Selectable comms would have been more useful than hand signals

[Felix DiCestria]

In addition, I want rude emotes that I can use when piloting!

Possibly, with my COVAS announcing "Your target is angrily shaking their fist at you", or an announcement along these lines in the upper right panel!

You want wind down windows on your cockpit?

 

[StuBaDub]

You want wind down windows on your cockpit?

Or insert hermetically sealed gloves into one cockpit panel of each ship...

 

[HRDiagram]

You want wind down windows on your cockpit?

OMG, yes!

Either extend my arm in a gesture that's more powerful than G5 PA, or rest my elbow out, in a display of confident carelessness!

 

[Trollymctrollerson]

How about one of those holographic billboards you see at the coriolis stations? How about a C1 optional internal or utility mount that let's a players ship project a custom hologram message.

 

[Flimley]

Could you implement a system to hang semaphore flags out the window? People could use the moochy slf pilots to wave them, and give them a job, and it would mean they were visible in the cockpit - killing two birds with one stone.

An alternative would be like those planes that carry message banners out the back, but the commando could get the message out with a clever puff of exhaust.


I look forward to receiving my royalty cheques in the mail from next Monday, and in case anyone thinks I'm being serious, this is a joke!

That’s crazy complicated. Why not plastic coffee cups and long bits of string. \o/

Flimley

 

[Rhazul Redman]

Maybe a set of predefined and/or custom phrases - it would really help with fast coms

gg wp

 

[Bottom Hat]

That’s crazy complicated. Why not plastic coffee cups and long bits of string. \o/

Flimley

That would certainly expedite the idea - where were you earlier when I was pitching? We could be rich like Brebus now!

 

[YORKSH1RE NEO]

where were you earlier when I was pitching?

This is either reference to:
a) a tent
b) a ship
c) a euphemism for something entirely different!

 

[Northpin]

In addition, I want rude emotes that I can use when piloting!

Possibly, with my COVAS announcing "Your target is angrily shaking their fist at you", or an announcement along these lines in the upper right panel!

Getting strong Benny Hill vibes here

 

[nemolomen]

I find that I typically communicate with NPCs using the shoot first and maybe ask questions later method...it works for me so far...except when it doesn't

 

[YORKSH1RE NEO]

I find that I typically communicate with NPCs using the shoot first and maybe ask questions later method...it works for me so far...except when it doesn't

You actually bother to ask questions??

 

[nemolomen]

You actually bother to ask questions??

Well, I did say 'maybe ask...'

 

[DULL DAVE]

I was actually talking about robbing NPCs and CMDRs, but sure it would work the other way too. You just target the ship and send one of a list of comms. It gets translated to the system language. I don't think voice comms works as an alternative.

 

[Phoenix_Dfire]

I was actually talking about robbing NPCs and CMDRs, but sure it would work the other way too. You just target the ship and send one of a list of comms. It gets translated to the system language. I don't think voice comms works as an alternative.

Like I said. We need a 'Stand and Deliver!' challange to make the cowardly NPC drop their cargo and run away!

ARRRR!

 

[Jack Winter]

You want wind down windows on your cockpit?

Loo paper out of the cockpit window might work?

 

[WayLongWay]

Oh yes, I want an insult fencing system implemented! No need for PAs.

Source: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s_bHFhs_65Q

 

[ethelred]

Jesus, we get engagement from someone at frontier and youse lot just suggest idiocy, lol.

I think something similar to the CMDR emotes would work well - in chat and translated into your ships language so they say "Avast!" Or similar.

 

[WayLongWay]

Jesus, we get engagement from someone at frontier and youse lot just suggest idiocy, lol.

How dare you! That's one of the most sophisticated combat systems in a game!

On another note I think there are more pressing issues in ED than a few default ship to ship messages, where the energy is better spent.

 

[Felix DiCestria]

How dare you! That's one of the most sophisticated combat systems in a game!

On another note I think there are more pressing issues in ED than a few default ship to ship messages, where the energy is better spent.

OTOH it's something that should be relatively simple with a potentially substantial impact on play interaction.

 

[WayLongWay]

OTOH it's something that should be relatively simple with a potentially substantial impact on play interaction.

Simple implementation, yes. Real impact, only with a lot of thought on the concept. You can very quickly end up in a scenario, where most commanders fail the Turing test. An o7 spam fest.