Elite dangerous

[Flench]

Tha average age of gamers is 31 yo.

Average age of AH player's 50 , LOL !!!

[Flossy]

Had a great time at the Premiere last night, especially seeing a model of a Cobra III as they opened the dividing wall in the hangar.   

Photos I took 

[zack1234]

I actually stopped training and flew to another docking station yesterday

Its is taking me ages to map my keyboard and HOTAS lol

Where is my spare ship?

They all look like  a bunch of loonies flossy

Did anyone get drunk?.

I will at the next meeting and i promise to disgrace myself

[Flossy]

I actually stopped training and flew to another docking station yesterday

Its is taking me ages to map my keyboard and HOTAS lol

Great!  Did you manage to dock OK? 

What HOTAS do you have?  I use the TM Warthog and Saitek Pro Pedals so could let you have details of my setup.

Where is my spare ship?

No idea.  Not found mine yet.... but not really looked as I'm currently playing a Federal Trader. 

They all look like  a bunch of loonies flossy

Hey, I resemble that remark!! 

Did anyone get drunk?.

I will at the next meeting and i promise to disgrace myself

Oddly enough, despite the fact it was a free bar, there was very little evidence of anyone getting very drunk.  I know I was a bit tiddly by the end of the night but never reached the 'feeling sick' stage and I didn't have a hangover either - but slept solidly as soon as my head hit the pillow when I went to bed around 1:30 ish...  I did hear of one person who was very drunk but I didn't see him.

We were all very well behaved I thought, so if you disgrace yourself you will be in a very small minority. 

[Mar]

You can find all other ships you own by first going to any port with a shipyard and hitting the tab on the right, there you will see your ships and their locations.

I have not figured out how to have my ships moved to another system for me tho, so I had to abandon my sidewinder. I want to do some fighting so I can trick out my ship or get a better one for bounty hunting, and the news says there's fighting in and around Eranin so that's where I'm headed. My Eagle is set up for hunting with 2 tons cargo space in case I run into a dry spot.

I find it annoying that cargo you find in the middle of nowhere with nobody around is considered stolen if you pick it up.
Ended up unfriendly with the Federation that way, hope I can make it up to them.

[ImADot]

Looks really cool, and I've been a fan since the Amiga days. Not sure if my machine will handle it, or if the final release will have lower minimum requirements.

Since it looks like I can't try the Beta without dropping a bundle of money, do you computer nerds think my system will run it fairly well? I'm open to upgrading my machine sometime sooner or later (it's been solid for about 4 years now).

   Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130828-1532)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
       System Model: EP45-UD3P
               BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.6GHz
             Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4094MB RAM
          Page File: 1943MB used, 6242MB available
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce GTX 260
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
     Display Memory: 2668 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 877 MB
      Shared Memory: 1791 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: SyncMaster T240,SyncMaster Magic T240(Digital)

[Mar]

I don't know much about processors but I do know it lists a quad core as minimum and I have a feeling that it's not going to change. But I don't really know what I'm talking about there.

As for RAM you've got plenty for it now, but as they add stuff it'll probably go up so, if you ask me it's a bit of a gamble getting the game without upgrading. But again I don't know as much as I'd like too about this stuff, so I don't really know why I'm making this post...


Guess I wanted to pretend I know what I'm talking about for a moment. Someone more knowledgeable will come along shortly.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

You don't need anything special to run Elite dangerous. Just look at this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUFIFL7zwXQ#t=231

[bozon]

I am still torn between Elite and Star Citizen. Will not have the time to play both alongside AH. I'll have to wait till launch and decide then.

[Lusche]

I am still torn between Elite and Star Citizen. Will not have the time to play both alongside AH.

That would be no question for me. My original ELITE box is still sitting on my shelf like on an altar, complete with quick reference, manual, novel, 3" disk 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

That would be no question for me. My original ELITE box is still sitting on my shelf like on an altar, complete with quick reference, manual, novel, 3" disk 

It's funny how old games lose their shine after you retry them 20 years later. I remember the excitement I had with certain titles back then and now that I retry them on Mame or similar I'm wondering what exactly was I excited about. But I'd pay 200 bucks a pop for any game that would give me the same kind of rush like those first C64 games and programs did. Man that was an exciting time.

[Flossy]

That would be no question for me. My original ELITE box is still sitting on my shelf like on an altar, complete with quick reference, manual, novel, 3" disk 

My husband has an original box from the first BBC version and had it and the books signed by David Braben at the Premiere on Saturday. 

[Lusche]

My husband has an original box from the first BBC version and had it and the books signed by David Braben at the Premiere on Saturday. 

  

[Serenity]

So... is the general consensus that this is worth the $75 to get in on the beta?

[ImADot]

From what I hear, it's now in Gamma. I don't know if you can still get in before the main release.