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[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

Hi

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Either they keep the original name (which is my guess) or they give us the chance to name them (which is what I'd love to see - though knowing the, erm, curious nature of humans, this could have some repercussions...)

If the same filtering rules applied to fleet carriers were used for star system names, it would make navigation difficult - plotting a route to ********** instead of ********** would be a nightmare.

I'm quite interested in how your Colonised system's are going to be credited to you, I've thought about how Frontier might do it but to be honest I've not a clue! .
Anyway, roughly 7 hours to go till we know for sure....that's supposing the Colonisation update doesn't implode the servers!
I can't get rid of this feeling of foreboding* that the game is going to be in crash mode for some time....I really hope I'm wrong!

I'm assuming there'll also be a Live Stream at around 6pm uk time today?

* "This is a significant update to Elite Dangerous and whilst we are very happy with the feature we do understand that some fine tuning may be required initially".
It's the "fine tuning" part that to me is a wide open statement.

Jack

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

I'm assuming there'll also be a Live Stream at around 6pm uk time today?

Yes. We'll get some more information about the colonization stuff and a new ship. And I think watching it could provide you with somenew, colonization themed paintjobs.*

*: Not entirely sure if this does apply to the Frontier Unlocked livestream. But content creators that are partnered with Frontier (like The Buur Pit) definitely have some paintjobs in stock.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

It's the "fine tuning" part that to me is a wide open statement.

I understand your concerns, but I think the definition of "fine tuning" Fdev use here is not congruent with your definition.
They think of adjusting things like distances, material- and financial requirements.
What you think of might be considered a major problem by them.

 

[]M[]

Anyway, roughly 7 hours to go till we know for sure....that's supposing the Colonisation update doesn't implode the servers!

“…overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.”

I can't get rid of this feeling of foreboding* that the game is going to be in crash mode for some time....I really hope I'm wrong!

…but yep, hoping this won’t be an Updatepocalypse

I'm assuming there'll also be a Live Stream at around 6pm uk time today?

* "This is a significant update to Elite Dangerous and whilst we are very happy with the feature we do understand that some fine tuning may be required initially".
It's the "fine tuning" part that to me is a wide open statement.

Jack

I’m gathering from the update notes posted yesterday that the term “beta” is being used loosely to avoid disappointment - game progress is still on without resets, though there will be ongoing balancing, ie: parameter tweaks essentially

 

[Codger]

Because the servers will be down today I'm not going to log in! Clever of me, eh?

As for the Colonization feature, I'm still waiting to determine what it's all about, and what benefits it brings for me. From what they've said so far it sounds like a rather big nothing-burger to me.

One thing that worries me is FDEV saying that the 'beta' is not intended for getting feedback on the feature itself, but only for balancing. In other words, whatever they are giving us is already set in stone. That does not bode well.

Anyway, I guess we will see shortly.

 

[0threeleven]

I can't get rid of this feeling of foreboding* that the game is going to be in crash mode for some time....I really hope I'm wrong!

Ah the CTD, how I've missed the.

 

[]M[]

Because the servers will be down today I'm not going to log in! Clever of me, eh?

This is probably the most wise way to experience update day… on the other hand, i decided (perhaps unwisely) to commence my little experiment with PP2 only this week and still have a couple of assignments to complete, thus am dearly hoping that the servers will be back online and sufficiently stable to still allow me to complete this, this evening

As for the Colonization feature, I'm still waiting to determine what it's all about, and what benefits it brings for me. From what they've said so far it sounds like a rather big nothing-burger to me.

One thing that worries me is FDEV saying that the 'beta' is not intended for getting feedback on the feature itself, but only for balancing. In other words, whatever they are giving us is already set in stone. That does not bode well.

There seemed to be an air of finality to that statement - I suspect it may have been handed down from up high somewhere in the development HQ, where midnight oil is probably being burnt in advance of the update…

Anyway, I guess we will see shortly.

C’est la vie!

 

[aRJay]

Hi




I'm quite interested in how your Colonised system's are going to be credited to you, I've thought about how Frontier might do it but to be honest I've not a clue! .

Probably in the small print at the end of the morse code that the Nav Beacon broadcasts after it changes from being the colonisation marker.

Anyway, roughly 7 hours to go till we know for sure....that's supposing the Colonisation update doesn't implode the servers!
I can't get rid of this feeling of foreboding* that the game is going to be in crash mode for some time....I really hope I'm wrong!

Don’t listen to that voice of experience. Everything will go faultlessly this time.

I'm assuming there'll also be a Live Stream at around 6pm uk time today?

Yes, possibly with a reveal about that ship teaser picture, oh they might mention the update as well.

* "This is a significant update to Elite Dangerous and whilst we are very happy with the feature we do understand that some fine tuning may be required initially".
It's the "fine tuning" part that to me is a wide open statement.

As it should be, we wouldn’t want them to paint themselves into a corner.

Jack

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Well, I'm in, UI colours corrected

Let's see...

 

[Codger]

Well the news is out. Are any of you guys excited by this?

Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers – Available Now - Elite Dangerous

Expand the Bubble in the Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers update. With the brand-new System Colonisation mechanic launching into Beta, the power to claim...

www.elitedangerous.com

My favorite part is that when naming your stations, you get to choose from a list of generated names. Or, you can get a custom name for ARX.

Hee hee.

I'm not sure how the community is going to react to the new stuff. Personally, I'm considerably less than excited.

 

[Yingnei Gasua]

Looks very WH40K from this shot. Well, I picked a system with no planets, just rings to build my 1st 'roid base.

and holy crap! Thats a lot of materials. I get 3 weeks to finish it though.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Well the news is out. Are any of you guys excited by this?

Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers – Available Now - Elite Dangerous

Expand the Bubble in the Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers update. With the brand-new System Colonisation mechanic launching into Beta, the power to claim...

www.elitedangerous.com

My favorite part is that when naming your stations, you get to choose from a list of generated names. Or, you can get a custom name for ARX.

Hee hee.

I'm not sure how the community is going to react to the new stuff. Personally, I'm considerably less than excited.

I dunno. I will look into I think, but I'm in the middle of other stuff right now (i.e. going Arny in GCZ's ). I will definitely wait until the initial furore passes and then I may dabble.

 

[Rustnsawdust]

any of you guys excited by this?

Seems like a better-designed feature than I feared but, no, I'm not excited. I've never paid much attention to the BGS, never done powerplay in any shape or form. I just like stooging about the lesser-visited bits of the galaxy and seeing what's out there.

TL;DR - Not for me, but I'm okay with that.

 

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

Hi

I've just this minute downloaded the update....but I'm not going to try any thing out yet until the servers are stable and I've seen the Livestream this evening, just being cautious at the moment.

My favorite part is that when naming your stations, you get to choose from a list of generated names. Or, you can get a custom name for ARX.

Hee hee.

I'm not sure how the community is going to react to the new stuff. Personally, I'm considerably less than excited.

Yes, just briefly running through some of the info....actually not too surprised a custom name for your station is going to cost some Arx (somebody on the forum previously mentioned that might be the case)....I just hope Frontier have some way of vetting this feature though as a precaution.
I haven't seen at the moment how much it's going to cost in Arx so.....

Keep failing to log in. Guess servers are overheating.

Yes, even though my download is indicating ready to play I've noticed the server status sometimes reads 'good' then becomes unavailable so I'd imagine it's not such a good idea booting up the game presently.
That's partly the reason why I'm holding off playing until I've seen the Livestream.
I might even wait until tomorrow, as there looks like there's quite a bit of feature info to read through too etc.!

Jack

 

[K Olley]

Been working hard on the haulage CG.

Done 4 jumps since startup 3 very long and one coloured snake

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

Almost forgot about the livestream... Jumped in in time to catch the updates for Elite, but too late for the drops.
The new ship is from Gutamaya - the Imperial Corsair. Once again a stunning, medium sized ship which gets size 7 thrusters. It will be an allrounder but is said to be able to haul an impressive amount of cargo if you want to.
Amongst other updates around the Trailbazers update, they revealed the amount of Arx needed to be able to give your station a custom name - 5,999 Arx. But if you happen to realize down the road that the chosen name wasn't that great, you can change it for free.

 

[0threeleven]

I wonder if I can build a station with 10 n00b hammers on it? That would be grand.

I think I'd call it Hammerville

 

[Jumpin' Jack Flash]

Hi All

Okay, against my better judgement I booted up the game and claimed a system, as a couple of systems I'd got my eye on have already been claimed!
I was surprised and delighted that the Colonisation update seems to be working without any visible game stopping bugs!
The only thorn in the side are the usual player owned Carriers....1 hour 15 minute jump times, which considering the probable player traffic at the moment is understandable (though in this particular case is really annoying as in the last few hours there's no carrier jump time slots available apparently. ).

I went for a Coriolis station as the material / commodity requirements are fairly doable in the immediate next several days, when that's finished I'll maybe consider a larger space station, plus maybe a few planetary ground based stations, we'll see how it goes but there's going to be a lot of space trucking plus maybe some mining.

There's no gas giants in the system but there's a terrestrial waterworld plus a terrestrial ammonia world., and about 5 high metal content worlds, also looks like I could build about 16 orbital stations plus three planets (one with thin atmosphere) that i could build some planetary ports on (11 ports in total). So plenty of options there I think, (about 11 bodies in all in the system).
I'd scouted out this one out of several systems in the last month that were within a couple of jumps ship wise from my game 'homebase' that I've used for a number of years, and this colonised system is about 95Lys from my 'homebase', so I generally know where to get most commodities fairly easily for the builds. (hopefully).

What do you all think of the new ship btw?
Quite an unusual design I thought, though I'm not sure about the cockpit placement....I see some forum comments of a 'Toucan' like shape for this new ship. I suppose it's usefulness will depend on it's capacity and various modules.

I've given up on the game now as I can't move my Carrier, and because of my recent illness (getting better slooowly) I tire easily just sitting at the computer. ....
I'll give it another go tomorrow.

Jack

 

[aRJay]

Well the news is out. Are any of you guys excited by this?

Yes, no, maybe.

Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers – Available Now - Elite Dangerous

Expand the Bubble in the Elite Dangerous: Trailblazers update. With the brand-new System Colonisation mechanic launching into Beta, the power to claim...

www.elitedangerous.com

My favorite part is that when naming your stations, you get to choose from a list of generated names. Or, you can get a custom name for ARX.

The thing I am happiest about is that it is just stations we can name.

Hee hee.

I'm not sure how the community is going to react to the new stuff. Personally, I'm considerably less than excited.

I have downloaded the update but not run the game since, I want to try and stick to my plan to finish the CG before trying out colonisation.

The things I am happiest about are all the bug fixes even if many of them did not affect me.

Refining and income from our colonies I am dubious about I liked how active we had to be in game to earn and acquire things.

The Corsair could be interesting though when it arrives, it will be interesting to see how it looks rather than in block form.

Vanguard to be honest lost my attention when they said it was squadrons 2.0 or whatever, I suppose it will be nice for sociable people.

More new ships though is good.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

More new ships though is good.

I'd like to see if there are any plans for large ships.

Whilst the T9 (mine, at least) will shift 752 tons, I would love to see something even bigger - when moving tranches of tritium to my FC, "only" 752 gets a little boring.