Camera mode warnings

Frang

F
Severity
Minor

Frequency
Once (<1%)

Time of occurrence
4pm

Date of occurrence
27/1

VR?
None / N/A

Location
BEagle point expediction WP2

Ship/SRV?
N/A

Ship Type
AspX

Commander Name
Frang

Description
Not a bug but a game flaw I think.
I'm a week into the Beagle Point expedition some 5000ly from Colonia.
While on the planet surface I go into camera mode to take some pics and look around.
When I get back into my ship, all modules are at zero and I have 3 minutes oxygen left.
Not knowing what to do I tried fixing but couldn't do it in time - ship destroyed and I lose a weeks travel and I'm back at Colonia.
I think I figured out what happened, somehow I have tripped silent running while in camera mode and the ship has fried. I'm going to check key bindings.
Thing is, there was no way of knowing. Shouldn't there be some kind of warning system while in camera mode?
If you get interdicted when in galaxy map, you are pulled back into the game, surely something like that could be set up.
At least a warning message?



Steps to Reproduce
n/a

Additional files?
 

QA-Jack

Frontier QA Team
Frontier
Hey Frang,

Thanks for your report - I'm going to move this to the suggestions/features section of our forum.
You're more than welcome to raise a ticket with our Customer support and they may be able to refund you some of your losses to lessen the blow!

Fly safe! o7
 

DARGAN

DARGAN
Hello,


yes, I have not yet been surprised in camera mode, I pay attention to what happens, so an alert for any type of danger (or the camera that cuts automatically) allow to be less attentive and focus on our framing effort. (and also we will save from unlikely bug lol).
 
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Valorin

Valorin
I once made some really great shots of my SRV next to a lava spout. When I switched back to the cockpit, my heat level was at 150% I think and half my vehicle fried. So yes, warnings, at least when the ship/srv takes damage when in camera mode would be splendid.
 

DARGAN

DARGAN
or simply put indicators at the top of the screen .. the heat of the ship and the integrity of her shield, ect..

this allows us to make his picture frame while keeping an eye on certain state, and flee when we wish it.. even in danger zone.
 
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