Friend and I want to play, what activities can we do co-op?

[Landshark]

Basically title.

Is there any thing that players can do cooperatively in ED? Say we are both pretty new to the game (well, basically starter ships), what should we be doing to enhance our group/co-op experience?

We only have the base game.

Thanks!

[Moniboi]

You can do wing-missions. You can also for example mine together. If you just want to spend time together, you can just explore with each other (you can have one ship follow the jumps of the other).

[IEATFETI]

or run muti crew with wing mission fighter bay really fun honestly

[Landshark]

Originally posted by IEATFETI:

or run muti crew with wing mission fighter bay really fun honestly

Hey, can you explain that in more detail? Can we do that with the base game?

[Lich Lord]

If you have a ship that can equip a Fighter or TWO you can have your friend join your ship then launch the fighter. You can control the big ship and they can control the fighter. OR if you have 2 you can have 2 out at once! 1 player and 1 npc then you controlling the main ship.

Wing mining and trading is fun you all get the FULL individual amount and on top of that you get a % of each other players profit gain.

Some of the best fun i have that you may want to invest in horizons for is planetary landings..You can deploy fighters in the "atmo" of the planets and run canyon races, kill npc bases ect.

When i explore i bring a fighter and SRV just for that reason. New planet? first person to drift a canyon on that planet too.

[Landshark]

Originally posted by Floki:

If you have a ship that can equip a Fighter or TWO you can have your friend join your ship then launch the fighter. You can control the big ship and they can control the fighter. OR if you have 2 you can have 2 out at once! 1 player and 1 npc then you controlling the main ship.

Wing mining and trading is fun you all get the FULL individual amount and on top of that you get a % of each other players profit gain.

Some of the best fun i have that you may want to invest in horizons for is planetary landings..You can deploy fighters in the "atmo" of the planets and run canyon races, kill npc bases ect.

When i explore i bring a fighter and SRV just for that reason. New planet? first person to drift a canyon on that planet too.

Thank you!

Having a big ship and a friend be the launched fighter does sound cool. Something to work towards anyway. I typically avoid mining in games, but maybe will try that as well.

Is 'wing' basically an in-game 'group'? So as long as you are in the same group you will share missions and rewards? Do you have to be nearby each other or can we do two separate things and share the rewards?

Thanks!

[MrLunario]

If you want, you and your friend can join my squadrons discord, we have 40+ members and we often are doing organized wing activities like mining, bounty hunting. https://discord.io/ELVE I'd love to see you guys there!

[Stelar Seven]

Do not do wing missions until you are engineered up.

All the activities here can be done with a friend.

https://youtu.be/jTXQCQL_om8

[Landshark]

Originally posted by Stelar Seven:

Do not do wing missions until you are engineered up.

All the activities here can be done with a friend.

https://youtu.be/jTXQCQL_om8

Hey, what doe's engineered up mean?

[Stelar Seven]

Originally posted by Landshark:

Hey, what doe's engineered up mean?

Part of the Horizons expansion is equipment modification by engineers, special contacts you unlock in many ways who are all at planetary bases.

Base game ships do less damage, go slower, overheat more and can take less damage than engineered ones.

Many, but not all, but most wing mission target, NPC are balanced to fight engineered ships. So you and your friend will be at a distinct disadvantage against players and many NPC.

[Sir Laffsalot]

Originally posted by Landshark:

Basically title.

Is there any thing that players can do cooperatively in ED?

I think it's more of a question of what <i>can't</i> you do in co-op in ED...

[bmxrider]

I would like to know that too... ->

Is 'wing' basically an in-game 'group'? So as long as you are in the same group you will share missions and rewards? Do you have to be nearby each other or can we do two separate things and share the rewards?

[Asphe]

Pretty much. Think of it as an ad-hoc party you form in a MMORPG to do things together.

It's kinda nice. When you bounty-hunting, we each get a copy of the bounty. Even a % of trades, exploration/etc. You do need to be in the same instance for bounties. Same system for trades/exploration.

I'd make a Private Group as well, then make a wing.

[Stelar Seven]

Wing missions can be shared, up to 4 people can each get full pay.

[BlueLightning]

Originally posted by bmxrider:

I would like to know that too... ->

Is 'wing' basically an in-game 'group'? So as long as you are in the same group you will share missions and rewards? Do you have to be nearby each other or can we do two separate things and share the rewards?

Mission and reward has to be shared manually to the wing from the mission owner, the wing member may accept or decline.