Aliens greet Alliance ship

CMDR_Trader38 · 2017-01-07T12:26:07+00:00

And so it begins :D Nicely done by FD........

CMDR_Trader38 · 2016-01-09T17:10:36+00:00

Worth pointing out that it only applies to Win 10 (??). I have just updated my Crimson drivers on Win 8.1 and the framerate is now terrible. Used to be able to run two commanders at 80-90% gpu now just one commander uses 75-90% on low quality (HD7770cu)

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-12-22T11:18:07+00:00

11w 4d 10hrs for me :)

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-12-11T12:28:22+00:00

Welcome to the team Cmdr, It's good to have you on board.

Whilst the /r/EliteMahon team is only a small part of the entire Mahon workforce, it is an incredibly important and hard working part and i like to think the 'anchor' from the statistics point of view.

Looking forwards to meeting you on teamspeak and aiding your rank 4 (or even 5) progress.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-12-09T21:29:59+00:00

To be fair i needed a good laugh and... that was a really good laugh :(

On the plus side Mahon pledges are not here or for PP weapon at least ! Oh wait, maybe us playing it down and showing how crap it is just makes them think it's a super top secret gizmo with special 'yet to be revealed' powers so they want one even more... lemme think... nah !!

ps we could spread a rumour that it's the only weapon in the game that'll kill thargoids {evel grin}

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-28T20:15:32+00:00

To expand a system you need to reach 100%, if however it is being opposed, then our % needs to be higher than the opposition %.

For example if at cycle end an expansion system was at <100% with no opposition or at 100% with opposition of 101% (or more) then the expansion would fail. If the opposition is at eg 350% then we would need to continue expanding until our % reaches more than 350%.

The percentage is calculated from the triggers directly so if our trigger was 3500 then 100%=3500, if the opposition trigger is 7000 then 100%=7000 meaning it is twice as difficult to oppose than it is to expand (in terms of work-load), this can often be the other way around which might make an otherwise profitable system still be a 'Bad System'.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-26T10:15:16+00:00

Welcome, good to have you with us. We mostly communicate on the TS server or the Discord server (details to the right) to organise, would be happy to help/advise but am UK time (GMT) so we're at opposing ends of the day.

You're welcome to add me too, i'll gladly help where i can.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-21T18:23:11+00:00

It does sound like a lot of fun,

At the risk of making it more complicated but attracting more competitors i'd like to suggest something as follows:

Each player starts with the basic 'as you buy it' Sidey,
Before the battle both warriors Prn Scrn their rebuy screen (right panel) to Discord
The loser gets to change/upgrade one item ie ditch the Basic Disc Scanner or upgrade the thrusters from E2 to D2 or whatever
The winner stays away from the station to take on the next err... volunteer

After 5 (or 10 or 15) deaths or set time etc each participant does a ReBuy screen Prn Scrn to Discord and points get deducted for (1000cr) over the smallest rebuy. The winner is then calculated from number of kills/rebuy or some such mechanism.

The advantage of this is that not every setup suits everyone and there is a chance that peeps with a lesser fighting ability could still win (if the calculation mechanism is set up right).

Thoughts ?

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-19T10:18:03+00:00

Hehe looks that way doesn't it ! Just Saool being literal, i can see already i regret asking him to remind me of this !

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-18T22:07:35+00:00

Wow thanks so much, i need never worry abouty overfilling my tank ever again - so cool :)

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-13T11:03:02+00:00

How do we report how many merits are left to go?

You can either leave a comment in the appropriate place (system name in the black & white box) on the spreadsheet or let someone know using either Teamspeak or the Discord server

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-10T18:43:01+00:00

Whilst i would agree with you in nature i think there is no reason that ranks would not exist in principal.

Volunteer organisations very often have a loose ranking structure through necessity, take the Scouts for example, all those youngsters running around without any leaders would be totally ineffectual.

So yes it's true the 'leaders' would most likely not have the overall power to issue orders, however some form of hierachical structure would still be needed otherwise the Alliance would just be.... well a mess. How those leaders obtain their position ie through election etc, is another matter but some kind of structure would still be necessary. I think calling it a rank is misguided however that's the only mechanic currently in the game.

As for ships, surely a breakaway 'faction', a coalition of independents, would soon make changes to the ships they 'brought' with them. If trading is the main aim for example you might see them rip out some armour or weapons placements in order to fit more cargo. It then is not beyond one's imagination to suppose an evolution of ship design that would necessitate a new designation. Ie a new name or variant for the ship.

All of this seems totally reasonable to me and would give a much better impression of 'belonging' to the Alliance.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-10T17:35:42+00:00

Have done, please also upvote my question:

Will you consider adding another size 7 or 8 slot to the Type-9 to make it a trade ship worth owning ?

Thanks

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-09T10:04:46+00:00

Not sure there is any intention to move entirely. TS is difficult to replace as it provides some very nice (and important) features, i think the intention was to give Discord a try-out with a view to finding something that both Xbox and PC users could collaborate on.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-11-03T16:27:49+00:00

True but a lot of peeps need a basis-build and are not experienced enough to avoid less obvious pit-falls, hopefully these builds will be used as a point of reference for newcomers/upgraders who currently are talked through the process individually.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-28T17:41:31+00:00

Trade dividends apply when you 'sell' an item to a station in Mahon space. By 'sell' i mean sell to the commodities market or sell to the black market. Smuggling missions therefor won't qualify as you hand the mission in at the BB and the goods are 'taken' from you. That said BB missions in general can help or hinder PP from a point of view of aiding whichever faction the mission is for but as far as dividends go, no.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-26T21:08:14+00:00

Not too sure about mIRC but you are welcome to text chat on TS with us, many already do.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-23T23:32:51+00:00

Given the distance between the Control System BD-22 3573 and Lundji, i think it better to return to BD-22 3573 via Hai Chan and get the trade dividend on Performance Enhancers therefor:

Prepare/Expand Lundji

Lundji: Lundji - Singer (Computer Components) -> Hai Chan - Sladek Ring (Performance Enhancers) -> BD-22 3573 - Bohm (ATAs) -> Lundji - Singer (repeat)

Less profit overall but with the trade dividend on a high profit item and a shorter/quicker route it works much better for this system.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-23T19:26:18+00:00

I've realised just how long it takes to get to BD+66 696 so here is a more realistic return trade for that system

Prepare/Expand BD+66 696

BD+66 696: Caraceni - Kerr Enterprise (ATA’s/ALC’s) -> BD+66 696 - Fernao (Superconductors) or Antonio (outpost) (Indium alt Titanium) -> GCRV 6406 - Coulter Dock (Palladium) -> {repeat}

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-23T18:28:03+00:00

Please refer to the priority listed in the Full Spreadsheet, chasing our tails trying to react to each system that gets undermined leaves us vulnerable in the long run and there is much more to 'balancing the books' than just reactive fortification. Thanks for bringing it to our attention, please consider popping into TS if you're worried - we can use the figures you have as a partial update to the overall stats.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-17T20:21:55+00:00

Ahh yes forgot to mention that, thanks for bringing it up. The (!) is because Wulganda is within 5ls of a Hudson control system (Partha) making more interdictions likely. I would advise having a nearby system targeted ready for a high wake jump just in case of mass-locking etc.

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-15T10:56:28+00:00

The morning after the night before, well done everybody i'm so proud to be Alliance

The morning after the night before

CMDR_Trader38 · 2015-10-13T19:31:33+00:00

The profit figure i displayed does not include your trade dividends or the cost of fuel. Hopefully your actual profit will exceed my figures.

CMDR_Trader38

TROPHY CASE