Re: Elite: Dangerous - and the return
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
I think that he actually crashes in to an asteroid rather than being hit
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
DB says Igor is taking it easy on him to give him a chance to talk.drew wrote:That dev is a lousy shot though, I'd have got him halfway through the vid.
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
But it's much more fun to forget about that bit, and then have something fun to chat about.DaddyHoggy wrote:DB says Igor is taking it easy on him to give him a chance to talk.drew wrote:That dev is a lousy shot though, I'd have got him halfway through the vid.
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I'm definitely relieved to see that. And I like that they seem to be just pitching and rolling, too, with none of this "yaw" nonsense!drew wrote:Reminds me of a scene in Incursio where Rebecca and Coyote are duelling. Even if it is newtonian, it doesn't 'feel' newtonian.
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
The combat (even in this early test version) does look like a lot of fun! I wonder if there'll be an option to switch off your main engines so you can keep drifting in one direction whilst turning to point in another, might just be newton-ish enough to satisfy everyone!
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<chortles> If I ruled the Ooniverse, there would be no yaw nonsense!Disembodied wrote:... with none of this "yaw" nonsense!
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Nothing wrong with yaw! It's not something I use often, but it can be useful, and it's nice to have it available.
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Ok - I've finally taken the plunge and pledged at the £60 level.
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
Yep.. when running from a horde of pirates, with drained shields, yawing side to side as you go is often the best way to prevent them from getting a bead on you. Pitching and rolling they seem to have no trouble adjusting their aim for, but yawing..Smivs wrote:Nothing wrong with yaw! It's not something I use often, but it can be useful, and it's nice to have it available.
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
After that video, I'm actually feeling quite positive about the game again. The physics look OK, the graphics look OK and there seem to be a fair few options for weaponry and gameplay. They do seem obsessed with asteroids though.
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
I had the impression the asteroids were part of a planetary ring.. would explain why the field was so big.. besides which, a chase through an asteroid field is exciting! Reason enough to do it..Selezen wrote:They do seem obsessed with asteroids though.
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Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
I think it's just a quick and easy way of showing off how the game can handle multiple unique entities. It's the same in the Limit Theory video: lots of dust and asteroids (although Josh Parnell does state that most systems will not be like this: he just likes the effect).Selezen wrote:They do seem obsessed with asteroids though.
Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
Can someone repeat the link to that Kickstarter graph that shows pledged money by day? Can't find it anymore.
Re: David Braben's Elite: Dangerous - Kickstarter!
http://www.kicktraq.com/projects/146141 ... hart-dailyCorbeau wrote:Can someone repeat the link to that Kickstarter graph that shows pledged money by day? Can't find it anymore.
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