"How to play Elite Dangerous: first things first... start crying. I dont mean a little whine, either. Start sobbing. Just get it out of the way. Okay. Good? Now, open Elite Dangerous..."
“Don’t be afraid, it’s going to be okay” Me whenever I see neutron stars, white dwarfs, thargoids, or anything else even remotely dangerous:So that was a fucking lie
"The Universe is a deadly place. At every opportunity it's trying to kill you" ~ Neil DeGrasse Tyson. This should have been the ED slogan from the start IMO.
I recently took into deep space exploration and I encountered a weird gas cloud with a bunch of alien crystals in it. That was a scarier experience than I've had with most horror games I've played.
You’re like. . .a Dad, who’s passing on his wisdom and knowledge to his children (us, the subscribers.) “They have an opinion that *does not matter*.” Perfect Dad right there.
As a brand new player, my eyes kinda glazed over about halfway through because of the information overload. Saving this to come back to it again, and again. Thanks!
@@isodo2452 I can't speak for him but I personally uninstalled the game a few minutes ago. You've got to have an IQ of atleast 150 and I'm probably around 80ish. It's a shame to because it seems like it would be a fun game. My ship just kept overheating and blowing up for no reason at all. I shrugged and decided to keep trying. Got me a mining laser and tried to to some gather missions. It kept telling me to switch flight mode or something so I did. Then I couldn't use the laser because I needed to switch flight mode. After around 3 minutes of going in circles, I uninstalled.
@@LtRiot no literally, I almost wish someone would gank. I barely notice commanders, most interaction I've had is with the fuel rats. Sometimes I boost directly into the landing pad to see if anyone notices, but nope, not a peep
@@everinghall8622 if you want to be ganked: -go to Deciat (first engineer area) in open -get elite in at least one thing (go do road to riches for exploration), and go to the system that unlocks in open. The station there also has all ships, modules, and a (20%?) discount Basically go somewhere very popular in open play
CMDR Arrok Trarr here. I've been an Elite game pilot since 1984. I listen to TH-cam videos and the like while at work. I just want to commend you sir, on a very well presented and informative introduction to the Elite Dangerous world. Any newcomer to the Elite game will benefit greatly from watching this video. Thank you for your community content and well done CMDR o7
This is precisely what I was looking for, thank you for the effort that went into this and how you've tried to understand what a new player wants to be focusing on when they start out. I watched a couple other guides before this aimed at new players but 80% of the tips were about checking out third party software, subreddits, discord channels etc, and as a new player I simply couldn't care less about any of that. I want to experience the core of the game and decide whether I enjoy it enough before I choose to explore deeper into the game world (or galaxy I should say 😅), and you seemed to understand that better than any other newbie guide I've seen so far. So again, a massive thank you from me, you've taught me a lot in a little amount of time without spoiling anything either 👍
I just bought the game on Steam, so I'll be starting over. So far I've just heard about ED but didn't have the money to buy it. But now it's on autumn sale, so I got it. It looked cool on videos, so I decided to buy it. At this point I'm hoping it will have at least an external chase cam like on "Galaxy on Fire 2 HD".
Dude, your explanations are so freakin' clear and easy to follow. I'm starting to get into ED and loving it, and your videos are making me feel way less overwhelmed.
I watched this entire video and was immersed the entire way through. I'm 10months late and 7 years late to elite dangerous but thank you. I will be looking forward to getting into this game
@@woodsy.2977 Great isn't it, I just bought my first cargo ship I think it was called the type 9, it was around 1mill in credits, looking to go into trading with that as by default its cargo holds 150 of whatever item I'm looking to buy, we are the green horns of the galaxy 😂 full of vets who've played for years
Yup, and ordnance vet that doesn't understand how smoke forms after space explosion. Extensive experience with underwater detonation, space explosion is similar.
@Sparkyjuice Gaming I play EVE as a Free to play non subscriber, so I can't really give you the full review. If you're looking for a gameplay that is similar to ED, EVE is not it. Both is MMO Space, but ED is more gameplay focused while EVE is more of a.. hmm spaceship commander strategic thing.. (you only give command to your ship) I don't know how to write review so.. If playing ED makes you feels like star wars pilot, EVE makes you feels like Star Trek Commander. That's the gameplay. For money making, eve is more complex, while ED focuses on the way you you mine stuff, EVE focuses on finding a good site. It takes hours of scouting for a good place, then you have to think about distributing it too. Thats for mining. For everything else I havent tried The combat is like, when youre playing a civilization games. You tell your ship what to do.
@Sparkyjuice Gaming Eve Online was awesome... It still is in a way.. it's really deep, but therein also lies the problem.. getting into Eve now probably won't let you experience the real Eve but it's capped f2p now so go have a look...
Now I have the problem I can probably write a review to Eve bc I have played it very much, partly as f2p, partly in the pay version (more ships, better skills,... for 10-15€/month, or free with ingame currency). But I have never played ED so I can absolutely not compare it either....
I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one lol. Friendship is faster than the speed of light and transcends the emptiness of space. My space ship isn't powered by space-age sci-fi physics, it is powered by My Little Ponies, Carebears, rainbows, great friends, and the smiles of every child in the Milky Way lol.
On the Monkey World it is called the Fling Shit Drive. They have a Toiletstein-Flushen bridge and when your ship flies near the bum-gate, it is grabbed by an enormous paw and flung through space.
Fdev has announced that Horizons will be free and part of the base game from 27th October, so you could buy only the base game now and spend no extra money(unless you want some ship paint jobs that they will be giving people who already own it.)
I can’t wait mate. I’ve been playing for 3 weeks. No horizons. I’ve unlocked and A rated the Corvette. I’m doing so I’ve unlocked the permit for Sirius. That’ll make engineering a bit easier. I have just a few days to wait until I can buy the prismatic shields. All I’m doing now is making more units until Tuesday the 27th October.
Huh, guess I should go look at my liveries then. I didn't know they gave prior Horizons owners a consolation prize for being suckered into paying for it...
Lmao that's true....but for me it's cause i once made Eagle with speed engineer stat performance thrusters ...its roll and pitch speed is so ridiculously high i spin just like lunatic before able to stop even if i use radar
I spent my first month or so playing Solo before cautiously switching across to Open. Haven't noticed much difference so far ... although it sure is crowded around Jameson! :-)
This is an excellent beginners guide. Packed full of tips and information that would take 50 hours rather than 50 minutes to figure out. Everything was explained well in a way that new players can understand and with many added side details for understanding the why's and how's. Some people enjoy figuring things out for themselves. In huge and detailed games like this I just feel bogged down and like I can't get the full experience of the game until I learn more. This video answered a lot of questions for me as I only have a few hours of real play time. I feel like there is so much for me to try next time I log in and that i actually understand the basics of making money and traveling around to different systems. Well done! I'm happy to subscribe to this channel and play more ED!
Exactly the video I needed! I've just come back to the game after two years, and god damn I needed a refresher EDIT: Holding the A/B/X/Y buttons will show you your current command combos, super helpful
Just wanted to say thanks for putting this together. I've always been super scared to get this game cos everyone says you need 1000+ hours of playtime before you can even download it, let alone play. But your explanation made it super accessible and I'm looking forward to finally getting into it 😀
Watched this after doing the intro tutorial mission, and it all makes perfect sense. Great overview, thank you! Last time I played Elite, it was vector wireframe graphics on a Commodore C64. I couldn’t dock to save my life. I’m happy to see we have a docking computer now, but the PTSD from approaching the rotating rectangular opening is still present 😂
@@Erenzilable I can imagine, you're a braver commander than me. The vague sense of dread that comes when playing on my old TV is enough to keep me going, if I start to feel comfortable at least I know there's a way to recapture that noob feeling of pure terror :)
best part of the game for me are weird space stuff. One thing is missing is the Music. It's rarely plays, having hours on mining around dusty asteroids only once a proper music triggered. Gave me chills lol, it should be more frequent than it is.
I made my first 700M by harvesting neutrons and black holes in the neutron star fields that are above and below the galactic plane. They're scary, but you get numbed from having death constantly looking over your shoulder. I just flew from the bubble to Jacques and sold it there. You can find the field of neutron stars with the filters.
damn this was so packed with information i didn't want to miss a second of it! well done. I'm a new player and the discovery of all there's to do in this game has been a lot of fun
got back into the game last friday, and i’m loving it! i have done the tutorials that frontier has provided in-game, but i’ve been looking for a youtuber to help me out through the game, and this was what i was looking for! awesome video dude you just got a sub !
Nice video for startets. Congratulations. I just want to add some things: 1.: If you are not able to see the exclusion zone in supercruse you are to slow. You have to be 0.15c fast. 2.1.: Switching between combat and analysis mode is a good thing. You can not get a fine for shooting in the no fire zone because you hit the wrong button while you are scanning FSD wakes. 2.2.: You need fewer firegroups. You can assign your scanners/miningtools in the same firegroup to the same buttons as yout weapons. A weapon will only work in combat mode and a scanner only in analysis mode. For example my fighting vessel has for combat mode the weapons and a firegroup for looting the engineering materials with drones. To use the scanners I would need one firegroup more. With the difference between the two modes I can live with only two firegroups because i also assign them to the weapons firegroup. I only have to live with the error message in the upper right info-screen. Keep up the good work! Commander Nikodemus
I wish I watched this when I started Elite. This has all the tips I learned over time packed into one video, like the 7 second rule and how to glide successfully.
Finally! A beginner guide that doesn't focus on telling me how to get to end game as quickly as possible. A video that teaches me fundamentals. I've learned so much from this video and it's like the 6th beginner guide I've tried. I especially appreciate the UI tips. I'm paused half way through the video to write this after you showed there are TWO mini maps. Mind blown lol. I don't understand why these other videos want you to skip to end game. I'm have a blast just being poor and doing crap cargo missions in my sidewinder. This video has already been immensely valuable. Time to finish it up lol.
Lol i started month ago with 30 hours game play and i already know these all.....and even tho I'm playing old friends account..i already made few engineering jobs and all kinda stuff
Dude! This helped me so much! I absolutely adore games like this. I am actually studying to become an Astro-Physicist so having fun while learning at the same time is wonderful. Thank you so much for guiding me and many others on how to play this game properly.
CMDR Geist, I've got to be honest, this came about 3 weeks too late for me. That said, I watched lots of your videos once I decided to buy ED. They certainly helped with figuring out the basics, plus much more stuff that I've not yet tried in the game. So for that, thankyou. My approach so far has been to hit the courier missions in the starter systems, then once confident enough, move further out and run passenger missions and the occasional sightseeing tour in my trusty Asp X. I'm not hardcore playing the game 24/7, job and family prevent that, nor am I too concerned about 'maximising profits' etc, but as of yesterday I bought and outfitted a DBX to dabble in Exploration, did a 50 jump loop trip and nothing went wrong. At the end of the play session I bought a Python, and still have 70 million credits. That's going to be my mining ship when I decide to go mining. Thanks for all your help so far, guys like you and Hawkes make the learning curve far less daunting. All the best.
i have been playing this game for a couple of months now and although most of the things ive already learnt this is the most concise and understandable tutorial ive come across. i hope you have many more on specific parts of the game im all ears. Well done
Just came back to the elite universe after a 30 plus year hiatus ( played on the Amiga! ). Downloaded the Xbox version yesterday and lost the whole evening immersing myself into space time and the glorious graphics. . Thrustmaster Hotas on the way .... I have a feeling that I will be investing far too much time exploring the star systems. A really helpful video for a re-noob such as myself, ( I may even stop flying into stars! ☺️). Many thanks for taking the time to help new members of the community.
@@incubus1195 how was the learning curve? The game itself had a fairly steep curve however wasn't TOO difficult to get used to. Assuming it's the same as the game itself?
@@itsElv-qv5fy I thought the learning curve was steep, but manageable. Thankfully there is a wealth of info and tips online, which definitely helps. Alas, life took over and so I really didn’t get into the game as deeply as I would have wished. I certainly enjoyed it when playing though ( with the exception of running out of fuel 😂)
When yoru supercruising, when you hti 7 seconds, move down to 75 percent speed ----- there is a control you can put into the game by going to the keyboard settings
Please continue these types of videos. I recently just got this game from the steam summer sales and these videos help out soo much. Normally I wouldn't be able to watch a whole 50 minutes continuously but the style of this video made it so easy to watch it fully and enjoy it at the same time. Would love it if you continued these tutorial type videos. 😁
I put this game in my wish list months ago on Steam, and it came up free on Epic Games last week. I've watched a ton of video's and by far you have given the clearest information. Thank you for this.
12:26 My second time docking (using the docking computer) it flew me into the side of the station lmao.... When it happened I was on discord with my friend who has played this game since it came out and he was hella surprised and said it had never happened to him, First experience 10/10 lol
I have the same phobia. It is a big reason why this game is so great. Anytime a vr game can trigger a phobia induced panic attack it is a great game in my book
Looks like the best time to get the game. Steam discount, great tutorial video.. I hope my old rig can pull this off. Thanks for a longer than usual video! Has anyone told you yet about the great voice you have?
Nice video... I’ve been playing a few days and had most of the basics down, but hearing someone talk me through it reinforced a lot of the basic functionality. Much appreciated!
Started playing this on my Series X two days ago and this video really helped so thanks!! This game is so big and complicated but so far I’m enjoying it.
Thanks for telling me about that mini radar. I always hate jumping into a system and try to find the vector point to the next system. I usually find myself spinning and looking through the windows until I spot that yellow ring! Great information for starting commanders! O7
Why am I watching this? I just bought my first anaconda yesterday. I already know this stuff yet you make it interesting to sit down and re learn it all for 50 minutes.
Back when I didn't know what the yellow circles around celestial bodies were, I used to try to limbo under them without dropping from supercruise. After a while, it finally clicked with me that the yellow line *was* the point where I'd drop from supercruise 😅
@Sepulcher Geist New commander here, sort of new. By no means would I call myself experienced. Just shy of 100 hours logged. About two or three weeks before I purchased the base game, I was watching you, Down to earth astronomy and ObsidianAnt because I'm a space nerd and I was trying to gauge wether Elite was something for me. And luckily it was. On a top 3 games of my life I'd say. I have learned a lot from both you and the two others mentioned. Many thanks on behalf of myself and my friend, whom I have finally convinced to join in on the space madness, for making this great and educational content!
@@martinlaursen4020 If you're a space nerd, make sure you watch Scott Manley's videos on this game as well. Hell watch all of his videos. They're excellent. Lol
I'm playing this game in VR with a Logitech x52. Amazing experience. I went straight for the combat route, went from the puddle jumper to a Viper Mark 3, then to the amazing Viper Mark 4, now I'm in the vulture which we didn't get along at first but I quickly learned pulse lasers and flying inside of the blue throttle zone is my golden ticket. Now I'm saving up for the alliance chieftain. I just find it relaxing in VR to pop some space pirates wherever I go lol. Also glad the insurance is fair in this game, so it doesn't really hurt you too much you just go out and PVP if you wanted to. I'm nowhere near that point yet, but it's more of an incentive than let's say Eve online which you have to grind everything back again. Also I have a microwave as one of my one dot optional internals that way I can cook my Hot pockets while I'm in frameshift drive.
I'm sure it's been said and pendatic though it is... "livery" is pronounced LIV-ERY. Like "liver" the internal organ with an "ee" on the end. Not LIVE-ery. The more you know!
First time here because I'm interested in the game...but I had to like, subscribe, and hit the bell because THIS MAN HAS A NEARLY HOUR LONG VIDEO AND NOT A SINGLE AD!!! Dude is a wild animal! Just making long videos without concern to coins! I hope you get all of the subscribers and money now...ALL of it.
You managed the trinity of being informative, engaging and funny all in one video, and your choice of clip for shouting out your buddy was great. Top tier tutorial, hope you're still making stuff as good as this one pal.
I swear I heard "hi kids, it's me, the spatula geese". Went off to search how to pronounce "sepulcher" again since maybe I got it wrong lol. Anyway, absolutely excellent intro into this sim. I just got in yesterday and overwhelmed doesn't even begin to describe it. Thanks much for this distilled guide of goodness that will save us new cadets weeks/months of frustration. Edit: nevermind, I see that you've embraced the spatula geese thing ;-)
This helped me so much, ive been playing so long without knowing about the tiny radar destination thing I feel dumb just flying in different directions and going into freelook to see if I could find my destination
Thvideo is just perfect for me! I've got less than 10 hours into the game, and this was a great tutorial - very concise for those of us just starting out. Thank you, very much!
Great video! Only nitpick that probbably should have been covered is fuel usage and how you use the same fuel for normal space, supercruise and FSD jumps. I know we are all proud of the fuel rats but lets not give them more work than they need :P
CMDR Sepulcher, i'm reaching my 800h of gameplay and your videos were my first contact with ED knowledge. I really appreciate your racional and honest approach into things, it helped me find solutions for problems and avoid others in my CMDR's career. I also have an Explorer soul like you. Your content is very enjoyable, keep them coming please! This video is great, very complete for beginners and even i managed to learn new things. Thanks!
Veteran player here. Still learned something from this video. The difference between a low and high wake signature. That info is useful for bounty hunting. Thanks a bunch!
This is a very good guide for beginners and there are a ton of guides out there. After 8 months on PS4 I'm switching to PC so I thought I'd give this a look. Elite can be really overwhelming at first and this does an excellent job of focusing on what you should know at the beginning.
Bro you are by far best at teaching this game to new players I tried the other youtubers videos and they spend 80% of their videos cracking jokes and not getting to the info. Thanks for this video.
Lil addition: be aware, your ship keeps going while in map mode. The only time your ship'll stop automatically is when you hit ESC on your keyboard. 7 sec rule works really good if you bind something to 75% throttle. Just hit the key/button when you're at 8-7sec. I've also tried at 80% (with +-10% bindings) and it seemed to work most of the time. Good job btw. coming back after over a year and i was forgetting so much lol. It helped. Also gotta add: not a big deal at all, but we say "Lee-vry"/"Li-vr-ee" and not "Lie-vry" ;) ♥
I've had this game for about a year in my steam library and finally decided to try it. It seemed overwhelmingly complicated. Thanks for making it a bit easier with this vid!
Two types of space bodies that scare me when dropping out is a white dwarf and black hole. White dwarf was one of the first non station deaths that I have had in this game. I dropped out into the cone out of hyperspace.
as for docking at stations or bases, it can be easier on the players nerves when the ship has equipment that allows for auto-docking. when the docking request is granted, slow down to 0 and the automated docking guidance system kicks in.
I found the best advice I was given when I first started out was to learn docking the ship manually, it helped me understand the ship controls. After a while you really do pick things up. It’s a great game as you learn.
I just started playing last night. It was awesome. I took off and landed without using the landing computer thing like you said and it was awesomely stressful. The first time was a huge failure we don’t need to talk about it but after that it was great! Thanks for your vids.
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Horizans is part of the game now
Thanks for telling me!
No wonder i couldn't find it!
So if I get it the standard edition on Xbox horizons is part of it?
@@Cheddar_96 yes
When will it be not free
A 50 minute video with no ads? You deserve the monetization.
But that's contradictory...
Yes
But if he did, you would hate him...
Not all heros wear capes
Idiot
"How to play Elite Dangerous: first things first... start crying. I dont mean a little whine, either.
Start sobbing. Just get it out of the way. Okay. Good? Now, open Elite Dangerous..."
what why
@@plutoidrepublic2765 because you will be destroyed over and over and over again
“Don’t be afraid, it’s going to be okay”
Me whenever I see neutron stars, white dwarfs, thargoids, or anything else even remotely dangerous:So that was a fucking lie
"The Universe is a deadly place. At every opportunity it's trying to kill you" ~ Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
This should have been the ED slogan from the start IMO.
There’s a reason it’s called Elite DANGEROUS
You typed too much.... "taking heat damage" I JUST USED THE EFFING KEYBOARD WTF....
I almost went to open lol, I’m going to still tho
I recently took into deep space exploration and I encountered a weird gas cloud with a bunch of alien crystals in it. That was a scarier experience than I've had with most horror games I've played.
The game was free on epic games, and never thought it would be this complicated
You and me both XD
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT, I GOT IT YESTERDAY AND THANK GOD I GOT IT
i intended on purchasing tye game on a black friday sale so imagine my excitement when i saw it was free on epiv
They're bringing space legs soon too, to be more competitive on some level with Star Citizen and other space games
@@DarkDay2012 space legs?
You’re like. . .a Dad, who’s passing on his wisdom and knowledge to his children (us, the subscribers.)
“They have an opinion that *does not matter*.” Perfect Dad right there.
I love how he was protecting the noobs from letting veteran players bully them
Absolutely, same with the "everything is going to be fine." perfect dad vibes +g+
yeah, he would be a perfect dad lmao
Minus the contempt I have.
or as my late grandfather woulda put it, "opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one and most of em stink."
As a brand new player, my eyes kinda glazed over about halfway through because of the information overload. Saving this to come back to it again, and again. Thanks!
How are you faring?
@@isodo2452 I can't speak for him but I personally uninstalled the game a few minutes ago. You've got to have an IQ of atleast 150 and I'm probably around 80ish.
It's a shame to because it seems like it would be a fun game. My ship just kept overheating and blowing up for no reason at all. I shrugged and decided to keep trying. Got me a mining laser and tried to to some gather missions.
It kept telling me to switch flight mode or something so I did. Then I couldn't use the laser because I needed to switch flight mode. After around 3 minutes of going in circles, I uninstalled.
@@StubbsTheWolf Fair enough
@@StubbsTheWolf hahaha they should have a warning on steam saying IQ test recommend before purchase.
@@Gr00t right?!? It's a fun game but a looooooooooooooong learning curve.
The difference between NPCs and players is that players have "CMDR" in front of their name.
also hollow not solid on radar
@@LtRiot no literally, I almost wish someone would gank.
I barely notice commanders, most interaction I've had is with the fuel rats. Sometimes I boost directly into the landing pad to see if anyone notices, but nope, not a peep
@@everinghall8622 if you want to be ganked:
-go to Deciat (first engineer area) in open
-get elite in at least one thing (go do road to riches for exploration), and go to the system that unlocks in open. The station there also has all ships, modules, and a (20%?) discount
Basically go somewhere very popular in open play
@@everinghall8622 I accidentally killed a fuel rat because when I was a beginner I thought they would steal my fuel 😂
I just started out with this game and am thinking this is because the ingame chat sucks like a hole in your cabin glass
CMDR Arrok Trarr here. I've been an Elite game pilot since 1984. I listen to TH-cam videos and the like while at work. I just want to commend you sir, on a very well presented and informative introduction to the Elite Dangerous world. Any newcomer to the Elite game will benefit greatly from watching this video. Thank you for your community content and well done CMDR o7
This is precisely what I was looking for, thank you for the effort that went into this and how you've tried to understand what a new player wants to be focusing on when they start out. I watched a couple other guides before this aimed at new players but 80% of the tips were about checking out third party software, subreddits, discord channels etc, and as a new player I simply couldn't care less about any of that. I want to experience the core of the game and decide whether I enjoy it enough before I choose to explore deeper into the game world (or galaxy I should say 😅), and you seemed to understand that better than any other newbie guide I've seen so far. So again, a massive thank you from me, you've taught me a lot in a little amount of time without spoiling anything either 👍
As a recent new player i feel the same way.. luckily for me i had a friend that helped me understand this game pretty quick
For the 7 second rule, bind a key to 75% throttle and hit the key when you're 7 seconds away from your target.
Dude, amount of times I've completely over shot my target by going to fast. Thankyou 😂🙌
is this only for pc?
@@devonvqz I don't know if there's a way to do it on console. Unless you have a keyboard plugged in maybe? I've never used consoles.
Good one, but in hi-sec's space we can also slow down early.
@@devonvqz not really enough buttons, but you can still eyeball it and manually decelerate
"Most people cut off at about 100,000 Ls." *Cries in 300,000 Ls for a 140,000 credit data delivery*
I had 260,000 for like 70k credits
Watched 3 other ED beginner videos that were full of memes. Your video was first that actually provided very useful info, thanks!
Amen!!! What's the point of making your video 1/2 memes if the target audience won't get them anyways?
Seeing this makes me want to start over from scratch.... again
Lol that would be cool but at the same time when you put 5 years into grinding and saving money for a federal corvette and upgrades, yea no
@@redyokai3726 A lot easier to get money now though. Get some 70k ship with some cargo, get some opals, get millions within the first week. Scale.
Tactless Tortoise lol I’m mining as we speak but for painite instead it’s faster void opals take to Long especially because u gotta leave the galaxy
Nah, fuck that 😂
I just bought the game on Steam, so I'll be starting over. So far I've just heard about ED but didn't have the money to buy it. But now it's on autumn sale, so I got it. It looked cool on videos, so I decided to buy it. At this point I'm hoping it will have at least an external chase cam like on "Galaxy on Fire 2 HD".
Dude, your explanations are so freakin' clear and easy to follow. I'm starting to get into ED and loving it, and your videos are making me feel way less overwhelmed.
Are you still playing
I watched this entire video and was immersed the entire way through. I'm 10months late and 7 years late to elite dangerous but thank you. I will be looking forward to getting into this game
How you finding the game so far? I've just started my journey, seems like a cool game enjoying it so far
@@nomad_lyfe I have also just started. About 10 hours in and I love it.
@@woodsy.2977 Great isn't it, I just bought my first cargo ship I think it was called the type 9, it was around 1mill in credits, looking to go into trading with that as by default its cargo holds 150 of whatever item I'm looking to buy, we are the green horns of the galaxy 😂 full of vets who've played for years
You know you're making good vids when a veteran will watch this just because. Keep up the good work and stay safe.
Same here...lol. o7
Ditto
Yep and me o7
Triple elite watching
Yup, and ordnance vet that doesn't understand how smoke forms after space explosion. Extensive experience with underwater detonation, space explosion is similar.
Been playing EVE Online for hundreds of hour, now that I got ED, it feels like I'm breathing a fresh air
@Sparkyjuice Gaming I play EVE as a Free to play non subscriber, so I can't really give you the full review. If you're looking for a gameplay that is similar to ED, EVE is not it. Both is MMO Space, but ED is more gameplay focused while EVE is more of a.. hmm spaceship commander strategic thing.. (you only give command to your ship)
I don't know how to write review so.. If playing ED makes you feels like star wars pilot, EVE makes you feels like Star Trek Commander. That's the gameplay.
For money making, eve is more complex, while ED focuses on the way you you mine stuff, EVE focuses on finding a good site. It takes hours of scouting for a good place, then you have to think about distributing it too. Thats for mining. For everything else I havent tried
The combat is like, when youre playing a civilization games. You tell your ship what to do.
@Sparkyjuice Gaming Eve Online was awesome... It still is in a way.. it's really deep, but therein also lies the problem.. getting into Eve now probably won't let you experience the real Eve but it's capped f2p now so go have a look...
Now I have the problem I can probably write a review to Eve bc I have played it very much, partly as f2p, partly in the pay version (more ships, better skills,... for 10-15€/month, or free with ingame currency).
But I have never played ED so I can absolutely not compare it either....
IMAGINE IF YOU TRY star citizen
Frame shift drive?? Don't you mean Friendship drive. That's what I hear when I engage it. ;p Or as I like to call it 'The Carebear engine'.
It is written Frame Shift, but it is pronounced Friendship drive.
That´s exactly what I thought it sounds like ( Ive had the game just over a week . Never had the nerve to say in case I looked a total idiot ! LOL !!!
I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one lol. Friendship is faster than the speed of light and transcends the emptiness of space.
My space ship isn't powered by space-age sci-fi physics, it is powered by My Little Ponies, Carebears, rainbows, great friends, and the smiles of every child in the Milky Way lol.
lol i had people mad at me because i kept asking what the hell a friendship drive was and why it was making me move faster then light
On the Monkey World it is called the Fling Shit Drive. They have a Toiletstein-Flushen bridge and when your ship flies near the bum-gate, it is grabbed by an enormous paw and flung through space.
Side note: The best term for don't be afraid in sci fi is still "DON'T PANIC" in a nice friendly and confidence inspiring font.
Also not quite as well known but very useful all the same:
_Always know where your towel is._
@@unclestone8406and doing things in 42nds is useful
Fdev has announced that Horizons will be free and part of the base game from 27th October, so you could buy only the base game now and spend no extra money(unless you want some ship paint jobs that they will be giving people who already own it.)
I can’t wait mate. I’ve been playing for 3 weeks. No horizons. I’ve unlocked and A rated the Corvette. I’m doing so I’ve unlocked the permit for Sirius. That’ll make engineering a bit easier. I have just a few days to wait until I can buy the prismatic shields. All I’m doing now is making more units until Tuesday the 27th October.
ooh so thats why i have horizons i was wondering why i could suddenly land on planets
Huh, guess I should go look at my liveries then. I didn't know they gave prior Horizons owners a consolation prize for being suckered into paying for it...
"I've never been ganked"
I'll see what I can do! :D
Great vid, mate. Keep them up!
Bonus points if it gets recorded lol.
I ruined your 69 likes
Sorry
I on my first day was ganked 2 times, but I didn't give up and learned to stay away from hostile systems lmao
@@Grywng I have no clue of wtf I'm doing, but yeah this is cool. lmao I don't know if I'll get into this game or this is just some money wasted
so THATs how you see where is destination... i always rotated on one spot like lunatic trying to find it around me. thank you!
lmao same
Lmao that's true....but for me it's cause i once made Eagle with speed engineer stat performance thrusters ...its roll and pitch speed is so ridiculously high i spin just like lunatic before able to stop even if i use radar
So the most important thing of a space sim is "don't panic"?
It figures.
Sadly, rumours that you can calm angry Thargoids with poetry recitations remain unconfirmed! :-)
I spent my first month or so playing Solo before cautiously switching across to Open. Haven't noticed much difference so far ... although it sure is crowded around Jameson! :-)
Best explanation of starting out I have seen on YT by far.
Best "Starting Out" tutorial I've seen yet. Looking forward to putting it into action
This is an excellent beginners guide. Packed full of tips and information that would take 50 hours rather than 50 minutes to figure out. Everything was explained well in a way that new players can understand and with many added side details for understanding the why's and how's.
Some people enjoy figuring things out for themselves. In huge and detailed games like this I just feel bogged down and like I can't get the full experience of the game until I learn more. This video answered a lot of questions for me as I only have a few hours of real play time.
I feel like there is so much for me to try next time I log in and that i actually understand the basics of making money and traveling around to different systems.
Well done! I'm happy to subscribe to this channel and play more ED!
Exactly the video I needed! I've just come back to the game after two years, and god damn I needed a refresher
EDIT: Holding the A/B/X/Y buttons will show you your current command combos, super helpful
Just wanted to say thanks for putting this together. I've always been super scared to get this game cos everyone says you need 1000+ hours of playtime before you can even download it, let alone play. But your explanation made it super accessible and I'm looking forward to finally getting into it 😀
Watched this after doing the intro tutorial mission, and it all makes perfect sense. Great overview, thank you!
Last time I played Elite, it was vector wireframe graphics on a Commodore C64. I couldn’t dock to save my life. I’m happy to see we have a docking computer now, but the PTSD from approaching the rotating rectangular opening is still present 😂
Oh my goodness this brought back trauma… :P
Glad to know it isn't just me that has a primal fear of pulsars and black holes despite encountering them in game hundreds of times.
I love your attitude:“I don’t care if i can jump 5 times as far, that shit scary. So it can go die for all I care. It’s pretty do“
First tip is gold, space is scary. I encountered a Neutron Star when taking a shortcut about a week into the game and it was genuinely terrifying.
Even more so in VR.
When mining in planetary rings in VR, it's always REALLY scary when getting into the rings.
@@Erenzilable I can imagine, you're a braver commander than me. The vague sense of dread that comes when playing on my old TV is enough to keep me going, if I start to feel comfortable at least I know there's a way to recapture that noob feeling of pure terror :)
best part of the game for me are weird space stuff.
One thing is missing is the Music.
It's rarely plays, having hours on mining around dusty asteroids only once a proper music triggered.
Gave me chills lol, it should be more frequent than it is.
Fam. I was not ready for the first neutron star I come out into.
I made my first 700M by harvesting neutrons and black holes in the neutron star fields that are above and below the galactic plane. They're scary, but you get numbed from having death constantly looking over your shoulder. I just flew from the bubble to Jacques and sold it there. You can find the field of neutron stars with the filters.
damn this was so packed with information i didn't want to miss a second of it! well done. I'm a new player and the discovery of all there's to do in this game has been a lot of fun
Man, this video was exactly what I needed. Just got this on Game Pass and was so overwhelmed. This’ll be bookmarked to reference. Thanks!
got back into the game last friday, and i’m loving it! i have done the tutorials that frontier has provided in-game, but i’ve been looking for a youtuber to help me out through the game, and this was what i was looking for! awesome video dude you just got a sub !
Nice video for startets. Congratulations.
I just want to add some things:
1.: If you are not able to see the exclusion zone in supercruse you are to slow. You have to be 0.15c fast.
2.1.: Switching between combat and analysis mode is a good thing. You can not get a fine for shooting in the no fire zone because you hit the wrong button while you are scanning FSD wakes.
2.2.: You need fewer firegroups. You can assign your scanners/miningtools in the same firegroup to the same buttons as yout weapons. A weapon will only work in combat mode and a scanner only in analysis mode. For example my fighting vessel has for combat mode the weapons and a firegroup for looting the engineering materials with drones. To use the scanners I would need one firegroup more. With the difference between the two modes I can live with only two firegroups because i also assign them to the weapons firegroup. I only have to live with the error message in the upper right info-screen.
Keep up the good work!
Commander Nikodemus
THE THRUSTMASTER
that is literally the worst name they could have given to a joystick
correction: THE BEST
@@cluerip or 'Finger Blaster'
@@cluerip Mister fister
Honestly, as a new player, this is the best video i have seen on the game for my level. A whole hearted thankyou CMDR! O7
Interdictors should only be used on cmdrs who don’t reply to o7s before waking.
But what if he started trying to kill me for the cargo? o7s are only for nice cmdrs
o7s are for when your not preoccupied
So everybody in Colonia?
@@paprikaa117 Nobody wants your biowaste anyway.
I don't know what an o7s is
I wish I watched this when I started Elite. This has all the tips I learned over time packed into one video, like the 7 second rule and how to glide successfully.
Don't know why I'm watching this, I'm currently half way to sagittarius A in my stripped down conda. Guess that says something good about your videos.
Finally! A beginner guide that doesn't focus on telling me how to get to end game as quickly as possible. A video that teaches me fundamentals. I've learned so much from this video and it's like the 6th beginner guide I've tried. I especially appreciate the UI tips. I'm paused half way through the video to write this after you showed there are TWO mini maps. Mind blown lol.
I don't understand why these other videos want you to skip to end game. I'm have a blast just being poor and doing crap cargo missions in my sidewinder. This video has already been immensely valuable. Time to finish it up lol.
Me who has 200hrs on the game and knows almost every mechanic: interesting
Got my first billion yesterday, today i'm sitting here watching this now probably slightly outdated video lol
@@DJB1ack0u7 redistribute some wealth comrade
Lol i started month ago with 30 hours game play and i already know these all.....and even tho I'm playing old friends account..i already made few engineering jobs and all kinda stuff
Dude! This helped me so much! I absolutely adore games like this. I am actually studying to become an Astro-Physicist so having fun while learning at the same time is wonderful. Thank you so much for guiding me and many others on how to play this game properly.
Tip: Don't try to rush the game.
Best tip ever , Im finding out
100%
That’s a good tip. Just accept that whatever your goal is, it is going to take a few days to get it.
I got from sidewinder to type-9 in a week and now am two weeks on frontier support because of a bug... amazing
@@filipbitala2624 wasn’t my experience. Sorry dude.
CMDR Geist,
I've got to be honest, this came about 3 weeks too late for me. That said, I watched lots of your videos once I decided to buy ED. They certainly helped with figuring out the basics, plus much more stuff that I've not yet tried in the game. So for that, thankyou. My approach so far has been to hit the courier missions in the starter systems, then once confident enough, move further out and run passenger missions and the occasional sightseeing tour in my trusty Asp X. I'm not hardcore playing the game 24/7, job and family prevent that, nor am I too concerned about 'maximising profits' etc, but as of yesterday I bought and outfitted a DBX to dabble in Exploration, did a 50 jump loop trip and nothing went wrong. At the end of the play session I bought a Python, and still have 70 million credits. That's going to be my mining ship when I decide to go mining.
Thanks for all your help so far, guys like you and Hawkes make the learning curve far less daunting.
All the best.
You're wrong about one thing: "KGB FOAM" is a superior acronym to anything whatever the context. Even if the letters don't fit.
i have been playing this game for a couple of months now and although most of the things ive already learnt this is the most concise and understandable tutorial ive come across. i hope you have many more on specific parts of the game im all ears. Well done
“Drinks something with rum in it” my favourite part
Just came back to the elite universe after a 30 plus year hiatus ( played on the Amiga! ). Downloaded the Xbox version yesterday and lost the whole evening immersing myself into space time and the glorious graphics. . Thrustmaster Hotas on the way .... I have a feeling that I will be investing far too much time exploring the star systems. A really helpful video for a re-noob such as myself, ( I may even stop flying into stars! ☺️). Many thanks for taking the time to help new members of the community.
Thrustmaster for xbox1 any good? Considering getting it for some more immersion
@@itsElv-qv5fy - I really enjoyed using it.
@@incubus1195 how was the learning curve? The game itself had a fairly steep curve however wasn't TOO difficult to get used to. Assuming it's the same as the game itself?
@@itsElv-qv5fy I thought the learning curve was steep, but manageable. Thankfully there is a wealth of info and tips online, which definitely helps. Alas, life took over and so I really didn’t get into the game as deeply as I would have wished. I certainly enjoyed it when playing though ( with the exception of running out of fuel 😂)
When yoru supercruising, when you hti 7 seconds, move down to 75 percent speed ----- there is a control you can put into the game by going to the keyboard settings
6 seconds. ;) And with the supercruise assist trick you can get to the station much faster...
@@lightconstruct Brilliant!!! Thank you, i feel like a f1 racer in space now haha
Please continue these types of videos. I recently just got this game from the steam summer sales and these videos help out soo much. Normally I wouldn't be able to watch a whole 50 minutes continuously but the style of this video made it so easy to watch it fully and enjoy it at the same time.
Would love it if you continued these tutorial type videos. 😁
Coming back after a few years (this time on PC). Good refresher. o7
I put this game in my wish list months ago on Steam, and it came up free on Epic Games last week. I've watched a ton of video's and by far you have given the clearest information. Thank you for this.
12:26 My second time docking (using the docking computer) it flew me into the side of the station lmao.... When it happened I was on discord with my friend who has played this game since it came out and he was hella surprised and said it had never happened to him, First experience 10/10 lol
I remember doing that with my first beluga and it got stuck in the mail slot whilst i went to get water.
I have the same phobia. It is a big reason why this game is so great. Anytime a vr game can trigger a phobia induced panic attack it is a great game in my book
Looks like the best time to get the game. Steam discount, great tutorial video.. I hope my old rig can pull this off. Thanks for a longer than usual video!
Has anyone told you yet about the great voice you have?
Nice video... I’ve been playing a few days and had most of the basics down, but hearing someone talk me through it reinforced a lot of the basic functionality. Much appreciated!
First time watching and i heard “Its me, the spatula beast”
I thought he said spatula geese. As weird as that sounded, it was the last thing i understood and i play eve.
Secondary radar is also commonly referred to as the Compass or space compass
Every other week now when I play elite there’s always something that makes me say
“Wait.”
“Was I always in the kiddie pool?”
Started playing this on my Series X two days ago and this video really helped so thanks!!
This game is so big and complicated but so far I’m enjoying it.
45:10 NGL, I do the "Honey, I'm home!" sometimes too.
Thanks for telling me about that mini radar. I always hate jumping into a system and try to find the vector point to the next system. I usually find myself spinning and looking through the windows until I spot that yellow ring! Great information for starting commanders! O7
Even though I've been playing for years, I still think this video is worth the watch. Mostly because I'll watch all your Elite vids but hey ho.
Yeah he's my favorite Elite youtuber because he's as useful as someone like Hawkes but 1000 times less unbearable to listen to.
Just bought Elite on the PS4 and been watching a bunch of beginner videos. This one is the most comprehensive I’ve seen so far. Thanks!
Why am I watching this? I just bought my first anaconda yesterday. I already know this stuff yet you make it interesting to sit down and re learn it all for 50 minutes.
Back when I didn't know what the yellow circles around celestial bodies were, I used to try to limbo under them without dropping from supercruise. After a while, it finally clicked with me that the yellow line *was* the point where I'd drop from supercruise 😅
Get the CMDRS edition, it’s fifteen bucks right now
@Sepulcher Geist
New commander here, sort of new. By no means would I call myself experienced. Just shy of 100 hours logged.
About two or three weeks before I purchased the base game, I was watching you, Down to earth astronomy and ObsidianAnt because I'm a space nerd and I was trying to gauge wether Elite was something for me. And luckily it was. On a top 3 games of my life I'd say.
I have learned a lot from both you and the two others mentioned. Many thanks on behalf of myself and my friend, whom I have finally convinced to join in on the space madness, for making this great and educational content!
Martin Laursen did you get horizons?
@@hydrorex I did, yes. A week or so after getting the base game.
@@martinlaursen4020 If you're a space nerd, make sure you watch Scott Manley's videos on this game as well. Hell watch all of his videos. They're excellent. Lol
@@blackhawks81H Been watching his content for years, but thanks anyway! :D
".. they have an opinion ...... that does NOT MATTER "
Maaaan I didn't expect the second part and laughed way too much .
Bravo. An absolutely brilliant guide that explains many of the problems new players encounter. 99% of video guides are useless for new Cmdr's. 07
26:09 "Loops of shame" rofl
I'm playing this game in VR with a Logitech x52. Amazing experience. I went straight for the combat route, went from the puddle jumper to a Viper Mark 3, then to the amazing Viper Mark 4, now I'm in the vulture which we didn't get along at first but I quickly learned pulse lasers and flying inside of the blue throttle zone is my golden ticket. Now I'm saving up for the alliance chieftain. I just find it relaxing in VR to pop some space pirates wherever I go lol.
Also glad the insurance is fair in this game, so it doesn't really hurt you too much you just go out and PVP if you wanted to. I'm nowhere near that point yet, but it's more of an incentive than let's say Eve online which you have to grind everything back again. Also I have a microwave as one of my one dot optional internals that way I can cook my Hot pockets while I'm in frameshift drive.
I'm sure it's been said and pendatic though it is... "livery" is pronounced LIV-ERY.
Like "liver" the internal organ with an "ee" on the end. Not LIVE-ery.
The more you know!
First time here because I'm interested in the game...but I had to like, subscribe, and hit the bell because THIS MAN HAS A NEARLY HOUR LONG VIDEO AND NOT A SINGLE AD!!!
Dude is a wild animal! Just making long videos without concern to coins!
I hope you get all of the subscribers and money now...ALL of it.
You managed the trinity of being informative, engaging and funny all in one video, and your choice of clip for shouting out your buddy was great. Top tier tutorial, hope you're still making stuff as good as this one pal.
I just bought my first hotas and ED and this video is exactly what I needed! Thanks man!
I swear I heard "hi kids, it's me, the spatula geese". Went off to search how to pronounce "sepulcher" again since maybe I got it wrong lol.
Anyway, absolutely excellent intro into this sim. I just got in yesterday and overwhelmed doesn't even begin to describe it. Thanks much for this distilled guide of goodness that will save us new cadets weeks/months of frustration.
Edit: nevermind, I see that you've embraced the spatula geese thing ;-)
This helped me so much, ive been playing so long without knowing about the tiny radar destination thing I feel dumb just flying in different directions and going into freelook to see if I could find my destination
Thvideo is just perfect for me! I've got less than 10 hours into the game, and this was a great tutorial - very concise for those of us just starting out. Thank you, very much!
Great video! Only nitpick that probbably should have been covered is fuel usage and how you use the same fuel for normal space, supercruise and FSD jumps. I know we are all proud of the fuel rats but lets not give them more work than they need :P
CMDR Sepulcher, i'm reaching my 800h of gameplay and your videos were my first contact with ED knowledge. I really appreciate your racional and honest approach into things, it helped me find solutions for problems and avoid others in my CMDR's career. I also have an Explorer soul like you. Your content is very enjoyable, keep them coming please! This video is great, very complete for beginners and even i managed to learn new things. Thanks!
Your personality really shines through in these videos man, I'm just starting off and these are great tools. Keep it up! :)
Low wake--> entering or exiting supercruise,High wake-->entering hyperspace jump
I have not played Elite in over a year, thx for the refresh as I forgot EVERYTHING.
Veteran player here. Still learned something from this video. The difference between a low and high wake signature. That info is useful for bounty hunting. Thanks a bunch!
This is a very good guide for beginners and there are a ton of guides out there. After 8 months on PS4 I'm switching to PC so I thought I'd give this a look. Elite can be really overwhelming at first and this does an excellent job of focusing on what you should know at the beginning.
Bro you are by far best at teaching this game to new players I tried the other youtubers videos and they spend 80% of their videos cracking jokes and not getting to the info. Thanks for this video.
Everyone who has money should support his Patreon because of no ads. And good help to start playing Elite Dangerous.
Lil addition: be aware, your ship keeps going while in map mode. The only time your ship'll stop automatically is when you hit ESC on your keyboard.
7 sec rule works really good if you bind something to 75% throttle. Just hit the key/button when you're at 8-7sec. I've also tried at 80% (with +-10% bindings) and it seemed to work most of the time.
Good job btw. coming back after over a year and i was forgetting so much lol. It helped.
Also gotta add: not a big deal at all, but we say "Lee-vry"/"Li-vr-ee" and not "Lie-vry" ;) ♥
I've had this game for about a year in my steam library and finally decided to try it. It seemed overwhelmingly complicated. Thanks for making it a bit easier with this vid!
Two types of space bodies that scare me when dropping out is a white dwarf and black hole. White dwarf was one of the first non station deaths that I have had in this game. I dropped out into the cone out of hyperspace.
Best ED basics tutorial for new players i´ve seen in all these years. Keep it up.
as for docking at stations or bases, it can be easier on the players nerves when the ship has equipment that allows for auto-docking. when the docking request is granted, slow down to 0 and the automated docking guidance system kicks in.
I found the best advice I was given when I first started out was to learn docking the ship manually, it helped me understand the ship controls. After a while you really do pick things up. It’s a great game as you learn.
I just started playing last night. It was awesome. I took off and landed without using the landing computer thing like you said and it was awesomely stressful. The first time was a huge failure we don’t need to talk about it but after that it was great! Thanks for your vids.
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