Make shuttles better than a painwalk !

MagnusvonStahl

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Think about it:
  • Why do you have to click on the elevator button to call it ? The settlements check your Identity automatic and open the door automatic.
  • Why do you need to select where you go to, when there is only on way exit ?
  • Why is a modern elevator that slow ?
  • Why do you have to turn around in that elevator ?
  • Why do you have to wait "for the shuttle to get ready" ?
  • Why does the shuttle always park with the entry to the farest point ?
  • Why is it no fun to walk from and to a shuttle ?

There is nearly nothing what makes it worthwhile..it´s just a senseless timesink.
 

AngryAntz

AngryAntz
I believe the lift trip is a loading screen, and takes seconds, not sure what the problem is

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SlickPBW

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Of course, no mention of the shuttle pilot not doing anything about being attacked, which would be a greater improvement, if they took some kind of defensive action.
 

aRJay

aRJay
MagnusvonStahl said:
Think about it:
  • Why do you have to click on the elevator button to call it ? The settlements check your Identity automatic and open the door automatic.
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Yes and look how much trouble you get from low lives such as scavengers and us at settlements.
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why do you need to select where you go to, when there is only on way exit ?
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Future proofing the design, if they do add destinations they won’t need to rip the control system out and start over
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why is a modern elevator that slow ?
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It isn’t it just seems slow because you haven’t paid attention to how far your hanger is from the concourse. In some cases it is over a kilometre.
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why do you have to turn around in that elevator ?
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Because it is designed to only have one set of doors and fitting a turntable floor was considered not to be value for money.
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why do you have to wait "for the shuttle to get ready" ?
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Even with modern medicine it takes time to sober up or detox the pilot.
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why does the shuttle always park with the entry to the farest point ?
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It doesn’t, it depends on the station type.
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why is it no fun to walk from and to a shuttle ?
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Who said it was no fun?
MagnusvonStahl said:
There is nearly nothing what makes it worthwhile..it´s just a senseless timesink.
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To save duplication what is the feature of the shuttle that raises it to nearly nothing?
 

SlickPBW

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aRJay said:
Who has managed to attack a shuttle?
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When you are taking an Apex shuttle to exfiltrate a settlement where you have been naughty, frequently settlement defenses, goliaths and picket ships will fire on your Apex shuttle. When this happens, the oblivious pilot will engage in meaningless conversation with the passengers while his ship sails merrily along, getting attacked and destroyed. It would be nice to see him maybe boost, take evasive maneuvers and maybe even pop a chaff, but apparently these actions are not required by his contract.
 

Screemonster

Screemonster
MagnusvonStahl said:
  • Why do you need to select where you go to, when there is only on way exit ?
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As of a recent update, when I get on the elevator out of an apex or frontline shuttle it allows me to choose whether I want to go to the concourse or directly to my own ship's hangar.
If you're in physical multicrew it should also give you the option of going to your teammate's hangar.
 

varonica

varonica
AngryAntz said:
I believe the lift trip is a loading screen, and takes seconds, not sure what the problem is

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In the beta the lift times were almost instant, and guess what, we got complaints that this was "immersion breaking," due to the fact that lifts just weren't actually that fast, it was more a teleport than a lift! So FDEV added a few seconds, I mean just a few seconds, I can't see the problem here myself.
 

AngryAntz

AngryAntz
varonica said:
In the beta the lift times were almost instant, and guess what, we got complaints that this was "immersion breaking," due to the fact that lifts just weren't actually that fast, it was more a teleport than a lift! So FDEV added a few seconds, I mean just a few seconds, I can't see the problem here myself.
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Are you saying forumites are inconsistent... I find that very hard to believe :)
 

varonica

varonica
AngryAntz said:
Are you saying forumites are inconsistent... I find that very hard to believe :)
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Some of them won't be happy until we can teleport from the Concourse straight to the pilot seat, this is basically what this is about, lift too slow, to many buttons, turn around in the elevator oh my gosh, a few seconds travel, walk to the ship? (fact is my T6 had the shortest ship to elevator walk in the game, maybe he should try one of those?) This is really nothing more than a request to be able to instantly teleport from the concourse directly to the pilot seat of your ship.
 

AngryAntz

AngryAntz
varonica said:
Some of them won't be happy until we can teleport from the Concourse straight to the pilot seat, this is basically what this is about, lift too slow, to many buttons, turn around in the elevator oh my gosh, a few seconds travel, walk to the ship? (fact is my T6 had the shortest ship to elevator walk in the game, maybe he should try one of those?) This is really nothing more than a request to be able to instantly teleport from the concourse directly to the pilot seat of your ship.
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At least they didn't suggest it could be a ARX purchase :)
 
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