News Chapter Four - Exploration Reveal
Will we still get an instant visual of all bodies from ADS?
CMDR’s use this to quickly visually indentify within seconds interesting looking bodies for further investigation.
Spending time to reveal the visuals on every body in system will be a huge time sink & bind for most.
CMDR’s use this to quickly visually indentify within seconds interesting looking bodies for further investigation.
Spending time to reveal the visuals on every body in system will be a huge time sink & bind for most.
I think that a video demo showcasing the practicalities of these great ideas might be easier to digest, but I think they sound fab.
Will the galaxy map have similar updates with how that displays information; will it have similar screens matching the system map capabilities?
When I was out exploring a starfield that I had visited a couple of years ago I was having difficulty locating the stars I had already visited to finish scanning them. Blue stars on a black background don't exactly stand out and you have to be relatively close before they display.
It occurred to me that 1) you could change the colour to green or yellow to make it stand out more, or 2) you could create a bubble around the visited star (like the powerplay or planetary POI) that decreases in accuracy as you zoom out, but helps you zoom in to the area of space you are interested in. (obviously, I prefer option 2 because it would improve gameplay, but also because it would give a player the apprciation of where they have been and where they haven't).
Also, it would be cool to have systems outside the human bubble that are not showing as having been visited be added to that list if you can see the system map.
Will the galaxy map have similar updates with how that displays information; will it have similar screens matching the system map capabilities?
When I was out exploring a starfield that I had visited a couple of years ago I was having difficulty locating the stars I had already visited to finish scanning them. Blue stars on a black background don't exactly stand out and you have to be relatively close before they display.
It occurred to me that 1) you could change the colour to green or yellow to make it stand out more, or 2) you could create a bubble around the visited star (like the powerplay or planetary POI) that decreases in accuracy as you zoom out, but helps you zoom in to the area of space you are interested in. (obviously, I prefer option 2 because it would improve gameplay, but also because it would give a player the apprciation of where they have been and where they haven't).
Also, it would be cool to have systems outside the human bubble that are not showing as having been visited be added to that list if you can see the system map.
Well, if they ever decide to make exploration more hostile, you'll probably need to completely rethink that combat explorer then.
Questions, hope I am not too late
1) Will the Planetary songs in the System Map have any connection to the Energy Readings one gets so we can have an audio cue on the planet type?
2) In the screenshot of the Gas Giant are the Material % shown; A place holder, or for the Gas Giant, or for its rings?
3) Just confirming the Discovery Scanner will now have the function of both current Discovery Scanner & Detailed surface scanner and the Detailed surface scanner will now be for probe launching for planetary surface mapping?
1) Will the Planetary songs in the System Map have any connection to the Energy Readings one gets so we can have an audio cue on the planet type?
2) In the screenshot of the Gas Giant are the Material % shown; A place holder, or for the Gas Giant, or for its rings?
3) Just confirming the Discovery Scanner will now have the function of both current Discovery Scanner & Detailed surface scanner and the Detailed surface scanner will now be for probe launching for planetary surface mapping?
Will it be possible to subtract the known energy spectrum from the total 'honk' spectrum returned by the scan, in order to get a better idea of what kinds of bodies are still to be discovered?
EDIT: addressed in OP; yes, this is done as bodies are identified:
EDIT: addressed in OP; yes, this is done as bodies are identified:
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This is an update for EXPLORERS... obviously they weren't considering you when they decided to do the first Explorers update in 3-4 years, if exploration becomes a chore it's because you couldn't care less about the actual discoveries, it seems it's only the glitter and the now, now, now, that interest you.
and as it's not been seen in action yet we don't know what if any changes will occur!
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What is this, a bedtime for ants? It's 21:40 in the UK.
Adam is the lead singer of Adam and the Ants. Confirmed!
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Well, if they ever decide to make exploration more hostile, you'll probably need to completely rethink that combat explorer then.
Why is that? I was thinking something along these lines might do well enough, assuming I can ever manage the Engineer meta grind, which is doubtful. https://coriolis.io/outfit/vulture?...Rf6930DqkuIKVcCAAA=&bn=The Ronin 03D-DW Prime
Looks like I might be able to free up some extra space by getting rid of my DSS now though, since it won't be doing me much good without ammo.
Interesting, for me the need to restock is what makes exploration believable and engaging. Having to land and collect materials breaks the tedium of jump&honking and provides an incentive to land beyond making screenshots.
Thanks just seen.
Question about this one:
Currently discovery sharing in wings is a bit borked (with people losing out & the way wings have to scan the body at the same time within 1000 ls of each other), will this be the same or something entirely different?
If for example player A scans the body A1 but player B scans B2, will both players get the discovery of A1 and B2 or do they have to both scan A1 & B2 individually?
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Look at it this way: Every now and then, you'll have to break your discovering "monotony" (which will of course get way less monotone with the update) and descend to one of the planets, unpack your SRV and hunt for some materials. Or just outfit a mining laser (no refinery needed!) and enter a ring for some mining fun.
Surely you will find promising places for this gathering excursions while cartographing the galaxy.
Really, I like how this updates ties multiple game mechanics together!
I do like that USSs are getting needed attention. As far as explorations goes, I think you have missed the point about what is missing in exploration. It's never been about mechanics, no matter how engaging the mechanics they will become dull and tedious after you've done it 100 times. What exploration in Elite Dangerous needs is interesting things to actually find and discover.
It would be a nice touch if the SRV activity needed to replenish micro probes was a side effect of an exploration related ground activity, say, if a scan of a fumarole field netted a generous Universal Cartographics payday, and chances are you would find enough mats to reload your DSS on your way to the field from the ship.
Upper or lower intestine?
Upper or lower intestine?
I like landing on my own accord. As the game is, I can more or less stay out in the black indefinitely as long as I'm careful enough. I like that.
Good god this sounds amazing. Am I allowed to be suspicious because this sounds TOO awesome?
One question/suggestion - any possibility of introducing a mechanic for granting naming rights? It would be so much fun and more rewarding to be be able to name a system and all of its bodies once you've discovered them. Having your name attached is nice and all, but you never see it anywhere other than the system map - you can't even see or look up a list of all your discoveries anywhere in the game. I think allowing us to *see* our discoveries stacked up somewhere, would add to the sense of progression and accomplishment. Right now it's kind of a one and done affair.
One question/suggestion - any possibility of introducing a mechanic for granting naming rights? It would be so much fun and more rewarding to be be able to name a system and all of its bodies once you've discovered them. Having your name attached is nice and all, but you never see it anywhere other than the system map - you can't even see or look up a list of all your discoveries anywhere in the game. I think allowing us to *see* our discoveries stacked up somewhere, would add to the sense of progression and accomplishment. Right now it's kind of a one and done affair.
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