Elite: Game talk
07 Feb 2021, 1:55pm
vs the benefits of being in a Wing?
Is the multi-crew member visible (to others) from the outside of the ship looking in?
07 Feb 2021, 3:17pm
Igneel Prime
Not a full torpedo boat but I have something that uses torps if you wanna test
Thanks! I will try to look for you when I get online later.
07 Feb 2021, 3:37pm
EpisparhIgneel Prime
Not a full torpedo boat but I have something that uses torps if you wanna test
Thanks! I will try to look for you when I get online later.
Any specific time? I for one will have dinner in about 2 hours but am free before and after
07 Feb 2021, 3:46pm
Effie TrinketBlunt-SoloKilo-5** CALL TO ACTION **
BRIEFING
Good evening cmdrs
It has been brought ti my attention that there are rogue cmdr out in the black recruiting new cmdr instructing them to build mining ships with a minimal jump range placing them upon fleet carriers and taking them 800ly from the player bubble and forcing them to mine void opal and sell them for 1/6 th of the market price. These new cmdr are being instructed to build mining ships with a jump range of 2ly before being placed on this factions fleet carrier and transported 800ly to a mining ring and with a jump range of only 2ly its impossable for these cmdr to escape the forced labour leaving them no option but to either work for this faction or self destruct. Although its not against the frontier guidelines its highly frowned upon and i for one will not tolerate the exploitation of new cmdr for the gain of a single faction via slavery
I am calling for combat hardened cmdr to join up with me to create a new action based squadron to help these new cmdr being exploited and to put an end to this new threat quickly those who wish to join contact me directly for further instruction
O7 cmdr. Fly safe
I love Elite ????
Epic!
Oh my - What can I do!? I wonder if this is happening... then how can we block carriers from doing this to people. Carriers are impervious to ships and attacks. Carrier vs Carrier!? I mean what would happen if a carrier ran into another?
I also am aware of imagining that if posted with Frontier that they would place this as part of a narrative for new pilots/commanders to be aware. As a new commander I appreciate this concern.
07 Feb 2021, 5:42pm
07 Feb 2021, 6:06pm
Synthya WylderIs there any benefit to using Multi-Crew other than an extra pip & the ability to use some modules, & to fly a SLF if equipped?
vs the benefits of being in a Wing?
Is the multi-crew member visible (to others) from the outside of the ship looking in?
You can have 4 Corvettes and 4 NPC fighters or 1 Corvette and 2 fighters. You can imagine which combination will be most efficient.
No real benefits.
Not sure about outside and others, but I can see my friends inside my ship when we are using mc. So probably yes.
Last edit: 08 Feb 2021, 3:45am
07 Feb 2021, 6:10pm
RickchapEffie TrinketBlunt-Solo
I love Elite ????
Epic!
Oh my - What can I do!? I wonder if this is happening... then how can we block carriers from doing this to people. Carriers are impervious to ships and attacks. Carrier vs Carrier!? I mean what would happen if a carrier ran into another?
I also am aware of imagining that if posted with Frontier that they would place this as part of a narrative for new pilots/commanders to be aware. As a new commander I appreciate this concern.
Just don't board unknown carriers and you will be fine. And probably don't trust people whose squadron called after third reich panzer division.
07 Feb 2021, 6:52pm
Tengri UmaiSynthya WylderIs there any benefit to using Multi-Crew other than an extra pip & the ability to use some modules, & to fly a SLF if equipped?
vs the benefits of being in a Wing?
Is the multi-crew member visible (to others) from the outside of the ship looking in?
You can have 4 Corvettes and 3 NPC fighters or 1 Corvette and 2 fighters. You can imagine which combination will be most efficient.
No real benefits.
Not sure about outside and others, but I can see my friends inside my ship when we are using mc. So probably yes.
You do get a "In Crew ..." label like when you're in a wing last time I checked
07 Feb 2021, 7:21pm
07 Feb 2021, 7:25pm
EpisparhOk, thanks to Igneel Prime help it is confirmed - the 2 double engineered PDs cannot match 2 torpedo launchers
I kinda could've told you that before but wanted to see what happens with a player and those magically useless double engineered PDs xD. If you want something against missiles/torps get an ECM. Not as much pew but far more effective even against pack hounds
EDIT: For anyone else interested in the result. All torps went through. For PDs to have any chance of working properly the target has to run away from the torps a bit to buy time like the FDLs and vultures in assassination missions
08 Feb 2021, 3:26pm
I am hoping someone out there knows just exactly what the criteria is regarding minor player factions and specifically the system selected in the application process.
For the sake of brevity i know everything except the answer to this pretty ambiguous response from frontier.
"If present, the first system choice is not available because there is no more room for additional factions."
same for the second and third choice.
I can't remember where but i am almost certain i saw somewhere that the system should have no other player factions, and 6 or less NPC factions in order for it to be available.
With regard my latest attempt to get out player group a minor faction, all 3 systems had 6 NPC factions, and NO PLAYER FACTIONS. Yet all three were rejected.
It puts me in a difficult position frankly. I don't see a way forward in simply finding a suitable system as i have spent hours and hours searching and the reality is its a needle in a galaxy of haystacks to even find the ACTUAL criteria for the system, never mind the mind numbing exhaustive search to find a system that meets a criteria that is ultimately unknown.
Anyone know what it is?
cheers.
08 Feb 2021, 3:42pm
DingBatDaveGood day Cmdrs. o7
I am hoping someone out there knows just exactly what the criteria is regarding minor player factions and specifically the system selected in the application process.
For the sake of brevity i know everything except the answer to this pretty ambiguous response from frontier.
"If present, the first system choice is not available because there is no more room for additional factions."
same for the second and third choice.
I can't remember where but i am almost certain i saw somewhere that the system should have no other player factions, and 6 or less NPC factions in order for it to be available.
With regard my latest attempt to get out player group a minor faction, all 3 systems had 6 NPC factions, and NO PLAYER FACTIONS. Yet all three were rejected.
It puts me in a difficult position frankly. I don't see a way forward in simply finding a suitable system as i have spent hours and hours searching and the reality is its a needle in a galaxy of haystacks to even find the ACTUAL criteria for the system, never mind the mind numbing exhaustive search to find a system that meets a criteria that is ultimately unknown.
Anyone know what it is?
cheers.
6 factions should be ok. It took me and my friends more then month to finally get approval from Fdev for our minor faction. I know your pain, man. We spent a lot of time searching for a suitable system. Like weeks. And then our application was rejected because faction background was not good enough, lol.
08 Feb 2021, 4:32pm
Tengri UmaiDingBatDaveGood day Cmdrs. o7
I am hoping someone out there knows just exactly what the criteria is regarding minor player factions and specifically the system selected in the application process.
For the sake of brevity i know everything except the answer to this pretty ambiguous response from frontier.
"If present, the first system choice is not available because there is no more room for additional factions."
same for the second and third choice.
I can't remember where but i am almost certain i saw somewhere that the system should have no other player factions, and 6 or less NPC factions in order for it to be available.
With regard my latest attempt to get out player group a minor faction, all 3 systems had 6 NPC factions, and NO PLAYER FACTIONS. Yet all three were rejected.
It puts me in a difficult position frankly. I don't see a way forward in simply finding a suitable system as i have spent hours and hours searching and the reality is its a needle in a galaxy of haystacks to even find the ACTUAL criteria for the system, never mind the mind numbing exhaustive search to find a system that meets a criteria that is ultimately unknown.
Anyone know what it is?
cheers.
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6 factions should be ok. It took me and my friends more then month to finally get approval from Fdev for our minor faction. I know your pain, man. We spent a lot of time searching for a suitable system. Like weeks. And then our application was rejected because faction background was not good enough, lol.
Thanks for that, however, the application process has been relatively straightforward, first they rejected the application because the faction description didn't fit the lore, so we simplified it greatly and mate it very much generic and indeed within the scope of the lore unfortunately with one error we left in a name is the founder of the faction, so it was rejected again on that basis, which again, no problem with that we removed the name and made it totally generic and then that passed. However the systems we chose were full. there were no player factions and unfortunately 7 npc factions in each. that was an oversight on my part, so i took that on the chin and went in search of systems with 6 or less, that took a bloody long time let me tell you. (but you already know that pain) Long story short, i found the 3 with only 6 npc factions and i was confident then that i had met all criteria but again a rejection this morning for the same reasons.
"REJECTION STATUS
If present, the first system choice is not available because there is no more room for additional factions.
If present, the second system choice is not available because there is no more room for additional factions.
If present, the third system choice is not available because there is no more room for additional factions."
No more room, yet these systems have all the requirements and only 6 npc factions.
im not going through the process of finding a system again. its just too much and too much time has already been spent on it.
Honestly i was hoping someone had a quick and dirty answer. like ye its not 6 its actually 5. then id know what to look for but i find it incredibly frustrating that the rejection note doesn't say why.
no more room? why? ie, what should the faction number be? is it 5 4 3? why not tell us something so simple that would save so much frustration.
08 Feb 2021, 4:34pm
I've not asked for advice in a while coz I've been zipping around the shiny bits of the galaxy, trying to unlock guardian sectors and trying my best to assassinate the A-hole Dorn (carpet bombing Kraken's Retreat just gets you a rebuy - huh!).
Now tho I've been getting into a bit of PVE smuggling in the icecold dolphin. It runs at a nice temp of 18 so I don't need silent running or heatsinks, just a little boost of speed on entry and no scans. Problem is the size and papery-thin hull. It's a bit small to really make any money from cargo / passenger and as for piracy. There's just no bloody point in trying. Even if I manage to take out the shields before the trader has jumped away, there's not enough space to take in any cargo once you've got your interdictor, hatch breakers and collector limpets.
So, experienced brainsters out there. What mid-sized ship would you use to run at sub 20? for smuggling and piracy. I've tried mock builds in EDSY (coriolis is shit for thermal emissions) and the best I've come up with is Krait Phantom at 19 and Python at 18 but that's with compromises in shield, PP size and weapons and having to disable a hell of a lot of modules every time you dock.
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