Elite: Game talk

Draxxa Kireth
28 Sep 2017, 12:42am
Phelbore
Draxxa Kirethin order to keep the fun in the game, don't go on those 20k ly missions...that would be for you now about 1000 jumps.....get to know the game, ins and out first....your first challenge will be when you want to unlock engineer Palin...that will be tedious enough to start with



Why does everyone say Palin first? Martuuk is easier for FSD upgrades.

I was referring to the unlock mission for Palin

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 28 Sep 2017, 2:44pm
Phelbore
28 Sep 2017, 12:47am
Yeah, Palin needs 1000ly, Martuuk needs 300ly.  I just think it's eas... How did I confuse Palin and Farseer?  Ignore that please.

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 28 Sep 2017, 2:44pm
Circilion
28 Sep 2017, 1:05am
TyllHi all first time chatting ,am watching Chaoss poking a thoide was funny but I noticed the ground base what I thought was do the base's grow from the barnicel that were first found?


Hoo,  maybe.  I thought barnacles were just resource collection nodes for thatgoid motherships.  But they could be I guess.  I can't wait for some of the thargoid lore to be released.
Silver Taffer
28 Sep 2017, 1:06am
PhelboreYeah, Palin needs 1000ly, Martuuk needs 300ly. I just think it's eas... How did I confuse Palin and Farseer? Ignore that please.


Think you missed out a zero, like in 10000

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 28 Sep 2017, 2:44pm
Rebecca Hail
28 Sep 2017, 4:08am
Palin only needs 5kly from the starting point.

Post edited/moved by: Artie, 28 Sep 2017, 2:44pm
FrontButt
28 Sep 2017, 7:40am
Now this is a story
All about how
My trip got flipped
Turned inside out
Now I'd like to take a moment
Keep sitting right there
And I'll tell you why
I am now gasping for air.

In Black in Green
I sat and I gazed
Time to head out
that's enough of this haze

Plotting route, Fast maxin'
Taxin' this fool
Ready to get back
and get my money too

When to my surprise
A Neutron there stood
Started frying my
Ship up and mods' real good.

Then one little crack,
I got real scared,
Canopy broke now I'm gasping for air.

I cursed and shouted at 'er
'Oh darn' and 'Nay!'
But my ship couldn't
take it and cooked up anyway.
Enough of this
And my passenger said "F**k it"
He found the eject button
and promptly punched it.

Think fast, yo this is trash,
This whole trip has wasted my past.
Is this what life as an explorer is like?
Well, this ends tonight.

But wait, and idea from under my hat...
There might be a life for this 8 times dead cat...
A station, 51 jumps over there...
Hope it's ready for CMDR with no air.

Well I,
Calmed down and pulled my synthesis out
Checked out Life Support
Since 2.4 just came out
I'm not trying to asphyxiate
I just got here
I charged up some air
and the worry less-appeared.

I saw how much I had,
The end was still near,
I only have just 21 charges for my air.

I have to be perfect to make it safe there,
I'm traveling now, we'll see how I fair!
Giyari
28 Sep 2017, 7:50am
Yo! So I've got a question for the site! Or rather a few queries.

I've bought and outfitted an Orca (https://eddp.co/u/vczjZg4g) and i was looking for some advice to the "sightseeing adventure" style missions? I've not done nay before, but I'm looking forward to trying! Plus that profit margin looks rather tasty

Any tips on how to get the most bang for my buck? And any tips on making it enjoyable/dos and do nots?

Last edit: 28 Sep 2017, 7:55am
FrontButt
28 Sep 2017, 8:14am
GiyariYo! So I've got a question for the site! Or rather a few queries.

I've bought and outfitted an Orca (https://eddp.co/u/vczjZg4g) and i was looking for some advice to the "sightseeing adventure" style missions? I've not done nay before, but I'm looking forward to trying! Plus that profit margin looks rather tasty

Any tips on how to get the most bang for my buck? And any tips on making it enjoyable/dos and do nots?


Do you actually plan on fighting anyone while using this? If not I would optimize it a bit, every increased ly helps, and carry AFMS and heat sinks vs the countermeasures you are carrying, sine jet-cone boosting will come at the cost of the integrity of your FSD.

Orca's are no joke, but that's a lot of extra weight on a ship that should run before they fight their way out, and more than likely only a non-npc would have an interdicter strong enough to pull you out of supercruise at this point in your career I'd imagine, and if they have that kind of buck, I'd imagine they would be well enough off to overtake you anyway, at no fault intended to your skills as a CMDR.

That point is moot if you are just looking to get into scraps.

Otherwise, my experience with passenger missions has been a learning one, and a kind of boring one.

I also recommend either finding a faction you are allied with, or making good friends with one, because they will reserve the better paying missions at least to friendly. You'll find decent paying ones below that, but you have a ship far worthier of standard payouts.
Van R Flyheight
28 Sep 2017, 8:19am
For the long distance ones, I recommend having a go at one that's only 1-3kly before taking on a 15-22kly one. Test out the boredom, if you can't bear it for 1kly then you will certainly delete your account on a 22kly one. Short range ones, try not to take ones with 4 stops. They can really take you allover the place. 50ly from start location suddenly becomes 150ly from your new location, that kind of thing.
Giyari
28 Sep 2017, 8:20am
FrontButt!


That was glorious
Van R Flyheight
28 Sep 2017, 8:23am
Giyari
FrontButt!



That was glorious


I feel like I missed something
FrontButt
28 Sep 2017, 8:27am
Van R Flyheight
Giyari
FrontButt!




That was glorious



I feel like I missed something


May have been too long to quote... For the sake of not reposting, even though I am pretty proud of it.... Check back on page 403 near the bottom.
Draxxa Kireth
28 Sep 2017, 8:28am
FrontButtNow this is a story
All about how
My trip got flipped
Turned inside out
Now I'd like to take a moment
Keep sitting right there
And I'll tell you why
I am now gasping for air.

In Black in Green
I sat and I gazed
Time to head out
that's enough of this haze

Plotting route, Fast maxin'
Taxin' this fool
Ready to get back
and get my money too

When to my surprise
A Neutron there stood
Started frying my
Ship up and mods' real good.

Then one little crack,
I got real scared,
Canopy broke now I'm gasping for air.

I cursed and shouted at 'er
'Oh darn' and 'Nay!'
But my ship couldn't
take it and cooked up anyway.
Enough of this
And my passenger said "F**k it"
He found the eject button
and promptly punched it.

Think fast, yo this is trash,
This whole trip has wasted my past.
Is this what life as an explorer is like?
Well, this ends tonight.

But wait, and idea from under my hat...
There might be a life for this 8 times dead cat...
A station, 51 jumps over there...
Hope it's ready for CMDR with no air.

Well I,
Calmed down and pulled my synthesis out
Checked out Life Support
Since 2.4 just came out
I'm not trying to asphyxiate
I just got here
I charged up some air
and the worry less-appeared.

I saw how much I had,
The end was still near,
I only have just 21 charges for my air.

I have to be perfect to make it safe there,
I'm traveling now, we'll see how I fair!


Great...i think it goes with the tune of " Fresh Prince of Bel Air"
FrontButt
28 Sep 2017, 8:31am
I'm still pretty nervous... I think I can make it just in time. I'm already out my contract, so at this point it's just to see if I can pull it off, and cash in the explore data. I can't try right now, but I def have to do it before I will be able to sleep.
Giyari
28 Sep 2017, 8:34am
Van R Flyheight
Giyari
FrontButt!




That was glorious



I feel like I missed something

The "song" on the previous page


And good advice, thanks!

I dont plan on doing longrange trips, at most maybe 200ly ones, but definitely plan on staying within the bubble/Maia/Ceos and places like that if I can. As for weapons, internals, and fighting, I dont go anywhere unarmed, especially if passengers are likely to be wanted too. Not that I'll deliberately go looking for combat, I'll avoid it if I can.

That said, running is certainly better than fighting, hence the turret and mines to fight while fleeing
I also plan on transferring G5 dirty drives over from another ship for extra fleeing potential and to cut down on normal space travel time, lol.

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