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STRAMASHER
12-01-15, 09:32 AM
Dont be falling asleep at the wheel!
(Thats from experience... forgetting to ask for docking permission! :smt119)
ethariel
13-01-15, 12:06 AM
Cheers for the heads up on the Yaw/Roll keys shift, works a treat, just got to chop off my left middle finger as i keep throttling up all the time (muscle memory sucks sometimes).
HOTAS? Maybe when they are back in stock for the thrustmaster x but still farting about in the trsining missions for now because of 16 hour days at work, tho come the weekend i might get an hour or 3 spare
Redmist
13-01-15, 10:48 PM
I got bored of the trading so I just sold my transporter and put some upgrades on the Viper and went shooting.
Still need to learn my controls especially for FSD interdicting others. Can't seem to "fire" it when I want.
I set it to a 2nd fire group on button 1 but seems I have to hit my right mouse button to use it??
Redmist
15-01-15, 10:56 PM
After selling the Type 6, I bought another Hauler......Yes a hauler!
The type 6 was awful to fly and I found the short run trading not so rewarding.
So I bought the hauler again and stripped it out and installed 16 cargo slots.
Max jump of 24lys and with 16tonnes about 16lys.
So I'm back trading rares and I find it much more rewarding even tho its not the most efficient method.
Anyway some strange things happened in space tonight, after returning from a rare run, I sold off my two types of cargo and made 240k, only to find I still had 5 cargo slots filled with Illegal narcotics??? uh?
kaivalagi
12-03-15, 04:44 PM
My laptop is off being fixed :( bought in December and now suffering from an iffy display, which will come back briefly after suspend/unsuspend
In ED I now have Type-7, Asp and Cobra, all A rated ;)
I stuffed 4 turret beams on the T7, if anyone interdicts me and I target them they get a hammering whilst I run away lol
When the new ships come in 1.2 the Cobra will likely be replaced with a Vulture!
DarrenSV650S
12-03-15, 05:18 PM
Just got Cities Skylines the other day. It's a bit like sim city. Seems pretty good so far. Making the traffic work when the city gets bigger is tricky
Redmist
28-03-15, 06:30 PM
this is finally what i've been waiting for, got some good reviews too:
"Ride"
http://store.steampowered.com/app/345660/
kaivalagi
29-06-15, 07:13 PM
Just bought an Oculus Rift DK2 off ebay, Elite Dangerous immersion here we come...trouble is I won't be able to play until a week on Friday :(
Redmist
13-07-15, 01:13 PM
Just bought an Oculus Rift DK2 off ebay, Elite Dangerous immersion here we come...trouble is I won't be able to play until a week on Friday :(
And? How did you get on with this? Been looking again but don't know if I should take the plunge yet or wait for their latest project to hit the shelves.
kaivalagi
13-07-15, 01:22 PM
And? How did you get on with this? Been looking again but don't know if I should take the plunge yet or wait for their latest project to hit the shelves.
I just couldnt wait any longer, the due date for final release keeps moving back...I got a DK2 and it's not bad at all, worth the money getting s/h (I paid £260 for as new s/h), not sure I could justify the £400 or thereabouts for brand new...
Takes some fiddling but runs good on my laptop 970m gfx, the biggest issue I have is with getting used to a Hotas after using the KB/M for so long...still messing with the controls and with voice attack...
Not played more than 6 hours on it so far though, not got the time right now...but I don't regret buying it, just takes some time to get right and getting used to
DarrenSV650S
13-07-15, 02:24 PM
Why can't you use KB/M kaivalagi?
Has anyone got GTA5 on pc? My fps seem very low when driving fast. Very juddery. That's with a 3GB card
kaivalagi
13-07-15, 03:16 PM
Why can't you use KB/M kaivalagi?
Its very hard to locate all the keys with a vr headset on, voice attack helps but it's still not enough really
STRAMASHER
29-07-15, 04:46 PM
Project Cars any good?
I can't quite bring myself to pull the trigger and buy "Ride." I feel guilty!:pale::p
1000's of hours on the Gran Turismos.
I think I know the answer but still interested to hear your thoughts...
Project Cars any good?
I can't quite bring myself to pull the trigger and buy "Ride." I feel guilty!:pale::p
1000's of hours on the Gran Turismos.
I think I know the answer but still interested to hear your thoughts...
Not played Project Cars but I bought Ride on PS4 and thought it was pretty average. Still had some fun with it though.
STRAMASHER
29-07-15, 05:12 PM
A PS-a-whit-noo!!!!???:mad:
Actually same here. We will just whisper then. :)
Stumped up for a 1tb and Witcher3. And W3 ain't blowing my socks off. 20-30hrs in. Feels like I have seen all this before. Thought I better have a stab at it before "The One" (Fallout 4 innit!?)
Anyway P/Cars has a Capri and a Cossie and an Escort. Plus Cadwell,Snetters and Donnie. My resistance is fading.:pale:
Redmist
29-07-15, 08:31 PM
I've done 20 hours on Ride and I still enjoy having a go now and then.
Even on a well specced PC the graphics are stuttery, (The FPS count is 100+) so it can be annoying.
But I enjoyed learning donnington park on it, even if there are some differences between the game and RL!
I'll take a look at Project Cars if it has Cadwell, been waiting to play that track in any game for ages!
STRAMASHER
30-07-15, 06:49 AM
And away at a tangent.
Spent the Amazon voucher on Metro Redux.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is in my top 5 of all time even though I never completed it due to a horrible crash bug.
Some of the same fellas involved. Some of the same bleak atmosphere.
Never played the originals and have been enjoying the large free demos of the remaster. Just over £17 for the 2 game package.
DarrenSV650S
15-12-15, 10:43 PM
I'm ready for some GTA5 and Just Cause 3 over the xmas holidays now ;)
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a519/PistachioNut99/IMG_0172_zps3vclbwx2.jpg
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a519/PistachioNut99/IMG_0173_zpsnicihede.jpg
Oh and santa might be bringing me black ops 3 :)
I could do with a rebuild. New card and more memory and a reinstall to 64 bit. Might take a look over chrimbo.
Corny Gizmo
16-12-15, 08:36 AM
Pretty much my setup that, but i gots me a corsair 750w PSU :)
That water cooler is pretty silent too
DarrenSV650S
16-12-15, 10:12 AM
Yeah I'm hoping it will be pretty quiet with all the sound deadening in the case too. I have a 1000w psu in my old rig which was way OTT so I thought I'd try save a bit of energy with this one
TheRamJam
16-12-15, 12:19 PM
I went for this lot
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/cmcfa2/New%20PC%20Build/P1020147Web.jpg (http://s27.photobucket.com/user/cmcfa2/media/New%20PC%20Build/P1020147Web.jpg.html)
Unfortunately buying a cycling bike has eaten up all my spare cash. But i do intend to add to bits too it. Priority being a new PC tower and a SDD
So your swop ing over the board only.and its main dependants
Redmist
16-12-15, 12:58 PM
Elite Dangerous Horizons going straight in my basket tonight :)
kaivalagi
16-12-15, 02:34 PM
Last night's rollout of Ed Horizons went in without a hitch, well worth it. I've been playing it through the beta and its a nice beginning to planetary landings....
Already got an Imperial Cutter too ;)
You should have bought the lifetime pass when it was available! Money well worth spending....
Just downgraded my graphics card. I have put the HiS HD5770 back in as the MSi R9 270 crashes and causes tearing while playing certain Steam games. Mostly CS:GO.
kaivalagi
28-01-16, 08:05 PM
Amd and windows 10 by any chance, lots of issues for peeps at the mo I think...
No, Win 7. The 270s are well known to cause tearing/flickering issues. Game plays fine now. Only upgraded to play Battlefield 4
Sent from my Kindle Fire
Such a huge improvement playing cs:go. No crashes or tearing so far.
Sent from my Kindle Fire
I updated the drivers and put the R270 back in and no tearing on CS:GO. BF3 is another story though! Just picked up Star Wars Battlefront for the PS4. Anyone else play? Its like Battlefield in a Star Wars suit.
David had SW Bf.at Xmas on the pc
DarrenSV650S
25-03-16, 09:48 PM
I haven't played it but saw a bit of it on twitch when it was in beta. It looked pretty cool
I'm really in to GTA again at the moment. Haven't played JC3 or BO3 for ages
kaivalagi
26-03-16, 12:29 PM
I'm getting into Guildwars 2 now, there's a free to play version with 2 character slots....the heart of throne pack then unlocks a bunch of stuff after that...
Also playing a bit of The Division (I got the season pack for £50 all in), but I've had my fill of it at the mo...only level 16 but feeling like I've done enough for now.....I don't do grinding to top level etc, not my thing
I'm paying Elite Dangerous too....just an hour here or there to help expand our player system and get to trading elite...
Thinking about getting The Witcher 3 too....I like playing lots of games with a little time on each so things dont get stale
What is the Division like? Been looking at this for a while now.
kaivalagi
27-03-16, 09:11 AM
It's okay, more of an RPG than a FPS type game...looting/crafting/missions....can;t fault the game just not sure I'll get as much out of it as some....I'm not one for playing a game hard until I level up the most I can etc and that's what the game is centered around really.....I prefer more of a sandbox type game where I do what I want etc...
Its Steam Sale time again!
kaivalagi
24-06-16, 06:26 PM
Yep, just bought Space Engineers and The Forest, I think it was about £14 for both...
There's a deal on the ED Horizons Season Pass if anyone doesn't have it too....
Balky001
25-06-16, 01:33 AM
Its Steam Sale time again!
Did you get The Division in the end? I got it on PS4 and I think its very good and lots of challenges. However, I've just gone to VR46 :p I want to go to Rossi's moto-ranch now
No not yet. Debating whether to get it on PC or PS4
Balky001
25-06-16, 02:16 PM
if you get it on PS4 let me know. It helps to have groups on hard missions/dark zone!
Son bough Doom.
Unfortunately the mobo is a bit lacking
So need to up grade from the old AMD Bulldozer to something else....
kaivalagi
26-06-16, 12:37 AM
Trouble is with that upgrade it's likely the mobo, ram and cpu.....you could go for an skylake i5 with 16gb 2133MHz ddr4 ram to save a bit, but put it into a decent mobo so you can get better CPU and Ram later if wanted (I have an ASUS Z170-A and can't really complain, loads of features for the price)
Was looking at MOBO combo up grade's and bare bones like this,
http://www.novatech.co.uk/barebonebundles/view/bb-63008f.html
kaivalagi
26-06-16, 09:06 PM
Do you need a new case and PSU?
There are motherboard bundles out there....could have got a very decent bundle with water cooler and doom for £380: https://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-z170-k-motherboard-intel-i5-6600k-cpu-corsair-8gb-ddr4-(3000oc)-ram-cm-seidon-120v-v2-aio-water
Well case not a deal breaker.
PSU 9month old a corsair's semi modular PSU so that is fine
So yes a mob and new faster ram and CPU is the main thing.
kaivalagi
26-06-16, 11:23 PM
The above is providing an up-to-date 1151 socket mobo which can be upgraded against over the next few years, the price might seem a little steep when compared against some options but it's a good compromise for future upgrades.
The next alternative is going with the previous generation 1150 socket mobo supporting older cpu models and ddr3 memory, it will still perform well today and will be quite a bit cheaper but you'd need another upgraded mobo later on....
Um well it's a water cooler system that makes me twitchy.
But then it's not unproven and I guess you can add two GPU coolers for the nvidias.
kaivalagi
27-06-16, 12:07 PM
I have the same water cooler, it's okay, sealed unit....
You still need some cooling fans for the case you put it in, to get air moving for the gpu/memory/other cards etc, I assume the gpu has it's own fans fitted too?
ethariel
27-06-16, 05:45 PM
Noooo don't go for that case, look at something a bit better and you will see a huge difference. I dithered around budget cases for years till I finally settled for a Fractal R5, it's a pleasure to work with, totally modular and enough slots for fans/radiators to cool a battleship.
You have a decent enough PSU for a single graphics card setup so no issues there, just hold out for a 1070's before investing in a graphics card, Titan performance for so much less.
For fans always keep a positive pressure in the case (but not too much or you will end up with hot spots. I'm running 2x 140mm front and a 120mm bottom intake with 2x140 exhaust (rear and top) plus the graphics card exhaust. System ambient is rerely higher than the room temperature.
For CPU cooler, a poor Sealed Unit liquid with a small radiator will never work well, a 300mm radiator will be overkill (but thats not bad) although I stuck with a Noctua NHU-14S and that cools my i5 OC'd from 3.9 to 4.6 stable, rarely goes over 65 degrees.
Redmist
21-09-16, 12:12 PM
Yes yes yes!!!
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DarrenSV650S
24-09-16, 11:23 AM
:D
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Looks like the Steam Autumn sale is on.
kaivalagi
24-11-16, 04:28 PM
Looks like the Steam Autumn sale is on.
Yep, some bargains to be had...ED is a third off, doom for £13, skylines for a fiver etc
Goldeneye Source has been updated by the way. Classic N64 game with HD graphics!
http://www.moddb.com/mods/goldeneye-source
https://youtu.be/-E4XtdEnWx4
Chris_SVS
13-08-17, 02:59 PM
There goes the rest of my day. Thanks :p
DarrenSV650S
13-08-17, 04:56 PM
EPIC!!! Downloading now
Oh and it's got the bitch slap in it too :mrgreen:
Slappers!!! Been killed with that quite a few times now. The server I have been playing on has paintball mode on. The soundtrack is pretty awesome as well.
Chris_SVS
13-08-17, 06:04 PM
What a brilliant mod! It's a pity they don't have the devs to remake single player, probably the most iconic single player that wasn't Tomb Raider.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92NfjEsMZ8g
DarrenSV650S
13-08-17, 06:25 PM
One shot kill with every weapon? That is tough!
Mostly been playing arsenal, get a couple of kills with one weapon to move to the next. Throwing knives are hard!
Chris_SVS
13-08-17, 06:42 PM
Some weapons do seem a tad imbalanced
I was playing arsenal too Kenzie, it's pretty much Counter Strike Source - GunGame in that respect. Fast paced gameplay and the paintball is pretty with the RPG
I do like the moonraker laser.
DarrenSV650S
13-08-17, 08:12 PM
I was in a different server where all guns were one hit kill. Arsenal seems pretty good. It's not easy getting kills with the shotgun!
Chris_SVS
13-08-17, 08:17 PM
!Arsenal Only : NxtGen_Goldeneye 24/7 is the paintball one I played in
Ping is 100 ish so it's not a UK server but I've played on everything from 20 to 160ms over the years, even competitive Call of Duty
Shotguns are fine within a few feet, other than that they are useless. They didn't promote this very well, I had played v4 but it was only by chance I found it had been updated.
Chris_SVS
13-08-17, 08:37 PM
It's annoying because I'd never have heard of it without yourself and the .org but also good because it's a decent crowd of players
Better not mention Road Redemption then. It's a Road Rash remake.
Chris_SVS
13-08-17, 08:56 PM
<must not google>
Road Redemption has been dragging on for ages :( i dont think it will ever be finished!
kaivalagi
14-08-17, 06:26 PM
And it'll be carp just like all before it too, steering a bike in a game is just rubbish....always will be
I have mine tied to an Xbox 360 controller via a wireless dongle, works a treat.
Chris_SVS
14-08-17, 07:24 PM
My "small" gaming pc is an alienware steam machine I reformatted to run win10. The steam controller is probably the most comfortable I've ever used. (I've had or played every Playstation model + most Xbox)
I change a lot of the Dpad curves and deadzones to make steering (Trackmania, Farm Sim 2017) smoother, still playing FPS with keyboard and mouse.
kaivalagi
15-08-17, 02:15 AM
I thought I'd look at emulators again and found Wii U USB Helper (www.wiiuusbhelper.com) which with a little googlefu on a title key site manages everything from sourcing game images to installing the very capable Cemu emulator. I am now playing a very decent 2 player Mario karts 8 using 2 Xbox 360 controllers.
Well worth a look imo!
Sent from my ASUS_T00P using Tapatalk
Thanks for the link kaivalagi.
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