I can't figure out how to get out of my ship.
Any help? (It's an Aurora)
Anyone else notice that SC & steam don't play nice together? I always have a crash if steam is running. I know its alpha and I'm not taking any shots at either, its just odd that steam is the only thing I have to close.
Yes! I noticed that recently as well.Anyone else notice that SC & steam don't play nice together? I always have a crash if steam is running. I know its alpha and I'm not taking any shots at either, its just odd that steam is the only thing I have to close.
I am really tempted to try this out, but I am afraid of it turning into a massive time-sink.
My opinion is that fear is justified.
SC is so broad in scope you can "play" it how you want to. You can be a fighter pilot, you can be a merc on the ground (FPS), you can be a navigator in a multi-crew ship, etc., etc., etc.
I just want to be a trucker. But flying in space is not easy. I've been playing AC whenever I can for practice flying and literally 2-3 hours goes by every time I do it. That's just flying around.....and they haven't even released other modules (FPS, PU, etc.).
How do they handle player character death? I was reading a bit and it looks like if you lose your ship (without insurance) you are SOL and have to buy another one - and by the USD pricing of some of the larger ships, it'd probably take years of acquiring in-game currency to get some of the big ones.
Sounds so absurdly cool, unfortunately it also leaves such a large space for disappointment. Fingers crossed.Nah. Don't be fooled by today's ship pricing. Remember those prices aren't to purchase the game....they're to back development of the game (and you just happen to get a free copy of the game when it's done).
I've heard a couple of things:
1) when the game goes live people buying it at that time will start without a ship
2) It'll take a few hours of actual game play as a crew member on a multi-crew ship to earn enough money to buy your own ship. But that's all dependent upon your risk. Sign up as a member of a crew going on a risky mission in pirate/vanduul filled space and you're going to make more than being a crew member running cargo in "safe" space. Which makes total sense to me.
But yes, if your ship is destroyed and uninsured you will lose it. But insurance is supposed to be dirt cheap.....only the desperate or destitute would fly without it. I've read people say that the 1,000 UEC (credits) current backers get would cover insurance cost for YEARS....but nothing official is out (that I know of). So who knows.
Regarding character death....if your ship is destroyed your character will take damage. The storyline typically will be you'll be recovered in your space suit and awaken in a hospital near your hangar. You'll have scars. Maybe need prosthetics. It all adds to the story.
Eventually your character will die, but will pass along his/her ships/hangars/stuff to a family member....and with that new character you will take over once again playing. A different character....but with a connection to your past.
It all sounds exciting to me. Hope it all works that way.
Sounds so absurdly cool, unfortunately it also leaves such a large space for disappointment. Fingers crossed.
There is still in game money to pay. Like lets say you have a $300,000 ship (not UEC or real money) Insurance might be $10/mo and then you have to pay $50,000 to get another one.That sounds...like it COULD be interesting, depending on what you do before you have a ship. Losing a ship however just sounds stupid. If insurance is so cheap, then why bother having it? "Oh, you flew your ship into an asteroid but had $1 a month insurance on a $3mil ship? That's fine - have a new one."
Right...
There is still in game money to pay. Like lets say you have a $300,000 ship (not UEC or real money) Insurance might be $10/mo and then you have to pay $50,000 to get another one.
Also time to get the claim. I see real money going into that to make it faster. :\
I played EVE for 4 years, so it makes complete sense to me.That sounds...like it COULD be interesting, depending on what you do before you have a ship. Losing a ship however just sounds stupid. If insurance is so cheap, then why bother having it? "Oh, you flew your ship into an asteroid but had $1 a month insurance on a $3mil ship? That's fine - have a new one."
Right...
Nah. Don't be fooled by today's ship pricing. Remember those prices aren't to purchase the game....they're to back development of the game (and you just happen to get a free copy of the game when it's done).
I've heard a couple of things:
1) when the game goes live people buying it at that time will start without a ship
2) It'll take a few hours of actual game play as a crew member on a multi-crew ship to earn enough money to buy your own ship. But that's all dependent upon your risk. Sign up as a member of a crew going on a risky mission in pirate/vanduul filled space and you're going to make more than being a crew member running cargo in "safe" space. Which makes total sense to me.
But yes, if your ship is destroyed and uninsured you will lose it. But insurance is supposed to be dirt cheap.....only the desperate or destitute would fly without it. I've read people say that the 1,000 UEC (credits) current backers get would cover insurance cost for YEARS....but nothing official is out (that I know of). So who knows.
Regarding character death....if your ship is destroyed your character will take damage. The storyline typically will be you'll be recovered in your space suit and awaken in a hospital near your hangar. You'll have scars. Maybe need prosthetics. It all adds to the story.
Eventually your character will die, but will pass along his/her ships/hangars/stuff to a family member....and with that new character you will take over once again playing. A different character....but with a connection to your past.
It all sounds exciting to me. Hope it all works that way.