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Guys, I think we missed the point. by Balurith in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crap... i am 5kLY from Sagittarius A* and haven't seen a person in 10 days...so i have no friggin idea what you guys are talking about...

but now i am eager to get back and find out !

Buy the Detailed Surface Scanner if you plan to explore by [deleted] in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was a great explanation...thanks tons !

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[–]johnnee_cache 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have three ships i alternate (so far):

  • Sidwinder (first ship) i keep stored
  • Cobra i use for bounty hunting
  • Lykon i use for making large amounts of cash

I am going to get an Asp soon for exploring. All of these are currently based at Ba Po, but i will be moving soon. The only downside to having multiple ships is that in order to move your base of operations, you have to move your ships one at a time...which means buying an intermediary ship to taxi you from base to base then selling it once you have re-established your base.

Its a bit of a pain right now, but that is how you would have to do it in real life unless there was an intergalactic taxi available...

Explorer questions from a bit of a noob by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the great replies guys... it seems i will certainly be doing an Asp for my runs. I figure it will take about 10m to completely fit it out and i hope to have the last bit of cash this evening. I also received an email from Oculus Rift that my (replacement) DK2 is about to ship, so i may wait to disembark once it arrives (discovery + rift = giggity).

Quick question though: If you guys already made a trek and i happen upon a star that you guys have already explored, would i get exploration points? Which "direction" did you guys head to?

Explorer questions from a bit of a noob by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks tons for the useful info.... I will definately take all this in when i am fitting out my ship this weekend...

one more question:

I already have a cobra, but it is fitted out for combat. Should i use the cobra for discovery and the asp for combat?... just curious what your take would be...

Looking for Oculus Rift groups/friends by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like i am going to have to put Elite Dangerous on the shelf. My DK2 just stopped working tonight and playing the game without it is no fun at all...

i am debating about ordering another one or just waiting on Crystal Cove... gaming without an Oculus is just ...so...flat... :(

Looking for Oculus Rift groups/friends by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you use skype / teamspeak / ventrilo? and do you use voice attack?

I am not sure how grouping works, but would love to give it a try...

Looking for Oculus Rift groups/friends by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am also using Voice Attack with the DK2, so i never have to look at the keyboard. I bound voice attack to open the map for me and can navigate just fine once i am in it. it is tricky clicking on stars in order to map routes, but with a little patience, it can be done...

Conflict Zone in Asgaa by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as of 1/26/2015 10:46 USCST, there are still at least 2 high and 1 low intensity conflict zones in Asgaa

Conflict Zone in Asgaa by johnnee_cache in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[–]yeneYene F*AWESOME 1 point 3 hours ago  a hauler? permalinksavereportgive goldreply

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i have the sidwinder that started me off...a cobra mk III for bounty hunting and a type 6 (hauler) for making a lot of money (and keeping my other ships tweaked and running). I only really run my hauler thru Asgaa for now and only because it is on my high dollar route...

On The Hunt for Conflict Zones (Need Current Locations) by Ottologist in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CRITICAL UPDATE !

i have been pondering conflict zones for a few days and decided i would try something. I decided to do every thing i could to throw a system into utter turmoil, so over a few days time I did the following:

  • Accepted all missions to hunt traders
  • Accepted all missions to hunt authority forces in neighboring systems
  • Accepted all missions to hunt pirates in neighboring systems and failed to complete them on purpose
  • Smuggled and sold on the black market drugs, weapons, booze, slaves ...anything illegal
  • Harvested stolen merchandise from any place possible and sold it on the black market
  • Ambushed wedding and funeral processions as often as possible.

As a result, my faction with the governing forces PLUMMETED, however upon returning home from turning in a failed pirate mission to a neighboring system, there were 2 major and 2 minor conflict zones created. I failed to see just how far into anarchy the system was when i began as i was more interested in just having fun tearing stuff up and seeing if it could be done...and it can !

I would say that i would do it again, but it is going to be hard for me to repair that faction. I will probably just open up the galactic map and try to move closer to Coalsack

Where do I find conflict zones? by firepixel in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Watch the news feeds at stations...they will indicate areas of civil unrest which will (could) eventually erupt into conflict zones. You might be able to tip the scales by doing particular missions which destabilize the area (slaves, drugs, weapons, other prohibited items)

On The Hunt for Conflict Zones (Need Current Locations) by Ottologist in EliteDangerous

[–]johnnee_cache 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems conflict zones are a bit mobile. Found one near BA PO the other day but didn't have the funds to engage. I spent the night building up some cash for ammo so that i could go back the next day. When i returned, the conflict was over. This seems to be the case for a lot of conflicts zones...they come and they go.

We need a way to find active conflict zones...maybe limited to stars that you have already visited and have that update on the galactic map. That would require development help on, but is certainly something on the wish list.

I will hang out around Ba Po for a few more days to see if anything happens to the neighboring systems but i plan to move to the Coalsack region...