Elite on Kickstarter...

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Muttley wrote:LaveCon? Shame I couldn't go. It's unofficial but at least 3 Frontier bods are going.

In other news. Look at the gorgeous lighting on this video:
Shared that video with the team (I'm not working on Elite before you all start asking lots of questions, they're just upstairs from me) - that's a particularly spectacular example of the lighting :-)

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Modern games introduced acquiring skill by making the game easier for you as you progress - giving you more power, equipment etc.. And then making the opposition harder to compensate. The net result is you never actually progress - difficulty and ability both move upwards in parallel.

Very few games are capable of letting your own improvements in skill, awareness and ability actually lead your development.
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I think I need to go to space combat school. Brute forced the second mission but I'm toast every time in the third one.

Still, fun trying and dying though :D.
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Morning Andrew

I'm writing in regards to my previous e-mail.

I have now had an e-mail back our supplier and have been given the 15/07/14 as the date for the stock to arrive into us. Again, this is subject to change.

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Yak wrote:I think I need to go to space combat school. Brute forced the second mission but I'm toast every time in the third one.

Still, fun trying and dying though :D.
I think they upped the AI a bit in the at some point during the alpha, and people seem to find mission 3 a little tough at first.

One little trick I pull to break a turning fight is to briefly hit reverse.
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Cool - I got rather bored of chasing round and round in circles at one point :lol:

Was chuffed when I beat, I think it's the 4th or 5th one, where you have to defeat about 10 of the buggers.

Learned that my combat style is something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXq3dytL ... lpage#t=70
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Cloudane wrote:Cool - I got rather bored of chasing round and round in circles at one point :lol:

Was chuffed when I beat, I think it's the 4th or 5th one, where you have to defeat about 10 of the buggers.

Learned that my combat style is something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXq3dytL ... lpage#t=70
Don't forget, the blue are on the throttle is where you get the best turning speed (the sweet spot), and this is also affected by the amount of pips you have in engines. You can also boost while turning to get a tighter turn.
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Cloudane wrote:you do realise this makes us elitists though....
Well, the game is called "Elite", after all... :wink:
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Muttley wrote:
Cloudane wrote:Cool - I got rather bored of chasing round and round in circles at one point :lol:

Was chuffed when I beat, I think it's the 4th or 5th one, where you have to defeat about 10 of the buggers.

Learned that my combat style is something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXq3dytL ... lpage#t=70
Don't forget, the blue are on the throttle is where you get the best turning speed (the sweet spot), and this is also affected by the amount of pips you have in engines. You can also boost while turning to get a tighter turn.
Knew about the blue bit, but wasn't sure on the others *takes notes*
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Cloudane wrote:you do realise this makes us elitists though....
Well, the game is called "Elite", after all... :wink:
I'm glad my humour wasn't so dry it was completely missed :wink:
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Anyone looking for joysticks, apparently 3 X52s here: http://www.flightstore.co.uk/pilot-supp ... stem-p2425

Well known online supplier to flight sim crowd. I've bought software from them in the past with no issue,
They also stock the CH stuff which a lot of people rate for simplicity but great build quality. No experience myself though. I was lucky to jump on the X55 bandwagon early doors.
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I just got a text from scan staying stock delays. I'm reluctant to order from a third option unless they explicitly state it's in stock.
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defsdoor wrote:I just got a text from scan staying stock delays. I'm reluctant to order from a third option unless they explicitly state it's in stock.
Flightstore does say in stock for the standard X52, but not the pro.

I'll give it another week or two with Dabs as all the box shifters seem to be in the same state.
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I am now under the impression the X52 has been discontinued in favour of the x 55. If thats the case it would explain the extreme lack of X52s to buy.
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The ghost of raids past wrote:I am now under the impression the X52 has been discontinued in favour of the x 55. If thats the case it would explain the extreme lack of X52s to buy.
I think I've heard of an X45 and X65 as well, do all of those exist? are they current?
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yay I finally beat mission 3! (Inelegantly and with a cracked canopy).

Shit immediately pushed in by mission 4... :D
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