A few thoughts about current and future game

[Freespirit]

Hi All

I'm very happy with the Elite Dangerous so far and looking for more updates. Every new version brings some interesting features. Because the game is still in progress I think this is the best time for some thoughts about current and future state of the Elite Dangerous.

Current state of the game:
- Size of the galaxy is amazing. Like never seen before. You can select individual stars and get some information about them.
- Space stations look great (outside and inside), station announcements, moving vehicles, buildings.
- Ships look very good and are nice to fly (I like especially engine sound and frost effect on the glass)
- Hyper jump visualisation is great. Is much better then just single loading screen and waiting for new sector.
- Oculus Rift support. Great.
- Radar, left, right menu are good, very functional and easy to navigate.
- Docking procedure is nice. From flying inside the station with good sound effect, until placing the ship in correct position in the right bay. Nice design.
Fighting is dynamic with good physics. Explosions look impressive and guns sound how it should.

Future improvements/expectations:

- Size of the galaxy is already huge, but I'm wondering how devs will make systems to look unique. I would like to see differences between systems, different colors, planets, nebulas etc. I think is impossible to completely avoid 'copy and paste' but will be boring to fly in star systems which look nearly the same.
- At the moment space looks quite empty. I would like to see more space structures like stations, factories, mines, ect. Also space traffic should feel like this galaxy is a busy place. But also there should be some very quiet areas with hardly any ships.
- I would like to have an ability to freely walk inside my ship instead of just sitting in cockpit. Ideally will be also to walk inside the station after landing.
- Autopilot is a must, with the option 'Fly from A to B'
- Current space stations look very nice, but I would like to see many different variations of them. I mean different shapes instead of current one. Many different star systems should have special design of space structures (not only stations) unique only to this particular area of galaxy. This make an exploration much more interesting.

Looking forward to see more interesting features in Elite Dangerous. Thanks.

 

[Shepard]

Hi All

I'm very happy with the Elite Dangerous so far and looking for more updates. Every new version brings some interesting features. Because the game is still in progress I think this is the best time for some thoughts about current and future state of the Elite Dangerous.

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Future improvements/expectations:

- Size of the galaxy is already huge, but I'm wondering how devs will make systems to look unique. I would like to see differences between systems, different colors, planets, nebulas etc. I think is impossible to completely avoid 'copy and paste' but will be boring to fly in star systems which look nearly the same.
- At the moment space looks quite empty. I would like to see more space structures like stations, factories, mines, ect. Also space traffic should feel like this galaxy is a busy place. But also there should be some very quiet areas with hardly any ships.
- I would like to have an ability to freely walk inside my ship instead of just sitting in cockpit. Ideally will be also to walk inside the station after landing.
- Autopilot is a must, with the option 'Fly from A to B'
- Current space stations look very nice, but I would like to see many different variations of them. I mean different shapes instead of current one. Many different star systems should have special design of space structures (not only stations) unique only to this particular area of galaxy. This make an exploration much more interesting.

Looking forward to see more interesting features in Elite Dangerous. Thanks.

I have a very easy solution for you - along with Elite Dangerous also play a game called Star Citizen. They will have at release everything that you listed as future improvements. But it will be released much later than ED. Probably the end of next year.

 

[trekman]

Future improvements/expectations:

- Size of the galaxy is already huge, but I'm wondering how devs will make systems to look unique. I would like to see differences between systems, different colors, planets, nebulas etc. I think is impossible to completely avoid 'copy and paste' but will be boring to fly in star systems which look nearly the same.

- At the moment space looks quite empty. I would like to see more space structures like stations, factories, mines, ect. Also space traffic should feel like this galaxy is a busy place. But also there should be some very quiet areas with hardly any ships.

- I would like to have an ability to freely walk inside my ship instead of just sitting in cockpit. Ideally will be also to walk inside the station after landing.

- Autopilot is a must, with the option 'Fly from A to B'

- Current space stations look very nice, but I would like to see many different variations of them. I mean different shapes instead of current one. Many different star systems should have special design of space structures (not only stations) unique only to this particular area of galaxy. This make an exploration much more interesting.


Looking forward to see more interesting features in Elite Dangerous. Thanks.

1. I'm sure that the galaxy will look a lot different once they add things like nebulae, comets and other astronomical phenomena.

2. Expect the amount of traffic to change on Friday when the Premium beta people join the fun. There will be lots more going on then I think.

3. The ability to walk around your ship is planned but not for initial release. We will also be able to land on planets and get out of our ships at some point although not initially.

4.Agreed about autopilot. I would also like to see docking computers especially when handling the bigger ships. I am sure content like this will be added very soon.

5 Other types of space stations are planned. Check the latest newsletter for a sneak peek of a design that I think will be in the beta. There will also be ship yards for other really big ships that are just too big to fit in space stations. we havent seen these ships yet but David has said they will be in the game.

 

[Vikinger]

I have a very easy solution for you - along with Elite Dangerous also play a game called Star Citizen. They will have at release everything that you listed as future improvements. But it will be released much later than ED. Probably the end of next year.

Weird comment as he didn't mention SC at all and didn't make any comparisons.

 

[Keybuk]

Size of the galaxy is already huge, but I'm wondering how devs will make systems to look unique. I would like to see differences between systems, different colors, planets, nebulas etc. I think is impossible to completely avoid 'copy and paste' but will be boring to fly in star systems which look nearly the same.

Bear in mind that Elite: Dangerous takes place in our own galaxy, with a healthy sense of realism about that.

For example, those boring stars you see in the sky right now are individually and accurately placed based on your current location within the galaxy. If you were at Sol you would be able to see the constellations we see in our own night sky.

Space is black, I'm not sure what different colors you'd be expecting ;-)

Nebulae are huge interstellar gas clouds, the closest one to our star system is Orion and is 1,344 ± 20 light years away and estimated to be about 24 light years across.

In game terms that would take you around a hundred hyperspace jumps to get there, with a need to stop and refuel along the way. Figure a day of gameplay. And that's just to get to the point where the most familiar nebula is large enough to be more than just a dot in the sky.

(That said, I do hope FD render it appropriately ... because that would make a stunning explorer trip just to get the first screenshot)

Also Nebula are where stars are born, not the home of planets, life or civilizations... don't expect to buy Tea there.

 

[chaseydog]

Weird comment as he didn't mention SC at all and didn't make any comparisons.

Plenty of us are going to play both. No harm in letting the OP know there's an alternative. That being said most of what the OP is asking for should make it to ED eventually.

 

[metatheurgist]

At the moment space looks quite empty. I would like to see more space structures like stations, factories, mines, ect. Also space traffic should feel like this galaxy is a busy place. But also there should be some very quiet areas with hardly any ships.

Space is massive. Humans aren't everywhere. Human social hubs like Sol and Acheron should be well trafficked and developed but it shouldn't be like that everywhere. Even on Earth there are places that are no more than a few shacks with one or two vehicles, and Earth is a speck.