New ED on foot cosmetics.

There was a better outfit—one that came with ears, eyes, teeth and everything but the tail—available once for this kind of thing😼
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I wish people responsible for designing those suits would look for inspiration elsewhere. For all things Starfield got wrong, at least they hit the spot with suit design imo.

Nevertheless I think Frontier should keep selling those customisations color separate, like in case of those Wraith ones. I actually rarely like and feel the need to have all parts of the suit, I usually like just one or two parts and I never, ever need all 3 colors. Therefore pricing for Wraith is much more acceptable and I might consider buying some crappy suit that I would otherwise avoid.
 
I really like the tan suit, helmet and kneepads mixed with green Artemis parts. Shame we can't buy individual pieces, because that's the precise suit color I want for my Dominator:
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Other than that, the full kit has some strong WH40k Space Marine or Heinlein's Mobile Infantry or even Schlock Mercenary vibes. Not the look I personally dig, but kind of retrofuturistic cheesy pulp sci-fi cool.
 
So in a game where you have distinct design aesthetics for Imperial, Federal and non aligned ships / people, we get something so generic it makes vanilla custard eaten off a beige plate in an Ikea cafeteria look exciting.

Does a design bible still exist for ED?

shakes head

cries
While I think they're ok, I do think you make a great point that having some specific Empire, Federation & Alliance styled gear available to purchase would be a great idea. In the same manner it would be good to see some 'normal' attire available like parade uniforms, formal/casual wear etc.. to customize the look of your commander as well.
 
Autobots, assemble!

Notable that 1000 years into the future the bike helmet is still the best we can do, breathing through nose and mouth in an encapsulated head environment instead of a thin O2 plasma filled membrane almost indistinguishable from human skin.
I've had plasma in the face. It burns...
 
How Frontier can keep coming up with these terrible designs for the cosmetics is beyond me. They look like they’re designed by a Power Rangers fan rather than anyone with an interest in good sci-fi. Another face palm from me I’m afraid.
 
Any addition to the game is appreciated. But
I really don't understand what's going on with Frontier, it's like someone internally wants to sabotage the company or Elite...

Welcome new designs, but is this really the best you could come up with?
You even have free AI tools that can give you better design ideas. Why not use them to get ideas?
 
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