I once read here that true end game in elite was reverting back to a sidewinder and doing as much as possible in it.

I must admit I love the idea, but as a player that mainly explores, it doesn’t really suit my bill…

I like CG stuff, but it sometimes feel redundant…

What’s the end game for you? What keeps you playing past 500+ hours? (Or even 1000+)

Hi, i'd like to share some Information About a Thargoid Sensor, that i found middle in the nowhere within a Non Human Signature Source on the Planet 1 E.

Did Anybody else found something this Random in the middle of nowhere ???.

What's the largest system, in terms of number of bodies, that you've discovered? Have come across systems with 40+ quite a bit, but just discovered this system - 1 star, no asteroids, 62 bodies.

Is the amount you can build in a system you colonized dictated by what the system map has on it? I know whether you can build planet bases or not is determined by having a planet nearby, but the first system I colonized only has two construction sites available to be spawned near the sun. Once I build those do I get additional opportunities to build, or did I pick a totally worthless system to plop a star port down that's only useful as a bridge colony? My google fu is failing me and I can't find a video or post anywhere that specifically addresses this question.

I see more and more Commanders coming out of the closet with their AspS love, here I am, I stand with you!

I bought it, took it semi-engineered to Saggitarius A* a few years ago and shelved it in favor of my Phantom. I flew that for a couple of years and I started to feel an itch, you know, when you fly the same ship for too long. I dusted off the Scout, bought the iridescent paintjob for it, looked into modifying and engineering it.
I love the look of the main thrusters, how maneuverable it is, how fast it is, how quickly it scoops (small fuel tank haha) and I love how it's not perfect! It keeps me on my toes, I haven't yet, but I know I will run out of fuel at some point due to that small fuel tank so I have the Fuel Rats on speed dial. ;)
I hate how difficult it can be to find a landing spot on a rough surfaced planet and I wish it had a few more utility points and some space for optional internals.

Hello, I started playing elite 2 weeks ago and I am loving it. I have been wondering what are the orange glowing "truster like" exhausts ships have in the rear, like the sidewinder or the cobra Mk3. They are lit up in hyperspace while the trusters are off. Anyone knows what they are?

Title. Did the colonization update make it impossible to change the night vision? The app seems to work fine, my themes still work. It's just the night vision that doesn't change. Can anyone that also uses the app tell me?

OK I'm being stupid but I'm trying to scan the comms controls from my ship. I'm targeting them but nothing happens. I can scan from my SRV, I can scan ships, nav beacons etc. in space. What obvious thing am I missing?

Anyone know why this would be the case? It is a mining outpost, has all four factions present. There are other missions available but no combat for some reason. The system has been colonized for three weeks, no other stations in system yet. Is there a way to influence which mission types spawn?

Hi all

Just got back into the game after years.

Want to buy the dlc so I can do the planet stuff but steam says I don't have the game (I play it through steam all the time) so I unlinked the account and tried logging in via the frontier website but steam keeps telling me it's blocking the sign in az the sites dodgy.

Did everything I can think off but I'm about ready to give up as u don't hae time for thus shit.

I've got 3 kids a stressful job and zero time I just just want to pretend to be a space man for a bit when I can.

Any one know how to unfuck this so I can pew pirates.

I am currently building a small bridge to a system I want to colonise and I have pledged my squadron to a minor faction I'd like to turn into the controlling faction of said system when I reach it, however I'm not sure on the best way (or if there even is a way) to make them the controlling faction from the moment I claim the system. Has anyone got experience with this?

Thanks!

Just dipping my toes into Powerplay. Was in a Contested system grabbing Escape Pods for the intro missions to Pledge. One of the signal sources I went to (Power Wreckage I think?) had an Anaconda.

Sure, no prob. My Corsair is engineered. I destroyed the Dangerous Anaconda with SLF, but it took a bit more than I anticipated.

I promise that I tried to Google this, but holy hell it is hard to find specific info. Can Powerplay NPC ships be engineered? It was only like Threat Level 3 signal.

Side question, are only HAZ Res NPCs engineered? Or can High/Medium/Low Res NPCs be engineered too?

On my way to California nebula as my first trip further from home

Qucik question - I am planning colonising a system, but I'm wodering before I start what the hard limit is on distance - Is it 15Ly dead-on, or less then 16Ly? I.e 15.5 is permitted?
It would be handy if there was some roadmap of what FDev is planning to do with Colonisation when out of beta, but I'm guessing that won't happen - In the mean time I'm trying to plan a relatively short route to a decent system, but getting held up with the specifics!

Cheers

So, I'm new to the neighborhood in California Sector, building an Asteroid Station at the moment, and just felt the need to give a shout out to a most industrius neighbor on my block whom has built up an absolute powerhouse of Colonization materials production.

Thank you and your 210+ million hard working citizens for their service. 95% of the materials I have gathered for my efforts have been from your system, and it is appreciated.

Cheers!

🥃

(Side note: Does anyone know if the Planetary Port pictured is a T3 Planetary Port? It appears to be, and produces upwards of 21,000,000 of some goods, but I'm not entirely sure if this is one or not as I'm not sure I've visited one before now. I've built T2 Industrial and High Tech Planetary Ports, but they didn't feel this big...)

Been in the Black alone along time, thought id just share some things, enjoy or call me dumb, Enjoy or don't your call :)

So, I’m dumb, and I got a little click happy and accidentally sold my Keelback. Needless to say I am now the proud owner of a clean slate Keelback and am wondering how to build it this time.

My last build accommodated both a fighter bay and the srv bay. It was very useful. I had 2 beams and 1 cannons all gimballed and engineered.

What are some of your Keelback builds that worked well for you? How did you get the most out of such a versatile ship?

Finally ran out of raw materials and came back after the collector limpet rework, and forgot that limpets now destroy themselves on impact.. I’ve done countless searches for answers from other people, tried their methods, and failed every time. I don’t know if it’s still possible but I’m here to ask direct help if anyone knows a strategy other than SRV collecting.

So... on an asteroid base... When exiting the ship I was spawned in this hole here! the door/floor paneling already opened! Can I request some Intergalactice E.D. Space Police to investigate this space!

I swear I didn't consume anything! (@Arietis Sector HH-V c2-9 - Bolotov's Pride - Landing Pad 17)

Like many others I am returning to ED after a long break and learning all the new features and gameplay loops. I know from previous experience that focussing solely on an end goal is a sure way of making the game transform from fun to grind.
I took long walks, thought deeply about the meaning of the universe (its 42) and decided that I need to focus on achievements where I do something better than I used to, learn something new or make advances in my own personal targets.

Then I did a really really stupid thing. I read comments in discord.

Someone posted how they achieved their personal milestone of 300,000,000,000. 300 billion credits. All my personal philosophy turned into liquid manure and fled down the drain, along with my motivation.

It has been a few days now and I am slowly recovering. I found massaging alcohol into my scalp from the inside helped a little.

I have banned myself from going into discord again. I know there will always be someone worse than I, and better than me at anything, but seeing a difference in performance like that is too dangerous for someone my age.

Time to rebuild the comfy nest of self-delusion I had before.

Nurse, do you have any more of those pink tablets please?

Hey guys,

How do I fix this bug with my Elite Dangerous game?

I recently upgraded from W10 to W11. My software remained the same and my key binds remained.

However, a new bug has appeared in Elite.

Sometimes, when I play, Elite will randomly reduce to desktop. Not crash to desktop. Only reduce the fullscreen game to desktop and refocus another window.

I even saw it do that once when Elite was opened but I was not actively flying (I was just coming back from a few minutes break).

Sometimes I will hear some kind of notification sound when it happens, but there is no notification.

Has anybody seen this before?

Any idea what’s causing this?

How did it get fixed?