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CGrieves said:
Hmmm, sounds like you're doing everything right- maybe raise a ticket with FD?
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Will do but being brand new to the game, I was hoping I was missing something obvious. I will raise a ticket and hopefully get told I was doing something wrong.

House said:
Are they from the right system?
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Yer, from where I was told to get them. I did look on ED's forum and I se others have had the same, so could be a bug.
 
Anyone had any issues with auto pilot landings? Twice this morning its tried to land upside down. I'll stick to manual landings from now on.
 
niroe said:
Anyone had any issues with auto pilot landings? Twice this morning its tried to land upside down. I'll stick to manual landings from now on.
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Yes, I have had issues, only on outposts.

engage throttle, to re-gain control, re-orient to roughly the right angle, and reduce throttle again, it gets it right after that :)

I have gone back to manual docking though, needed the slot for some shield cells :D
 
I cant see why a docking computer is a valid use of a slot TBH, Big stations are easy if your get unlucky on some outposts then you have to slide round a sticky out bit but that's what thrusters are for.

I can do it quicker and safer than a docking computer so why would I bother?
 
House said:
I cant see why a docking computer is a valid use of a slot TBH, Big stations are easy if your get unlucky on some outposts then you have to slide round a sticky out bit but that's what thrusters are for.

I can do it quicker and safer than a docking computer so why would I bother?
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Fully agree, I just wish that you could hear the Frontier style docking music without one.
 
Right chaps. I'm tempted to pick this up as little present to myself. However, I won't have much time to play, or a joystick, until the end of January. Is it worth picking up now to have a bit of a blast on of an evening using KB+mouse/joypad, or is there lots of launch bugginess and whatnot?
 
King4aDay said:
Right chaps. I'm tempted to pick this up as little present to myself. However, I won't have much time to play, or a joystick, until the end of January. Is it worth picking up now to have a bit of a blast on of an evening using KB+mouse/joypad, or is there lots of launch bugginess and whatnot?
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Do it! I started with a joystick from the off, but I hear people do just fine with joypads.

Bugs are few and far between, its been a suprisingly smooth launch!

Be warned though, the learning curve is steep, and the grind to your first decent ship can be, well, dull. Once you are into it though, my god, it eats hours....
 
mr1000 said:
Docking manualy can be good fun too, gives a false sense of being an ace pilot sometimes... ;)
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Absolutely, I love docking, especially docking without using the vertical/lateral thrusters- just fly right down to the touchdown point, very satisfying.

Easy to get cocky inside stations though, blaze up off the pad and towards the slot only to find a Type 9 Heavy coming the other way, emergency roll and end up getting tangled in the toast rack....
 
mr1000 said:
Do it! I started with a joystick from the off, but I hear people do just fine with joypads.

Bugs are few and far between, its been a suprisingly smooth launch!

Be warned though, the learning curve is steep, and the grind to your first decent ship can be, well, dull. Once you are into it though, my god, it eats hours....
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I took the plunge last night after being convinced. Until I dig out (or buy) a joystick I have been using keyboard and mouse. It's alright for mucking about and doing the tutorial levels, but doesn't feel very natural.

I think my flying will definitely improve with a stick.
 
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
 
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Halfmad said:
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
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Pure genius :)

Stoner81.
 
Halfmad said:
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
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That is of course assuming your marriage has survived that long....
 
Halfmad said:
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
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Lol. I was lucky enough to have most of the things on your list before Elite Dangerous existed. :)
 
Halfmad said:
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
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I'm at stage 9
 
Halfmad said:
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
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I'm only at step 2, but have already dreamt of the 3 monitors :D

Stoner81 said:
Pure genius :)
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mr1000 said:
That is of course assuming your marriage has survived that long....
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:D
 
Currently using keyboard and mouse. Have a 360 pad, but reckon it would be rubbish.
Have Power Grid (thinking about Voice Attack), but also looking at the Thrustmaster MFDs.
Have an X55 coming for Christmas.
Dunno about pedals - we'll see ;)
Had 3x 1920x1200 monitors, but have now downsized a bit, as one started to get flakey.
Am planning a Dell U3415W in the new year though.
Not that long ago bought a 970, so should be OK.
Not looking at head tracking.
Oculus looks good, but not a purchase for me until it hits retail.

In other news, I decided to head out to Sol last night. I think I got about half way there before becoming stranded with no fuel. I'll have to have a nosey around the local system, otherwise it's blow myself up and start again time.
 
Halfmad said:
This is how it usually goes with Elite: Dangerous

1. Try it with keyboard and mouse.. hmm think it'll improve if I try my 360 controller.
2. Wow this is so much better, I need a cheap joystick a (Thrustmaster T16000M / Hotas X).
3. Shame I don't have more bindings.. oh Roccat Power Grid and Voice attack..
4. Crickey that's so much sweeter than I expected, how much is a HOTAS (X55/Warthog/X52 if you're skint)? hmm..
5. Oh my that's fantastic, wonder how much pedals are.. (Saitek Cessna Pro/CH Pro)
6. Yay immersion! This is great, shame about my monitor being only 1080P, how much is a bigger monitor?
7. This is nice, FPS has dropped too much, how much is a new GPU? Hmm..
8. Oh this card can apparently run.. THREE monitors, holy molly this is great but my neck is getting sore, maybe I need a
9. Head tracking device (Edtracker/Facetracknoir/TrackIR)! Jesus this is like heaven, if only it was that little bit more like an..
10. Oculus rift! yay mamma!
11. This room is a little restrictive.. Honey, fancy a new house?
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Fortunately for me, as a hardcore flight sim addict, I started at step 10 anyway. Otherwise it would indeed me rather expensive.

Currently holding off on a rift, but it is getting more tempting.
 
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