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Post by scoops on Jun 29, 2016 19:52:51 GMT
Hmmmm this is starting to tempt me.
So looking on steam there are several DLCs Cammander pack etc so what do I need IF I were to dip my toe into the water and what do the additional DLCs add?
I'm assuming this is an open world multiplayer game where you can choose your approach to increasing your wealth so trading, mining, stealing etc?
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Post by Si on Jun 30, 2016 7:09:19 GMT
If you wanted to play Elite Dangerous you would only need: Elite Dangerous This gives you access to the whole game except any new content in Horizons see below. Horizons Season Pass - would be the only other part that you would consider. This gives you the ability to: - Land on rocky planets (do missions on these planets etc...)
- Visit and interact with Engineers
- Do future Horizons content due out like multicrew
- Buy a Cobra Mk IV (TBH, I currently have one but I'm tempted to change back to the MkIII until I re-learn stuff)
The other stuff on Steam is cosmetic only. Ship paint jobs etc. I see that they are bundling these though with the offer of getting Elite and Horizons.About Elite:Yes you are correct. You have a choice of Open or Single Player. Both are linked and you can freely log in and out of either. This just adds \ removes other real players. Chances of seeing a real player significantly diminish as you move away from the start areas, so don't count on it being that MMO.You can add friends and then they will be added to the server in the background that you connect to. Thus increases the chances of you seeing them. This works well and I usually end up seeing Andrew when we are both on.
How does it play. It's a Han Solo simulator. It's a steep learning curve. But it's very immersive.
Edit: and just thought that it's probably best to just by the main Elite and see from there. If you do like it, then get Horizons. I played with keyboard & mouse for a couple of months. Loved it and bought a Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS for around £30. and your button box would be very useful too. Edit 2: This page explains it better www.frontierstore.net/games/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous-commander-deluxe-edition.html
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Post by scoops on Jul 9, 2016 12:51:21 GMT
Downloaded and installed and starting to run through the tutorials.
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Post by Si on Jul 9, 2016 17:18:17 GMT
You'll have to let us know your Cmdr name. Then if we're online and nearby we can come and assist.
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Post by scoops on Jul 9, 2016 18:34:50 GMT
SC_Scoops need to get through the tutorials first before I even think about peeking out into what is a very big place!
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Post by Andrew on Jul 10, 2016 7:25:55 GMT
As I said on Friday, take it nice and slow to begin with. It massively helps to take a bit of time mapping the keys and joystick buttons as I guarantee the first time you get in to a fight with another ship (especially if it's a human player) you'll forget where every key is!
What joystick are you using?
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Post by scoops on Jul 10, 2016 14:13:37 GMT
Currently keyboard and mouse so just learning where things are on this but picking up a Thrustmaster TFlight Hotas 4 tomorrow.
So then need to start to map buttons on that and the button box and for anything else I'll look at sorting the same voice command program as I'm using for rFactor2 as it can apply several key presses for a single command. So off the top of my head asking for permission to dock and lowering landing gear could be set to a single voice command. I'm sure there are others but not got that far yet.
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Post by Andrew on Jul 10, 2016 18:33:52 GMT
Awesome, Si and I have the previous version of that joystick, it works really well. Obviously you'll find your own way of mapping the buttons but one tip I'd give you is there are three buttons on the throttle stick that fall to your left thumb these can be mapped to the energy distribution to engines, shields and weapons respectively and it means in a fight it's quick and easy to balance your systems making a fight a lot easier to win.
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Post by Si on Jul 10, 2016 22:34:38 GMT
I use the hat switch for that. Hat left = Sys, up = Eng, right = weapons and down is reset. If they are the left thumb buttons, I have them on thrust up and down, with the bottom one as voice comms for Teamspeak. As Andrew says, we all set it up differently. I also have a mini keyboard between my Hotas (Zboard Fang), that helps me assign other stuff. But then you have a big button box.
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Post by scoops on Jul 19, 2016 21:01:55 GMT
Slowly growing into this. Run a few data deliveries searched for and picked up some cargo to deliver taken on a few NPCs and won. Need to improve my scooping skills and stop overshooting in SC but getting there.
Currently on 200k so looking at which ship to go for and time to go out into the big wide world as only in solo up to now.
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Post by Andrew on Jul 20, 2016 6:43:29 GMT
The trick to not overshooting in SC is to keep full throttle until the time counts down down to 0:07, then immediately pull the throttle back to the middle of the blue zone. That way the speed and distance both reduce at the correct rate and you'll be able to exit SC in the right place at the right time. The other thing you can do (esp if there are pirates in the system or if you're smuggling) is to not fly straight in SC and fly the 'helix of death' explained here.
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Post by scoops on Jul 20, 2016 7:30:46 GMT
The Helix of Death may need some practice to perfect!
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Post by Si on Sept 20, 2016 9:56:52 GMT
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Post by Si on Apr 11, 2017 17:23:16 GMT
So the latest 2.3 patch has been released today. It's downloading now on my PC, but I haven't touched it in ages.
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Post by Andrew on Apr 11, 2017 21:30:29 GMT
cheers Si, just downloaded the update.
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