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Elite: Dangerous |OT| Every Man's Sky
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Astral/H3X
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I can't wait to get a rift for this game. I am so jealous of people who have one right now.
Also, love Low Level Owl 1&2! Great albums
Lol, looks that way. I'm stuck spinning a the edge of one of the conflict zones. There's a couple system defense ships taking pot shots at me, but they can't seem to finish me off. Guess it's time for self destruct.
I use the M+KB for the galaxy map, but everything else works perfectly with the rift and a HOTAS with my headphones on and lights out in the room. It's quite a life-changing experience.
I mean, you can really dive into another world. I play videogames since 15 years, but this...this is really something special.
I'd say anyone trying to get the civil war to succeed should fly solo and work Warzone missions for Jet Comms. (Avoid the ones that say "reduce warzone activity").
The PVP is completely unnecessary. Solo actions still influence the system and the faction effects are more important than the kills themselves I think. Go solo if you want Jet Comms to win the civil war. Only go open if you prefer the PVP.
Put another way, the oposing players drawn to the action want PVP. They don't want to grind missions. Make the game be about the number of players grinding missions. Don't expose yourself to that unnecessary opportunity for interference unless you happen to enjoy that risk.
If private groups are working, forming co-op private groups could be the best of both worlds.
somesang
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Awesome. I'm so excited to try it out. I was pretty much sold with the head tracking enabling the menus so if VR isn't my thing, I can pick up a Track IR.
How could ya not? Great guys, too.Also, love Low Level Owl 1&2! Great albums
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I currently have a type 6 for space trucking (Making about 118k per run) and a viper for space fightin'.
The problem I have is apart from the view out the cockpit I hate the type 6. It's slow, ugly and the docking computer is basically bugged to shit on the thing (It's fine on every other ship I've flown). Sure you have to keep an eye on it but every time it tries to land the type 6 in a big station it drags the thing skidding across the pad and it's 50/50 if it catches the pad or not. Every other ship just drops down nicely.
I have about 1.5 mill in the bank and I'm going to spend today getting myself an Asp. Sure it's expensive but there's nothing else to buy at the moment
I can do this.
I'm space trucking in a Type 6 right now too working my way up to an Asp Explorer. Found a good trade route between three systems and if I buckle down tonight and tomorrow I'll have my Asp before the weekend is out. Currently sitting at about 4.2 million credits. Got my way up to Merchant rank too.
I like the Type 6 but man does it feel like a heavy bus. Sometimes stopping the thing can be hairy, more than once I've come too close to overshooting a landing and hitting something. There sure is something visceral though about trying to bring her to a stop and having those retro thrusters fire right beside the cockpit in an attempt to stop the big space brick.
Had a couple of really good fights last night while I made my way to Ho Hsi. One was against a Sidewinder and an Eagle, both wanted my cargo. Was hard trying to take out the Sidey with an Eagle constantly on my tail, but easier than trying to take out an Eagle with a Sidey on my tail. I'm only in an Adder with a few upgraded bits but she can handle herself.
Entered a USS and just came across 5 ships flying in formation. Two Sidewinders, a couple of Type 6(?) and another whose name escapes me.Love not knowing what you'll see when you jump into one.
Entered a USS and just came across 5 ships flying in formation. Two Sidewinders, a couple of Type 6(?) and another whose name escapes me.Love not knowing what you'll see when you jump into one.
MaximusPrimus
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Yup. he's totally right. I've been playing with Oculus and HOTAS for a week, having zero experience in space sims or using flightsticks, and i'm aboslutely enamoured by this experience.
indigo-cyclops
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These missions where you have to find Hunters or Pirates are so fucking annoying. Any good advice on how to spot these NPCs? Or is it just dumb, random luck?
Just gotta wait for the USS from what I have seen.
What's your profit per ton on each sale? I don't need to know the route, just wondering what the ballpark is for what's possible. So far the highest I've found in the Ho Hsi area is ~1100 (one-way).
I'm giving up on Slopey's BPC. I had been trying to use it to track personal stuff with the auto update disabled, but it re-enabled the auto-update flag when it updated itself and now it has everyone else's data. I'm going to try out TradeDangerous instead. Maybe I can make a GUI for it.
Edit: Hmm, not feeling ambitious enough to deal with that right at the moment. Sticking with the BPC for now
David Incorporated Esq.
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I've never had them work, they always end up with someone from that faction saying "No don't do it, go back and say you couldn't go through with it!"
Then the original mission goes away no matter what I say and defaults to "go home and give up".
You just keep hunting if you want.
Of course I do, wouldn't want to play it without now. The only annoying thing is the galaxy map which isn't at all optimized for the DK2. And the DK2 resolution is slightly on the low side which made the HUD text hard to read (but which is now basically fixed by changing HUD color from orange to green or blue), everything else is pretty amazing. But whether it's worth the money for you, who knows.
indigo-cyclops
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Hmm, must be bugged or incomplete or something weird. Thanks. I'll just quit circling this system then. So I take it even the higher credit ones where you have to find a specific NPC won't work either?
David Incorporated Esq.
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I've never had the original mission details in the transaction tab stay.
I'm giving up on Slopey's BPC. I had been trying to use it to track personal stuff with the auto update disabled, but it re-enabled the auto-update flag when it updated itself and now it has everyone else's data. I'm going to try out TradeDangerous instead. Maybe I can make a GUI for it. It's truly local with no server sync, so it should be a lot faster.
I don't think it does. Still counted my kills though.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
On average, I usually end up making between 50K - 100K of profit, or 500 to 1000 per ton of profit. Right now I have a three system circuit, takes five jumps, that is netting me a whopping 2200 / ton profit, but it's decreasing every time as the one station's demand plummets more every time I run it so I'll be adjusting my route soon. The highest one way margin I've gotten so far is 1440/ton.
I never did any warzone missions, just combat vouchers and my reputation with Jet Comms plummeted beyond reasonable repair in an hour. No, there is definitely something wrong with the mechanic.
flyinpiranha
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I am in a close to fully upgraded type 6 and a 27 ly distance (one way) jump to and back (one FSD jump in between because 17ish is my max I think) nets me about $250k profit in about 15-20 minutes with 104 cargo spaces. $150k one way and $100k the other. I think 1400 and 977 per T.
I kept the shields because I killed myself accidentally in my Cobra.
Honestly, cargo space and FSD should be your priorities. I went from not knowing what to do to finding a close back and forth and just doing that for a few hours then seeing if my updated jump drive could net better times. Repetition makes it go faster and faster. I enjoy the grind so it really is not tedius right now because once I have a really big bank I can stop worrying about dying and money in general.
Also have not seen prices change and have run it for a couple days.
All right, I'd say put in a support ticket for it:
https://support.elitedangerous.com/
Maybe they have some logs they can check to see why your reputation is dropping.
Edit: Hmph, mine's back down to neutral again today too somehow. Frustrating.
Yeah that was my question last page or two, I got a few i Nigaghia or something but could not find any for the life of me. Ah well.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
NIce, you found a great route. I should probably explore more, but exploring in a Lakon 6 with no shields is not enjoyable, LOL. I actually like the grind too, its like Euro Truck in space. I like trying to do the run as fast as I can, Elite is definitely the kind of game where setting yourself goals is half of the fun.
flyinpiranha
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Shields are like car insurance. You don't need them until you need them. I got set back about 6 hours in my Cobra and that will not happen again!
indigo-cyclops
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I hate that I can't find Slaves anywhere. And Slopey's BPC isn't helping for shit. I search for commodities, it supposedly lists ones that are available and where. I go to said station, and nothing. I mean, I understand it's not up-to-date completely, but how exactly am I suppose to utilize it?
I found them just fine with the tool, although they are way to far away for me to get.
indigo-cyclops
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I see them on there, a lot of them. The closest to where I was is Algreit. I'm here docked and I see no Slaves for sale. My point is the tool doesn't seem to be accurate at all. Not the first time I've had issues with finding commodities. The game makes it tough to find this stuff without flying all over the place.
GAFer linked this few pages back, https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71532
I haven't used the 360 layout but works perfect for my HOTAS X setup.
What tool are you using? I've got four missions for slaves, each of which has been offered an alternative of 50k to sell them. Would be super handy to know where the hell I get them from.
zorlaczerohero
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Went to Founders World last night just to check it out. All ships are 10% cheaper, so if you have the permit and are in the market for a new ship it's worth a visit. Weird thing was I shipped 96T of gold there, demand was high but they were buying it for 20% less than Galactic average. Same went for a bunch of other stuff.
Have you updated it? I'm not a primary trader so I don't use it extensively, but the few times it has been totally accurate.
turtlesbonanza
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Closest station selling slaves to Ho Hsi is the Doyle Dock in LP 811-17. It's less than 20LY away.
Both docks in LP 811-17 sell them. Sometimes if you're lucky the station itself will have a task on the bulletin board to find slaves, meaning you don't even have to leave the station to complete the task!
indigo-cyclops
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Yea I was just about to post that I found them there, and for a decent 'price'. Managed to smuggle them in to Hand Ring for a nice bank. I may actually move over to that system. Had a lot of resource sites to farm and what not.
If you're in Ho Hsi or the surrounding systems definitely go to LP 811-17. They have them at both Doyle Dock and Shalatula Colony (Where I got them). Shalatula Colony also buys Narcotics. One Slave costs about 10802 there I believe, so be prepared to spend (pretty low relatively speaking).
Also, anyone know of an Alliance station anywhere? I have an 11K bounty I need to collect but my searches come up either empty, or systems 50+ light years away.
David Incorporated Esq.
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Alliance space starts about 80LY above Sol. It's not really worth it for 11k. Alliance space is also kind of limited, it's sparse and actually has a lot of Federation systems inside of it. Not like Empire, which is firmly Empire and nothing else.
turtlesbonanza
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Keep in mind that LP 811-17 is an anarchy system so you'll be going all over the place to claim your bounties. That and interdictions are more common.
indigo-cyclops
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Yea it's not worth it to me either, thought maybe there was one littered among the crowd. Maybe I'll defect to the Alliance
Good point, I didn't realize that. Nuts!
New development in Ho Hsi: Ho Hsi Corp has set up a checkpoint near the extraction sites. I paid it a visit and there is a squad of elite defense force ships there broadcasting messages about how it's a crime to obfuscate enemy combatants and to present ID's. I tried attacking them but got chased off, too many for me to solo.
indigo-cyclops
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New development in Ho Hsi: Ho Hsi Corp has set up a checkpoint near the extraction sites. I paid it a visit and there is a squad of elite defense force ships there broadcasting messages about how it's a crime to obfuscate enemy combatants and to present ID's. I tried attacking them but got chased off, too many for me to solo.
I almost visited that but decided against it. I wonder what happens if you don't present your "ID." They probably just open fire, huh?
I'm on a break but man, I'm finally back on even ground after last nights mess. Up at 97K, but I still need more. It can be tiring going back and forth between resource sites and turning in bountiesr/repairing/refreshing instances. I think my one complaint is Supercruise just takes too long and is too finicky to sit back and relax. I hope that gets sorted out at some point.
Mengy
wishes it were bannable to say mean things about Marvel
I keep trying to use Slopey's but I find it horribly inaccurate most times. I don't know if it's due to people's typos or if people are entering bad data to hide good routes. I've had far more luck and accuracy with Thrudd's online tool.
indigo-cyclops
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Same here, that's what I've been wondering. That's why an API is desperately needed. Thrudd's tool somehow is much more accurate for me.
Edit: Waste of money getting the C grade FSD for my Eagle? Or even the Class 3 D grade? A few less years but it's far less than the C. Or is it better to just wait until I have the money for a better ship to buy any sort of FSD?
Almost like it's a dev kit or something!Tried it with the Oculus DK2 last night. While moments can be amazing, not being able to really read the text and UI kinda ruined it for me. That and the "screen door" effect made things seem pixelated
I have a route now that is only a one system jump that nets me 1200 profit per ton. Filling up my type 6 nets me around 110k profit per run. Unfortunately I don't really have anything that I can take back on my return trip, but the fact that it's only a system away makes it a pretty good trip.
Tried it with the Oculus DK2 last night. While moments can be amazing, not being able to really read the text and UI kinda ruined it for me. That and the "screen door" effect made things seem pixelated
I'm kinda surprised you haven't heard about the HUD color fix..It's been hard to miss around here.. makes text readable in the DK2.
Mechanical Snowman
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What kind of performance did you get on what hardware?Tried it with the Oculus DK2 last night. While moments can be amazing, not being able to really read the text and UI kinda ruined it for me. That and the "screen door" effect made things seem pixelated
I need someone to use as a benchmark to see if my system can handle it ):
I wish a demo was available.
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