I like that, the sound effects they added are neat.
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Elite: Dangerous Standard Beta (Starting Jul 29th - $75)
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I like that, the sound effects they added are neat.
Green is the best for the rift. Try that!I changed the HUD colors to light blu-ish and suddenly I could read all text in the cockpit in my DK2 for the first time.. Amazing!
I changed the HUD colors to light blu-ish and suddenly I could read all text in the cockpit in my DK2 for the first time.. Amazing!
As la_briola said, change them to green. It will look a bit ugly but it becomes even easier to read.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Did not realise this is so close to releasing! I haven't been following this at all lately but it looks awesome. Could someone give me a quick rundown on the game? Is it the full game releasing tomorrow? MY PC needs some love over the Christmas break so might have to jump in.
Only by editing files so far, hopefully final release can be changed in options.
Can you tell me which files by chance?
Buggy Loop
Member
Just prepare yourselves this week, its unlikely you will be able to get a smooth stable connection, and i hope it doesnt get blown out of proportion, just give them a chance to fix the servers (which will likely be saturated tomorow).
Its always the same problem with server based games.
Its always the same problem with server based games.
And often it's not even the actual servers not coping,but the login/account servers
ichtyander
Member
I'd gladly help out, not sure how useful I would be but just thought I'd chip in.
Well they had also just released a new patch that day too. I feel they are running a lot of tests on the servers befoe launch cause right now it is still "testing" phase.
Fair enough. I just was infuriating when I was near the end of a 100k Ls Supercruise, then to get disconnected, and reappear near the star again ;_;
I would wait till January to see if they manage to get grouping/"wings" added in then,like they said. Also over the holidays won't be many updates cause it's the holidays, so waiting isn't a bad idea.
can i run this with a 3.1ghz phenom II quadcore, 8gb ram and a gtx660? the min spec says yes, but sometimes ithat sort of thing isn't accurate.
shame my gpu is on lifesupport so i may have to replace that anyway
Pretty sure you can run this, the game isn't very hardware intensive
can i run this with a 3.1ghz phenom II quadcore, 8gb ram and a gtx660? the min spec says yes, but sometimes ithat sort of thing isn't accurate.
shame my gpu is on lifesupport so i may have to replace that anyway
Should be fine, I could run it with no problems on my almost rusty 5770 before I upgraded. Just don't expect to run it on Ultra of course
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Nope, you're already dead unfortunately. Time to hit the self-destruct button.
Never leave home without a fuel scoop guys, it's probably one of the most important items in the game.
Sad they took distress beacon out
Yeah I just caused myself to blow up due to over heating near a sun. Sure was pretty though lol. Problem with adding a fuel scoop is that I have to lose something else valuable. Especially while using a eagle/sidewinder.
Yeah, on the sidewinder you need to choose between your shields, your cargo rack, and your discovery scanner, none of which are particularly appealing in the early game. I'm still trying to save enough credits for a Cobra so I can get a surface scanner and fuel scoop. Then I'll be off to the other side of the galaxy.
If youever want to destroy yourself, there is a "self destruct" option under the functions menu for every ship.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
I would like to know this too
Very interested in buying this tomorrow but I don't know a huge amount about it.thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
I would like to know this too
Yes, that's kind of how the game is meant to be played I think. I'm sure grouping with friends to do stuff is great, but I haven't done that yet.
I mean, I know it's multi-player and everything, but for the most part you will be on your own, and I've loved every second of it.
I would like to know this too
Yes.
This list is 10 days old (from the elite dangerous reddit):
- Trade - Search for profitable trade routes. Buy goods at one station, sell at another.
- Mine - Search for profitable mining locations. Shoot rocks with lasers, scoop, refine and sell results at a station.
- Bounty hunt - Scan targets with a KWT, Kill wanted pilots at nav beacons, interdict wanted pilots and kill them, kill wanted pilots at resource extraction sites, kill wanted pilots at USS. Turn in bounties at stations.
- Pirate - Search for targets at Nav beacons, SC and resource extraction sites, interdict them if in SC, Force pilots to drop their cargo or blow them up, sell ill gotten gains at stations with black markets.
- Smuggler - Search for profitable smuggler routes. Buy legal goods at a station, sell the goods at a station where they are illegal.
- Salvage - Find cargo at USS, sell the cargo at black markets.
- Explorer - Fly to unexplored systems, scan them, surface scan astronomical bodies, sell the data at a station. Look for interesting/beautiful astronomical arrangements.
- Missions - Trade missions, Hit/bounty hunt missions, combat missions, courier missions, philanthropic missions, pirate/smuggler/salvage missions.
- Unidentified Signal sources - Mineral Magpies, wanted pilots (including ones from missions), cargo, clean traders, system authority ships.
- Combat zones - Battles between two factions, join a faction and kill enemies for combat bonds, possible interaction with capital ships.
- Progression elements - gain money, buy better ships /add ons, increase reputation, increase ranks.
- Multiplayer - Play in the same instance as other players, do certain activities at the same time in the same instances as other players, text players that you can see, chat with 6 other CMDRs, kill other commanders (for the fun of it rather than as a pirate). Play in private group when the interaction with other players is limited to people in your private group.
- Other - Fuel scoop, be the victim of an interdiction, Meta gaming the background simulation
tl;dr: Supercruising (Smuggling, Tradings, Salvaging, Exploring, Courier) Combat (Pirate, Bounty Hunter, Missions (Kill), Combat Zones) Mini Games (Mining, Fuel Scooping, Interdiction)
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/2ocrbn/list_of_things_you_can_do_in_game_currently/
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Thanks a bunch for this. Sounds amazing so I'll be picking it up tomorrow hopefully. Can it only be purchased on the website or will it be up on Steam? Not that I mind where I buy it from.
I'm really worried that the launch is going to be clusterfuck
We're getting a new update today, maybe that'll help.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
I'm really worried that the launch is going to be clusterfuck
Me too, it was hard to stay in the game yesterday. Very concerning before launch day... but then Frontier have been amazing with patches, so I've no doubt it'll be fixed today.
The patch is coming now actually, crossing fingers.
I'm going to try mining. Managed to make some successful trade run and earned 50k credits to fit my ship with lasers and the toll to extract the ore.
Will try that. thanks for the tip guys.
I hope I don't get dropped from the server today, got dropped three times yesterday before I gave up. This server shit stuff needs to be sorted out
flyinpiranha
Member
I really need to try mining. I'm just having bad luck earning money in other ways like the Bulletin Board and such.
I have owned the game since September but really only messed around with a lot of stuff and didn't dive in. Should have dived. I'm broke and panhandling outside stations now.
Brerlappin
Member
Will try that. thanks for the tip guys.
I hope I don't get dropped from the server today, got dropped three times yesterday before I gave up. This server shit stuff needs to be sorted out
I know you need to be connected to the server for certain things but it would be handy if it drops connection that you could still just play solo. Hell if you have to authenticate with a server to log in, fair enough, but if your server goes down after ive already successfully logged in, just let me keep dicking about in space until you sort your shit out.
metalhead79
Neo Member
Is there going to be a pre-load for those of us who pre-ordered the Mercenary edition?
Buggy Loop
Member
Honestly, either trading with sidewinder until you can purchase a hauler and then money starts to get in easily when you can purchase a lakon 6, etc. For mining i would wait until they implement drones, where you'll pretty much be a mining factory. Will be more profitable than the present state.
Or, nothing to lose sidewinder strategy, go in an extraction site, kill wanted criminals (they raised the bounties on them by a lot now). On reddit there's some dangerous NPCs with 4 million credit bounties. Wont be an easy fight though.
Facism
Member
cheers.
just realised i haven't got enough in the bank so i'm going to have to pass
£1 short :/flyinpiranha
Member
Wow, 4 mil? Crazy. I'm a lot better at dogfighting when I'm using the DK2, that's for sure, maybe I'll hook that up to gain some credits. Right now I am using my HDTV and just exploring and doing missions. I think trading until I can buy a good ship is probably my plan of action.
Need to find a trade route that I can just do some back and forth's for a while. I enjoy the missions too. I think I just need to devote more time, the only commodity that I can't seem to locate =P
EDIT: Holy shit, can't believe it's 'official' tomorrow! WOOHOO
Buggy Loop
Member
Sorry, i confused stories with the 4 mil thing.
http://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDanger...ook_me_one_week_and_bounty_hunting_for_me_to/
I think it was a player.
cheers.
just realised i haven't got enough in the bank so i'm going to have to pass
PM your paypal, I'll give ya the pound or whatever weird fascist currency that is.