Hello everyone! I maybe be one of the few, who's had never played or heard of the Elite titles until about a year ago when I discovered Oolite. After trying out numerous sims, and other space titles, I always came back to Oolite. Now that I have the time, I'm digging into the shareware version of FFE. In my meanderings, I've come across numerous helpful sites, and information, but still had a few questions. Remember, I'm new, so take it easy!
First, my current setup is GLFFE. I strongly detest the D3d graphics version of FFE, due to constant graphical issues(I.e. I couldn't get icons to appear, full screen had the mouse issue, which Steve's fix, didn't well fix..), and problems with it on my computer. GLFFE however, runs perfectly. Now for the questions.
1. When discussing FFE, two mods are often talked about. Ansio's and Nic's mod. (Nics mod is here. with Ansio's being on the GLFFE page.) What do these mods do? I havn't found any sort of documentation. I installed Ansio's and was unhappy to find that it made the 124,000 Cobra Mk III I wanted to buy 300,000+ Credits. Also, my Saker, seemed to have lost 50% of its hull. I assume the creator raised prices and ship hitpoints to balance the game? Is Ansio's mod worth it? I was REALLY close to affording that Mk III....
2. When switching to 'combat' mode, it no longer shows your acceleration speed. Why is this? I know that I still accelerate when pressing enter.
3. Good mid-level ships? I hate the Saker's small cargo bay with a passion. I'd like to be able to do trade runs, missions, and small-end military missions. Would a Mk III Cobra be suitable? I like good all around ships, and the Cobra seems the best for the job. Its that, or the Moray or Adder. Basically something that can pack a decent punch, jump a decent distance, and carry a minimum of 15 cargo.
4. Saholia medicine run. February is coming to an end! This mission has been an outright gold mine for credits. Im a little bit worried its, almost a cheat. In one day, if I played for long enough, I could easily afford a new ship. Is this intentional? Are there other ways to gain as much money? Id be really put off if you could afford a brand new Panther in a few days play time. Would hurt the longevity. So how is it? The longevity I mean?
5. I have the shareware version of FFE. What am I missing as opposed to the full version? I have seen screenshots with talking heads. So are the communications actually useful in the full version? Any other differences? (Besides bugs?)
6. Ive become good at combat out of necessity, Titican is a rediculously dangerous system. It took something like ten tries to make my first trade run. Are there indicators on what makes a system pirate ridden? Government type doesn't seem to tell a whole lot like it did in Elite. Also, if anyone remembers how you could 'angle-up' in the original elite, to avoid the space lanes? Is there something similair for FFE?
7. I find the combat computer to be worthless. Is there anything that shows ship type, criminal rating, and a leading crosshair like in Oolite's combat scanner upgrade? (Might not be called that.) I would love to have something like that.
8. Where in the heck do you find military missions anyway? >.>
9. I've never played Frontier Elite 2. (The second game in the series?) What are the major differences? I remember seeing a thread about it on these forums, but a search didn't pull up anything. Many people mention each has their strong suits. Could anyone perhaps reiterate those for me?
10. When is Elite IV com-
Nah, just kidding.
Sorry for the massive wall of omgwtfbbq text. Hopefully some of you experienced pilots can help out a new guy. Thanks in advance!
First, my current setup is GLFFE. I strongly detest the D3d graphics version of FFE, due to constant graphical issues(I.e. I couldn't get icons to appear, full screen had the mouse issue, which Steve's fix, didn't well fix..), and problems with it on my computer. GLFFE however, runs perfectly. Now for the questions.
1. When discussing FFE, two mods are often talked about. Ansio's and Nic's mod. (Nics mod is here. with Ansio's being on the GLFFE page.) What do these mods do? I havn't found any sort of documentation. I installed Ansio's and was unhappy to find that it made the 124,000 Cobra Mk III I wanted to buy 300,000+ Credits. Also, my Saker, seemed to have lost 50% of its hull. I assume the creator raised prices and ship hitpoints to balance the game? Is Ansio's mod worth it? I was REALLY close to affording that Mk III....
2. When switching to 'combat' mode, it no longer shows your acceleration speed. Why is this? I know that I still accelerate when pressing enter.
3. Good mid-level ships? I hate the Saker's small cargo bay with a passion. I'd like to be able to do trade runs, missions, and small-end military missions. Would a Mk III Cobra be suitable? I like good all around ships, and the Cobra seems the best for the job. Its that, or the Moray or Adder. Basically something that can pack a decent punch, jump a decent distance, and carry a minimum of 15 cargo.
4. Saholia medicine run. February is coming to an end! This mission has been an outright gold mine for credits. Im a little bit worried its, almost a cheat. In one day, if I played for long enough, I could easily afford a new ship. Is this intentional? Are there other ways to gain as much money? Id be really put off if you could afford a brand new Panther in a few days play time. Would hurt the longevity. So how is it? The longevity I mean?
5. I have the shareware version of FFE. What am I missing as opposed to the full version? I have seen screenshots with talking heads. So are the communications actually useful in the full version? Any other differences? (Besides bugs?)
6. Ive become good at combat out of necessity, Titican is a rediculously dangerous system. It took something like ten tries to make my first trade run. Are there indicators on what makes a system pirate ridden? Government type doesn't seem to tell a whole lot like it did in Elite. Also, if anyone remembers how you could 'angle-up' in the original elite, to avoid the space lanes? Is there something similair for FFE?
7. I find the combat computer to be worthless. Is there anything that shows ship type, criminal rating, and a leading crosshair like in Oolite's combat scanner upgrade? (Might not be called that.) I would love to have something like that.
8. Where in the heck do you find military missions anyway? >.>
9. I've never played Frontier Elite 2. (The second game in the series?) What are the major differences? I remember seeing a thread about it on these forums, but a search didn't pull up anything. Many people mention each has their strong suits. Could anyone perhaps reiterate those for me?
10. When is Elite IV com-
Nah, just kidding.
Sorry for the massive wall of omgwtfbbq text. Hopefully some of you experienced pilots can help out a new guy. Thanks in advance!
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