Playing devils advocate? It's not an Elite/FDEV issue.
Questioning affiliates has always been around because in the end: Viewers cannot know what's in your contract. In recent times, stories of NVIDIA being manipulative or sponsors like Honey have only increased wary in all partnered CCs everywhere.
Different universe, but there's no escaping the Pink Gas Giants! ✨ It was quite the pleasant surprise when this was the first gas giant I encountered after unlocking space travel.
(Game - Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader)
Also tagging @alecturner.bsky.social & @tocoso.bsky.social here :)
Bit of an update on the NSP thanks to Canonn. The Gourd Mollusc appears to have moved half across the system to another planet. It also has now different colored metallic crystals...
Not completely missing but certainly odd behavior.
This specific one:
Codex entry for the Rufum Gourd Mollusc: HIP 98182.
HIP 98182: Has no molluscs or NSPs anymore.
I do know not to trust the Codex for most of the original planetbased bios (like Sinous Tubers, Bark Mounds, even fumaroles). Space anomalies/NSPs seemed mostly trustworthy so far...
Guess I'll leave replies open but I'm probably gonna wait to see what the unannounced new update later this year is, hoping it can restore some hope that a few things might see a fix. The fleet carrier 2.0 unlikely will.
For now though, I hope everyone has fun with the Panther Clipper, I'm out. o7
Honestly, I'm so tired of it.
I want to play again, I miss my spaceship, I miss exploring, I miss Elite.
It's not like I don't know where to check if the next system is broken but why... why do I have to check everything?
For all know my exploration experience might be actually better in Legacy lol
I don't care about new exploration content - I just do not want more bugs or errors which retire in the expired section of the issue tracker to be forgotten until another explorer stumbles upon them, realizing it's a 4 year old issue and having one option: to just deal with it.
I'm sorry I'm not interested in building stations or fighting in PowerPlay. I just want to continue to enjoy the *deep space* part of this *space* game. Preferably without finding another more or less broken thing every other update which has basically no hope of getting fixed.
Things like this were exactly one the reasons why I took that break. The combined amount of exploration related bugs and annoyances had reached a threshold for me I couldn't pretend anymore to be fine with.
I knew nothing had changed in exploration in those months but I wanted to play again.
Incoming Rant 🙃
You've been warned.
I'm back after taking a break for a few months. Spent the afternoon getting everything set up again. Redid my exploration route.
And what happens?
The first target I picked features yet another variation of a exploration related bug I wasn't aware of yet.
Nice.
@pixelbandits.bsky.social FYI in case you're not aware yet. o7
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Remember, we still have 5 and a half weeks in which we can still make a difference with #directdemocracy
Get friends and family to sign our Initiatives, and get influencers talking about the most important movement in gaming history!
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petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Due to 'The Expanse: Osiris Reborn' -> 'wanna test out Owlcat Games games' -> 'Rogue Trader looks interesting...' - I started listening to WH40k audiobooks.
And I'm so happy because I found a whole new rabbit hole to dive into, but I'm also scared because the only thing I do know about WH40k: 💰💰💰
If you got spoiled don't worry too much: It's one of those games, no matter how much you know, you'll still have a great time. I only played it 2023/24 after having watched multiple Let's Plays (yeah, before streaming!). Still had a fantastic experience.
(The guy in the picture is one major reason.)
Sometimes all it takes is a single screenshot. 🥰
I'll admit, the Corsair wasn't really speaking to me in terms of design. (don't @ me)
But somehow... this angle with the colour and kit?? Yeah, somehow this does it for me and I don't even know why exactly. Good to know, she can grow on me after all~
Nothing but bugged Ice Crystals. Unfortunately - because I find them very pretty. So many pointy bits!
Stumbled upon some last year too but if I had to guess they've been around for much longer - seeing as NSPs and the rest hasn't been touched in years.
Today on "You take a break from Elite and get reminded of it in the most absurd way possible":
Was reading about different negotiation models/tactics. At one point I suddenly thought 'Oh sweet, I heard that before! Sounds like that one Tourist Beacon about the Sirius Convention.'
Brain, c'mon, why.
commission.europa.eu/document/8af...
If only this would be enforced, sigh.
For years now I've had a spreadsheet to convert ingame currencies to euros to actual purchase costs.
Every time I type in "prices" I wonder how tf this became necessary and then decide against the purchase.
(updated the StellarScreenshot feed to not search for the tagged words in links lol - 'spvfa' turning up in urls was not something I expected, oops.)
Something Elite related to this: used Firefox with script/adblockers for ages (now Librewolf). With time, Frontier sites became barely usable, even with disabled add-ons. Login not working/looping. Issue tracker not showing UI elements. EDMC authorization not redirecting.
Got Vivaldi just for Elite.
Another POI I long wanted to visit:
The DSSA Explorer's Bar & Grill at Arms End.
This one was on my list since the DSSA's original deployment.
Sad news though: it will likely decommission in about a year. But for now, thank you for you service! o7
📍 Hypau Aec IO-Z d13-0, Xibalba
#EliteDangerous
[off topic]
Suddenly had 'unavailable items' on my Steam wishlist & my owned games number was down.
Turns out there are new-ish age rating regulations in my country. Protecting me from buying such dangerous games like
*checks notes*
Papo & Yo and Shelter?
These regulations are not it, seriously...
The second one, yes!
That's both good and horrible to know! Good because I have visited only 4 or 5 - all of which were Class 3 apparently... - and horrible because I can now never finish your Codex Overview Bingo sheet thingy because there's zero chance I find new ones for all other classes! 🤣
Picture taken from inside a Roseum Gyre Pod in a NSP in Eorgh Hypa RR-U c19-0.
The inside of Viride Gyre Tree in a NSP in Lyed YJ-I d9-0.
Guess the NSP structure!
📍 Kepler's Crest
#EliteDangerous #StellarScreenshots
(Hint: It's not a Stolon Pod, no matter what the Codex says. - Answer & location inside Alt text.)
Oh I see, thank you. Aww man, the increased contrast in other areas of the skybox is nice, but I'm gonna miss the details of this view.
Elite Dangerous Screenshot. View from the edge of the galaxy towards the center.
Ohh... When did the galactic plane lose its detail when viewed from the edge and became a single white blob? 😭
Went through a few graphic settings because I adjusted them recently but nothing seems to change it back... Does anyone know something?
#EliteDangerous
Yeah... I use the EDMC plugin for renaming and sorting in folders based on system (also to convert to png), which would be a huge loss. Hm, I see myself end up with taking pictures via both methods. Suuurely that won't increase storage needs at all, nooo... 🤣
You can probably see where this is going: I mixed up the two 1080 when I switched desks ☠️
No idea a) which pictures I just looked at with HORRIBLE settings; b) if I maybe had HDR on at one point, but turned it off already; c) if maybe the actual bad pics are on me after all.
idk anything anymore 🤣
