Elites giving me some weird sort of phycosis lol

[Eldonorian]

As a explorer of sorts, it's my prefered idea to go way far out and collect data. But something strange happens when I get out into the no-mans systems. At first I miss the sunshine, and if Im near a star when the sunlight filters in throught my canopy it makes me feel better. Then after a awhile of that I start looking at all these dead planets, I fly often too close to and wonder if there really is any other life out here. Some of these planets are down right depressing to look at, all grey and burnt looking. Now I've been out here for days and I feel a constant pull back toward the core systems. I have to come back from time to time, just to look at earth and know its still there.

I think I need mental help lol

 

[saviornt]

This is, or is thought to be, one of the downfalls of being isolated from Earth, oddly enough. Funny that you're experiencing it in the game though. For the record, NASA and JPL are experimenting with the Rift to provide astronauts a simulated reality to help fight depression and psychosis, which we will need when we start going to Mars and further out. As much as I love the thought of interplanetary / galactic / universal travel, we, as a species, were not meant to leave the planet, so why we are adamant on destroying it is beyond me.

 

[David Ilveran]

What you describe is actually fascinating (its happening in a simulation) and should give an idea of how good this game is.
What saviornt said, makes much sense to me.
It's like when you stay in a dark room for too long.
We are made to be touched by the sun.

 

[Pekka]

I'm always glad to return to populated systems after spending a long time exploring deep space.

 

[N6MAA10816]

As a explorer of sorts, it's my prefered idea to go way far out and collect data. But something strange happens when I get out into the no-mans systems. At first I miss the sunshine, and if Im near a star when the sunlight filters in throught my canopy it makes me feel better. Then after a awhile of that I start looking at all these dead planets, I fly often too close to and wonder if there really is any other life out here. Some of these planets are down right depressing to look at, all grey and burnt looking. Now I've been out here for days and I feel a constant pull back toward the core systems. I have to come back from time to time, just to look at earth and know its still there.

I think I need mental help lol

Maybe your the poet Dr. Ellie Arroway mentioned in 'Contact' ?

 

[Agony_Aunt]

My only problem with deep space exploring is that i forget the basics when i return to civilized space. ie: requesting docking permission, lowering landing gear, etc. I feel like a n00b again when i have been away a while.

Its like "Interdiction detected" and i'm like... "mmmm? A what now?"... and then i'm suddenly like "Oh, yeah, i remember those".

 

[Jon474]

You are definitely not suffering from mental health issues. In Beta I travelled a long way out from the populated area of the Pill and deliberately stayed out in the Dark for some time. After a while I found myself being "conscious" of just how far I was from civilisation. It started to prey on my mind, a bit at a time but getting stronger each session I played. In the end, I gave in to the "fear" and flew back towards Eranin. The "fear" started to diminish once I started recognising placenames again. Weird stuff but I think it was real.

Fly happy

Jon

 

[Eldonorian]

You are definitely not suffering from mental health issues. In Beta I travelled a long way out from the populated area of the Pill and deliberately stayed out in the Dark for some time. After a while I found myself being "conscious" of just how far I was from civilisation. It started to prey on my mind, a bit at a time but getting stronger each session I played. In the end, I gave in to the "fear" and flew back towards Eranin. The "fear" started to diminish once I started recognising placenames again. Weird stuff but I think it was real.

Fly happy

Jon

You get that feeling

 

[Julio Montega]

Isn't it a good sign when you have a sense of home, playing actually a game?

I return often to my staging grounds, to check on bob the pillager and lucy the tavern girl.
I even bring them presents in form of toxic waste.
I guess after spending some time in this game you get a feeling for a homebase that calls to you,
and that call cannot be silenced by lightyears of nebulae, undiscovered planets or black holes swallowing you.

In the end, you will be a raven and return home.
Spread your wings

 

[blacky75]

As a explorer of sorts, it's my prefered idea to go way far out and collect data. But something strange happens when I get out into the no-mans systems. At first I miss the sunshine, and if Im near a star when the sunlight filters in throught my canopy it makes me feel better. Then after a awhile of that I start looking at all these dead planets, I fly often too close to and wonder if there really is any other life out here. Some of these planets are down right depressing to look at, all grey and burnt looking. Now I've been out here for days and I feel a constant pull back toward the core systems. I have to come back from time to time, just to look at earth and know its still there.

I think I need mental help lol

well said and fully understandable The time being I started a travel to the center and went a good 1500Ly away from starter system, I just started to feel, really, alone and abandoned... getting even a bit of dark panic on each jump I went further... This feeling came even harder when I understood that there wouldn't be a way back home, as my hull stated 30% and I had no autorepair nor shield cell for surviving another attack...

Even now I got 2 autorepair modules installed and a big shield cell, I feel the psychotic feelings back again, slowy... but surely ^^

 

[Sargon]

I definitely feel at home in the Lave area... But lets take all this a step further.

Lets assume for a minute that David Braben is actually an alien, sent here from the Pleiades.
He's here to conduct an experiment that studies whether or not mankind is ready for its next phase in evolution.
The very last step in the ladder towards HomoLuminous. So David recreated the galaxy and gave us the tools *cough* to explore said galaxy.
And now, the Pleiadeans will be studying all of the collected data. Where we go, what we do, how we react. And most importantly just how isolated deep space affects us individually.

Sorry, read too much sci-fi as a teenager...

 

[Galactic Midden]

I find this topic really interesting, fascinating even. Elite: Dangerous is a very emotional and involving game, no wonder it evokes such strong feelings.

When I first played the game it felt like a hybrid of the original elite and frontier E2, then it was like living a movie (Explorers /Star Wars /Interstellar), and now it's become very much it's own - the immersive Elite dangerous gripping to your emotional threads until real life drags you away (usually kicking & screaming)

And yes in game I feel that need to return to civilisation. Knowing there are others out there I have a need to interact with them.

 

[Calaban]

I felt an odd sense of "home" when I happened to find my self near the Eranin system... I wasnt heading there, just noticed LHS 3006 on the jump list... and felt the strong compulsion to "just go see Azeban"

Docking there was a lot like returning to a past residence, noticing little things that were different (Chango no longer industrial?!?) and all, but generally feeling "safer" somehow.

It was odd.

I did a short stint out in no-mans-land, and got a serious case of... depression? See; each new system I arrived at was a dead white dwarf, with ice planets circling it in the dark. The objective part of me knew "this was bad" in fuel scooping terms- but a deeper part of me was horrified to see so much... emptyness. Old, long dead stars, long dead worlds.. oh, and dozens of them together in that part of the galaxy. [shudder]

I was reminded of some old saying "when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you". and boy I felt it. Darn simulation. I hurried back to the hectic- but at least active and alivehuman space

I never did find a raw Earth like world out there. that would have been special... But I think it would have felt... false somehow. and it may have pained me that I couldnt go down there and land on a nice beach front cliff, overlooking a sea, with a ringed gas giant arcing up off the horizon (Like I could do in Frontier). It really is amazing how the immersiveness digs up so many... primal(?) feelings in us. Well, those of us that are willing to suspend our disbelief and simply BE there in that cockpit.

 

[OnePercent]

As a explorer of sorts, it's my prefered idea to go way far out and collect data. But something strange happens when I get out into the no-mans systems. At first I miss the sunshine, and if Im near a star when the sunlight filters in throught my canopy it makes me feel better. Then after a awhile of that I start looking at all these dead planets, I fly often too close to and wonder if there really is any other life out here. Some of these planets are down right depressing to look at, all grey and burnt looking. Now I've been out here for days and I feel a constant pull back toward the core systems. I have to come back from time to time, just to look at earth and know its still there.

I think I need mental help lol

You're searching the wrong systems ..

 

[Eldonorian]

I felt an odd sense of "home" when I happened to find my self near the Eranin system... I wasnt heading there, just noticed LHS 3006 on the jump list... and felt the strong compulsion to "just go see Azeban"

Docking there was a lot like returning to a past residence, noticing little things that were different (Chango no longer industrial?!?) and all, but generally feeling "safer" somehow.

It was odd.

I did a short stint out in no-mans-land, and got a serious case of... depression? See; each new system I arrived at was a dead white dwarf, with ice planets circling it in the dark. The objective part of me knew "this was bad" in fuel scooping terms- but a deeper part of me was horrified to see so much... emptyness. Old, long dead stars, long dead worlds.. oh, and dozens of them together in that part of the galaxy. [shudder]

I was reminded of some old saying "when you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you". and boy I felt it. Darn simulation. I hurried back to the hectic- but at least active and alivehuman space

I never did find a raw Earth like world out there. that would have been special... But I think it would have felt... false somehow. and it may have pained me that I couldnt go down there and land on a nice beach front cliff, overlooking a sea, with a ringed gas giant arcing up off the horizon (Like I could do in Frontier). It really is amazing how the immersiveness digs up so many... primal(?) feelings in us. Well, those of us that are willing to suspend our disbelief and simply BE there in that cockpit.

Theres no color, just burnt out gas giants and dead rocks, with small rock moons. Like a war took place and destroyed everything in all directions for Light years .

 

[Julio Montega]

I definitely feel at home in the Lave area... But lets take all this a step further.

Lets assume for a minute that David Braben is actually an alien, sent here from the Pleiades.
He's here to conduct an experiment that studies whether or not mankind is ready for its next phase in evolution.
The very last step in the ladder towards HomoLuminous. So David recreated the galaxy and gave us the tools *cough* to explore said galaxy.
And now, the Pleiadeans will be studying all of the collected data. Where we go, what we do, how we react. And most importantly just how isolated deep space affects us individually.

Sorry, read too much sci-fi as a teenager...

What is your take on them thinking about
people killing their own kin for a living (bounty hunters)?
Sounds rather interesting