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    Elite Dangerous [DAILY Q&A] Ask and answer any questions you have about the game here!

    December 18, 2020

    Elite Dangerous [DAILY Q&A] Ask and answer any questions you have about the game here!

    [DAILY Q&A] Ask and answer any questions you have about the game here!

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 08:50 AM PST

    Greetings, Commanders! This is the Daily Q&A post for /r/EliteDangerous

    If you have any questions about any topic, whether it be for the moderators, tips and tricks for piloting or general gameplay/development questions please post here!

    Please check new comments and help answer to the best of your ability so we can see this community flourish!

    Remember to check previous daily Q&A threads and the New Q&A FAQ.

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    Haz res boys!

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 07:18 AM PST

    The greatest technological achievement of this game has to be the procedural skybox

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 07:43 AM PST

    it took me a long time of playing tom realise just how much of an achievement this is... every start in the skybox is placed based on actual neighbouring stars, even ones hundreds of lightyrs away, at each system the game generates a high resolution skybox image that contains every star in the galaxy so every systems skybox is entirely unique, its always accurate weather youre in a nebula, close to one or way up above the galactic plain like that new station and frankly thats just incredible

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    Snow storm rescue! Lakon Tango Romeo Lima, i am on position, Eagle spotted!

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:10 PM PST

    pack hounds are cool

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 01:29 AM PST

    This amazing pic i took with a friend

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 09:36 AM PST

    First Solo Basilisk - 5th heart destroyed without a canopy followed by a suicide run at 4% when its shields came down killing it just before the swarm killed me.

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 04:38 AM PST

    For a brighter tomorrow, the choice is Saud Kruger.

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 11:03 AM PST

    Sooo... someone suggested using Sticky Notes.

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 09:42 AM PST

    Absolutely not paying attention to my speed and somehow saved it with 22 meters to spare..

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 11:23 AM PST

    Somewhere, stands a young farm boy. As he stares off into the binary sunset, he reflects on his past and contemplates his future. Someone queue up John Williams...

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:46 PM PST

    My Corvette is ready for some action!

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 01:24 PM PST

    All the Dakka Dakka you need........Gunship ftw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:44 AM PST

    Have you guys seen this?

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 04:18 AM PST

    I forgot how much I loved exploring.

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:36 PM PST

    Putas system is now in an Outbreak / Anarchy state , for those interested in the combat rank grind.

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 07:24 AM PST

    Once there select the checkpoint and you will see many elite eagles.

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    Cocked, locked and ready to rock. Let's go explore some more...

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:11 PM PST

    I can't wait to run around these places on foot. But for now I'll go up to the..flower shaped blow hole? With my exploradolphin, and take trippy pictures

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 07:20 AM PST

    Pilots' Federation ranks should be more meaningful

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 04:56 AM PST

    Yeah yeah, dead horse beating and all that... I thought I'd leave my 2 credits again, and what with Frontier's recent attention towards game rebalancing, I thought now would be a good time.

    So Pilots' Federation ranks are all over the place. Trade can be maxed out in a couple of days with Exploration not far behind... and then there's combat. This isn't just about time to Elite, though - I also want to talk about rewards for achieving it, and how to make achieving it more interesting.

    Trade: Simply put, mining probably shouldn't contribute to your Trade rank as much as it does right now, and regular old trading should contribute a little more. To make it interesting, though, trade-related activities should reward more experience in lower security, anarchy, and high crime systems.

    Exploration: A weird one, honestly. Exploration was the first rank I hit Elite in, and I'm out of the loop on how fast or slow it is to progress now. I haven't really seen any complaints about it one way or the other, so it seems to be in an okay spot. Edit: It seems exploration is in an even worse spot than trading currently, as experience is directly tied to credits earned, and thus Betancourt doubles both. Exploration experience should be based on distance from Sol, rarity of scanned bodies, and the time since they were last scanned/mapped (thanks, /u/DemiserofD ).

    I'm hoping the new ranks in Odyssey (xenobiology rank?) will tie into exploration and give some experience in both.

    Combat: Oh boy here we go. Combat ranking doesn't really reflect combat proficiency so much as it does sheer persistence, but I think persistence should still be a perfectly viable means of attaining Elite rank. The largest flaw in combat ranking seems to be how it's based solely on the enemy ship's rank. I think we should gain more experience depending on the enemy's ship and loadout as well - take into consideration their weapons, damage types versus our resistances and vice-versa, with a bonus for high-level targets such as spec ops, pirate assassination targets, and capital ships. Combat ranking is also strange in that it's the only rank that doesn't seem to gain experience from missions.

    Rewards: A problem with PF ranks in general is that they're pretty meaningless. You get a few decals and bragging rights, and whilst Jameson Memorial is great, you need only one Elite rank to get there (which makes the other two ranks effectively redundant).

    So what rewards would make sense, not be overly generous, but ultimately make ranking up feel worth it? It's hard to tell, but I have a few ideas.

    • Give a discount for rank-aligned modules, the higher your rank (so DSS/FSD for exploration, weapons for combat, etc, etc). Your proficiency with the tools of the trade has become renowned throughout the Pilots' Federation, and manufacturers are practically falling over themselves to sell you their hardware.
    • Discount rank-aligned fleet carrier service upkeep. This ties into module discounts, I suppose, but this should be given at the highest trade/exploration/combat ranks.
    • Remove the basic carrier upkeep for Triple Elite commanders? This one may sound like a sudden "give me everything now" statement, but really you'd still have to pay the upfront cost (and jump costs) for the carrier, and without the optional services it's simply a mobile home base. Triple Elite even in the game's current state takes a long time to achieve (mostly because of combat), and together with making trade more difficult to attain again, this seems more or less reasonable.

    As always, there's dozens of smaller points I had in mind when I started writing this post, but I have the attention span of a grapefruit and so they'll never see the light of day. The usual angry mob rules still apply, please make sure your pitchforks are sharpened before you stab me with them, etcetera, etcetera. Thanks for reading.

    Drinking game: Take a shot every time I say "rank".

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    The Pulse Wave Analyser in High-Res photo mode looks like a better version of night vision.

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:32 PM PST

    This game has some truly stunning views

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:18 PM PST

    N.S.C. Boundless will be departing HIP 58823 in 3 hours! 0200 UTC!

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 03:08 PM PST

    You Know, Flight Assist Off Isn't THAT Ha- OM...

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 02:06 PM PST

    What a beautiful game.......

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 06:33 AM PST

    Anyone know why the image and starport name appear green? Is it because I have a good relationship with the faction?

    Posted: 18 Dec 2020 09:38 AM PST
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