Radegast74
Space Marshal
My advice for anybody new (besides watching YouTube vids):
1. Fly the race courses, maybe alone at first, *but*, get to know how your ship handles and how to fly it, i.e., what key does what, what button does what, and do I like a joystick or a mouse & kb or an Xbox controller.
2. Then fly a bit in the PU, but realize that flying and fighting is different from just flying. Just try to score hits, see if you like the lead PIPs or whatever.
3. Concurrently with #2, fly the races to earn REC, stockpile a bunch, then go to the online store and try bigger weapons. The stock weapons on your ship are not great. Keep checking your keybindings and see if you have everything you need, where you need it.
4. The pirates can take a lot of hits...between 2 & 3 above, you should note some improvement in getting more hits.
5. Learn missiles...unfortunately, Size 1 & Size 2 aren't the most powerful, but, they can weaken the enemy. Learn how to use them effectively to help in bringing down an enemy. Different missiles excel at different things.
After all that, then
6. PvP...a whole different ballgame than dogfighting with AI pirates. Realize that a starter ship has some weaknesses, but try to understand them and play to your strengths. Stay patient & where down you enemies...don't get impatient and make a mistake.
A good example, I have been playing off and on for over a year...mostly off. With the computer AI, I never really bothered launching countermeasures against missiles. Now that I am doing more PvP, I realize I need to...so, I had to figure out where the control was, and bind it to an unused button on my joystick. Same with boost/afterburners, never used it against computer AI, against other players, it is necessary.
1. Fly the race courses, maybe alone at first, *but*, get to know how your ship handles and how to fly it, i.e., what key does what, what button does what, and do I like a joystick or a mouse & kb or an Xbox controller.
2. Then fly a bit in the PU, but realize that flying and fighting is different from just flying. Just try to score hits, see if you like the lead PIPs or whatever.
3. Concurrently with #2, fly the races to earn REC, stockpile a bunch, then go to the online store and try bigger weapons. The stock weapons on your ship are not great. Keep checking your keybindings and see if you have everything you need, where you need it.
4. The pirates can take a lot of hits...between 2 & 3 above, you should note some improvement in getting more hits.
5. Learn missiles...unfortunately, Size 1 & Size 2 aren't the most powerful, but, they can weaken the enemy. Learn how to use them effectively to help in bringing down an enemy. Different missiles excel at different things.
After all that, then
6. PvP...a whole different ballgame than dogfighting with AI pirates. Realize that a starter ship has some weaknesses, but try to understand them and play to your strengths. Stay patient & where down you enemies...don't get impatient and make a mistake.
A good example, I have been playing off and on for over a year...mostly off. With the computer AI, I never really bothered launching countermeasures against missiles. Now that I am doing more PvP, I realize I need to...so, I had to figure out where the control was, and bind it to an unused button on my joystick. Same with boost/afterburners, never used it against computer AI, against other players, it is necessary.
