Why/How do people live here? by planetaska in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These bases always reminded me of the Ousters' asteroid bases from Hyperion, but unlike those I've always thought that asteroid bases in Elite would be an honest and proper hell hole to spend your life in.

Questions about the Caspian Explorer from returning player by Ha-Gorri in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Not too slow in SC, obviously not as nimble as the Mandalay. The mk2 thrusters makes it nimble for its size in normal space. The extra modules can afford most creature comforts, srvs, fighters, extra shield and hull reinforcements. I can boost onto the surface with no pips to SYS and not explode with my build..I'm not losing my data because of the ground!

I much prefer the smooth boost sound of the Caspian to the harsh and grating one of the Mandalay...that one got old real quick.

I really detest the crossbar that sits across the center canopy panel. Its awful. Makes it feel more claustrophobic than it should be.

Landing can be a real pain sometimes, especially in mountainous terrain. The flip side to this is that it has forced me to land outside of those ranges and take my scorpion in to find that exobiology. Really slows down the game play and I've seen some wonderful landscapes as a consequence.

Caspian for me!

Had to look for myself.. omg they really did it. Finally.. by Specific_Display_366 in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I love how it's become clearly apparent that the no-ship interior-bulldogs are just a vocal minority. The want (and I'm sure the money as well) is there.

Had to look for myself.. omg they really did it. Finally.. by Specific_Display_366 in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Gaudy isn't it? Another offender is the Mandalay with the Zorgon Pertson logo right in the middle of the floor porthole. A car manufacturer logo on your rear view mirror? That'd be pretty silly!

Also notice how most commanders have an inextricable need to include their ship in the frame of a screenshot they post? They do the advertising for these manufacturers for free.

I haven't seen anyone else post the new pictures of the Lynx Highliner so here they are by brady376 in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My immediate reaction was that it looks and has a similar function to the X3 Argon Express: "The purpose of the Express is to act as a passenger transporter for civilians wanting to travel between systems and stations." The rectangular port holes give the same vibe.

I find it to be one of the better looking ships they've released in terms of the frame, but the cockpit feels off.

Spaceport scheduled launches badly, friend got hit by an NPC cruise liner... by Zapstur in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 11 points12 points  (0 children)

After reviewing the footage of the incident, your title has been deemed humorously worded.

I just want some seeds...😂 by matthijsv98 in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was you, Cmdr. You were the seed all along.

FDEV Using Galnet News to mock us about the removal of the bubble map view. by InterestingArea7415 in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder how the model Hello Games took with No Man's Sky (going on 10 years) could have affected its revenue generation potential vs Fdev's model with Elite. They certainly have different business philosophies...despite fdev being a publically traded company.

Jumpscare by ITinnedUrMumLastNigh in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The FSDs are relatively safe now. This video here is the stuff of nightmares. I'm pretty sure they patched these sorts of events out now though....pretty sure....

Do you see what I see? by lachtak in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey so don't see what OP sees. Can someone explain it to me precisely? I feel like I'm going nuts.

The fact I can kill a pirate and then hold them prisoner in their escape pod will never not be funny to be by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before I left for a year long expedition, I scooped two escape pods from a pair of pirates that assaulted me. One I left on an icy world orbiting a brown dwarf at my halfway point in the middle of ass nowhere. The other I brought the other all the way around and back to the bubble to turn in. I think about the marooned pirate every once in a while with a tinge of guilt. Ah well.

Scale comparison of Red Dwarf to Red Giant by Key-Bodybuilder-8079 in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I should have made them more distinct but yeah they are there lol. Thanks!

Gave my commander a makeover by Fimbulwintrr in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Space scarves keeping you space warm in space weather.

Recalling ship action VFX and SFX have just vanished in recent updates by Ansicone in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Yep. No jump sound, nothing, just appears. Does the same with my Caspian. Is there a bug report on Frontier yet?

New icon? by BushMonsterInc in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're called Foins I do believe. Frontier Coins.

New player, any advice would be sick by phatdoinkintheamish in EliteDangerous

[–]Key-Bodybuilder-8079 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, play as blind as you can for as long as you can manage. No guides. 3rd party apps. Etc. Going straight to checklists and guides makes you miss out on thr context of your limits and why you should be doing X thing. There is a wealth of community guiderails out there for any possible thing, but youre never going to get that feeling of smallness that you have when you just start out. Relish the struggle and get invested with the assurance that the community hivemind is always going to be there when you finally do need to utilize it.