Elite: Dangerous Kickstarter Launched

Rico_Jones · 2015-02-19T12:51:58.000Z

tylertoo:

Is there a spot not too far from Lave that stocks Reinforced Alloys?

Try George Lucas station in Leesti.

Papageno · 2015-02-19T14:06:02.000Z

Rico Jones:

Try George Lucas station in Leesti.

But go there in pg or solo mode, since that station has reportedly become griefer central.

TimJames · 2015-02-19T14:42:13.000Z

Papageno:

But go there in pg or solo mode, since that station has reportedly become griefer central.

I thought it was because of the rare goods route, but the station name makes a lot of sense…

Papageno · 2015-02-19T15:12:15.000Z

Tim James:

I thought it was because of the rare goods route, but the station name makes a lot of sense…

Afraid I’m not following. I’m just going by what I’ve read on the Frontier forums. Dudes floating inside stations blowing up ships, who’ve somehow hacked their own ships to withstand most of the punishment that stations can dish out.

Joe_M · 2015-02-19T15:16:19.000Z

And to think, back in the day, I thought the Gunship 2000 controls were intense.

conVurt · 2015-02-20T09:29:33.000Z

The latest Frontier newsletter linked to a youtube video of a pilot doing a flyby of the massive black hole at Sagittarius A, some 25k+ ly from Sol. I quite like the gravitational lensing effects, something I could only catch a hint of at the tiny black hole in Maia.

gurugeorge · 2015-02-20T10:23:20.000Z

Papageno:

I love those things. Even though I speak German enough to know most of what they’re actually saying, if I turn it down enough so I can’t make it out I can still enjoy it.

Yeah that meme never gets old, the intensity of Hitler’s rant just so perfectly epitomises nerdrage, and there’s a blank canvas for witty things to say about the topic :)

tylertoo · 2015-02-20T14:54:55.000Z

A new station is being built in Yembo system and you can name it!

I entered the name “Brian Rubin.” Hell, if George Lucas and Ridley Scott get stations named after them…

MrCoffee · 2015-02-20T15:05:37.000Z

I entered James Doohan, his ashes were sent to space afterall!

BrianRubin · 2015-02-20T15:07:16.000Z

tylertoo:

A new station is being built in Yembo system and you can name it!

I entered the name “Brian Rubin.” Hell, if George Lucas and Ridley Scott get stations named after them…

Wow dude, thank you.

conVurt · 2015-02-20T15:17:18.000Z

My vote goes towards “Unexplored”, just to fuck with anyone trying to scan the system. Alternatively, “Next Rest Stop 200 Ly”, since it’s in the middle of nowhere.

EDIT: While it’ll probably stay under construction until it gets named, the starport in New Yembo is fully operational. No bulletin board, outfitting or shipyard yet, but you can dock, rearm and repair, there’s a black market, and you can sell commodities, star data and collect bounties. Not to mention fully scanning the sector will net you 136k CR.

Joe_M · 2015-02-25T19:20:20.000Z

My edtracker is shipping next week and I can’t wait! Apparently the backlog of orders isn’t quite so bad anymore if you’re looking to pick one up.

BrianRubin · 2015-02-25T21:43:59.000Z

Joe M.:

My edtracker is shipping next week and I can’t wait! Apparently the backlog of orders isn’t quite so bad anymore if you’re looking to pick one up.

Yaaaaaaaaaayyy!!!

KevinC · 2015-02-26T14:03:36.000Z

Did someone mention they wanted an external camera with which to view their ship and take awesome screenshots?

Michael Brookes:

For people wanting to take screenshots or look at their own ships we’re also unlocking a debug camera. This allows you take limited control of the camera outside of your ship. This isn’t a gameplay camera and is purely a debug function to allow players to see their ship.

tylertoo · 2015-02-26T15:44:45.000Z

That’s great news. I hope it works during warp drive.

schurem · 2015-02-27T08:30:50.000Z

Apparently it will and people who have beta access should be able to play with it soon™.

BrianRubin · 2015-02-27T08:32:18.000Z

Next week I think, right?

KevinC · 2015-02-27T08:36:53.000Z

Yep, unless some unforeseen problem pops up at the last minute.

This has been the update I’ve been waiting for all this time, it’ll be good to fire up the game again.

BrianRubin · 2015-02-27T08:41:46.000Z

You and a billion other people.

Papageno · 2015-02-27T08:55:18.000Z

schurem:

Apparently it will and people who have beta access should be able to play with it soon™.

I hope we can take screenies, and that there’s not a lot of extraneous crap on the screen.