Again exceeded my expextations. I thought they would just put metal rings on them and that would be that. Very nice touch with the glass ceiling. Nice to see such attention to detail without going over the top.
Also, very nice to see they remembered the Blue Danube. It just wouldn't be Elite without it. Now we just need the rest from Frontier 1-2, update the original compositions with orchestration (like the intro) and we pretty much have the soundtrack.
I'll admit I'll be disappointed when you leave hyperspace and there's no Ride of the Valkyries
There must have been a door there in the wall, when I came in.
Truly gone fishing.
That's the downside right now to the whole "forward mounted weapon system" - you simply can't defend yourself effectively in a heavy and bulky hauler. That's one thing SC seems to have gotten right with their latest Freelancer commercial, showing off the side mounted turrets taking out pirates, heh.
My bad, the Hauler actually have 2 turrets hardpoints (as utility mount) !
I have just installed one, don't know if it is already operational yet and/or how it works.
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Premium Beta 2.01 is now live and should be downloadable through your launchers. Here is the change log for this update:
Crash Fixes
-Fix for crash caused by keybinding error
-Fix for crash caused by entering an asteroid ring then leaving and entering supercruise
-Fix for crash when trying to lock or unlock a texture that doesn’t exist
-Fix for a crash when de-referencing a NULL pointer in m_starObject
-Fix for crash in IKinematicService
-Fix for server crash when handling ROUTE letters
-Fix for crash when de-referencing things which are NULL
-Fix for crash in instancedmodel2
-Fix for crash when attempting to take a screenshot while hyperspace
-Fix for crash caused by trying to render stars before the view has been properly setup
-Fix for crash in clearing docking state
-Fix for a crash when de-referencing NULL pointer in LaunchBayComponent
General fixes/tweaks
-Various improvements to help reduce exit time from super cruise
-Fix for amount of credits displaying incorrectly at high values
-Fix for assert on shutdown
-Oculus fix – Ident is now rendered using orthographic projection
-Oculus fix – now rendering star field at correct depth
-Oculus fix – corrected camera positioning for each eye
-Oculus fix – able to change resolutions even if the OR kit isn’t connected to graphics card
-Only show an in demand commodity in the legal market if the commodity is legal
-Fix for bounties not being paid out correctly
-Fix for pad loitering warnings being given when player is over their allocated pad
-Fix for a potential soft lock in galaxy map
-Fix for starport rotation sometimes snapping/jumping
-Trade – iteration on prices and quantities
That was fast !
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Up in the corner "Backer's Login" you should be able to see what you can access from there.
(I can't use it myself since I did not back this via Kickstarter.)
Up in the corner "Backer's Login" you should be able to see what you can access from there.
(I can't use it myself since I did not back this via Kickstarter.)
Did that and have no access to Beta. Reason for asking is its very much unclear when "2nd round of private beta test" is. Nothing is called premium beta on any Kickstarter reward.
It might be that the first round is meant to be the premium beta and then second round will be the standard beta, should be in a few weeks if I remember correctly.
(Though it's worded private beta so that's a bit strange.)
Crash fixes
- Fix for crash when the game saves for the first time on a fresh install
- Fix for crash when pressing ‘Select’ during an outfitting transaction
- Fix for crash when exiting Outfitting
- Fix for crash in texture loader
- Fix for crash caused by memory leak
General tweaks/fixes
- Iteration on throttle controls when turning flight assist back on
- Iteration on gimballed weapons
- Reduce server spam
We are delighted to announced that development continues to go very well, and July 29th will be the date when we enter the standard Beta phase!
Over the next few weeks we will be outlining the fantastic new features and content that we will add to the Beta – it’s a huge release, so ‘watch this space’ for more information.
So yes, the "cheap as fuck" Beta is around one month to go
EDIT : Also, this :
Quote:
In Premium Beta so far:
• Commanders have travelled a total of 1,257,230 light years in pursuit of profit. By our maths, we think that’s over 3 laps around the outer rim of the Milky Way.
• 189,471 units of Fish were purchased, but only 171,531 were sold, leaving 17,940 cargo canisters of fish floating off on an interstellar odyssey. Did you spot any?
• 81,468 free Sidewinders have been issued to Commanders who met an untimely end.
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Up in the corner "Backer's Login" you should be able to see what you can access from there.
(I can't use it myself since I did not back this via Kickstarter.)
Did that and have no access to Beta. Reason for asking is its very much unclear when "2nd round of private beta test" is. Nothing is called premium beta on any Kickstarter reward.
you're in standard beta, which starts july 21st i think
Yeah they just sent a email, standard beta (Called Beta 1) will begin July 29th, this current premium beta will run until June 15th and the all expansions pass will also stop being sold on July 29th.
That's the downside right now to the whole "forward mounted weapon system" - you simply can't defend yourself effectively in a heavy and bulky hauler. That's one thing SC seems to have gotten right with their latest Freelancer commercial, showing off the side mounted turrets taking out pirates, heh.
My bad, the Hauler actually have 2 turrets hardpoints (as utility mount) !
I have just installed one, don't know if it is already operational yet and/or how it works.
Damn, it seems they are only "point defense" turrets, which fight again missiles only.
Better than nothing, but you must still enter "runaway" mode if intercepted.
Also, having some fun moment in my brand new Cobra MK3 :
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@Tungsten I have still plenty of credit, too bad we can't share them yet
Don't start to grind for credit now btw, there will be a wipe on July 29, with Standard Beta.
Also, I can't stop playing with these close spawns :
I think I will stop once I got crushed, some have already
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Wow, this game sure is going to be annoying once more players get in. It already is filled with grade A assholes.
I still haven't been able to get enough cash together to buy...well, anything of any value really. It is so annoying to get away from that silly starter Sidewinder with its puny laser :/
Dropped out of super cruise inside a station twice in the last week. There goes your cash again, because you'll most likely drop out somewhere between 7 rocks and 19 hard places, breaking your ship before you can even attempt to get out. It'll at least delay you long enough for the lasers to pop out and shoot you in the face.
Got tired of trading for scraps for a bit (see below) so I tried heading to a (low intensity) conflict zone to try and get some cash via kills..nope, there's an eagle flying around, just swooping in for the kill every damn time. And after a few minutes a couple of Cobra's dropped in, clearly buddies since they ganged up on me straight away. No chance to get away.
Crazy amounts of bad pilots who fail to fly *out* of stations, so I've learned to be careful and patient if there's traffic. Flying out of Aulin, see a Lakon fail miserably and bounce his way out; I keep my distance, give him a chance to get outside safely. He finally makes it, I go out and immediately pretty much turn around to head for Chango. Throttle up, boost to get away from the mass lock and hit the hyperdrive. Wait, why's that charging so slo...motherfucking piece of crap Lakon just rammed into me. I think I'm fine at first, but nope, there go the shields, hull starts ticking down. And he sits there watching
Oh well, let's head to some of these unidentified signals then, see if there's anything amusing. Half of them put you in with 3 AI Eagles, so that's an instant boost + supercruise to get away. No matter how bad the AI is, that is too much. Then there's the odd signal beacon series, which are useless right now. And the last kind are the ones where you might find something to scoop up, assuming there's not a group of assholes waiting for you. So that's not a good way to make cash either. At least I did have a funny race to scoop shit up with another dude in a starter Sidewinder, neither of us felt like fighting
The economy is completely broken as well, they need to improve the systems behind that. The idea is that you should be able to tell what you can fly from which place to where by looking at the type of system. An agricultural system should always have decent price on agricultural medicines for example, but because there seems to be almost no control over it all and it being completely player driven, that's all skewed. You'll most likely end up losing money if you try to make sensible trades. Good thing there's sites that are powered by memory reading tools to dump the prices :/
I am enjoying it overall, but these moments really have me longing for an either fully SP experience or private servers where you don't have these dipshits. How the fuck can people camp even in a game like this - I'm just waiting for the 360noscope now
The economy has me _really_ worried though, because they don't seem to intend to change it. They just reset it every once in a while. That's crap.
Humans suck. And when there's a strong online component that actually rewards people for being dicks, it's an inevitable outcome since every single cheeky exploit will be used in order to win (or take whatever the "prize" is).
That's why I completely agree with you when you mention the idea of having a fully SP experience, because that is the #1 reason why these supposedly super-awesome nu-space games have zero appeal on me until they implement a campaign with interesting and varied quests, good AI and story. Online is always quite fun in these games, but it's way more fun if you behave like a douchelord (like in EVE or DayZ for example), and that's something that can either ruin a community, or make it more interesting, depending on the amount of "dipshitness" that you can tolerate. (I have a low tolerance, sadly )
tl;dr: if you're an asshole, you have more fun than normal people xD
Exactly the reason why I don't play online games. People suck. Especially when it's games like this, SC, EVE, etc.. all designed to ENCOURAGE people to be scumbags to each other.
I wouldn't have a problem with it if I was playing with friends. And the idea of flying missions together or escorting each other on trade runs is exactly what I do like. But right now ED has too little for a new player to do much on his own. Gotta be extremely careful and run like a bitch all the time
SC has me less worried at the moment because what they've outlined (yeahyeah, it's not there yet by a long shot) actually were mechanisms to counter exactly this.
Of course, ED right now has a tiny area, once they open it up it will change things drastically. Doesn't change the fact that the economy will still get fucked unless they spend time on it and put some more elaborate mechanics behind it like SC is slated to get.
Your last few posts are exactly my thoughts. Can't wait to be able to just fly with friends. I've bought a 2nd laser...once, in all the time I've played (which hasn't been a whole lot, honestly) but that's it. I've shot at plenty of things, but rarely had a kill shot I guess, so no credits.
About 5 mins after wanting to try out the 2nd laser, I get gang raped by a few ships teaming up on me.
couleur wrote:
Everything I don't understand is a mental disorder.
couleur wrote:
If the illegals are drowning its their fault for attempting to cross the river in the first place. Especially the children. /s
russ80 wrote:
Who cares about gameplay. It's one of the few next-gen looking titles out there so BRING IT ON.
Elite: Dangerous Newsletter #30
There is hope for the Beta, crimes better handled, in game communications, single player mode, ...
I had hard time as well.
But once you can get a ship other than the sidewinder it gets better.
And once you got a cobra it was almost to easy, I can do around 28,000cr profit trip from Aulin to Chango with progenitor cells.
Got my Cobra full equiped with class 4 mutlicanon, upgraded hull and such.
Funny things, I am "sadly" no more annoyed by grieffer now
But last time I was idling near chango, waiting for something to happen...
And then I saw an Hauler being attacked by two sidewinder just after he get out of the station ... One boost, some missiles and some multicanon rounds later the 2 "pirates" were back to dust
The hauler came in front of me and gave me some flashing lights signals and warped away...
This was the greater MP experience I had in a game since a long time.
Well, keep the faith, I am sure ED will put some mechanics to make MP experience enjoyable.
And I am more about single player when it comes to this sort of games but now I am afraid single player mode will feel too lifeless...
Did I say, class 4 multicanons rocks btw ?
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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.
Simply log into your Elite: Dangerous online account and download the launcher via “My Downloadable Products”.
Happy Flying, Commander!
From the Frontier Team.
Only there's nothing to download.
(There's the launcher but it's the same as I already had and running that doesn't update anything further.)
Oh it's just the scenarios from that?, I thought those were more of flight tutorials or simpler stuff (Based on their description at least.) so I never tried those.
Your last few posts are exactly my thoughts. Can't wait to be able to just fly with friends. I've bought a 2nd laser...once, in all the time I've played (which hasn't been a whole lot, honestly) but that's it. I've shot at plenty of things, but rarely had a kill shot I guess, so no credits.
About 5 mins after wanting to try out the 2nd laser, I get gang raped by a few ships teaming up on me.
this happened to me too
cant wait for the next update when asshats like this get their just desserts
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