In love with the Anaconda cockpit

chris gregory

Art Director- Elite: Dangerous
Frontier
Agreed...it makes you feel like a space captain, not a pilot. And that is how it should be! I really wish FD will give us some swivel chairs in the beta so that we can look around the whole bridge...:)

Who is the manufacturer btw for the anaconda?

It's a Faulcon de lacy, just not as beat up as the sidewinder. Head look should give you a decent view but I'll see if we can get some renders of the whole bridge into one of the newsletters.
 
It's a Faulcon de lacy, just not as beat up as the sidewinder. Head look should give you a decent view but I'll see if we can get some renders of the whole bridge into one of the newsletters.

Thank you a lot Chris for the clarification...and really excited about a whole bridge render (as long as it does not hamper your current schedule).

A question that me as well as many others are having. Do ships from different manufacturers have differences in things like the hologram/screens UI placement, design, color/hue? All the cockpits we have seen so far are from De lacy, so we don't know if its true or not. :)
 

chris gregory

Art Director- Elite: Dangerous
Frontier
Thank you a lot Chris for the clarification...and really excited about a whole bridge render (as long as it does not hamper your current schedule).

A question that me as well as many others are having. Do ships from different manufacturers have differences in things like the hologram UI placement, design, color/hue? All the cockpits we have seen so far are from De lacy, so we don't know if its true or not. :)



The Eagle and the Type Nine have a different look to the ships you've seen so far and we'll push this further in future releases. The Eagle is more angular with a faceted cockpit in keeping with the Federal leaning Core Dynamics. While the type nine features the "crane cab" canopy typical of the more industrial Lakon ships

The current plan is that the gui design and layout will remain consistent with each ship as the HUD software is provided by the Pilots Federation not he ship manufacturer.... It's also a huge time saver. Time permitting I would love to add some cosmetic tweaks.

The color scheme of the GUI is definitely something I want to be able to change, in fact I posted a mock up of that a while back. Not sure if we will link the color to the brand though, maybe more an option for the player.
 
Yes it is awesome! The view of the front of the space ship reminds me these huge container ships on the oceans. How many crew members for the Anaconda?
 
The Eagle and the Type Nine have a different look to the ships you've seen so far and we'll push this further in future releases. The Eagle is more angular with a faceted cockpit in keeping with the Federal leaning Core Dynamics. While the type nine features the "crane cab" canopy typical of the more industrial Lakon ships

The current plan is that the gui design and layout will remain consistent with each ship as the HUD software is provided by the Pilots Federation not he ship manufacturer.... It's also a huge time saver. Time permitting I would love to add some cosmetic tweaks.

The color scheme of the GUI is definitely something I want to be able to change, in fact I posted a mock up of that a while back. Not sure if we will link the color to the brand though, maybe more an option for the player.

Thanks a lot for the feedback again man, and keep the goodness coming..C:
 
The color scheme of the GUI is definitely something I want to be able to change, in fact I posted a mock up of that a while back. Not sure if we will link the color to the brand though, maybe more an option for the player.

Allowing players to customize the colours for each part of the UI would be absolutely fantastic. :D
 
oops... That'll teach me to pay more attention.. now that I look closer there is also a screenshot from the Lakon in that newsletter

You are right, I missed that one!!

Goldcanister_online.jpg
 
but I'll see if we can get some renders of the whole bridge into one of the newsletters.

Chris, that would be awesome if you'd manage :D (Thanks!)

Btw. I remember seeing Anaconda's cockpit sketch (or was it a render?) somewhere, can anyone dig out a pic of it ?
It showed seats, large bridge area and some stairs (I think).
It was a diagonal view, from left to right.
 
I don't really know, it might not be in the game as is (its a concept picture).

Here is the current model for the ship
elite_Group_080114.jpg

There is an aerodynamic-ish bulge above the bridge, no idea though whether it has a connection to what we are talking about...:D
 
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