It's a new week, let's talk Elite!
- Thread starter Zac Cocken
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Broken shotgun! Dev are aware, should be fixed Soon™ - sorry I can't give you a firm date but I would imagine Update 6. Don't quote me on that!
This week?
- Comparing data drop rates a different odyssey locations around Colonia
- Getting a handle on when damaged settlements change state
- Continuing the search for the dredger
- Checking out the Far God worshipper system
Pretty busy
No idea about FA-off, srry. One day ....
I like it! How are you finding the experience around Colonia at the moment? I know there's calls for On-Foot Engineers there.
Hi Zac !
The humble Sidewinder is great for learning FA Off. Begin with an exercise called "tethering". Go to a Coriolis station and fly up to one of the "corners". Go FA-off there and hold your position relative to that corner as the station rotates. Try different corners, or random points on the station.
This gets you thinking that your velocity vector is divorced from the ships facing direction. After that, there are more advanced drills that end with doing "trench runs", flying through the superstructure at the edge of the Coriolis.
Good luck, and don't give it up too soon, it takes a good bit for people to get their heads around it.
I'm more than happy to demonstrate on stream too.
As always, I like the lore-related developments. I'd like more lore and more lore puzzles, with things like message decryption, etc. Searching a defined area is fine, but figuring out clues to find things is more fun.
Me too, the community coming together to solve things is my favourite part of Elite so I'd love to see more of it too! There are exciting things in the works.
I'm a no lifer, so i am getting Alt up to speed.
What's the plan with the Alt? I know a lot of Commanders like one in the bubble and one venturing into the black.
Lots of broken bases - far better than the bubble
But as you say, not many engineers. Once I'm done investigating I'm hoping there is a FC heading back. Or else I'll just head out into the black as this CMDR is mainly for exploring, so she doesn't need anything that a basic Artemis. But the odyssey base gameplay is quite addictive Keep flying to target at 62000ly away, 45000 to go. Hope when I return things will be fixed.
Please remind GUI team there about mouse + map. Those "half click" to select planet / star just to read some info, when you need to check tens of them is horrible.
....also something weird about bio signals around galaxy. I feel like .. if system has couple planets game will spawn same plants everywhere as on 1st visited, despite what DSS says.
I'm doing the CG with my alt. Looks like the NMLA might get the message this week.
Basically I've stopped playing until the game is fixed. i do check in to test various things now and again but only in response to if there's been an update or not, it's even sapped my desire to play Horizons as there are problems caused in Horizons too.
Feedback: Honestly don't know where to start and everything has been stated a million times over but if you want something specific I'd say please suggest to David Braben that he needs to reiterate what his long term plans are for the game because his videos back in the day now contradicted by what the CM team are saying. Specifically "You WILL have ship interiors... We HAVE designed ships with ship interiors in mind" contrasted with "We have no plans to work on ship interiors"
But more importantly just fix all the bugs, then add a lot more content, remove the insane grind for weapons to something more reasonable.
@Zac Cocken
Feedback: Honestly don't know where to start and everything has been stated a million times over but if you want something specific I'd say please suggest to David Braben that he needs to reiterate what his long term plans are for the game because his videos back in the day now contradicted by what the CM team are saying. Specifically "You WILL have ship interiors... We HAVE designed ships with ship interiors in mind" contrasted with "We have no plans to work on ship interiors"
But more importantly just fix all the bugs, then add a lot more content, remove the insane grind for weapons to something more reasonable.
@Zac Cocken
Hi Zac !
The humble Sidewinder is great for learning FA Off. Begin with an exercise called "tethering". Go to a Coriolis station and fly up to one of the "corners". Go FA-off there and hold your position relative to that corner as the station rotates. Try different corners, or random points on the station.
This gets you thinking that your velocity vector is divorced from the ships facing direction. After that, there are more advanced drills that end with doing "trench runs", flying through the superstructure at the edge of the Coriolis.
Good luck, and don't give it up too soon, it takes a good bit for people to get their heads around it.
I'm more than happy to demonstrate on stream too.
This is a great training exercise - I have noted it down.
Thanks. (hoping the screenies make the cut for #StellarScreenshots this week)
Nothing wrong with that! Do you have a Fleet Carrier with you?
Taking out 90+ enemies, me and my SLF pilot, in a CZ in a VR slideshow (most of the times), but I'm hardboiled 
The new SLF UI actually is better IMHO, and the graphics are too, even though the enemies are all black it seems and are hard to make out. Was playable for most parts. And fun
O7,
The new SLF UI actually is better IMHO, and the graphics are too, even though the enemies are all black it seems and are hard to make out. Was playable for most parts. And fun
O7,
I have been Scavenger hunting all weekend and now I am up to gunslinger and have all those silver bits for my armour. Think I will focus now more on gathering tech materials to get my missile launcher up to grade 5 and slap a scope on it. Then I may look into buying and upgrading another Dominator suit for more agile and night combat. If the lore stuff doesn't distract me.