Greetings Commanders,
Well, after a very frustrating first two hours (keys not saving, joystick not working etc), I finally got my leaden ar$e skywards and spent about 6 hours playing....and it was a very rewarding experience....Looking forward to putting in some quality time now in game....
Ok tips for newbies:
"Docking denied" - takes ages to work this one out at the smaller stations but make sure you are within range of the station's docking area. Ensure your undercarriage is down beore dock. And it might just be busy if the station only has one or two external bays - just wait - watch the bay until it is empty and re-try to request dock.....you will eventually get let in.
NPC's - don't kill them close to a station. But even when scanned, if they come up with no bounties, you can attack them. Best to look for Beacons as there will be NPC's around there to kill. Even if after scanned they say "clean" have a go at them anyway
Items floating in space: As a newbie, just leave them - they'll be stolen and you'll get a bounty/fine. After claiming a few bounties, head to a station to actually claim them - you don't get the cash until you redeem these at a station - and if you get blowsied up - you lose them
Ok, more to follow later.....
Well, after a very frustrating first two hours (keys not saving, joystick not working etc), I finally got my leaden ar$e skywards and spent about 6 hours playing....and it was a very rewarding experience....Looking forward to putting in some quality time now in game....
Ok tips for newbies:
"Docking denied" - takes ages to work this one out at the smaller stations but make sure you are within range of the station's docking area. Ensure your undercarriage is down beore dock. And it might just be busy if the station only has one or two external bays - just wait - watch the bay until it is empty and re-try to request dock.....you will eventually get let in.
NPC's - don't kill them close to a station. But even when scanned, if they come up with no bounties, you can attack them. Best to look for Beacons as there will be NPC's around there to kill. Even if after scanned they say "clean" have a go at them anyway
Items floating in space: As a newbie, just leave them - they'll be stolen and you'll get a bounty/fine. After claiming a few bounties, head to a station to actually claim them - you don't get the cash until you redeem these at a station - and if you get blowsied up - you lose them
Ok, more to follow later.....