Surprisingly easier than I thought.
My 256GB SSD is full from just elite dangerous and my 512GB SD card is almost full as well.
I’ll have to join you eventually.
I’ve always wanted to play ED with a controller but could never figure out the mappings.
I played for a few years with keyboard and mouse and then with a hotas but never a controller.
Is there a good community profile?
I went with elite’s default bindings (which use the ABXY keys as layer selectors) and changes a few little things here and there.
Right trackpad is mouse for freelook and menus, back buttons are for vertical and lateral thrusters.
I also have a button menu on the left trackpad that’s filled with useful stuff like FA off, SCBs, chaff and similar that are hard to reach with the layer bindings while you’re steering your ship.
One little tip: If you hold down one of the ABXY buttons, you will get an overlay that shows you what controls are on that layer. I used it a lot at the start.
One little tip: If you hold down one of the ABXY buttons, you will get an overlay that shows you what controls are on that layer. I used it a lot at the start.
Brilliant! Thank you for the suggestions.
That’s rad. I know I’m gonna take the plunge at some point, but I might wait to bundle a few hardware swaps. Definitely my fan too.
Just did that a couple of weeks ago, myself! Bought the cheapest deck when it was on sale just recently. It’s kind of ridiculous how much space I have on there: 66 games installed, including chonkers like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Mass Effect Legendary Edition, and I’ve still got like 700 gigs free.
Still waiting for a good promo to update mine !
Were there any modifications you needed to make to the drive for it to fit?
This seems like something I’d love to jump into.
None. I just used the guide on iFixit but cloned the original drive with CloneZilla to make restoration easier. I did also buy a replacement EM shielding foil so I could leave the original one on the original drive.
Rad! Thanks for the info! I’m likely going to g to ask for my GF to buy me a drive for my birthday next month!
Why would there be any modifications required? Buy a 2230 single sided SSD and slam it in. 2230 is the physical size. 22mm by 30mm. Same applies to the retched 2242, and the usual 2280
I have seen quite a few posts of users physically cutting the bigger variants into the smaller one because in some cases it was just an extra blank PCB beyond that small size.
I think the reason was that it was cheaper than just buying a 2230 SSD.
Ahh, I never knew that was a specific size. I haven’t bought an NVME drive like this before but read a few mentions of that need.
Many thanks for clarifying and steering me down the right path.
Have an excellent day, mate!
Damn, enjoy filling that bad boy up with games!