Newcomer / Intro What are you up to?

[Kram Nehpets Strebor]

Aye, tell me about it. I'll be 73 in a month from now and very nearly extinct, but somehow I've still managed to blunder my way around planet
surfaces, using a zimmer frame doing exobiology and whatnot. PvP is right out for me as well, for the same reason as you so I only play in hide-behind-the-sofa mode also.

I was 60 a couple of weeks ago, guess that makes me one of the youngsters!

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I am yet to buy a Dolphin, but it's on my to-do list.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I was 60 a couple of weeks ago, guess that makes me one of the youngsters!

I turned 55 on the 2nd.

 

[CMDR🤐 Wolfzx12r]

Asp Explorer Bazx-R X-KSAT 50.66 Ly 0 47,452,469 Cr Culpeper Dock | I CARINAE
Krait Mk II Bazx-R X-VGAR 24.95 Ly 32 169,361,741 Cr Culpeper Dock | I CARINAE
Imperial Cutter Bazx-R X-0HFZ 27.37 Ly 32 612,321,579 Cr Culpeper Dock | I CARINAE
Python Bazx-R X-BTRY 26.66 Ly 192 174,690,870 Cr Culpeper Dock | I CARINAE
Cobra MK III Bazx-R X-
Type-10 Defender Bazx-R X-
SRV MKl Bazx-R X-0000 Bazx-R X-0000 Bazx-R X-0000 Bazx-R X-0000 Bazx-R X-0000
SRV MK II Bazx-R X-0000 Bazx-R X-0000

150. CMDR Wolfzx12r Elite I Elite ll Elite Il Elite lll Elite lll 262,134 CMDR
128. Wolfzx12r Elite lll Champion CMDR CQC RANK

Fleet Carrier [Elitelll Highwaymen\women fleet] [Empire GOVERNMENT][English UTC PC]

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Power on mission (again - need resources). Took out all but one scav and he was a long way off so I ignored him.

Inside an EXT building merrily plundering away. Arc cut a locker open and got a fine for using it! What the... it seems the scav had run from his place, down to near to me and saw me through a window using the cutter!

I ask you... where is the justice?

And this is why I hate scavs.

Question: is there a way to make the on-foot HUD more transparent? Becaue, immersion.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

I turned 55 on the 2nd.

I turned 53 on the same day. Happy belated!

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

Question: is there a way to make the on-foot HUD more transparent? Becaue, immersion.

Try this:

This external intool can be used to customise HUD colours.

GitHub - BlueMystical/EDHM_UI: User Interface for EDHM mod (Elite Dangerous)

User Interface for EDHM mod (Elite Dangerous). Contribute to BlueMystical/EDHM_UI development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

The colours reset by to defaults after game updates are downloaded so you have to watch for updates to EDHM UI for compatibility and reapply.

It has some settings for the on-foot HUD.
I don't know which this includes, though, for reasons.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

I turned 53 on the same day. Happy belated!

Right back at you!

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Try this:

It has some settings for the on-foot HUD.
I don't know which this includes, though, for reasons.

Pretty much all of them but I haven't messed with it yet. I've done my ships dashboard extensively.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Try this:

It has some settings for the on-foot HUD.
I don't know which this includes, though, for reasons.

I had a quick look but it seems complex. My brain only does simples

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

Pretty much all of them but I haven't messed with it yet. I've done my ships dashboard extensively.

I have to say, it is a pretty mighty tool. Can give you an amazing HUD if you know what you do.
If you don't, you might get a horrible, undecipherable mess. But it is really easy to fix that.

Best approach in my book was to start with a preset (theme) that is close to your preferences and close on in on what you like, one change at a time.

 

[CMDR Timber McWolf]

I had a quick look but it seems complex. My brain only does simples

Best approach in my book was to start with a preset (theme) that is close to your preferences and close on in on what you like, one change at a time.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Best approach in my book was to start with a preset (theme) that is close to your preferences and close on in on what you like, one change at a time.

That's what I did. I'm running what I call a "Tron Legacy" theme with teal lighting. I have all of my computer, keyboard and mouse LED's colored to match it.

There are no preset themes for on foot. It's a simple panel display. I'll post some picks a bit later. I'm about to break for lunch.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

Do I just need the MSI file? GitHub is never obvious

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Do I just need the MSI file? GitHub is never obvious

I hate github almost as much as I hate reddit. They're both completely dysfunctional and counter-intuitive to anything that makes any sense at all.

Yea. You need the MSI file.

 

[Tyres O'Flaherty]

I hate github almost as much as I hate reddit. They're both completely dysfunctional and counter-intuitive to anything that makes any sense at all.

Yea. You need the MSI file.

Cheers!

 

[thinder]

Finishing engineering of my Type-7 for mining.

I figured it can do the job just fine, but it need engineering like most does, two 5A Collector Limpet Controller is overkill, I only need one. This leaves you with a Size 6 slot empty for whatever you want to fit in, another 6E Cargo Rack, 5H Guardian FSD Booster, 5E Guardian Module Reinforcement (or Hull), 6A Shield Cell Bank, you have 6.03MW to play around.

If you want a cheap ship able to mine enough Tritium to avoid your Carrier to run dry, it will buy you a few jumps. Not the best miner but it can do it.

Cons: Runs hot when engaging FSD, although with engineering it's better and it doesn't blow up. Shorter range than some. Only 4 X Size 1 mining lazers. Can't use medium size landing pads.

For: Cheap (17,472,260 Cr). Tough, especially if you take care of upgrading the hull {1A Military grade Composite + Engineering) and using a good shield and shield boosters, although it is agile enough to escape an interdiction, if you get jumped while mining, those qualities will save your day {happened to me while testing its mining capabilities in wolf 363).

All in all good utilitariant ship, perhaps victim of a bad reputation and press (you know what they say about the Type-7), I'll give it a 6 out of 10.

What's next? My Carrier is full of Tritium, so I can pretty much go wherever I want, and am thinking of exploring different sectors Like the Arcadian Sream, I'm sure this ship will come in handy.

BUFF = Big Hugly Fat Fellow. Currently the Boeing B-52 nickname.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

Cons: Runs hot when engaging FSD, although with engineering it's better and it doesn't blow up.

Mine never gets over 70.

 

[Marvin the Martian]

First planet I've ever been on that I got a dangerously HIGH temperature warning on.

 

[Codger]

I'm out doing the exobiology thing again, in an untraveled section of space. I'm still just one carrier jump from Colonia, though. Gives me a few options

Usually when I get a First Footfall on a planet, I take a screenshot of it. I try to get into a decent position before the notification happens, so that the screenshot will be memorable. Much of the time, however, there's not much to see. Or I forget and I'm looking at the ground or something.

So it's rare to get one like this from today, so nicely composed and with various plantlife in there as well. I think this is the best First Footfall image I've taken thus far.

I put the Gold paintjob on my Scarab. I bought the paintjob years back, and it definitely looked more golden then. I guess it's faded over time