Alec's best of the forum (and elsewhere) [v2]
It's great that you managed to summarise 47 pages (so far!) from two salty threads in just one short sentence. o7
Trending: Supply and demand for LTD's + ability to target VO's, Painite and LTD's in galaxy map without needing to have them in your hold.
I've also added Cmdr Green Skin's detailed analysis of high-value mining material trade prices circa January 3306 to the "useful reference lists section". I guess the information will date and become less relevant over time but it's still a really good bit of work that's worth showcasing I think.
I've also added Cmdr Green Skin's detailed analysis of high-value mining material trade prices circa January 3306 to the "useful reference lists section". I guess the information will date and become less relevant over time but it's still a really good bit of work that's worth showcasing I think.
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Update: I finally got around to re-editing my "forum tips and tricks" section in post #1 of this thread so that it's relevant to the new forum rather than the old one. I think it's reasonably accurate now but if anyone has any corrections or additions then do please let me know.
Alec u r a star. I quite often check out your super thread for a 'nice' read.
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A bunch of things I just wanted to highlight real quick.
First we have a really nice introduction into what Elite actually is and a great video to show to anyone who's curious about getting into the game (with some truly fantastic in-game footage from @Rheeney and the @Buur Pit team). I'm probably gonna give this a permanent home somewhere at the start of the "manuals, guides and other stuff for new players" section.
Secondly, an excellent and really fascinating interview with @Souvarine and @Ulon Origal of Sagittarius Eye magazine on last week's "Friends on Friday" livestream from Cmdr @Exigeous. First 45 minutes (roughly) covers Sagittarius Eye magazine itself (it's origins, production process, etc) while the second half diverges into what is definitely one of the better all round discussions about Elite Dangerous, what it's good at, what it's not good at and some intelligent discussion on what the future might hold. Highly recommended! (note: the visuals are not required so you might want to just rip the audio and listen to it while doing other things).
And lastly ... they've been around for ever and are so intrinsic to the world of Elite (and modest) that it's easy to take them for granted but it's BRILLIANT to see that Frontier have not forgotten them and are featuring Lave Radio on this coming Thursday's livestream.
livestream-announcement-thread
"Featured Commander - Lave Radio" ... about bloody time!
First we have a really nice introduction into what Elite actually is and a great video to show to anyone who's curious about getting into the game (with some truly fantastic in-game footage from @Rheeney and the @Buur Pit team). I'm probably gonna give this a permanent home somewhere at the start of the "manuals, guides and other stuff for new players" section.
Secondly, an excellent and really fascinating interview with @Souvarine and @Ulon Origal of Sagittarius Eye magazine on last week's "Friends on Friday" livestream from Cmdr @Exigeous. First 45 minutes (roughly) covers Sagittarius Eye magazine itself (it's origins, production process, etc) while the second half diverges into what is definitely one of the better all round discussions about Elite Dangerous, what it's good at, what it's not good at and some intelligent discussion on what the future might hold. Highly recommended! (note: the visuals are not required so you might want to just rip the audio and listen to it while doing other things).
And lastly ... they've been around for ever and are so intrinsic to the world of Elite (and modest) that it's easy to take them for granted but it's BRILLIANT to see that Frontier have not forgotten them and are featuring Lave Radio on this coming Thursday's livestream.
livestream-announcement-thread
"Featured Commander - Lave Radio" ... about bloody time!
I'm sure some people may have seen the extraordinary video @Exigeous shared recently of disabled gamer Jerry Farris landing a ship using just voice commands ..
Jerry suffers a degenerative disease called spinal muscular atrophy which means that currently, aside from brief (5 minute?) periods where he's able to his thumbs (via a laser mouse?) he plays Elite entirely via voice command.
I urge people to watch the full livestream (below) to get a bit more context and background on this. Not only can Jerry land a ship, he can land on planets, drive around in the SRV and even use the FSS and camera suite. He's developed his own Voice Attack profile which he uses in conjunction with voice dictation software called Dragon and watching him do this has been one of the most inspiring hour or so's video I've ever watched.
There's more info in the description of that video and also, if people want to help in some way then, aside from just spreading the word, there's a GoFundMe donation page setup by Exigeous to help Jerry to get some better kit (a better video card and microphone) and/or better broadband maybe. Jerry's considering starting his own YouTube channel which I think would be a huge boost to the wider disabled gaming community and having the best kit and internet access he can to make that a real possibility seems (to me at least) to be a cause worth celebrating.
This also fits in nicely with the work done by Frontier's adopted charity Special Effect and I wonder if perhaps Jerry and Special Effect could work together to bring Jerry's custom build VA profile to a wider audience?
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Jerry suffers a degenerative disease called spinal muscular atrophy which means that currently, aside from brief (5 minute?) periods where he's able to his thumbs (via a laser mouse?) he plays Elite entirely via voice command.
I urge people to watch the full livestream (below) to get a bit more context and background on this. Not only can Jerry land a ship, he can land on planets, drive around in the SRV and even use the FSS and camera suite. He's developed his own Voice Attack profile which he uses in conjunction with voice dictation software called Dragon and watching him do this has been one of the most inspiring hour or so's video I've ever watched.
There's more info in the description of that video and also, if people want to help in some way then, aside from just spreading the word, there's a GoFundMe donation page setup by Exigeous to help Jerry to get some better kit (a better video card and microphone) and/or better broadband maybe. Jerry's considering starting his own YouTube channel which I think would be a huge boost to the wider disabled gaming community and having the best kit and internet access he can to make that a real possibility seems (to me at least) to be a cause worth celebrating.
This also fits in nicely with the work done by Frontier's adopted charity Special Effect and I wonder if perhaps Jerry and Special Effect could work together to bring Jerry's custom build VA profile to a wider audience?
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Quick heads up:
Source: https://twitter.com/drkayross/status/1229420039620747264
Kay Ross has announced she's leaving Frontier!
Having blurted out my immediate reaction to this news elsewhere I'm now just gonna remain calm and take some deep breaths.
Source: https://twitter.com/drkayross/status/1229420039620747264
Kay Ross has announced she's leaving Frontier!
Having blurted out my immediate reaction to this news elsewhere I'm now just gonna remain calm and take some deep breaths.
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Just saw this on Twitter. Sad to see a skilled individual leave Fdev.
Hope everything will be ok for her.
Trending (in the truest sense of the word): No news is bad news.
Also, a quick shoutout for the @Souvarine interview with the Loose Screws folks. A really fascinating insight into some of Elite's successes and shortfalls from one of the game's most brilliantly eloquent and analaytical commentators.
anchor.fm
Also, a quick shoutout for the @Souvarine interview with the Loose Screws folks. A really fascinating insight into some of Elite's successes and shortfalls from one of the game's most brilliantly eloquent and analaytical commentators.
Souv the Souvarine 01 by Loose Screws - A very funny bunch of commanders
The one and only Souvarine from Parallel Worlds, Sag Eye, and Lave Radio. https://www.parallelworlds.uk/
anchor.fm
Trending: New Bruce, Old "influencers" and some Elite inspiration.
Also wanted to shoutout to a really excellent video from the Buur Pit with some of the best space legs speculation I've seen so far.
STOP PRESS
Kay Ross is not leaving Frontier Devleopments after all!
Source: https://twitter.com/drkayross/status/1235146889185685504
Also wanted to shoutout to a really excellent video from the Buur Pit with some of the best space legs speculation I've seen so far.
STOP PRESS
Kay Ross is not leaving Frontier Devleopments after all!
Source: https://twitter.com/drkayross/status/1235146889185685504
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Kay Ross
Ex-FDEV Render & Stellar Forge
Ozric
Volunteer Moderator
No need to apologise. We're just all glad we get you for longerYeah, sorry about that panic!
No problem Kay - just really glad that you're in a better place now.Yeah, sorry about that panic!