Elite: Game talk
09 Mar 2021, 5:28pm
EpisparhSo what is that tweet with a 'goid and morse code is all about?
Propably the start of that new "Adamastor"-like event they hinted at in a stream a few weeks ago.
09 Mar 2021, 6:01pm
EpisparhOr the morse code is the name of the Thargoid megaship enroute to the summit.
No, that would break the naming conventions for Thargoid ships. The code translates into Hesperus
There was also a second morse code in today's stream
edit: This has been translated in "Azimuth"
09 Mar 2021, 6:07pm
Amata LireinEpisparhOr the morse code is the name of the Thargoid megaship enroute to the summit.
No, that would break the naming conventions for Thargoid ships. The code translates into Hesperus
There was also a second morse code in today's stream
Second morse code: "azimuth".
09 Mar 2021, 6:09pm
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09 Mar 2021, 6:16pm
QuillmonkeyI've just had one of the most exhilarating fights ever in E:D.
To eke out my CG trading I've taken to doing a triangular route taking on wing cargo sourcing missions. The latest was a nice 30 mill for an elite 1300t delivery and, of course I get the message 'Ships have been sent out against you'.
Sure enough when I get to the destination system, the first of the 3 is waiting - a deadly conda. I drop out of interdiction and deploy fighter, set pips to shield and casually KWS, choose target module -> shift drive - as I always do, to stop them running. By this time though, I realise the fighter's already gone and the conda's using a weapon that's bypassing my shield. Nice!
So, I pip up weapons and set to it. Taking down his shields seems to take forever - and both ships are slow as bastards. I'm on my 2nd SCB when the cops turn up. But who's that with them? 2 pythons. 1 deadly, 1 elite - both mission targets. It's only the other two ships come to take me out.
Now I've got 3 ships gunning for me. I deploy the fighter again. It lasts less than a minute, but enough that we can take out the conda. I boost away for a 3rd SCB recharge while the cops all die. When I come back in I split pips between shield and weapons which allows me to last out long enough for another fighter to be built and launched. That gives me the time to put full pips to shield and get them to full strength again (thank you bi-weave fast charge). Last SCB gone but first python now trying to make a break. Boost and full MCs up his arse til he pops.
The last one dies pretty fast after that without taking down my shields. But when the dust settles, I've got no MC ammo, only 30% hull and I'm down 4 fighters.
Sweaty palms, adrenaline, loved it - That's what I call trading!
Excellent result! I love reading battles like this. What ship were you flying? I assume it wasn’t a T-9 ( haha). It’s all about speed to kill in situations like this.
o7 Cmdr
09 Mar 2021, 6:27pm
EpisparhSo what is that tweet with a 'goid and morse code is all about?
Shoot - knew I should have looked at the Cannon Discord recently. It's gone bloody mental.
Better stop CGing and read through it all
HoughtkjExcellent result! I love reading battles like this. What ship were you flying? I assume it wasn’t a T-9 ( haha).
part-engineered cutter kitted out for hauling, not combat
09 Mar 2021, 6:44pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wB_J-Kcw10Q
(carry on)
09 Mar 2021, 6:50pm
09 Mar 2021, 6:51pm
Thanatos au Grimmus"Warning: frame shift drive operating beyond safety limits". I occasionally have been getting this message when approaching Spirit of Laelaps. The last time I had consistently seen that was when I was on the neutron highway. So, I thought: Sirius, that is not a neutron star or white dwarf. I then looked at the system map and lo and behold it shows that Sirius B is a white dwarf!
it is a bug and something to do with the Star. I have the same as welll
09 Mar 2021, 7:07pm
EpisparhSo what is that tweet with a 'goid and morse code is all about?
i dont really think anyone is sure currently, however, all signs point to us getting more thargoid content. the recent coalsack encounters, as well as current galnet stuff, and even that tweet signify that we are either getting new bugs to fight or some new toys to do pew pews with
09 Mar 2021, 7:10pm
Sir SprockettThanatos au Grimmus"Warning: frame shift drive operating beyond safety limits". I occasionally have been getting this message when approaching Spirit of Laelaps. The last time I had consistently seen that was when I was on the neutron highway. So, I thought: Sirius, that is not a neutron star or white dwarf. I then looked at the system map and lo and behold it shows that Sirius B is a white dwarf!
it is a bug and something to do with the Star. I have the same as welll
the spirit of laelaps is technically in the cone of sirius B. there may be some issues with the distance, because it shouldnt register when the star is over a couple light seconds away. the reason your ship is not bouncing around like it does in the jet cone of a neutron is because the effect of the cone on the thrusters decreases over the distance from the star (sirius B). i may just be rambling about nothing, but thats my hypothesis.
09 Mar 2021, 7:12pm
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