Greetings Commander Moon-Watcher -o7-My sincere apologies for the HUGE WALL of text above ( and probably below when I finish typing ), I may have got carried away O_o
Added you to Discord, and will in-game when I log-in, there is a Commander meet tonight at 19:00 ED time, everyone is welcome, don't worry if you cannot phyiscally make it you can always drop in the the Discord when you do and perhaps join us in one of our ships via Multi Crew - we are unlocking the Guardian SLF tonight - (SLF = Ship Launched Fighter) so you can see how that is done ( PS, never done it before will be hitting up youtubes like a pro later ) - infact you can jump on of my SLF's and zap some guadian stuff - its fun and healthy I promise.
I will invite you to our discord channel so you can get to hear and join in with fellow Commanders and get a feel for the group - share some experiences have a good chuckle, pick on Commander Logic_me a little bit too
Cash Payouts Yes its very real - you can look at my
Commander on INARA - look at the Cash flow for the 15th of Feb it jumps up to +1,987,513,322 and a further +987,780,363 on the 16th --- swiftly met with a -5,254,317,470 in the 17th ( Fleet Carrier Purchase )
Being a New Commander - means your mission payouts will be low for the ones that you can take - you will over time build a reputation in a system ( of your choosing ) and start getting good mission payouts -
There is a lot of information to pick up - Elite has vertical line instead of a curve for learning. However as I said to the group a couple of nights ago while were were wrestling Pirates and bringing them to jeee---- Justice - that my method of Play, Knowledge and Enjoyment has become all the much better and richer since Logic_Me started the Commnader Meet ups.
And now I get the share the vastness of the Cosmos and get to have some amazing stories from it - Just ask Commander Logic_Me about Anaconda Gravity Pancakes or myself about the Neutron BBQ Super Highway ( please wait till I finish Therapy though )
Third Party ToolsThe problem with most Third Party Tools for new Commanders - initially they are quite confusing - but with time and play they will begin to make sense - With INARA its all web-based and you can if you wish LINK it to your ED account - I have INARA mainly to review my Character - see what Engineers I need to unlock, where and how to unlock them - where to find specific commodoties, services, modules or trade opportunites that are local to my current system - also I get to look at my awards and check on community goals then Gloat when I am in the top 10% and then blame worm-holes and white dwarfs when I am not - personally I find it really improves my game - as it also has blue-print list - I can review my current Materials that I have and see what I need to get for upgrades etc etc..
However it is emense and there is so much to learn about the game before any of that makes sense with 3rd Party tools -
"Fear not Neo, the Answers are Comming..."Here is my current Tabbed Browser when I play Elite1. Mobious PVE
2. Imgur
3. INARA
4. Coriolis
5. Mining Tool ( edtools.ddns.net )
6. EDDB.io ( awesome Stations, Systems, just great for quick searching commodity runs )
7. Neutron Plotter ( Spanish.co.uk)
8. Carrier Route Plotter ( Spanish.co.uk )
9. Raw Material finder ( Spanish.co.uk )
Honerable MentionsED Discovery ( handy logging tool - good for marking and blocking Gankers from your instance)
ED Engineer ( like a Stand Alone Coriolis - but for your current builds )
The Elite Career -I do believe that every commanders Career is unique within Elite and its those experiences that shape us as Commanders - what we are good at and what we try to improve within the 'Elite verse as a whole, all to oftern I hear and I have used the term a Mile Wide and an Inch Deep when mentioning Elite to friends, but there is so much more when you have the Play Time to see it.
For me there is more than Credits and Carriers and Combat, there is the BGS and Squadrons I want to take part - in, Community Goals that also feed into a Narative. this is where the Game really shines. Sadly when I originally got the game I didn't see it.
Initially I got the game many MANY moons ago and played about maybe 35 hours - then I just got into other things and didn't play for quite some time - a good few of them years, I had less than $60,000,000 when I stopped playing, I had an ASPX and an Anaconda ( neither A rated or Engineered ) - I started to get back into Elite around October last Year- got a cheap £5 bargin version of Horizons and the difference in game is like Night and Day - had this been rolled out ( as it should of been at the start ) it would of kept me in the game.
Anyhoo that aside.. I recently started an Alternate Account - There was a Give-Away of Elite Dangerous+Horizons with the Epic Games Store, so I nabbed a copy - I had never seen the new-commander area and was very curious.
I limited my play-time of that account to 4 hours a week, I think I went over once (put 6 hours in) as I had dinner in between. Besides I was this close >.< to getting a Glorius Python and everyone knows when you get the Python you instantly WIN in Elite - its in the Rules and Disclaimer I am sure
Over the last 3 weeks I have gone from a starting Sidewinder to the following
$122,000,000 Credit Cash Flow
D Rated T9 [ 256t cargo + Fighterbay + Surface Mining + regret as it lumbers sooo slow.....] - next play session i am getting a 'Conda
A/D Rated Python [ 256t Cargo + pew pew ] - A Glorius Machine!
A Rated T7 [ 300t Cargo + a blue light for a shield ]
A Rated AspX [ 120t + Good Jump range ]
A Rated T6 [ 100t Cargo + another blue light for a shield ] - impressive Yaw / Rol / Pitch rates on this little mosnter
A Rated Cobra Mk3 [ 2D pew pew + 1D pew pew ] -
* sadly the Cobra Mk3 is lacking in combat when it is not Engineered - to be fair it might also be my lack of skill
Obviously I have nothing Engineered just the base Rated Module Classes - I acheived the above with careful choice of missions and commodity sourcing - once I got to the Python I fitted this for Surface *laser* mining - found a Platinum Hot Spot and started earning a good $60,000,000 an hour just selling this at a station some 25 Light Years away - sadly 128tons cargo is not enough ( it is but I am greedy ) and the next ship with a capacity for 256t and mining is the T9 - I loath this lumber-bus... but money is money and its only for a couple of sessions if platinum prices hold ( currently $264,600 per Ton as of 33070222 - full hold worth $67,000,00 a trip
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The above shows the difference in play and accumilation when a Commander has a good comprehension of ( re: hours in ) Elite and more so how to use 3rd Party Tools effectively.
To be fair though, I am always that kinda of player that makes notes in note-books and has a scientific calculator to hand...
Theres lots to do - I Look forward to seeing you out here in the black Commander -
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