Elite: Game talk

Miner Willy
17 Oct 2024, 8:58pm
Indy
This makes it sound like I won't be successful running Elite on a Linux system. Is that true?

It seems unlikely it is written for Windows and FDEV drop development of console version because they couldn't keep up with multiple platforms,

If you must have Linux and Elite on a single machine you either need dual boot, or to have a windows virtual machine running on Linux KVM hypervisor.
...but there will be overheads from running a virtual machine, so will be slower than running on native windows.
Rawnu
17 Oct 2024, 9:06pm
Indy

This makes it sound like I won't be successful running Elite on a Linux system. Is that true?

I'm growing weary of Windows and have long used Linux for many things other than gaming. Considering how much I enjoy and play Elite Dangerous, I would hate to convert my gaming system to Linux only to find out I can't run Elite. (Not to mention VR compatibility.)


I run it on Steam Deck, which has Steam OS and is based on KDE Plasma. Since the advent of Proton, Linux gaming is on par with Windows gaming for most of the time, and games like Cyberpunk 2077 run probably even better on Linux.
Kasumi Goto
17 Oct 2024, 9:17pm
So, I ran into an instance of Elite breaking especially spectacularly today, possibly worse than Titans in Open. The ridiculous AX bots with their braindead (or brainless) pathing somehow managed to drag three or four Cyclops (and three Scouts) way up from one of the surface ports attacked around Cocijo, about 52 kilometers away. And what I found was a complete shitshow of bugs where the human NPCs were just flying like they were drunk not shooting at anything, and the Thargoid NPCs were completely stuck slowly flying downward at less than 100 m/s, had almost no audio, would not respond if you shoved yourself in their faces and blasted them with shard cannons, Cyclops deployed no shields or special attacks when they got a heart broken off...

One of the Cyclops eventually got to about 45 kilometers where its normal behavior resumed, then it strayed past what I will now call the "Glitch Line" and displayed the above symptoms until I put it out of its misery. It was a solo play instance too so connection could hardly have played a role in it... but it also had a bunch of diver Cyclops under the surface.

Perfectly functional game with no issues.

Last edit: 17 Oct 2024, 9:25pm
AH
18 Oct 2024, 8:16am
Miner Willy
Indy
This makes it sound like I won't be successful running Elite on a Linux system. Is that true?


If you must have Linux and Elite on a single machine you either need dual boot, or to have a windows virtual machine running on Linux KVM hypervisor.
...but there will be overheads from running a virtual machine, so will be slower than running on native windows.


No, you do not need any of that.
Install steam, DL the MS version of the game, activate Proton (in Steam/game setting) and off you go.
Everything works.
I have 4K monitor and I run it in a window because I want to see my work stuff at the same time or I can also easily flip desktops - "game" < - > "work". You know, typical KDE/GNU stuff that has been around 30+? years
AH
18 Oct 2024, 8:30pm
When I get back to the "bubble", I'll work on my Imperial Navy rank. It needs an upgrade. Viscount is just not enough for me. I deserve better.
Meowers
18 Oct 2024, 9:02pm
AHWhen I get back to the "bubble"
Look at the Latest in the gallery... It seems to me you've been trolled. :p
Kasumi Goto
18 Oct 2024, 9:07pm
Pff. Someone has a funny sense of humor.
Private Cheburek
18 Oct 2024, 10:18pm
https://imgur.com/a/StgaUBk
I've been Frontier'd, haven't I ?
Sampi Ogonek
18 Oct 2024, 11:05pm
Private Cheburekhttps://imgur.com/a/StgaUBk
I've been Frontier'd, haven't I ?

IIRC the log uplinks show up only when you’re quite close (like 1.5 km or so). Try flying around the megaship while looking at your contacts list. (yeah, another example of silly game mechanics)
Emily Valefor
19 Oct 2024, 2:46am
EpisparhYeah, ED is full of stories like this. BGS and Powerplay are games of numbers and coordination.

If you are interested here is a link to the history of Colonia's 3rd regional conflict.
Note: it's a public Google drive doc so if you do not want to share your email open it in a browser where you are not logged in Google.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HOSLLTjNMdVJqTdCjh4MVFIP8eIk8XEG/view

Thank you for showing me how to read all these things, we formed a squadron, got coordinated, 4 to 2 victory. Appreciate the advice!
Thinder
19 Oct 2024, 6:05am
Miner Willy
Thinder
I'm nearly sure you can fit only ONE fuel tank per ship as for the heat sinks, you have 4 UTILITY MOUNTS on the Type 8.


You can install auxiliary fuel tanks in optional internal slots along with the standard one in Core Internals


I stand corrected, in any case it goes against what I would do to increase performances of my ships, a 6A FUEL SCOOP and 5C FUEL TANK are more than enough to cover ever possibility, the worst I've seen was 3 non-refuelable stars in a row. No issue.
Paulie Hedron
19 Oct 2024, 6:42am
I accidently bought 3 meta-alloys instead of the one I needed for Felicity. I got her requirement mixed up with another engineer that wanted three of something else.

So I have 2 meta-alloys I'd like to sell to a fleet carrier to try to make some of my money back. Asking for 4.5 million each. I'd like to get rid of them sometime in the next few hours because I'm getting interdicted by pirates everywhere I go. I'm near Deciat and can get somewhere pretty quickly with a jump range of about 25 ly.

Apologies if this is an odd request.
AH
19 Oct 2024, 7:13am
Meowers
AHWhen I get back to the "bubble"

Look at the Latest in the gallery... It seems to me you've been trolled. :p


It's all in your head.

Private Cheburekhttps://imgur.com/a/StgaUBk
I've been Frontier'd, haven't I ?


Also, don't stack mega ship missions. You will get "already scanned" message and need to abandon the missions.
Episparh
19 Oct 2024, 7:44am
AHWhen I get back to the "bubble", I'll work on my Imperial Navy rank. It needs an upgrade. Viscount is just not enough for me. I deserve better.

You are either King or peasant
AH
19 Oct 2024, 8:03am
So called exploring turns kinda boring after few hundred+ jumps. It's all the same. System, no map, honk, oh look life, scan... "oh look" same blobs than on previous 5 planets, jump... oh look, FSD is falling apart, repair. jump. "oh look"... and on and on it goes.

Lets see if Blie Eup CM-T c17-0 is going to be something exiting.

Martangel, the guy with that impressive map, has been grinding this for 5 years. I have no idea how he did it. Kudos.
;)

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