Thorondor Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 :: Chapter Three is headlined by a new ship, a selection of sleek new Guardian Fighters, and some mysterious new Guardian Beacons hidden in the depths of the galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Guardian fighters are utter crap, their hulls are paper thin and their shields do not stand out either. So they vanish in an instant. No wonder Guardians vanished, too. ANYWAY, I'm pretty bored with the game so I'm joining a possibly interesting voyage into a previously unreachable Cone sector riding Canonn's megaship Gnosis. The sector remains unreachable BUT Frontier will let the ship jump in. Jumping in sadly means that on Thursday, when Frontier imports all their updates and changes to the universe, the ship will be deleted from Outotz ST-I d9-4 and will be added to Cone Sector FN-J b9-0 with all the docked commanders. We'll be unable to return to the bubble until Gnosis jumps out in a month. Presumably it will be an exploratory expedition (booooooring, done enough scanning) but we are alerted that there might be a widespread Thargoid infestation inside. But I fear a group named HALT more. These Thargoid huggers abuse the fact that anti-Thargoid weaponry does very little damage to Human ships and will attack anyone who has these weapons armed. Allegedly this is role-playing and they are trying to save Thargoids for whatever reason, but I'm sure their decision is largely backed by the fact that Thargoid hunters are more or less unarmed against them. So, my ship is not equipped against Thargoids but people. But, if possible, I'll have the rest of the equipment sent to the megaship. It will probably cost a fortune as the ship is pretty far from the inhabited space. My prediction is that the whole expedition will be a total bore and I'll finally find the time for the photobook. If I'm wrong, the book will wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Sounds like you're going for a cruise, SV, old chap. The Gnosis is certainly impressive enough to house all a gentleman might need, including fine tea for you to sip whilst waiting for something even remotely of any import to occur that might be worthy of your attention. Of course, one must not discount the likely rather entertaining Thargoid safari at the destination. Do make sure to take some photos of the trophies to put on display at the Expedite Voyager Aristocrat's Club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 5, 2018 Author Share Posted September 5, 2018 I wouldn't know about the aristocrats and all, somehow it doesn't fit me. Safari on the other hand sounds juuuuust fine, since we'd be defending Human race and Gnosis - RP statement, though FD might actually stage an attack with possible damage to the ship. Anyway, I'm on the ship, waiting for the jump (Thursday morning). Attacks on stations - and possibly Gnosis - are staged similarly to jumps. There are Thargoid signals in the system, which you can jump to and fight them. While avoiding HALT or simply playing in solo. If enough Thargoid ships are destroyed, the attack is deterred. If not, on Thursday the Gnosis is deleted and replaced by a damaged model. This is one of the many grievances in Elite - nothing ever happens on-line, everything is simulated into calculations and inserted when the "universal tick" occurs. FD is currently also being bombarded by disappointed players for cancelling two of the main features they promised for Q4; player-owned carriers and upgraded icy world terrain. Both very anticipated features that would be better not to have been announced than later cancelled. Too bad, but we're presumably still getting things worth waiting for. EDIT: Ah, I could've just checked for Obsidian's vids... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 :: So, yep, not to everyone's appreciation, Frontier decided to have a little fun at the expense of the Elite: Dangerous players who thought they could carry out a certain expedition, as reported by Kotaku's Nathan Grayson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Worse. The article does not tell the ugly details... Ok, so Gnosis was intercepted and this was hinted at in forums for some time and written about as fact in Elite news six hours before the jump even occured. But no, this is not the ugly detail. So some scrambled to defend the ship. And fired at the attackers in the fire exclusion zone. And got fired at by the Gnosis, destroyed and transported to detenton center. 1,5kLY away! Frontier Developments reaaaaaally blew this one. The scenario was never thought throug and even less tried, not for a single minute. Anyone would notice these most distressing details. And yes, there are gankers aboard. Destroying other players just for kicks. They may be the most dissapointed bunch really as they hoped people wouldn't be able to get out of the prison of permit locked systems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 :: PC Gamer's Andy Chalk reports Elite: Dangerous' famed Fuel Rats had a mishap due to a cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter Four update coming soon. The beta for Chapter Four will be available to all PC Elite Dangerous and Elite Dangerous: Horizons players on Tuesday 30 October! :: Learn more here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 PC Gamer's Andy Chalk reports Elite: Dangerous' famed Fuel Rats had a mishap due to a cat. OUCH. Good thing my can does not have access to the comp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCy1ZYjLvdQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 :: A classic prototype being brought back to life, the Mamba is one of the fastest ships in production. With one huge, two large, and two small hardpoints, it also packs a punch. This emphasis on firepower and speed means the ship can hit hard and fast, vanishing before the target has a chance to react. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 :: Free for all Elite Dangerous and Elite Dangerous Horizons players, Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter Four releases December 11th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 :: Polygon's Charlie Hall writes about Elite: Dangerous' new exploration system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 :: PC Gamer's Andy Kelly writes about Elite Dangerous: Beyond - Chapter Four. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Dammit, the download took ages last night and there were server issues the whole evening so I eventually gave up for the day. The thing I don't get is efficiency bonus in exploration. Why does using less probes for getting the data increase its value? You're already penalized for being inefficient by the time spent... But whatever, I'm really excited for the update, will tell more eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJtNoWgzrRY :: Starting January 13th 2019, a months-long journey is to be undertaken by some 4.600 Elite: Dangerous players as reported by Polygon's Charlie Hall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 Last I heard it was around 7k and I'm going!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Yep, checked and there are more than 7000 commanders applied for the expedition. Naturally, not all will come and there will be some dropouts. I may be among them as Erazem will be pissed at only being able to use one ship, not even one of "his" ships. I was forced to hand him over my Krait mk.II, he really twisted my arm over it. Oh, and I had to buy him a Sidewinder (basically a free ship) and a Mamba (not at all free). So yeah, I must go with an Anaconda or he will will claim ownership (gametime) of the Krait, which was a second choice. It might have been first but seriously, only big ships should be allowed to travel the expanse of the galaxy. My suggestions to make it all too dangerous for small ships were NOT met with cheering at FD forums... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 By your accounts, SV, Councillor Erazem has already grown to be a tough negotiator. I suggest you take your secret Vader out of the closet and deliver the terrifying "I am your father" line to full effect. And, ship dimensions... What is it they say about size not being all that matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 :: Polygon's Charlie Hall starts packing for Elite Dangeous' Distant Worlds 2 expedition, as reported here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Nice article. This:Unfortunately, not every repair can be performed on your own. If you damage the hull, you’ll need another player equipped with the right modules to patch you up. is wrong though. You can patch your ship's hull without a problem IF you take the repair limpet controller. Which I do have. Taking a ship like Anaconda makes it all a lot easier, you can just take it all. The only module neither yourself nor anyone else can repair for you is powerplant. For some inexplicable reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 @SV: someone should set him straight (doesn't seem like anyone bothered in the article's comments section) as otherwise his recounting of what's involved will be inaccurate. :: Polygon's Charlie Hall considers how can 8.000 players in Elite: Dangerous' Distant Worlds 2 expedition be kept safe, as reported here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Ah damn, I need to wait for a day to post comments at Polygon... BTW, the answer to how do you keep 8k players safe is - you don't. The organizers themselves are warning people that some gankers may be ready to travel all across the galaxy just to have a lot of fun destroying people where it hurts most. So when we arrive to the destination, I'm playing in a private group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Voyager Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 We melted the servers, no surprise there. In Open play there were gankers all over, destroying explorers with impunity, so I joined a private group. Quite a few of us gathered at the meetup and started the journey at 21:00 CET. I never made it to the end of the jump, the servers were already down... I'll start the trip again now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorondor Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Polygon's Owen S. Good has word on some 10.000 people being involved (and I've heard about 12.000 elsewhere) at the start of the expedition. They've reached out to Frontier Developments for an update on how things will progress in terms of coping with the ongoing stress this puts on servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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