Horizons Horizons bought and works, still cannot land on planets.

Popi

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Hi all,

I'm wondering if there's anything special i need to do to activate Horizons properly. I just spent $35 on it so i'd appreciate being able to use it.

So i boot Horizons through the launcher as i would the game, except i select Elite dangerous: Horizons 64 bit.
Then head back on my ship make sure i have a Planetary Landing Suite (wich i have, even says loaned under it).
Head out to nearest palnet i find where i can land (indicated by the blue outline in system map) and try to land there, no success ( i hit body exclusion zone).
So i figure:"Hey i'm probably doing something wrong, right. I better go check the trainings."
I head out to menu and go in the SRV training mission where you have to land on the planet. Well it ain't working either lol....i'm out of ideas. The only thing i can think of is the game itself preventing me from doing it because it tells me my computer cannot play horizons cause it sucks. and i know it does, i still play and enjoy ED just fine escept for some graphical issues wich i mentioned in another thread.

Anyone has an idea??
 

Han Zulu

Han Zulu
Very strange. I think you have to file a bug report. Can you make a video of it?

Are you approaching the drop zone within 30-40 degree angle?
 

Popi

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Well in the tutorial mission we already start below the drop zone. But however long i hold S to go down i just stay at 40.3KM from the surface. At the first try around the planet yes i was approaching the drop zone at around 35°. But the drop indicator stayed red instead of turning yellow and when i get too close i just hit the body exclusion zone.

EDIT: working on video right now ill post it in the next 40mins
 
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Popi

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SO i cant find any decent video capture freewares (any suggestions?) and im running out of time for tonight. But ill make sure ill post some link somewhere this week for the videos.
 

Han Zulu

Han Zulu
For video recording, I use NVidias GEForce Experience software which adds video and picture capture. (Alt-Z for controls)

The XBox App or Game DVR software on Windows 10 from Microsoft should do the same thing, I think. Haven't used it much yet though. (Windows-X, I think it is to bring it up)
 
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Para Handy

Para Handy
One thing that might help - on the launcher, under options, select "Validate Game Files" - that will ensure there is nowt mucking you up. If that don't help then it is a case of raising a support ticket.
 

Habu2u

Habu2u
Just a quick thought.....Is your speed less than 200k when you enter the zone? Anything higher and you’ll bounce off the exclusion zone. Only additional thing I can think of right now.
 

Livyathan

Livyathan
That was my first thought but OP states...

"So i boot Horizons through the launcher as i would the game, except i select Elite dangerous: Horizons 64 bit."
 

PGleesonuk

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You’re not playing on a Mac are you?

Also you should get 2 options in the launcher
Ed and ed horizons

Maybe log out and in again?
 

Popi

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Thanks for your help all.

here's the issue (first answers to all the questions that were'nt answered):
-GeForce experience wont work my rig too old, but i finally found a decent recroding software thank you
-I did validate my game files since i didnt really feel like re-installing i figured i should at least do that
-Yes, i was entering orbit at optimal velocity and angle
-As mentioned in original post, yes i was running the right launcher and game
-No, i am not playing on a Mac

So here is the isuue: as i finally found a decent recording software i headed back in-game and started recording all that. Everything was fine in tutorial mission. Now last time i logged out i was in orbit so it should have put me back in orbit. Well i was wrong, the game FINALLY decided to be accurate in it's description and finally told me:"Your computer cannot generate planet terrain...". I really wish it would have told me that earlier, like in the first message i get when booting that tells me the game might not run on this computer. (real shame though since i can run bare ED just fine except for some minor graphical issues, wich i can eaasily live with cause i LOVE flying and space expolration)

My conclusion: i need a new video card lol xD

Thank you all for your time and thoughts
 

Han Zulu

Han Zulu
Popi said:
My conclusion: i need a new video card lol xD
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Oooooooh dang. Didn't occur to me at all.

So basically you start Horizons, but because the card is too old, it can't render the planet landing and that's why you can't land... that's nuts! Make sense in a weird way... :D
 

Para Handy

Para Handy
Popi said:
..................... finally told me:"Your computer cannot generate planet terrain...". I really wish it would have told me that earlier, like in the first message i get when booting that tells me the game might not run on this computer. (real shame though since i can run bare ED just fine except for some minor graphical issues, wich i can eaasily live with cause i LOVE flying and space expolration)

My conclusion: i need a new video card lol xD

Thank you all for your time and thoughts
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Shame it didn't give that message when doing the pre-loading at the start of the game.

Good news is that Black Friday sale day is only just over 2 weeks away - hopefully you can find a good bargain. :)

Good luck...
 

Heater

Heater
OP, make sure you have the Planetary Approach Suite installed.

EDIT: Oops.... missed the Post :)
 
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Han Zulu

Han Zulu
Heater said:
OP, make sure you have the Planetary Approach Suite installed.
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I think you missed the post where he says he made sure.

Even doing the landing tutorial (with a fixed ship setup) didn't work. But the issue is solved, it was the graphics card, believe it or not! :D The game can't render the planet, so landing fails, but the game doesn't warn when you start or play everything else. Very interesting issue, I think. Probably should be reported as a bug, so the game would allow play but warn about the landing problem at start.
 

Mike Reacher

Mike Reacher
My video card is an Asus 980 Strix. 2 days ago I looked at Video cards for sale. Quite a few newer ones and really expensive. Good luck in choosing. Many game improve with a good rig. (also, lots of RAM)
Edit: A good video card needs a good and compatible motherboard.
 
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dudleyjohn

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Maybe you mentioned it, but I missed it? Are you surface scanning the planet you want to land on? You have to do that to get the landing suite activated. Then you get the distance and speed bars to guide you in.
 
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