Elite Dangerous Odyssey: Server Update

See what I mean?

We can't get a response on the game-breaking multiplayer Orange Sidewinder bug, but they can remark on portraits being red sometimes, sure!

They refuse to even talk about it. That bug will be there until the game dies.
 
Commanders!!! | Regarding 'Restoration Mission' "Rarity".

I'm noticing a few of you mentioning that the number of Restoration Missions is feeling a little on the rare side since the update.
We do have a ticket we're following here:
To share a little insight - at least part of this is caused by fixes to other floating issues (such as ensuring factions don't ask you to restore power to their competitors' settlements) and we're investigating as to whether there are any other causes for fewer than expected support missions.

What would be ULTRA helpful for me is if more of you do feel that these missions are too scarse and it's causing an issue, would any Commanders mind sharing the number of support missions available when you DO find any (especially when you haven't picked any up), as well as a date/time and the system you are in at the time as additional info for the case in the issue being tracked above, please?

I'd really appreciate it! Thank you!
If I ever find one again I'll let you know.
 

sallymorganmoore

Senior Community Manager : Elite Dangerous
See what I mean?

We can't get a response on the game-breaking multiplayer Orange Sidewinder bug, but they can remark on portraits being red sometimes, sure!

They refuse to even talk about it. That bug will be there until the game dies.

James, I'm trying my best here - so sorry :') There are a lot of people talking and only one me so anything I can answer quickly - I will, if something needs a bit more time, I need a liiiiittle bit more time.
Right! I'll track down all the links needed to look into this. If you can help me with more then throw them at me o7 Thanks!
 
Oww thank you so much. I just want you all to know that I am grateful DAILY for the way you're communicating with me, us, everyone right now with constructive feedback and thoughts. It's a pleasure being able to narrow in more deeper and personal with you all, on things we can potentially fix a little quicker than if we didn't have such awesome attentiveness! Thank you!
Hi Sally,

The feedback we get from you is truly a huge improvement.

Apropos the restore missions, this change makes more sense but it would be good if almost every faction offered one restore mission and possibly one of each type this allowing for a variation in gaming. I too prefer not to do illegal stuff, but scavenging is not fun as the data ports are offline. Obviously, you can install a power regulator and remove this, but it's a faff at best and seriously time-consuming.

Apropos the ranking changes, not really seen much change in ranking progression, and to be honest the exobiology is the one that needs changing more. On INara, there are alot of people who are Elite on the Mercenary rank, but only ONE is Elite at the moment on Exobiology (which is a story in-of-itself).

But, thanks for everything you (Sally) is doing. It's a refreshing chnage from communicatino a while ago.

Mark
 
James, I'm trying my best here - so sorry :') There are a lot of people talking and only one me so anything I can answer quickly - I will, if something needs a bit more time, I need a liiiiittle bit more time.
Right! I'll track down all the links needed to look into this. If you can help me with more then throw them at me o7 Thanks!

Sorry, my irritation is not directed at you, you're excellent at your job! I'll run some links down.
 
Are you taking the missions from the system that the settlement is in, or where the owning faction is present? At the weekend I was getting destroy scavenger and salvage and scavenge missions and the like but no restore missions for a system nearby, but when I went to the station in that system and checked the boards there, the restore missions were present.

If the faction that owns the settlement isn't present in your home system, they can't generate missions for them there.
I canvass a whole area. Keeping track of what factions are in what systems are above my level of caring. It's a newer account so I am trying to get these cataloged in to my galaxy map anyway because I'm lacking information, like, intersteller factors and the like in my map. So, I'm flying pretty much all over the place up top and like I said, I saw 1 restore mission. It's probably different where there are more systems in tighter space.

I see your point, but don't see how that matters at any rate, I'm flying all over the place, 1 restore mission. How is that not an issue?

To be a little clearer, I'm flying around mapping AND looking for restore missions, but not following faction criteria (it wasn't in place before) but would gladly take restore and raid missions as they interested me, found a bunch of RAID missions but only a few NPCs where I could spoof their security, and 1 restore. That's the jist of it :)
 
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Hi Sally,

The feedback we get from you is truly a huge improvement.

Apropos the restore missions, this change makes more sense but it would be good if almost every faction offered one restore mission

The problem here is, what if the faction has no settlements that are offline?

It then can't offer any of that mission type, because it doesn't need doing.
 
ADS on the Intimidator? Will that be fixed soon?
And the incredibly long download times at data ports? All this should be an easy enough fix that would make tremendous impact.
 

sallymorganmoore

Senior Community Manager : Elite Dangerous
Sorry, my irritation is not directed at you, you're excellent at your job! I'll run some links down.

I mean it was a liiiiiittle bit because I was the goof who went and replied to the red pic and not the orange sidewinder BUT...it means a lot to you, I'm not hurt, I want to help ;)

OK LET'S GOOOOOOO, let's find this Orange Sidey nonsence and see what can be done!! Teamwork, James! MASSIVE thanks for the link support, seriously. You're awesome o7
 
Do you have Info about the FPS drops at settlements?
I did some investigating about the stutters at settlements that was introduced with update 5. Almost 100% convinced its the AI (which was updated in update 5).

Go to a settlement that is offline, with no AI present, and you wont get the stutters. At an online settlement with AI present, major stutters. Once you kill all the AI, the stutters disappear.
I did check to see if you powered up the offline settlement if the stutters appear, but they don't.

I have a ticket open about it.
 
The problem here is, what if the faction has no settlements that are offline?

It then can't offer any of that mission type, because it doesn't need doing.
On this, you are completely correct, but variety is the possibly most important thing for most of us. When having 75 missions available on foot, it is a shame when almost all of them are 'kill scavenegers' or settlement raids. For me at least, variety is the spice of life.
 

sallymorganmoore

Senior Community Manager : Elite Dangerous
Commanders, I know I talk a lot but I don't want you to think I'm just throwing the towel in here - but my day is about to end (I've got a final meeting of the day and then I really need to feed my tummy and sleep...TMI?)

Thank you so much for the feedback and conversation AGAIN today. I've taken lots of notes from this thread which will definitely prove really useful with my further adventures dev side for you. I may even pester a few of you further if I need a teeny bit more clarity :)

Have a super evening/day everyone o7 See you very soon, obviously.
 
On this, you are completely correct, but variety is the possibly most important thing for most of us. When having 75 missions available on foot, it is a shame when almost all of them are 'kill scavenegers' or settlement raids. For me at least, variety is the spice of life.

Agreed 100%.

Jus sayin, with this specific mission type, there's just no way to make sure each faction has one of them.

They could make sure that, if the faction has any "nearby" offline settlements, then it must have a restore mission though, which would probably solve it in most cases.
 
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