the artifacts.
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Blind Rasputin posted:Yeah I think there is something different about the warp-in animations when jumping into supermassive stars. I tried to clip it below. It is just much more sudden. Fuuuuck that. Especially in VR.
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That was basically instantaneous.
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Feb 8, 2018 22:49
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I'm taking a break. I'll cya'll around Q4 if I have a gaming rig.
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Yeah, that's what I was talking about. The moment you drop out of witchspace there is a brief period where your ship zooms up on the star. However it seems like the distance your ship moves in that transition is fixed no matter how big the star is. So when you're dropping in on a supergiant, the star is so huge that it's immediately in your face and it doesn't look like you're moving at all when you pop into the system.
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iospace posted:Have VY Canis Majoris, biggest in the game: Now find and scan the tourist beacon And then consider suicide because it only shows up when you're 100ls away from it
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Feb 8, 2018 23:16
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I just noticed this Galnet Article from today. 
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Feb 9, 2018 00:32
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Well, if you follow the plots of station attacks, the last two attacked are certainly very close to the core. They’ve completely left the plaedis sector by this point. Hope they introduce atmospheric landings for the impending rescue missions and evacuation of earth.
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Feb 9, 2018 00:59
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Today I noticed something odd on the galaxy map, a blip of red among all of the white stars. It was labeled the Eskimo Nebula, and was a nebula that surrounds and contains only a single system, GCRV-4981. I have found Solaris  But oh, there is an odd refractive problem in the nebula 70,000Ls away  Oh, it is a hole in space this might be exciting let’s get closer  Wait, never mind, no ring. 
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osirisisdead posted:I'm taking a break. I'll cya'll around Q4 if I have a gaming rig. k thanks for letting us know
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Blind Rasputin posted:Today I noticed something odd on the galaxy map, a blip of red among all of the white stars. It was labeled the Eskimo Nebula, and was a nebula that surrounds and contains only a single system, GCRV-4981. 
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If you get a crew member can you both drive your SRVs at the same time? I'm not sure if I'm going to do more than one load of artifacts for the CG. This is time consuming as hell.
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No, and yeah it's a pain of a CG with the limited SRV space.
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 Let me have one of these. Imagine it rolling down the cargo ramp of your anaconda.
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Feb 9, 2018 03:27
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For planetary thargoid combat
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There were supposed to be different types of SRVs 'coming soon'. They never came and it's probably abandoned.
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Sanzuo posted:
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Rynoto posted:There were supposed to be different types of SRVs 'coming soon'. They never came and it's probably abandoned. It's Frontier, not CIG. There's still room for optimism. 
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So I found the way into the Orion Nebula and Bernard’s loop despite the Col 70 permit locked space. My python has a 37ly jump range so most anyone could probably do it. It is tricky since the lead off starting system as well as all of the Orion nebulas are surrounded by Col 70 permit locked systems. This way in seems to be the way most people describe online, and with the waypoints it’s quite easy, passing right over/through the Col 70 permit locked areas. You first get to HIP 23759 in the witch head nebula. There is an asteroid base here called the Witch Head Science Centre that is quite beautiful. It is, from what I can tell, the closest Xeno research station to the Col 70 region and I could almost imagine some fan fiction where they are responsible for the permit lock on Col 70 so they can study the Xenos. you will need to get geographically below this waypoint before your jump plotter will work, or as close as possible. You’ll have luck if you plot from Maia space. Due to the permit locks surrounding it, approaching from above is fraught with problems Go to the base first, get a beer, donate a million credits to xeno science, get rep, and then go to the next step.   From HIP 23579 your jump plotter can then probably find the route to the next waypoint, the trapezium sector Messier 78 nebula. It takes quite a bit of crunching by the plotter to get this.  From there, you’re inside and past the Col 70 permit lock, so besides one specific small nebula that is also permit locked, you have free reign of Bernard’s loop and the Orion Nebula Star garden.  Considering this destination is so near the core (took me only ~30_40 jumps to get out there) and it’s beautiful as hell including an asteroid base, if you are bored you should most definitely head out there.
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Found two of these today: One shared a barycenter with a water world 
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Blind Rasputin posted:Today I noticed something odd on the galaxy map, a blip of red among all of the white stars. It was labeled the Eskimo Nebula, and was a nebula that surrounds and contains only a single system, GCRV-4981. IRL that central star is essentially a naked stellar core
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Congratulations to the goon who photobombed the Frontier livestream https://youtu.be/t1UHx5MbejE?t=32m32s
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limaCAT posted:Congratulations to the goon who photobombed the Frontier livestream Hahaha fantastic
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Sanzuo posted:
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