Elite dangerous user manual
- Thread starter SlackR
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Welcome SlackR 
There's no manual, but you can find your controls by hitting escape during flight and going to the "controls" menu.
There's no manual, but you can find your controls by hitting escape during flight and going to the "controls" menu.
Your ship builds up heat. Under normal operation it's not an issue, but there are times where you wish to remain undedected. Removing your heat reduces the size of your profile to scanners, and so, dumping heat can keep you hidden for longer. Ironically, the heat of the heat sink is one of the most visible items on the radar, so you have to choose your moments wisely if you plan on stalking anyone.
I believe one of the devs mentioned that they were also planning to have heat sink ejection disperse heat from weapons. Or did I imagine this?
What exactly is the 'run silent' for? When I'm running cold I shut engines/shields/cargo/power distribution off and wait for the heat to dissipate. Then, I turn engines/cargo and PD back on and control heat.
The 'run silent' generates heat so I'm not sure what the silent means if it doesn't mean cold. I have the feeling silent mode also requires heat sink ejections.
The 'run silent' generates heat so I'm not sure what the silent means if it doesn't mean cold. I have the feeling silent mode also requires heat sink ejections.
Running silent retains heat internally, closing your vents, reducing your radar signature. The heat build up over time damages your ship unless you eject heat sinks or re-open the vents.
Thanks Noodle!
Ok, so when I see the heat building in silent mode, it doesn't mean I'm illuminated to other ships. Obviously, I have to vent that heat before my ship melts.
I'll try it out later in MP.
Yeah, quite the opposite. The more the heat is building up internally, the less heat you're emitting externally for other ships to see. There's an indicator on the HUD that shows your heat signature - flatter the better.
yeah spoiler tags ... cause, you know, smaller images wouldn't be helpful
(tongue in cheek and not nasty ... love you really T.J. (aims lazors))
*Ducks from lazors*
Problem is they are the ones produced by FD and on their server. and as I tried before if you reduce them or try to print them out the smaller text blurres out, well they did for me anyway.
*Ducks from lazors*
Problem is they are the ones produced by FD and on their server. and as I tried before if you reduce them or try to print them out the smaller text blurres out, well they did for me anyway.
Unlawful discharge of weapon is not permitted. Alien, you now have a bounty of ¢150 to Pay.
To the point of images: one way you may be able to alleviate the problem is to use IMG tags like this:
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[ URL="your/source/image.ext"][IMG WIDTH=width in pixels HEIGHT=height in pixels]your/source/image.ext[/IMG][/ URL]There are also some spaces in the URL tags that need to be removed. I would have done it, but the forum editor turned it into a link that led nowhere.
Also note that not all forums have BBCode implemented, thus do not support resizing. Some may support HTML tags, but that's at the discretion of the forum admin.
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Euphemism alert!Unlawful discharge of weapon is not permitted. Alien, you now have a bounty of ¢150 to Pay.
Just a quick query on keyboard controls. I've not played the game yet as I am saving up for a decent PC but when I do, I was wondering if we'll be able to customise keyboard controls? I got very used to the original layout from the old game and could easily set a lot of the new options to the number pad and other keys to the right of my keyboard and keep the original format on the main part of the keyboard. Just a thought then but will this be an option?
I did a Cockpit / Systems guide a while ago - have a look at that, it should help
http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=232572
Yes you can re-bind keys in the control options to the various actions.
http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?p=232572
Yes you can re-bind keys in the control options to the various actions.
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