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I got my X52 Pro on Friday and ED feels like a whole new game now. Compared to the XBox controller it feels like I can now aim with some accuracy, and the throttle control is icing on the cake.
I'm a complete newcomer to gaming on anything other than keyboard and mouse, so anyone else thinking of taking the jump should just do it.
It took a few hours to get used to the inverted controls but my 4 year old daughter picked it up instinctively. Think I might train her up as my combat pilot and I'll do the rest
I'm a complete newcomer to gaming on anything other than keyboard and mouse, so anyone else thinking of taking the jump should just do it.
It took a few hours to get used to the inverted controls but my 4 year old daughter picked it up instinctively. Think I might train her up as my combat pilot and I'll do the rest
I got my X52 Pro on Friday and ED feels like a whole new game now. Compared to the XBox controller it feels like I can now aim with some accuracy, and the throttle control is icing on the cake.
I'm a complete newcomer to gaming on anything other than keyboard and mouse, so anyone else thinking of taking the jump should just do it.
It took a few hours to get used to the inverted controls but my 4 year old daughter picked it up instinctively. Think I might train her up as my combat pilot and I'll do the rest
The one feature I'm jealous of on this over my cheap joystick, is the analog "look" facility you have on it. ie: To allow you to easily look around.
Although I'm gonna try using the mouse to look around with (right hand), the wheel to control speed, and a joystick (left hand) for everything else
This may be quite effective as you'll obviously be using the mouse quite a bit at times I suspect elsewhere in the game.
I pledged £150 in Kickstarter and took up the offer of paying a further £50 to upgrade to Alpha. A lot of money for a game but I have waited almost 20 years for a new elite.
Screenshots with FPS in the top right corner. The reason the cockpit is off centre is because I am using TrackIR.
Screenshots with FPS in the top right corner. The reason the cockpit is off centre is because I am using TrackIR.
Do you mean you upgraded with the recent offer or are you talking about when they offered it the first time?
The recent offer. When the alpha was released for £200 above what was pledged on KS I almost choked with laughter. I had already pledged £150 over a two year period and felt that paying £200 for a few months of alpha testing was a joke.
I initially pledged £20 on KS, then I upgraded to £50 total and just before KS ended I added another £100. Elite is my all time favourite and I wanted to do my bit to ensure it became a reality.
The latest offer is an upgrade from your KS pledge total. and your rewards are not affected. So in my case I paid £150 already so the alpha update was £50. £50 was a far better prospect than the £200 it was initially on sale for.
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It's already shaping up to look very pretty
More importantly though I suppose, what are your thoughts on the gameplay so far?
Gameplay is very good so far and shaping up well. At first I was disappointed as I felt it was too much like a WWII arcade game in the way dogfights worked. Now since I learned how to use boost, flight assist off, lateral and reverse thrust etc I have learned their are some good tactics to be employed.
The £200 doesn't feel so bad as I paid it off in instalments since Dec 2012. I have spent more in that time on some absolute crud games I can tell you.
Well the latest offer is to pay £100 ontop of the Beta access unfortunately :|
I hadn't realised the offer was changed. Is your full KS backers level showing on your KS backers login?
I think it is yes. It should be £150 for Beta.
But on the Frontier website the equivalent is now £100. It doesn't make sense really.
Well actually it does because the beta on the website doesn't come with any of the goodies that the beta on the KS page comes with.
But on the Frontier website the equivalent is now £100. It doesn't make sense really.
Well actually it does because the beta on the website doesn't come with any of the goodies that the beta on the KS page comes with.
Is TrackIR working well?
I want to invest in TrackIR for ED and also Star Citizen, but wanted to check how it was performing in the game?
I'd go for Oculus Rift as well but I can't see in 3D so it doesn't work for me.
Is TrackIR working well?
I want to invest in TrackIR for ED and also Star Citizen, but wanted to check how it was performing in the game?
I'd go for Oculus Rift as well but I can't see in 3D so it doesn't work for me.
The only downside is that the Y (up down) axis has no limits so your head can go through the roof. It can be an exploit when MP is release so I hope FD get it sorted. So I only use yaw, pitch and X axis in ED as I find Y and Z too sensitive. Other than that it works perfectly fine.
It's already shaping up to look very pretty
More importantly though I suppose, what are your thoughts on the gameplay so far?
Gameplay is very limited as it's purely combat against AI at the moment. For what it is I'm finding it very entertaining. Quite easy to get the basics but very difficult to master. I'm feeling I'll still be learning months and years down the line.
Really excited given what we've seen so far. Very polished, looks great, sounds great. Creaming in my undies thinking about the full game
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