When are new SRVs coming?
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I'd like a tracked variant. Why? If the planets are getting a makeover, it probably means surfaces that may defy wheeled vehicles, and you won't get "Hull integrity compromised." every 100 yards.
That seems a very harsh view. We all have the ultimate sanction available - stop playing the game, and stop giving Frontier more money.
Personally - i still love the game, hold no grudge, and am delighted by the progress FDev are making.
I just think it's cute Jools believes they deserve an explanation.
yes, IF
all they have said is that they are working on improving their scatter rock system
they never really said that the surface generation algorithm will be changed in any way
Yes, it`s harsh. It`s just as harsh as frontier`s stance towards old backers... Ask Liqua (and about 300 hundred other high level backers) if he was finally given his 5000 pounds 3d printed ship model, and if frontier started answering his e-mails again or if they still have him on ignore
I`m happy that you don`t hold your grudge and are generally happy with the game... I wish i were believe me. I waited for this game for decades, read all the interviews with David about elite 4 and just like he said I "imagined how great it would feel..." I was really supportive during KS, promoting the game on other sites etc. But it turned out I was a naive Braben`s fanboy and Ian was right about him all along
Personally - I have had enough of David`s lies and just like you have suggested I had stopped playing the game, and had stopped giving them my money long time ago. I don`t expect KS promises to be fulfilled any more, but I`m not willing to just let it go like that.
I choose to fight for the rights of those who were fooled by those with power to change things for the better, than lick the butts of those with power for god knows what reason.
So... I`m sorry but i`ll be here posting proof of frontier`s lies/deliberate half-truths/effects of bad planning/incompetence (call it what you want) until they make official statements explaining why they sold something and then never delivered and how are they going to compensate people for those undelivered goods
They pretend all those things have never happened, deliberately retcon history to hide the evidence of their promises, and have never even really acknowledged the issues. That`s why I`m angry and harsh, and that is why those things have to be reminded.
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Yeah they have a lot of cool concepts in there. I also believe we will see most of this in the coming expansions.
One thing I noticed was the Squadron Carriers.
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Yeah a bigger cargo hold would be nice, more guns would be nice, more fuel would be nice but if I could have one feature it would be the ability to hover and have a futuristic exploration vehicle that was fun to drive and not a massive hassle that needs to be driven at incredibly slow speeds to avoid massive integrity losses whenever I knick a rock on the surface, and a more detailed scanner ...
That's a key point that FDev probably already realizes and that is what would another buggy type offer? The surface gameplay is, well, simple at best. So investing time in developing another buggy is meaningless. FDev needs to focus on creating gameplay content.
Actually I have seen it where FDEV said there are new SRV's coming but they will only arrive when there are gameplay mechanics in place for them to be functional.
We get complaints all the time 'mile wide an inch deep' I can imagine the complaints if they introduced a mining SRV but you couldn't do anything with it except drive around!
https://elitedangerous2016.wordpress.com/2016/06/14/beyond-the-horizon/
I certainly don't have time to watch all he live streams and read all the Q&A and AMA's, the blog above seems to collate a lot of things devs have said around the place so it might be a good place for information.
Agreed, and this is why the link in my signature not only proposes a brand new type of SRV, but also new gameplay to come along with it!
- SRV MkII (The Rhino) – This is a new, slower but slightly larger version of the Scarab, with a weaker main turret but much more cargo space. The MkII also carries a surface drill rig which can be used for various things, like surface ore mining, and collecting surface core samples!
- Surface Core Samples – These are rare random locations found in conjunction with the SRV scanner and DSS heatmaps which allow the commander to use the drill rig on the SRV MkII to drill through the surface and collect a planet core sample, which takes 1T of cargo rack space and can be flown back to civilization and sold for large credit values. Again the cores increase in value with distance from SOL. The new DSS heatmaps can be used to locate areas on planets with the best chances of finding surface core spots, but much SRV searching will still be required to find them. In general though they will procedurally spawn around areas of increased surface terrain geometry, like large canyon or mountain networks or inside craters.
So a new SRV, the Mk II Rhino, which could be used for both surface mining AND for explorers to drill for planet core samples to bring home and sell for lots of credits.
Rep'ed, but I also like the MkII to carry another crew as passenger so we can go riding together [yesnod]
Not sure if anyone mentioned it, but during the one the beta livestreams we badgered the devs for an answer and the response was the usual "nothing to announce at this time"
So basically just wait.
So basically just wait.
You know. I'd just like to be able to build replacements as per fighter bays. I find it a bit silly that a fighter can be printed, but Frontier simply did not think to duplicate this functionality to the SRV bay. Maybe before they add more buggies, make the mechanics consistent between the two hangers, first?
Better still; let me carry a buggy and a fighter in the same hanger; and let me fab either.
Better still; let me carry a buggy and a fighter in the same hanger; and let me fab either.
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I'm sure they did think of it .. but felt they didn't have time to re-work the existing SRV code allow for fab; plus add the new code required for it's fab in the fab menu - this, IMHO, shows a lack of sufficient forward-planning (to be fair, you can't plan for everything..)
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I try not to think about this subject too much because it makes me sad. It is one of those things that I just can't defend because I personally think it's a huge dissappointment.
If I'm being brutally honest, I was kind of staggered when they actually implemented more than one choice of SLF.
But hey, we get 3 new spaceships in 2018 so all is good right.
If I'm being brutally honest, I was kind of staggered when they actually implemented more than one choice of SLF.
But hey, we get 3 new spaceships in 2018 so all is good right.
Short answer: when next paid content is ready. I cannot understand why FD are ashamed to say it?