Hey folks,
Having seen so many whinging threads and comments over the last few months, I'd actually got quite concerned that I wasn't going to like this game. As a veteran of Frontier many years ago, I had high expectations.
So apologies if you find this post a bit dull, but just wanted to give some positive feedback. Had the game 3 days now, as I've only just got a machine I can play it on. First day was a disappointment as it turns out I am completely cack handed with mouse and keyboard.
On day 2, my Thrustmaster HOTAS X arrived and the game was suddenly playable. Okay, so I'm still a pretty poor pilot and my combat skills are pants, BUT... I could complete scenarios 1 and 2 and I managed to dock first time and every time without crashing or being shot.
Day 3, and now I'm getting to appreciate the graphics and gameplay as I am starting to get the hang of the controls, and worked out how to do hyperspace jumps and not overshoot every time on supercruise. So today I started trading and managed to make about $2400 in a couple of hours or so.
Nothing ground breaking, but you know what? I like this game. I like flying through the docking port, I like landing on the pad, I actually enjoy flying the ship around. Whilst I completely sympathise with those struggling with mouse & keyboard, I can't understand why people complain so much about docking and landing. Get yourselves a HOTAS, spend a bit of time configuring the buttons, and it only takes a short while to get the flight basics. I haven't crashed much (oops, well I did get snagged by the docking cage on the outside of a Coriolis, but rubbin' is racing), and have been able to land properly every time.
I love this game. I'm looking forward to being able to dogfight properly, but my skills need A LOT of work. But just trading a bit and pottering around has been a great way to get used to the controls, and actually do something in game. This is going to be awesome! Thanks for listening guys!
Having seen so many whinging threads and comments over the last few months, I'd actually got quite concerned that I wasn't going to like this game. As a veteran of Frontier many years ago, I had high expectations.
So apologies if you find this post a bit dull, but just wanted to give some positive feedback. Had the game 3 days now, as I've only just got a machine I can play it on. First day was a disappointment as it turns out I am completely cack handed with mouse and keyboard.
On day 2, my Thrustmaster HOTAS X arrived and the game was suddenly playable. Okay, so I'm still a pretty poor pilot and my combat skills are pants, BUT... I could complete scenarios 1 and 2 and I managed to dock first time and every time without crashing or being shot.
Day 3, and now I'm getting to appreciate the graphics and gameplay as I am starting to get the hang of the controls, and worked out how to do hyperspace jumps and not overshoot every time on supercruise. So today I started trading and managed to make about $2400 in a couple of hours or so.
Nothing ground breaking, but you know what? I like this game. I like flying through the docking port, I like landing on the pad, I actually enjoy flying the ship around. Whilst I completely sympathise with those struggling with mouse & keyboard, I can't understand why people complain so much about docking and landing. Get yourselves a HOTAS, spend a bit of time configuring the buttons, and it only takes a short while to get the flight basics. I haven't crashed much (oops, well I did get snagged by the docking cage on the outside of a Coriolis, but rubbin' is racing), and have been able to land properly every time.
I love this game. I'm looking forward to being able to dogfight properly, but my skills need A LOT of work. But just trading a bit and pottering around has been a great way to get used to the controls, and actually do something in game. This is going to be awesome! Thanks for listening guys!
