I predict that Elite V (if it release) will be the precursor of Elite VI (if it release too)
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Your predictions for Elite V (FIVE!)
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i wouldnt want one. touch screen gaming ? the thing would be a mess in no time with all the paw prints
btw have M$ worked out how to get a mouse to work properly in 8.1 yet ?
i wouldnt want one. touch screen gaming ? the thing would be a mess in no time with all the paw prints
btw have M$ worked out how to get a mouse to work properly in 8.1 yet ?
People who use this type of equipment, working with white gloves
Elite V will be the Classic Reboot version with wire-frame graphics again, but in a re-imagined retro-chic style by Hollywood
Elite 5? who knows?
In Elite 5, in many years from now, there will be plenty of this
with the oculus rift of course.
The AI will be 10 or 50 times better. More intelligent, complex and unpredictable.
You could hire NPCs and build an army but you could have a mutiny.
Maybe the NPCs will be so good you won't know if they're real people or not.
In Elite 5, in many years from now, there will be plenty of this
with the oculus rift of course.
The AI will be 10 or 50 times better. More intelligent, complex and unpredictable.
You could hire NPCs and build an army but you could have a mutiny.
Maybe the NPCs will be so good you won't know if they're real people or not.
10 to 15 years until Elite V comes out? A wildly optimistic idea. By the time Elite V comes out I expect we will be able to download it directly into our brains
10 to 15 years until Elite V comes out? A wildly optimistic idea. By the time Elite V comes out I expect we will be able to download it directly into our brains
I definitely want the very best in anti-virus protection then
Your predictions for Elite V (FIVE!)
As a starting point:
1. Full SP only universe.
2. Based much more on an evolution of Frontier and FFE (Newtonian flight, near-accurate galaxy simulation, seamless landing and take off from planets and asteroids etc).
3. More 'science based' gameplay. From ships controls to exploration and research possibilities (explore space and find new materials that can be researched on your ship (with the science lab upgrade) to unlock their properties that you can then utilise (where applicable) or sell on the open market.
4. More quest lines across the multiple factions. Develop massively the back story for the main factions and their relationship to one another (Federation, Imperial and Alliance) and involve a serious faction rivalry system in the game.
5. Procedural generation a larger aspect of the overall game design (From universe and planet generation to a selection of random generic quest 'filler' types etc) to allow more accurate astronomical simulation and increase the sandbox aspect and re-playability of the game.
6. Economy fixed to allow inter-system trade and travel as viable option for early gameplay. Game start positions now possible based more on this early in-system gameplay. You can start in a Lifter and transport goods from Mars to Saturn and make money! You can ferry passengers in a shuttle from Earth to the Moon and make money! etc.
7. More detail in system, e.g. Planets with different flora and environments, more asteroids/comets, proper scale to different types of colony (from small outpost with limited facilities to large sprawling 'old world' cities like London and New York on earth with lots of places to visit on planet and services to use).
8. Larger role for crew, simple stat system to allow performance percentage difference in operation of specific crew role (e.g. crew now have specialisations; Engineer, Gunner, Navigator and different abilities in that roll that can effect your ships performance etc). Different ships will have different requirements for these specific roles. Possible to also have computer/robotic upgrades to fulfill some of these roles.
9. Reduced specs required as less needed on graphics due to efficient use of procedural technology (see Limit Theory). Graphics not aiming to compete with latest AAA games, as most of the games design focus will be on the complex and detailed in game systems to provide a richer experience to draw you into the vibrant living game world. The minds-eye is the most powerful GPU you can ever need. Let the games detail and richness guide the minds eye to fully immerse the player.
Aim for graphics in the ball park of the FFED3D and Pioneer games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ip5orUlDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVf-8qVdsg
A little more polished off course, and with the larger variety of textures this more detailed version of Elite will need. But aim 'low' rather than 'high' in the graphics to ensure more people (from all over the world) can play the game smoothly and to avoid the situation of what happened to X: Rebirth.
Target system: 1Ghz CPU single core, 128MB GPU, 512MB System RAM, 32bit OS. (give the coders a challange!)
As a starting point:
1. Full SP only universe.
2. Based much more on an evolution of Frontier and FFE (Newtonian flight, near-accurate galaxy simulation, seamless landing and take off from planets and asteroids etc).
3. More 'science based' gameplay. From ships controls to exploration and research possibilities (explore space and find new materials that can be researched on your ship (with the science lab upgrade) to unlock their properties that you can then utilise (where applicable) or sell on the open market.
4. More quest lines across the multiple factions. Develop massively the back story for the main factions and their relationship to one another (Federation, Imperial and Alliance) and involve a serious faction rivalry system in the game.
5. Procedural generation a larger aspect of the overall game design (From universe and planet generation to a selection of random generic quest 'filler' types etc) to allow more accurate astronomical simulation and increase the sandbox aspect and re-playability of the game.
6. Economy fixed to allow inter-system trade and travel as viable option for early gameplay. Game start positions now possible based more on this early in-system gameplay. You can start in a Lifter and transport goods from Mars to Saturn and make money! You can ferry passengers in a shuttle from Earth to the Moon and make money! etc.
7. More detail in system, e.g. Planets with different flora and environments, more asteroids/comets, proper scale to different types of colony (from small outpost with limited facilities to large sprawling 'old world' cities like London and New York on earth with lots of places to visit on planet and services to use).
8. Larger role for crew, simple stat system to allow performance percentage difference in operation of specific crew role (e.g. crew now have specialisations; Engineer, Gunner, Navigator and different abilities in that roll that can effect your ships performance etc). Different ships will have different requirements for these specific roles. Possible to also have computer/robotic upgrades to fulfill some of these roles.
9. Reduced specs required as less needed on graphics due to efficient use of procedural technology (see Limit Theory). Graphics not aiming to compete with latest AAA games, as most of the games design focus will be on the complex and detailed in game systems to provide a richer experience to draw you into the vibrant living game world. The minds-eye is the most powerful GPU you can ever need. Let the games detail and richness guide the minds eye to fully immerse the player.
Aim for graphics in the ball park of the FFED3D and Pioneer games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7ip5orUlDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aVf-8qVdsg
A little more polished off course, and with the larger variety of textures this more detailed version of Elite will need. But aim 'low' rather than 'high' in the graphics to ensure more people (from all over the world) can play the game smoothly and to avoid the situation of what happened to X: Rebirth.
Target system: 1Ghz CPU single core, 128MB GPU, 512MB System RAM, 32bit OS. (give the coders a challange!)
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There will be no Elite V. The machines will win and the matrix will begin again at 1983 and we will be playing the original again
Philip Coutts
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I predict there won't be an Elite V, just a constant rolling update of ED. It's going to take a long time to bring in Planetary landings, walking around ships, stations and planets, adding in more ships etc etc. Remember the KS had a pledge level to secure all future updates and I think there will be a whole bundle.
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Um? Didn't anyone one tell you ... it's infinite!
And didn't anyone tell you that the universe is expanding and therefore has boundaries thus making it not infinite
My doomscrying:
1. Frontier acquired by EA
2. New dev team put to work on game
3. Microtransactions + Day 1 DLC
4. Galaxy size limited to 50 stars
5. Game will bomb
6. Goes F2P
1. Frontier acquired by EA
2. New dev team put to work on game
3. Microtransactions + Day 1 DLC
4. Galaxy size limited to 50 stars
5. Game will bomb
6. Goes F2P