The Mining discussion thread.

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Arkronis

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Neon Raven said:
Might pop along for a bit as an observer, see if I can snag some decent combat footage.

I'll be in the Sidewinder with no guns, don't shoot me ok?
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No worries, no hardpoints out = non target (particularly important if you're capturing footage) :)

Kick Off is at: 19:00 UCT/GMT0 (8pm British Summer Time) - Which is currently 53 minutes from the time of this post.
 

BoldRover

BoldRover
't Was great watching the different streams and listening in.

Thanks to all and especially the streamers.

I hope the footage and test results are helpful for Frontier as well.
 

Gen-Han-Solo

Banned
Gen-Han-Solo
Thank you to all those Cmdr's in the battle and able to test .

Their were a lot of live streams running at the same time and we were able to find a lot of possible bugs , and those commanders able to describe and send bug tickets have or are now doing so .

So thank you again .
 

IAM GROOT

IAM GROOT
Gen-Han-Solo said:
Thank you to all those Cmdr's in the battle and able to test .

Their were a lot of live streams running at the same time and we were able to find a lot of possible bugs , and those commanders able to describe and send bug tickets have or are now doing so .

So thank you again .
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Do you have a link to the streams?
 

Arkronis

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Excuse the frequency of stop starts on mine. I was experiencing some network saturation during this test (a well documented subject - still adds weight though).

Next time we do this ill be sure to have some controls in place to better manage my outbound network traffic to smooth things out and improve the stream experience.
 

atomic7431

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sorry yeah i should have made myself clearer, the recordings from the steam ive linked to.

looks like you had what ive been experiencing and many others i guess, in terms of fps drops and hyper jump crashes etc. The anaconda looked naughty lol
 

Oliverchan

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mining laser

How do i get the mining laser at the start?

I have been trying to look for it and i still cant him it.

someone please help. haha. thanks

Regards
 

Oliverchan

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Mining Laser

Hi everyone

I am new to this game. Anyone can tell me how can i start mining? and where can i get the mining laser. i just starting playing yesterday. i need some tips :)

Thanks

Regards
 

Yaffle

Volunteer Moderator
Yaffle
Oliverchan said:
How do i get the mining laser at the start?

I have been trying to look for it and i still cant him it.

someone please help. haha. thanks

Regards
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There's no player mining yet, really so far there's netcode mulitplayer combat testing. The next alpha is set to be testing Trading and Travel which may include testing mining (I can't see that happening myself). If not, you'll have to wait for a beta release with it in, or possibly gamma.
 

ste

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Oliverchan said:
How do i get the mining laser at the start?

I have been trying to look for it and i still cant him it.

someone please help. haha. thanks

Regards
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The game is still in testing mode, most features are incomplete or missing.

This is not the full game.

From your first post I get the impression you might not be aware of that
 

Arkronis

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atomic7431 said:
sorry yeah i should have made myself clearer, the recordings from the steam ive linked to.

looks like you had what ive been experiencing and many others i guess, in terms of fps drops and hyper jump crashes etc. The anaconda looked naughty lol
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Aye :)

FPS Droppage:
FPS drops in my opinion and from my observations seem to coincide with my network upload rate getting saturated (beyond its capacity). It seems that ED is putting out a lot more data (relative to the number of other players ships and actions and relevant objects that are tracked (NPC ships, cargo containers etc. and perhaps other unseen elements - like when the two Impeccables appear and get their thing on at times). The mass test I was taking part in here really highlighted this as being the case. With 'normal' play (i.e without the 15+ commanders we had around, and all the other 'stuff' in one area) I don't typically get this problem.

Hyperspace jump crashes / Spontaneous exploding:
Very infrequent, and I for one find difficult to replicate (as I was trying to do in my last section of video from that same night).

IN fact in this instance, I was initially trying to see if I would 'explode' as I had seen happen with Gen Han Solo in front of me just out side the station. Sadly, I didn't explode at the same point or at all in that test. Until that is after I reloaded the game following the crash that coincided with a Hyperspace jump attempt back to the Zelada station. I then followed the same route out toward the planet - then *boom* - But on a third try, again, I managed to exceed the distance without blowing up spontaneously. The Hyperspace Jump crash didn't reoccur for me in these attempts after the first. The crash report that generated and was sent may shed some other light on the why's.

The Anaconda:
This being played with, as is the case in these videos by CMDR Blackley is in of itself to most quite bewildering just how that has been possible to do given its not available to buy by your average bear (tester). Mr Blackleys' findings for the more advanced in knowledge of all things - we'll call it the 'black-arts' for the sake of sanity - has been (I am no doubt sure) invaluable to FD to plug things up that could allow this down the line and to avoid well before release.

I have to say, to all those concerned, this is obviously Alpha 3.4. Access to this build has been such since, well, nearly a month now. With all the assistance from the testers (alot of their free time), and the mass tests that are being periodically organised by other testers (like this event), can only provide valuable insight/data for FD. In concern with these aspects - they are well documented and therefore known - and the expectation (as with all) they will get better/be eliminated (as a number of very severe bugs had been before this build). So very confident still tbh :)

I do sincerely look forward to when May 30th comes along and the participation numbers increase and can really put the stress on the game code :)
 
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ScottGust

ScottGust
Got so excited about A4.0 I forgot when mining will be implemented....I havent even seen a good ole NPC sidewinder blastin away at the roids in A4...hmmmmm..
 

Stoo

Stoo
I tried getting to a mining place last night which was in the rings of Dahan, after leaving SC I couldn't get to the place as it appeared the rings were rotating much faster than a sidewinder at full normal throttle or boost. Would have to go round the opposite direction of the spin to reach it...
 
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