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@noone No, you made the right choice by using a PC (#pcmasterrace),
I’ve tried VR with a Vive and it works when SteamVR kicks it off. There is some tuning to do though and it is not the most modern of headsets. It is freaking awesome though.
YouTube is giving me a lot of recommendations on Elite Dangerous and VR now and some of them are Quest 2. I would start there
Can anyone help?
I’ve just downloaded the game for PC via the Oculus store. When I try to start the game I can only get as far as the black screen that tells me to remove my headset and register.
So I did.
Now I get to that screen, login, link my account and nothing happens. Just the same process again.
Did anyone else have to deal with this? I’m not a PC person so definitely getting a little aggy with it. Should have just bought a PlayStation.
Cheers
Have you downloaded the Oculus Link software? Might be that? Although it does seem as though it's not right rather than you doing something wrong.
Don't really know how the Oculus store works for PC so not much help there. Maybe get a refund from Oculus and then buy again using Steam? Works perfectly for me launching through Steam VR.
Actually this link: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/dq8c92/bought_elite_dangerous_from_the_oculus_store_cant/ is suggesting just that - refund from Oculus and buy through Steam. Seems like a bug in the Oculus version.
If you are going to use the Steam version them you'll need a controller of some sort - mouse and keyboard are pretty useless when you can't see them. I just use a PS4 controller but found I had to use Steam in "big picture" mode to get proper controller compatibility for some reason. You also have to download Steam VR separately, but once you have it all it just works.
Seems there is a Logitech keyboard that is Oculus compatible, dunno how it would work in game though. I wasn't looking at Quest 2s last night.
Did the training missions yesterday.
Did it all with the keyboard which wasn't great so going to get a flight stick or something to make it easier.
Once I feel I'm not totally bobbins I'll join the stw pc crew.
Skill is not a prerequisite to joining (trust me on this) and it is a lot more fun to fly with friends. It’s also a lot easier to gain money when you are part of a wing and some of the missions are better done that way too.
Just get on, none of us care. Happy to help you make money (when I get back on and actually in the bubble).
If you're still in the pilots district don't leave until you are being offered cash rewards for doing so, stack them until your missions are full and only leave then, it's a free boost and gives you some money to play with.
You can leave the pilots district asap if you join the squadron as cash will not be an issue, about 500mill was shared out yesterday.
Yes you don't need to be good to play. Firstly, the game sends skill-appropriate baddies, secondly if you join our Discord you can arrange to fly in a wing where we'll help you out. Well, I won't, cos I'm on PS4 and I can't.
Happy to wing up if you are PC. The PS4 mafia are happy in their one happy little world right now with some sort of cow. We can find our own cow. With blackjack. And hookers.
You can leave the pilots district asap if you join the squadron as cash will not be an issue, about 500mill was shared out yesterday.
Yes but as we all know some members have a way of making the takings rather, er, one sided *cough*.
* Waves from The Abyss *
58.5k ly from home....
Yes but as we all know some members have a way of making the takings rather, er, one sided *cough*
Steady now, you're milking it...
@flyingpotatoes How are things going?
Haven’t done much more than the training missions due to workload sadly.
Hoping to get back on it soon.
* waves at Pondo *
That is very far away indeed. On the way to Beagle Point or on the way back?
Jeez Pondo - I nearly went mental "just' going to Sag A.
Have you met many carriers out there?
Exploration takes a certain mindset.
* waves at Pondo *
That is very far away indeed. On the way to Beagle Point or on the way back?
Ooo - I'd never heard of it, but I'll go looking for it now! 🙂
Jeez Pondo – I nearly went mental “just’ going to Sag A.
Have you met many carriers out there?
D'you know, I've had similar before and had to turn round before I got where I was planning - this time I just sort of enjoyed pottering out this ways, no time scale, scanning if I felt like it, not bothering if I didn't. It has been quiet enjoyable. 🙂 Less excited about the journey back.... 😀
Playing in solo - saw one somewhere in The Centre. I was too scared to go anywhere near it. 🙂
Exploration takes a certain mindset.
It does! If I'm in the mood, it's a very chilled way to spend a few hours and catch up with some podcasts. 🙂
Less excited about the journey back…. 😀
I believe there’s a station at Beagle Point.
Go there, cash in all your carto data, take off, self destruct, choose the free sidewinder to start you back in the bubble with all your cash.
Oh fudge, you hadn't heard of beagle point and your 58.6k ly away? How?
If you decide to come back properly we can send a welcoming party to ensure you get to the bubble safely.
I drifted about picking random patterns of direction, then made a bit of a sprint to Colonia (reminded me of Australia 😐), got the centre and then the bottom and then made a bee line back to the bubble asap sick of the game. Was about 8 weeks til I started again.
Cor, well I can't come all this way and not pay a visit! 🙂 9.7k ly away, course plotting... 🙂
* Waves from Beagle Point *
Bit dark round here, innit? 🙂
Is there a gift shop? For the mug!
Couple of fleet carriers, even in solo - got somecrepairs done but steadfastly fused to get her repainted. That tatty paintwork took hours to craft.... 🙂
Right - time to head home, I reckon. Back in a bit. 🙂
Fleet carriers are part of the background galaxy so they are always there regardless of if you are in open or solo; they are also there for all platforms. However squadrons aren't cross platform which makes it tricky to grant access to friends on other platforms but not everyone.
Ah - interesting, just assumed they were NPC carriers. Ta! 🙂
They may well be DSSA (Deep Space Support Array), they do 6 month rotations!
Ah ha, I think one of them might have been! Very nice to get some bits fixed - only buzzed two stars the whole way out so hull was at 97%, but one of them fried the docking computer, so nice to get that sorted. Had to reteach myself how to turn the lights on, drop the gear and land. 🙂
This was not a good idea. I installed last weekend. I now have an upgraded sidewinder, a hauler and a cobra III, about 6 million in the bank and have made 83 jumps. I'm currently scanning systems for money on the rags to riches route (only 5 systems so far). I also have a job, a wife and children. It could end up being rather time consuming.
Ooh!
Join our discord server! 🙂
Join the squadron and get rich quicker.
Free Python for new recruits!*
* cash equivalent. Terms and conditions apply.
What he said ^^^.
Playstation Team are currently being generous with their mission cash and the PC Crew are trying to match them. We have a long way to go though.
Join the discord. It would be great to have another person on there.
Playstation Team are currently being generous with their mission cash and the PC Crew are trying to match them. We have a long way to go though.
All amateurs compared to Team Xbox in that regard.
Sorry Perchy, I stand corrected.
I'll check out your discord next weekend. What times are you online and how many are you. Playing on PC btw.
The discord is busy during GMT waking hours,there are a regular 10 players across all three platforms.
Go into the squadron section and hunt down stw (can't remember if it's 2 or 3) and apply to join.
If you were on a ps i'd come pick you up.
I've currently logged on to try and kill people but they're all hiding.
I also have a job, a wife and children. It could end up being rather time consuming.
Greetings, Comnander. 🙂 I'm glad I'm married - if I was still single, this would have taken over my entire life...
Could you send me the discord server link, please. Are there any interesting places to spend a few hours "near" the starting zone?
Oops, only just seen this - you should get an im with the invite.
Once you are in there we can help properly.
Head for velniat but no rush.
Here, are we aligned with the Federation or the Alliance or anything?
We’re loosely Federation but we don’t judge.
Except molgrips. He hates the Imperials
Non-judgemental, like it - ta. 🙂
We are aligned to money, mainly through the power of Bert.
Yeah, I hate imp scum.
Why? Cos it's fun!
Anyone had their hyperspace dethrottle stop working? Still tells me it is when I drop out near a star but I start accelerating straight towards it, buzzed a couple of times when mot paying attention. I've tried turning it, supercruise autothrottle and the supercruise module itself on and off, even tried a reboot but no joy. On one hand it's good for speed (one less button press jump, yay!)but it's a pain for exploring (one more button press per jump, boo 🙁 ). Heading back to the bubble so the speed is welcome but it does mean I've more or less stopped exploring, unless something's flagged as I enter a new system. I'm PS4, if that makes a difference.
Posting in here appears to have fixed it after a week of flying a lot close to stars than I'd normally like. Great! 🙂
It's an advanced docking computer option (I think, maybe super cruise) - maybe it was frazzled or turned off?
It's in Panel 4, the bit with the ship schematic, there is an option to automatically de-throttle or not.
I found the option, and I also messed with the supercruise options, but the only thing that changed was whether I got the message that it had engaged when I dropped out of hyperspace - either way, it didn't engage! Oddly, it stopped working when I popped into Jaques Station and got some repairs, then it randomly started working again a couple of days later! Not to worry, seems fine now. 🙂
Here, any of you mob ever done the FSD supercharging thing with neutron stars? How do you find the blighters?
Yes, but then wasted it as I was not really jumping far! Search for them in the galaxy map with a filter for that star type, or you can use EDDB, EDSM or other tools to plot your routes.
It all sounds so technical 😆 I just like shooting cartoon people with my cartoon gun.
Is there any of that. Do you engage in battles or a pvp scenario ?
Oh yeah, there's plenty of shooting, it isn't all spreadsheets 😉
Here, any of you mob ever done the FSD supercharging thing with neutron stars? How do you find the blighters?
Yes, use the galaxy map. If you want to plot a route you can have it include neutron stars that you'll have to scoop to complete the route. DO NOT try it with white dwarfs though. The drop-out limit is much further out than you expect and it's really hard to scoop the jets without getting to close and dying. And the boost isn't much so it's not worth the risk.
Do you engage in battles or a pvp scenario ?
We (as in the STW lot) are engaged in wars almost weekly, and there's bounty hunting and also assassination missions, they are popular. I'm also in a PvP group that is friendly and quite handy with the plasma and kicks my arse without breaking a sweat.
Yes, use the galaxy map. If you want to plot a route you can have it include neutron stars that you’ll have to scoop to complete the route. DO NOT try it with white dwarfs though. The drop-out limit is much further out than you expect and it’s really hard to scoop the jets without getting to close and dying. And the boost isn’t much so it’s not worth the risk.
They're not clearly flagged, are they "non-sequence"? Not sure my galaxy map's on top form, skipped out to Temple last night without coming across a single one. 🙁
Logged on for a bit at lunch, clearly hadn't paused when I'd finished last night - hull at 99% and almost all modules in single digits and offline, think I gave myself a crispin'. 🙂 Good job I brought an AFM this time - didn't have one on my last jaunt, that would have been SERIOUSLY annoying a long way from home....
Don't know if it's come up before but there's a really interesting podcast about Elite Dangerous on BBC Sounds This Game Changed My Life: Mat: Space Buddies and Fuel Rats some other amazing stories covered in other episodes too.
Well, that was approximately 50x the story I was expecting - heartfelt thanks for sharing. I shall be heading out via Michael's Rest next trip. 🙂
I should get back into it really. I’m around 1/3 of the way to Colonia but I’ve been parked up for almost a year now.
It just feels like a rite of passage, much like the trip to Hutton Orbital or unlocking the Sol system, but I’m struggling to get the motivation to complete my journey. (Spoiler - it’s a bit dull 😆)
It's shit yes. I flew using Remote Play on my laptop whilst watching telly, I got my time down to about 53s per jump on average. And when you get there there really is nothing there. It's no different to the bubble, just worse. Fewer systems and you can't get stuff. At least at Sag A* there's something fun to look at.
Horses for courses, innit - if the mood strikes, bang a podcast or some tunes on and hopping from system to system is quite chill. If I can be arsed, scanning is even chiller - doesn't work if I'm in a rush, then it's just like sitting in traffic. 🙂
Proper exploring is more fun than just blasting through. There's all sorts of stuff out there. I want to go out somewhere a really long way with my fleet carrier, mining tritium for self sufficiency, maybe find some new stuff.
I should get back into it really. I’m around 1/3 of the way to Colonia but I’ve been parked up for almost a year now.
Want me to pick you up and bring you home?
What platform are you on @pondo? You could always pop on for a bit of multi-crew if you want to break the monotony a bit.
At least at Sag A* there’s something fun to look at.
Yes, I was considering going there too. Probably should have done that first.
I do listen to music, and after a few glasses of rum, it’s not so bad, but it just takes so much time. The game has always been a black hole when it comes to time used through playing anyway, I suppose. Easy to rack up 4 or 5 hours playing time without realising.
Want me to pick you up and bring you home?
Presume you have a carrier? I’ll finish my journey at some point, and then it will be the long drag back again …………
What platform are you on @pondo? You could always pop on for a bit of multi-crew if you want to break the monotony a bit.
I'm PS4, dude - multicrew is deffo in my future, but I got the wanderlust right now. 🙂
Presume you have a carrier? I’ll finish my journey at some point, and then it will be the long drag back again …………
A small logistics firm, can pick you up anytime, have to pre-book or we're not insured though.
You know you can play multicrew anywhere and anytime in the galaxy?
Odessey made exploring both better and worse. There’s a lot more to do and see on planets and you get more of a feeling of being alone, but they took VR away, well, kinda.
I keep promising myself a longer trip out. I think he last one I did was only a couple of weeks where Molgrios and I went looking for mining site.
I'm currently farting about with Guardian ruins which is less fun than I thought it would be.
Is there a singletrack squadron ?
on xbox and would like to join if it's still going
There is, although I am not sure there are any X-boxers left?
We work together cross-platform though via the discord, I'll DM you the link.
I play on Xbox but I’m too tight to pay for XBox Live, or whatever it’s called.
I still have my xbox account, and still use it from time to time for fund raising or BGS. Without Perchy the cow missions have been less rewarding, but I can share whatever comes up if you fancy some free cash.
* Waves from Xibalba *
Does anyone know where Michael's Rest is? I'd like to go say hello.
* Waves from Michael's Rest * 🙂
@pondo How's it looking out there? You coming back to the bubble any time soon?
Very peaceful, very quiet, very dark.... 🙂 Gonna mosey on back in - it's 20kly direct but you have to dog-leg as there are gaps too big to jump across, so it'll be quite a bit further to travel, it'll be awhile! 🙂
Blimey. What the hell are you doing out there? Jump, scoop, jump, scoop, jump, scoop x 1000000
If anyone else is reading this and was put off playing on PC by the cost of said PC, it is available on GeForce Now and apparently runs very well. I think I will join the PC gang this way.