Sorry if this seems like a silly question and I apolgize if its already been asked but is the engineers side of the update only for those who bought Horizons ?
Patch Notes Update 1.6 and The Engineers (2.1) update incoming
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I hope you can repair these defects, forced exit lead to no death and switch mode lead to refresh the task list
Because the death mechanism and refresh the task list become meaningless
And let me have no strong desire
I think in a sandbox to explore game no malignant defects and has a benign community is crucial
Because the death mechanism and refresh the task list become meaningless
And let me have no strong desire
I think in a sandbox to explore game no malignant defects and has a benign community is crucial
rootsrat
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Yes, Engineers, Looting & Crafting is only available to those with Season 2 expansion (Horizons). Essentially anything in patch 2.1 (and subsequent 2.x patches) is for Horizons owners only and anything in patch 1.6 (and subsequent 1.x patches) is available for everybody.
well been playing this game from premium beta, loved it...now I hate it, just lost my nearly fully done up conda to a dropship that killed me instantly, when all npc pilots have enhanced weapons, shields and engines, even an eagle can screw u over. this is a joke frontier, the whole engineer side of the update is crap, the rest of the improvements are great, I don't mind improved ai, even if they do just wanna ram you, but the enhancements are silly, how's any new players supposed to do anything when I cant in a ANACONDA
Just like any update with Elite Dangerous you will have to wait till they sort out balancing issues. Always remember that the game in it`s current state is still under development and is not the finished product. And before you ask, yes you are paying over and over again for seasons to contribute in the development process towards the final product stage which will take around 10 years
Well, game's completely busted for me. Graphical glitches abound, the AI is broke as hell. Frameshifting is broke as hell. Can't even frameshift from an extraction site successfully anymore. Took me 5 tries cuz it kept dropping me back in the extraction site. Time to find something new to play til they roll things back or fix the crap they broke that makes the game unplayable.
Yeah AI is more than a little beefed up, I like a challenge but the last two days are usually me running & trying to avoid encounters. I am sure they will address it, just have to leave it alone for a few days.
Shadowma
And how long before they fix this?
How are you going to fight the AI in Extraction sites if you can't see them to fight them because they blend in with the broken textures?
AI wasted me in seconds as well. Way too overpowered imho. Sadly only a casual player these days due to RL but this will make me even more of a casual player. Tried doing a trade run and got nailed every time when i arrived in the next system, doubt i lasted more than 5 seconds. Idea of a game is to have fun, bad enough players seal clubbing, don't need the AI to be like that as well. It's a game not a simulation after all
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Anyone can tell me full version number for Engineers?
type 7 trading is useless now.. losing 2kk everytime ive got interdicted by mad npc, who gets me in less then 1 minute. too disbalancing.
sirius security shoots me while im inside the starport, through the entrance gap and local station security doesnt bother of this at all.. its unreal just to fly away from no fire zone cuz you ll be smashed in a seconds by that damned sirius security.
so no pleasure of high value trading, without smuggling
sirius security shoots me while im inside the starport, through the entrance gap and local station security doesnt bother of this at all.. its unreal just to fly away from no fire zone cuz you ll be smashed in a seconds by that damned sirius security.
so no pleasure of high value trading, without smuggling
They have ruined this game, really not fun anymore, I am trying to do the trading CG in Mobius which I have always loved because of the interaction with players but now it's just not fun. I am close to being able to afford a Python but no way am I risking it. I have an A Rated Asp and my insurance is only just short of 1m which I can easily afford. No way am I risking buying a Python.
Every major update since the initial game has been focused on Combat but this is crazy, modified weapons are killing the game. Tactics mean nothing when a Cobra can take down my shields and hull with two shots which has just happened. Every interdiction is almost certain death if it turns out the NPC has modified weapons.
I think we all agree the flying skills of the NPCs needed improving but modified weapons is crazy. I don't want to be forced to play Elite Dangerous in a certain way, Elite has always been about choice. Now I see posts saying "well , go and use Engineers and improve your weapons" but that is forcing people down a certain path. A path I simply don't want to go. Combat isn't my favourite part of the game but I do some sometimes. I am rated as "Expert" so I am not a beginner but some of these NPCs are simply unbeatable.
Take their modified weapons away, let us decide how we want to play the game!
Every major update since the initial game has been focused on Combat but this is crazy, modified weapons are killing the game. Tactics mean nothing when a Cobra can take down my shields and hull with two shots which has just happened. Every interdiction is almost certain death if it turns out the NPC has modified weapons.
I think we all agree the flying skills of the NPCs needed improving but modified weapons is crazy. I don't want to be forced to play Elite Dangerous in a certain way, Elite has always been about choice. Now I see posts saying "well , go and use Engineers and improve your weapons" but that is forcing people down a certain path. A path I simply don't want to go. Combat isn't my favourite part of the game but I do some sometimes. I am rated as "Expert" so I am not a beginner but some of these NPCs are simply unbeatable.
Take their modified weapons away, let us decide how we want to play the game!
Interesting reddit thread - it seems it is not a mod, but a bug.
https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDange...three_nights_of_21_three_rage_quits_from_npc/
"Chalk me up as another that is putting this game down until Frontier fixes these game breaking bugs. I have been a stalwart supporter of this game - accused of being a fan boi on many occasions. But this is the third
night in a row that my Asp has been interdicted and summarily instagibbed by a pirate. I assume that this is the rail gun/PA bug, coupled with the infinite chaff. Tonight it was an Adder that took out my A-rated Asp. Silly me thinking I could take him on, but he nuked my Class 5 shields in a single pass, despite four pips. Before I could retract my weapons and get out of dodge I was dead.
No, I do not need to 'git gud'. Yes I know how to fly and adjust power and all that bull . It's just buggy NPCs and they are way too common to play at the moment. I have deep pockets and a small armada of
ships, so the rebuys and the lost cargo aren't much skin off my back. I feel really bad for anyone just starting out.
How the hell this got past QA is anyone's guess, but beta testing is supposed to account for things like this. I didn't play in this beta, but I did not hear about stupidly OP NPCs, just smarter ones. So this
means either they beta did not cover everything they released or someone threw in a patch after beta was over. Either way, for the first time, I am giving a big thumbs down to Frontier.
New players and casuals are going to flee this game in droves unless this is fixed immediately."
night in a row that my Asp has been interdicted and summarily instagibbed by a pirate. I assume that this is the rail gun/PA bug, coupled with the infinite chaff. Tonight it was an Adder that took out my A-rated Asp. Silly me thinking I could take him on, but he nuked my Class 5 shields in a single pass, despite four pips. Before I could retract my weapons and get out of dodge I was dead.
No, I do not need to 'git gud'. Yes I know how to fly and adjust power and all that bull . It's just buggy NPCs and they are way too common to play at the moment. I have deep pockets and a small armada of
ships, so the rebuys and the lost cargo aren't much skin off my back. I feel really bad for anyone just starting out.
How the hell this got past QA is anyone's guess, but beta testing is supposed to account for things like this. I didn't play in this beta, but I did not hear about stupidly OP NPCs, just smarter ones. So this
means either they beta did not cover everything they released or someone threw in a patch after beta was over. Either way, for the first time, I am giving a big thumbs down to Frontier.
New players and casuals are going to flee this game in droves unless this is fixed immediately."
Let's hope for a fix on Tuesday!
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Have you tried this:
" had to
a) use the alternative download method (in the launcher, under options, selected "Alternative Download Method"
b) turn off cached data (in the launder, under options, deselect "Enable Cache Check"
c) delete .progress and .part files (in C:\Users\[USER NAME]\AppData\Local\Frontier_Developments\Products\elite-dangerous-64, search for .part and .progress files, and delete those. (DON'T DELETE "particle" FILES!)"
It's in the bug reports. Hopefully it's being looked at.
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Oh, yeah. But please add your voice.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=254622
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=255442
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=256301
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=256198
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=256305
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=256311
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=256190
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=256225
Just my quick notes. The reason why I am not going to play even in this great update is: missions reward are average about 500 000 credits, assassin are 2 mil but 90% illegal and my insurance for ship Imperial Cutter is 22 mil. credits. I want to play Opel Play but any good player with insurance for ship about 500 000 credits can kill me as a biggest ship in the game very easy. In my eyes it is not fun game to play.