I just finished watching Discworld part 1 and can't find part 2 without Spanish subtitles, anybody have any ideas? I can't believe there are people in this world that still think the world is flat, kinda like humans didn't land on the moon (that one burns me up).
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There are a few other films/tv movies both lie action and animated done from other Discworld books, they were all a little underwhelming compared to the original books, the visual effects are always better in books.
The Watch is almost a pet hate for me, it was extremely well produced etc but the changes to the story/characters/setting/timeline ruined it. If they had just renamed the characters and the city I would probably have liked it more as I might not have realised it was supposed to be Discworld.*
This was superbly done, there were a couple of scenes that I missed and a couple of extras but there is a difference between a shortish book and a hour TV series. Good Omens has been on my reread often list since the first time I got my hands on it.
*What surprised me after I finished watching it was how much I liked The Ipcress File, it was so in its time period and well cast that I was amazed but the story was massively different from the book or the movie which usually ruins such things for me, if you are going to rewrite the story that much have the courage to name the characters etc yourself not shoehorn someone else's in their.
True but the later in the series the books are the less familiar you need to be with fantasy tropes.
What I'm doing now is not playing Elite (the current CGs leave me cold) but listening to the unabridged full cast audio book of Good Omens. Yes, Tennant and Sheen reprise their roles from the TV series. 
I can't recommend Sir Pterry's Discworld series highly enough. He casts his net of satire and parody very wide and catches some very good observations about human behaviour with it.
I should try some of this exobiology but I'm not sure where to start. Do I just point my DSS at a planet and land in a blue patch?
I can't recommend Sir Pterry's Discworld series highly enough. He casts his net of satire and parody very wide and catches some very good observations about human behaviour with it.
I should try some of this exobiology but I'm not sure where to start. Do I just point my DSS at a planet and land in a blue patch?
Basically yes, but don't land fly low over the surface looking for stuff that isn't geology which in some cases is almost impossible to spot, then land and walk over to the biology and point your Dyson hand held vacuum cleaner at it.What I'm doing now is not playing Elite (the current CGs leave me cold) but listening to the unabridged full cast audio book of Good Omens. Yes, Tennant and Sheen reprise their roles from the TV series.
I can't recommend Sir Pterry's Discworld series highly enough. He casts his net of satire and parody very wide and catches some very good observations about human behaviour with it.
I should try some of this exobiology but I'm not sure where to start. Do I just point my DSS at a planet and land in a blue patch?
Oh you can with the right bindings select which sort of blue patch is displayed.
Yes indeed, I thoroughly enjoyed that too, Lucy Boynton doing a "Mad Men" fashion parade - the look really evoked the era.
Talking of which, we have a TV channel called Talking Pictures, I am loving some of the stuff from my youth (Rupert Davies as Maigret etc) also a private eye series called "Public Eye" * - one look at the secretary in one episode and I thought aha 1969 - skirt so short it was a pelmet. Oh salad days.
* When Brighton still had a West Pier.
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Some lovely stuff on there, I haven’t seen Public Eye since it was new but I remember it as being the definition of seedy.Yes indeed, I thoroughly enjoyed that too, Lucy Boynton doing a "Mad Men" fashion parade - the look really evoked the era.
Talking of which, we have a TV channel called Talking Pictures, I am loving some of the stuff from my youth (Rupert Davies as Maigret etc) also a private eye series called "Public Eye" * - one look at the secretary in one episode and I thought aha 1969 - skirt so short it was a pelmet. Oh salad days.
* When Brighton still had a West Pier.
More or less, yes. After you DSS the planet, you can filter the results (using Q and E on PC). Wherever you see a blue overlay, that's where you might find the bio.
Notice I said might. It can sometimes take some searching. I fly low and slow and keep my eyes peeled (25m high and 25m/s speed is good, so you don't miss the small stuff -- also sometimes things spawn in as you fly, so if you go too fast you'll miss them).
Note that terrain matters, so experience with a particular plant will help you know where to find it next time. The blue overlay is slightly transparent, so the terrain shows through. This can give a hint, once you know what to look for.
For example, I've found that Fungoida usually like higher elevations, so I look for a blue overlay that's on mountainous terrain. You can toggle the overlay off and on by switching to Combat mode and back.
Once you exit Orbital cruise and finish your glide, you'll be normal space and the overlay will disappear. You have to rely on memory after that. If you need to see the overlay again, or change the filters, you have fly back up into Supercruise, turn around, and fire up the DSS again. Then you can find a new spot to try.
I've been finding it to be a lot of fun, and you get to see some cool stuff.
I've only had Odyssey for about 6 weeks and got it before setting out for Colonia and Beagle Point + Salome's Reach for a big exploration run. Thought I might as well take an Artemis suit that comes with the bio scanner to try out exo-biology. It didn't look that engaging from the videos I had watched, but I find it more fun than I was expecting.
It gives you a reason to explore the surface of planets more and see what sights you find. I used to land to farm geo sites for raw materials, but filling up at the crystal shard sites makes that unnecessary and I got tired of doing it anyway.
So far I just scan a few species that look interesting as I stumble across them on my travels which have a goal other than exo-biology. If I go out to thoroughly explore the stars in a nebula or some other area as my goal, I can see myself chasing down samples of every bio signal I find on a planet.
One thing that strikes me, is that the Anaconda is a popular exploration ship very unsuited to exo-biology. Flying low to spot samples and landing on rough ground makes the process more efficient. Maybe if you flew the Anaconda upside down you could use it to spot samples...
If I were to take a fleet carrier out as a base (which I may well do), I'd be in my DBX to hunt for samples. I don't like it for long trips due to the small fuel scoop, but for up to a 1000-2000ly round trip it is perfect.
The trouble with flying your ship in any orientation other than right side up is that only the thrusters under the ship were enhanced by the planetary landing suite upgrades so in surprisingly low gravities your ship will start to fall gently to the surface.
Note only the fall is gentle the impact can be quite harsh.
I am bored. Havnt played for about 2 months and no urge to get back in.
If you are to get back into the game, you need to create a story for your commander with a goal to achieve.
I've been busy with earning another billion credits in Colonia before buying a fleet carrier. Decided to scratch the itch I had for visiting Beagle Point while I was in that direction. This has kept me engaged for many weeks now and I discovered exo biology was more engaging than I was expecting. But I do like the exploration side of the game.
I have other goals in mind next. Exploring a specific area with the carrier as a base or making rear admiral with the Feds without doing data courier runs - a variety of mission and methods instead. Then I put a Corvette on the carrier and have a story as to why I will fight with it.
Just some ideas ...
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Having finanlly finished my bathroom adventures, I've - at last - made it back in-game \o/
It seemed my carrier had run into debt while I was away. No worries, I'll just chuck a load of credits into the balance. Got a message saying I was back in credit. Great. Er... why are my services all still suspended then?
Ah, I see. You have to restart them all manually.
Didn't realise that.
Anyway, onward and upward!
It seemed my carrier had run into debt while I was away. No worries, I'll just chuck a load of credits into the balance. Got a message saying I was back in credit. Great. Er... why are my services all still suspended then?
Ah, I see. You have to restart them all manually.
Didn't realise that.
Anyway, onward and upward!
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Being the old skinflint I am, I keep them all suspended all the time except for the few minutes I’m using them. Saves half the cost!
One of my bugbears with the Conda with landing on planets is the time it takes to find a good spot. With auto landing on it is very picky about where it wants to land, usually disagreeing with itself as it approaches the ground
Reading these posts of you guys makes me realize how very little I've accomplished and how very much I have to look forward to.
I only hope they keep the servers up and running long enough for me to get there.
I only hope they keep the servers up and running long enough for me to get there.
I’ve been playing since 2016 and there’s no sign of stopping, so I’m with you on that. I hope for many more years
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