Elite: Dangerous
 

Looks like a possible remake of the old, old, old favourite Elite (from the BBC B Micro fame) might make a return

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20165344

I know that will make Dilli happy :D

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In which case, download a copy of Oolite and stop killing tribute acts like Elite: The New Kind. :rolleyes:

Braben has been talking about re-making Elite for years now. And now he's talking about re-making it but only if a load of people give him the money first. Somehow I don't think this is going to happen. For those that want a modern spacefaring game there are plenty to choose from and for those that still want to haul computers between Zaonce and Lave, Oolite has everything original Elite had, plus a heck of a lot more thanks to its customisable design and extensive support community.

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Oh yes I do like my elite :)

I have oolite and TNK as well, but I tend to play it on an original BBC micro, although of course I have a BBC emulator on my nexus 7 ;)

I'd definitely give a new version a go, but as Chris says it's been ongoing for ages so I can't see it happening.

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Problem with oolite and E:TNK is that they are just clones with updated graphics (or not in the case of TNK)

What's being put forward here is a new game based on the original concept but in it's own right a totally new game..

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Which sort of begs the question, why bother? There are a lot of space fighting/trading games out there now. If Braben is using the Elite brand name to disguise an attempt to make just another space sim, it's no wonder he can't get financial backing from the usual sources.

Elite's enduring reputation is due to the originality and playability of the original. It's far from clear that Braben can - or even intends to - produce another genre-defining piece of work with Elite: Dangerous. Possibly the title is an indication in itself, "Dangerous" being two ranks below "Elite" in the original scheme. :D

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I would like them to remake Millenium 2.2.

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I'd like a remake of the xwing games :D

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I'd like to see both Elite and the XWing games properly remade. I'd also like to see Descent 4 released, as well as a sequel to the Descent: Freespace games, which were pretty good games and had good effects (for the time).

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Descent to UDK - Experimental

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxOxi...layer_embedded

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I liked elite and managed to get to Archangel by destroying a space station.

Then I got a bit bored and found a cheat with lots of money. Eventually I made a Tardis like ship, small on outside with huge hold. This way I could load up with goods and fuel and then travel huge distances.

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I never see the point of cheating, it ruins games in my opinion.

Elite was awesome i played that for years on my Acorn Electron.

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Cheating doesn't help I agree. I just got bored at that point so into the what else is out there type of thinking.

Once you have the gadgets to dock and so forth then things can get a little tedious. You've done missions, you've got the trading worked out, you're armed to the teeth.
My only cheat was to add a huge amount of credit. Other stuff I worked out by myself.

A bit like once you've finished some games you may want to "cheat" whether by software or crib sheets to see if there is anything else to find.

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Cheating can be therapeutic in some instances. I used to find it very relaxing when I had a hard day at work, and something wound me up. I'd just fire up a Grand Theft Auto game, activate one of their "get all weapons" cheats, then just go round the virtual town or city and blow as much up as I could.

Didn't use it to help with my actual game play though.

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Thats what I do. RPGing "BMW" drivers is great fun :D

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I pledged of course ;)

One of my rewards is having my name on the NPC name database so look out for 'me' in game :)

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Less than two days to go, and the target has been met (and exceeded).

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I see the alpha has come out - looks good.

I can't play the alpha as my kickstarter thingy didn't cover that but i'm looking forward to the beta stage :)

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It sure looks awesome!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-2RiFoaCKY

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Wow!

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If you're waiting for your Elite fix, how about:
http://www.oolite.org/about
truer to the original than the mess Frontier made of the sequels.

I never went for the Kickstarter, BECAUSE of the Frontier name attached to it... wouldn't trust them with an orbital shuttle, never mind a Cobra MK III

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I have been playing the premium beta for a week now (and in 3d today) it's pretty good indeed.

If I'm feeling fluffy I will post some screen shots tomorrow.

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Jeez just checked, £100 for the beta version. No game is worth half of that even when completed.

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I already had the beta one which is £50 Natalie upgraded it to the premium one. Mind you if I had the spare cash I'd have got the alpha as well which was £200.

I think it's worth every penny.

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I'm all for supporting people that need it, but there is a limit and £100-200 is way beyond the norm for a game. For that price I'd expect shares.

Each to their own and all that, I'm glad you feel it is worth it, but beta testers used to be paid, not to pay (that amount) for the privilege.

Elite was unique for its time which is why it did well, and it'll be novelty to play a rebooted version of it again, but not sure it'll have the same appeal today though (I hope I'm very wrong). But I do hope it does well.

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I finally killed my first Cobra MK III.

I'm looking forward to getting one myself ;)

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Rail gun? Nice ...

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Well it is - but the recharge rate is shocking!

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Not sure what I can do when my canopy has failed and my air is being sucked out into space :)

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Nice, very nice :)

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The next beta (which means I won't be stuck in single player combat mode) comes out today..... I'm almost excited.

Looking forward to crashing into a few space stations :)

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We shall have to give you a dangerous parking ticket then dilli.;)

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I'm looking forward to this (eventually) coming out for OS X.

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After a bit of smegging about I got it working - this was my first port of call, and surprisingly I didn't crash :)

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....and some shots of my Sidewinder :)

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Very nice indeed.:)

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From the latest newsletter

"Serge: Can you talk about the expectations of the Mac version?
We have said that the Mac version will follow around 3 months after the PC version. Currently we have been focusing on building the fundamentals of Elite: Dangerous on PC. Now we have got to Premium Beta we have enough of the game present that it makes sense for us to start focusing on Mac specific porting and optimization tasks using our cross-platform Cobra game engine software. We have been laying the groundwork for the Mac version in the background for a while now, and have just started to ramp up the activity. We’ll keep you posted as we have progress to share! "

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Cheers :tu: :)

I have toyed with the idea of getting the Premium Beta, but that would also mean having to buy Windows and use Bootcamp or Parallels, which is a bit excessive just to play a game early. It's the only thing I'd use Windows for, so I'm happy to wait for the Mac version.

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E4 trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISR4ebdGlOk

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Impressive :tu:

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I came across an Anaconda ship in a station the other day. Nice and big ship. This one has accidentally dumped his cargo inside the station.

A situation I took full advantage of ;)

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Well would've been rude not to have

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That is MY landing pad!!!

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So tempted to get this beta as I used to love Frontier on the A1200 :)

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A 'remix' video - nice :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODaiPJRyyxA#t=80

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:cool:

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Sure I could fly around it to get to the docking port but it's more fun to go through it ;)

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This will be at EGX London in September :)

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It continues to get better :)

I can't wait for the full release though ;)

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Flight control want a word with you Dilli. Something about regulations. :D

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Flight control can eat my space lasers :)

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loving the game but got blew up yesterday by the station on the way out no warning just boom lost my type 6 and all my cargo, so i wasnt a happy bunny, think i might just get a cobra and blow stuf up

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You are now my target :)

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you cant go against me dilli, i will distroy you and teabag you floating corpse with my ship

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In your (slightly odd) dreams :)

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only slightly odd, you must be in a good mood, i will be on later so you can drop me some gold as an apology

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Just downloaded the app, might have a little go later :)

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New paint job for my Viper :)

Hopefully I can get a friend on later so I can get some external screenshots ;)

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...and the 30th Anniversay paintjob for my cobra mkIII :)

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As it's the 30th Anniversary today I thought I'd post a few things. Memories from the Frontier team ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=364nS...ature=youtu.be
A fan tribute video (eye candy from Elite Dangerous) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBuc...ature=youtu.be
Get a free copy of Elite:The New Kind here (remake of the original BBC version) http://www.iancgbell.clara.net/elite/thirty/index.htm
If you go to the Elite Dangerous store you can pick up a copy of the original version with a copy of BeebEM :) http://www.elitedangerous.com/

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This is my favorite because i have this ship at the moment and it's fantastic fun to fly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewo-6WVZaIU

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A couple of shots of a new station from Beta 2.04

It's certainly looking good :)

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I will get some screenshots when they fix SLI, so I am able to play it maxed out at 4K as at the moment running between 24fps and 80fps is killing the game, especially when it dips.

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So in the latest Beta they've added more stuff including mining and the ability to pull other players out of hyperspace :)

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Ooo, are you going Thargoid? :D

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No Thargoids yet (but apparently will be appearing at some point) - this was just another player who was passing ;)

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....and the release date for the game has been announced as Tuesday 16th December :)

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Palm trees in the Docking bay - not expecting that one :)

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Now I've got three non standard paint jobs to choose from :)

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#3 Stealth looks good to me. :)

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Back to my UK flag paint job again for a bit - tends to make me a bit of a target in the game but bring it on is all I can say :)

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Is there a playable demo of this Dilli?

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There is no demo, and I haven't seen any plans for one.

The only way to play at the moment is to purchase the game, paying an additional amount for beta access. But beta ends next week, with the game going to "gamma" i.e. pre-release, before full launch on the 16th Dec.

Prior to launch you can buy the "mercenary edition" for £35, which gives some added content at a discount of £4.99 on the normal game price, but only play after the 16th. Pay an extra £15 for the beta to play now, but you can't do that after next week, this offers a few long term game benefits such as extra ship, free access to some of the solar systems especially Sol (our system).

The game is only available on the elite dangerous sites, and needs an online connection to work. It's also getting tweaked so fast as they catch bugs (hence this being a genuine beta) that I doubt anyone could create a demo anyway. The best guides you get as to what the game is about are the numerous player videos.

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...and to add - if anyone DOES get it. Rob makes a good target :) :tu:

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The OSX release can't come fast enough!

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:bsmack:

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You should be used to it :)

Hmmm shame about the lack of a playable demo. I take it that the game is MMO, what are the server sizes?
Really want this but it's still quite expensive for a pre release.

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The maximum player instance is 32.

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Eat laser space pirate **** :)

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A bit late, but hey, sounds like a good idea to me.

I originally backed the game on Kickstarter, but only the lowest tier. I now have access to the game so may engage in some trading fun as soon as I can get into it.

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Send me a pm with your game name if you like and I'll add you to my friends list :)

I'm in as dilli-theclaw

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Sure thing. I may not get going until after the weekend as lots on but look forward to finally trying the game.

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I paid for this in May for the Beta version and other than loading it up haven't had chance to play it since lol Baby and all that just takes all my time up.

I've loaded it up a couple of times to do the updates and just play around with it haven't got as far as the space station. will deffo need to follow instructions its a little fiddly. I'm hoping to get more time on it soon

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A retro freebie for any Mac users :)

https://store.elitedangerous.com/eli...4-for-mac.html

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Official launch trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLAG...ature=youtu.be

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Looks like I'm going to have to wait and ask the Easter bunny if he brings non-chocolate gifts ...

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Why wait for a rabbit when a reindeer comes sooner?

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Because the Easter bunny uses a MAC?

Anyway don't forget if you do pre-order it early you get a fiver off. Every little helps and all that.

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Found Voyager - checked it out - tried to destroy it ;)

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......and it's released - yay :)

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Just read about the Easter egg, I so want to get this game.

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It was a long trip but well worth it :)

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:):):)

Awesome

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The old X52 is dusted off and it just might be time to add to basket.

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Game manual :)

http://hosting.zaonce.net/elite/webs...AME-MANUAL.pdf

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Nice one. Basket filled and down she comes.

Time to think of a politically correct commander name and keep my head down for a bit in the solo mode to advance from massive pleb status ;)

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Don't forget to add me in your friends list :)

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Dilli only wants you on his friends list because he wants all your cargo ;)

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What, all 4 tons? ;)

Ps. Commander Shobgite reporting for duty

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It's not how much, or how little you have, it's the fact that what is yours is in fact Dilli's :ninja: