goran_serbia
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Devs we can use Orbital Mooring Fixtures like in Freelancer to land on planets
landing on planet using Fixture
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Please, it would be perfect if there wasn't a loading screen between space and planet...if no man's sky can do it then ED certainly can.
"Landing on planets" like in Freelancer?
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There was no "landing". There was:
Approach tiny 3D ball with texture on it.
Watch loadingscreen/cutscene
Find yourself "down on the planet".
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No...let's not do that...
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There was no "landing". There was:
Approach tiny 3D ball with texture on it.
Watch loadingscreen/cutscene
Find yourself "down on the planet".
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No...let's not do that...
If I am taking the time to land on a planet I am not F'ing landing in an area that's full of clouds and most likely raining.
That's like getting on a plane for Hawaii and ending up in Inverness.
Ummm... That is just one scenario you know.
We don't need anything that's come from Freelancer.
The primary reason many of us are here is because Elite: Dangerous is not Freelancer.
The primary reason many of us are here is because Elite: Dangerous is not Freelancer.
You will do if that is where the planetside starport with the rare goods resides.
Freelancer was a fun game, for sure, but its planet landings... nah, bro. =P We can do better.
I'm surprised nobody talks about the Evochron series... I thought it did planet landings pretty dang well, if not much else. It even got the gradual transition between atmospheric and orbital flight pretty much down. There was even stuff to DO on planets. If we're gonna take notes from something that isn't an older Elite game, maybe it should be Evochron.
I'm surprised nobody talks about the Evochron series... I thought it did planet landings pretty dang well, if not much else. It even got the gradual transition between atmospheric and orbital flight pretty much down. There was even stuff to DO on planets. If we're gonna take notes from something that isn't an older Elite game, maybe it should be Evochron.
Lets NOT do planetary landings like Freelancer (or SC for that matter).
Instead, let's do planetary landings like in Elite 2 and 3. Seamless, with the player in control at all times. Thank you
*This*
But lets impliment / fix all the other asects of the game first too.
If you want to see how landings and travel in general should look and behave, look at space engine.
I'm sure they have something far better in mind.
I played Freelancer and it was never EF II. It always felt small to me. Maybe that was because I had played EF II back it the day and so knew what a real space sim was meant to be. Freelancer was only ever a short play gaame to me but I'd still be playing EF II if ED hadn't arrive. Yes you could still play EF II using emulators such as Dosbox. I did love the visuals of Freelancer they were great and I would love to see some of that candy in ED's shopfront, that would be great. Still FD have brought the game a long way and I'm sure they will make it better given the time. As for landings we should have it in line with Elite lore, Atmospheric shielding requirements and a smooth player controlled descent to the target landing port.
They're going to have to do something about friction and heat. If they were to suddely add it tomorrow, most would overheat and explode on re-entry with the current heat mechanic. Though that'd give even more reason to carry multiple heat sink launchers.
