ANNOUNCEMENT Newsletter 20!
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It's one of those things that is new enough that it's not been seen in many games yet (if any...). All the major game engines are supporting it though, so it will become widespread very quickly. It'll be part of the free version of Unity 5, for instance.
Looking forward to seeing how many commodities in Alpha 4 alone... 
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A few
I was quite excited to see that list and the potential for more.
Trading is where it's at for me. Maybe the odd skirmish on the way to emptying my payload, so to speak, but really it's all about the commodities man!
Well I enjoyed watching Mini-Elite in action. During my short time as a games developer I remember one or two skilled tools developers that might have enjoyed such exposure of their work.
Hey you people with no access to the private backers forum, I noticed someone appears to have slipped this weeks peek-of-the-week onto the reddit thread
Hey you people with no access to the private backers forum, I noticed someone appears to have slipped this weeks peek-of-the-week onto the reddit thread
No Imperial Trader! What are we supposed to do, carry the "merchandise" on the back, and sprout "solar wind propelled wings"?
Otherwise a good read.
Have to say I was a bit surprised at that announcement as well. I would have thought that the Imperial Trader would have been a much better choice to start off with.
By the way, is it me, or background is finally PG starfield? At least it feels like one. It would make sense for it to be there as in A4 too.
At least we now know for sure how many systems there are in the 200 cubic LY in A4: 5 of them. Which is pretty much what most of us were speculating. Well, those who managed to not get confused about cubic LY, at least.
Guys, I would note here that for the month of April, we have had three newsletters, 18, 19 and 20. I think we can say a huge thank at Frontier.
guys, i would note here that for the month of april, we have had three newsletters, 18, 19 and 20. i think we can say a huge thank at frontier.
thank at frontier
It's not just you. I must say that I think the stars are still "to big" though. Stars are "points of light" not "small discs in the sky". It could have to do with the FOV but we'll see.
This is something that looks a lot better in EVE Online IMO.
EVE:
ED:
Reducing the stars size in ED with about 30-40% and adding lots of even smaller ones behind would create a much more pleasing image with greater depth to it.
Guys, I would note here that for the month of April, we have had three newsletters, 18, 19 and 20. I think we can say a huge thank at Frontier.
Absolutely agree. Not only that but the quality of the newsletters is as good as it has ever been too. There has been some really good stuff coming from them lately, not to mention a beta in five weeks.
It's not just you. I must say that I think the stars are still "to big" though. Stars are "points of light" not "small discs in the sky". It could have to do with the FOV but we'll see.
This is something that looks a lot better in EVE Online IMO.
EVE:
ED:
Reducing the stars size in ED with about 30-40% and adding lots of even smaller ones behind would create a much more pleasing image with greater depth to it.
It's probably early days regarding the look.
Having said that, am I right in thinking that individual stars can be selected through the cockpit canopy, via the galactic map some how?
... Or did I just make that up!??
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It was interesting to see some discussion on trading.
Good to see they milked alpha for, "one last weekend by popular demand", however. Like we couldn't see that one coming...
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