Learning curve struggles and the lightbulb moments.

[BanzaiMike]

So my very first experience of ED on release showed me how unforgiving this game can be and how seriously steep the initial learning curve is, I enjoyed getting to grips with the mechanics of the game but it was more a (large) collection of hilarious fails parody watching me play the game. Crashing into space stations, other ships, landing pads, melting myself in a sun, cocking up planetary approaches, pin balling off asteroids, you get the idea and I admit I was a smidgen frustrated that I couldn't seem to get to grips with the mechanics and I didn't seem to be initially improving.

Throughout my second session last night however one by one everything I was struggling with for me just......clicked into place, i'm far from a accomplished pilot and still have plenty of improvement but now I am having minimal struggles on anything like docking, combat, planetary approaches, refueling on suns etc.

Now that initial steep b*st*rd of a learning curve has been squashed the whole experience has really turned into something else (initial experience was already amazing for me) and any slight frustration has vanished completely, for anyone who reads this who is brand new to the game and having similar struggles I just say keep at it and don't give up. It's so worth it.

Now somebody on here give me a chufties Blue Peter badge to put on the side of my Viper MKIV

 

[IiliI PEL IiliI]

Hi buddy glad you're not giving up and really going for it...that's what makes an exceptional pilot! Xbox player here...don't hate me, we're here for one thing...games.

That aside, we've all been there, I'm around 2 months into my venture and I was the same way when I first started. My advice, as long as you've got take off, supercruise, hyperdrive system jumps and docking right...the rest will all fall into place.

Oh and the biggest thing...make sure you change all and I mean all of your controls to a way that's intuitive to you before you get accustomed to the preset ones. I spent around 40mins just changing everything to the way I wanted...change the boost button for a start, that thing is a killer when you go to drop your landing gear and instead blast towards the back of dahan gateway lol.

Throttle increments at 25% helps me a lot...just tap 25% power...tap 50%...tap...75%....so helpful and easier to manage.

Fly safe o7