..Finally got my PC up to spec..

KnightRave · Jan 11, 2020

So I finally made the crossover from xbox elite to PC elite,
Anything I need to know that will help me get going. I'm still waiting for it to install atm.
Dont judge me but I bought it through steam so are there any roadblocks or bugs I ought to know about beforehand (resolutions, fullscreen mode, key binds and the like) I'm currently using a massive 50+ inch TV as my main monitor and will be staying with the xbox controller as I've always used a controller on PC games except RTS. I have about 3000hrs of xbox elite under my belt so know my way round the games innards.
Thanks to any replies in advance, cant wait to re-establish myself into the so called PC master race (no offence meant)
Peace out CMDRs
Fly safe.

CMDR KNiGHTspade IV

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

I would love to switch to pc but i know by the time i would finally be able to afford everything i would need, it would be outdated and vr would probably be on console by then anyways. Cheers

Zieman · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
I would love to switch to pc but i know by the time i would finally be able to afford everything i would need, it would be outdated and vr would probably be on console by then anyways. Cheers

Or just follow up a get rich quick scheme, leaving "just" the engineering to be done...

babelfisch said:
Yeah, maybe two hours...
You can easily get a Cobra within a few minutes, from there you can advance to the Asp very quickly.

PS
That guy went from Sidewinder to Anaconda in 4.5 hours:

https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/bdosh2
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/bdosh2/new_commander_save_from_sidewinder_to_anaconda_in/

And it doesn't even sound complicated...

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

Once you have the top ships the game just becomes boring and repetitive. Who would want to kill the fun out in less than 5 hours? What a waste of the cost of a game. I advise against speed running elite.

Zieman · Jan 12, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
Once you have the top ships the game just becomes boring and repetitive. Who would want to kill the fun out in less than 5 hours? What a waste of the cost of a game. I advise against speed running elite.

#metoo
But you don't need any transferrable assets of your console CMDR if you want to make the switch to PC, just a short grind.

KnightRave · Jan 12, 2020

This game is definitely better on PC, after all these years on the xbox version I dont know why I didn't make the switch sooner, once I got over the need for a computer science degree to get through the frontier activation and account process it literally couldn't have gone any smoother for me. Starting from scratch was a blast as I've now finally got to see what new CMDRs get to play through from the beginning and I'm enjoying getting through the first hurdles of this game all over again so well done to frontier on that front. Porting over my control bindings from xbox was as easy as 1 2 3 and it's like I've never left the comfort of my trusty game pad. I'm already sitting in an asp explorer with a few mill in funds after just a few hours so whilst I'm aware it took me much longer to reach this point on the xbox version I dont mind the speed at which things are going now, I think it's much more balanced and accessible in it's current version as far as starting out goes. I think I'm going to enjoy the grind more this time round with better visuals, more CMDRs and retaining the use of my controller.

[PS4] Filthymick420 · Jan 12, 2020

You effectively talked me out of ever caring about playing it on PC with your first sentence. anyting making a video game more complicated to play then turning on your system is too much work.

who am I kidding I had no intent on buying a computer just for this game if I actually needed a computer I would have got it a long time ago. I much prefer complaining about not having VR on console where I can play all of my favorite games without worrying about people modding and hacking and so forth.

ARNUD SWAZZANEGGER · Jan 14, 2020

Filthymick420 said:
I would love to switch to pc but i know by the time i would finally be able to afford everything i would need, it would be outdated and vr would probably be on console by then anyways. Cheers

The 3rd Gen Ryzen APUs are good. No need for a graphic card upfront. You could build a system for around £600 including operating system, with good RAM @3600Mhz and a great motherboard and top of the range SeaSonic power supply (never skimp on the PSU).

I told my friend this when he was thinking about getting the PS5 when it comes out. Think of the cost of paying to play online each year into the equation and you begin to see where the value actually lays, or just get both if you can.

Not to mention, your PC is a perfect Home Theatre system as well. (VLC player for the win!)