Elite: Game talk
04 Dec 2022, 7:44pm
Yuna SakashiroHas anyone ever traveled to Colonia without a ship?
Not sure if you can disembark on a FC from someone's else ship. In this case it is possible.
The other way is as passanger in a multi-crew... But you know how this ended when you were in my ship.
04 Dec 2022, 8:56pm
I have a Rescue Controller on board and wanted to add an Operations Controller. Working on a ship for Salvage/Search & rescue career and was hoping not to have to change ships/modules in between runs.
Was laying it out on EDSY but I couldn't put both into the ship.
04 Dec 2022, 9:45pm
Talon AvexThis question has also made me wonder one other thing: What happens when they hit a major system with an Engineer or one of the Power Players?
Someone here mentioned an engineer being currently inoperational because their system is under attack.
Episparhyou can always use stock sidewinder for instant 22000ly jump.
Wait, what, can you expound?
I had once again overlooked the option of returning to bubble by ferry service. Hmm. That might be a way for me to pick up the game again.
04 Dec 2022, 9:53pm
Talon AvexWhat happens when they hit a major system with an EngineerEngineers will throw megatonnes of tea, booze, cigars, explosives and gold at them and everything will be fine. Simple Neutonian physics. Such a tremendous mass of stuff, brought by players, thrown at them, will accelerate them out of the system.
04 Dec 2022, 10:15pm
Wait, what, can you expound?
Sigh, do I need to explain this again.
If you want to return to the bubble you just blow your current ship and instead of rebuy you choose the stock sidewinder which will respawn you in the bubble.
So, if you have ship and you do not mind leaving it in Colonia or anywhere else, you buy and switch to a cheap ship, preferably sidewinder. Then you blow it up, do not choose rebuy. You spawn in the bubble, you loose the cheap ship. Your valuable ship stays in Colonia and you get a free sidewinder.
The method is known as suicidewinder express.
04 Dec 2022, 10:30pm
Mac4
Someone here mentioned an engineer being currently inoperational because their system is under attack.
#doubt
And which one would that be?
Name of the engineer and system, or I don't belive it.
I have unlocked almost every engineer and the only one I know, who's close by, is good old Ram Tah.
But he still has a distance of about 20 Ly to the first impact zone.
04 Dec 2022, 10:42pm
Talon AvexThis question has also made me wonder one other thing: What happens when they hit a major system with an Engineer or one of the Power Players? Will they evacuate or be killed, if the system is lost? Something to think about.
I, too, have wondered what would happen then, and also if systems that are off-limits to certain aspects of the BGS (such as Shinrarta Dezhra or the superpower capitals) can be attacked and if yes, how that would be handled.
Well, unless FDEV steps in and tells us (and they probably won’t), we can only guess. As Sir-Duke noticed, too, one of the maelstroms is quite close to Ram Tah’s home. I think a certain segment of players will want to let the bugs invade it and see what happens
ChallengeIs there a reason I can't put two Limpet Multi-Controllers on my Dropship?
The reason is called “artificial difficulty”. The game won’t let you put more than one multi-controller on a ship. Similar to the 4 experimental weapons limit.
04 Dec 2022, 10:55pm
Sampi Ogonekone of the maelstroms is quite close to Ram Tah’s home. I think a certain segment of players will want to let the bugs invade it and see what happens
Oh yeah, totally!
A small sacrafice I'm willing to take for S C I E N C E
Ram Tah is a bit of a scientist himself, he'll understand...
But jokes aside, I can only guess, but I think, FDev will just let it happen in the first place.
Some rare commodities are currently lost due to change of rulership,
some modules from CGs are never to be seen again,
and some system permits, even in the bubble, have become impossible to get.
But I also think, FDev will throw in a CG here or there, to open up a window, or maybe clear a certain system after a while.
They've given us ways to reaccess the Mbooni permit after it was lost for a few months.
Think they'll do the same for semi-important systems.
While Superpower HQ might just be protected by "plot-armour".
04 Dec 2022, 11:28pm
Sir-DukeSampi Ogonekone of the maelstroms is quite close to Ram Tah’s home. I think a certain segment of players will want to let the bugs invade it and see what happens
Oh yeah, totally!
Confession: I’m in that segment, too.
Sir-DukeA small sacrafice I'm willing to take for S C I E N C E
Ram Tah is a bit of a scientist himself, he'll understand...
Sir-DukeBut jokes aside, I can only guess, but I think, FDev will just let it happen in the first place.
Some rare commodities are currently lost due to change of rulership,
True, but losing an engineer is an entirely different level of upsetting the status quo.
(It is possible he will be relocated, like Palin was. We might even get a CG for that.)
Sir-Dukesome modules from CGs are never to be seen again,
True, but there were no promises as to when they will be available again, if at all.
(Also since the engineering overhaul there is no longer any way to obtain a class 5 shield generator that can be installed in an Imp.Cutter, and there were some vague promises back then.)
Sir-Dukeand some system permits, even in the bubble, have become impossible to get.
But I also think, FDev will throw in a CG here or there, to open up a window, or maybe clear a certain system after a while.
They've given us ways to reaccess the Mbooni permit after it was lost for a few months.
Think they'll do the same for semi-important systems.
That’s my guess, too.
Sir-DukeWhile Superpower HQ might just be protected by "plot-armour".
Also likely (and same for Shinrarta Dezhra, which is the HQ of a superpower-of-sorts).
Also I’m sure FDEV will be adjusting things here and there behind the scenes so that the war progresses at a pace that is convenient to them. Having Thargoids in check quickly would be disappointing, there needs to be a good deal of drama before; having them actually take over most of the bubble would drive new players away.
After all, I remember that in the FFE lore, the First Thargoid War lasted 200 years (or was it 300? the relevant journal entries contradicted each other), so I think FDEV will want this one to last a bit
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05 Dec 2022, 12:14am
05 Dec 2022, 2:08am
Sampi OgonekTalon Avex
[quote=Challenge]Is there a reason I can't put two Limpet Multi-Controllers on my Dropship?
The reason is called “artificial difficulty”. The game won’t let you put more than one multi-controller on a ship. Similar to the 4 experimental weapons limit.
Thanks for the answer. Too bad they didn't set the limit to 2; There are excellent sets for pairing up logical career missions.
05 Dec 2022, 3:18am
Shg56If Thargoids attacked and destroyed a station where you stored your idle ships, would you lose them for good?
No, they'll be moved to the nearest rescue ship. When the first Maelstrom arrived, even fleet carriers were moved out of the way.
05 Dec 2022, 9:37am
Down to Earth Astronomy on YOUTUBE on how to get a Guardian FSD Booster but I need some help
I've followed the video to the end but I'm having a problem at the end of the process. I went to Smoot Station in the Chona System and unlocked the FSD Booster module. Then used EDDB to find a station that sold it...so jumped to the Bohr Gateway in the Mehuenomici system but no luck there is no Guardian booster listed in out fitting.... so am I missing out something?
many thanks CMDR Longshanks
05 Dec 2022, 10:05am
Longshanks3054Hi Fellow CMDR's I've followed the video by
Down to Earth Astronomy on YOUTUBE on how to get a Guardian FSD Booster but I need some help
I've followed the video to the end but I'm having a problem at the end of the process. I went to Smoot Station in the Chona System and unlocked the FSD Booster module. Then used EDDB to find a station that sold it...so jumped to the Bohr Gateway in the Mehuenomici system but no luck there is no Guardian booster listed in out fitting.... so am I missing out something?
many thanks CMDR Longshanks
Where are you now, what's your current jump range, and which size of the booster do you need? Are you playing the live game or legacy?
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