Hey everyone!
Just wanted to say hello. I'm brand new to Test Squadron, but have been playing a little bit of SC now and then since the beginning, when it was only hangars, lag and sub 10 FPS! I didn't bother playing for ages, but coming back to Alpha 3.11 in November was a revelation. How did I miss this game becoming so playable!! Yes, it's still buggy, unstable and both overcomplicated and over-simplified at the same time, depending on your point of view, but, well, I missed how much FUN it is now. I really hope it stays on course and eventually gets to the polished state that CIG are aiming for, because it's obviously a LOOOONG way off just now.
Personally, I'm a dad of two in primary school, based in Marlow in the UK. With family commitments I can only really play a few hours a week, but I spend a lot more thought (and money) on Star Citizen than I probably should. I have the feeling I'll be in equally guilty company here.
Is this the bit where I show you mine...? Ships, that is...
I started with the Rear Admiral pack back in December 2012 for USD $275, which included a:
After doing some box missions (feel like a lot of work for not a lot of money at the moment) and trading (can be lucrative, but a lot of tedious hanging around trade terminals waiting for them to update), I also bought a Greycat ROC a week or two ago, my first in-game vehicle. Since then, I've been trying to learn how to mine hadenite efficiently with my MSR and the ROC, which is great when it works, and SO FRUSTRATING when I hit a bug. My client seems to crash quite a bit when I interact with the ROC. Until a recent patch, it disappeared on me quite a few times when I had to get out of it. Flipping it back upright when it rolls is a nightmare. And can I just state for the record that I think it's really frustrating when my character can get out of a ship, but it turns out he can't get back in again. Carrack parked awkwardly on a landing pad too small for it, managed to jump off the ramp onto the pad, but then couldn't jump back in. Carrack or MSR on a hill, lowered the ramp, drove the ROC off, only to realise the bottom of the ramp was 10 foot off the ground and there was no way to get back on board. D'oh! We definitely need a way to re-enter our own ships when they are parked on uneven ground and the ramp doesn't extend all the way down to the ground! Anyway, soon learned that, and with some better piloting, care and use of the external camera, it's all surmountable and part of the learning experience!
So I guess I'm currently a miner, working my MSR and ROC to get enough money for my wish-list of ships, which include:
I've yet to upgrade the stock components on anything, but need to look at that in time, but the stock ships are plenty of fun so far.
Anyway, enough of a ramble. Hello! Glad to be here, and see you in the 'verse!
Just wanted to say hello. I'm brand new to Test Squadron, but have been playing a little bit of SC now and then since the beginning, when it was only hangars, lag and sub 10 FPS! I didn't bother playing for ages, but coming back to Alpha 3.11 in November was a revelation. How did I miss this game becoming so playable!! Yes, it's still buggy, unstable and both overcomplicated and over-simplified at the same time, depending on your point of view, but, well, I missed how much FUN it is now. I really hope it stays on course and eventually gets to the polished state that CIG are aiming for, because it's obviously a LOOOONG way off just now.
Personally, I'm a dad of two in primary school, based in Marlow in the UK. With family commitments I can only really play a few hours a week, but I spend a lot more thought (and money) on Star Citizen than I probably should. I have the feeling I'll be in equally guilty company here.
Is this the bit where I show you mine...? Ships, that is...
I started with the Rear Admiral pack back in December 2012 for USD $275, which included a:
- Constellation Andromeda LTI, which I later upgraded to an Aquila LTI.
- F7C-M SUPER HORNET - LTI
- ORIGIN 350R RACER - LTI
AOPOA NOX KUE LTIupgraded to an Esperia Talon- Carrack Expedition with Pisces Expedition (ccu'd from something else, bought on eBay)
- Crusader Mercury Star Runner (ccu'd from something else, bought on eBay)
After doing some box missions (feel like a lot of work for not a lot of money at the moment) and trading (can be lucrative, but a lot of tedious hanging around trade terminals waiting for them to update), I also bought a Greycat ROC a week or two ago, my first in-game vehicle. Since then, I've been trying to learn how to mine hadenite efficiently with my MSR and the ROC, which is great when it works, and SO FRUSTRATING when I hit a bug. My client seems to crash quite a bit when I interact with the ROC. Until a recent patch, it disappeared on me quite a few times when I had to get out of it. Flipping it back upright when it rolls is a nightmare. And can I just state for the record that I think it's really frustrating when my character can get out of a ship, but it turns out he can't get back in again. Carrack parked awkwardly on a landing pad too small for it, managed to jump off the ramp onto the pad, but then couldn't jump back in. Carrack or MSR on a hill, lowered the ramp, drove the ROC off, only to realise the bottom of the ramp was 10 foot off the ground and there was no way to get back on board. D'oh! We definitely need a way to re-enter our own ships when they are parked on uneven ground and the ramp doesn't extend all the way down to the ground! Anyway, soon learned that, and with some better piloting, care and use of the external camera, it's all surmountable and part of the learning experience!
So I guess I'm currently a miner, working my MSR and ROC to get enough money for my wish-list of ships, which include:
- A Prospector and a Mole (probably for solo mining though, might have to see if I like it or not)
- A Sabre (fun for combat?!)
- A Vanguard Warden (might suit an old man like me more than the twitch reaction fighters!)
I've yet to upgrade the stock components on anything, but need to look at that in time, but the stock ships are plenty of fun so far.
Anyway, enough of a ramble. Hello! Glad to be here, and see you in the 'verse!
