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Ravenfeeder
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![[*]](./images/iconic/default_icon.gif) posted on 1-29-2009 at 01:22 AM |
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Just a daft newbie question; Legends looks cool, I'll go for it, but, what about ER, is that going to be chucked to the side?
As a newbie, I'm just finding my way around ER, and trying to find out where everyone is in MP - I can get their sector co-ordinates, but, without
knowing what sector they are in, I'm lost! More on-line information needed, imho - like a full screen nav map, a symbol direction for which way to
jump to another system.
I would have liked to see Legends come in as an upgrade to ER, rather than as a separate game - I wouldn't mind paying for such an upgrade, just that
I wouldn't like to see ER just vanish, it doesn't deserve that.
Maybe I'm just being a pendatic old bugger!
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verbosity
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| posted on 1-29-2009 at 01:27 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ravenfeeder
just that I wouldn't like to see ER just vanish, it doesn't deserve that. |
that is not gonna happen!
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Vice
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| posted on 1-29-2009 at 02:33 AM |
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| Quote: | | Just a daft newbie question; Legends looks cool, I'll go for it, but, what about ER, is that going to be chucked to the side?
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Not likely, as long as players are interested in playing it, there will still be online activity (and obviously offline). That will probably remain
the case for quite a while.
| Quote: | | As a newbie, I'm just finding my way around ER, and trying to find out where everyone is in MP - I can get their sector
co-ordinates, but, without knowing what sector they are in, I'm lost! More on-line information needed, imho - like a full screen nav map, a symbol
direction for which way to jump to another system. |
Gate positions generally follow the direction to each solar system. Pull up the quadrant map and you can see the directions toward each system.
Fly in that direction and you'll usually find the gate that leads to the system in that direction.
| Quote: | | I would have liked to see Legends come in as an upgrade to ER, rather than as a separate game - I wouldn't mind paying for
such an upgrade, just that I wouldn't like to see ER just vanish, it doesn't deserve that. |
ER is not going to just drop from the website when EL launches and there still seems to be a lot of people interested in playing it. The 'rules'
and gameplay for each game are significantly different as are the system requirements, so some players may prefer one or the other depending on their
gameplay preferences and what kind of system configuration they have (for example, EL's updated graphics to better take advantage of what their
system is capable of). Some may enjoy both. The existance of EL just means another optional game for those interested in the unique features and
options it offers.
| Quote: | | Maybe I'm just being a pendatic old bugger! |
Nah, I'm pretty sure the same kinds of concerns are raised with other sequels among their userbases. For example, Quake 1, 2, 3, then 4, Halo 1,
2, then 3, etc. I think ER will continue to recover its upkeep and development costs for quite a while and there will continue to be interested
players.
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| posted on 1-29-2009 at 08:21 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ravenfeeder
As a newbie, I'm just finding my way around ER, and trying to find out where everyone is in MP - I can get their sector co-ordinates, but, without
knowing what sector they are in, I'm lost! More on-line information needed, imho - like a full screen nav map, a symbol direction for which way to
jump to another system. |
RavenFeeder... here is something I did, it helps in MP.
Download the online Strategy Guide onto your hard drive.
http://starwraith3dgames.home.att.net/evochronrenegades/erguide/erguide.htm
... as an .MHT file (that MIGHT just be a Vista thing, I dunno, I went from WinME to Vista and skipped XP, long story).
Or, you don't need to copy to your hard drive, but copy certain pictures...
(a) the Evochron Sector Map
(b) the Evochron Charted Systems Detail Map.
For the charted systems, I THINK I found a more hi-rez version someplace (I don't remember where though) (I think there is a URL to it buried
somewhere here in the forum).
I printed these two maps. For the sector map, I wrote in coords for certain hidden locations.
From the second one, Charted Systems Details, in a paint application I made two copies ... one for just the "northern" systems, and one for the
southern systems ... enlarged them and printed them. By now they are FULL of notes that I have penciled in along the edges. The detail maps can help
derive other player coords.
I have these maps along w/ some text docs stapled together. Very handy.
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Daedalao
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| posted on 1-29-2009 at 10:08 AM |
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Ravenfeeder, I've flown with you, and my way for finding other players in MP involves looking at the nav console, and seeing what points of interest
there are in the system we're in. And I'll fly to those points of interest one by one.
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verbosity
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| posted on 1-29-2009 at 10:26 AM |
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Dock at a station, call up your nav console (F1) and hit 'transmit pos' . your location will be broadcast to all the other pilots, and they can then
come to you if they want 
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BraveHart
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| posted on 1-29-2009 at 01:39 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by verbosity
Dock at a station, call up your nav console (F1) and hit 'transmit pos' . your location will be broadcast to all the other pilots, and they can then
come to you if they want |
Yes that is the best way to join someone....when you see the nav coordinates manually input them and if you are in range then jump to them. If you are
out of range fly to the system they are in using the jump gates then input the nav position again...but you might want to ask for another "transmit
your position" again to get an update of their current position....
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Ravenfeeder
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| posted on 1-30-2009 at 12:45 AM |
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Thanks to all for comments, and tips, much appreciated.
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