NPC SRV coming with 4.0?

[Afterglow [SecB]]

"You will play a major role in developing new game features for planetary surfaces"

right, I should have read everything.

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

Or perhaps it includes more gameplay on the planetary surface types we already have - with landable "atmospheric" planet types still reserved for a future (beyond 2020) expansion. Many people say that there's no point having more landable planet types until there's more to do on them. Personally I don't entirely agree with this viewpoint but nevertheless I can see how that might make sense from Frontier's point of view.

Yup. Could be. I have been asking for more gameplay on planetary surfaces for some time. At the moment, there is little need to go to them apart from materials.

What ever happens, its looking interesting.

 

[Requiem Mortis]

Don't want to crush your dreams, but I'd rather think Ice Cream Van AI for planet zoo (which I absolutely wait for, looks beautiful).

"Frontier’s proprietary COBRA engine and the game systems that create our simulation of the whole galaxy. "

This is also a clue to it being Elite

This Job Desc, is a really cool find OP well done.

 

[Crank Larson]

Unexpected.... bit puzzled by what gameplay this is for We already have skimmers bimbling around, and SRVs are near invisible from ships...

All the AI routing has flaws, so getting someone else on-board to help sort them out seems a good idea to me.

 

[Ian Skippy]

Credit for the find goes to cmdr Superfixxxer over on Reddit.

 

[zimms]

"You will play a major role in developing new game features for planetary surfaces"

Nope, sorry but that has to be Elite.

Well, I guess the roads in Planet Zoo also count as planetary surfaces.

 

[babelfisch]

"You will play a major role in developing new game features for planetary surfaces"

Nope, sorry but that has to be Elite.

I believe that gave it away...:
"As part of our gameplay programming team, you will work with Frontier’s proprietary COBRA engine and the game systems that create our simulation of the whole galaxy."

I mean that's literally the first sentence, isn't it?

 

[Ian Skippy]

I believe that gave it away...:
"As part of our gameplay programming team, you will work with Frontier’s proprietary COBRA engine and the game systems that create our simulation of the whole galaxy."

You underestimate how ambitious they are about Planet Zoo.

 

[babelfisch]

You underestimate how ambitious they are about Planet Zoo.

That's fine for me if their ambitions also include space ships and an offline mode!

 

[Requiem Mortis]

You underestimate how ambitious they are about Planet Zoo.

So they're going to link E.D. to Planet Zoo and have missions to return Xenological exhibits ?

 

[CMDR Yates]

"Frontier’s proprietary COBRA engine and the game systems that create our simulation of the whole galaxy. "

This is also a clue to it being Elite

This Job Desc, is a really cool find OP well done.

"Come join our talented team of programmers working on Elite Dangerous!" might also be a coy hint of sorts.

Start of paragraph three:

Frontier Developments jobs

Job openings at Frontier Developments

careers.frontier.co.uk

 

[Requiem Mortis]

"Come join our talented team of programmers working on Elite Dangerous!" might also be a coy hint of sorts.

OK that does sort of make it explicit doesn't it

 

[babelfisch]

"Come join our talented team of programmers working on Elite Dangerous!" might also be a coy hint of sorts.

You can't be serious, they are obviously talking about Kinectimals.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Maybe they want to find someone who can make NPC's fight my Anaconda without trying to dock to the deck.

 

[Requiem Mortis]

You can't be serious, they are obviously talking about Kinectimals.

So we XBox users will finally get Kinect Support in E.D - Yay! [voice commands !!!]

 

[K M Butler]

Read the whole thread. Now want an ice-cream truck SRV.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Oh wait wait,

Maybe something very exciting is coming that I've been begging for, for years!

HOVER TANKS!

woot!

 

[Crank Larson]

Maybe something very exciting is coming that I've been begging for, for years!

HOVER TANKS!

Surely that's what Goliaths are meant to be (not that we can fly them)? And why do you need to hover - you have a spaceship that can fly!

 

[VR SenseiMatty]

That's fine for me if their ambitions also include space ships and an offline mode!

Most of the complete Elite Dangerous player base will move to Planet Zoo!

anyway...once you write the AI for a vehicle it can also be used for animals right? I mean also ED could have animals on atmospheric planets

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

Surely that's what Goliaths are meant to be (not that we can fly them)? And why do you need to hover - you have a spaceship that can fly!

Hovering tanks are 100% easier to make than tracked/wheeled vehicles. Lol
Less/no moving parts, AI(and me) won't roll over constantly, smoothes out bumpy terrain for VR users and anyone else who gets sea sick.
Done!

Plus, it's just awesome.
Imagine this in EDs universe!