First impressions

superchromix

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My own first impression:

AWESOME!!

I'm on a PS4 pro. I started with the first three training missions and after getting killed in the advanced combat training several times I gave up and jumped into the full game. Open mode. Started off taking some Boom data delivery missions from Beagle Point out to Styx, etc. Managed to leave the station and got the hang of the navigation controls. Then I discovered switching the display mode from "Performance" to "Quality" and WOW it looks AMAZING. The detail is much sharper in high quality mode. The views of space, planets, and the stations are beautiful. Simply wow.

At the end of my first session i managed to pull down about 150k credits so i'm working my way up to buying some ship upgrades. I didn't encounter any fighting in space even though I was expecting open mode to be dangerous.

Great job Frontier!! This game truly lives up to the original Elite.

cheers
 
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John F Kennedy

John F Kennedy
superchromix said:
My own first impression:

AWESOME!!

I'm on a PS4 pro. I started with the first three training missions and after getting killed in the advanced combat training several times I gave up and jumped into the full game. Open mode. Started off taking some Boom data delivery missions from Beagle Point out to Styx, etc. Managed to leave the station and got the hang of the navigation controls. Then I discovered switching the display mode from "Performance" to "Quality" and WOW it looks AMAZING. The detail is much sharper in high quality mode. The views of space, planets, and the stations are beautiful. Simply wow.

At the end of my first session i managed to pull down about 150k credits so i'm working my way up to buying some ship upgrades. I didn't encounter any fighting in space even though I was expecting open mode to be dangerous.

Great job Frontier!! This game truly lives up to the original Elite.

cheers
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Have you seen any screen tearing at all? And how is the FPS?
 

skywolf

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agree I have just put 5hrs into it and it is AWESOME!!!!!! I have been in open space and not met anyone else yet. hopefully tomorrow will see more people as off to bed now. I am on a PS4 Pro and using quality settings and it has played flawlessly. i have not seen any screen tearing yet on it and it feels smooth.
 

Sly Fly

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I have to echo other's thoughts on this. Am absolutely loving the game so far.

First five-hour stint completed, and after a break I'm ready for more. It's a bit like a Le Mans endurance race...

I started in Open but couldn't get permission to dock at a nearby space station due to the seven hundred and thirty two Sidewinders that also wanted to dock there. Had a bit of a laugh watching people try to dock (not that I'm brilliant myself). Have worked my way up to 250,000 credits but the learning curve is pretty steep. Just looking at upgrading the Sidewinder but not sure if it's better to save the money and just buy a new ship? Thoughts?

Well done though guys. After waiting years after the original Elite you have NOT let me down. :)
 

acidburn2k20

acidburn2k20
Sly Fly said:
I have to echo other's thoughts on this. Am absolutely loving the game so far.

First five-hour stint completed, and after a break I'm ready for more. It's a bit like a Le Mans endurance race...

I started in Open but couldn't get permission to dock at a nearby space station due to the seven hundred and thirty two Sidewinders that also wanted to dock there. Had a bit of a laugh watching people try to dock (not that I'm brilliant myself). Have worked my way up to 250,000 credits but the learning curve is pretty steep. Just looking at upgrading the Sidewinder but not sure if it's better to save the money and just buy a new ship? Thoughts?

Well done though guys. After waiting years after the original Elite you have NOT let me down. :)
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i am on normal ps4, and i would like to state i didn't notice any tearing, but it did have a few slow moments trying to get in to systems with lots of traffic. other than that thank you FDev for finally giving me the game of my dreams :D
 

CMDR Argo

CMDR Argo
I had screen tearing but only in head look mode, I am wondering if it has something to do with the type of of TV it,s running on or is it HD or not and does size have something to do with it
 
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Mr Fad

Mr Fad
I tried it on a normal ps4 and it was tearing pretty bad at times I'm afraid :( Deffo nowhere near as smooth as the xbox I'm afraid but still very playable! And hopefully given time and some optimising it will match and maybe surpass it!

Gonna get the kids to school then start setting up the pro :)
 

Ashnak

Ashnak
Sly Fly said:
I....Have worked my way up to 250,000 credits but the learning curve is pretty steep. Just looking at upgrading the Sidewinder but not sure if it's better to save the money and just buy a new ship? Thoughts?
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Well, since you asked....

As a part-time member of the SAS, my thoughts on this are 100% biased and totally irrelevant, but here you go: stick with the Sidey.

Rest spoilered, since some of you will want to figure out this by yourself:
Do missions until you can A-rate the Sidey and buy both the Advanced Discovery Scanner and Detailed Surface Scanner. In addition to this loadout, buy a Planetary Vehicle Hanger (including SRV) and at least one size 2 and size 1 cargo compartment and put these in storage so you can retrieve them at any station with outfitting.
Then check which Barnacles are ripe, do the trip to the Pleiades (honking all systems and scanning all interesting objects you come across) and land at a station close to your chosen Barnacles (perhaps not at Maia just yet in open...). Some time during the trip, you will receive the invitation from Elvira Martuuk, and selling the Exploration Data once you have arrived at the Pleiades should push your exploration status to scout, so you'll get the invitation from Felicity Farseer.
From that station, do a first reconnaisance pass to your Barnacle syste, i.e. go there and scan the system and the planets. Return to the station and switch your loadout to include a (small) cargo compartment and the SRV, then go back and shoot yourself a couple of meta-alloys. Return to the (any) station and switch to transport configuration (i.e. scoop, size 2 cargo rack, ADS and shields). Fly back to the bubble, again honking every system you pass through.
Stop at Cheranovski City in Ngurii, sell one of the Meta-Alloys and grab three Soontil Relics (you should now have 3 Relics and one Meta-Alloy in your hold). Visit with bot Elvira and Felicity and give them the Relics and Meta-Alloy, respectively, to unlock them. Sell the Exploration data from your return trip to Felicity.

Now buy an enhanced drive for your Sidey and let Felicity slap on the best Dirty Drive Tuning you can afford.

Once you have the tuned enhanced drives on your Sidey, go and find yourself some Canyons and have fun :D
There are ships (very few) that, properly tuned, can go faster than a Sidey in a straight line. There are ships (basically all of them...) that are better than the Sidey in combat. But you'll need some very delicate fine-tuning to find a ship that will simultaneously match the speed, agility and versatility of a tuned-up Sidey.

Edit: added an exemplary Sidey, equiped with grade 3 upgrades from Felicity and grade 1 from Elvira.
 
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Alec Turner

Alec Turner
Sly Fly said:
I have to echo other's thoughts on this. Am absolutely loving the game so far.

First five-hour stint completed, and after a break I'm ready for more. It's a bit like a Le Mans endurance race...
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Tell me about it! PC player here, just evesdropping on the PS4 launch. I'm 1500hrs in now and my Le Mans experience is still going strong! :D

o7 commanders!
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
superchromix said:
My own first impression:

AWESOME!!

I'm on a PS4 pro. I started with the first three training missions and after getting killed in the advanced combat training several times I gave up and jumped into the full game. Open mode. Started off taking some Boom data delivery missions from Beagle Point out to Styx, etc. Managed to leave the station and got the hang of the navigation controls. Then I discovered switching the display mode from "Performance" to "Quality" and WOW it looks AMAZING. The detail is much sharper in high quality mode. The views of space, planets, and the stations are beautiful. Simply wow.

At the end of my first session i managed to pull down about 150k credits so i'm working my way up to buying some ship upgrades. I didn't encounter any fighting in space even though I was expecting open mode to be dangerous.

Great job Frontier!! This game truly lives up to the original Elite.

cheers
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Excellent ! Fly safe ! Commander

:)
 

Maxmilian Czhilli

Maxmilian Czhilli
Ashnak said:
Well, since you asked....

As a part-time member of the SAS, my thoughts on this are 100% biased and totally irrelevant, but here you go: stick with the Sidey.

Rest spoilered, since some of you will want to figure out this by yourself:
Do missions until you can A-rate the Sidey and buy both the Advanced Discovery Scanner and Detailed Surface Scanner. In addition to this loadout, buy a Planetary Vehicle Hanger (including SRV) and at least one size 2 and size 1 cargo compartment and put these in storage so you can retrieve them at any station with outfitting.
Then check which Barnacles are ripe, do the trip to the Pleiades (honking all systems and scanning all interesting objects you come across) and land at a station close to your chosen Barnacles (perhaps not at Maia just yet in open...). Some time during the trip, you will receive the invitation from Elvira Martuuk, and selling the Exploration Data once you have arrived at the Pleiades should push your exploration status to scout, so you'll get the invitation from Felicity Farseer.
From that station, do a first reconnaisance pass to your Barnacle syste, i.e. go there and scan the system and the planets. Return to the station and switch your loadout to include a (small) cargo compartment and the SRV, then go back and shoot yourself a couple of meta-alloys. Return to the (any) station and switch to transport configuration (i.e. scoop, size 2 cargo rack, ADS and shields). Fly back to the bubble, again honking every system you pass through.
Stop at Cheranovski City in Ngurii, sell one of the Meta-Alloys and grab three Soontil Relics (you should now have 3 Relics and one Meta-Alloy in your hold). Visit with bot Elvira and Felicity and give them the Relics and Meta-Alloy, respectively, to unlock them. Sell the Exploration data from your return trip to Felicity.

Now buy an enhanced drive for your Sidey and let Felicity slap on the best Dirty Drive Tuning you can afford.

Once you have the tuned enhanced drives on your Sidey, go and find yourself some Canyons and have fun :D
There are ships (very few) that, properly tuned, can go faster than a Sidey in a straight line. There are ships (basically all of them...) that are better than the Sidey in combat. But you'll need some very delicate fine-tuning to find a ship that will simultaneously match the speed, agility and versatility of a tuned-up Sidey.

Edit: added an exemplary Sidey, equiped with grade 3 upgrades from Felicity and grade 1 from Elvira.
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I would also recommend sticking with the Sidewinder and upgrading it. It's the cheapest ship to A rate so you can have a really good performing ship quickly. Once you start engineering it will really shine. I've over a 1,500 hours in the game and still fly my Sidey regularly. It's actually a great combat ship when tweaked. Nobody suspects a Sidey.

SAS represent!
 

Myrm

Myrm
I too play this on PS4 Pro with a 55" HD 4K TV.

Vary nice picture, and I'm still in space at the moment. haven't landed on a planet or seen some of the more spectacular sights yet.

However, as soon as I started playing this for the first time, the cat starts demanding strokes. I think he wants to play it too >.<
 

Galen Peran

Galen Peran
I managed 3 hours before I just HAD to get some sleep (I am very very tired at work today [haha] )

Looking forward to more tonight... oh and I am SO glad I bought the Thrustmaster HOTAS... makes the whole experience so much more immersive, and docking/landing is a breeze (once you learn where all the buttons are)!! [up] [up] [up]
 

Old Duck

Old Duck
I'm a well-known denier of screen-tearing, but truth be told, it's there, and it's pretty bad in spots. It's not just head-look, either.

I would like some ketchup with my crow, please. Save the salt for Lloyd ;)

ps - I'm loving the game and am in desperate need for coffee due to sleep deprivation.
 

superchromix

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I didn't see any screen tearing, and the experience was nice and smooth. I had one problem dropping out in a busy system. Also annonying was the dude who sat on the landing pad blocking anyone from entering one of the outposts I visited...
 
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DeviantWebb

DeviantWebb
My first impression is I'm crap at flying. The docking timer nearly ran out by the time I managed to land In the training mission after I bounced around the hanger. Going to stick with it though :)
 
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