Awesome news! I'm looking forward to having the carrier again! I grew so dependent on mine in a short amount of time. Great job on an excellent addition to the game!
Fleet Carriers Update - Beta 2 has now ended!
- Thread starter Stephen Benedetti
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I think if you look at the focused feedback thread you’ll find that the majority of players really hate these options.
Exactly, Fdev is precipitating the very nightmare scenario they say they are trying to avoid, which is carriers that have littered the star ways in dense clusters. They need to make it so that moving a carrier and encouraging people to spread out isn't a PITA.
Completely useless? Yeah I suppose you’re right.If you read what they posted https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/focused-feedback-pc-participants.544425/ the thread was about asking questions if you don't understand the testing guidelines. I guess you misunderstood what betas are about - this one was much like all their previous ones
Just for clarity here Frontier, the amount of mining yield needs to be increased (we all agree), but please not the actual fuel efficiency.. as upping that any further will be BAD BAD BAD.. for lots of reasons - as outlined here - please don't mess with fuel efficiency.
Is there any word on whether the placeholder icons for the quick refuel/repair/rearm in the docked HUD will be getting a proper makeover to bring them in line visually with the rest of the UI before it launches?
Focused Feedback - PC Participants
I tried the basic carrier but could not install the optional modules as the admin systems were full. My thoughts: Pros: When carriers were originally squadron only I had no interest in them at all, so was pleased to see them available to all. The built in shipyard, modules and storage are a...
Yeah after playing around with one in Beta 2, I think the actual Fuel use efficiency is pretty spot on, It's just the actual drop rate of Trit needs an increase.Just for clarity here Frontier, the amount of mining yield needs to be increased (we all agree), but please not the actual fuel efficiency.. as upping that any further will be BAD BAD BAD.. for lots of reasons - as outlined here - please don't mess with fuel efficiency.
The thought of mining to get a carrier , then mining to fuel it in deep space has put me off picking my nose , when will something more interesting that does not involve the same game loop and give a unique experience be invented in the game , shame my mucus in my nose tastes so good (space madness kicking in at the thought of the massive grind) .
Just eat the mould beneath the research division, instead. It's delicious!
I echo the request for lower cost ship and modules that are not limited to bundles.
For the love of all the players using a multitude of 'Storage ships' for engineered modules, please let Fleet Carriers greatly increase module storage limits.There have been many decent ideas on how to do this, please implement something as 120 slots is a joke. Add at least a zero to that number!
Also, please allow us to fill up the fuel directly from storage, using the crew so we don't have to intervene! I really liked the carriers but the implementation just isn't quite there yet.
For the love of all the players using a multitude of 'Storage ships' for engineered modules, please let Fleet Carriers greatly increase module storage limits.There have been many decent ideas on how to do this, please implement something as 120 slots is a joke. Add at least a zero to that number!
Also, please allow us to fill up the fuel directly from storage, using the crew so we don't have to intervene! I really liked the carriers but the implementation just isn't quite there yet.
9th of June? Oh good! that gives me ....13 days to raise .....5 or more Billion Credits? (Assuming that's what they're going to cost) Hmmm, I have to say I really enjoyed the concept of Fleet Carriers and had lots of fun in the Beta (I'm missing mine already!)
In the Beta I put 8 or 9 of my ships on the Carrier and used it as a "Taxi" going around all the Engineer's systems. It was great for that purpose - right up to the point where I realised you could plot the next Carrier jump from any of your ships. That was when I tried to be clever, but I got a nice view of my Carrier going into Hyperspace without me... All kidding aside, I can't wait for them to be released.
One particular function about them that I thought was brilliant was that a Player put out a post on the Facebook "Elite Dangerous Community page" asking all beta players to help fill his carrier with Tritium as he had to do something outside of the game. He told us where His Carrier was,what it was called and even gave us details on where to buy Tritium nearby (which we could sell to his carrier for a decent profit) It then turned out that the Player in question was playing on X-box but we were still able to help him out despite being players on PC! How bloody cool was that?
Once again I'm looking forward to seeing them go live!
Great job!
o7
P.S. Anyone got a spare 5 Billion?
In the Beta I put 8 or 9 of my ships on the Carrier and used it as a "Taxi" going around all the Engineer's systems. It was great for that purpose - right up to the point where I realised you could plot the next Carrier jump from any of your ships. That was when I tried to be clever, but I got a nice view of my Carrier going into Hyperspace without me... All kidding aside, I can't wait for them to be released.
One particular function about them that I thought was brilliant was that a Player put out a post on the Facebook "Elite Dangerous Community page" asking all beta players to help fill his carrier with Tritium as he had to do something outside of the game. He told us where His Carrier was,what it was called and even gave us details on where to buy Tritium nearby (which we could sell to his carrier for a decent profit) It then turned out that the Player in question was playing on X-box but we were still able to help him out despite being players on PC! How bloody cool was that?
Once again I'm looking forward to seeing them go live!
Great job!
o7
P.S. Anyone got a spare 5 Billion?
Awesome. And pretty early in June. Didn't expect that to be honest.
Was going to participate in beta but first day problems were a warning, second day issues, inability to select systems and map routes, inability to select and use market commodity tool convinced me not to even try. Loss of all ARX and other impacts to live game confirmed beta bugs are going to bleed over to previously great gaming experience. Was actually looking forward to FC purchase, very promising, but now all I want is to be able to play the game without crashes and lost functionality. One step forward 10 steps back is not fun; please restore the game, then take all the time you need to test coding in a way that does not interfere with the live game. If you take away purchased ARX and make it impossible to map a route and trade for Crs (tickets submitted) this update will most likely lose pilots rather than attract new ones. Good luck.
Hi and thank you for the release date and additional details
Two very important points, if you have an answer please?
► 'Hydrogen Bomb' exploit, will it be addressed?
Cheers
I don’t see how the Hydrogen bomb exploit can be addressed without wholesale changes to how the market works. Being able to inflate or undercut the galactic average by the extent that we can is what is driving this.
