Elite - for a newcomer

Ranualf · March 16, 2015, 04:24:08 PM

OK everyone

I decided to jump into the void (all ship owners beware, noob pilot)

Also ordered myself a HOTAS, but amazon claim that next day delivery will be .. thursday.. wait its monday... why am i paying for this...

anyhow its ordered

Downloading now, make sure you have tissues ready, as you`ll be crying at my noobness

See you in the void!

froge · March 16, 2015, 05:02:02 PM

Quote from: Amberleigh;396463OK everyone

I decided to jump into the void (all ship owners beware, noob pilot)

Also ordered myself a HOTAS, but amazon claim that next day delivery will be .. thursday.. wait its monday... why am i paying for this...

anyhow its ordered

Downloading now, make sure you have tissues ready, as you`ll be crying at my noobness

See you in the void!

Awesome!

Sneakytiger · March 16, 2015, 06:37:48 PM

hiya amber long time m8 i'll be on TS msg me in game and we will get you sorted,usally u will see me, albert or arithon on the ED TS channel.

froge · March 17, 2015, 12:13:43 AM

I jumped into TeamSpeak tonight as I played my first few minutes of the game (after the tutorials) hoping to say hi to the Elite fans and to ask if they would be on tomorrow to play once I've got to grips with the game.

What I got was a really warm welcome from the guys and a whole bunch of really good tips and just general guidance as I had no idea what the hell I was doing at that point (I turbo'd into a station and died....... twice).

Arithon then goes completely out of his way to come and meet me, teaches me a whole bunch of stuff including how to use the cargo scoop and then spends the next two hours sending me cargo to sell and reccomends a ship to buy, with upgrades, that I could then afford.

He says it's no bother as he is mega rich but he took a good chunk of his evening to show me how to play. What an awesome dude.

See you all in game!

smilodon · March 17, 2015, 01:20:23 AM

Quote from: Lameduck;396451I bought one for my son as a Xmas present and was impressed enough to get one for myself (we both play Elite). Good value HOTAS.
I would like a longer connecting cable when the unit is split, but that does not distract from its worth.

It's was actually far from obvious to me that the unit splits at all from only looking at the Amazon images. I spent ages thinking it was a bit of a joke. :doh:

It gets excellent reviews though. I was wondering how long the connector actually is?

Ranualf · March 17, 2015, 02:28:22 AM

one of the reviews on amazon said the connector cable is about 2` long, or the length of the keyboard(ish)
Which would seem about right, as i`ve watched a few vids on you tube about various HOTAs, and this one gets a good thumbs up as a starter kit.

OFC if your REALLY into flight sims, and have a decent budget, then Â£300++ will get you a nerdtastic amount of kit, and accessories, still i`m not THAT serious a gamer...yet, give it a few years to develop..

Ranualf · March 17, 2015, 02:33:11 AM

OK I have the game installed, and played a few tutorials, only nearly died once..as i`m flying with a mouse (not good handling)

Anyhow i`ll be on tomorrow

Pilot name - Ranualf

Let the void tremble at my name, or fall about in a fit of giggles... yea:roflmao:

albert · March 17, 2015, 06:09:15 AM

I'll be on this evening and will add new pilots to our group. Welcome aboard!

ArithonUK · March 17, 2015, 11:13:59 AM

I will be on this evening, but my sons birthday takes precedence tonight.

I'll be on later (he has to be in bed for school tomorrow - birthday or not!).

See you in the void commanders!

Ranualf · March 17, 2015, 12:37:34 PM

Hi all

Done all the training missions, by far the hardest was the final one to dock with the rotating cube dock.. fun.... i only crashed twice- great improvement, lord know how many laws i broke trying to dock!

So after a few fails, i went and watched a youtube vid, oh man, the radar thing, with the arrows on, pointing to the dock- lifesaver!

so i`m gonna jump into the void now and see how many times i get wiped out!

To infinity, and beyond...until its time to dock ....

Sconn · March 17, 2015, 12:54:40 PM

At least you both seem to be enjoying it. Not sure if I'll be on Elite tonight as my lad and might end up on ESO now its sub free.
My Elite name is Sconn Wildhammer, feel free to add me peeps

Gunda · March 17, 2015, 05:13:24 PM

Well i bought elite and played it a little but i get so little gaming time that i mostly just seem to play counterstrike most nights. Is there an evening in the week that people mostly play Elite?

Chaosphere · March 17, 2015, 06:18:47 PM

We are organising an official evening as we speak, should have some concrete details soon!

Can take a bit to get used to Elite, but a great game when you have learnt the ropes.

Sneakytiger · March 17, 2015, 07:01:15 PM

were on most nights gunda, were looking at having a team wing night set up soon.

Ranualf · March 18, 2015, 09:05:42 AM

While out doing some research on ships - types, cost, cargo etc, i found this very interesting article

http://lavewiki.com/ships

Not 100% sure how accurate it is, but its got a lot of basic info, in a easy to read format.
So for me, just starting out it makes for a great "look and catch up" page

See you in the void, and yes i`m having a great time.. just deciding what ship to grab next- more cargo = many $$$

And damn you albert with you 240 tons of cargo, like :woot2:

Elite - for a newcomer

ArithonUK