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| 10 Apr, 2015 |
 Steam keys and v1.3 Posted by Roguey  0 comments
Yesterday Michael Brookes posted the following about Steam-keys; For those of you who already own Elite: Dangerous from our store and asked about getting the game in your Steam collection: we hear you and we’re looking into it. We can’t speak for other cases where the same question ... » Read more |
| 5 Apr, 2015 |
 Factions and ware pages Posted by Roguey 2 comments
Today I thought ill work on the site (its been awhile). So I was thinking about adding support for factions to the universe section. Factions requires some code because it can quickly turn into a giant wall-of-text. Sometimes you need to know where certain factions are, for example turning in a old ... » Read more |
| 2 Apr, 2015 |
 Now on Steam? Posted by Roguey 1 comments
From out-of-the-blue - Frontier have decided to release Elite: Dangerous on Steam today. I understand why Frontier did it, because originally you could only buy the game directly from Frontier's store (not everyone has online payment / paypal). So now its possible to buy through Steam, or send t ... » Read more |
| 27 Mar, 2015 |
 Titan Black Prototypes in stock Posted by Roguey 1 comments
Frontier have just started Scavenger Hunt where you could win a GeForce Titan Black. Sounds good eh? Well.. at one mystery station Titan Black prototypes will be sold. What you must do is to buy one (which will look like a rare good), then transport to Godel Ring and sell. However Frontier have d ... » Read more |
| 26 Mar, 2015 |
 Trade-helper tweaks Posted by Roguey 1 comments
In the past you may of noticed that I had a few problems with the trade-helper. After re-coding the trade-helper I have been cautious of increasing the data lifetime (encase it causes more problems again). Whilst playing Elite I noticed how little the ware prices change - ive returned to old tra ... » Read more |
| 23 Mar, 2015 |
The race to Elite is over Posted by Roguey 1 comments
A few days ago Frontier officially announced the winners of the Race to Elite competition. The first 3 people to reach a Elite in each category wins £1,000 (US $1489), whilst the person who reaches a Elite in all three wins £10,0000 (US $14885). To enter into the competition you had to start p ... » Read more |
| 6 Mar, 2015 |
 Change of game-modes required Posted by Roguey 12 comments
Over the past few days ive been flying around, seeing if other players need help. In my travels I have came across organized groups of players, pirating on other players. At first, I was a bit caught off-guard, seeing 2/3 pirates working together (before the wings update). I am sad to report tha ... » Read more |
| 4 Mar, 2015 |
 Elite coming to Xbox One Posted by Roguey 4 comments
Today, Frontier official announced that Elite: Dangerous will be released for Xbox One (official post here). Players from both the PC and Xbox will be able to play together in the same the universe with cross-play. Its understandable why Frontier have decided on the console port. Extra money ... » Read more |
| 28 Feb, 2015 |
 Universe event support Posted by Roguey 1 comments
During the past few days ive been thinking about expanding the universe section to support events. Basically a way of allowing you to tag a location saying there is something happening here. It could be a disaster, famine, community event or full blown war etc. I have made it so you can tag one loca ... » Read more |
| 26 Feb, 2015 |
 Ship section updated Posted by Roguey 0 comments
During the past few days, ive been working on the Elite: Dangerous ship section. In the past these sections didnt offer much information - and some of that was incorrect. I wanted to add two pieces of information - jump-range and shield strength. To this required a lot more work, as jump-range can b ... » Read more |
| 17 Feb, 2015 |
 Trade-helper Mk1, 2 and 3 Posted by Roguey 2 comments
Today I was thinking is there any wares I can pick-up on my return journey? In the previous Mk2, it gave me best nearby deals but only them. So with some minor changes I have created another version to show you the offers between two set locations. I guess in a way I test my own stuff, as I play lik ... » Read more |
| 14 Feb, 2015 |
 System page updates Posted by Roguey 6 comments
Tonight ive done another big update to the universe section; this time to systems mostly. Systems now have a tab-bar (like system-objects) for more pages (such as the old style list view, nearby systems, CSV importing etc.). The main goal was to make it easier to navigate. Another of my goals ... » Read more |
| 6 Feb, 2015 |
 Universe updates Posted by Roguey 2 comments
Over the past week or so, I have been thinking about changing the system-object pages. Instead of a long-list of details, I thought about breaking them into tabs. These tabs should make it easier to navigate. One thing I managed to do tonight was to change how ships are added. In the past you ha ... » Read more |
| 2 Feb, 2015 |
Trade-helper causing problems Posted by Roguey 13 comments
Last night you may of noticed that the whole of the Elite & Dangerous was shutdown. The reason was that the hoster was finding the server was being overloaded. After knowing about the issue I took a copy of the database/code to my own server, so I could I work-out what was happening. After an hour o ... » Read more |
| 28 Jan, 2015 |
Trade-helper updated Posted by Roguey 7 comments
During the past week or so you told me that you preferred the first version of the trade-helper. So have moved the mk2 version in its own area, where I will work on it from time-to-time. Mk1 is a bit lighter on resources too - which is never a bad thing. I will be keeping both versions running. H ... » Read more |
| 21 Jan, 2015 |
Trade helper Mk2 and CSV importer Posted by Roguey 11 comments
For a few days ive been thinking about changing the Trade-helper to make it simpler, but more powerful. My first thoughts was to simplify the navigation bar and to put buy/sell on the same page (rather than using the pull-down menus). After a bit of thinking, I thought about using the site's dat ... » Read more |
| 12 Jan, 2015 |
 Major change to the universe section Posted by Roguey 7 comments
During the past week or so ive been asked if I could change my 2D system map, to support better positioning. In the past I relied on a ordering field, in-which my code guessed how to position stations/outposts. It kind-of worked, but often it was wrong. However today ive been working on a new sys ... » Read more |
| 4 Jan, 2015 |
 Updates to the universe section Posted by Roguey 0 comments
If you have been using my Elite: Dangerous universe section you may of noticed a few changes. In the first update I changed how the map is displayed, from a fixed 2D map into a draggable map with zoom. I did try and make a full 3D map but found it more confusing, used more resources and didnt use st ... » Read more |
| 16 Dec, 2014 |
 Official release Posted by Roguey 4 comments
Today marks the official launch of Elite & Dangerous (version 1.0). I do hope the servers will remain working - has in the past other online servers do struggle on the first couple of days. For those already been playing the Alpha/Beta/Gamma releases you maybe somewhat disappointed in the changes fr ... » Read more |
| 11 Dec, 2014 |
 No wipe at launch Posted by Roguey 0 comments
A hot topic of the gamma testing was; will our progress during the gamma testing be deleted? The question was kind-of sidestepped, as we failed to get an official answer. There are both reasons for and against a wipe. For one it puts everyone in the same boat, but equally means testers were kind-o ... » Read more |
| 10 Dec, 2014 |
 Official Launch Trailer Posted by Roguey 0 comments
Today frontier have released their official launch trailer for Elite-Dangerous; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6peGu2yG6o Whilst it looks very nice and that, I dont feel its completely honest... well at-least to my knowledge. I know its not actual game-play content, but its not even close. ... » Read more |
| 22 Nov, 2014 |
 Universe section open, and trade-helper Posted by Roguey 4 comments
During the past week, I have been building a new section for Elite: Dangerous; called Universe. The aim of this section was to make a kind-of wiki style section, that people could edit it and update - A encyclopaedia of the Elite & Dangerous universe (which I knew isnt a small thing). The section ... » Read more |