10p more than 3 weeks ago when it was on offer for a limited time only, but now it's back again in the Steam sale. Grab your joysticks and emulate Tim Peake......in a different kind of space!
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TomStockport
22 Dec 156#1
Decided to give this a go, and try out my 2.99 joystick lol. Have to say, first hour in-game isn't promising. Docking is ridiculous. There's also no tooltips explaining what you're supposed to do. I spent most of my time Googling simple things like "how do I stop my ship". Literally nothing on screen which tells you you're supposed to press 'J' to drop out of warp (even though you did drop out of warp, just not all the way...)
Very nearly opted for Horizons, glad I didn't now. No wonder they don't offer a trial.
stel
22 Dec 155#5
Just a heads up they have just released Elite Dangerous Horizons which is "season 2" of Elite Dangerous. Basically you get everything available here plus the next years worth of updates with Horizons including things like planetary landings and other major features. If you buy ED and want access to the updates coming in season 2 you will have to rebuy elite dangerous horizons at full price or wait for that to be discounted. There has been a big outroar in the Elite Dangerous community thanks to this and many people are boycotting Frontier now for basically deceiving their customers with this shady pricing model.
I would avoid supporting them myself.
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TomStockport
22 Dec 156#1
Decided to give this a go, and try out my 2.99 joystick lol. Have to say, first hour in-game isn't promising. Docking is ridiculous. There's also no tooltips explaining what you're supposed to do. I spent most of my time Googling simple things like "how do I stop my ship". Literally nothing on screen which tells you you're supposed to press 'J' to drop out of warp (even though you did drop out of warp, just not all the way...)
Very nearly opted for Horizons, glad I didn't now. No wonder they don't offer a trial.
trifficplayer to TomStockport
22 Dec 152#6
There are loads of playable tutorials on the main menu screen. Including for docking. It's not a game with IWIN buttons but some people like that.
pedd to TomStockport
23 Dec 15#19
How was the 2.99 joystick BTW? Picked one up and thinking of getting this...
mercutio98uk to TomStockport
23 Dec 15#21
Maybe pacman is more your thing?
Or reading/thinking? There's very obvious tutorials from the main menu. Consider these pretty compulsory.
Diggah to TomStockport
23 Dec 15#22
I'm guessing you skipped the training missions then.
arithon68 to TomStockport
23 Dec 15#25
Tom, at the top of the menu when the game starts, there is an option "Training" click on that. There are then a dozen training missions walking you through all the basic aspects of piloting, combat and navigation.
You are asked to press every flight key in a "systems check" on the first mission.
Then, on the launcher, there is a "Tutorial" link (in case you missed it) this links to these videos here.
Hopefully that should sort you out.
cway1986 to TomStockport
23 Dec 15#26
There are 10 tutorial missions that teach you all that you need to get going.
joetipper
22 Dec 152#2
I joined with kick starter a long time ago and very much agree it's a step learning curve and benefits from decent hardware, including a reasonable joystick. There are a lot of YouTube guides now that weren't available at the beginning. If someone is willing to spend a little time learning the basics it's a very impressive game. Dig a little deeper and it will reward you.
leon121
22 Dec 15#3
Thanks
drasim
22 Dec 15#4
If anyone went to this from the X3 series, was the learning curve comparable?
stel
22 Dec 155#5
Just a heads up they have just released Elite Dangerous Horizons which is "season 2" of Elite Dangerous. Basically you get everything available here plus the next years worth of updates with Horizons including things like planetary landings and other major features. If you buy ED and want access to the updates coming in season 2 you will have to rebuy elite dangerous horizons at full price or wait for that to be discounted. There has been a big outroar in the Elite Dangerous community thanks to this and many people are boycotting Frontier now for basically deceiving their customers with this shady pricing model.
I would avoid supporting them myself.
trifficplayer to stel
22 Dec 151#7
If you own season 1 you get a discount on season 2. But yes, if you want brand new features like landing on planets you'll need to buy Horizons, which includes the base game, at full price. Doesn't make getting Season 1 for £10 a bad deal. People being upset at a new release being full price, it's weird. Mostly seems to be Steam players who bought the base game for pennies complaining.
Elite isn't for everyone, that's certain. But if you want to fly a spaceship round a sandbox of the galaxy and shoot stuff, explore, trade or whatever, £10 for the base game is well worth a punt.
TomStockport
22 Dec 151#8
Yea, I'm working through them. I'm not expecting 'iwin' buttons, but a tooltip would be nice. "hint: hit J to drop out of warp" rather than "Google "how to drop out of warp""
trifficplayer
22 Dec 152#9
Excuse my snippyness. While since I've done them but I'm pretty certain the tutorials do highlight which buttons you need to press as required. It does have a learning curve, good luck.
Just Wondering
23 Dec 151#10
Is Eve just as good as elite or are they quite different games
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Very nearly opted for Horizons, glad I didn't now. No wonder they don't offer a trial.
I would avoid supporting them myself.
All comments (41)
Very nearly opted for Horizons, glad I didn't now. No wonder they don't offer a trial.
Or reading/thinking? There's very obvious tutorials from the main menu. Consider these pretty compulsory.
You are asked to press every flight key in a "systems check" on the first mission.
Then, on the launcher, there is a "Tutorial" link (in case you missed it) this links to these videos here.
Hopefully that should sort you out.
I would avoid supporting them myself.
Elite isn't for everyone, that's certain. But if you want to fly a spaceship round a sandbox of the galaxy and shoot stuff, explore, trade or whatever, £10 for the base game is well worth a punt.