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

[Lt_Red]

Like on the vid linked at the back of the guide I just set up an "evade" command. Upon saying evade, it switches off flight assist, gives 2 seconds of left, right, up then down thrusters, switches flight assist back on and confirms evade has finished.

That's cheating innit?

Look here at 1:10:

 

[Cavallino]

I don't get how you get the track IR to look vertically upwards in the cockpit, when I set my tracker there is a limited range of vision for some reason.

 

[Lt_Red]

You need to increase the sensitivity of the vertical axis I think.

 

[Lt_Red]

How far have you beta players got into the incursion scenario?

I just got the 9th wave, with just 20% hull remaining when they spawned. Boosted away and recharged shields, got the first ship down but got blown to smithereens pretty quickly.

Not sure how many waves there are... Great mission though!

 

[Beer_MonsterUK]

Yeah ,i'm stuck on the same bit, I can get to that point with decent shields and hull, but just can't take 4 of the mofo's out.

Good level though, that always draws me back.

 

[Jokester]

Unless they've changed it the easiest way to finish it is to do the reverse and shoot tactic.

 

[House]

Childhood memories are dangerous things, I spent lastnight looking at paying £100 for a game thats not even finished and more on Track IR and a X55 set up.

Track IR is seriously expensive for what it is, Compared to a OR Dev kit is $150 for a webcam and some software vs $350 for a full on VR setup..............

 

[Darujhistan]

Interesting, but I think I'll wait until it's finished.

 

[ChrisJSY]

Why is it so expensive, surely a better priced product would interest more buyers?
Sales on products have shown so many times how well it can go for companies.

I'd buy it, if it was priced like similar products.

 

[Lt_Red]

To be fair, for the beta you are paying:

35 sheets for the game upon release
35 sheets for every future expansion when they are released (also available separately after release)
30 quid for beta access until release at the end of the year. So that's @£3.75 a month for beta access until release-ish.

Not really that expensive really - its just in one lump up front with a small premium for beta, (for Premium Beta).

I had already kickstarted and that sum was discounted so it was a no brainer for me. I already had a trackIR (2nd hand from ebay, 90 quid about 2 years ago), and I have a dodgy old Saitek 3D joystick lurking in the cupboard so I'm away.

You don't need an X50-something-or-other, as long as your joystick supports twist to yaw (rudder) you are good to go with stick in your right hand, your keyboard on your left and VoiceAttack. You can pick such a stick up for not much at all.

 

[Beer_MonsterUK]

I keep looking at a HOTAS joystick, but I can't really see the value in spending a significant amount of money on one.

I have a god knows how old cyborg Evo that i've brought out of retirement and it works great. I have pitch ,yaw, rudder, thrust & lateral thrust all to hand plus an extra 11 programmable buttons, should I need them. But with VA fully configured I doubt I'll ever use them.

I've never seen the point in track IR ,I'd sooner save my money and see how Oculus Rift pans out and put the money towards that, if it lives up the promises.

 

[NeilF]

I've never seen the point in track IR ,I'd sooner save my money and see how Oculus Rift pans out and put the money towards that, if it lives up the promises.

I guess the +ve's of TrackIR are:-
- Cheaper
- Clearer visuals. ie: You get to continue using your lovely big clear monitor.
- Ease of use of peripherals. ie: No difficultly seeing your control devices/keyboard.
- Less hardware taxing?

 

[atomic7431]

plus there is track ir devices made for under £20 for the pc on the elite forums.

 

[Jokester]

Alpha 4 genuinely contains over 400 billion star systems. And they are all moving correctly; spinning, orbiting each other in an incredible astronomical ballet. We are also modelling interstellar molecular clouds, and though some of the detail in these (particularly for nebulae) will come after Alpha 4, wherever you are, the ‘night sky’ is accurate. Beyond our galaxy, perhaps surprisingly we do still have a ‘skydome’ - but it is now a staggering 100,000 light years away, containing all the other galaxies, including the Magellanic Clouds. That’s one heck of a draw distance…

Alpha 4 is a fascinating place, and gives a taster of the delights in store in this fantastic galaxy of ours. There are five star systems: Eranin (a K3V main sequence star), Dahan (a K5D star), i Boötis (an amazing quaternary system including a rare contact binary pair and a brown dwarf), Assellus Primus (an F7V star) and LP 98-132 (a diminutive M2V red dwarf). This is just a sample of what’s to come…!

 

[MrMoonX]

 

[Crowze]

 

[itchy]

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=...e&e=bb149574d8

This is looking promising!

Still waiting for release though.

 

[NeilF]

All amazing... but of little significance if the game isn't actually fun

ie: Every crater on the moon could be spot on... but... unless the game is fun... who cares...

 

[atomic7431]

The final stage of the Alpha, Alpha 4 will be released on May 15th and will be followed two weeks later by the first stage of the Premium Beta on May 30th


Newsletter 21

Also take a look at this scale model being made of the Cobra MK111 with lights cockpit and working cargo bay etc looks gooooood

 

[Jokester]

All amazing... but of little significance if the game isn't actually fun

ie: Every crater on the moon could be spot on... but... unless the game is fun... who cares...

Not been enjoying alpha so far?