"Elite Dangerous": Help, the Thargoids are coming!
12.1.2017
Translation: machine translated
For me, "Elite Dangerous" is the coolest space game currently available. A few days ago, there was a big hit in terms of content: The aliens, traditionally the Thargoids in the Elite universe, have appeared!
The Thargoids were the reason for me to start the game again. I'll admit it: "Elite Dangerous" disappeared into my mothballs for a good year. I had transported goods from one station to another and back again until I was finally able to acquire a well-armed Anaconda - the largest ship in the game. (Don't ask me how long I spent moving Superconductors and Beryllium around. It took a very long time.)
After that, I made a detour to the centre of the Milky Way, where a large black hole resides. The journey and back took just over two months (real time!). I made countless hyperspace jumps and was able to "fuel scoop" in my sleep. I was the first player to visit hundreds of star systems and discovered countless neutron stars and black holes.
The feeling of loneliness and emptiness over 20,000 light years away from civilised space is frightening in the centre of the galaxy.Back in inhabited civilisation, I was looking forward to immediately earning the elite rank of explorer with the data I had collected. I was wrong: it was barely enough for half. It was this frustration that ultimately made me put the game in the corner.
So now it's got me hooked again. (And not just me.) I'd be delighted to meet you in the infinite expanses, Commander! Together we'll knock the Thargoids back into their dimension.
Products that make Elite even more fun
HOTAS
Basic HOTAS: Well rated and reasonably priced.
With lots of buttons and still affordable.
The stable (and heavy!) luxury solution with lots of buttons. At the time, I decided against the Warthog. It looks great, but as I'm not much into flight simulators apart from space, it was too expensive for me.
Immersion light: head tracker
I had my eye on a head tracker for a long time, but ultimately never tried it out myself. My colleague Phil has tested one:
Conclusion: At just under 170 francs, it's still affordable and definitely useful. However, according to Phil, there are only a handful of games that can benefit from a head tracker. If you are flying a ship with a large Cockpit (e.g. "Asp Explorer"), the extended field of vision and the head tracker can certainly make the difference between victory and defeat in a dogfight.
Full immersion: VR glasses
I was determined to wait for the second generation of glasses. But now I'm sorely tempted. I can't. Not. On. Order. Press!
Aurel Stevens
Chief Editor
aurel.stevens@digitecgalaxus.chI'm the master tamer at the flea circus that is the editorial team, a nine-to-five writer and 24/7 dad. Technology, computers and hi-fi make me tick. On top of that, I’m a rain-or-shine cyclist and generally in a good mood.
