So about those new Ice Planets...

Old Duck

Old Duck
SenseiMatty said:
Ice Planets are just the most common type of planet in ED galaxy and apart from that they are also the most boring type of planets, so yes an improvement to these would be very welcome for explorers :p
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I'm not opposed to ice planets getting a face lift, but I'm just assuming they are part of New Era where we get all sorts of new planets, specifically atmospheric worlds, which include ice planets. You'll notice a certain "fake / not fake" video of base-building in future ED is on an atmospheric ice planet.
 

askavir

askavir
Zac Antonaci said:
There’s also a huge group of players who are most excited by the many new additions to exploration. I know from talking to so many of you online and in-person, this is a huge moment and the development team are working really hard to deliver new content and mechanics to give explorers that thrill of venturing out into the black.
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During this process, we have made a decision to adjust the focus of content that were previously planned for the Chapter Four update, adding some significant new gameplay, but it also means some other aspects will have to change.
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These seem to have joined the ice planets in oblivion...
 

StuartGT

StuartGT
askavir said:
Zac Antonaci said:
There’s also a huge group of players who are most excited by the many new additions to exploration. I know from talking to so many of you online and in-person, this is a huge moment and the development team are working really hard to deliver new content and mechanics to give explorers that thrill of venturing out into the black.
(...)
During this process, we have made a decision to adjust the focus of content that were previously planned for the Chapter Four update, adding some significant new gameplay, but it also means some other aspects will have to change.
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These seem to have joined the ice planets in oblivion...
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Four months after Zac's Announcement post, the Beyond Q4 Update added (yellow circles indicate the emphasised parts of your quote):
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VR SenseiMatty

VR SenseiMatty
Old Duck said:
I'm not opposed to ice planets getting a face lift, but I'm just assuming they are part of New Era where we get all sorts of new planets, specifically atmospheric worlds, which include ice planets. You'll notice a certain "fake / not fake" video of base-building in future ED is on an atmospheric ice planet.
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I suspect this too, I'm more bored with the lack of info on this feature since more than a year. Anyway I think when Atmoplanets will be released I will never touch an airless planet anymore (I already completely skip these in NMS). In that case it would be a terrible timing to release ice planets.
 

Kenneth McGrew

Kenneth McGrew
SenseiMatty said:
I'm referring to the new Community Update...
Yeah it really sucks that we have to stay for almost another year (yes 2nd quarter of 2020 could be up to August 2020 and you all know we'll get there!) without new contents. Damn it really sucks!!! That's a big pill to swallow.
But yeah... the game really needs a good ground for the "NEW ERA" so this change of direction is welcome on my side too..

But there's one damn thing that I still don't understand...
Why ICE PLANETS have completely disappeared from Frontier Radar??? Why they never make a single reference to this delayed feature?

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dead Dave, they’re all dead!

ps small seismic charges and other small hardpoints
 

VR SenseiMatty

VR SenseiMatty
MK Regular said:
Imma just point out that Q2 2020 ends in June 2020. At worst we'll need to wait an extra 6 months (on top of the original 12 month delay) before we can buy carriers.
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You're right, I messed up.

MK Regular said:
Yeah, it sucks. I was looking forward to picking up a carrier, but now I've got more time to build up as many credits as I think I might need so eh. :p
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I'm in the opposite position.. I was about to go mining some void opals for the next 2 weeks to recover a bit of credit lost in the last 2 CG's but I see now that's not that urgent anymore 😄

MK Regular said:
I honestly have no idea where the ice planet rework went. It might be coming as part of the new era, but at this point your guess is as good as mine.
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Yep, everything's possible. But if they plan Ice Planets for New Era it could mean no Atmospheric Planets because the graphic development is still back in the development.
 

Kenneth McGrew

Kenneth McGrew
SenseiMatty said:
You're right, I messed up.


I'm in the opposite position.. I was about to go mining some void opals for the next 2 weeks to recover a bit of credit lost in the last 2 CG's but I see now that's not that urgent anymore 😄


Yep, everything's possible. But if they plan Ice Planets for New Era it could mean no Atmospheric Planets because the graphic development is still back in the development.
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Lol it will be half baked anyway, why bother getting excited?

we will need a special srv that only the Anaconda can fit or some other colossal oversight
 

JetsonRING

JetsonRING
Simple. For the same reason we never hear from FDev about dynamic capital-class ships, space-legs, atmospheric planets, etc. because it is not going to happen.
Better for FDev if such ideas just fade from player's memories ...
 

Dutchman141

Dutchman141
Some information would indeed be more then welcome.
I'm an explorer in the first place and I was more excited about the Ice planets then the Fleet Carriers when they were announced.
It's not that I can't live with the new Ice planets, just a bit more info of what happened to the intension of putting them in the game would be nice.

Ugh, I'd rather have them fix the long scanning times for geologicals in the fss first so I can go back to exploring at all.
 
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