A few cool things from Elite II I'd like to see come back

Hi guys. If this subject has already been posted, then I apologize for re-posting. Though I most certainly do love this game, I do feel like there are a few things that I really enjoyed-from the earlier sequals of elite-that I would love to see making a comeback.

I won't mention planetary landings, as I know that is already on the agenda for future DLC. However, the things I would like to see are:

1) A return of Passenger Cabins-to act as a passenger carrier.

2) A return of Cargo Bay life support-as a prerequisite of moving live cargo, either the slaves we already have in the game *or* live animals.

3) Given (2) I'd obviously like to see a return of live animal & animal furs transport to the game.

4) Given that individual components have their own damage track, & can be repaired separately or altogether, I'd love to see a return of regular servicing of your craft, & the chance for parts to fail if they haven't been serviced or upgraded in a specific time-frame. I'd especially love it if there could be a chance of mis-jumps. They would be far, far less annoying than in Elite II, as you could still make it to the system you were originally headed to....it would just take longer than originally planned....& you might even need to Supercruise to get the remainder of the distance.

5) High Rank military missions-like reconnaissance & bombing.....though that might have to wait until we have planetary landings too.

Anyway, just a few thoughts. I'd be interested to know if people here agree....or if there is some feature I missed, that people would like to see back in the game.

Yours,

Marcus.
 
Absolutely agree. I had really hoped ED would see all the features of the previous games on release and then just add more later. These were all things that added immersion.
 
Count me in! Everything from F:E2 can go into E: D if you ask me. Right now we're kind of between E and F:E2, featurewise, and I'd love to see us getting back to the insane level of detail of F:E2.

Also pictures of the people you're interacting with would be nice, makes everything feel a bit more alive.
 
Yep, I agree the Bombing Runs and reconnaissance runs bring back many happy memories from Elite II. I also remember the parts failing at the most embarrassing time when I had forgotten to get the ship serviced!
 
Yes hauling passengers is a missed feature. Will hopefully be included later. Correct me if i'm wrong but did'nt some of the passengers have a shady record and needed to bail out...? Would be a lovely mechanic (suddenly realising youre driving a criminal and cops on your tail)

*bad grammar, just woke up* ;p
 
what i think
3. animals and animal furs definitely need to be introduced for transport +1
4. mis jumping and then supercruise blueballs with that buzzing engine sound please no
5. bombing yes ofc. the torpedo bays for sale in stations are a good hint for what might come up next in the game

overall good sugestions except the extra supercruise punishment
 
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Hi guys. If this subject has already been posted, then I apologize for re-posting. Though I most certainly do love this game, I do feel like there are a few things that I really enjoyed-from the earlier sequals of elite-that I would love to see making a comeback.

I won't mention planetary landings, as I know that is already on the agenda for future DLC. However, the things I would like to see are:

1) A return of Passenger Cabins-to act as a passenger carrier.

2) A return of Cargo Bay life support-as a prerequisite of moving live cargo, either the slaves we already have in the game *or* live animals.

3) Given (2) I'd obviously like to see a return of live animal & animal furs transport to the game.
Given (3) obviously there would be some crazy prince of something something that offers you a killer deal on an exotic pet! :)
 
Agreed OP. Some nice additions there to be sure. I used to love doing the recon and later the bombing missions =)
Have some Rep.
 
Don't forget the Ship Registration ID on the hull, nice feature that could also be use in starport comm like 'cobra mkIII LJ1704V, you're clear to land pad 12" !
 
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