So I checked out Elite after ditching it for Star Citizen
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Oh. We're gonna need Zero-G and Vacc suit skills now. A plasma torch/laser welder might be handy for those pesky iris valves...
People have been trying to shut me up for years, and whatever this is I just watched has effectively rendered me speechless!
No, it is not. Theft is what we're talking about. Thieves strike at the most opportune moments. A thief doesn't steal your car while you're driving 80 miles per hour down the interstate by somehow jumping on to your hood from the side of the road in a Batman like leap, breaking in through the windshield with his steel reinforced gloves and throwing you out of the car, then crawling in and taking the wheel.
They wait till you park it, walk away and then steal it. Or they wait for you to stop, hold you at gunpoint and take it.
The same applies to aircraft. It happens every single day. Lots of times.
The same applies to ships in this game should it come to that. Thieves wouldn't strike while you're in warp between stars. They'd wait 'till you parked in a station and went to the concourse, then steal it; or buy a ticket on one of your tours, hold you at gunpoint and take it.
Your entire analogy is completely worthless. It makes absolutely zero sense of any kind at all as it has absolutely nothing to do with reality. The fact is: planes are stolen every single day. THAT is what we're talking about.
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Not a Red Dwarf fan? Where is the Shame! Shame! Shame! gif when I need it?
I've had two English friends try to get me to watch that along with Dr. Who. I found both of them boring to the point I had just as soon watch paint dry or grass grow for entertainment as either one of those shows.
I'm American, so RD was only occasionally on PBS when I was a kid, and the humor went over my head. In my defense, I did become a Doctor Who (specifically Tom Baker) fan as a kid, so there's that.
ps - the little bit of Red Dwarf that I watched took place in space on a giant ship. That's about all I remember of it, that and a weird android with a A glued to his head..
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Now you know why us older Brits are completely bonkers, we grew up watching this stuff
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Wrong. Here's the original post I was replying to:
And a ship of the 34th century is still going to shred you before you even move beyond the airlock.
I've built those ships (it's not trivial), and I've seen nothing in Elite ships that look like they would "shred" anything entering an airlock. Though I suppose we could look at the age-old debate of how some things are allowed to penetrate a shield (outgoing weapon fire, SRVs, people) and other things like incoming weapon fire is blocked. The shield to me would be the most realistic "shredder" of unauthorized personnel, but even that must have some sort of "key" to allow the owner and his friends in, and where there's a lock, there's a crook who can crack it.
Not while flying about at several relative (and rapidly changing) Gs there isn't. Star Citizen sounds as if it's a bit cartoony.
What do you mean you've "built those ships"?
Most people aren't flying that way normally. "A line is the straightest distance between two points." If someone sneaks up on you from behind while you're flying from point A to point B while minding your own business, they can easily board you from behind with no Gs at all. Been there, done that (on the receiving end).
Space Engineers - "Open" Changes Everything
Antennas can be seen by anyone unless you are using a laser antenna, so I don't recommend them unless you keep them at short range (or use them from a mobile location like a ship). Good to know. I thankfully turned the antenna off on my Dragonfly (as I tend to name my atmospheric vehicles)...
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You have to start with that post and continue to the next page in the thread to get the entire story. It was actually quite fun, in a terrifying sort of way.
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Try “The IT Crowd”?
Back in the 90's, KETC-9 (PBS) would run a Brit Sci-fi marathon on late Sunday nights. Trying to get all that on tape was fun.
I had laser pistols on the floors of my airlocks, and converted maser communicators in the ceiling. Then, there are the firefighting systems...
So invaders are fried, baked and parboiled at the same time. Nice!
Using kinetic weapons and explosives makes for a messy repair job...
Surprised you didn't mention engineering, promises that will never be delivered, and taking a steaming dump on console customers.
I became leery of ED's longevity when FDev decided not to charge something monthly for MMO, whilst at the same time ditching plans to enable offline-only.