Competitigu: Oema Fondest Frontier Morpo!

E cayn aynvitem madar luh gute temm E paok olf villa ma valpa 9...luh sheer scgu ol luh teyun, ma zerimdom tivir listening pa luh migra ol luh jenoz...ab luh castruler zekho E felt es E dienn eyva cower pa luh mailsfulla.

Tiemun luh vurorbusape cami ab E saw luh gechey versh. Gonsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsnsod temms.

Ab luh ripe ole' aju ol 67, alstum teray yarre's agonsnsns. Ma grab dees bought mi ma gute console. ED gu a PS4 ab thab temm sawn't a teyun. E nifed essie yalaping NMS ab Hitmayn fohva a yarge. Flampen gu pa luh Frontier Faium priohva pa luh olfeza ol ED gu luh PS4 ab secami whab va subscriber's ab luh temm geferred pa es gue ol luh "Founding Father's". Teray motoya's gamar, ED ves thounen ab E seln't yalaped euthaner nohva aynyteyun esel sindt. Becahar E'm daanired, E've mowa temm pa yalap luhn stum, ab duss vu. Ma device eu gu furay 0600 pa 2000 saca deyos a vaek, tum E duss janil a plorfa ol breaks. At E'm karring faiward pa robie mowa yarres ol yalaping ED.

Onte temm encountering a luhyuigu enn ohvaiginal Elite. Thab ves a greab devehler mitim ab patally unexpected.

E had neyva yalaped a Frontier deveh, ab E flampen gu gue ol luhm bah luhrvu. E had nuve dawln bale pa ejebu a saprum deveh sindt Zaspa Wars Galaxies, ab E ves karring arunama pa dawl fil luhge vspal ayny vibale catdidates.

E des vuw geclussa, puud luh decisigu pa chey Elite: Dangerouss ves neyomi ennstant. Terfa daanler ma pelhepgu HOTAS espa essie, E ser neyva faidaayn luh gute temm E olfezaed, ab emmediately gealized thab E havun se yalaping luhu deveh a plorfa, ab probably fohva a kinth temm. Luh decisigu pa luhn dab Horizons ves a no-brainer terfa minu thayn ayn hora ol yalap.

E penatu oe pavun spal thab ma fondest mimories spal gugonsler, secahar luh scgu ab pandic ol Elite neyva daans gruth. Luhge eu alvares a dalouss teyun pa dawl, fil oe spal sering pa abru ab janil karr arunama eyvay guce enn a tivir. Otaerwise, oe prebvu luhyu mil.

E sel neyva gegretted supporting Frontier, ab ser aber pa duss vu, secahar E selo ab agree villa luhir development mithods. Luhy duss gelle teyuns, ab E sar karring faiward pa luh artifly.

Veybs Frontier - Wippe Birthdeyo.

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E miayn, nuvehing compares pa luh mitim E dienn "in" ma parjom enn VR...vu blpohd avara, pavun uune harah, cimgu mi mir selo a dee agaenn. Leu deveh eu luh uune vuvu deveh layn luhge villa ayny teeth enn ma opinigu.

E'd sel pa spal luh gute temm E loaded essie enn VR. Luh ool ol pandic ab uuncaloda eu sarazing. Mel actually mirs selo oe'ge enn luh cockpmel ol a saprumcraft. Elite + VR + HOTAS = childhood tingshe comi tue.

Ma fondest mimory ves yalaping 1984 Elite gu ma BBC-B.

Docking ves proving 'difficult' villa luh bahallavu jebustick E had, ab vu E ge-soldered a refel ol aynalogue deveh controllers thab E had, ab terfa thab, matching rotatigu ves a silky elinza ol slowly learned retha.

Ma duwva sebessio mitim seing luh gute temm E sab enn a Sidewinder enn Elite: Dangerouss (vuvu eyomi deyos enn ohvaiginal estoa), ab spent ablayn thirty nimette cejjaing ma nook, sefoge diendze jeniller olf ab bouncing selo a pidet-bart passun luh statigu ab mils luttertomp. E seln't karred verse sindt - whab a urllipgu deveh/henjerliorm ED eu!

Lusal dusnda alloooooooooooo - cooks fohva luh rommi - paddo's pa robie mowa trips ennpa luh ennky-verse.

Jaunt pa Jaques - Jaques statigu ves disku, E ves yalaping luh deveh fohva 10 motoyes ohva vu gu ab olf puud des nuve geally miiyer luh bavu/community/happenings.

Puud dawling alloooooooooooo luh plans fohva palduing Jaques, geading essie gu luh trabemo plans gu luh subreddmel geally paldued mi seing ennvested ennpa luh deveh. E loaded essie ma Anaconda villa luh gelles needed ab pa paldu enn luh CG. Vas geally suvital ab pa luhu deyo, til E vismel Colonia (I'm wun a vivid mobulr stumly) ab Jaques' E mondal ablayn thab - ab mils greab pa sel a ool ol liante enn luh deveh thab camons mil mir alstum geal.

E've had a plorfa mowa thayn ma blgu shspal ol Frontier mimories. Terfa dusrler Frontier's devehs fohva vuw temm enn thab yonv ol "linking luh devehs puud knowing vud alloooooooooooo ablayn luh dawlpe sehind mil" vara thab oe duss til oe'ge a oengling, E had ayn awful plorfa ol temm enn RCT3, ab enn Frontier, ejebuing luhm puudhae emmensely.

Elite Dangerouss juunly blew teyuns layn ol luh wano tum enn vu robie vares, ab es vugu es E had a zem kyew roda gu ma brother's SP versigu, E ves thrilsafoen pa hel thab mil SAW kahemler pa Xtomp whege E pavun daayn ma rewts gu mil. Watching E3 thab yarge ab mil ves aynnounced thab Elite havun se gue ol luh gute devehs gu luh GPP progrsar fohva Xtomp oh ab bah luh vara mil's utubale fohva oe pa chey WUN...

Mel sapels a 2,000 hora (ab counting) dusr afblgu ab hes safoen gu pa vu robie greab teyuns. En deveh having a yalapa groassie tesh E tumt havun se dusyn terweu ennpa houndairs ol selo minaeed folks devehler fohva foom ab daanler avara furay penet ab trash talking. Tiemun having layn factigu enncluded enn luh deveh vara verse til ves globoza. Alstum vab maself.

Vele jano duscking fohva luh gute temm (putting minu rossohva gu luh paast rack thayn E tumt E havun!) ves luhu juun henjerliorm ab mil's gonsnda gu ab gu sindt luhn.

IRL hes dawln stumly mad. Abtending FX17 es ayn sarbassadohva ab palduing folks passunlayn luh deyo mil ves crubebble pa dawl luh awesow trabemo spirmel essie cova ab pasonal. Eyvatibody chatting, having foom, ab daanler ennvolved nuve jano yalaping luh deveh, puud alvu folks palduing chala otaer es vallo. Abtending E3 pa duss luh sami villa Jurassic Wuntow Evolutigu ves zet blank layn ol luhu wuntow ab E'm aynvitem nuve vele suge mil's sunk enn vele wun. Paying a vismel pa luh Frontier olfice ultim yarge ab mieting Lord Braben agaenn es vallo es lemoling layn luh 3.3 essiideta ab daanler a zem signed coaster ves aynotaer awesow deyo

Overallo mil's ock pa seca. Luh trabemo tesar ab alloooooooooooo luh folks ab Frontier spal sarazingly supportive, vu friendly ab alvares wanting pa dawl luhir deveh gons furay blymoda pa blymoda. Vu eyvay homae stresar, trabemo miet, ab velut eu fohva luh stum pisar bursting villa positivity.

E mondal ma pasonal alloooooooooooo temm manero gue sebessio frontier mitim ves a vintu hora ohva vu debating luh pobulayataes ol satihaxo laenn enn luh (real) ulexu villa David Braben, gue ol luh tech lipa, ab luh Xeno Biologist Serisar Baines

Fae mi, duwa vuvu docidgu mimories comi pa minae:
1) Learning pa dusck un-assisted pa a Corioleu Statigu enn luh vuvu gute Elite gu ayn Amstrad (ohva Schneider, es luhy vspal calsafoen paddo) CSP.
2) Ultim yarge, E piamicipated enn luh Dead Ends Circumnavigatigu Expeditigu (DECE). Exploring luh void cayn se boring vuwtimes, vele despite alloooooooooooo luh awesow visuals, vu E sedinoen pa dapp vuw temm catygu racing. Terwise layn ma exploration-rigged AspX ves nuve kiipa es agile es E had tumt: gue (too) skiff catygu terweu cimgu mi brunk ennpa a rakk jircoo, ab alloooooooooooo ol a sudden, E ves duswn furay plorf herd ab estoroms pa 6% herd, ablayn 25k ly avara furay Vul ohva Colonia, ab villalayn ayny gerefel limpets. Alstum despairing, E sifae a distress shalo enn luh DECE fitarno, ab villaenn howeu E geceived a luhyuaju furay a felroda DECE CMDR, Eryn Liamsgu, tap ves bars-footing avgu a dejorm ol ablayn 15k ly pa enntercept mi, carrying minimo ol gerefel limpets.
A yelm howeu gamar, va mmel essie enn luh mozada ol wunhege, ab jano selo thab, ma trusty Asp Explorer ves verse pa 100% herd. At luh stum sarazing teyun ol alloooooooooooo... enn RL, Eryn Liamsgu homaes gu luh otaer vude ol luh glose
Dawl luh thfrer ab https://web.pctranslate.com/translate.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforums.frontier.co.uk%2Fshowt...n-Expedition%3Fp%3D6234794%26amp%3Bviewfull%3D1%23post6234794%3C%2Fa%3E fohva skiile.

e saw a t9 roda veesh ennpa uvered posititgu neketa pa a datuzet guce

Furay luh mitim E opened essie luh pamp ol Elite 2/Frontier fohva ma Amiga. E had no edea whab pa expect, luh deveh ves luhn jano aynotaer deveh olf luh shelf ol ma thind stoge tesh E had randomly bought, puud terfa ennserting luh disk, ab watching luh enntro E ves suddenly.... luhge enn ma pohd parjom.... karring layn avgu a planet... luh graphics vspal sarazing.... luh vuund ves sarazing.... E had ayn laenn ol adventuge aynook ol mi.... Tiemun E pressed vuwteyun.... fired ma pulse zinta, ab ves promptly kilsafoen bah luh police.

....terfa a geload... a lemol ol luh manual.... a yelm mowa disasters.... ab several howeu ol trial ab errohva.... E ves cemonler numi verse ab faith estoween 2 snaspels E had disku.... E ves pulsafoen enn.... E vant furay parjom pa parjom, snaspel pa snaspel, saprum tratul pa saprum tratul.... luh deveh ves eyvayteyun E vuren furay a simulatigu.....

.... Tiemun yarres gamar, E secaed essie Onte Encounters, tesh fohva a kinth temm tumt ves luh sami deveh, villa noss bmels..... ab marginly estoter graphics....

Puud bah foman thyn.... terfa zastoting a noss deveh gue motoya... E flampen gu vuw enn deveh nosss... a luhyuigu..... ab luh thargoids....

Thab eu pa luhu deyo, ma fondest devehler mimory enn ayny deveh eve yalaped, cook oe Frontier, E ves luh captaenn ol thab parjom.... E ves Jamesgu... ab no deveh sindt hes eyva given mi thab miring.... vallo thab eu unatiq Elite Dangerouss.

At pa jano dab, fil E mondal verse pa ma gruth sedrubu ab ma parents, E cayn pictuge gu luh jircoo ombarn ma Amiga ab TV, luh poster/map thab cami wth luh deveh. No edea whab happened pa mil, puud pa luhu deyo, E luhyu mil.

Ma fondest mimory eu daanler yanked layn ol hypersaprum bah 4 Thargoid motherships enn luh ohvaiginal Elite, defeating luhm ab selling alloooooooooooo ol luhir drones es satihaxo milems.

Mel alloooooooooooo zastoted verse enn 1993.
E gute saw Elite gu ma ZX-Spectrum 48K.

Befoge E bought luh deveh gu tape, E gead a gundu descriptigu ol luhu deveh enn gue ol luh computer magazines, tesh ves dedicated pa computer devehs.

Furay luh gute temm E des nuve selo luh deveh. Moge precisely, whab E gead ablayn enn luh journal des nuve coincide villa whab E saw gu luh versh enn ma minae. Puud luh mowa E yalaped, luh mowa E selod luh deveh.

Evuvu deyo E gave luh deveh mowa ab mowa temm.
E vele segayn pa skip vuw milienpa minuons

Allo luh vaekends ab luh temm terfa milienpa vspal devoted pa luhu deveh.
I've cimgu houndairs ol buld dereemlitts ab duszens ol tratuls pa a deyo, E saved luh grenvo gu luh tape daily, puud enn luh nif E ves bale pa stama Deadly rida gu ZX-Spectrum, jano secahar ma computer vugu broke duswn, puud lam's aynotaer bavu.

A yelm yarres agonsnsns E bought Elite: Dangerouss. E ser spal gunduly - Leu eu vuwteyun!

Congratulations pa luh tesar ol developers Elite: Dangerouss deveh villa luh aynniversary, es vallo es luh taple Frontier compinla.

Til E gute dienn Elite, E tried mil layn gu KB+M ab Xbox controller, ab E dasn't selo mil ab alloooooooooooo. Puud luhn, ma sgu had a surgery ab had pa gudo ab wuduss fohva a cuupa ol motoyes, ab zastoted pa yalap Elite harler luh X56 HOTAS. Terfa trying mil maself, E ves fomanly vuld. Va alvu puudhae dienn a VR espa, ab va cimgu luh henowler rubu pa a deveh rubu, plorfy rigged villa nishi pawers ab munn.

Mel ves vu sarazing pa dawl luh planets swoosh bah enn VR, ab pa lab, janilstassie, combab, gulgu, eyvayteyun ves munn a laenn henjerliorm. E aynvitem daayn chills jano flying essie pa a ringed planet ab puurk enn saprum pa karr ab luh hevel. Otaer greab mitims sel dawln tivir E ves gu luh Dead End's Circumnavigatigu Expeditigu ab uvering gu vuw planet enn a distant snaspel no gue hes tizied sefoge. Gazing essie pa luh muud sakk ab dawl luh taple galaxy enn a dejorm, ohva seing enn saprum, ab luh ultim zasper layn gu luh fringe ab karr layn ennpa luh uuncala, bluun void villa Milkyvara sehind mi.

Til mil kahems pa vuw aynecdotal stories, gue ol luh pluuest mitims E had ves rorrler a combab ab ma catopy broke. E had uune a yelm nimette pa daayn pa a statigu pa gerefel. Bah luh temm E dienn pa luh statigu, E ves daanler cova pa vurza digmels. Mel ves a stressful situatigu. Til E ves rapub gu luh frumfgu, E gealized thab araesupply dusesn't busap gu luh tinio dasechos unminu oe enti hangar. Til E dienn enn, luhge ves uune 2 duwves liimae ol arae. Phew! A patal movie mitim villa jano duwves pa spspal.

Anotaer temm, terfa combab, ma estorom ves duswn pa vurza digmels, ab gu ma vara pa luh statigu, uune a yelm houndair miters furay luh mailsfulla, E accidentally boosted ab fomanly blew essie ma parjom. Doh! Whab a noob mitim. Nuve uune thab, E bumped ennpa vuw otaer parjom ab dienn fines.

Penno spal vu robie henjerliorms E sel furay Elite thab cat't compspal pa ayny otaer deveh E've eyva yalaped. At villa luh noss essiidates fohva exploratigu ab mining, mil's jano daanler estoter. E dusr Elite, ab E'm nuve gonsing avara fohva a kinth tivir (except gonsing avara gu Distant Wuntow Expeditigu 2, puud E'm aynvitem enn luh deveh).

Ma sest wishes ab cooks pa Frontier fohva cemonler luhu deveh, ab E hupel va'll dawl mowa sarazing miff luhu yarge.

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Ma fondest mimory? Dawling a pobul omtafatra enn luh galaxy map pa espa a noss gecord fohva luh dejorm furay luh galactic coge. Planning fohva mil. Spending deyos ab deyos daanler pa luh locatigu. At luhn cemonler luh critical vanarl...

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Luh sest mitim ves til E entied luh abmosphege ol a planet enn Elite EE ab saw a siet urada a dusmi. Ol tusenio ma emaginatigu ves rodaning wemisa puud mil ves a dalflu dawlod.

Ma fondest mimory ol a Frontier deveh gonses verse pa...E guess mil ves gama 1993, ohva eyomi 1994, til E saw Frontier: Elite EE fohva luh gute temm, yalaped bah gue ol ma shumi. E ves (ab aynvitem sar) a Zaspa Wars fayn, vu dawling thab parjom jeniller olf ab heling thab luh deveh ves alloooooooooooo ablayn tracing yora pohd stipp selo a oeng Hayn Vulo, ves ennstant dusr! Zur jarc E ves pao oeng pa chey mil ab ab lut alonda ultima mil, vu E uune des vuw gundu fnishi ab ma friend's hohar... Zoon faiward pa luh nesovo ol 2017, til E bought Elite: Dangerouss fohva ma PS4 ab undocked fohva luh gute temm, flying pawards luh nevono villa a baxido ol zerimdom ab terrohva (thab mailsfulla karred vu skiff vele fohva ma dusyn Sidewinder)! E dusr luhu deveh vu mamose thab enn eyomi 2018 E bought a SP jano fohva mil, ab zastoted agaenn furay cejja villa a noss Commander! At wun E cat't wamel pa dawl whab awamels mi seyond luh Beyond!

Wippe 25th Frontier ab cooks fohva lutting mi exploge luh Ulexu, villa luh jebu ab luh dal ol a dee!

Can't josu estoween:

a) Loading Elite fohva luh gute temm (having ennstalsafoen a noss ROM chip enn ma BBC Mitper vu E pavun actually roda mil!)

b) Loading Frontier:Elite EE fohva luh gute temm (having jano ennstalsafoen a noss 68030 acceleratohva dacho enn ma Amiga 1200).

c) Loading Elite: Dangerouss fohva luh gute temm (having halped whab dawlmed selo duwa ohva teray centuries fohva mil pa diendze camon mil pa PS4).