Well they tried to make it easier, the game links to a bunch of beginner videos and there’s quite a few voiced tutorials in the game now.
But yeah - it’s a complicated game. :)
I don’t know if it’s the issue with your tutorial mission, but here’s a general dropping-out-of-supercruise primer;
Generally in supercruise if you’re in the blue zone on your throttle indicator you’ll decelerate enough to be able to land on top of your target. Just wait till it tells you it’s safe to disengage (under 1,000K distance and 200km/s speed) and press the button. This can be a bit slower if you’re going long distances in supercruise, so a good rule of thumb is to ensure that the time-to-target stays at six seconds - any less and you’ll overshoot. So, generally, go max throttle until the TTT gets down to single-digits, then pull back on the throttle gradually until it hits six seconds, and hold it there until you get the all clear to disengage. If you’re going to a station, it’ll usually drop you about 10 clicks out, you need to be 7.5 to get docking permission
Has anyone tested whether sticking to 6 is actually quicker than going flat out and looping when near the target to slow down?
In my experience it’s slower. I think you can go a bit quicker by using the mass of a planet to slow you down more rapidly, but I find it’s not really worth it.
I think 1/3 throttle gets you to a constant 6s once you reach that eta. Maybe it’s 2/3.
Torbe
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3/4 thottle works best I find, in fact unless I’m doing very long distances I pretty much go every where at 3/4 throttle in supercruise. That way I never overshoot stations.
I go full throttle until the time-to-target counter reaches 7 seconds. Then I start lowering the throttle to keep it at 6 or 5 secs (5 is cutting it close!) You should be able to jam it back open for the last bit when the speed drops below a 1000km/s.
I’m a little late to this post so my apologies, but this was how I imagined video games in the future when I was a young boy. Just sort of taking games that I had played and kind of frankensteining them into a jumbled new thing. I loved that idea.
vyshka
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Oculus rift ordered since they are on sale the next 6 weeks. Excited to jump in to Elite when it arrives.
I would (barely) consider getting a Rift at that price if I had a better graphics card–I have a 970, which I believe represents the bare minimum, and unfortunately the bleeping cryptocurrency miners have bid up the price of all reasonably priced upgrade options. I remember a simpler time when graphics cards existed to make games look good. :-/
vyshka
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Haven’t tried much with the Rift yet, but I did spend a little bit of time in Elite. I went over to a RES to kill some wanted folks, and then did a couple of trade runs in my type-6. Still playing with the settings a bit, but definitely makes the Rift worth the purchase price. In combination with Voice Attack it works wonderfully, so I’m looking forward to flying around some more tonight.
I also loved this idea, but then I tried to play Elite and realized I probably loved it more 10 years ago. I just couldn’t make myself to fire it up again so asked for a refund :(
meeper
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A bit late here, but I’m rocking a 970 and a Rift DK2. No complaints at all performance-wise. The screen door effect on the DK2 is more than a little annoying, but I run around pretty much maxed out on graphics settings without issue.
Passing through Sag A on my grand tour
conVurt
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Very nice. I need to get around to doing that one of these months. And sweet ride you got there posed in front of the Great Annihilator–looks great!
Thanks! Yeah she is well equipped as well, even with the fighter bays, weapon, shields and rovers but she can still hit 49ly which is a good range for an all rounder deep space exploration vessel!
There was a really nice interview with Braben on the Rolling Stone site recently. Talks about his origin and influences as a developer generally, and on Elite.
http://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/elite-dangerous-creator-talks-sci-fi-politics-and-whats-next-w492781
RichVR
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Braben is a true OG designer/developer. I <3 him.
Also one huge nerd. A true icon.
