Forum Overview :: Elite FUCKING 4

The Elite 4 Beta is out and has some serious problems. by Moonrogue 07/30/2014, 8:03pm PDT The actual, honest-to-god, not for us alpha-buying-overpaying-idiots is out. Now it only costs $75! But be warned, it has some SERIOUS, serious problems: 1. Space stations still disappear from time to time. Though the fix log does say "crash fixed when station disappears". So they still disappear, but your PC doesn't require a hard-reboot as a result. Baby steps! 2. It still can can over a minute to come out of supercruise. Fortunately, the cockpit animation has been improved, so you can just stare at your space self getting bored and fidgety while you wait for the program to, you know, slow down you down to zero miles an hour. OTHER THAN THAT: Look. I've been prone to hyperbole in the past, but if you like space sims, there-- there's nothing close to this. I can't even believe it exists, it's so good. There's no story. There's no cartoon aliens. There's no bullshit. There's just the closest thing any of us will come in our lifetimes to feeling like a rogue space trader/pirate/explorer/whatever. A decent HOTAS joystick and TrackIR are highly recommended. It's still great even if you have anything better than, say, a trackball. But with those two items, it becomes a transcendent experience. It's just unbelievably great. I could be wrong, but I'm not. "I could be wrong, but I'm not." - Don Henley ""I could be wrong, but I'm not." - Don Felder" - Paul Robinson

The Elite 4 Beta is out and has some serious problems. by Moonrogue 07/30/2014, 8:03pm PDT     TrackIR? Just get an Oculus by Entropy Stew 07/30/2014, 9:14pm PDT         Moonrogue needs a couple dogs to kick off before he can get a Rift. NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/30/2014, 9:18pm PDT             I... I can't argue with that but they're pretty healthy so trackIR it is. NT by Moonrogue 07/30/2014, 9:28pm PDT                 Is there anyone on this site whose life isn't grossly inhibited by their dogs? NT by Pac n' Pal 07/30/2014, 10:13pm PDT                     Tdarco- oh wait. Nopers. NT by Pal 07/30/2014, 10:14pm PDT                         BEST OF!! NT by Best Of Fairy 07/31/2014, 3:43am PDT