After Ten Years, The Time Has Come...

...to add more lines to the random security, cruise ship and NPC dialogs.

Spent the afternoon roundtripping between a planet and my space station under construction. Almost every time I landed on the planet I see "Taking off to find that rattle. I'll see if I can lock it down" from a random security ship.The number of iterations is quite small in all random dialog options. "Is there a problem officer?" and the inevittable favorite, "This cruise line is in the top 1%..." repeat over and over.

So if you are as annoyed as me, lets do something about it and have a thread of suggestions for new dialog. Then FDEV just needs to copy and paste into the existing text file and away we go. Variety...

Getting a weak signal. Not sure if it's a cashed ship beacon. Investigating.
All systems nominal. Fuel tanks half-full.
Hydraulic pressure below normal, but will do one more circuit.
Power fluctuating slightly. Need to take a look.
Reporting a malfunction in environmental controls. Repairs underway.
The throttle is sticking again! Have maintenance meet me on the pad.
Crew reports minor discomfort due to fluctuating gravity levels during docking.
Communications array is offline; attempting manual override procedures.
All weapons online and operational, awaiting targeting solutions.
Detected an anomaly in the shield grid—need to reroute power from defensive systems.
Life support indicates a 5% oxygen drop in my reserve tank.
Be warned. You might fire first, but I'll fire last!.
Shield integrity at 95%. Minor breaches detected in port section.
Fuel reserves dropping faster than projected—need to refuel soon.
Engines operational, but port thrusters running hot.
Possible spike in cosmic radiation levels. I'll monitor.
Fuel scoop acting up again.
Navigation system detecting unexpected gravitational anomalies.
Cargo bay pressure fluctuating—possible breach in sealing panels.
Fuel cell contamination detected—needs immediate isolation and cleaning.
Maintenance requested for lighting systems when I land.
Fuel scoop malfunctioning again; unable to refuel without repairs.
SRV tracks spotted. Possible unauthorized personnel detected in restricted zone.
 
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I see an opportunity to creatively implement AI. I'm not sure if FDev wants to go further down that rabbit hole, but the possibilities with AI NPC dialogue are endless.
lol I don’t think AI is needed for this they just need to write more than 3 lines of dialogue. But sure have AI wire the lines then why not.
 
We need more variety in concourse layouts (not just new colours and posters).

We need more variety in sleeping NPC animations at stations.

We need more variety in bodyshape and form across player and NPC characters.

We need more variety in emotes.

We need more variety in cockpit controls.


FDev does not do variety. It's one-size fits all. Cookie-cutter at a mass scale.


Go on FDev, prove us wrong and put some variety back into this game please. It deserves it!
 
I want to hear all about the happy couple on the wedding barge when he finds the bride... umm... "dancing" with the best man in the emergency escape pod.
 
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