schurem
1863
Lucky you. Building a new PC is such an awesome experience. Until one of the parts turns out to be bad. And you get to RMA it and do it all over again a week later.
I’m trying to ward off the bad mojo thank you very much ; )
But yeah, I live in fear with every new build. I’ve had some good luck in the past, probably due for some misery.
Tractor beaming cargo dropped from a pirate I blasted… game piracy never dies, apparently:
SlyFrog
1866
So is the $29.99 a discounted price that goes up at release, or is that just the end price?
schurem
1868
That just in itself is completely awesome. I have paid almost triple for DLC planes. Of course that is comparing horses to harleys but still.
You should have just done your usual “Get it! Get it NOW!” and made another convert.
RichVR
1870
That fraction of a second when you press the power button and pray that it will actually boot. That feeling of being suspended in spacetime, Schrödinger’s user.
schurem
1871
poetry man, pure poetry <.passes joint>
geggis
1872
My first ever build didn’t boot. I panicked then decided to work forwards from the easiest fixes. First: switch the power sockets.
It was a dodgy socket and the thing booted. If I hadn’t done that god knows how much time I’d have spent working out the problem…
Still keep seesawing on trying to scrap up the money for this. Weird problem that even though it does look like I can play it, I can’t stream it and I’m in a spot where playing a game that I can’t stream feels like wasted time since I can’t use it for work.
At any rate, between gamepad and a flight stick (the extreme 3dpro is what I have) which would be recommended? Also I see that a third person view is available, does it provide advantages that will make me feel like I’m missing out if I play only in first person?
I think Travis said gamepad was the go to default.
stusser
1875
I read that as Gravis gamepad and was like wow, classics never die!
Not really. Obviously you’ll have a slightly wider viewing range around your craft but I don’t find it that beneficial, at least not in the heat of battle. It’s also locked to rear-view AFAIK so you’re mostly just looking at your tail-lights the whole time…unless there’s a “free camera” setting I’ve missed @tbaldree??
No free camera in combat - just photo mode- It’s locked tight so that aiming isn’t basically impossible. You do have a wider and more open view than first person, especially if you’re in a brick like the Platypus, but I think there’s a tradeoff in awareness vs forward facing reticles.
I think the game looks lovely in third person, I love the processing effects/depth of field going on there, but I’m going for the cockpit view because I prefer the forward facing reticles, for sure. Also the feeling of being in a fighter ship in space would feel … lost, in third person view. I’ll take plenty of screenshots from that view though.
And sometimes you just want to look at your ship, amirite?
KevinC
1881
I am so adding songs from Clutch’s 1995 self-titled album when I get this game. It came on via shuffling my playlist and has reeeeally got me in the mood.
Dodge Swinger 1973, Galaxy five-oh-oh,
All the way stars’ green, gotta go.
Dodge Swinger 1973, top down, chassis low,
Panel dim, light drive, Jesus on the dashboard.
I wanna go shoot up some space trash!
Not when it’s the Platypus but I’m only $2,000 shy of the $100K needed for the next ship which is very sleek looking! Then I’ll take some space-selfies.
Also, potentially spoilery questions for @tbaldree, if you will:
1. What do I do with Black boxes? Can’t seem to open them and scanning does nothing…
2. I’ve saved up $118K and want to buy the next ship Sonora(?) but I’m wondering what kind of equipment it comes with. I’ve spent quite a bit on my potato and would hate to lose all that investment and I don’t have enough cash to re-buy all of the stuff I’ve already purchased.
3. Any chance you can move the “Abandon” mission button away from “Make Primary” button, maybe on the other side of the screen? I’ve accidentally abandoned a couple quests due to misclicks.
4. Any way to see which visited stations produce/desire what goods while inside a base or even while looking at the sector map? Seems like I have to memorize or visit specific systems to access this information.
Thanks!
