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So since i've started playing the game im sure ill have alot of questions so i'll be using just this thread for all of them instead of posting each one on a different thread, less spam on forums and easier for me too.

Current question(s):

--Now Last time i tried the game i remember there being an option to download the ultra graphics pack, this time around i was never asked if i wanted to patch my game and get it. Do i already have it or how do i go for getting it?

--Another question related to graphics, assuming i already have the ultra graphics pack is there any way to increase the  AA maybe it's just me but alot of things have jagged lines.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Originally posted by Gabby-air

--Now Last time i tried the game i remember there being an option to download the ultra graphics pack, this time around i was never asked if i wanted to patch my game and get it. Do i already have it or how do i go for getting it?

You already have it. The classic client was retired as of Apocrypha.

--Another question related to graphics, assuming i already have the ultra graphics pack is there any way to increase the  AA maybe it's just me but alot of things have jagged lines.

 Various effects and performance options should be available through the Advanced button on the graphics tab.

Welcome back! :) 

Alright sweet! thanks for info =)

EVE doesn't officially support AA.

You might be able to force it on in the graphic card setting in windows (Nvidia Control Panel if you are using an Nvidia card for example).

There is something with eve about not being able to have AA AND HDR on at the same time!

However, I do beleive there is an application which can force this

I tried forcing it through my Nvidia card but didn't work, i kinda hate when wonderful looking games have there beauty lowered like this just by a small thing like AA.

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Originally posted by sadeyx
There is something with D3d9 about not being able to have AA AND HDR on at the same time!

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Fixed.
If you see hdrr and fsaa in a game at the same time, you can bet they're using some really dirty workarounds.

So i died today, i was just too amazed at seeing how my shields were going down to even think about getting out of the place and ye...Well atleast i learned that if i didn't book mark my location im canned. Anyways i was wondering if you make it back to your wreck do you get all your stuff back or how that goes? and since i lost like 5 fittings on my ship which now i know aren't given back by insurance, is there any place to see which things i lost or a list of things your rewarded with from tutorial missions so i can buy em back?

insurance doesnt replace modules, but they do drop with your wreck (some of them anyhow).

the stuff you get from the newbie tutorials is pretty terrible, its called "civilian" equipment which has its own tab in the market under ship equipment. you'd be better off with tech 1 gear to be honest, which you can easily afford after 15 minutes mining veldspar in a rookie ship.

Originally posted by Gabby-air

So i died today, i was just too amazed at seeing how my shields were going down to even think about getting out of the place and ye...Well atleast i learned that if i didn't book mark my location im canned. Anyways i was wondering if you make it back to your wreck do you get all your stuff back or how that goes? and since i lost like 5 fittings on my ship which now i know aren't given back by insurance, is there any place to see which things i lost or a list of things your rewarded with from tutorial missions so i can buy em back?

You can see what was lost from your killmail. Open your character shoot and go to the Combat log. Losses tab. Right click on the loss -> copy kill information. Paste to notepad or some such. (normally you would post a kill or loss to a killboard, but by common consent losses to NPCs are not normally posted)

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Originally posted by Malcanis
(normally you would post a kill or loss to a killboard, but by common consent losses to NPCs are not normally posted)

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What, and miss on the chance to publicly humiliate someone who manages to lose a ship to npc although he has years of experience under his belt?

Originally posted by batolemaeus

 

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Originally posted by Malcanis
(normally you would post a kill or loss to a killboard, but by common consent losses to NPCs are not normally posted)

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What, and miss on the chance to publicly humiliate someone who manages to lose a ship to npc although he has years of experience under his belt?

*avoids mentioning the faction fit CNR lost when so much brandy was drunk that unconsciousness ensured...

Thanks for info, ill check the killmail thing once i get a chance to go on.

I've read theres a way you can pay for this game with in game money?  Can anyone verify this and if so whats the story on it?  Is it hard to do?  Is there a time frame you have to play before you can do this?  Is it massive about of in game money?

Originally posted by rogue_77

I've read theres a way you can pay for this game with in game money?  Can anyone verify this and if so whats the story on it?  Is it hard to do?  Is there a time frame you have to play before you can do this?  Is it massive about of in game money?

It is indeed possible. You can do it from day one, assuming you're smart enough to accumulate sufficient ISK in your free trial. PLEX (Pilot License EXtensions) are in-game items freely available on the market, and they're sold by other players at a value of their choosing, not by CCP. PLEX are created from game time codes; a 60-day GTC can be applied directly to your account, or you can enter the code and convert it in to 2 30-day PLEX. Many players do this to raise ISK.

It's a fair amount of in-game money to buy one, as you'd expect: people want their money's worth. A 30-day PLEX sells for about 300-350 million ISK, which it should be just about possible for you to accumulate in 21 days as a new player - if you're smart and industrious. I'd recommend paying the initial $20, though, as that will get you 30 days, plus your initial 21 day trial, in which time you should definitely be able to get 300 mill together.

Once you've about 3 months of skills you should be able to make about 20-25M/hr running missions, if you cant think of any better way to make ISK (there are plenty).