Adding the SRV and planets made the game better and somehow didn't turn ED into Forza Motorsport.
Another reason Legs might not be as great as you think
Adding the SRV and planets made the game better and somehow didn't turn ED into Forza Motorsport.
Because, stepping outside and walking around my spaceship to admire it some setting is one of the things X4 got right. Walking in, on and around it is interesting in its own right and I enjoyed it. Also enjoyed going EVA to repair it or complete certain missions. Doesn’t have to be an FPS to get some enjoyment out seeing something other than just the cockpit HUD.
ETA: One of the best visuals came when I was standing on the dock and gave orders for my fighters to attack an incoming frigate. Watching them all deploy, the hangers operating and then the distant battle seen from the open sky of the launch platform was good stuff. Miss that aspect a bit.
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You can do that anyway. Having an avatar on the screen isn't really going to change anything?
(not a dig)
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I can EVA to interact and repair the ship or complete missions now? I can walk down to the fighter bay now? How?
Oh wow, you can EVA out and repair ships already. That was a stealthy patch.
Or did you just fall into this concept art by mistake?
Oh wow, you can EVA out and repair ships already. That was a stealthy patch.
Or did you just fall into this concept art by mistake?
Okay; Do you actually believe that is going to happen? I know I don't (not anytime soon at least). That is not happening in Elite
If there was a Bafta for most disappointing developer in history award... FDEV would probably be nominated
It's very likely they will polish up the inside of the ships if we are ever to move around in the ships. It's a non-issue.
Elite has never been just a space ship game. It's about you as a commander surviving in a future environment. Currently our commanders are stuck to the seats.
That may change in the future. It certainly won't make Elite a different game if it does.
Okay; Do you actually believe that is going to happen? I know I don't (not anytime soon at least). That is not happening in Elite
If there was a Bafta for most disappointing developer in history award... FDEV would probably be nominated
I think they're going to add Legs. For various fairly empirical reasons:
- They've attached said intent to the point of sale for LEPs. An unwise thing to welch on, for PR reasons at minimum.
- They've been insistent since pre-launch that the current game has been designed with Legs expansions 'in mind'. Design decisions and assets in the game provide some evidence in that direction.
- They made comparable claims about Plandings, and such an expansion did indeed take place.
- They've allotted enough resourcing to the current PDLC production run that it's comparable to the launch run. Enough to make 'a whole new game', in some respects.
- The apparent 'leak', although unverifiable in its own right, has got all of its frequently detailed predictions correct to date. And it suggest Legs.
FDev have cash. They have intent for this DLC, writ large on the stock exchange. They have a long history of saying that Legs have always been the plan, and that they continue to be so.
I could dig up a load more sourcing, but you get the picture right? On balance there's a reasonable synthesis of evidence that suggests that FDev both intend, and have the resourcing, to have a stab at it.
(Whether or not they'll get hull breaches in I'm still very sceptical about however
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Why not anytime soon? Why cant this be the New Era? Its the newest eraest thing i can think of. What will change to make legs more viable in 5 years VS 12/2020??
Well it should be. Star Trek had all sorts of underlying themes. Primarily of which was Socialism.
That is easy: FDEV aren't very good at delivering anything when it comes to 'Elite'. And that is an understatement.
Beer goggles have a similar effect. Only one can away.If a player can take Skyrim from this:
To this:
with a "simple" mod, then hopefully Frontier's professional staff can "mod" ED to have improved interiors. My only worry is what effect this might have on performance. I have plenty of headroom in 2D, but in VR I'm right up against the limits of my GPU.
I think they're going to add Legs. For various fairly empirical reasons:
- They've attached said intent to the point of sale for LEPs. An unwise thing to welch on, for PR reasons at minimum.
- They've been insistent since pre-launch that the current game has been designed with Legs expansions 'in mind'. Design decisions and assets in the game provide some evidence in that direction.
- They made comparable claims about Plandings, and such an expansion did indeed take place.
- They've allotted enough resourcing to the current PDLC production run that it's comparable to the launch run. Enough to make 'a whole new game', in some respects.
- The apparent 'leak', although unverifiable in its own right, has got all of its frequently detailed predictions correct to date. And it suggest Legs.
FDev have cash. They have intent for this DLC, writ large on the stock exchange. They have a long history of saying that Legs have always been the plan, and that they continue to be so.
I could dig up a load more sourcing, but you get the picture right? On balance there's a reasonable synthesis of evidence that suggests that FDev both intend, and have the resourcing, to have a stab at it.
(Whether or not they'll get hull breaches in I'm still very sceptical about however
I admire your optimism
What has that got tondo with anything?
If a player can take Skyrim from this:
To this:
with a "simple" mod, then hopefully Frontier's professional staff can "mod" ED to have improved interiors. My only worry is what effect this might have on performance. I have plenty of headroom in 2D, but in VR I'm right up against the limits of my GPU.
This is actually my main concern. Changing the low res interiors to high res in the cockpit alone is one thing. But being confined in just the cockpit/bridge will be a letdown for everyone who has been waiting to walk around their ship. If FDev really wants to make Legs cool, they will have to add more interior to all the ships. A personal chambers, the cargo bay, the hanger, passenger cabins, engine room, etc. All that added stuff will cause more instancing issues. Instead of just loading in the cockpit, hardpoints, modules and exteriors of each ship that comes into instance, all these interiors will have to be loaded into every instance as well. They could do something like a "loading screen" while you were docked or landed on a planetary body, then you would be warped into a different instance where the whole interior existed (as it would otherwise not exist in "normal" instancing), but I really don't know if that would work in the current peer-to-peer model.
Sure, a top o' the line pc might be able to handle this, but your basic gaming rig or console? We can barely handle multiple players in one instance as it is....
EDIT: Btw, props for Lydia. Better looking Lydia is better looking. I just don't like the mods that change her personality and take away her snark.
As long as my space helmet has the Pilots Federation standard HUD, I'll feel comfortable walking around on my space legs.
I very much doubt we will be confined to the cockpit or bridge, that would make the paid expansion pointless and I very much doubt it will sell.
