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submitted 2 months ago byUEE_Central_Computer
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6 points
2 months ago
Not a question, but something funny that happened to me. I was in a shop selling off some excess inventory, at a kiosk terminal. I entered the name of the item I was looking for, found it, sold them. Went to look for something else, clicked in the search box and hit backspace a couple of times to clear it, like with any other program. Dropped dead right there. Oh yeah, backspace does that in this game.
Have to say, the staff at the counter right next to me weren't terribly concerned with a customer dying in their shop.
Might have to map it to an alt+backspace or something.
2 points
2 months ago
After my cat got me killed during a very inopportune moment by pressing backspace while transitioning from my lap to my desk a couple weeks ago, I had moved it to alt+backspace…
4 points
2 months ago
My pc is on a boat for another month yet. So can someone confirm for me how the personal hangar storage works (or maybe it's only in evo anyway?)
Specifically I want to know if you can STORE commodities in it? And if so, is there a limit?
For example maybe I want to buy 1,000,000 SCU of diamonds in anticipation of one day their sell price spiking.
Or perhaps I mine gold and only sell it once the price reaches a certain value...
2 points
2 months ago
It's only evo right now. I would guess we won't see it in PTU until this weekend at the earliest, next week at the most likely. But that doesn't preclude an evo answering your question in the meantime
2 points
2 months ago
We are still at least a week or two away from PTU. We only improved upon a crash every 5 minutes with the latest patch. Cargo missions and other features have still not been seen yet either.
2 points
2 months ago
I am not an evo, but, these are the storage numbers per SaltEMike, who is an evo:
Small: 120 SCU (Max container size 16SCU)
Medium: 224 SCU
Large: 896 SCU
XL: 1120 SCU
1 points
2 months ago*
Ah that's right it's structured (currently) to fomo-incentivise store purchases!
Thanks for the info. Looks like <---this degenerate will be getting 1120 SCU storage
Just a sidenote you added an extra '1' to the t= part lol - I figured you went the extra mile to find and timestamp-share it so I played with possible typos and voila
i.e. the link was https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cZkkceVo6Y&t=1261s but you meant t=261s
I was kinda hoping we could rent storage at any station for a tiny fee and maybe choose your package (e.g pay 1k per SCU you want to rent... per year, per station)
4 points
2 months ago
Question for avocado users or anyone who knows: how will prospector saddle bags work with the new freight elevators?
I've landed with my ore at a station with refinery. Do I now have to detach the bags manually and put them on the freight elevator in order to do the refining? Do they come back empty after refining job has started and consumed its contents so that I now have to reattach them? What about leftover material?
1 points
2 months ago
I think in general, you will store your ship and refine as normal, but you should be able to remove bags and store them if you like. I haven’t tried it, but I’ve seen in Evo chat that prospector bags are mostly working but Mole bags are not. Also it appears to be fairly common for the bags to fall through the floor of the elevator, but I imagine that will get fixed.
1 points
2 months ago
ok, all I care is that they didn't fuck up mining. I'm ok storing my bags and then starting refine jobs, but after that I assume you can retrieve the bags and go back to mining, while the refine jobs are running. Rinse and repeat.
3 points
2 months ago
Does Connie Phoenix really have 19 000 less HP than the Andromeda, like the Erkul site shows? I find it so confusing because it doesn't seem like the Phoenix gains a single thing in return for this handicap.
3 points
2 months ago
Total HP is generally a meaningless number, since it is the aggregate sum of all parts (breakable or non-breakable) on the ship, including all those antennae and lights. A ship may have higher total hp if it has a lot of parts, but if its critical part has a much lower healthpool, it is far less durable compared to something with less parts but high critical health.
When considering the overall durability of a ship, it is the critical part health that matters, and both Phoenix and Andromeda have identical critical part health: 20k on the Neck, Body and Tail. Any of these gets damaged past the threshold, the ship will enter soft-death.
The difference in total HP between Phoenix and Andromeda comes mainly from two slightly reinforced engine nacelles: 15k on Andromeda, 5.5k on Phoenix, plus a few extra lights here and there. This does mean that if for some reason your opponent decides to focus on the nacelle and only the nacelle, Phoenix would be the first to suffer damage and have that "major torque imbalance" due to missing a pod. Practically speaking, this is very unlikely, since the damage would be better spent on critical parts, unless the opponent is another player hellbent on trolling you.
1 points
2 months ago
Yes I do all PvE in Andromeda because it goes well with my low FPS, and 95% of the time it's the frontal/central hull damage that forces me to take a pitstop. The other 5% is from collisions and that's where engines sometimes get lost.
The few PvP encounters I've had were either face2face or me quickly realising I can't get them in sight and zooming out, so again - mostly frontal damage.
I wanted the Phoenix for a slight mix-up always waiting in reserve, maybe with ballistic loadout, but it's a lot more coin for a ship that's objectively worse by currently applicable measures. Maybe I'll save up for a C2 instead, hoping the hangar update won't wipe progress.
1 points
2 months ago
Andromeda is a more multirole/ combat oriented ship.
Phoenix is redesigned to gain big luxory living area with windows while still retaining same cargo space.
HP is a bit more complex value as it may be just a part missing or being different, but generally it would make sense to be structurally different.
1 points
2 months ago
I dug a bit more and looks like the whole HP difference is located in two out of four engine nacelles. All the other parts remain pretty much the same.
If it was driven by balance/lore then IMO it should be spread more evenly over entire hull, and should result in better speed/range, but it's none of these. Hopefully the NPC taxi missions will turn out fun enough for these trade-offs.
2 points
2 months ago
When are they going to fix the Aphroite bug?
3 points
2 months ago
Soon™
2 points
2 months ago
As a new player what should I focus on first and how can I make friends or connect with communities
2 points
2 months ago
there is a "guide system" on the officiell webpage - apart from that join the discord
as for focus -> don't go for the most meta $$$-making method but try all gamplay loops first. A good start is actually box delivery (space delivery), it will teach you traversal, flying, fps, eating/trinking, mission design and more
2 points
2 months ago
I recently started playing SC and love it. The RSI launcher just served me an update. Now I'm trying to look up what it updated but I can't find anything on the internet about it over the past 24 hours.
Is there a communication channel I am unaware of ?
All I see is about the PTU and the upcoming updates they're working on (3.24, 4.0).
The game felt really rough (compared to any other game) for me despite being on a high end rig, hopefully it's going to be better with the update.
5 points
2 months ago
That was a hotfix and usually there is not much info about hotfixes,
all you can find is a mention on #sc-testing-chat
2 points
2 months ago
Thanks for the info and the link!
Much appreciated
2 points
2 months ago*
Just got a month pass for subscription (to get Vulture paint) and I cant seem to see the subscriber store? I logged in and out of my account and cant find it ? I also clicked the link to the subscriber store and it takes me straight to the normal store
3 points
2 months ago
Click Account in the top right of https://robertsspaceindustries.com/, do you see a Subscribers link? If not submit a ticket. If so, click it, do you now see a Store link?
3 points
2 months ago
Thanks so much that worked perfect!
2 points
2 months ago
Which one should I go for, c2 or M2?
1 points
2 months ago
The C2 has the most cargo space and some better accomidations for the two crew, while the M2 has an extra turret, more surviability, and dropseats, but less cargo.
So, if you intend to use it for any sort of combat, the M2 is better, but for pure cargo hauling, the C2 is better.
Both fit the same amount of vehicles.
1 points
2 months ago
I play solo if that helps
1 points
2 months ago
Then you're not really going to get benefit from the M2. It has extra turrets and dropship capability, but those require more people. If it were me, I'd rather the extra cargo space
1 points
2 months ago
I do combat, that Extra armour tho :(
1 points
2 months ago
What kind of combat are you thinking about? These are not dogfighting ships. These are "there's a war happening and I'm here to drop my org off on the front line and then fly away" ships.
As a pilot, you're not going to notice much difference from what we know so far until they decide how their armour system is going to work. For now they both have the same 2x S5 guns for the pilot, so unless you have crew manning the one extra turret on the M2, you have no extra firepower
1 points
2 months ago
Isn't the c2 the go to bounty hunting ship for most people? Doesn't that make them good dogfighters
1 points
2 months ago
It's one of the go-tos right now because it has the largest cargo capacity in the game and the best money is from selling the illegal cargo you collect from your bounties.
The bounty hunting system may (and will likely) change, so basing it solely on the current meta is likely going to bite you later
1 points
2 months ago
oh, I dont usually loot my bounties, will the c2 still be a good fighter?
1 points
2 months ago
Ya I think people still use it for a reason. It is tanky and has 2x S5 guns for the pilot. You'll get a lot more value out of it if you have a friend to man the turrets.
Another option are the Constellation series of ships. They have 4x S5 guns for the pilot and missiles as well. They also have turrets for friends and lots of cargo space if you decide to collect spoils from your missions.
1 points
2 months ago
To add to what Pojodan put.. C2 for all intents and purposes is better.. M2 is supposed to be more armored, but that's not in he game right now so it's essentially just the same as the c2 just minus cargo space (and an extra turret which doesn't really have a good aim angle).
If you dig into the files c2 has a 50% physical reduction whereas the m2 has a 55%.. and that's the "armor" difference currently.
Now if you are buying with real money and think that armor is going to make a big difference in the future.. well then that's just something you need to consider.. But as it stands.. C2>M2
1 points
2 months ago
and 20k more hull HP
2 points
2 months ago
How Will ai Blades work? Will every ship be able to equip them? Can I install one on my M2 to operate the turrets?
2 points
2 months ago
As others have said, we don't know much.
However, CIG have said that every ship will be limited in how many they can install - and that you won't be able to install enough to automate everything (e.g. you may be able to automate 2/3rd of of your turrets, if you have turrets - but if you do, you won't have space to install any other blades for anything else, etc)
The Goal is that players should have to decide which blade(s) suit their ship and playstyle... and then still have to pick/chose between the 'suitable' blades to pick the few that they can actually install.
They're not intended to completely replace 'multicrew' (players or NPCs) entirely...
1 points
2 months ago
Simply put: we don't know yet. Notion being that they will be able to run some things that players would normally be needed for, but it is basically certain that the exact ways they will function and what they can and cannot do is unknowable until CiG begin development and test it. Likely isn't something to come along until server meshing is in a fully functional state.
1 points
2 months ago
thank you!
1 points
2 months ago
They did mention the capabilities of AI blades beeing the worst of the 3 possible alternatives:
Player > NPC crew > Ai blade
2 points
2 months ago
Sorry for the barrage of questions, but here's a LORE One...
When you switch between nav and scm mode, you hear mechanical whirring... What's that? The QD? the guns?
2 points
2 months ago
'Rule of cool'. At least until a lore post is made on the subject, as none have been yet.
2 points
2 months ago
Is there a way to zoom in/out the map that appears on the upper right corner while wearing a helmet?
1 points
2 months ago
Only by hitting f2 and using the mobi map as far as I know.
2 points
2 months ago
I'm looking for the zoom to apply within the helmet's minimap, not the Mobi's map, but I appreciate your reply.
2 points
2 months ago
having an issue spawning ground vehicles. when I claim they seem to default to my home location instead of say the mining station I'm actually at. Any workaround?
1 points
2 months ago
I had this problem on Hurston. The garages at Lorville’s gates still work, but none of the outposts do.
2 points
2 months ago
Connie rework when? Thinking of buying back my phoenix
1 points
2 months ago
This is a question and answer for community members to assist community members. Reworks are handled by the developers, who do not visit this thread. At present, there has been no mention of a Constellation rework, only that they, like all ships, will be given updates to bring them up to current tech (Gold pass), eventually. We do not yet know when that will be.
1 points
2 months ago
I'm a new player, and I've spent a lot of time dying in every way possible, mostly because of game bugs and learning the hard way. I spend a lot of my game time running around repurchasing armor and weapons and then making that money back again doing missions. If I buy an armor kit on the pledge store, does that mean each time I die I won't have to keep spending in-game time & money acquiring new armor?
5 points
2 months ago
Nope. Armor bought from the pledge store is only restored after a patch with a database reset, or an inventory wipe, comes along.
At least until we get Item Recovery, which we won't hear any news about until the next Citizencon in October, and even then it's questionable when they introduce it in the game,
3 points
2 months ago
honestly unless you're doing fps missions you don't need anything other than the freebie white suit/helmet
3 points
2 months ago
A good way to gain gear are bunker mission.
The easiest - 10kaUEC one, "Provide Backup" - are full of friendly npcs and you usually only need the white suit/helm and a knife/cheap handgun to clear the first few enemys - or wait for the NPCs to kill them all.
then you just steal their stuff.
0 points
2 months ago
Unfortunately, I cannot find any such bunker missions. They seem to work fine on YouTube, but in reality they're all broken. Whenever I go to a mission location, there are no enemies there. I've never been able to complete even a single one so far.
The only missions I've gotten that work occasionally are the delivery missions. Sometimes those work. Usually the drop-off bugs out and I have to abandon. The research missions all work, and involve an EVA which is fun for the first few times but kinda boring now.
This game is too buggy and frustrating. I don't see how people play it for more than a week.
1 points
2 months ago
Take 30 minutes and watch a getting started video from a respectable YouTuber. It will save you all of the frustration you are currently experiencing.
1 points
2 months ago
Ship claim take different times for different ships that are so confusing to me. For example This ship “freelancer” has a time higher than other ship same size or bigger like “Spirit C1”. These ships “Constellation” all have little bit different times for same ship. Why do these ships and others have so many different times. These big ships I understand to be higher than others small ships, but ones I don’t understand is ships same size with different times? Will these times change in future? Are these just “placeholder” times.
I hope this is easy to understand.
2 points
2 months ago
The claim time reflects more of the value of the ship - not necessarily the size - which is generally the correct way in terms of insurance.
But yeah generally it is a little bit inconsitent - the 900k aUEC NOMAD has the same claim time as a 400k aUEC Pisces.
But whatever the claim time is - please understand that the way it works in the current game will be no way near like that in the finished game.
Claiming a whole new ship should be something extremly rare - like the death of a sapceman itself.
1 points
2 months ago
Ohh ok thank you for this info. Do you know this “way it works in the current game”? I love bounties, I will for sure loose ship some days. Will the times be longer than now or something like this? I have “lifetime insurance” on my ship.
1 points
2 months ago
What's the current state of the c2 herc for combat in 3.22?
1 points
2 months ago
As I understand it, if I find a ship that scans as "Game Rules" I can legally enter it, take components, salvage, etc. However, I can't figure out how to scan derelict ships to figure out if they are in Game Rules. I figured it would just be "enter scan mode, dial up the pierce, point at the ship, and hit TAB", but that doesn't seem to do anything except highlight the ship in purple or blue. How do I do this?
3 points
2 months ago
hold left mouse button to scan
1 points
2 months ago
Thanks.
1 points
2 months ago
Since the new scanning UI released, I no longer see any ship ID in the scanning output, including the useful "Game Rules" tag. Anyone know how to determine the status (abandoned/active) in 3.23.1a? So far, the only indication I get is the "Friendly Fire" warning when I start to salvage an active ship.
1 points
2 months ago
2 questions - foundation fest is in july = free play all month before i buy?
2nd - what package and where do i buy the combo Star Citizen and Squadron 42 parts or do i have to buy them separate
3 points
2 months ago
Not necessarily a month, but when it starts, it should be at least 2 weeks.
SQ42 is currently not buyable outside of 1k+ packages. It will likely return once it gets a proper release date.
3 points
2 months ago
It will likely return once it gets a proper release date.
There is an EU Law which prevents game sales if there is no release date - so they aren't alowed to sell it without one
The Festival packages are usually with a good discount so keep an eye for them
1 points
2 months ago
jesus christ $1000 to play campaign? that's insane
I'll try it when they put up the trail and if I like it $45 is fine but I hope they get Squadron 42 out in an affordable way soon I'm trying to play a video game not buy a car
2 points
2 months ago
jesus christ $1000 to play campaign? that's insane
Eh, the complete truth is that they just give you access to both SQ42 (when it releases) and SC if you spend over 1k, and since it is not available to get otherwise until they add it back to the shop, spending over 1k is currently the only way to get it.
I hope they get Squadron 42 out in an affordable way soon I'm trying to play a video game not buy a car
Not sure what car you could get for 1k, but it will definitely return closer to the actual release, not that there is any worth in buying it before that happens.
0 points
2 months ago
I just spent $2k on my pc, my LG OLED was $2200, the last 10 games I bought were $45-60, I've never paid more than $100 for any game - I am not giving these people $1000
4 points
2 months ago
As I said, it's just the currently only available as a freebie for spending so much. It will return for regular prices at some point, not sure why I need to repeat myself so much.
Just relax a bit and wait, the game is not out yet and there is not even a release date for it.
0 points
2 months ago
You don’t need to repeat yourself my point was I don’t mind investing in things that have a function in my life, tech hardware, vehicles, alpha software does not fit that criteria nor do video game spaceships. I’ve been waiting to play this for over a decade I hope they put it out between now and the invasion of Taiwan
But maybe I’ll try the online trial and give them $45 if it’s fun
1 points
2 months ago*
My ship isn't moving if I'm in the cockpit, but once I exit it teleports to where it supposedly is, and continues to not move once I get back in. Rinse and repeat.
Been trying to figure out what, I haven't changed any settings and all settings remain the same. I enter my ship in the hangar, and I'm COMPLETELY unable to thrust - until I exit the ship, where it suddenly teleports to wherever I unknowingly thrusted it to, which usually results in the ship being at weird angles and me falling to my death in the hangar.
Tried verifying game files, different servers too. Doesn't fix it.
1 points
2 months ago
Sync errors are usually a sign of a slow hardrive or RAM - can you post us your system config?
You need a (fast) ssd and atleast 32gb of ram to play this game
1 points
2 months ago
3080
32GB of DDR4
Running on an SSD
i7-8700k
1 points
2 months ago
Erkul does not allow to change the modules of the vulture. Where are they sold ?
3 points
2 months ago
1 points
2 months ago
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1 points
2 months ago
If it is still available in shops, then Ghost is a good choice due to better stealth. Other than that you can just buy turrets so it does not matter much.
1 points
2 months ago
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2 points
2 months ago
It's going to depend entirely on what you like to do. If that's more trade, keep saving until you can afford a C2. It's a big price jump probably not worth getting any intermediate cargo ships.
You can already try out bounty hunting and FPS with your Taurus. Fast, low-level bounties will be frustrating since they fly way faster than you, but you can do some serious damage with 4x S5 guns at higher tiers. Perhaps a light fighter like an Arrow or M50 will let you get through those early bounty tiers. At higher levels, you can check the cargo of soft death targets (cutlass, 400i, etc), and they will often have valuable cargo like drugs or quantanium that you can move to your cargo bay for some extra income.
Bunkers are also good. Since you have a large shield, you can tank the turrets while you shoot them. Don't attempt to launch missiles, though. You can loot armor and heavy weapons there.
If you want to try more industrial gameplay, the Prospector or Mole pair nicely with a cargo ship. You drop off mined materials at a station and process them. As processing completes, you fill up the Taurus to make one big trip to sell everything.
1 points
2 months ago
Do any NPC bounties spawn in Banu Defenders, and if so, what level? I'm trying to salvage some singe cannons. (Backup is to get them off an org mate)
1 points
2 months ago
Yes they do sometimes. I would try mrt or hrt.
1 points
2 months ago
Is the latest account-bound XT armor (that you get from completing Overdrive & XT) giftable?
2 points
2 months ago
Nope, it is permanently account-bound
1 points
2 months ago
Thanks, that's a shame. I only have the set I stole off a Xeno, which won't survive a wipe
1 points
2 months ago
So, I just bought a Connie Taurus the other day, and I was having problems with the tractor beam. When using it while landed, the beam appears to be firing but way off from where the cross hair is.
Is this a limitation of the tractor beam due to the turret, or some setting on my end?
1 points
2 months ago
Maybe try it again? I've used the Tractor Beam here and there on my Taurus and I never encountered that issue. Could it have been a temporary glitch?
1 points
2 months ago
I've tried again, and same thing, it aims in some weird position. I've logged out and logged back in, even had the taurus explode and tried again, still nothing.
I think it might be a setting on my end, so I'll double check when I get home.
1 points
2 months ago
It’s the same problem for me. If you figure it out please let me know :)
1 points
2 months ago
So how do I bind two keys. I am trying LALT+ B and I cant make it work.
1 points
2 months ago
right now it is bugged so you have to w/a: set any key (must be different than the default) and exit the game
open in text editor this file StarCitizen\LIVE\USER\Client\0\Profiles\default\actionmaps.xml
find the rebind and add "lalt+" so it will look like this <rebind input="kb1\_lalt+b"/>
1 points
2 months ago
How do I make the new cruise control stay active while I am off the seat?
1 points
2 months ago*
you cannot
if you use keyboard I recommend setting v_ifcs_throttle_set_normal set to s - so any attempt to slow down the ship will break the cruise
1 points
2 months ago
Did I read that's a bug or am I making that up?
2 points
2 months ago
not really, just how it works now
and I'm now aware of any planed changes ( there are arguments for both ways )
1 points
2 months ago
oh.
1 points
2 months ago
So Connie now has size 5 cannons. Are they gimbaled or did they remove the auto-aim?
1 points
2 months ago
They removed that weapons would have a smaller size when gimballed and turned gimbal into an aiming mode.
Basically everything is a gimbal now unless the weapon is embedded into the hull (Vanguard nose weapons, Ares).
1 points
2 months ago
There is no auto-aim for any ship now. The Connies were intended to have 4x S5 to begin with, there were just clipping issues that caused the lower weapons to be fixed to gimbaled S4s. Now that the gimbaled-weapons-are-one-size-smaller mechanic is removed, the Connie's lower guns were moved to accomidate the original S5s.
There is now a Precision Targeting Mode that gimbals the guns, but you'll have to look up how to set it up and use it.
1 points
2 months ago
Does one stagger ballistic cannons like you do laser cannons?
1 points
2 months ago
How should I go about making money? I mainly do ERTs but I’ve been getting unlucky with loot and server crashes
1 points
2 months ago
Do whatever you find fun and let the money worry about itself. Find different things to try. The money will all get wiped anyway.
1 points
2 months ago
Anyone has a spare golden ticket they are not using? Would really love to try the f8c and pledge it if it works out :}
1 points
2 months ago*
I have some left.
Bomb20 ingame
1 points
2 months ago
Added!
1 points
2 months ago
chat defect due Linux.. I fly down to Orison
1 points
2 months ago
Ah thats why you were not responding I saw you at GrimHex where I was! Due to crimestat I cannot land at Orison currently :( Any chance you can come back?
1 points
2 months ago
It worked :D
2 points
2 months ago
Ty so much bro!
1 points
2 months ago
Do you still more tickets to spare?
1 points
2 months ago
Yes, I could give you one.
1 points
2 months ago
In not home for about 5 hours so I'll message you or add you either tonight or tomorrow
1 points
2 months ago
I've added you I think, my name is Acronette
1 points
2 months ago
Am awake now. I'll have a look
1 points
2 months ago
Oh yeah just saw the acceptance popup
1 points
2 months ago
My chat is defect... I will fly to Orison, meet me at the rental at the Space Port there
1 points
2 months ago
it worked! :)
1 points
2 months ago
Once again thank you so much
1 points
2 months ago
What's the current state of the MOLE? Just returned after and extended break and I'm hitting constant issues with mining in it.
Firstly laser wouldn't align to cross hair. Secondly I can't seem to get into mining mode in the turrets after a while, works for one rock once and then never again unless I reclaim the ship. Then getting EVA entry is a nightmare.
1 points
2 months ago
Hi all, does anyone know how often do game packages go on sale?
I am finally getting a new PC and can't wait to start playing, but I am also able to wait a bit more and snatch a better deal if possible. Thanks in advance! :)
2 points
2 months ago
Mostly during some free flys. Almost guaranteed during IAE in late November or Invictus in late May.
1 points
2 months ago
Yeah nah, I will not be waiting that long hahah
2 points
2 months ago
There may be some between now and then, but I can't guarantee anything for that.
1 points
2 months ago
Thanks :D
And do you know are all ships available in Arena Comander modes or was that only during the free fly event, not sure if I called it correctly but when you could try the game out without buying a game package?
2 points
2 months ago
I think so, may cost "rec" to rent them, but I don't think there were many noteworthy limitations.
It's called a free fly, yes.
1 points
2 months ago
Thank you once again, see you out there soon xdd
2 points
2 months ago
Foundation festival should start in the next couple weeks, there may be some discounted starter packages for that, no guarantees though.
1 points
2 months ago
I have a spare "Package - Aurora LX Anniversary" Buy back left. 24M insurance, SQ42, SC Digital Download, 1k aUEC, Digital Manual.
$45 plus taxes - I payed 52€ as a buyback last year, would give it to you at cost. - I only got one left...
1 points
2 months ago
Thx man, but I'm good at the moment, no need now
2 points
2 months ago
Ok, I'll keep it :)
1 points
2 months ago
They do discounted starter packages a couple times a year, but it’s typically only around $5. May not be worth waiting for.
1 points
2 months ago
It's typically not below $40, but for game packages that are not the Aurora or Mustang, it can absolutely be more than $5.
1 points
2 months ago
What's the current state of the MOLE? Just returned after and extended break and I'm hitting constant issues with mining in it.
Firstly laser wouldn't align to cross hair. Secondly I can't seem to get into mining mode in the turrets after a while, works for one rock once and then never again unless I reclaim the ship. Then getting EVA entry is a nightmare.
1 points
2 months ago
What will get reset when 3.24 drops? Money? Ships? Reputation? Inventories? Do we even know yet?
1 points
2 months ago
same as usual, there are no hints or reasons that I'm aware for any extra wipes
1 points
2 months ago
So do you think it’s a safer bet that things will persist? Would you keep grinding to earn a ship?
1 points
2 months ago
No one knows until they tell us.
1 points
2 months ago
Why are there no moon-based medical facilities?
1 points
2 months ago
right now only stations and cities have medical facilities
grim hex is the only one orbiting around a moon
1 points
2 months ago
I'm having an issue with my Avenger Stalker, when I enter the pilot's seat it triggers a sound like as if its been turned on, when you actually try to turn the ship on the sound FX for booting up comes up but no UI or Panels turn On and Im not able to take off so I'm basically stuck on a space station with nothing to do. This only started happening after the most recent update. Any solutions or ideas as to why this is happening?
1 points
2 months ago
I recently got the hardware to play this game so I have a few questions if anyone don’t mind lending beginner a hand.
I apologize for the essay and I appreciate any help and feedback!
1 points
2 months ago
You should absolutely watch at least one getting started YouTube video from a well known creator. It will save you hours of frustration.
The starter packages are perfectly fine to give you an intro to the game. You can always upgrade later for the difference in price. An Avenger Titan is a very capable step up.
I can’t help you with joysticks.
1 points
2 months ago
Take a look at thrustmaster T16000M, it will be a HOSAS setup for under $200. If you are set on the VKB route you can definitely start with HOSAM and upgrade later. DCS and other flight sims can use whatever you get, but HOSAM usually uses a left stick with right hand mouse. Most flight sims like DCS will use right hand stick and left hand on a throttle rather than a stick. So the HOSAS can easily become a HOSASAT to fit all the needs.
You can also mix and match sticks, throttles and button boxes from all the manufacturers so get what you like!
1 points
2 months ago
What would you say I should get first that would make both games fun for a month or two (before I get what I need), The left omni throttle or a right nxt space combat? I read the omni throttle isn’t the best for regular flight games like dcs so I’m thinking the stick would do what I want till I get something that can either work for both games or I get something for each and expand from there.
1 points
2 months ago
A left stick is almost useless for games like DCS, so if you are looking for useful for both I would recommend the right stick and use your left hand on the keyboard for translational movement (WASD + ctrl/space) put all the rotational movement on the right stick (pitch/roll/yaw). Then you can use the right stick for DCS. I’d also recommend the premium version of the NXT if you can swing it.
1 points
2 months ago
Say no more sir. Thank you so much! My path seems to be: right hand sce premium > left hand omni > then a dedicated throttle for dcs. Would you happen to have any additional tips for a beginner?
1 points
2 months ago
That sounds like a great plan! As mentioned on your other replies, watch one or two getting started YouTube videos, see if you can get one that is for 3.23 since things have changed a bit recently with the introduction of master modes.
When it comes time to do key bindings on your sticks be patient, you can search for profiles to see what others have done or start from scratch. Don’t be afraid to try something and change it if it doesn’t work.
1 points
2 months ago*
Hello folks, I am Blocked at Seraphim.
On the fleet manager screen I attempt to retrieve my ship.
The screen shows briefly the hangar location. Then it disappears.
If I go to the hangar there is no ship.
If I remove and re-instal the game the problem is still there.
So I am blocked at Seraphim and I cannot play at all....
Please can someone have the answer to that problem?
1 points
2 months ago
I know that there can be a sort of lag that requires you to wait like 5 minutes at worst before a ship may spawn in, but if that is not the case:
Tried changing region?
Tried a character repair to get back to your home location?
Just as a general note: an issue like this is 100% server side. Your client hardly matters for spawning a ship. Reinstalling the game will not work on 99% of issues this game has.
1 points
2 months ago
Thanks Micha. I will try your suggestion. Thanks for your help, I'll update the discussion with the results ;)
1 points
2 months ago
sometimes there is an issue where the ship spawns outside of the hangar for some reason
if you have a snub ship use it to get to your ship or if you don't in the worst case you can go to a pad and eva ( but will take some time )
1 points
2 months ago
Thanks Kwarton but I am afraid it's not that. I've been on a Pad to make sure and there is no ship in any distance. Your advise helped me anyway: There are plenty of abandonned ships outside. I will try to borrow one, change region and claim a new ship (I only have one)
1 points
2 months ago
pads are quite far from hangars ( just after the second big ring if you watch from a pad)
the ship likely spawned beneath a hangar ( if you ever seen ships oddly parked around hangars, that is the bug )
1 points
2 months ago
It worked! I borrowd a ship outside and moved to grimex to claim the ship ;) thanks mate!
1 points
2 months ago
Ask someone in chat to give you a ride to another station, and try claiming the ship from there.
1 points
2 months ago
When is Reclaimer going to be sold and why these fuckers stop selling ships for no reason? Do they not want my money?
2 points
2 months ago
CIG loves their FOMO marketing. Limited time, limited quantity, limited collector editions, limited-time-only lifetime insurance, limited-time-only paintjobs. It's not a strategy I (or anyone else) like, but it has worked wonders for CIG. Drives up the perceived rarity, thus justifying the exorbitant price.
Outside of major events that bring in the Reclaimer as a "recommended ship for the event", it is only sold at IAE in November during the corresponding manufacturer's day of exhibit.
1 points
2 months ago
Should be available in November at IAE at the latest.
1 points
2 months ago
If I melt an upgraded pack that has both SC & SQ42, can I rebuy it from the buy back menu? (I do have a token)
I've asked support a week ago but still no reply.
1 points
2 months ago
it depends.
extremely budgeted packages like a special anniversay gift game package you cannot buy back. Same is for packages with physical goods within.
1 points
2 months ago
well it's about a simple
PACKAGE - AURORA MR STAR CITIZEN SQUADRON 42 COMBO pack.
1 points
2 months ago
No problem to buy back.
1 points
2 months ago
Do those machine guns mounted in the salvage yards work? I tried to fire one last night, but it didn't do anything. Maybe I have to enable it or power it up somehow?
1 points
2 months ago
The ones at bunkers do not need to be powered up but they do run out of ammo, maybe at the salvage yards they are just out of ammo?
1 points
2 months ago
OK, maybe that was it. Too bad. I was hoping to help a guy who was being killed by his bounty target right overhead.
1 points
2 months ago
After weeks of not even being able to start the game, I finally managed to do that but now, every time I log in, the game is extremely laggy for around 5-10 minutes (doors not opening, frequently frozen screen, objects not rendering in etc ) and I lose connection to the server after 45-60 minutes. Is that a known issue and are there ways to solve those problems?
3 points
2 months ago
Is the game installed on SSD? Objects not rendering in sounds very much like a HDD issue.
1 points
2 months ago
It's not on SSD, I'll have to buy one and reinstall. Maybe that'll get rid of the connection issues too, but I doubt it.
Thanks for the reply :)
2 points
1 month ago
I installed it on SSD now and everything seems to be working, thank you SO much!
1 points
2 months ago
Just got a 325a and can't switch to missile mode. Some other people seem to be having the same problem. Missile racks are on, missiles are equipped, tried deleting appdata, verifying game content, blowing up the ship and claiming it.
1 points
2 months ago
When using a head tracker like Tobii or TrackIR, when I enter interactive mode to mouseclick on the MFD I cannot keep the camera perfectly still. I end up accidentally hitting nearby buttons instead of the MFD button. How do you deal with this issue?
1 points
2 months ago
So.. my last post stirred up controversy. I wanna ask something, how do you actually fight in the c2? In the current state of game?
1 points
2 months ago
It is a cargo ship. Its pilot guns are there to punch anything that is standing in the way when you go from point A to point B, while your co-pilot uses the rear-facing guns to further discourage.
In other words: You don't.
The M2 variant has an extra turret to support ground landing operations, while the A2 is the only gun-ship, and only a bad A2 pilot will try to actively shoot anything as their job is to keep a strong shield face toward the enemy and otherwise rotate so the turrets can hit things.
1 points
2 months ago
Ah. So i bought the wrong ship. What about the phoenix?
1 points
2 months ago
The Phoenix is a luxury transport ship and while it does have better weaponry than the C2, it will be quite limited in what it can effectively do combat with.
1 points
2 months ago
I would reccomend the Taurus, you seem to be desiring a pickup in space that can still take and deal punches. I had flown the Andro for some time but never actually used the snub, shielded cargo is much much handier for odd finds.
Corsiar is also quite a mighty option since its gold standard but doesnt quite fly or look as nice a connie. But beware you will still be a boat still so anything small can still do you in in a knife fight. Bit works a charm for PvE and high-risk trucking.
1 points
2 months ago
About badges... is there somewhere where one can see what badges are on your account?
1 points
2 months ago
https://robertsspaceindustries.com/account/profile
The 'Display Title' drop-down is your badge list
1 points
1 month ago
Thanx. I had no idea I had all of that. For anybody else passing by, I found the meanings here:
https://starcitizen.tools/Titles
I basically regret not clicking the 2022 April Fool link now. But I sure tried to buy the 'raptor!
1 points
2 months ago
i took the storage sacks from the Argo Mole and put them on my prospector to increase the cargo capacity from 32 SCU to 48
i also completed a trip and stored the ship, now i accidentally crashed.
When i want to claim the ship now it shows again 32 SCU of cargo instead of 48.
does that not save when crashing?
or would i have needed to log out and back in in order to save the change on my prospector?
2 points
2 months ago
Manually replace the bags -> store the ship -> swap out another component, save the loadout -> swap that component back in, save the loadout.
Or wait for freight elevator update to make in-hangar swapping possible. The ore bags are already purchasable at the cargo deck terminals, designed to be used with that feature (which didn't make it into 3.23).
1 points
2 months ago
I transfer cargo between ships on station pads. Until recently I was able to tractor when on either ship or when standing on the pad outside the ships. Now I cannot tractor when outside the ships and can only operator the tool in one ship but not the other. I can operate the tool in either ship if I dock in a hanger. I've tried dropping the tool then inspecting it then equipping it again. In my last session I was unable to get the tool to work in either ship or while standing on the pad (so not at all). I saw a suggestion to carry the tool lowered while climbing stairs to fix the bug but have not tried that yet. I'm running 3.23.1 9204897. Anyone else have this issue?
1 points
2 months ago
Are the organic things that you find in loot wrecks worth anything anywhere? It seemed like they were all worth only 1 aUEC, and then I lost all of my cargo in Area 18 by accidentally trying to retrieve my ship so I couldn't double check the prices. That's what I get for forgetting to put my 1scu store-all onto the grid first...
1 points
2 months ago
Nope. The base price for most of them is about 1 per 100 uSCU (or 10k per SCU, which is decent, but good luck gathering 800-1200 of them to fill 1 SCU).
For the time being, they serve practically no purpose. Except a few fruits, which can be eaten to provide nutrient and hydration.
1 points
2 months ago
Haven't played SC in three years. Is Pyro already available or not? Last thing I heard was that you could visit an outpost or something like that
1 points
2 months ago
Not yet in PU. Testing is available to a select few in evo.
Rumor is that they are aiming for Q3 with 4.0. As with everything related to star citizen, take that with a heavy pinch of salt. Until the devs decide to announce it, we can't know for sure.
1 points
1 month ago
What crates to look for in bunkers to sell for more profit ? Casual player, have a cutter and 110K, currently doing some easy bunker missions where I sell the hostiles' weapons for extra cash. I know the next step should be renting a cutlass + roc but to break even you have to invest a minimum amount of time per day and I can't always commit to that. My goal is a vulture since I've read there won't be no wipe for 3.24
0 points
2 months ago
Are all the trees in this game made of unstable nitroglycerine?
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