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>Where do i buy x module/weapon for my ship?
High-tech systems have the best inventory, look there. The more population the better.
>What's this RES you guys talk about?
Resource Extraction site. spawns pirates and space cops that shoot each other. HAZRES in best left until you have a Vulture or better.
>Pilots Guide:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=34437&p=664610&viewfull=1#post664610
>Steam Group (post your commander info in the announcement so we can add you)
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/dangerousgeneral
>Change HUD color:
http://www.pcgamer.com/how-to-change-the-colour-of-your-ships-hud-in-elite-dangerous/
http://arkku.com/elite/hud_editor/
>Markets Tools:
http://eddb.io/trade/loops
http://www.elitetradingtool.co.uk/
>Ship discounts (report these as you find them)
All systems exploited by Li Yong-Rui have a discount on ships and outfits for example:
NU TAURI - Parmitano Terminal
BD+28 413 - Gunn Station
>Horizons? Engineers? What?
Horizons DLC added planetary landings, land on certain planets with the blue icon and gather materials for special boosts, ammunition or Engineer upgrades that modify your ship modules.
>List of Engineers & blueprints:
http://inara.cz/galaxy-blueprints
http://inara.cz/galaxy-engineers
>Test your ships before you buy:
http://www.edshipyard.com/
http://coriolis.io/
important stuff from the previous thread:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rDxVVfavgiEdr9CbNS51j9wYHpXyz25H7uu7O6TeDzA/edit#gid=0
Don't you dare buy a Cobra, we'll know.
>praise the vision
PREVIOUS THREAD
>>146919606
I fly a Type 6 for exploration
i cant find any more imperial shielding. i had 2 for one resistance augmented shield booster but now the vision got me. i dont remember from where those 2 i got before came.
>>146995596
http://inara.cz/galaxy-components
We're dying
Noooh
>>146996873
We should rest desu, until Braben calls us back with more disappointing content.
>>146997246
chip lunched fig rolls incoming next patch
get hype my dudez
>>146956543
>>146956652
So is this Jacques Station?
If there's one thing to like about this game, it's the Braben Vision meme
So how do I quickly get elite in exploration?
I was heading for a neutron star cluster since that seems like the way but it's thousands of light years away
>>146998756
Yes
Holy shit enhanced thrusters are amazing.
Who is Braben?
>>147000986
Our spiritual liege and visionary.
>>147000447
If you can afford Advanced Discovery Scanner and Detailed Surface Scanner already, fit it to something like Hauler, Cobra or Asp depending on what you've got to spend and D-rate everything except A-rated FSD, maybe downgraded A-shield, and a decent fuel scoop, optionally AFMU just in case since it weighs nothing.
Is there a good way to find unexplored systems to leave my mark in the history of manned space exploration? Do I want to do it in economical route to visit as many system as possible? Do I want to just fuck around some star exploring its neighbours?
HIS ANIME PRINCESSNESS PRAISED BE
>>147002162
You need to go at least 1k ly in some obscure direction, ie not towards galactic centre or towards a nebula.
>>147001702
well I'm a thousand and some light years out now and this is my setup
I just wonder if there's anything less time intensive
I know this is reddit, but I really wanted to preserve this post for the future. If anyone with any taste and interest in game design actually looks at the shit that FTROOP does to its own game, they'd run head-first into an oncoming train.
How to make bad design even worse and less fun at the same time. I mean, seriously.
HEY ASSHOLE.
GET OFF THE PAD IN ROBIGO.
CUNT.
>>147003898
wait is robigo not kill no more
>>147003898
no can do compadre
>>147004473
Yeah Robigo is fine.
>>147004481
It's OK cuntface, I went into Solo anyways.
The fuck were you doin' there for a half hour anyways, jackin' off?
>>147004585
yeah i found a loli thread on /b/ and tabbed out for a while
>>147004761
Ah, gotcha family.
>>147002609
If you want to scan stuff for your exploration rating it'll always be time intensive, but having higher jump range will help you get to neutron star fields a little quicker. Maybe 4D life support too since you won't make it back to a starport in 25 minutes if your canopy cracks anyway.
poast chud culler
I just bought the game, it's quite fun so far, but the flaws are really evident. I just wish the ships were cooler than just, well, blocky little shits.
>>147005068
Damn.
I was hoping I could cheese my rank up with missions or something
>>147005784
Henestly the ship designs are pretty realistic. Extra shinanigens don't give you any advantage on the battlefield
>>147005784
Some of them aren't blocky, but they're all pretty flat. Blame the slots for that.
>>147002609
Asp?
>>147005784
Wait till you get an Anaconda senpai.
WHERE ARE THE MISSIONS ROBIGO?
>>147007421
yep
I used to fly the Dad Mk III until I started trading sanity in during my bulk trading runs
I just wish I had the money for more than one ship
>>147007631
Sothis is pretty much the same right now.
should i get and A rate a Python or finish A rating my Cutter?
>>147008428
Cutter bro. Bask
>>147008270
If you think that Sothis is anything like Robigo then you missed THE Robigo exploit
So they turned down the AI when they removed their super weapons. Did they dial them down again after that? I just got my anaconda its mostly C and B rated and I don't really have much troubles bounty hunting if at all
>>147008646
I did, but I wouldn't have used it anyway.
>>147008646
Any more exploits hiding around? I need that cash
>>147008646
Man that shit was good, used to pull down about 30m an hour. And if the cops got too annoying, I'd pulse down their shields and toss a torpedo or two at them, shit was hilarious
>>147002609
>traveled 1K
>already damaged
Also A-graded life support becomes utterly pointless the moment you move further than 25 minutes away from the nearest port.
>>147009058
But that wasn't it. Exploit was selling slaves to Robigo themselves.
You would pick up all the missions that required you to transfer 100+ slaves, abandon mission and sell slaves for 10000cr a ton, refresh the board and do it until your brain melts
>>147009380
Wouldn't that tank your Imperial rank? And why would I do that when they were paying me in a very nearly 1m/1ton ratio?
>>147009360
Well I am a shitter who runs into stars because I hate paying attention
Maybe I'll enjoy those 25 minutes of time to think about how much I've fucked up
>>147009631
Oh whoops I didn't read the bit about picking up those huge quantity missions. Yeah, I guess I can see how that'd be good since they never seemed to pay well.
>>147009631
No, hilariously the exact opposite. The rep you got from trading 100 slaves to the station covered the rep loss from abandoning the mission and then some.
>>147009663
Just throttle to zero once the carebear stare starts on your friendship drive when jumping. Also the game automatically zeros your throttle if you're alt-tabbed out of the game while coming out of a jump.
>>147009631
New?
Your rank can never decrease. Only your reputation but selling large amounts of slaves increases your reputation.
You have to travel how far and how long for that 1m/ton? That way you just had to refresh the board, sell and get 2~2.5mil every 2-3min.
>>147009994
Huh, how bout that. Well, shame that there wasn't a general when I was actually playing, that would've been nice to know.
>>147009998
Yeah, I meant rep. Oh well.
>>147005784
80s retro aesthetic with some hipster iships thrown in. But the ishit looks good, sounds good and flies good.
The only thing that troubles me is that Imperial stuff is multipurpose and overall rather peaceful. Aren't galactic empires supposed to be super evil and full of backstabbing and murder? Instead it has my beloved anime princess; instead Federation got numerous warships and the prez, whom many here mistakenly take for SpaceTrump, who traded his president spacelimo for two battlecruisers like total warmongering dickhead. And he looks ugly.
Hudson is a faggot and not Trump, let's stay away from stupid feds in our interstellar endeavours and go with Empire/Indie shit.
Also, who's Archon? Some edgy intergalactic metal fan?
>>147007579
Buttplug.
>>147009998
Interestingly some imperial powers (anime princess ) have slave trade banned. Was it introduced as a counter or Robigo was under somebody else?
>>147010557
>Imperial stuff is multipurpose and overall rather peaceful
It's because they're heavily into slave trade but also "combat-capable"
>>147010557
desu senpai all of the imperial ships are perfectly capable in combat
>>147010826
>>147011053
I didn't mean to doubt them. It's just that fed stuff is aggressive, and boxy and looming over you like a piece of stalinist architecture, almost going overboard being war-bent: "dropship, gunship, assault ship, corvette".
>>147010557
>talking shit about muh Conda space dagger
shut up I'm still in love
>those exhausts firing with almost every movement
How can you trade credits and / or materials with other players?
I just started the game and have a bunch of crap to unload.
So on the Python and FDL
Does the FDL's 1 huge hardpoint and 4 Medium hardpoints outperform the Python's 3 large and 2 medium?
I know in the FDL you're going to have a much easier time getting your weapons on target due to higher manoeuvrability and speed plus stronger shields so it's overall a better ship for combat, but which one's weapons have the higher potential for damage output?
>>147012014
The Python has slightly better burst and sustained DPS assuming your can stay on target.
3L+2M > 1H+4M and Class 7 PD > Class 6 PD
>>147012641
Thanks lad
>>147011964
You can't trade credits, but you can meet someone and they can use limpets to grab stuff you dump for them (make sure to 'abandon' cargo or they'll be breaking the law if they take them).
>>147005196
Wowzers, could it really be the Green Scheme That Works? How are enemies and friendlies on the radar?
>>147004585
Is the GET RICH QUICK SLAVES HATE THIS TRICK scheme back too?
>>147013236
Careful if you do it around stations. The antispam system will start popping cans if you drop more than 20.
Welp, we're ded
see you either tomorrow or in a few months
Should I fucking do it?
>>147016886
no
the asp is a really good ship for sothis runs aka easy money
the python is not, as it has shit fsd
>>147016949
Ok, I gutted the ASP and just bought the Python outright. Enough Sothis for tonight.
I kek'd
>scb's now need 20 seconds to boot up before they can be used
welp, i almost learned that the hard way.
When this one dies do you guys just want to retreat to our monoliths and slumber for an age again
I mean seriously the last one died with like 200 posts
>>147020098
I think it's time for us to die again.
>>147020098
>/edg/ dies before we get our faction together
>>147014697
>How are enemies and friendlies on the radar?
I remember, once upon a time in the BETA, FDEV told us that the current hud customization was just a placeholder. That eventually we'd have more fine grained control of the hud elements and could customize our hud without fucking with the radar display.
Then the dads were ecstatic about their rudimentary level of control. I think this was one of the first cases of FDEV letting a feature slide off of their to-do list because the dads were content with mediocrity.
>>147020098
>>147020776
https://discord.gg/BCzNXeZ
We will rise again, stronger than ever before.
>>147020098
>>147020343
Before we die, anyone wanna come dadslaying with me in Eravate? I'm bringing a kitted out Sidewinder to die in so I can get rid of my bounty.
>>147021545
>dadslaying
That's just another kind of grind man, because it's not like the dads will have anything but stock Sidewinders or Cobras
>>147022229
Ah shit, yer right.
Time to slumber
>>147021545
P-please d-don't kill me i need thedadbrato git better i swear ::((
FALSE VISION: https://www.reddit.com/r/starcitizen/comments/4q4ykq/darian_vorlick_this_week_will_be_my_last_week_at/d4q90lf
Let's have a nap, then continue with Elite: Dangerous.
Also, please confirm or deny >>147015404.
>>147022756
I remember them patching that. Robigo is up but the "get missions sell the slaves" ad nauseum does not work IIRC, just the long range missions.
>>147020098
Ever wondered why Necron Monoliths are called Monoliths when they are pyramid shaped?
What's a good Anaconda weapon setup? I'm done with Sothis and reddit is for fags so I won't be looking there.
>>147023862
lots of turrets
>>147023936
For PvP? Thermal or ammo?
>>147024000
dont be silly, there's no real pvp in this game with the combat logging
also thermal unless you can get thermal rounds for multicannons.
>>147024180
I was hoping to come up against a die hard role player in a Cobra who would rather sacrifice the 3000cr reward cargo he's carrying after 80 jumps than combat log like some sort of teenager.
>>147024712
thats not gonna happen sorry bro
>>147024850
Braben is a retarded fucking cunt.
>>147023815
did you ever wonder why shut up
>>147024712
>Combat log
Reminder: high waking is glorified combat logging.
>>147024974
I am none the wiser.
>try to play nice and pvp with eravate noobs in my sidewinder
>interdick some dadder
>fucker just keeps boosting away because i can't masslock him
OK. YOU BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF CUNTFACE.
>>147025630
>Adder
Who the fuck would fly that piece of shit? Goddamn, I wish FDev gave people a reason to fly the shitty ships in the game. I can't really think of any way to give good incentive to fly them. But then again, if I can't think of something, I doubt the entirety of Fdev would.
>>147025914
I liked my Adder.
>>147025973
There's no reason to use it. Earn just 20 minutes more worth of credits and you can pick up a vastly superior ship. Cobra or Viper. And then it's all downhill from them on.
>>147025090
I remember anon said they're going to "fix" high wake
>>147025973
There's really no point at all to it. I went straight from a Sidewinder to a Cobra. Atleast the Hauler has the bonus of being able to be outfitted as an explorer that obsoleted the >ASP in the days before smuggling being profitable.
>>147026198
>>147026362
I liked my Adder better than the Cobra. For me early game ship progression is Sidewinder > Eagle or Adder > Diamondback Scout. The Cobra's hardpoint placement is just too fucking awful for me to even fly the damned thing.
>>147026520
>be back in april last year
>in sidewinder
>get kill warrant scanner just to try it
>go into anarchy, drop into random USS
>find random 100k bounties
>get cobra, gimball it, do much of the same
>rinse repeat until type-6
Those were the good days. Too bad making money through random bounties is bad so Ftroop nerfed it into the ground. I guess it kind of is since there's absolutely no way to make decent money in this game other than smuggling missions, exploits, or grinding bounties but hey, atleast back then you didn't have to grind RES I guess. God just typing this up has made me have the worst feeling of regret ever. Fuck this game holy shit.
>>147026882
>Back in the days of beta ships were balanced
>Dadbra wasn't the fastest
>Cannon eagles were high skill high reward ships
>Ships had a reasonable cost
Sure they improved missions in general, but what's the point when .1% of the missions are actually worth doing, and only in places like sothis or faction donation systems?
>>147011964
>>147013236
Can you trade crafting materials?
>>147025914
Not much reason now. Back when they first added it to the game though, progression was a lot slower so it was a decent stepping stone toward a Cobra as it's faster/more maneuverable than a Hauler while carrying more, as well as tougher and better armed than an Eagle.
I fell for the Sothis meme... 3 days and I've only got maybe 3 high paying single jump smuggling missions. Is it drying up or system state fucking with it, or am I just unlucky? The cherry on that shit sunday is I dumped so many god damn engineer cargo rewards from all those data delivery missions, shit I really could have used if it was possible to STORE SHIT.
>>147028859
refresh the board nigga damn
>>147028859
The only meme part of sothis is when you accept a 6 mil smuggling mission to ceos but then get told to take it 20 jumps away.
>>147028859
>Sothis
>not doing long range hauling
>>147003898
>go to Robigo
>pad is empty
>cant dock
>a couple of cobra fags there also cant dock
>they eventually fuck off
>suddenly see movement far away
>asp swoops in sideways, stopping on the pad
>it takes off normally
The instancing in this game is just, fucked.
>>147030085
Why wouldn't you just switch to solo?
>>147029275
I see those but I thought the trick was the smuggling missions between Sothis and Ceos (that don't get redirected)
Is everyone just doing long range missions out of there?
>>147029102
Open private solo every 5 minutes senpai
>>147030824
I do missions between sothis/ceos but still take long haul missions elsewhere. When I can't take anymore cargo I cash them in.
Sometimes those long hauls get redirected to sothis/ceos too.
>>147030824
When I got to Sothis in Asp and once I ranked up with factions I saw a whole lot more long range missions than smuggling so those seem like the exception but I don't mode switch. With a decent jump range it's perhaps faster than waiting for smuggling missions.
So what's the earliest i can/should start robigo/sothis runs in the game? Right now i have a Cobra and my ranks are low but i really want to reach the level where i can just go explore the galaxy outside of the bubble.
>>147033870
cobra is probably a good place to start
>>147033870
ASP explorer is ideal but I've seen people do it in the dadbra. I wouldn't recommend using the dadbra however
jesus fucking christ why the fuck does this fucking faggot exist?
is there literally no place on this earth untainted by cringey furfag filth?
>>147034172
Wasn't that the guy 'griefing' people who were out of fuel
>someone suggested real multiplayer tools be added to the game
>gulag response: "hurr you must be a true dad to make suggestions"
>somedad else literally told him that his suggestions were invalid unless he was an experienced game programmer
>"you can't know what makes a game fun unless you make games yourself"
>this is what dads actually believe
>these is the mental gymnastics dads will do to excuse the flood of terrible reviews and shallow gameplay
This is why this game will always be shit
>>147034606
By this point you have become more repetitive than the game itself.
Why can't they leave in one goddamn exploitable mission board? I just want to get to Elite trader without making myself want to commit suicide at the end of every run.
So are they adding anything during this downtime or is it just maintenance bullshit?
>>147034606
At least Star Citizen is coming along nicely
>>147040168
how?
>tfw stocking up on long hauls and smuggles in my 404t tradeaconda so i can get mad dosh tonight
Lads
>>147034172
Wow, furfag shaming! What is this, 2005: The Wonders of Internet Unexplored?
>>147040168
If by "nicely" you mean this... https://youtu.be/sZ1W8j9b4jo
(I feel sorry to repurpose this video, belittling the glory of SS13 isn't my intention)
>>146995596
GLIESE 9086, I got 7 in a row there.
Because the way 4chan works this thread is having hard time to survive..... Maybe we should move to forum and have our own thread in one of the group sections.... that was we don't have to doe every now and then because threads there sat for up for very long....
>>147042404
>Wow, furfag shaming! What is this, 2005: The Wonders of Internet Unexplored?
Yiff in hell.
>exit SC passing through a star in binary system
we EVE now
>Faulcon
>No ship called Falcon
We need a secondary bubble
>Stick nothing but multicannons on anaconda
>Huge multicannon is just 4 cannons stuck together
I CANT HOLD ALL THIS DAKKA
>>147044108
That might daddify us...
And those, who come looking here for /edg/, will never find their way.
>>147047496
ALWAYS NEEDS MORE DAKKA
Spess?
>>147047496
not sure if efficient
>>147050356
imagine 8 MCs half with incendiary ammo half with corrosive ammo
>>147050475
imagine something thats designed to defeat shields like lasers
>>147050837
that's what incendiary ammo does
>>147047806
>All that dakka
>tfw Russians are the real life orks
Think about it:
- Lots of big guns on everything
- Relying in numbers and heavier armour rather than strategy
- Dakka dakka dakka
>>147051009
>Relying in numbers and heavier armour rather than strategy
What is maskirosvka and deep battle?
You're thinking of the chinese. They use basically the same equipment, but rely much more on numbers.
>>147045028
Most of the people here aren't even going to recognize most of those references. Piss off oldfag. Go raise a family or something.
What is the closest system to Farseer that sells the Imperial Eagle? I want to go fast
>>147053163
Alpha Centauri/Hutton Orbital
So where is the best place to find arsenic for engineers?
>>147033870
Dadbra will make it. I've done it in a Hauler before, and my buddy did it in an Adder once. This was pre Robigokill btw, when you'd get interdicted on every single jump in the middle of buttfuck nowhere space.
>>147055287
planets
>>147055287
check the local news of the engineer in question, if you scroll down the list there should be a news story called "Deciat Herald: " or whichever system, and on that news post there is a list of nearby (<30Ly) planets that have each material.
>>147044108
The gulag commisars will just delete any /edg/ thread.
>>147050356
>>147050837
Right now there's a bug with multicannons: they never run out of ammo. Until they fix that, there's not really any good reason to use other weapons at all.
>>147034172
Not even /edg/ is safe.
*winks*
>>147052825
You're here forever, just like me.
>>147056939
Everytime I've tried to find those posts I inevitably skip over the one talking about material locations cause there's only about 50 fucking useless news posts around it. Why can't the just call it "look here you dumb fuck"
>>147057496
>Canada
https://community.elitedangerous.com/communitygoals
Oh boy, get ready to support your chosen dad faction for a part of the game literally no one cares about anymore.
How long do you think it will be until they "fix" the spinning for Hudson and Space milf?
>>147064867
Winter
>>147040168
do they have a real ETA for Star Citizen yet?
I googled around for it and found like 4 different answers
>>147057430
That's not true.
Plasma accelerators have the same bug, so you can use them too
>>147065336
When people stop buying the digital concept art and digital spaceship models for hundreds of dollars.
>>147065336
Single player campaign is sometime this year or early 2017. MMO portion sometime 2018.
>>147065758
>MMO portion sometime 2018
>>147065820
Quit with your shitty memes, anon.
>>147065927
>scam citizen supporters in this general
>>147066049
Yes, you are months late, you whining faggot. Go back in time to complain when people first started discussing ED and SC in this thread. Go back to the poll and remove the options to name the general /ECG/
My Empire rank hit 100% but I cannot find any "Ascension" missions on any stations, since there's no bulletin board anymore do they just show up as a random mission?
>>147067271
Just use your imagination you entitled milennial shit.
Fly safe CMDR o7
>>147051009
>tfw some game actually allowed to put 4 of these on a heli.
>>147053163
I hope your Hutton trip was a success, commando o7. EDDB help you, MacKellar Hub in V374 Pegasi if it actually was. Otherwise, the closest to Deciat is Smith City in HIP 53719.
>>147057496
A goon and a furry, OH MY GOOOOOOD! Are they gonna trol me to death and yiff my breathless body?
got about 7billion cr an big ships are getting pretty boring. What are some fun ships to mess around with?
>>147071165
imperial courier with enhanced drives from farseer
>>147071165
Diamondback Scout's always a bunch of fun. I hear multicannon FGS is badass as well.
>>147058141
Except you're not a freak on a suit.
>>147071774
>>147071165
This, holy shit enhanced thrusters and high gravity planets are so much fun, I'm doing it with the Eagle.
>>147046215
That's not a snake name, Falcon sounds more like a Core Dynamics name.
>>147072086
>>147071774
shiet I never realized that the FGS has 7hardpoin mounts.
>>147072632
yeah 7 grade 5 overcharged moldycannons will just delete any ship in seconds, especially if you put corrosive shell on the large one
>>147072632
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ1oBDQHhfM
>>147072753
how long would it take to grind for those rank 5 overcharged upgrades? Is it easier than the farseer?
>>147072970
just gather a shitload of stuff and roll shit, even it that's not the shit you want. Takes 3 rolls of rank x to get to rank x+1 IIRC
>>147072970
the modified embedded firmware is the biggest pain in the ass to grind, the rest of it is pretty easy
the firmware only comes from missions and scanning surface base data points, so either refresh a mission board in a system with a bunch of allied minor factions, or go farm high security planetary bases
getting grade 5 access is pretty easy, just roll loads of cheap shitty upgrades and don't apply them
Did they fix those scary pirates that interdict you and then threaten and intimidate you, yet never shoot a single time?
>>147064765
The one group that supplies me with a beautiful wife wins my dadship and loyalty.
>>147067271
Yes, they randomly show up in a mission list as Navy something, just like before.
>>147073257
is there any specific system that gives you firmware or everything is random?
>>147057430
>>147065360
explain the bug. does it just keep firing despite listing 0 ammo or what
>>147073983
if there's a pattern, I haven't noticed it yet
>>147074061
you will have to reload every 90 shots like normal, but the reserves never decrease, so you can just spam them indiscriminately
There should be an engineer mod for multicannons that introduces belt feed to get rid of the 90 round mag limit.
I can already see the dads now: "YOU DON'T NEED HIGH CAPACITY ASSAULT BELTS. MUH CHILLUNZ"
>>147074295
there isn't a specific mod that does this, but there's a special effect called auto loader that does exactly that
increased ammo capacity mod + auto loader special effect is a good choice for extended RES or CZ sessions
lads, what were the good grind systems for imp/fed rank again?
>>147074597
fed - donations in 17 draconis if you have the dosh for it
emp - data delivery from shu babassi last I heard
>>147074442
Oh shit son.
>>147074678
17 Draconis is still in civil war, so the d'nation missions are few and far between.
>>147074678
do i need horizons?
>>147074597
if you like combat, find a system with a fed/emp minor faction at war and stack CZ missions, you make good money once you have decent rep, and you'll gain ranks pretty quickly too
>>147075006
not for 17 draconis, and I'm pretty sure you don't need it for shu babassi either, but you should double check
>>147075081
>and you'll gain ranks pretty quickly too
lel
>>147077193
reladadly speaking, ofc
>>147077515
so is it quick or not? i don't really feel like flying all the way to shu babassi but if CZ is going to take forever i'm not doing that
>>147077786
desu the only truly quick way is donation grinding, everything else is okay at best, but there isn't a good place to grind donations for empire, so it's either long ranged delivery or CZ stacking
Lads lads LADS
Cutter or corvette?
>>147078809
Vette for combat. Cutter for trade.
>>147074597
>>147074678
be sure to check the outpost at shu babassi as well as the station, can stack over a dozen missions to the neighbouring system, probably wasted a day skipping it grinding to baron that way (they're planetary though, not sure if the board gives you regular ones if you don't have Horizons)
>>147020098
no motherfucker the ride never ends
Braebon bon my widdle british crumpet~
>>147075867
What state is 17 draconis in? Maybe it's possible to find some imperial place in turmoil.
>>147080467
Drinking from two cups at the same time AND with a third in background? Is this what knighthood allows you to do?
And he's drinking from Imperial cup! It's a sign! THE VISION!
DED
>>147083904
just like SC lmao
https://www.frontierstore.net/eur/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/sidewinder-ship-kit.html
lel
>>147086969
Don't laugh, those ricer parts don't have health. With a proper set, you can ram shit and not take damage.
is mining any good? Pretty much made billions from bounty hunting and got bored of it.
lads any dads at the community goals
wherever i go i must also steal
>>147090874
Its comfy but not as good for making money
WHAT FUCKING CUNT JUST KILLED ME
FUYCK YOU
IN AN ADDER
So is this game worth 20 bucks?
>>147092117
>getting killed
>ever
>>147092117
stop sperging out, autist
>>147092161
no
>>147092117
haha fuckin git gud son
>>147092613
kay thx
So I went to that Shu babasi system and it didn't fucking have dozens of missions to stack but whatever. I got myself 6 delivery missions 11ly away with planetary station as destination, When I arrive to the system I don't have the planet on my man and no scanner. wtf is this shit I literally uninstalled the game how can you now have a planet that you're supposed to go to discovered or mapped or something ?
wow nothing personel ok thanks nice shields
3 pirates at ergrhrhrhrth stealing my job
can i get help
>>147034172
I don't mind furries if they're actually creative, but that guy's donut steel is so fucking bland-looking and derivative
>>147092117
>being killed by someone in a fucking Adder
laughingthargoids.jpg
explain the o7 meme please
>>147094012
It looks like someone saluting
>>147093409
Then fly with a scanner or go scan the nav beacon asshole
>>147093737
>I don't mind furries
>>147094012
looks like someone saluting, dads spam it a lot
>>147094093
>>147094172
but wouldn't O7 or 07 look more like that than o7?
>>147094159
You're probably friends with a few yourself.
FUCKIN NEED HELP AT ERHGHGH COMMUNITY GOAL TAKE A CONDA OUT
1 FER DE LANCE FUCK AND DIAMONDBACK 3 IN A WING
>>147094463
>>147092117
kill yourself
>>147095352
i got ganged up by 3 faggot
>>147095482
normal thursday for you then lad
>>147093409
You have a few options:
Buy exploration data from the galaxy map
Scan Nav Beacon
use a basic discovery scanner
>>147093409
"I don't immediately understand this."
>rage
see >>147095806
>>147093737
>furries
>creative
>not just hopping on to the shittiest, cringiest, most autistic band wagon to ever have existed
>>147095806
>>147096485
Well thanks for telling me. It's amazing that I have to learn literally everything about this game from internet
>>147096775
Welcome to Elite. You could have been warned.
>>147096775
true, the game doesn't inform you of, well, anything
pretty much required to have google open while you play
>>147066198
>implying this is /ecg/
Kys faggot
>>147099049
>Four hours later just to say kys faggot
>>147031734
OK
So let me get this straight.
You can't interact with other players in any meaningful way.
I noticed even chat is limited to those around you.
WTF is the point of this game?
>>147099476
It's a beta version of Space Engine but with combat.
>>147099476
VISION
>>147099578
This game would be literally perfect if it had atmospheric landings and some kind of colonization system for players to exploit.
But that's my vision i guess...
>>147047806
WTF is the point of this gun in real life?
To waste ammo?
>>147065820
I....I......can't wait that long.
>>147099172
>I'm not even the person you were replying to
>Literally just woke up and reading /edg/ for the first time today
Kys you astronomical faggot.
>>147099852
>atmospheric landings and colonization
It would need a lot more than just that. Like an actual economy, or about 20 other mission types that have come standard in video games for decades. There is discussion of shit that should have been included with ED's base game all the time. That's pretty much the only meaningful thing about the game any longer.
>>147099949
>Can't wait that long
Why not? Are you going to an hero?
fuck you whiny fags are the worst
>Star Citizen
literally not even a game at this moment in time, go shill somewhere else fags
>QQ this game is bad
Good job being a faggot, how about doing something with your time instead of shitting up this thread for people who actually play the game?
>Cancer autists weebs and furfags
Just kill yourselves already.
the FDL looks like a fucking space cornetto
i hate it reeee
>>147099852
Not elite
play eve if you want eve
stop being entitled
etc
>>147101205
>literally not even a game at this moment in time
>Implying E:D is any more a game than shill citizen
Star citizen is at least building on an alpha product for an eventual release by 2020. According to Frontier's 10 year plan, E:D is in a perpetual alpha for the next decade.
Jesus christ Ftroop, if you're going to force us to accept engineer materials at least make them not take cargo space and disable muh BIG HAUL so I don't get interdicted by fucks for carrying 2,000 credits worth of shit I don't even care enough about to recognize as a mission reward.
Alternatively GET FUCKING STORAGE WORKING FUCK
>>147094463
http://steamcommunity.com/app/359320/discussions/0/351660338710179684/
>>147100110
>kys
>>147101205
Literally all that. Though it's not like furfags turned this thread into their ERP, it's more of sudden whining about them which is arguably even worse.
All in all, I'm once again starting to consider spending tenbux.
>>147103738
Hahaha. Dream on, commando o8
All turrets for Conda? Anybody got something that owns?
>>147106720
I've got all turrets on my conda. Except the huge pulse
>>147107237
What about Bulkhead?
>>147106349
>implying that hugbox lets you say "disrespectful" shit like kill yourself
>>147099949
Maximum metal per square meter per second on a strafing run. Probably for helicopters like Mi-8 that don't have mounted guns, probably dates back to the days when military doctrine revolved around huge armies pitting against each other like WWII.
Pic related: 88 PPSh-41 in a bomber for strafing runs (and yes, turned out it's great for wasting ammo).
>>147107746
Sadly only lightweight. I'm running on all B and some C internals and i can RES at HAZ alone no problem
>>147074758
Yeah maybe if people weren't too busy bitching about Engineers, you'd all realize there's a fucking reason they're so hard to get.
Is there much difference between low, high and haz RES when it comes to bounty grinding?
I normally do it in high. I've never actually been in a haz RES so I don't even know what they're for.
>>147109021
I suppose low is for comfy mining (never done that), high is for comfy bounty grind and haz is for mean motherfuckers.
>>147109021
HAZ res has no security so youre alone. Plus higher chance of larger ships spawning. Low to high is the amount of security and the large ship spawn rate goes up with less secuirty
>>147109021
low is for mining, highres is general bounty hunting and hazres is for high tier bounty hunting
>>147093409
>you can literally buy map data on the galaxy map for a few hundred credits
>being this much of a pathetic plebian casual
Get out, we don't want your kind anyways.
>>147110706
You are better off just exiting supercruise anywhere that isn't marked on the ring you want if you want to mine.
>>147113110
you'll still get pirates that occasionally spawn nowadays, it's better to just chill in low res and deal with the once in a blue moon sidewinder. also its comfy to mine next to other ships
Landing on Cubeo: when? I need to pledge my alliance to the princess waifu.
>>147113985
You know she's retarded right? She inherited it from her father, who was the family embarrassment that they kept locked away and now she is following in his footsteps. She's like those specialized, highly inbred puppies the rich women like. Very cute but so fucked up that it's incapable of taking care of itself.
>>147086969
To respawn when you die without a rebuy in style.
>>147088909
So wait, it looks like there is a bullbar for Cobra there...
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=702,CXTCXTCVvCVv0_g0_g,316a6a6a5050506k,15Y15Y7RB12Q12Q12Q (max mass, didn't think about weapons)
Is this a nerd crusher yet?
>you will never have seamless jumps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUuPGB0SvmQ
>long range hauling missions from sothis
>4 missions to same system, worth 22m in all
>stack missions, go to bed
>just flew back, entered the station with 7 minutes to spare
NONE OF THE MISSIONS ARE PRESENT IN THE BOUNTY BOARD. THEY'RE IN MY TRANSACTIONS LOG BUT THEY ARE NOT IN THE BOUNTY BOARD WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT THE TIMER HAS RUN OUT FOR 3 OF THE MISSIONS NOW I LITERALLY COULDN'T TURN THEM IN I AM IN THE RIGHT SYSTEM AND IN THE RIGHT STATION BUT I CANNOT TURN THEM IN WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT THE MISSIONS CANNOT BE TURNED IN WHY
>>147114985
You mean she's a feminist? Blue hair raised some doubts but I wrote them off to anime...
>>147115145
Mail it to Braben, pls. It looks so good and he doesn't know.
Also, muh immuhrsun breaks on planetary glide: there are those extra two seconds when everything freezes aside from movement effect. Probably thanks to AMD, they had that with hyperjumps before.
Seeing this screen feels so good.
>>147115145
>start pre-loading target system in background
>almost seamless transition
witchspace somehow still hasn't lost its charm after a million jumps, but the stuttering and jerkiness sucks.
spess
>>147113985
>pledging to princess daddy issues tumblr group
If you're going to do powerplay you could at least join a faction that isn't full of retards.
>>147115153
My greatest spess fear
spess spess spess
ded spess?
Is there any way for me to choose which star do i want to go to in a binary/trinary system?
The long travels between the stars get boring sometimes.
>>147124395
no because that would make sense
>>147124526
its strange.
at least 70% of the game is spent jumping between systems, yet its completely boring to do so, and you can't even fiddle with your ships systems while doing it.
no deds on my watch
>>147115881
>tfw the only reason they don't have seamless planetary transitions is because muh horizons content check.
Judaism is literally preventing the game from being better.
I think we are trying to deny something that's true. We are dead.
>>147078809
A Cutter is pretty decent in combat if you learn FA off. Its shields are nigh impenetrable, and if you run it with four C2 pulse lasers, two C3 MCs and one C4 MC, it eats up hull pretty well.
Not sucking at combat in a cutter just need to git gud.
>>147132719
Too bad the Corvette is just cooler.
/edg/, what is the comfy-est ship in the game and why is it the courier?
I'll have a billion spacebucks soon, and want to buy a Cutter because gutamaya ships make my dick hard and I'm totally compensating.
What are the best systems to grind empire rank now that 2.1 killed the donation thing? I'm already Baron.
>>147123970
Knowing this community the chick flying the blue sidey is actually a dude.
>>147134154
tamar is good. take a couple data courier missions to the same system to get cordial, then you'll get a bunch of donation missions. or if you like grinding planetary stuff, shu babassi has a ton of stackable missions for that
>>147134586
much appreciated. I totally should've done this grind before 2.1.
You know, I didn't like grinding before... but Elite is showing me that the more it hurts, the more Braben loves me. VISION.
>>147134701
vision o7 +rep cmdr
>>147133792
For me its the Eagle, it just feels right.
>>147099476
The game is like sort of like Star Citizen at the moment imo, they say it's released but this is basically a Beta we're playing. In a few years when a couple more expansion have been released, maybe the game will befun.
>>147099476
Just buy Overwatch and be happy, if you want a game to socialize stay away from Elite.
>>147133792
FDL and FAS all the way baby.
I purchased and outfitted a vulture, CZ's and RES's are starting to make my eyes bleed, what else can I use this ship for?
>>147101298
>space cornetto
My sites went to Sothis and back.
>>147136648
"deep space" combat? aka USS's and Assassination missions. With a small cargo rack you can even do some space/planetary salvage missions, those are pretty cool after 2.1
>>147136648
literally nothing. PVP if you can even manage to find players, maybe hunting opposing power NPCs
>>147101298
shit taste
If you want to hate something about it hate the right side pilot seat or the shitty range.
>>147133792
o7 fellow broship commando
>>147135282
iCourier is like the Eagle but a bit bigger and with more pleasing sound. And those notches in the front, they feel like iron sights, you just feel compelled to point them at things.
Spehss
>>147138358
Original image?
>>147141312
Closest I have.
>>147141371
Thanks CMDR o7
>literally Elite: Grind
>cant stop playing
Help me lads
>>147141741
We are in the same boat, lad.
Why is surface prospecting so shit, all these worthless materials filling up my storage and not a single one I need.
>>147138358
That image gets me every time and i see it every time i close my eyes.
++REP well done Cmdr!!!!
le petsch
Are they ever going to add new ground vehicles and weapon modules or is that aspect done in Ftroops opinion?
>>147143952
Please look forward to the next season pass release in early 2017 for a new $60 feature that should have been in the base game to begin with, CMDR o7!
>>147144198
I played the original back in my 30s and i just wish they would of added a season pass to it too Cmdr o7
>>147142291
Sell them. Make sure you have your prospecting permit.
>>147146016
Is this really a thing?
>>147147136
No, just a rango reference
>>147133792
The Imperial Eagle. Just flying it is a blast and dat sound when it boosts. It makes me moist.
>>147132961
Enjoy your 3.21ly jump range, lel
*yiffs in the background*
Thinking of getting this. Has anyone tried it?
http://store.steampowered.com/app/364510/
Looks a combination of Star Control 2 and Escape Velocity.
>>147149060
Bought it a couple days ago. Can't comment how good it is cos I haven't got time to play it throughly yet.
Like the visuals and gameplay is very EVN like. Might also try Naev since it's free.
>>147149560
There is still time to have it refunded anon.
>>147150054
Why tho?
>>147150259
so you can have that money to spend on the next season pass!! Elite is the only game you need Cmdr o7
>>147150962
No worries, I've pledged during premium beta and already have a life time expansion pass.
Also, I've bought a squadron paint pack for my Python and a ship kit for my Cobra to support the continued development of Elite.
Fly safe, CMDR o7
what's the best way to make cash
just come back after a year of inactivity
i have a trade anaconda and 50m cash, 300m in assets
>>147151631
lurk moar, nigga
>>147152458
gnosh on my willy mate
>>147151328
Right on, CMDR, see you in space! o7
>>147127490
>Forumdads are our arch enemies
>Our generals keep dying
Should we become the faction "DedThread" as a pseudo Bizzaro Forumdad faction?
>Doing RES with hulltank FAS
>Take on a FDL
>Bi-weave goes down within a minute
>The hull can take it. Carry on.
>RNGneer(TM) powered weapons distrupt all the fucking modules
>RNGneer(TM) powered weapons tear through modules and hulls like tissue paper
rip in peace hulltank builds, we hardly knew ya
>elite dangerous update
>Fix for Docking Computer and NPC’s drifting off target landing pad
Woooo
So is there a lore reason as to why the Solar system has so very little population (17 Billion) compared to other random unnamed even systems (33 Billion)?.
Is it because of the permit?
>>147154171
It's expensive to live there
>>147141371
>>147141553
I remember saving the original but I can't find it anymore. They're like lost relic of another era
>>147106325
>have anacaonda and python
>have literally no idea how to play the game
maybe the dads were right about robigo
>>147154739
What would you say about a fact that I am triple elite and I was this >>147093409 anon
How effective is Shu Babasi, can you stack currier 20 missions?
which station in sothis should i use to get missions? i've yet to see any from both
>>147155624
If you visit both the station and the outpost, for a bit, but not if you run it continuously.
>>147156106
Start with the data courier missions between the stations and Sothis and Ceos. Then you'll start seeing smuggling and long range missions.
https://www.frontierstore.net/usd/game-extras/elite-dangerous-game-extras/cobra-mkiii-community-medusa.html
>>147156925
FINALLY FRONTIER REDEEMS ITSELF
THE CONTENT I WANT AND NEED
>>147156925
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>>147156925
Have to admit, that skin is gansta
>>147116458
I'm about to do the 5k ly trek for palin. Exploring is the only thing I haven't touched yet, I'm Elite in Combat and Trading but only Trailblazer in Exploring. Even then, I only got Trailblazer by honking random systems as I flew around the bubble and driving around on planets while grinding engineer mats.
Is this going to be as terrible as I think?
>>147154171
Hudson is a big nasty totalitarian faggot.
>>147157687
Don't 4get ur hatesinks, commodore o5
Do I sell them one at a time, all at once or does it not matter?
>>147159979
>station out in bumfuckegypt that someone stumbled across
>amazing discovery
>station sells a rare artifact
>only 33 of them
>sell - 8,773 CR
>galactic average - 13,845 CR
Amazing.
>>147160410
I don't think FTroop was expecting anyone to find it yet
I mean even when they do have "mysterious stories" it's literally just dads posting screenshots going "ooooowoooowoooooo it makes noooooiiiiiiiises"
>>147153595
yeah its bullshit. not even abusing silent running works anymore cuz every npc uses only fixed weapons with an aimbot.
>>147160779
they fucked up big time
the system has a nav beacon, two RES sites and NPCs in and around the station, not to mention the system shows up under independent allegiance filters..
I'm just there to help the space robot andI planned to go exploring anyways
>>147159979
why does your anaconda have so little cargo space
>>147159979
How's the station? Any missions or just rares?
>>147160410
How did they stumble upon it? Could it be that it was all planned and they used a pet dad for zOMG stunning reveal?
Or does it mean I shouldn't even bother attempting to find a star that doesn't have anyone's name in the system map at least this side of Sag A*?
>>147161743
Because if you look at my credits, I didn't have enough cash to fill up my conda with 400 meta alloys. I also wanted to maintain my 50ly range as I had to get there before tonight and couldn't be bothered waiting 10 minutes per 7 tons.
>>147161807
nothing but a missions tab and a commodities market. The missions tab has no missions.
>>147160779
The point is why the fuck do they even have that rare there? There's 33 of them, and you net something around a 5-6k profit per rare you drag the many light years back to the bubble. That's about somewhere around 180k profit, unless you stay and wait for hours and hours to fill up your hold, which would tank your jump range to shit. Why even bother putting the rare there if I can get more profit from an average imperial slaves trade route?
It's shit like this and >>147161606 that make me laugh and cry at the same time and make me lose all hope for the game. They have no fucking idea what they are doing. They throw some numbers at the screen and hope they stick and hope the playerbase doesn't ask too many questions. Lucky for them, since most of the players are senile dads, a lot of them don't and eat up whatever shit Ftroop puts on their plate.
>>147162123
>unless you stay and wait for hours to fill up your hold
stopped reading. you don't know how rare allocations work
>>14716160
>>147162113
>>147162405
wait what, a tripfag, here in this general? Since when?
Hey /edg/ this isn't about the ded game but since no one actually plays anyway, how big of a regret am I facing if I contribute $75 to the Kikestarter? I didn't help Elite and it seemed like a smart call. But that steelbox case looks fucking great and System Shock 1 was my crack way back in my high school years.
Any general thoughts on the remake?
>>147162405
I don't, because I never bothered with rare grinding, but that doesn't change my point you cancerous tripfaggot. Why have the rares if they're so worthless?
>>147162558
I only put it on as I thought people might ask me questions. I usually post with it off. feel free to filter me. I hate tripfags too
>>147162624
>why have the rares is they're so worthless
ask FDev. makes no sense to me either
spess
>>147162592
>ever contributing to a kikestarter
good goy
I feel that This Game should be more focused on his community. like we should be able to create guilds, have our solar system, work for a faction, be able to capture places (space stations, solar systems... But in a non bored way. I feel that wé need à place to meet up, be be able to organize races, fights, inter gallatic tournaments regrouping various activities, be able to sell / trade with other people, discover aliens on unexplored systems and be able to interact with them and maybe work for them.
This game is great, but it's boring sometimes.
The cockpit needs a music player.
>>147165512
>more useless shit instead of saving the game
>>147165585
>implying we'll get a good game
QoL things are the best we can hope for
>>147165512
>Only available Horizons (TM) owners
>Only supports shuffle play
>All musics are 1 minute long samples
>"More will come later"
>>147165848
Such a good view in my Vulture.
>>147162592
Save it for the SS3 kickstarter.
>>147166240
I was thinking just backing the basic $30 to get the game and then if it's good, go all out for ss3
>>147165936
What, seeing a conda high-waking out of the system? Because that's what happening. I got sent back into the cockpit and into witchspace right after I took this picture.
That asshole community manager said he would add new batch of groups/factions this week.
He didn't do shit this week. How many fucking employees do they have at frontier?
>>147115153
>Please accept the 15,000,000 CR that I have now transferred into your game account.
eh, at least they have good support tickets service.
>>147113985
>It's the 34th century, I mean COME ON
Any spess daddehs here? ~~
>>147166727
Maybe he meant fucking a conda from behind?
>>147167397
"Come on" as "how hard can it be?" or "who needs waifus in 34th century?"
Last I played was a few weeks after PowerPlay was introduced, stopped when my exploited fleet of A-module ships were taken away from me by Gaben and his immaculate VISION
Is this piece of shit worth picking up again
>20M in missions to turn in at Ising Dock in Piscium 109
>Station is UA-bombed and has no mission board
>>147171417
>not knowing what stations are currently UAbombed
keep it pleb
Are xbox players on the same servers as pc?
Did you remember to praise our Lord and Savior today, /edg/?
>>147173082
Sort of. We share the same background sim and community goals, everyone contributes equally to things like minor faction rep and CGs, but PC and Xbox can't be instanced together.
>freighting boxes of poop
>"that's the ship I'm looking for..."
>loop around target to bleed speed, drop down
>as I'm dropping down, I get interdicted
>submit to interdiction since I am dropping down, game bugs out
>end up near station anyway
>npc spawns behind me as I'm entering the slot, opens fire ON the station
>predictable results
good spess ai
>>147175639
>space Tom Cruise
>not space Trump
>>147176329
>space trump
>not space bush sr.
It's like you're not even a real American. I would even have accepted space Reagan. Fucking trumpfags.
>>147170861
They only got taken away because you streamed and showed of all your shit so everyone could see your name.
Doesnt sound like vision to me
anyone knows some cool looped webm for the title screen?
i don't have Horizons i just changed the name of the file being used as the BG in a folder,the original background bored me to death desu
>>147177539
The very menu screen of the game is a lie as no such location, where two moons, that detailed, and a station in visual range are visible. They very setup would be impossible due to instancing.
>>147177752
And because it would be incredibly impractical, you are literally seeing the station on a crash course with the satellite.
>>147177539
I'm using this one >>147132312
>>147165382
It sounds like you want eve. Go play eve then, elite isn't eve. Stop being so entitled, Braben provides us with his vision for the game and it's the elite I played as a wee lad, not eve.
Fly safe cmdrs o7
>>147181351
Hey, I'm a White American Male, it's my privileged to be entitled, so fuck off eurofemiscum. Go back to being lesser creatures.
>take federal navy rank progression mission
>strike contract
>go to system
>scan nav beacon
>target planet is 65,000 LS away
>>147181585
HOW DARE YOU INSULT THOSE ENLIGHTENED BY BRABEN'S VISION
i hereby condemn you to
> grind Soothis for the next 50 years in WASP
or
>bask in his greatness and use your imagination fuled Dadbra to get real fun as the Vision â„¢ intended
the choice is yours
o7 CMDR
I wanted to play this game today, but here I am, sitting in the THREAD, mashing f5 for two days straight.
Actual shit to do on planets when?
>>147182501
This game alt-tabs really well you know.
>>147181795
>rank progression mission strike contract
sounds exciting
>kill 16 rats
>EG Pilots are winning
THEY ARE LITERALLY CARRYING THEMSELVES EVERYONE HATES THE COMMUNIST CUNTS WHY DID ED LET A NON-E:D EXCLUSIVE GROUP EVEN TAKE PART
I WANT GALCOP TO WIN
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>147184036
>galcop
>retarded idiots who completely disregard their old lore
>make mediocre 50s style propaganda
play with your kids, dad
>>147184036
I'd rather help the Russians than the alternative dad group.
>>147184036
Don't you have a cuckshed to work on?
>>147185382
>>147184184
>>147184205
>people support a bunch of communist bitches who can't speak a word of english over a decent community oriented faction
thanks for the (you)s, faggots
>>147185762
>community
Things to do, when?
Can anyone tell me how much space this game takes up? Steam says 7 gigs but I bet that doesn't count Horizons and in my experience Steam is usually off by a decent amount.
>>147187803
My folder is at 8.4gb
>>147187982
Nice, thanks guy
>>147187803
My base game is around 17 GB thanks to 64bit version and the fact that FDev is bad at programming. Patch=redownload the whole 8 GB
>>147188251
>dat tail
/edg/ fagtion when?
who should I pledge to?
>>147189709
aisling duval if you want prismatics, ALD if you want imperial hammer (the only power-specific weapon worthwhile). otherwise there's almost no reason to bother
>>147189709
Fucking no one.
>>147189709
Anyone with combat expansion and afk there with your turret on
>>147189709
Honestly whoever. Anime princess gives dank shields, otherwise it doesn't really matter, they all work pretty much the same.
The ones who expand with CZs are bugged right now, all NPCs in Powerplay CZs just sit still, waiting to be farmed, but that won't last 5ever. I think Federation Dad, Empire Mom, and Albino Edgelord are the ones with the bugged CZs. Someone add to the list if I missed any.
>>147188251
Oh damn, that's bad news.
And my isp just started capping me without warning, no way I could dl 8 gigs every patch.
>>147190642
The patch is every 6 months :^)
>>147190750
Oh, that's not so bad then.
Anyone recommending a HOTAS? Would also love to see your battle stations, /edg//
post build
mine:vulture with dual mc
>>147194405
A-rated FDL, 4 MCs + 4A PAC. currently flying A-rated courier with mega jump range to grind fed rank
>>147194405
Mostly B and C Anaconda
H: GPulse
3L: TPulse
2M: TMulti
2S: TMulti
>>147194405
Python for grinding fungineers. 3 large MCs and 2 medium beams. I just put grade 5 overcharge on all 3 MCs, and corrosive shell on the bottom one. Ships just evaporate when I shoot them now, it's comfy af
>>147194405
FDL with fixed bursts and gimballed huge multicannon
>inb4 >burst
I like them because it's easy to keep on target for each burst I end up wasting fewer shots than pulse, and less energy than beams.
Anaconda with multicannons in all slots
>>147199536
Honestly with the way mods work now bursts might be the best all-around choice. Efficient weapon makes them basically pulse lasers on crack.
Beams only have shitty mods. Short ranged blaster is the only one worth considering, and it kinda blows. Maybe a quick little knife fighter like Eagle, Viper, or Vulture can make use of it, but that's it really.
>FD plans critical updates to make Engineers more usable for everyone
>they're delaying it for months so it can be released with the next major update
What's the point of having a KoS list for combat loggers when they're just gonna combat log or play solo?
>>147200663
Whaaat? Sauce?
>>147194405
I miss this thing.
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=705,4zh4zh4zh9qSCFB01Q0Wg0Wg0_g,319Y9s7_6uBQ9s8I,0AA0AA0AA7Sk08c4_w05U2UI1IM
>>147201437
It's on the "news" section on Steam and in the newsletter.
They're tweaking it because they realized how bad they fucked up when everyone stopped playing.
The catch is the fixes are being done alongside the release of the fighter bays.
Do we know how ship launched fighters will work?
>>147194405
A rated conda with 1 huge gimballed MC, 3 large gimballed PL's, and 2 turreted PL's. I don't bother putting anything on the two small hardpoints due to their shit tier placement. I usually just fly around res sites getting bounties or doing the occasional CG.
>>147202427
Poorly. They'll be a broken, buggy mess until the release of 2.3, at which point they will become semi-useable. You'll still feel empty inside, though.
>>147202427
Like this
>Purchase your class 7 internal fighter bay
>Grind for mats to build your fighter with a construction yard found in special planetside facilities
>Finally get your fighter
>Switch to the fighter when you launch, your main ship is taken over by the AI
>If you hit your own ship by accident, it turns hostile and kills you
>>147189709
No one.
Powerplay is hilariously awful. Completely worthless mechanic unless spending six days at a time docked up, waiting to load stacks of Type-7s to do cargo runs for free in solo is your idea of a good time.
>>147202427
It will probably cut your jump range by 80%, and you can launch one AI controlled condor that instantly dies when it gets looked at funny.
>>147202427
You'll drop it when you need some help in a battle.
It'll shoot the enemy a bit then ram you at full speed while your shields are down and kill you.
>>147202936
I can totally see this happening. To add to it:
>system doesnt recognize you died in a fighter
>treats it like a normal death
>bugs out since you didn't actually die in your ship
>you lose your ship and are forced to respawn in a sidewinder
>>147194405
A-rated DBS with 2S gimballed beams, 2M railguns
A-rated armored FAS with 2M gimballed beams, 2M gimballed MCs because I'm too fucking lazy to do fixed
>>147194405
I had Vulture with dual MCs full of hull reinforcements. Sold it due to... circumstances I already described.
Comfy iCourier: http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=707,7u57u55CD01Q0Wg0_g0_g,316Q4s4s2C4s3m5A,7Py7fE12G03w03w9pC
And some ASP-e somewhere too far.
Next time I launch the game, I'm selling everything for the Orca.
From steam update notes:
>(Xbox) Fix for title entering unresponsive state after disconnecting the WAN Network cable
At least one platform had something to make combat loggers' lives harder and they fixed it...
>>147204318
>Fighter instantly explodes due to collision with the ship upon launch
>Game forces you into a sidewinder like you said
or
>AI locks up and your ships freezes in places getting obliterated
>Game considers your fighter as the main ship
>>147208231
Fucking hell, I should sleep more.
>AI locks up and your ship freezes in place getting obliterated
>Game considers your fighter as the main ship
>>147194405
A-rated FAS with 1 large beam on chin and large multi up top with 2 medium plasma accelerators.
I like variety. The PA's give some good alpha and the MC/Beam combo are good for sustained dps. The icing on the cake being unlimited ammo on both MC's and PA's.
https://coriolis.io/outfit/federal_assault_ship/2pktkFflndpsif40v7l1g1g02020l00B2385ef32727.AwRj4yqA.IwBhrSutiA==?bn=Federal%20Enforcer
holy shit guis, whats going on here?
This games dead and shit and yet like some sort of shit eating bacteria phoenix you cant die
>>147211228
YOU CANT KILL THE VISION MILLENNIAL
>>147211228
We just go to our monoliths, to rest and wait for a time to rise once again.
Ledyard Survey @ Nyan had a few hundred of biowaste units in delivery missions to nearby Yokusu along with "massacre some Yokusu ships in Nyan".
I guess that's how wars are declared...
>tfw can't have more poop because of the fucking silver and no market.
>>147211609
>>147211461
fucking love you guys. I quit before horizons dropped. Fuck Ftroop and Brabo"let the unpaid intern code it".
Top tier bantz as usual.
Shit, I cant believe theyre actually adding fighter bays. Too bad theyre too fucking retarded to make it work right or worth playing with a friend.
Hey, I remembered they used to have a female coder or some shit and she got the boot.....did the dadteam cry misogyny?
Whatever happened to that one guy that was a paid shill for Ftroop? Did they finally have to fire him?
>>147214737
>Whatever happened to that one guy that was a paid shill for Ftroop? Did they finally have to fire him?
When was this a thing? The only person that I know of that somewhat fits that bill is Pecisk, and that's because he invested a lot of money into Frontier.
>>147215126
Thats the one. God damn he was such a fucking waster. I was almost postive he was paid since a game review site did an interview with him. Doesnt seem like standard fair.
I'm so sick of this faggotass game and it's myriad of horseshit.
>bounty-hunting in system
>see wanted target in supercruise, pull up behind it to interdict
>suddenly, interdiction from a friendly ship
>"hurr durr navy interdiction"
>get pulled out, green NPC ship that interdicted me doesn't even bother shooting
Insofar as I can tell this was simply to fuck me over on chasing down a target. Explain yourself FDev
>>147214737
Ugh, they have a female coder doing AI.
She made everyone cry and write shitty reviews on Steam, because suddenly NPCs started to whoop ass.
>>147216307
Why is the fact that she is female an issue? They obviously hired her to improve the shitty AI that everyone lampooned and she did a fine job. Don't cry because you got what you asked for.
>>147216307
>create competent combat AI
>everyone so used to shit easy NPCs they cry and ragequit
>have to literally re-lobotomize the lot to appease the casuals
being a programmer must be fun
>>147216997
I don't, I like tech girls. They are the best girls.
The only time I cried was when NPCs fucked me dry, and I was completely unprepared for the rough ride.
I spent a week coping after this trauma and I finally start to feel ready for an adventure.
>>147217421
My problem with the AI is that everyone flies like a crack ace. I could see elites being at the skill the ai was at but it eliminates any sense of continuity in the ranks if you see a simply competent pilot aimbot with rails.
>>147216307
The problem was that they ONLY fixed the AI without bothering to fix any of the other things that also affect AI. What resulted was everyone getting massacred by nonstop torrents of FDLs, Eagles, and FASs armed to the teeth with railguns and with pinpoint accuracy. Dogfights were better but they didn't bother increasing bounty or mission payouts, so having to turnfight for five minutes with some faggot AI that was glued to your ass for a measly 50,000 CR felt like a fucking chore and not fun at all.
>>147218652
>have a 5 minute battle against a clipper that shield boosts and hit and runs you
>finally kill him
>get paid a measely 40k or nothing because the cap in the CZ stole your kill
Fuck them seriously.
>>147216997
I would've been fine with the AI being good if they would've increased the payouts. It just felt stupid having this epic 15 minute dogfight only to earn like 75k or whatever.
Also being interdicted every 10 seconds by elite pirates demanding I drop my nonexistent cargo was 200% bullshit
>>147217421
they are still better than 2.0
>>147202309
>The catch is the fixes are being done alongside the release of the fighter bays.
I see nothing to indicate that fighter bays are on the list for next month. You best not be shitting me.
>>147220912
Fighter bays are 2.2, so whenever that happens. Maybe in another six months.
>>147208578
You should just get a corvette, but Draconis is fucked at the moment.
>>147221948
Fuck you Barry, you broke it for everyone.
Should I bother with combat against Expert+ NPCs if I don't have Engineers?
>>147223635
If you're not a shitty pilot you can even manage elite npc's without needing to touch FA.
>>147223759
Are you sure? I've had master level NPCs flying Eagles murder me by blowing out all my subsystems first. I don't know what weapon they were using but it was pretty ridiculous.
>>147221948
>>147222513
go to tun my dudes, lots of fed factions for donation missions. currently grinding there myself o7 cmdrs
>>147224494
Set reverse thrust to a hold action and learn when to reverse your thrust. Seriously, that alone got me through the bullshit of 2.1 launch (save for the multicannon PA's). Granted, i'm flying a FAS, so i'm probably biased, but i've got some hours with the FGS and it's pretty much the same idea. It just takes longer to kill the cunts, also pip management. Current PD's kinda fucked with this hard, but it just means more downtime on the WEP to keep positioning, and that's okay, because as long as you're outside of their fire arc, you have the initiative. Be patient and always keep watch of your velocity of closure. Blue zone be damned, if you're not at a reasonable separation (500- 800m), and keeping the closure rate minimal, you're in trouble. Most importantly COMBINE your yaw and pitch motions (with the appropriate vertical and lateral movements) to maximize nose turn rate, and force the NPC's into a more complex flight pattern, they're actually really bad at dealing with multi-axial turns.
This is probably a little harder to do on KBM unless you have a really comfortable key layout, but with a HOTAS it's pretty intuitive.
Fuck, now i want to have some friendly pvp to test my skills out.
HOTAS: worth it? I've been playing KB+M for a long time with no issues. Would a HOTAS give me an advantage?
>>147230154
Fucking yes. Yes. Fuck YES.
>>147230154
If you can afford spending money on it yes. I couldn't get back to playing space sims with KB+M or some cheap-ass 2 axis joystick.
>>147230313
I'm mainly interested in getting good at full-time FA off flying. It's basically impossible on KBM unless you completely rebind everything in a really awkward way. Will HOTAS make FA off easier/more intuitive?
Man i wish i could afford into the VR + HOTAS gimmick. Seems like the best way to experience the vision...
>>147231708
Yeah, I can't afford a VR headset, but I just ordered a T-Flight HOTAS X for 50 shmeckles off amazon.
>>147230313 and
>>147231259
sold me on it
I got a cheap one, so if I don't like it, it won't be a huge loss
>>147231326
I've been using AD for roll, QE for horizontal thrusters and RF for vertical thrusters. The lack of analog control has its advantages and disadvantages.
From what I've read you either need 2x sticks for both hands or a HOTAS with hats for hor/vert thrusters (but then that's still not analog) which is basically what the Thrustmaster ED HOTAS is but I'll wait for reviews on that.
I'm not sure people actually fly with FA off completely all the time, I think switching is the most advantageous.
>>147232014
Yeah, I've tried it with a similar setup to yours, and I found having roll on keys was too limiting. Roll is super important in this game, so having fine-grain control over it is also super important, which is why I put it back on the mouse and kept yaw on AD.
I've been playing this way for 2k+ hours and it's been working just fine, but everyone I know who's made the switch to HOTAS said they'll never go back to KBM, so I figure I'll give it a shot. I tried it out on my shitty old joystick that barely still works, and I noticed that FA off instantly felt much more intuitive, so I'm hoping the HOTAS will be even better.
>>147231795
It's a good starter HOTAS. And like said, you won't lose much if you don't like it.
I have an expensive HOTAS and VR setup and despite the gimmickry I can't explain how cool this game feels with them.
>>147232273
Saving for a 1070 and a rift is next on the list for me
>>147232225
I love joysticks but I've broken literally each and every one I ever bought within weeks or months and it seems the expensive HOTAS aren't any better in that regard so I may just stick with KBM, at least until I can afford a VR headset, but I might try dual T16000 some time.
the russians are killing it in the rise to power competition
pic related is their PP leader portrait
if they win I will genuinely reconsider powerplay
>>147235965
This is so fucking good. I will pledge my soul and ship to that man.
>>147235965
Where did he get his scars from?
Coffee mug fragments when his docking comp crashed him in to the station?
>>147236250
>trough worlds and centuries
funny how they didn't even last a single century
>>147236385
one scar for every patch from FDev
that is the face of a man who has suffered the VISION
>>147236567
kek
>>147235475
needs a little stop sign to let the retards out.
>>147203172
Literally this. Condors in CZs disintegrate in a second when they get the attention of just one of my turrets.
maybe any small class ship. does a imperial courier fit into a federal gunship?
>>147242235
Go to arena, look at the playable ships. Those are fighters and only they can fit
>>147232596
If you can break a CH HOTAS I will be genuinely impressed.
>>147242235
>>147242334
Not even. A sidewinder physically does not fit the docking port. You can get together with someone and see for yourself by flying a sidey right up to it and going to external camera.
I'm not even sure an iFighter will fit with its engine pods. A condor is literally the only existing ship that fits for sure.
>>147242663
that sucks desu, maybe there could be special fighter versions that fold up like the SCV or am i asking too much?
why the fuck are they even adding fighters, i thought dads hated PVP
exblain dis:
The Anaconda is the pride of Faulcon deLacy's ship yards. The design was first manufactured in 2856 by RimLiner Galactic. After numerous mergers the template was eventually owned by Faulcon deLacy, who have made only minor changes to the classic design. The Anaconda is a versatile craft that can transport large cargos as well as pack a decent punch. Some smaller navies use the Anaconda in the light cruiser and frigate roles. The Anaconda can also be upgraded with a docking bay allowing small fighters up to Sidewinder size to be carried and launched.
— In-Game Description
>>up to Sidewinder size
>>147242858
The description has always said that, but it's a lie.
>>147242858
That may mean we may only get the CQC fighters and Sidewinders.
You have to figure that although a ship may fit on a small pad doesn't mean it meets the size or mass requirement to fit in a fighter bay.
>>147244054
>anaconda
>>147244054
Gib Farragut
>>147246057
>flying big ships
EVE. Go play it.
Daddyy???~~~
Daddyyyyy???? Snookums is stuck in an astaroididfield with sore bumbums on his couricur and needs the snugglies cum quick daddykins~~~~
what am i doing with my life why did i write this
>>147248887
We ERP thread yet?
>>147250498
>Dr. Pavel, I'm VISION
>>147249379spess ERP meetup when
Why are practically all forumdads British?
>>147250498
someone could easily edit the bane webm with /edg/ memes
Bane is us
CIA are the Dads
Dr pavel is Braben
the plane we fly in is a DadCobra
Our plane is an Anaconda
>tfw i can't edit for shit
>60% positive reviews on steam
ELITE FAGS THOROUGHLY AND INCOMPREHENSIBLY BTFO
>>147252705
This. Elite is basically Star Citizen with fucking nothing to do.
>>147251471
Most Brits are naturally autistic.
It comes out heavily in British dads who have hobbies, and unlike normal dads who's hobbies include cars, drivable lawnmowers, alcohol and child molestation forumdads hobbies are elite, calling out entitled millennials and talking about how their kids love watching them play elite. Therefor most forumdads are British.
>>147252705
>implying we don't think or know the game is shit
haha jokes on you i love playing games i hate and have no fun with where the only thing to do is grind until you can grind better
>>147252705
I was hoping mostly negative
>delivering 5 tons of grain
>interdicted 4 times in the same system by 4 different npcs
Is there anyway to avoid this shit without flying in circles like a spastic?
>>147253754
Soon, friend
>>147253797
No
Fuck my ass daddyyyyy pleases cobra nerf elite shit pigdog ruski corrosive engineers vgania
>>147253797
drop out of supercruise and destroy them?
also holy shit the ASP is powerful! i have 4 Pulse Lazors and 2 MC, this thing literally eats shields for breakfast
>>147219954
That's good. The original buff of NPCs would need combat ranks to be resettable to smooth out "you might get your ass kicked" experience.
>>147220912
I'm not sure why >>147202309 thinks that it's tied to the next "big" patch. TL;DR post linked before set a date for Engineer tweaks to July/August.
>>147235965
Whoa, I wasn't aware of their conquest of the galaxy. This makes me feel comfy as a Russian.
So, bought the game a few days ago, I'm now in an Eagle bounty hunting in RES near Erevate. I'm looking for a cool system to base on, anyone have any recommendations?
>tfw that one guy who didn't get refund on SC on time came back in tears.
>>147255061
Forgot the picture.
>>147255042
>Implying you can chose a cool system and not the next system you'll be grinding in
>>147251471
Elite is the only British thing left that the mudslimes haven't taken over, it's their secret haven and they despise anyone that tries taking it from them.
Post UI themes that don't look like washed out shit.
>>147256101
Alright then, which system would be cool to grind in next?
>>147256853
default or you're a dad XD
>>147256101
Nyan, but the grind will likely take you elsewhere.
Is the Viper MKIV better than the Cobra MKIII? I'm rather new, I'm asking because I see the Cobra mentioned a lot, but haven't read anything about the Viper.
>>147257841
Viper is better for combat but more expensive in every way. Cobra is better for everything else.
>>147257841
Cobra is the best ship in the game son
>>147257841
Viper III is a decent fighter
Viper IV is a decent multirole, as sluggish as a fucking python tho
>>147258227
Go to bed dad, you're drunk again.
>>147257841
The only thing the MKIV does well is survivability with the best shields and armour available to it, for it's price at least.
Turns like a fucking brick and doesn't have the firepower to justify that.
>>147232545
Isn't the Vive better?
that's what seems to be indicated by all the youtubers I've hard talk about the vive/rift comparison but they're not authorities on the subject
>>147259180
I don't know, haven't really looked into it yet.
Honestly by the time I've saved up enough for these things the next generation of VR stuff will probably be out anyway. Hopefully non-shit-Elite aka Star Citizen as well.
>FD rolls out patch
>still no engi or surface scanner changes
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
>>147260706
800 dollars for vive
I remember when fuckers all over the internet said rift would be 300 for the consumer version
Is the Python any good for pirating?
I know there's not much profit in pirating but I'm looking to do it for fun/RP reasons
inb4
>fun
>elite
>>147260851
>FD rolls out patch
>AI is still brain dead piss easy
>>147261026
Dear Son,
If you feel the need to fly any ship but the Sidewinder or Cobra MKIII then it's about time to reset your save file.
Love,
- Dad
>FD rolls out patch
>still Elite: Dangerous
welp
>>147261026
Yeah, it's fine for pirating NPCs
>>147259180
>>147260706
I dunno, on a budget, you could try a modded version of Google Cardboard (that has soft foam for the face) if you have a phone with a decent screen. There are some projects to hook it up to PC.
>>147261037
>the ONLY solution to the AI only spawning Elite level ships was to just remove it all and make the AI even worse than it was before 2.1
>they couldnt have just fixed the spawn rates for the different difficulty levels
>>147260851
>We are aiming for the end of July/Early August (there may be a few minor point updates and stability fixes before then).
>>147261828
FDev is totally incompetent. It's fucking wild just how completely oblivious they really are. I've never in my life seen a game developer that so clearly just has no concept of what the fuck they're doing, or what makes a game fun.
>>147262249
The dads seem to be pleased with this no-fun-allowed grandpa game and it's all FDev cares about.
>>147262441
It blows my mind every time I think about it. Did they really just have no idea that anyone outside of elderly British men might want to play this? I need to stop thinking about how a game developer could ever possibly fuck up as spectacularly as FDev, I'm going to give myself a fucking aneurysm from trying to figure out what the fuck they were thinking.
It's a useless fight and better options are on the way.
>>147258313
>>147258227
>>147258203
>>147259137
I ended up buying a Cobra. Jesus, this is a fine piece of shit. It pitches really slow, the hardpoints are spread like crap, it's a giant fucking target with weak shields. I understand that it is versatile for trading and things, but seriously, since exploration is crap anyway, wouldn't you want to buy specialized ships for either fighting or trading?
>>147263140
What better options? Scam Citizen?
>>147263508
>Specialized for fighting
Yes, because multirole ships now suck dick in fighting
>Specialized for trading
Ha, no. The trading ships in this game have little to no advantage over multirole. Why take a Type 9 Heavy when you can save up a bit more money and get an anaconda which has farther range, just slightly smaller cargo capacity, better defenses, etc.
It's another design philosophy that Fdev have failed at.
>>147263678
Yes, scam citizen, which is already a more fun game than Elite, just needs to be filled in at this point
>>147263790
>Why take a Type 9 Heavy when you can save up a bit more money and get an anaconda
>a bit more money
>76m vs 146m
>a bit
nigga that's nearly double the price
>>147265052
When you're getting into that range of credits it's not difficult to earn that much. And for double the price once again you get
>A ship that is faster
>With more weapons
>More heavily armored
>Higher jump range
>Better shield capability
All this at the cost of price and slightly smaller cargo capacity. The price and cargo capacity of the Type 9 is not good enough to justify ever using it. It only has 60 fucking tons more for a myriad of terrible qualities.
>>147265419
Type-9 is the python/FDL tier trader. It doesn't compete with the Anaconda because it's not on the same tier at all. The Anaconda tier trader, Panther Clipper, isn't out yet.
How long would it take to get a space buttplug through Sothis run stacking? What about an A rated buttplug?
What ship should i get after the dadbra? I'm making up some money to get myself an ASP Explorer, could i buy the ASP Scout and then get the next tier once i get the other 2 millions or is there a loss of CR?
retarded newfag here, what do you guys mean by calling people dads?
>>147263508
> It pitches really slow
It pitches better than a Viper mk3 when speed is in the blue zone, while suffering a lot more from being out of the blue.
>the hardpoints are spread like crap
The small ones defiitely are. The mediums are in the same spot as the smalls are on Vipers.
>it's a giant fucking target with weak shields
It also has twice the armor of a Viper, though its major selling point is speed. It's the fastest ship in the game before stripped down tiny fighters with enhanced drives.
>wouldn't you want to buy specialized ships for either fighting or trading?
Dedicated trade ships are shit. Multiroles get in and out of stations way faster and are a lot more likely to survive an interdicking. It's more like combat for combat and multirole for trading.
If you're looking for the Viper's successor as a fighter, it's the Diamondback Scout. It's maneuverable AF and has a bigger powerplant.
>>147266607
Should be pretty obvious no?
Although it's a bit more complex than just pic related
>>147266702
I wasn't comparing it to the Viper though, since I didn't buy it I don't know how it is. I was just commenting my thoughts on the Cobra. I'll keep the Diamondback Scout in mind. Are there any multipurpose ships that veer towards combat?
Think I could get an anaconda for 170~ mil? I'm absolutely sick and tired of having shitty small ships and I want one, badly.
Doesn't have to be A rated, though eventually I want it to be.
>>147266949
If you came from an eagle or something the cobra will feel like a slug, but so will anything short of a vulture or one of the scouts.
>Are there any multipurpose ships that veer towards combat?
Fedships and python, but they're more like gunboats than fighters.
>>147266949
>Are there any multipurpose ships that veer towards combat
Both Diamondbacks, the Python and the Anaconda are all capable in combat.
>>147267020
I bought Conda, it's only worth it for combat or planned trading. I'd buy Python, since it can land on outposts and has pretty good cargo hold
>>147265926
Only A-rate FSD for tradeconda, rest D except for maybe shields.
>>147267020
You can do a trade-fit conda for 160M in chinaman space.
Basically A-rank FSD, D-rank everything else, all cargo racks except a 5A shield, two point defense and the rest shield boosters in utility, and then multicannons or mines in every hardpoint depending on how you want to deal with interdictions.
>>147267020
My personal opinion would be to just get a Python. If youre just playing to get a conda youll end up just uninstalling. An Anaconda takes a lot of money to upgrade and a D-C conda is hot garbage, especially against the AI that can easily keep its face on your ass. You could trade with it I guess but at that point you may as well uninstall.
Can you actually make money bounty hunting or should I just trade/smuggle?
>>147268374
Summer(sale)boi here, i tried bounty hunting yesterday and literally nothing else is better for making a quick buck (other than Sothis/Robigo runs in late game i think).
>>147268374
Yes and no
You can make 2.5m/h in RES with the right setup and good spawns.
Interdicking players and NPC is worth shit tho
Do things get harder/more lucrative once you start distancing the starter system?
>>147269291
There is no starter system. The game has scaling AI essentially. You can encounter the most difficult or the easiest AI based simply on a roll of RNG in any system.
>>147269623
Sure there are. They're the ones you initially start the game in.
>>147269291
There are no good trade routes around the starter systems, so better trading is necessarily available away from them.
>>147270458
>They're the ones you initially start in
Great, by name they're starter systems. By function they're the same fucking thing as everything else in the game.
>flying in my long range ASP to do some errands for Blue Mafia
>Got interdicted by 3 players (2 FDL and courier)
>got vaporized in seconds
Gee I wonder why nobody wants to play in Open.
>>147270685
Except they're not because they're drained of resources, missions are low-pay, the surrounding area has poor commodity prices and they're are all located in tight star clusters so the noobwinder can get around.
>>147270863
You must be pretty bad at the game to get killed that easily, or most likely you have no/bad shields and stock armor .
What is blue mafia?
>>147270968
>They're drained of resources
So are non starter systems
>Missions are low pay
Missions pay randomly all over, save for the stations that offer smuggling missions that are actually located outside of the bubble
>They're all located in tight star clusters
So jump to a system three stars away. It will most likely be drained of resources, have shit paying missions and also still be within that tight star cluster. Aka, no fucking different than the arbitrary number of places where you spawn for the first time.
>>147271107
>courier ASP
>vs 2 FDL and courier with PvP fit
>hurr you must be bad
Freelancer with crossfire mod≥>>>>>≥ this
Even vanilla a game over a decade old has more excitement. Each planet has lore on it. Space battles actually feel fun.
>>147271310
You get interdirected by one ship, stick around for other two players to jump in to your instance and die. Yeah you're pretty clueless. If you know that those ships are PvP fitted and you're not, you should have fled and not waited for two more players to join for gang bang
>>147271179
>So are non starter systems
Yeah, then try sourcing and selling gold to Eravate. Stocks are low all around the area and your profit margin is like 200-300cr because the prices are garbage.
>>147271547
FDLs masslock asps
>>147271725
Not long enough for 2 other players to join. Did you low wake it?
>>147271725
High wake, nig
>>147271547
>one ship
>What is nav-lock
Are you summer sale-boy?
I submitted and boosted away. Got masslocked and spammed with drag rockets to lock me down.
But yea, I would like to see how you could get out of that scenario without alt+f4.
I dont mind pvp, I do it a lot. 1v2 is fine too but is it really enjoyable to blow up courier ship with
3 pvp ships? I play Open almost exclusively and already won the game (Conda lul) but that kind of encounters still rustles my jimmies.
what's the difference between high and low wake?
>>147272058
You sound like a dad.
Daddy daddy daddy I've got bugs in my game
Could you wash it out with your space cum
Space Yorkshire sidewinder internal orgasmus giant PULSATING veiny imperial buttdicks
>>147272171
Low wake = jump in and out of supercruise
High wake = jump to hyperspace and go to another system
Low wake can be disrupted by mass and slowed down. High wakes can't be slowed.
>>147272402
> I like pvp
> I play exclusively in Open
> I own anything above >ASP
Do you even know what the dad meme is newfriend?
>>147272616
>PvP dads don't exist
90% dont even understand the basics. blame the game there is no tutorial and there is much to learn.
>>147272058
This sounds like a scenario I was just in.I was the courier.Did you like my drag missiles?
>>147272058
>what's high waking?
>not a dad
Pick one.
In fact,
>dying in this game, ever
>not a dad
Which type of laser is better? Beam, Burst or Pulse? Are missiles and cannons good?
>>147272762
Yea, now I see I got baited,
this is my last (You) for ya. Now fuck off.
>>147273191
>for ya
>ya
Defiantly dad
>Get 200 CR bounty with literally 0 time remaining.
>Bugs out, so the game still allows me to dock but it doesn't tell me i have a bounty.
>After docking the wanted tag appears on my profile
>Launch, security begins attacking me, prepare to GTFO
>Thrusters disabled at 99% FSD charge
>Get a pounding from the security force and die
Fucking hell.
>>147273168
All depends on the situation and how you're using them.
Pulse is low burst DPS but also low energy per shot so DPS is higher than other lasers after the WEP capacitor is empty and you're running purely on recharge
Beam is high burst DPS but drains your WEP capacitor quickly and doesn't deal a lot of damage when it's running entirely on recharge. Burst is somewhere between beam and pulse.
Missiles will wreck a target's external hardpoints and engines if used after their shields are down, but they're expensive and ammo is low.
Cannons have very high armor penetration for their weight class and wreck any internal modules they hit. So they're good for sniping engines or power plants on bigger ships.
>>147273653
Spoiler:You had the wanted tag the whole time; it was covered by your speeding tag.
>>147274193
This whole game is like a prank.
>>147272058
Drag munitions are fantastic. I wanted an incendiary frag for my federal shotgun but ending up rolling drag munitions instead.
I was disappointed.
Then I used them on some AIs and discovered that A) It causes them maneuver like they're at 0 pips. B) They try to turn fight you anyway while under the effect and must still be running 4 pips to ENG because their shields become weak as hell.
I stopped being disappointed then.
>be anaconda
>shoote a player Viper
>player viper proceeds to turn around and push my shit in with bleed thru shields lasers and feedback cascade railguns
It turned into a stalemate once I got past his SCB spamming and got his shields down tho because all he could do was boom and zoom against by then regenerated shields but holy shit
>>147274956
big ships are pretty ded for pvp, agile little throwaway ships are the way to go
>>147273168
you want
M U L T I C A N N O N S
embrace the dakka, brother
What are big ships good for except costing a shitload in insurance
>>147274956
How did you not just alpha his shields down instantly?
I fit a huge beam to my conda and small shitters just vaporize under it.
>>147275173
Bulk trading and uh.. space e-peen?
The buttplug is good for exploring I guess
>>147275173
They're the tanks in PVP and provide masslock. You might be thinking, why not just high wake? Well then your wing is fucked because you're not coming back for a while.
Also big cargo holds for trading and the Anaconda has the best optimized jump range in the game.
>>147275290
that motherfucker was spamming chaff and SCBs like he had only that in his utility/internals. That and I was running a low power build because I'm a cheap shit
Also I've bee told he is THE Viper specialist, like he has 50 of them or smth. CMRD Cillitbang or something
>>147275584
Aww You got bang'ed at CE?
Your welcome :)
>>147275903
I didn't die tho. His bleed thru bullshit got my hull down to 84% but I got him to 23% and then he ran
>>147275584
Yeah he basically flies Viper MkIII and nothing else. Not stock, either. Everything is level-5 engineered.
Last time I saw him he was running dual chaff, dual phasing pulse, one cascade and one penetrator rail and SCBs in every internal. He just takes the heat damage though so you can cook him pretty good with thermal shock weapons when he pops banks.
>>147276252
He has a lot of loadouts. I played against him today with my lighweight courier. Too bad I ate modded torpedo and my generator got shrek'd. It was all ogre later.
>>147276761
PP sniping is why my FAS is set up so that essential systems and weapons stay online at 50% power.
People expect me to run at that point but instead they get four frags to the face and rammed.
How viable is a ramming based ship?
>>147281046
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLBon8U1Ez0
>>147281046
Very.Orca is sleeper OP ramming ship, it'll wreck anything via ram
Why is the Cobra such a bag of shit?? It looks like a paper football and handles like one too.
>>147282810
If you're having trouble with the handling you're not flying it right.
>Flying towards surface to deliver 1 million of exploration data.
>Decide to boost
>Smashes into ground
>MFW
>>147282810
Be sure you have fight assist on mate. If it was not for dads ruining it the Cobra would be consider the fastest and most maneuverable multi-role ship of its size.
>>147282810
>>147115109
or
>>147281242
Physics usually have as 0.5*mass*(speed)^2, so it might be better to have a lightweight but fast ship. It's your chance to find the perfect middle ground for the game, though.
>>147284814
Unless
>mfw your shields went down
Write to support, say your controller glitched/unplugged, say that you are crying ATM, say something touching. I heard that's what every redditor does anyway.
>>147285585
Yeah don't try to apply physics to ED's flight and combat model.
Damage from impacts is distributed unevenly. The heavier the ship, the lower the percentage of the total it takes. Getting rammed hard by something both heavy and fast like a FAS or Orca is an instant death sentence for anything smaller than a Cobra.
>>147221948
So, what happened to Draconis and what is the next best spot?
Tun with >>147225717 commando?
>>147287316
Civil war because people keep donating to both factions, which hasn't resolved due to people not killing off one faction.
What are good systems to bounty hunt or do missions in?
>you often have up to 24 fucking hours to complete a mission
>you can't accept cargo mission with a small ship and come back later
Why the 24 hours?
>>147252705
>6 out of 10 is a bad thing
>4 out of 10 are just faggots anyways
Corvette or Cutter?
>>147287729
So I want to end this exploit I just need to get my wing together and push the shit in of one of the factions?
>>147285831
I refuse to become one of those people.
I have my dignity left.
>>147288356
Trade or combat?
The cutter is useless in combat. The speed does nothing for it because it can't FA-off turret or joust effectively at all. So it's basically a dedicated trade cow that can carry over 700 tons.
>>147288406
It should yes, and you might as well take a bunch of the missions from the faction you want to gain control of the system as well. They are all kill 17 ships missions and some of them pay ~1-2 million. After a while the background sim will determine a faction the winner and the system should go back to "normal."
You may need to grind the other faction back up since they will hate you after the fact though.
>>147288642
Why can't the cutter use FAoff to bring its turrets to bear?
>>147288974
Because it takes a couple lifetimes to turn around.
>>147288642
Shit like this is a serious design flaw in how ships work. Everything Python and up may as well be a small capital ship, they should have proper turret and main gun layouts for full coverage, not all these blind spots. Instead, Frontier wants to treat all the ships like fighter craft. Fighter craft the size of cruise ships or larger.
>>147289431
But it has the same maneuverability rating as the corvette??
>>147289656
Those ratings mean jack shit. Literally arbitrarily chosen by some cunt at FD.
eg: The Clipper's a 2 but it out-turns most maneuverability 6 ships.
>>147288642
>Combat
I used to use the cutter in combat. If you mean PVP, then you are correct. if you mean PVE you are incorrect.
>>147290110
But when you outfit your engines, don't you see the pitch/roll/yaw rates? Are those accurate? why not base the maneuverability rating on that instead of randomly assigning an arbitrary value?
>>147290875
Why indeed.
>>147290875
>why anything
Vision, or lack of time to devote to whatever because that is what the Vision dictates.
>>147291547
Someone please explain the VISION meme to me.
>>147291659
Braben has talked about his vision, which is some magical version of Elite with vastly more content than what we have right now, virtually all of it has been lies, hence the vision.
>>147291808
Huh, and here I thought it had something to do with the existence of so many stations named "Vision"
>>147287823
I'd keep pushing Nyan, which is imperial and has a few low/high/hazRES, which should be good for bounty hunting. But missions are meh, mostly fuck up Yokusu Imperial Society ships (which is pro-empire too).
But because Graill Redd has a community mission going on, it's better: bounty bux + a few millions extra.
>>147291808
Well, at least it's not as bad as THE VISION.
VISION
>>147292863
Made this joke years ago.
>SC literally has the word vision on the front page.
>There is no escape.
>>147292863
No Braben's vision is much worse. Everyone agrees that SC is a scam but you retards keep playing ED despite its legion of flaws.
Who's the bigger fool?
>>147299652
It's desperation anon.
>>147287980
So when you have to stop playing for 10 hours because your grandson wants t go to ChuckECheese
>>147299652
I guess those who paid for the game but have nothing to play are bigger still.
So to speak, a wrinkled shirt is better than a torn one. If a few pieces of a cheap cloth can pass as a torn one.
>>147299652
>implying it's possible to play star citizen
Do you faggots ever play together?Jacques Station raid when
>>147302668
>raiding a station that's 30,000 LY away
>>147303504
>Not raiding a station that's 30k LY away
Would really give some life to this ded general.
>>147303582
Oh shit that name carried overfrom a shitposting threaddon't pay attention to it :^)
Take a ship and outfit it for something it's not meant to do.
>FDL
>actually doing the missions at Robigo instead of shooting everything
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=70O,4_x9qSCGl4yHmpT0_g0_gmpU0Wg01Q,319s8S6Q6uA06u5A,08c4_w7RA5Bk2UI
>>147303782
I forgot
Hard mode: have shields
Nightmare mode: have good jump range too
>>147284814
>Realise you will die within the next second.
>Ctrl Shift Esc
>End Process
>Log back in
>Spawn 13km from place of death with full health because game couldn't synchronise your death with server.
Profit.
>>147304405
>end up on the autism list
>>147303892
>>147303782
>Gunshit
>Mine dem 'roids
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=70R,H9WH9WH9W5Rs5Rs4x24x20mI0mI0_g0_g,2-9Y9Y7_8SB68S6k,7Ue0AA0bg5PU5uk
>>147303782
>>147303892
it's a uh....space tank
https://coriolis.io/outfit/type_9_heavy/2pktsFklndssif62a2a2a2929020204-4p5t-------.Iw18eQ==.IwBh1MunaA==?bn=a%20thing
>>147303782
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=702,mpW0Wg0Wg,2-4s6u6Q4s5K5K6k,5Es4_w7RW1IM2jw2UI
I imagine there's some dads that explore in a Cobra already, but they're probably doing it wrong.
>[muffled Magic School Bus theme in the void]
http://www.edshipyard.com/#/L=70X,mpW0Wg0Wg0__0__,2-6Q8S7_6u5K5K8I,0AA52M5GQ7T40M21Le2jw2UI
>You will never fly a convoy of battle geared Anacondas to the ass end of the galaxy
>You will never find a lone desert planet filled with exiled survivors of a long lost colony expedition
>You will never bomb their planet with your plasma accelerators and torpedoes
>You will never blame the Emperor and leave, kicking off one of the greatest reveange runs the galaxy has ever seen
>>147308480
ffs i want a homeworld space sim
house of the dying sun just doesn't cut it yet, but it sure it's close.
>spent a bunch of money on a python
>gutted my asp to do it
>now need some more cash
>ok, let's go try bounty hunting again
>pop in a hazrez
>already getting outturned by Asps in my Vulture.
Nice.
>>147309409
You and me both
>>147306124
>space tank
>no hull reinforcements
Does the glitch that gives MC's and PA's infinite ammo apply to railguns?
How fucking hard does it have to be to find class 3 fixed pulse lasers?
>>147306124
Hull reinforcements in all your other internals are lighter, cheaper and provide over 5x as much hull integrity as military bulkheads, if you really must choose only one. Hull reinforcements are generally always better than bulkheads if you have empty internals you don't need for anything else.
Also if your life support is going to power down with hardpoints deployed anyway, you may as well A grade it for 25 minutes of air.
>>147312934
Sadly, no.
>tfw SC is a more fun and polished game than ED will ever be even though it's not going to be released before 2030
kill me already
>>147321276
SC wont come out.
I get you mang, I would love to play it. But ive lost hope long time ago.
We have only VISION. Learn to love it. You are not going anywhere.
>>147321276
>>147323354
Have I gotten entirely visioned or jaded or what because I just don't give a fuck about multicrew or the first person shit.
Elite is pretty much all I need at the moment. All I want is for ftroop to fix their bugs and I can keep playing.
