Is there a reason why there aren't any class 1 Plasma Accelerators in the game?
This in regards to 2.3 small ships vs the biggies.
This in regards to 2.3 small ships vs the biggies.
Elite Dangerous 2.3 Beta Q&A Part 2 - Tuesday 21st March 7PM - Your Questions Needed
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Question:
Will a type of multicrew for small ships be made available for mentoring, that allow the pilot to fly the ship but have a second ( or even third ) person to join the "crew" but see out of the pilots position ( because it is a small ship ) but then allow a pilot to mentor or be mentored in that ship. Right now the small ships lose out on all the possible third person camera shots that the multicrew ships have with the extra crew being on board in telepresence.
Having a new pilot in a sidewinder, but then have an experenced pilot seeing what they see and talking to them on voice, or just cameras for machinima would be very useful
Will a type of multicrew for small ships be made available for mentoring, that allow the pilot to fly the ship but have a second ( or even third ) person to join the "crew" but see out of the pilots position ( because it is a small ship ) but then allow a pilot to mentor or be mentored in that ship. Right now the small ships lose out on all the possible third person camera shots that the multicrew ships have with the extra crew being on board in telepresence.
Having a new pilot in a sidewinder, but then have an experenced pilot seeing what they see and talking to them on voice, or just cameras for machinima would be very useful
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Question 1: Will we ever get NPC crew-mates sitting next to us? Even if its just for aesthetic reasons?
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Hi there from a member of Eol Prou Group! I have a question about new SRV's, when they will be? And one more. Will there be some new gameplay for explorers? Like finding big deposits of minerals on the planets, mapping the surface, magnetic/gravitational anomalies(not with some mysteries, just some unmatching with standart data) etc. And yet one more(don't want to be annoying, but the questions are coming out on their own at the moment when im writing this post 
) Will there be some changes to the behavior of prominences of regular stars, they are not so dangerous as jets from neutron stars/white dwarfs, but they definetly must some effect on the ship, even in supercruise.
P.S: Please make accreation disks to Black Holes/Neutron Stars/White Dwarfs/Young Stars, even to some regular stars, as fast as you can, it will give an extra 1000000% to immersion
P.P.S: Add smileys to the forum)
) Will there be some changes to the behavior of prominences of regular stars, they are not so dangerous as jets from neutron stars/white dwarfs, but they definetly must some effect on the ship, even in supercruise. P.S: Please make accreation disks to Black Holes/Neutron Stars/White Dwarfs/Young Stars, even to some regular stars, as fast as you can, it will give an extra 1000000% to immersion
P.P.S: Add smileys to the forum)
Question:
Have there been any thoughts about allowing weaponless ships to have the ability to have stronger shields, compared to a fully kitted out combat ship? Lets say that shieldbooster stacking is affected by how many hardpoints you equip. So, a weaponless cargo hauler can have stronger shields because there is more energy to divert to the shields.
Have there been any thoughts about allowing weaponless ships to have the ability to have stronger shields, compared to a fully kitted out combat ship? Lets say that shieldbooster stacking is affected by how many hardpoints you equip. So, a weaponless cargo hauler can have stronger shields because there is more energy to divert to the shields.
Updates:
Added
Was sort of asked at the last livestream.
3rd question in this section:
https://youtu.be/PhsH5U7tz4A?t=1964
Slone (Forums): Could we have a "spectator/embedded reporter" mode dedicated to using the camera suite, that wouldn't necessarily use a chair, allowing for more players to join and watch? No plans at present but depends on how people respond to the current set. Possibly in the future depending on technical capabilities.
Already on the questions list: Flimley (ForumsQ&A thread): In Solo mode, when an NPC crew member is aboard and operating the ship launched fighters via telepresence. Will we in the future see them occupying the co-pilot seat ?
Alrighty, hello!
1) New SRVs question has already been added to the list: cryptek66 (Reddit): Any plans for new SRV types soon? (HaTeMe: Skimmer tech hover bike would be awesome?)
2) New exploration gameplay has already been added: DelayedReality (ForumsQ&A thread): What are your (FD) current plans and (very) rough for future exploration updates and content, i.e. improved Mechanics for scouting surfaces and interesting stellar POI's as well as any additional exploration bulletin board missions?
3) Updates to other stars: Alexbrentnall (Forums): Any truth to the rumour that other star types will get the same treatment that NS/WD got in 2.2?
Updated the question above with "(OuterGTR: Accretion discs for black holes?)" on the end
5) you mean like :S
Sorry but in 309 questions ones as broad as exploration mechanics are bound to have been picked up. Thanks anyway, hopefully some of the above get answered tomorrow.
Added.
Although I believe the answer is that it doesn't need power pips to weapons so it can have all 6 pips in Sys/Eng also it doesn't need as big a powerplant... Not that the powerplant matters so much anymore with engineers, It's only really the Vulture that matters on that now..
Please note I am expected to be at work tomorrow from ~7am GMT until anytime between 4pm & 5pm GMT. It is likely that I will return without the time to update any last minute questions before Ed/Sandro have printed the list.
Added
Was sort of asked at the last livestream.
3rd question in this section:
https://youtu.be/PhsH5U7tz4A?t=1964
Slone (Forums): Could we have a "spectator/embedded reporter" mode dedicated to using the camera suite, that wouldn't necessarily use a chair, allowing for more players to join and watch? No plans at present but depends on how people respond to the current set. Possibly in the future depending on technical capabilities.
Already on the questions list: Flimley (ForumsQ&A thread): In Solo mode, when an NPC crew member is aboard and operating the ship launched fighters via telepresence. Will we in the future see them occupying the co-pilot seat ?
Hi there from a member of Eol Prou Group! I have a question about new SRV's, when they will be? And one more. Will there be some new gameplay for explorers? Like finding big deposits of minerals on the planets, mapping the surface, magnetic/gravitational anomalies(not with some mysteries, just some unmatching with standart data) etc. And yet one more(don't want to be annoying, but the questions are coming out on their own at the moment when im writing this post
P.S: Please make accreation disks to Black Holes/Neutron Stars/White Dwarfs/Young Stars, even to some regular stars, as fast as you can, it will give an extra 1000000% to immersion
P.P.S: Add smileys to the forum)
Alrighty, hello!
1) New SRVs question has already been added to the list: cryptek66 (Reddit): Any plans for new SRV types soon? (HaTeMe: Skimmer tech hover bike would be awesome?)
2) New exploration gameplay has already been added: DelayedReality (ForumsQ&A thread): What are your (FD) current plans and (very) rough for future exploration updates and content, i.e. improved Mechanics for scouting surfaces and interesting stellar POI's as well as any additional exploration bulletin board missions?
3) Updates to other stars: Alexbrentnall (Forums): Any truth to the rumour that other star types will get the same treatment that NS/WD got in 2.2?
Updated the question above with "(OuterGTR: Accretion discs for black holes?)" on the end
5) you mean like
:SSorry but in 309 questions ones as broad as exploration mechanics are bound to have been picked up. Thanks anyway, hopefully some of the above get answered tomorrow.
Added.
Although I believe the answer is that it doesn't need power pips to weapons so it can have all 6 pips in Sys/Eng also it doesn't need as big a powerplant... Not that the powerplant matters so much anymore with engineers, It's only really the Vulture that matters on that now..
Please note I am expected to be at work tomorrow from ~7am GMT until anytime between 4pm & 5pm GMT. It is likely that I will return without the time to update any last minute questions before Ed/Sandro have printed the list.
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Question 1: ETA on 2.3 PC release?
Question 2: Any plans for faction private CG building structures in origin systems?
Question 3: What's Sandy's favourite type of poptart?
Question 4: Are there things you know that's coming that are awesome and you carnt say. Tap nose for yes. Hang head in shame for no.
Question 5: David Braben should be elected head of the Alliance at the end of the year. That is all.
Question 2: Any plans for faction private CG building structures in origin systems?
Question 3: What's Sandy's favourite type of poptart?
Question 4: Are there things you know that's coming that are awesome and you carnt say. Tap nose for yes. Hang head in shame for no.
Question 5: David Braben should be elected head of the Alliance at the end of the year. That is all.
Question:
Will there be any Mining upgrades sometime in the future? Lets say Engineered mining lasers that can increase the % of fragments you get from a prospected rock. An Efficient Refinery where I can pre-select what the refinery should throw way and what to keep, or Smart Limpets that can ignore Materials, so I don't have to get "No Space for Materials" warning every 10 minutes of mining.
Will there be any Mining upgrades sometime in the future? Lets say Engineered mining lasers that can increase the % of fragments you get from a prospected rock. An Efficient Refinery where I can pre-select what the refinery should throw way and what to keep, or Smart Limpets that can ignore Materials, so I don't have to get "No Space for Materials" warning every 10 minutes of mining.
any plans to give the host (pilot) more control over what modules and functions are given to gunner/fighter?
Question:
What is the reasoning behind the choice to not allow Muticrew players to earn faction rep? Given if a Gunner and Fightercon are bounty hunting and gaining the same pay as a wing would, it stand to make sense that they should also earn the same rep a wing would since they are still active in the system, attacking the same targets they would be if they had brought their own ships.
What is the reasoning behind the choice to not allow Muticrew players to earn faction rep? Given if a Gunner and Fightercon are bounty hunting and gaining the same pay as a wing would, it stand to make sense that they should also earn the same rep a wing would since they are still active in the system, attacking the same targets they would be if they had brought their own ships.
Updates
1) Answered in last livestream - No release date set, when the bugs are fixed and it's ready.
2) Added, I think I know what you mean by this but please correct me if i'm wrong:
Levianova (ForumsQ&A thread): Any plans for Powerplay or minor faction private CGs and/or buildings/structures in the Headquarters systems so that the sub-communities can work together to further the Powerplay faction/minor faction goals?
3) Added
4) Added
5) Added
Mostly in: Kenneth Mcgrew (ForumsQ&A thread): Will there be mining laser engineer blueprints?
Rosavira Hawk (Reddit): Any plans to upgrade mining? Profits, reason/rewards to mine in wings, deployable mining rig, srv mining or generally changing or adding to the the mining premise?
Added the smart limpets/refinery questions to the end of the 2nd one
Extended question:
Cookeecut (ForumsMac thread): Will FD maintain long-term support for Mac ED? (John Rhys: Where is Elite heading in terms of Graphics API? Vulkan or DX12?)
Question exists:
K-Rose (ForumsQ&A thread): Can the Helm position please have more control over what the Gunner can access? Say a checkbox in the firegroup selection menu? It'd benefit both group mining and bounty hunting.
Sort of answered in the last livestream as: "Multicrew was designed to be an in/out process with credits/bounties&fines as the only reward/loss"
Let me know if you still want it added, I'll probably keep the list running as an open questions repository. As thats a multicrew section question I would bet it wouldn't get answered tonight anyway as there's over 300 questions on the list and I'm sure Sandro won't be answering for 4hrs+
1) Adding now
2) Exists as
cryptek66 (Reddit): Any plans for new SRV types soon? (HaTeMe: Skimmer tech hover bike would be awesome?)
After this point no more questions will be added before the stream as I won't have time (work). I will still update the thread to include them for next time so do post them if you want them recorded on the list.
1) Answered in last livestream - No release date set, when the bugs are fixed and it's ready.
2) Added, I think I know what you mean by this but please correct me if i'm wrong:
Levianova (ForumsQ&A thread): Any plans for Powerplay or minor faction private CGs and/or buildings/structures in the Headquarters systems so that the sub-communities can work together to further the Powerplay faction/minor faction goals?
3) Added
4) Added
5) Added
Question:
Will there be any Mining upgrades sometime in the future? Lets say Engineered mining lasers that can increase the % of fragments you get from a prospected rock. An Efficient Refinery where I can pre-select what the refinery should throw way and what to keep, or Smart Limpets that can ignore Materials, so I don't have to get "No Space for Materials" warning every 10 minutes of mining.
Mostly in: Kenneth Mcgrew (ForumsQ&A thread): Will there be mining laser engineer blueprints?
Rosavira Hawk (Reddit): Any plans to upgrade mining? Profits, reason/rewards to mine in wings, deployable mining rig, srv mining or generally changing or adding to the the mining premise?
Added the smart limpets/refinery questions to the end of the 2nd one
Extended question:
Cookeecut (ForumsMac thread): Will FD maintain long-term support for Mac ED? (John Rhys: Where is Elite heading in terms of Graphics API? Vulkan or DX12?)
Question exists:
K-Rose (ForumsQ&A thread): Can the Helm position please have more control over what the Gunner can access? Say a checkbox in the firegroup selection menu? It'd benefit both group mining and bounty hunting.
Sort of answered in the last livestream as: "Multicrew was designed to be an in/out process with credits/bounties&fines as the only reward/loss"
Let me know if you still want it added, I'll probably keep the list running as an open questions repository. As thats a multicrew section question I would bet it wouldn't get answered tonight anyway as there's over 300 questions on the list and I'm sure Sandro won't be answering for 4hrs+
1) Adding now
2) Exists as
cryptek66 (Reddit): Any plans for new SRV types soon? (HaTeMe: Skimmer tech hover bike would be awesome?)
After this point no more questions will be added before the stream as I won't have time (work). I will still update the thread to include them for next time so do post them if you want them recorded on the list.
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Excellent! Will defo be tuning in to the stream later.
and a +1 o7 as ever Alex B
1. Multicrew mining could be fun .. but how can crewmates get paid?
2. Could we see extensions in commodity trader, non-mission profit sharing, in wings too maybe?
3. Do you like spicy food, what's your favourite curry and Chapati .. or Naan?#
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and a +1 o7 as ever Alex B
1. Multicrew mining could be fun .. but how can crewmates get paid?
2. Could we see extensions in commodity trader, non-mission profit sharing, in wings too maybe?
3. Do you like spicy food, what's your favourite curry and Chapati .. or Naan?#
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Here's one.
Have you seen the "year of Elite Dangerous Concepts" thread. Any chance of any of these coming?
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...-photoshop-concepts!?highlight=elite+concepts
Have you seen the "year of Elite Dangerous Concepts" thread. Any chance of any of these coming?
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showt...-photoshop-concepts!?highlight=elite+concepts
OK, I guess I have one - at the PAX Q&A the question of the increasingly unpopular comm's panel re-design was raised and Sandy said they were aware of the situation and might consider changing it. We've had a few beta updates since then with no changes to the panel. What's the current state of play? (I'm genuinely dreading 2.3 going live with this as it currently stands - sorry).
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Q: In mining, we used to get more fragments per asteroid (fpa) in RES when mining in a wing, up to 60-80 fpa compared to 38-50 fpa when mining solo in the same RES. It was a good reason to wing up for mining in RES, and we naturally assumed it was an intended mechanic to promote playing together.
In beta, this seems to be gone, the number of fragments stays at 38-49 no matter how many people in a wing. Was there any particular reason for this? Any chance it can be brought back?
In beta, this seems to be gone, the number of fragments stays at 38-49 no matter how many people in a wing. Was there any particular reason for this? Any chance it can be brought back?
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Is there a chance that multi crew will become a 'real' presence thing? The telepresence is good fun, but is for crewmen a no risk option.
I'm concerned also that in beta testing last night, I found no crews to join and when setting up my own ship for multicrew it was a good while before anyone joined me. Previously I have seen quite a few helms looking for crew and when setting up as a helm, crew where signing up in seconds.
Do you think having crew will be popular in the long term?
Is more content relating to this being considered?
Cheers
Gen
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Sorry another question.
I feel the point of view for the gunner role is rather disconnected.
Do you thing it would be better if you could see it from a turret pov and only restricted to directions turret position can see? Ie there would be blindspots gunner could not see.
I'm concerned also that in beta testing last night, I found no crews to join and when setting up my own ship for multicrew it was a good while before anyone joined me. Previously I have seen quite a few helms looking for crew and when setting up as a helm, crew where signing up in seconds.
Do you think having crew will be popular in the long term?
Is more content relating to this being considered?
Cheers
Gen
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Sorry another question.
I feel the point of view for the gunner role is rather disconnected.
Do you thing it would be better if you could see it from a turret pov and only restricted to directions turret position can see? Ie there would be blindspots gunner could not see.