*** The Official Elite: Dangerous Thread ***

[Dano]

If you want a mega 4K screenshot at over 100mb, press left ALT+F10 in game... you'll be surprised how good it looks. The game will pause briefly when you take one of these, so nothing to worry about. Try it on a station approach or while in a station, and you'll be blown away by the detail. Coupled with debug external camera mode, you can get some amazing shots.

Just to note, this feature only works in solo mode.

 

[kablooey]

Trying to get back into it after having a few weeks off... What happened to the price of fuel? Filling my Anaconda is so cheap now.

 

[kablooey]

Is anyone else having problems selecting routes in the Galaxy map? I don't know what's going on but when I move my mouse to select a route the system popup 'tab' disappears and I can't select it, it is driving me mad!

 

[Ezah]

Is anyone else having problems selecting routes in the Galaxy map? I don't know what's going on but when I move my mouse to select a route the system popup 'tab' disappears and I can't select it, it is driving me mad!

It bothered me for a while too, click the system, wait for the map to re-centre on it and the pop-up should be there without clicking anything else.. Sometimes its hard to even click the system though, I think its a big buggy since the last update.

 

[Kieran_Burns]

I find if you click and rotate the map it helps getting the system pop-up to stay on screen

 

[Kieran_Burns]

By the way, has anyone tried super-sampling? I just tried at 2x (5120x2880) and it looks stunning. Not saying it's amazingly clear but the console needs dusting.

Bit jerky on the 980GTX though... but the quality....

 

[Kieran_Burns]

I made it 1000 LY out, phew!

Decided to dog leg back via the Pipe Stem (nebula?) just 'cos, and the very first system I jumped into:

Spoiler

Unexplored water world

Hell of a way to go in a Cobra with just 22 LY jump range. I really think I should've shed more weight before leaving but hey ho.

 

[awaybreaktoday]

What time will people be on ts playing today? Just got my vulture, upgraded from vuper, have not spent much on it yet....

 

[Cavallino]

What time will people be on ts playing today? Just got my vulture, upgraded from vuper, have not spent much on it yet....

Is there some sort of OCUK clan or friends list? How do I access this? Cheers

 

[maxzuk]

Don't know of OCUK clan but we have one, just click on my sig

 

[Cavallino]

Thanks. Is there a OCUK friend list or something somewhere?

 

[Devrij]

So I'm discovering that the python is bloody expensive to run. That said, I've got a reasonable amount of upgrades on there now and had a ball in combat. 3 shots to an anaconda power plant with my 3 large cannons and it's dead. Just need to get the A plant and FSD, power distributor etc. Then I'm ready to be the dread pirate Roberts

 

[awaybreaktoday]

Major trading attempt failure:

So i decided to try trading, Spent 2 million buying imperial slaves which would have given me a profit of 500K in one hop, however i get pulled out of super-cruse and killed.

So to make that money back i decide to do a rares route run, with my cobra full with 60 rares i reach my selling destination, but in a rush to get my credits i crash the ship in the base...

No more trading for me......

 

[Captain Fizz]

Ouch.
I quite like trading...

I now have insurance for the 'conda
Been trading using the Trade Computer Extension
It's a little bit of a pain setting everything up for the first visit but is dynamically telling me when prices change so that I can keep routes running for longer (Prog cells no longer making 900 profit but commodity Y is now making more).

Populating it with stations atm and making nice pennies.

Will have enough spare to buy back the Vulture soon.
Then eventually the Python back ^.^

My god - They Anaconda is SOOO much better than the T9.
OK, 48 less cargo, but over 18LY jump range, with weapons... Can TURN!
Lovely jubbly.

 

[Devrij]

That trade computer extension looks cool. May have to give that a go. Alternating between hauling 268 cargo in my python and blasting fools in RES.

My ultimate goal for the python is to make this combat beast. Might be a bit heavy and complete overkill on the internals, but by god you'd have trouble taking it down. Currently running this setup, minus the A rated internals. Only 100m left to make!

[Python]
L: 3C/G Cannon
L: 3C/G Cannon
L: 3C/G Cannon
M: 2D/G Beam Laser
M: 2D/G Beam Laser
U: 0I Chaff Launcher
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster
U: 0A Shield Booster

BH: 1I Military Grade Composite
RB: 7A Power Plant
TM: 6A Thrusters
FH: 5A Frame Shift Drive
EC: 4A Life Support
PC: 7A Power Distributor
SS: 6A Sensors
FS: 5C Fuel Tank (Capacity: 32)

6: 5D Hull Reinforcement Package
6: 5D Hull Reinforcement Package
6: 6E Shield Generator
5: 5E Cargo Rack (Capacity: 32)
5: 5A Shield Cell Bank
4: 4A Fuel Scoop
3: 3A Shield Cell Bank
3: 3A Frame Shift Drive Interdictor
2: 1E Basic Discovery Scanner
---
Shield: 479.17 MJ
Power : 22.13 MW retracted (74%)
26.58 MW deployed (89%)
30.00 MW available
Cargo : 32 T
Fuel : 32 T
Mass : 812.8 T empty
876.8 T full
Range : 14.58 LY unladen
14.05 LY laden
Price : 211,771,752 CR
Re-Buy: 10,588,588 CR @ 95% insurance

 

[Surfer]

Played this at the weekend at my brothers as he has it He is able to run it at high for everything on an ATI 7550 albeit he has an i5 processor. He has a sidewinder type joystick not sure which one (recommended on elite forums anyway) The flight mechanics and combat gameplay is very very good feels just right. Only tried the tutorials. So now i want to buy it But i told myself i wouldnt get it unless with a DK2. I figure the price for a DK2 all in would be about £275. If i use that then when retail version comes out (xmas 2015 if we are lucky) i could probably still sell it for at least £100 for people who want to try VR. The other good news is they are shipping out DK2's quite quickly now. Is 1 r9 290 enough to run this at very high settings in the DK2 though? And still hit the sweet spot of 75hz? Ive heard that at lower than this you will get screen judder or lag?

 

[hyperseven]

Thanks. Is there a OCUK friend list or something somewhere?

in my sig

been playing Wings with the chaps from Pagan, really good fun and easy credits to be made.

 

[Legend]

By the way, has anyone tried super-sampling? I just tried at 2x (5120x2880) and it looks stunning. Not saying it's amazingly clear but the console needs dusting.

Bit jerky on the 980GTX though... but the quality....

I don't know how anyone runs that unless they had x2 Titan's lol... even on my 980 it goes all jerky jerk, and although 1.5 runs smooth, my GPU fan is going like the clappers and after a couple of hours playing it will crash. So I just keep it x1 and all is fine.

 

[Cavallino]

in my sig

been playing Wings with the chaps from Pagan, really good fun and easy credits to be made.

Oh cheers! How do I go about adding people to my list? Also can I add myself to this list?

And the chaps on Pagan are some of them from OCUK? How and where do you "meet up" to group up etc?

 

[Ezah]

So I'm discovering that the python is bloody expensive to run.

I take it you didnt own one prior to the damage and fuel cost change then? It was costing 500-800k just to repair it. granted this was before I really understood SCB, so probably my own fault, but really expensive to run.