Lets test this persistent universe and see if FD are true to their word.

Lucidus · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
I've always cycled up to now. Anacondas are 19 clicks. Asps, clippers and pythons are about 12-14.

Change the binding for your "Target Next Subsystem" to "Target Prev Subsystem". That will drop it to ~6 clicks.

Ludo Madrid · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
Possible dumb question but is there a quick way of targeting power plant without going through the menu or cycling locations?

I've always cycled up to now. Anacondas are 19 clicks. Asps, clippers and pythons are about 12-14.

Got nothing on tonight so hope to get some more bonds in solo. Might join teamspeak for company though.

I see your point. Actually we have no way to sub-target the power plant without the cycling or menu option (right to the power plant, I mean). What I do is to have two keys binded to back and forth the cycle (numbers 7 and 8, in my case) and usually I start spamming the next subsystem key while I'm taking down the shields of my target. Before the shields are taked down, I have sub-targetted the power plant ;-)

Scrat · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
Possible dumb question but is there a quick way of targeting power plant without going through the menu or cycling locations?

I've always cycled up to now. Anacondas are 19 clicks. Asps, clippers and pythons are about 12-14.

Got nothing on tonight so hope to get some more bonds in solo. Might join teamspeak for company though.

Cycle down and you get it much faster

CaptainKremmen · Mar 25, 2015

I clocked up close to a million credits in combat bonds... then got my thrusters shot out by two NPC Vipers. And died. lol

Jack Dinn · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
Do you mean 70%? It's been a long time since I was down that way but I'd be surprised if it was more than a million. Probably less. The top of the bell curve (actually, it's more like a Poisson distribution if I remember by maths classes correctly) on these things moves pretty slowly; it's only the top few percent that you have to work to keep up with.

I do love a poisson distribution!

RedCabbage · Mar 25, 2015

Lucidus said:
Change the binding for your "Target Next Subsystem" to "Target Prev Subsystem". That will drop it to ~6 clicks.

Cool. I'll try that.

Ludo Madrid · Mar 25, 2015

Griff_en said:
0oh some interesting war related stuff in the updates https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=130917
but it was these two that really caught my eye

- Fixed all the inconsistent canopy health values

Its a tragedy it came an hour too late for the kitten

And this is a treasure

- Fix to allow Commanders to remove old Albino Mammoths from their cargo holds

The smell must of been appalling... those poor commanders.

Interesting:

- Automated the start and end of faction states of war and election
- Minor factions in a conflict can only take influence from other factions in the same conflict

And, please, anybody may give me a clue about this one?

- Put in a clamp to eccentricity in the constructors of orbits

My English level is not enough to understand, I'm afraid.

Dubh · Mar 25, 2015

Let's push hard on this folks. Get out there and fight!

Lugh Lámhfhada Abú

barneby · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
Possible dumb question but is there a quick way of targeting power plant without going through the menu or cycling locations?

I've always cycled up to now. Anacondas are 19 clicks. Asps, clippers and pythons are about 12-14.

Got nothing on tonight so hope to get some more bonds in solo. Might join teamspeak for company though.

i put the "target next subsystem" - hotkey to my mousewheel, that way its just scrolling up or down ^^

Griff_en · Mar 25, 2015

Ludo Madrid said:
Interesting:

- Automated the start and end of faction states of war and election
- Minor factions in a conflict can only take influence from other factions in the same conflict

And, please, anybody may give me a clue about this one?

- Put in a clamp to eccentricity in the constructors of orbits

My English level is not enough to understand, I'm afraid.

Planetary orbits are eccentric http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_eccentricity... to a greater or lesser extent .. my guess is that the procedural method they used produced some that were too much for FD so they limited or "clamped" how eccentric an orbit can be

sirius42 · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
Possible dumb question but is there a quick way of targeting power plant without going through the menu or cycling locations?

I've always cycled up to now. Anacondas are 19 clicks. Asps, clippers and pythons are about 12-14.

Got nothing on tonight so hope to get some more bonds in solo. Might join teamspeak for company though.

I have bound the targeting sub systems (next and prev) to my mouse wheel up and down. If you get used to it its just one fast mouse wheel roll for me to the power plant if i use the Target Prev Subsystem.

Edit: If some of you dont know it you can also bind the Chaff Launcher and Shield Cell Banks to a key. You even can use more different Class Shield Cells at the same time.

Ludo Madrid · Mar 25, 2015

Dubh said:
Let's push hard on this folks. Get out there and fight!

Lugh Lámhfhada Abú

OK, 15 minutes more to have a coffe while the Update 1.2.06 is deployed, and go!

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Griff_en said:
Planetary orbits are eccentric http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_eccentricity... to a greater or lesser extent .. my guess is that the procedural method they used produced some that were too much for FD so they limited or "clamped" how eccentric an orbit can be

Thanks for the explanation! Very interesting, indeed.

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sirius42 said:
I have bound the targeting sub systems (next and prev) to my mouse wheel up and down. If you get used to it its just one fast mouse wheel roll for me to the power plant if i use the Target Prev Subsystem.

Wow, great suggestion! I'm gonna try it after the update

Nightstorm · Mar 25, 2015

Ludo Madrid said:
- Put in a clamp to eccentricity in the constructors of orbits

My English level is not enough to understand, I'm afraid.

The orbital eccentricity of a planet/moon/star is how elliptical the orbit is (compared to being circular). Guess there must have been some very narrow orbits out there!

Griff_en · Mar 25, 2015

Yeah I love how they have incorporated real planetary orbital dynamics so that you get differing lighting at different times depending on where the orbital /planet is in relation to the sun

Jack Dinn · Mar 25, 2015

Scrat said:
Cycle down and you get it much faster

I have buttons assigned on the back of my thruster. Just realised reading this thread I can flip the buttons round!

Ludo Madrid · Mar 25, 2015

sirius42 said:
I have bound the targeting sub systems (next and prev) to my mouse wheel up and down.

I've tried it and it is great for me! Thanks for the suggestion!

RedCabbage · Mar 25, 2015

Jack Dinn said:
I have buttons assigned on the back of my thruster. Just realised reading this thread I can flip the buttons round!

Yup, I make do with the buttons on the joystick. Mousewheel sounds like a good idea but I very rarely use the mouse for ED and in the heat of battle the last thing I need is to scramble across the room in my pants trying to find which pile of junk has a mouse under it.

Soda Popinski · Mar 25, 2015

RedCabbage said:
Yup, I make do with the buttons on the joystick. Mousewheel sounds like a good idea but I very rarely use the mouse for ED and in the heat of battle the last thing I need is to scramble across the room in my pants trying to find which pile of junk has a mouse under it.

Too bad I don't have rotary wheel on my HOTAS. That would be perfect.

CMDR Generic EventHandler · Mar 25, 2015

Jack Dinn said:
I do love a poisson distribution!

French Fish Markets, they are a delight aren't they! *

* I know what it really is

sirius42 · Mar 25, 2015

Ludo Madrid said:
I've tried it and it is great for me! Thanks for the suggestion!

Your welcome

Now lets all get out there again and collect combat bonds for Spear of Lugh !