I have finally got to play...

[NaffNaffBobFace]

The friend who got me into SC to the point of pledging without having a computer to run the game has passed his old rig on to me with a GTX 750 etc.

I have finally got to play!

The flight is fantastic fun and the ground based things i have seen so far are impressive, but a couple of questions:

1) Why does every light source in my hangar bound Taurus look like its going to incinerate me? I take it this is shades needing work and nothing to do with my graphics card?

and

2) How in hell can you get out of seats? I found the toilet in the Taurus and had to quit the hangar to get off the can. Also can't get out of any ship, but Olisar makes a good ejection seat when you ram in to it at 220 and no shields - down side is that i'm in as many pieces as my ship.

Can't wait to be able to get my ship name on the side of my Connie :)

Glad i went for Taurus over the other variants, i'll get tonnes more use out of the extra cargo space than a snub bay :)

 

[Beerjerker]

The friend who got me into SC to the point of pledging without having a computer to run the game has passed his old rig on to me with a GTX 750 etc.

I have finally got to play!

The flight is fantastic fun and the ground based things i have seen so far are impressive, but a couple of questions:

1) Why does every light source in my hangar bound Taurus look like its going to incinerate me? I take it this is shades needing work and nothing to do with my graphics card?

and

2) How in hell can you get out of seats? I found the toilet in the Taurus and had to quit the hangar to get off the can. Also can't get out of any ship, but Olisar makes a good ejection set when you ram in to it t 220 and no shields - down side is that i'm in as many pieces as my ship.

Can't wait to be able to get my ship name on the side of my Connie :)

With 2.5, there was a big change in how lighting works. The Taurus model you have now is the old version and probably wont get its lighting fixed because it has an upcoming rework that should be coming out soon (tm). Holding F should get you out of seats/turrets/cockpits, but it might not be working on the old model Constellations.
Enjoy outer space! :D

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Ahhh, Beerjerker thank you!

I must have pushed F fifty times. Hold F.

Cheers for all the info, much appreciated.

 

[Shive]

Ahhh, Beerjerker thank you!

I must have pushed F fifty times. Hold F.

Cheers for all the info, much appreciated.

Yea the "holding" part messed with me for a while too :p

 

[CosmicTrader]

In 2.5 the following were changed to Hold for 3 seconds;
Exit seat/bed/etc
Eject
Self Destruct
The reason is to prevent accidentally hitting these key(s) - CIG figures that if you Hold for 3 seconds then you must want to do these functions.

Olisar makes a good ejection seat when you ram in to it at 220 and no shields

Perfect TESTie. Well done.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

Very good to know it wasn't just me :) Am reading up on the controls online rather than in the KeyBind.

3 seconds makes sense, can only imagine the amount of Fail Bails caused by flicking the F button... That just doesn’t sound right...

 

[Carlos Spicyweiner]

Another hint, hit the can BEFORE you fly. The bathroom door on my freelancer is STILL locked!

 

[Dalarast]

Space toilet paper I find doesn't really help clean my beggars canyon... Crap at port and save your crew the smell is an added bonus.

 

[NaffNaffBobFace]

These are all top tips there :)