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Chat => Entertainment & Technology => Topic started by: matt5cott on November 06, 2012, 08:54:44 AM
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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous?
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£20 deded here :), I don't care if 2014 is ages away :lol:
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oh my :)
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David Braben and Ian Bell, that's me sold right away. I'll be putting £20 down :ptu:
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David Braben and Ian Bell, that's me sold right away. I'll be putting £20 down :ptu:
Anyone else thinking of spanking a cheeky £20 down don't hang about too long, it's a limited amount (10k) and when they're gone you have to pay £30 instead! Naturally it's the most popular choice and is being utterly hammered, a couple of K have gone since this AM.
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hijack :ptu: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cig/star-citizen?ref=category - ANother game maker vet
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£40 down.
I loved Frontier: Elite II
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3 days left, £100k to do, looking a bit dicey :lol:
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Yeah it is a bit, I think they will make it fine though. There's always that last big push, some people hold out to see if it looks likely then buy in at the last minute.
I looked at the upgrades to see if any would be worthwhile, but that would need to move to the £30 tier PLUS the upgrades are all expensive on top (e.g. concept ship and star charts which I thought would be nice to have are £20 each!). So yeah... I won't be bothering to raise my pledge at all, not at those prices. The cost for better starting options is ludicrous too.
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The cost for better starting options is ludicrous too.
It's a pretty desperate way to raise money, and I'm pretty peeved that it won't be a level playing field, certainly will not be adding more than my bog standard £20 because of this.
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Agreed, it makes it sound like you'll start in a sh*t way if you don't cash in. In some ways I can understand randomising the starting more since its now multiplayer friendly, but while pricing people out of being able to start off in the familiar Lave system is a bit sh*tty I hope it doesn't mean that people will troll with better starting ships/more credits to play with too.
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does it matter? clever way to raise money, they cant have everyone starting off in the same system. The starting credits prob wont make much difference either. Its a little headstart with a better ship & a few more credits, but I bet nothing more than a casual player would earn in a week or two.
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Well, it's been funded, good job :) Can't wait to see the finished product now.
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Well, it's been funded, good job :) Can't wait to see the finished product now.
I'll wonder when they will open up the name pre-registration and how it will work.
I vonder if it will be raining.
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signed up to pledge - didnt realise he not doing a mac version unless he gets more money.
Tempted to withdraw my pledge as I no longer have a desktop IBM PC
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signed up to pledge - didnt realise he not doing a mac version unless he gets more money.
Tempted to withdraw my pledge as I no longer have a desktop IBM PC
It'll cruise past the required amount for the MAC version, only needs £20k more with 24 hours to go and it's had a big media dump today.
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Currently at £1.42m, so those with toyputers will get Elite.
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Just backed it for 50. Fancy the beta access.
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got over the £1.5m for mac version :oD
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1.4mil was for mac version and 1.5mil was for 10 extra playable ships.
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emails sent out with a registration link to all backers, you need to do this to reserve your name 8)
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If you haven't had the email head here https://elite.frontier.co.uk/backers/login/ and hit "forgot my password"
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my email went to the spam box on gmail
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Ok, I'll play cynic. ;) What will be better about this than, say X-BTF etc or EVE?
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Did you never play Elite or Frontier? Not only is the scale of the game beyond comparison but also how totally open-ended and sandbox it will be, single or multiplayer. You might as well read the kickstarter page, but just for a moment imagine the entire galaxy procedurally generated, both scripted and procedurally generated missions/opportunities so freedom to go anywhere and do anything you like. You could be a cargo trader, a pirate, bounty hunter, space miner (I think). They've said eventually you'll be able to explore your own ship, space stations and land on and explore planets.
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Fair one. I didn't play Elite but well aware of it. I suppose EVE comes close in terms of open-ended play but it's still restricted in the fact the universe is finite.
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Fair one. I didn't play Elite but well aware of it. I suppose EVE comes close in terms of open-ended play but it's still restricted in the fact the universe is finite.
Eve is likely to be better than it, it certainly has more open ended gameplay but then it has been developed over the past 10ish years. what the latest elite is, is a version for folks who aren't looking for a monthly subscription game where the primary gameplay elements are real world players.
It's the single player version of eve with the extra multiplayer fun thrown in on the side.
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It's the single player version of eve with the extra multiplayer fun thrown in on the side.
That'll work for me; I generally hate multiplayer and in EVE it was terrible. As long as this doesn't require voice to do anything it'll be fine and dandy!
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Commander names should be YAY/NAYed now, so login and check.
I got Milkman, I'm going to make my ship look as close to this as possible,
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3428/3311365674_64f91fbc59_z.jpg)
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That's going to be classic ;D
I got Clock'd 0ne approved, naturally.
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i believe all the old elites & now freely available to download on the web.
I used to love elite 2 - didnt play ecounters one because of the known bugs. I had the original elite on an acorn electron when I was 7. no idea what to do at that age, so was left in its box in favour of chuckie egg & dare devil denis
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Can't wait for this. I stumped up £90, so I'll get a backers T-Shirt. :w00t:
Frontier was one of my very favourite games as a kid.
Naturally, my in-game name will be Walrusbonzo. Milkman though, that's great!!! :muttley:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ykj3-q40A&feature=youtu.be&t=1m39s
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i notice the alpha shipped today. was anyone on it?
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i notice the alpha shipped today. was anyone on it?
No, boggo beta boy me :(
After watching the youtube above I wish I was alpha! IIRC Alpha packages started at ~£200 :gag:
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http://youtu.be/-RJsF5kzoHU
This guys put a load of alpha gameplay vids up, looks sickeningly good!
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alpha beta store open if you need to buy in
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This or Star Citizen?....
I've the feeling SC is going to kill my system.
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you can now upgrade to alpha with a £50 discount if you got the email.... still £150 rather than £200 is a lot!
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you can now upgrade to alpha with a £50 discount if you got the email.... still £150 rather than £200 is a lot!
Yeah I got the same email, even though it says online multi goes live end of the month, sod that at £150 :-\
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:drool:
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Its looking crazy good even there, I can't wait to see it in person!
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Looking great in 1080p, though I think the menu's and controls look quite busy so might take some getting used to.
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got some elite loot today
T-Shirt, Keyring & pin badge.
I know a guy. Couldnt blag me Alpha though :(
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I want this game with the rift
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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wooohoooo
Single Player Combat build is now available for Standard Beta backers to get ready for the Beta 1 release due on July 29th!
Our records show that you already pre-ordered the multiplayer Beta. You are now able to download and play a single player combat build immediately and begin honing your piloting skills in readiness for the release of Beta 1 on July 29th.
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I haven't bothered with the Beta access so I'll probably be at a disadvantage when it finally comes around, but I have plumped the extra for the lifetime DLC option.
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I didn't buy into it, so ill wait patiently :P
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i cant even remember which i bought into. but given i don't have a windows box right now, im gonna be struggling unless they've built the mac versions already.
must look at this today.
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my little brother has been playing it... and bought an £250 joystick just for this game....
he borrowed my nephew occulus rift, but decided to buy his own now too (just for this game)
must be the most expensive game in existence so far :-o
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It literally costs hundreds if you bought the alpha/beta subscription, that's crazy money
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depends on your stance.
if you took into account the 400 quid price tag of a c64, the 8 quid for the game, the hundreds and hundreds of hours my dad put into it, were probably still cheaper than going to the pictures.
every time games go up in price, i remind myself that 80 spent on watchdogs and all the extras is the equivalent of 10 cinema trips. and i get far more than 10 nights play out of good games.
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Of course there's relativity to it, but taken on it's own its a lot of money - but yes for the level of investment you're likely to put in it holds value.
I spent a lot of money on hifi equipment because there's value to me in it that others might not see.
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me too. unfortunately the wife not only doesn't see the value, se also doesn't see the beauty and its now gathering dust in the office.
it might be time to take a stand.
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I spent a lot of money on hifi equipment because there's value to me in it that others might not see.
I doubt anyone can `see` a better hifi :)
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You're a funny guy Sammy, that's why i'm going to kill you last ;D
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anyone else playing?
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anyone else playing?
Nope, boggo standard only for me :(
Your thoughts?
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I quite like it.
ive not played online yet - but im enjoying solo.
IF you liked frontier, then you should like this.
Jumping between star systems is a bit odd & takes getting used to, as you jump to the galaxy & then home in on the base from there. Travel to fast & you overshoot it. Travel to close to planet & you drop out of lightspeed & have to do it again.
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Even us pleb £20 backers have it now, MILKMAN is my ID.
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Christ this is good, so much nostalgia ;D
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Damnit, I won't have time to hit this until the weekend!
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Traders bible
http://imgur.com/QsxScn1
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ive not started yet.
moving stuff around the house so ive lost my PC room for a few days/weeks.
Not bothered - found making money quite easy doing shuttle runs.
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Had early beta access but never used it lol.
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Remarkably smooth launch, alas no real 'new' content yet (from gamma)
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I aim to have this by the weekend
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Is this actually ready to buy yet?
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Is this actually ready to buy yet?
I could be wrong but i thought it released the other day?
Yes https://store.elitedangerous.com/elite-dangerous-cat/elite-dangerous.html £39.99!
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Yup, that was lazy.
I should know how to use Google by now! ;D
Viewed some vids and I'll probably buy it - hoping it's not going to turn out like EVE (way too aggressive for the casual player.
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Looks damn good from video, just a pity the Star Wars franchise didn't have the same sort of people working on it....
Good luck in game, get rich and kick ass! :thumbup: :rock:
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Going in... this better be good! :w00t:
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my gaming PC is still packed up - was playing beta & liked it. hopefully Ill get back in game after xmas
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Well he's not come back out again. Reckon he's lost to witchspace. :)
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It's pretty but I hate it already... no linear throttle and there's no control over the yaw/pitch/roll rate.
FFS - what were they thinking?!
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Ok, so I made the "mistake" of binding left/right, up/down rather than just simply assigning an input for each. Much better now that I have full control. :thumbup:
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I haven't even started yet, I probably will tomorrow. Any good newbie tips going?
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I haven't even started yet, I probably will tomorrow. Any good newbie tips going?
Check BBs for missions (obviously, but...) if you get one to deliver to X port if you go and make a cup of tea and then check the BB again it often refreshes so you might get another to X port so you can stack them up.
Don't rely on the trade maps, it's best off if you literally note the prices down at a station! (F10 is screenshot)
Play the tutorial to get the flight/docking basics, if you don't you'll get reamed.
In the sidewinder don't bother trying to fight anything really, chuck all your pips to ENG and just leg it (make sure to use boost)
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Tip: Play 'Solo' (NPCs) first to get used to the mechanics then go to 'Open' (PVP). :ptu:
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Tip: Play 'Solo' (NPCs) first to get used to the mechanics then go to 'Open' (PVP). :ptu:
and to build money up.....
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I found some 'Ancient Artifacts' drifting in space, nabbed them and sold them off to the tune of 12,000cr or something. Then I look and see I've been fined 20,000cr for illegal goods.
WTF? What's the point of cargo drifting in space if you can't sell it?
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You have to sell it at the appropriate places. From what I gather, it's not as easy as it used to be to earn cash from illegal goods.
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while you can sell illegal goods at places that have blackmarkets, you may still get cargo scanned & fined/bountied.
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Check if you're anywhere near Pinouphis, in which is watts dock one of my favourite ports, anarchy, blackmarket, full supply of dodgy stuff such as narcotics/slaves and battle weapons, and excellent ship weapons outfitting. Even if you get scanned the only thing illegal is toxic waste.
I always go there if I have a hold full of dodgy stuff :D
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Wow do I feel like a n00b. I did all the training and so far so good (takes a while to get used to flying using the mouse but I feel competent enough).
A few things I've noticed, when going into superspeed to travel to places, pressing J, it seems to be awkward to time when to slow down and drop back out. I ended up very far away from the station and it seems like the only way to get there is to spend five mins at full throttle. Is there a quicker way to get there or am I just dropping out too early?
Second is actually filling up my cargo hold - I can't figure out how to. When I go into starport services I get a bulletin board, but no market/trade board to load up on goods. How do I buy stuff to trade in other systems?
Edit: Okay, so it looks like not every starport offers a commodities market, hence my confusion. Back in I go... :lol:
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From a Sys Admin I know at Frontier
Elite Dangerous has now been out for about a month and a half. In that time our player base has managed to discover 615,475 so far uncharted star systems in the Galaxy. Only around another 399,999,384,524 to go, then....
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I've been discovering/analysing systems - not realising that I'm actually the first in the game to do so. Thought it was an 'immersion' thing but, no; it's genuine.
Have a fully-fitted Viper but still struggling with Anacondas. All good fun though.
Really surprised there's hardly any griefing going on - which I fully expected from my EVE experiences.
It's all a bit repetitive and the dogfighting grind is really the only way to make fast cash at the moment but 8/10 from me so far. :thumbup:
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https://github.com/cowboy/ed-rare-trade-route-generator
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https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=53037
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Money.