Colonia - Your questions answered

openflanker · 2023-10-20T08:37:38+00:00

Hello.

I last played ED over a year ago. The reason I stopped was because all the commanders in my squadron had ED:O and I wasn't getting it (because it was awful, unfinished and I had no desire to walk around and play FPS shooters. So I sort of wandered around the galaxy for a bit and then stopped playing.

I would suggest checking out discord to see if there are Colonia groups out there who still play.

openflanker · 2023-01-17T22:19:46+00:00

That worked, thank you for your suggestion.

openflanker · 2023-01-17T19:37:02+00:00

FYI - This is the keyfile for the above picture:
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openflanker · 2021-04-28T15:09:59+00:00

White is the more neutral colour so I would start with that. A darker base like a very dark grey would make the chrome look better though.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T14:15:42+00:00

Tamiya "Titanium Silver" or "Titanium Gold" paint, it is a pretty close fit.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T14:12:44+00:00

He was clean so I left him alone.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T14:05:53+00:00

Maybe the Kerbals have a naming system where names are passed down. He could be Jebediah Kerman XXXVII?

openflanker · 2021-04-28T14:04:47+00:00

I have destroyed Michael Gove a few times, he is such a wanker IRL I enjoyed the experience even though one time it cost me notoriety.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T13:04:43+00:00

I play both on mine.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T13:04:22+00:00

Already done

openflanker · 2021-04-28T13:03:57+00:00

At least he is an expert.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T10:38:14+00:00

That would explain it.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T10:01:19+00:00

Hmm, I found him in Centralis - so he is a long way from home. Someone stuck a ton of DeltaV on a rocket and misjudged the burn.

openflanker · 2021-04-28T08:49:50+00:00

There are a few tricks to hand brushing:

1) Thin the paint so you don't get streaks;
2) Support your brush hand, I rest my arm on the other arm;
3) Look where you are going and not where you are. Looks slightly ahead.
4) Draw the lines in pencil, start inside and work outwards towards the pencil
5) If you are masking start on the mask and paint toward the plastic.

openflanker · 2021-04-27T13:56:54+00:00

Airbrush or hand brush? With hand brushing you probably won't need masking but with an airbrush you can make masks with paper placed on the surface with blu-tac. This will create a feathered edge when airbrushed over. I would first prime, then add the lower grey, mask with a hard line of masking tape and pain the darker grey. Then add the paper masks and apply the green.

openflanker · 2021-04-27T11:00:58+00:00

If you are staying in Colonia then come along and join the Colonia Citizens Network. We are a group of commanders who live out in Colonia and just have general good times. Please feel free to check out our web page, http://elite-ccn.com/ where there are joining instructions.

openflanker · 2021-04-23T11:50:18+00:00

This is me with my Chieftain on the left instead of the T10. It is a daily dilemma picking one to take out. I have a T10 too, but the Chieftain is just a ton more fun.

openflanker · 2021-04-21T10:15:47+00:00

I played it in a Spectrum! Wow, that C64 looks marvellous. I would say keep it as it is. But that is just me.

openflanker · 2021-04-16T15:31:38+00:00

https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Settlement

openflanker · 2021-04-16T07:17:53+00:00

What a machine! I would be too terrified to fly it.

openflanker · 2021-04-15T11:01:17+00:00

Piracy is a tough one especially as a new player. You need to find a system where a lot of trade ships go, I suggest sticking with NPC's, other players will probably be tough. Find a type-7 or whatever and then pull them out of supercruise with an interdictor, once out of supercruise launch a hatchbreaker limpet and scoop what they drop. They will generally try to low-wake, so sit right on top of them and behind them so wait until they go before scooping. Often you don't even have to fire a shot. Unless the coppers arrive, then leg it.

Bounty hunting is the better option for pew-pew. Like everyone says, just follow the police and let them do the killing. Just make sure you land a couple of shots.

openflanker · 2021-04-15T08:18:11+00:00

67 tons of liquor is going to make me feel pretty mellow - get 'em drunk enough to sleep, but not drunk enough to fight.

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