Thanks for taking the time to answer Qs David, missed most of it sadly, but we're all excited for the week ahead (48 of us in Elite 17th Gurkha), is there anything more you could tell us about group play? and good luck at the weekend!
Thanks for taking the time to answer Qs David, missed most of it sadly, but we're all excited for the week ahead (48 of us in Elite 17th Gurkha), is there anything more you could tell us about group play? and good luck at the weekend!
It was answered, very well...Originally Posted by Drexen(Source)
First, thanx for a wonderful game.
My question is on something of....functionality I guess.
When viewing the GALAXY MAP there can be a lot of info there, and maybe it would be nice to have a way to see what system I have been to in the past, and what system I have not been to. Something as simple as Systems I have not been too are normal font, systems I have been to are in bold font. Easy to see, no additional filter to run and no matter what view I look in it is all the same (Allegience, Trade, Size etc.)
But, thanx again, and take care, looking forward to wasting as much of my two month vacation piloting across the galaxy as I can!
THANX!Originally Posted by David Braben(Source)
Hello David, nice of you to poke your head out of the trench!
Let me just take aim..
Okay. Given that you seem fairly firm on the no offline mode thing. Would Frontier consider collaborating with a community led effort to develop an open source offline server that would be tolerably interesting to play? If not would Frontier make any specific efforts to shut down such a venture?
Hello, just to clarify I am a standard beta customer, not original backer, so I "missed" part of the story.Originally Posted by Zuikaku(Source)
That said : your first point seems to be well addressed by the SOLO mode.
I do see your (and many other's) point being able to play without an internet connection and personally I am a Open source fan so I would love to see the code published to the community, but that's just not realistic right now (it uses their proprietary engine, for starters).
So the problem there is not the "internet" part, it is the reassurance of being able to play the game regardless of the future of FD.
That said, indeed FD can go under, but we should consider that we just celebrated the 30th anniversary of Elite... meh, that's a pretty solid record I would say, so chances are that it will be around for a few years more, maybe.
yes I agree , even if its only the ghost of what once was.Originally Posted by Novaflare(Source)
I would be happy with it then.
and I think a hole lot of others too.
Hi David ! One of ur Original '84ers here :-)
From Gamma/Preview onwards will the locations of ship equipment stay random in Stations or will they be fixed ?
Thx for ur answer ;-)
The Panther Clipper is coming. It is a big trading ship - a bit like the Lakon Type 9's big brother.Originally Posted by Pennyblack(Source)
Please, some comment about stealth mechanics? And about multi-player ships? (I asked earlier)
Hi. Thanks for the response. Yes I played about 5 hours this past weekend. I spend a sizeable part of the year in rural Brittany without comms but also fear for the longevity of the game. Having been playing FFE since release consider that to have been one of my best ever purchases. An online version will not have this longevity. I've already opened a ticket for refund hopefully that'll be dealt with pretty swiftly.Originally Posted by David Braben(Source)
Okay, sorry. I must have missed it. Can you tell me what the date was please?Originally Posted by CommanderRyder(Source)
4 billion stars, but David if I was to travel to the centre of our galaxy, what, if anything would I expect to find there, I have not seen before in the game. new races, new special anomalies. ect
Just popped in to say that I'm enormously relieved to hear the answer to "that" question. I know on the surface it sounds like a huge decision but in the end it's quite simple; brown sauce is the only way to go with bacon.
It was even better to have a notepad. Is it too difficult to allow notes per system?Originally Posted by David Braben(Source)
Apart from the playable volume we have already seen, and the rest of the Galaxy - about what percentage of the game have we seen so far?
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