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Elite: Dangerous |OT| Every Man's Sky
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flyinpiranha
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Just an FYI, for those wanting "space fighting", it definitely can happen, but think of this game more of the sim racer of the racing game world. Some people have a blast with Forza or GT while others need the Burnout or Need For Speed experience. This leans way towards the sim side rather than the arcade side.
That's not a deterrent, but just be advised you'll be spending some time before you get a great ship outfitted the way you want (and it can be confusing what you'll want/need, etc ... ). It's not the type of game where you get to select out of a selection of ships that have certain weapons, etc ... YOU have to earn, buy and outfit all of that ... and they can be destroyed (which you can then pay insurance to get your ship back).
Again, I'm not saying this as a downside or anything, just be aware that this game is more sim than an "Ace Combat in space".
That's not a deterrent, but just be advised you'll be spending some time before you get a great ship outfitted the way you want (and it can be confusing what you'll want/need, etc ... ). It's not the type of game where you get to select out of a selection of ships that have certain weapons, etc ... YOU have to earn, buy and outfit all of that ... and they can be destroyed (which you can then pay insurance to get your ship back).
Again, I'm not saying this as a downside or anything, just be aware that this game is more sim than an "Ace Combat in space".
metalhead79
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My HOTAS X will be here in a couple days. Very excited. I haven't used a HOTAS setup since my X45 about 10 years ago.
Voice Attack. Is it worth it? Easy to setup? Do I need Voice Attack and the Voice Pack or....?
Voice Attack. Is it worth it? Easy to setup? Do I need Voice Attack and the Voice Pack or....?
Definitely worth it and it's super easy to set up. You don't need a voice pack unless you want it talking back to you for some reason.
When I get home from work I'll see if I can post my voice attack profile somewhere if people want it. It's got all the basic stuff in there, my favorite being a voice command to request docking.
flyinpiranha
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It depends on how many buttons you have and if you want to go into menus often. I think it's pretty much a no-brainer for $8. There is a demo version and I've been using that and will pick it up when that expires.
Plus it works with other games and general PC interaction. For example I can say "Computer, time to party" and it starts playing the Top Gun theme song.
I dunno if I necessarily agree. You can start shooting and blowing up shit from the very start.
Astral/H3X
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A controller for flight, and a keyboard for other functions, should do you great.
WanderingWind
Mecklemore Is My Favorite Wrapper
Wait. Do you not want that? Because that sounds awesome. AI? Yes please!
Gah. The wait....
Astral/H3X
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If the game itself had a voice AI, that's be really sweet. Do you think they could like license out Google Now or Cortana and modify it?
But I personally hate spending too much configuring stuff. Absolutely hate if I need 3 or 4 things running to play a game.
But I personally hate spending too much configuring stuff. Absolutely hate if I need 3 or 4 things running to play a game.
ShemhazaiX
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It's almost like the game was made by an English development studio. D:
flyinpiranha
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Yeah, of course. But outfitting your ship is like tuning your car in a sim racer. You can race in the default ship all day but you'll eventually find yourself outclassed by other players who "play the sim game".
Bounties are still something you have to travel to, takes fuel, repairs, ammo (although I hear that has been greatly adjusted so certain types don't cost a lot) all costs.
I didn't say it's not possible to run around blow shit up, far from it. But I know I have a few friends that are looking for "Burnout" in space and I don't think this is it. Almost every play session, every video, you will see it's either edited to not show the time you spend in menus or sections are clipped such as overshooting something and taking 4 minutes real time to just get to an area or it's not edited and you can see that travelling and menus "can" take up a lot of the time.
It really is a "play how you want" type of game. But I know the CGI trailer can mislead people and it's best to explain all aspects of the game and what it entails. You don't log in and select a killer ship and are on your way. You log in, have 1000 credits and the base ship with no bells and whistles. From there you have to earn everything. Which is awesome IMO, but might turn off others.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
It's so much better than any of the X games. Let's not sully the thread with talk of that series
Unfortunately. They've said they plan to add automated mining drones, but we don't know when that's coming.
That's why Freespace and Wing Commander will be sorely missed, as much as I like being a space trucker, a warhero game with some nice cheesy cinematics, and galaxy saving missions will be great to have.
onken
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Quick vid I took of the landing tutorial in 1080p60:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=eqcOVKx-Xck
And this will be 15 mins of the actual gameplay when it's done processing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVHWQlYcDjw&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=eqcOVKx-Xck
And this will be 15 mins of the actual gameplay when it's done processing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVHWQlYcDjw&feature=youtu.be
Yep.
It is. I couldn't imagine playing it without VR.
I think your first link is borked.
Enter the spiritual successor to Wing Commander: Star Citizen (at least the SP campaign "Squadron 42"). The prospects for wannabe spaceship pilots on the PC are outstanding with Elite and Star Citizen at the moment.
Anton Sugar
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So I already have the game, just haven't played in a while. I shelved it until I can get a HOTAS setup. Exploring wasn't in the game when I played it last, how viable is it to do mostly exploring? Do you make good money and can I start exploring with just a basic ship? Is it rewarding? I'm not really interested in doing a lot of combat, I tried hauling/trading and it was pretty boring. How is exploring compared to hauling/trading, more or less boring?
Buggy Loop
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Awesome OT. Been playing since beta. Sadly i have finals so i wont be able to join for a while
A few videos i recommend
Flight assist off inside and around the stations
Isinona's smuggling operation
Wonders of the galaxy time lapse
Orion & horse head nebula (visual spoiler)
A few videos i recommend
Flight assist off inside and around the stations
Isinona's smuggling operation
Wonders of the galaxy time lapse
Orion & horse head nebula (visual spoiler)
flyinpiranha
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Exploring is the same exact thing as hauling/trading just without the actual hauling/trading aspect! But you don't have specific locations you need to go to. I haven't seen the big payouts from my research on exploration. You have to have data from areas more than 20Ly away (I think it was 10, then 20 ... not sure if it's changed). I'd imagine it would be much more the further you get out as long as it hasn't been sold to that specific location ... and traveling that far in one jump will require a better ship than the starting one but you can "plot a course" and just jump - jump - jump away and just fuel scoop and do minor repairs on your ship as you go.
RaptorGTA
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THIS! Mouse and keyboard were ok for getting started..but with a HOTAS is a game changer.
You'll need at least a million credits for the best discovery scanner, so there's hauling to be had before you attempt to make a career out of it.
I personally don't think the payouts are worth it, but then again, what's your endgame as an explorer? A better ship won't really help that much, maybe just jump range upgrades?
You can put whatever you want, including spaces or no spaces.
I personally don't think the payouts are worth it, but then again, what's your endgame as an explorer? A better ship won't really help that much, maybe just jump range upgrades?
You can put whatever you want, including spaces or no spaces.
I've played for 12 hours on and off tonight/this morning. Decided to work towards a cobra since I have all of those free paint jobs and I wanted to go from my original station (don't remember the name) to Sol. That trip alone was 150+ lys away. Ended up finishing the day at good old Dahan even though I started no where near it. Even ended up ramming someone on accident near a station as I was leaving. Don't know if he crashed or not.
yeah I was so excited to play it (i am a beta backer) but when I tried mining it was just awful. The trading/mission structure was fun but desperately needed some variation and more stuff "to do" . I'll see how release looks
+1 for the Thrustmaster X HOTAS - just a perfect low cost investment for this game and it works awesome. I don't know how anyone plays this on a non-hotas setup.
Buggy Loop
Member
These buggers just cost me 400k in cargo
Holy shit, intentional blocking? Shouldnt they have a timer too for being there? Couldnt push them with boost and max shield? What happened, your timer ran out and the station started to aggro?
Stuck AI. Not sure why they weren't getting a warning for blocking the slit. I tried to sneak through, got stuck on one of them. I got the warning, it ran out and the station blew me away
Their trespassing timer would run out before your undock timer would, if he'd waited they'd have been destroyed.
Anton Sugar
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This guy is streaming right now and is playing with a friend. Just got out of a pirate battle.
Astral/H3X
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Wait what? They'll just blow you up for that? For taking too long?
Loitering is a serious offence.
Yea if you sit in the docking ring you'll get a trespassing warning and 30 seconds to clear out before the station defenses clear you out.
Oh hell yeah, if you try and block the station exit they're like "You could cause an accident. Time to die"
Astral/H3X
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Jesus that's crazy. Does... Does that happen often?
Edit: Oh so its just right there then. I thought they were like "you have one minute to park. Or die. Your choice."
Edit: Oh so its just right there then. I thought they were like "you have one minute to park. Or die. Your choice."
Nah. I've been playing since Beta and that's the first time.
Well for docking you have 10 minutes to dock. If you fail to do so in that timeframe AND you're *inside* the station, you will get that same trespassing warning and be destroyed in 30 seconds.
Pro Tip: Don't ever ever ever forget to request docking permission.
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