From the First Great Expedition
I've compiled a set of questions from the First Great Expedition forum. There's quite a few of them but then there's quite a few of us.
Will it be possible for a group of players to explore 1000s of light years out into unexplored space, and will we be able to do this at the start of gamma? Also, what is your vision for the exploration game? (Hellhawk666, Reighdar)
One of the big planning problems the First Great Expedition has is with supply and servicing. As we get further out our supply lines may become prohibitively long, effectively limiting the range we can strike out to. So, will we be able to buy/hire/otherwise acquire large ships to follow us, where we can repair ships, service hyperdrives, recharge or buy supplies etc? If not, how quickly do you anticipate colonies to appear in space we explore? (Hellhawk666, Reighdar, Argon, Voyager_NL)
There was a hint that there'd be an exploration-focused livestream at some point. Is this likely to happen and if so, any idea when? (Gibbonici)
Will black holes, pulsars etc have their physical effects simulated? (ZR_aka)
Also, will star-forming regions such as the Scorpius and Lupus Dark Regions be simulated? (Gibbonici)
Have you taken into account the effects of intragalactic star movement when creating the Milky Way Galaxy of the 34th Century? How much licence would you have had to use to take into account the possibility of stars, whose light is currently visible from Earth today, that may no longer exist when we visit their origins in the game? (ZR_aka)
When are we likely to see group play, friends lists and other stuff that will let us play with friends? (Dobbo)
Without wanting spoilers, are we likely to discover alien races/civilisations, mysterious wrecks, ancient spacestations and such out in the wildernesses of space? (yes or no is good enough
) (Delazure, Mellivor)
What about Generation Ships? (ZR_aka)
Space is very big, so will it be possible to send ship coordinates to other alliance members or friends so they can meet up in areas with no space stations or POIs? How will it work? (Brian)
Looking ahead, will there be another layer of exploration methods with planetary landing introduction? Will planetary landing and walking around combine into an ability to take an actual step on foreign worlds? (Elden)
At what point will we be able to begin to colonize beyond the current limits of what is human colonization in the game (i.e. starting our own outposts, building stations, marking claims, naming systems on behalf of human-kind, etc.). I'm sure this won't be available in Gamma, but do you see this as a natural progression for the game? (Slam_Dunk)
We've seen improvement in NPC AI, will this continue to improve over time? (Jamestar)
When the avatar expansion is out will we be able visit and crew each others' ships? (Harker)
Will ED support haptic VR devices (such as force-feedback gloves etc) when they become available? (Shigawire)
