New to Elite, few questions

geoldr

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Hi everyone

I am new to Elite Dangerous. Today I picked up the $75 beta, and the $50 lifetime expansion pack.

So far i only have combat missions. I am guessing all the full features such as hyperdrive (i see videos online) are coming out tomorrow right?

Second question - I am currently using an Xbox 360 controller. Is there a good mapping I can use, or is default good enough?
 

Severian

Severian
geoldr said:
Hi everyone

I am new to Elite Dangerous. Today I picked up the $75 beta, and the $50 lifetime expansion pack.

So far i only have combat missions. I am guessing all the full features such as hyperdrive (i see videos online) are coming out tomorrow right?

Second question - I am currently using an Xbox 360 controller. Is there a good mapping I can use, or is default good enough?
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1. Yes. The login client will prompt you to update when it's online.

2. Whatever works best for you really. Map stuff you need in combat as a priority.
 

Roobarb

Roobarb
I hear that people tend to struggle with the 360 controller due to the lack of buttons.

Give the mouse/keyboard a go, you'll be surprised how intuitive it becomes after a little practice.

You can find a bunch of posts regarding key-mapping on these very forums.
 

geoldr

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Roobarb said:
I hear that people tend to struggle with the 360 controller due to the lack of buttons.

Give the mouse/keyboard a go, you'll be surprised how intuitive it becomes after a little practice.

You can find a bunch of posts regarding key-mapping on these very forums.
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Thank you. I checked it out and am trying different things. So far I am really enjoying it, and I think I might have to look into getting the popular Saitek X52. That looks like a great option to enjoy this game.
 

Tiggo

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geoldr said:
Thank you. I checked it out and am trying different things. So far I am really enjoying it, and I think I might have to look into getting the popular Saitek X52. That looks like a great option to enjoy this game.
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i can really recommend the x52 it just works brilliant right out of the box.
 

geoldr

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Cyborg3000 said:
Can second that, the X52 is just made for E: D, I do not have to take my hands off the throttle and stick ever, other than for the galaxy map.
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Yeah so that's my question - with the X52, is there a method of controlling the UI? Like what if I want to target something, do I need to use mouse/keyboard or does it have buttons for that ?
 

Stoo

Stoo
Add TrackIR and you can just look at a side panel to take control of if using the stick... or if not using headtracking, by default you can press 1, 2 or 3 to change to side panel views. Or bind them to your stick.
 

geoldr

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Stoo said:
Add TrackIR and you can just look at a side panel to take control of if using the stick... or if not using headtracking, by default you can press 1, 2 or 3 to change to side panel views. Or bind them to your stick.
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I have the Oculus DK2 coming in today, so that should hopefully resolve that issue. I am just curious, are there buttons on the X52 Pro that will let me select/move around the menus? I don't have much experience with the X52, but I hear everyone raving about it.
 

trekman

trekman
geoldr said:
Hi everyone

I am new to Elite Dangerous. Today I picked up the $75 beta, and the $50 lifetime expansion pack.

So far i only have combat missions. I am guessing all the full features such as hyperdrive (i see videos online) are coming out tomorrow right?

Second question - I am currently using an Xbox 360 controller. Is there a good mapping I can use, or is default good enough?
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As far as a controller is concerned the most popular is the X52pro. Unfortunately its pretty expensive and currently out of stock pretty much everywhere. If an X52pro is currently beyond your budget then I would suggest investing in voice attack as others have already suggested. Its only $8 which is less than £5. It'll be the best money that you could spend on the game imo.
 

geoldr

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trekman said:
As far as a controller is concerned the most popular is the X52pro. Unfortunately its pretty expensive and currently out of stock pretty much everywhere. If an X52pro is currently beyond your budget then I would suggest investing in voice attack as others have already suggested. Its only $8 which is less than £5. It'll be the best money that you could spend on the game imo.
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I ordered the X52 Pro from Amazon and should be getting it tomorrow. Hopefully the X52 Pro, along with the Rift should allow a great immersion into Elite.

I am still interested in the voice commands,I will have to see how the game is with the X52 though.
 

trekman

trekman
geoldr said:
I ordered the X52 Pro from Amazon and should be getting it tomorrow. Hopefully the X52 Pro, along with the Rift should allow a great immersion into Elite.

I am still interested in the voice commands,I will have to see how the game is with the X52 though.
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You must have plenty of money to spend. Amazon are pretty expensive.
 
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