Elite on Kickstarter...

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So glad I backed this. So, so glad.

Loving the little stuff. Rotary burst laser cannon. Cockpit detail lights that mean something. Nodding mascot on the dash.

Lush. Might have to make another custom T-shirt to go with my 'No place like Lave' one. 'Braben Delivers'.
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The sound effects are great, very original. Noice.

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I've opened up all the alpha combat missions now.

I do think this game is going to be very special - it feels like elite too.
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defsdoor wrote: - it feels like elite too.
Great!
I backed this as well and am getting more excited every time I see and hear anything new.
Hope some of you in the alphas and betas will post lots of videos and comments on various aspects...
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alpha 1.1 has rift support! I'm so so so very excited to get the beta when I have a PC man enough to run it.
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Yup, Rift:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/12 ... ulus-rift/

and Track IR:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amaI9HWq48U
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I don't recall wanting a game/hardware more in the last 10 years at least.

Thanks for the link 100%stopped me being tempted by the ps4/Xbone stick that is suddenly appearing on the shelves.
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I'm happy to wait for a few extra months post-launch for the Mac version, but I have to say, every time I watch the vids I have to make a conscious effort not to soil myself... :twisted:

So, so, so excited. Feels like years since I've really anticipated a game launch this way. :D
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Foozwah wrote:I'm happy to wait for a few extra months post-launch for the Mac version, but I have to say, every time I watch the vids I have to make a conscious effort not to soil myself... :twisted:

So, so, so excited. Feels like years since I've really anticipated a game launch this way. :D
I'm getting bootcamped up all ready for this, i'll be glad when the mac version comes out, but i'm not waiting when the PC version is out!
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wanye wrote:
Foozwah wrote:I'm happy to wait for a few extra months post-launch for the Mac version, but I have to say, every time I watch the vids I have to make a conscious effort not to soil myself... :twisted:

So, so, so excited. Feels like years since I've really anticipated a game launch this way. :D
I'm getting bootcamped up all ready for this, i'll be glad when the mac version comes out, but i'm not waiting when the PC version is out!
Indeed it's one of my thoughts too, but I worry how well my 2012 MacBook Air will cope and I can probably buy a great gaming PC with a Rift for the price of getting a 13" MB Pro Retina (which is the only Mac upgrade I can really consider and even then how good will it play games?!).
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Misfit wrote:
Indeed it's one of my thoughts too, but I worry how well my 2012 MacBook Air will cope and I can probably buy a great gaming PC with a Rift for the price of getting a 13" MB Pro Retina (which is the only Mac upgrade I can really consider and even then how good will it play games?!).
ive got a quad core i7 "server" spec 2012 mac mini with 16gb ram, so im hoping this spec will be adequate, but i guess we'll see once it actually comes out...
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wanye wrote:
Misfit wrote:
Indeed it's one of my thoughts too, but I worry how well my 2012 MacBook Air will cope and I can probably buy a great gaming PC with a Rift for the price of getting a 13" MB Pro Retina (which is the only Mac upgrade I can really consider and even then how good will it play games?!).
ive got a quad core i7 "server" spec 2012 mac mini with 16gb ram, so im hoping this spec will be adequate, but i guess we'll see once it actually comes out...
What graphics chipset does that have? I'm right at the point of buying the manliest iMac money can buy for Elite at the moment, but could still be convinced to look elsewhere.
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Soon...
Portland 3.0.1.0 public release rolled out
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Mqark wrote:
What graphics chipset does that have? I'm right at the point of buying the manliest iMac money can buy for Elite at the moment, but could still be convinced to look elsewhere.
actually, it would seem i have the "mid 2011" spec mac mini. mustve got confused somewhere along the way.

anyway, according to the apple site i have

Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory3
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2.0GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with 6MB on-chip shared L3 cache
(with 16gb ram)
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Must say, I'm getting more & more excited by the day for this.
From an initially shakey pitch where I bunged them some money, crossed my fingers and hoped, they've done almost nothing but consistently outdo expectation.
Every update is well worth reading, all the videos get better & better and last night I found myself reading archived design forum threads. This proposal about flight mechanincs in particular has me absolutely gagging for the final product.

I'm loving the way they held off from publishers to avoid design compromises & are now finally making the game both they + the community want through dialogue.
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