Virtual Tonto

So, you know that mirror text thing I mentioned on the bottom of the Cobra V....

Yeah - sorry about that.

....Are you enjoying your new Panther?

#elitedangerous #frontier

This misprint is on the underside of your Cobra V
I'm sorry to bring this to your attention because you won't be able to unsee this now
This may make your OCD twitch a little
#elitedangerous #frontier

Thank God #EliteDangerous is so rich and deep that it's almost impossible to run out of ideas for animations and funny pictures to welcome new patrons.
Thank you, @moonshade-gaming.bsky.social ! Please accept this picture "Lunch Break" as a token of my appreciation for your support o7

That question: ‘Tonto, what would you like for Christmas this year?’

[Tonto dream sequence: conveyor belt full of expensive #tech #gadget things Tonto dreams of.
Tonto then considers the vast expense of each item…]

‘Um, agh, don’t fuss over me, just get me some socks.. ooh #elitedangerous Arx?!’

Yes but, deep down, you and I know that…

We *need* one of these because… well, because it’s another

>>cool techy gadget gizmo thing!<<

😆

My sister-in-law owns a machine I never knew existed… Size of a printer, but turns images into embroidery

I saw that tech and, must admit, my jaw hit the floor

You know when you suddenly need some tech that you didn’t even know existed five minute before seeing it? Yeah - that feeling 😄

Some people, including family, think #EliteDangerous is just a ‘Computer Game’

Pfft!

Yes, there are ‘computer games’, but then there are ‘alternate second life simulations’ (ASLS?)

[might need to work on that]

To them I’m ‘Dad’ and ‘husband’

But I’m also Cmdr Virtual Tonto (plus an alt or two)

This gawd-damn game
😯🪐o7

Okay…

1) I’m impressed by the design
2) I’m impressed that this looks like a patch in the flesh (fabric?)

So is this a very convincing digital image or an actual fully fledged patch?

And if you do change the colours, is that then considered a patch upda… what?! It’s not a Dad joke. It’s not! 😆

I was slightly surprised to find our #EliteDangerous Titan, hokey-cokey-Joe, hovering somewhere over the US this morning.

I had expected to find coke-break-joe hanging menacingly over a certain office complex at the Cambridge Science Park in Cambridge UK 🤷🏻‍♂️😜

#EliteDangerous confessional

I didn’t get up early to witness cockle-shell Joe explode this morning

Worse than that

I didn’t go to bed

The 8yr old portion of my 50yr old self was too giddy to sleep.

Stayed up talking about Elite and D&D and character development with my son

Quality insomnia o7

The one time an ophthalmic technician asks a patient, “please tell me you didn’t see that, right?!”
😄

#EliteDangerous Fans Unite for Thargoid Titan Explosion

Streets eerily quiet
Public transport empty - ghost rides
Coffee queues suspiciously short
Dogs, puppy eyed, What about my walk?
Cats in passive-aggressive protests - demand meals

Authorities say 'It’s just a game'
Not a real alien invasion

Played #Elite-1984 when I was a kid and dreamed of being a space adventurer when I grew up.

Now I get to be a space adventurer in #EliteDangerous

I ditched the option to be a grown-up and chose to just be a slightly bigger kid instead.

Also ditched a decent head of hair too!

First there was ‘Buckyball’….

Now comes… ‘Cobra surfing?!’

Ah #EliteDangerous Thargoid overlord

I see you already have an ‘Earth brochure’ from the agent/realtor

Yes, its around 4.5 billion years old

100 to 117 billion previous occupants

A Planet Coaster?
I suppose maybe
(salt in the wounds?)

A Planet Zoo?
For the human race?
I mean, yeah, you could..

Meanwhile, pilots fingers wander over the eject passenger button…. Whilst in SCO supercruise!

Cocijo (pronounced ‘Cocky Joe’) is a Thargoid rock music band currently performing a ‘whistle-stop music tour’ of the bubble in #EliteDangerous

Note to humans - shows can only be enjoyed by humans or other Thargoids who are connected to the hive mind.

🤘🎸

Ship outfitting
> Multi-Limpets
> Funk Sink Launcher

Okay - I jest, but wouldn’t it be nice?!

Hopefully that brought a little smile, hope that funk lifts soon compadre.
o7 Commander

HAL 9000 says:
“Good evening Dave… Everything’s running smoothly…“

Ah - pc version?
Yeah, didn’t have a gaming pc. I was lucky to have an Xbox (a gift)
Didn’t get pc until 2022 - after we lost support for the game on Xbox.
I was convinced loss of Xbox support was game over for me.
I was fortunate to move to pc and I don’t take it for granted. Hard these days.

Thank you Reise
My #EliteVersary is in 1yr
(Purchased end Sept 2015, played October)
Brother beat me to early access & got Cobra MkIV
I followed and we played hours together (I dare not tally the hours!)
We first played Elite together in '84 in multi-crew (me on flight controls him on weapons) ;o)

When is your #EliteDangerous Anniversary?

Can't remember?

1) Login into your Frontier Account www.frontierstore.net/customer/acc...
2) Go to 'My Orders'
3) Flick to your earliest purchase history... (You may need to flick back through purchase history)

Happy #eliteversary Commanders

I can relate. I was xbox player.

For some time, felt I'd never play again. The sense of abandonment hit hard. Had clocked many hours playing Elite with family.

Initially I didn't own a pc. Pawned some silver bullets (Lone Ranger ref) and got one for a return to the game.

Passion or madness?!

Just dawned on me that I'm around 10 or 11 hours late with the #EliteDangerversary ...

....My delayed reply - it's not my fault, it's my horses fault... Honest!

Anyway - re. sharing highlights - I sort of suck at taking pictures in game... Irionic really - was a photographer for many years. ;o)

That's a superb image Reise - perfect.
Happy Eliteversary compadre.

Maybe this could become a thing?... #EliteDangerversary

Typical of Peace Lilys - they're either attention seeking or starting trouble by launching themselves off shelves at the slightest provocation. Just - watch your back compadre.

I'm watching my spider plant - it keeps multiplying. I've a hunch I'll come home one day to find it's changed the locks

Those situations can be tricky in a regular household.

I'm lucky. I have children, plus a goat in the loft, a horse in the kitchen, a shrew in the biscuit barrel, bats in the understairs cupboard, and a family of aardvarks.

Sure it's an awkard arrangment, but I always have someone else to blame.

Exactly the vibe I got - Spinal Tap - I was picturing a very poorly scaled tiny Thargoid Titan slowly descending from above the stage whilst little AX pilots danced around it

"Those delusions were years ago..."

Yup - I hear you... I've updated to an etirely fresh bunch of delusions these days. I like to keep my delusions fresh and new.