I think there are more important things to fix atmen.
The reason you have to be on board to transfer Fuel is that you cant fly the across the universe without beeing in board.
Why they dont want that dont know
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The reason you have to be on board to transfer Fuel is that you cant fly the across the universe without beeing in board.
Why they dont want that dont know
No, it doesn't. They're talking about the launch date of the DLC, not the act of starting the game.
It doesn't matter how many entries they add to the launcher. It's still the same game, the same executable, whether you have the DLCs or not.
I'm not entirely certain that will remain so when Odyssey is launched, only because the base game has VR support 'baked in', Horizons DLC utilised the same VR code from the base, so was likely just 'bolting on' the landable body content etc. As we have been told Odyssey will not support VR 'at launch' it may be a subtle hint that it indeed is built on an updated version of Cobra, one that didn't already contain the 'hooks' to the VR libraries.
From a snippet posted from a shareholder (some months ago) it appears he'd been told the expansion was being built on an improved engine - but as it is hearsay only...
Perhaps, as the Developer Diaries appear in the forum, we will be told - by the developers themselves - if we are looking at an engine rebuild for Odyssey.
It was just one example of many half baked jobs they've put out. It just happens to be the thing that annoys me. You are of course right.
FDEV has already said that ODYSSEY will not support VR (on initial release, but we all know that means it's gone). VR will be available in HORIZONS and earlier, but not in ODYSSEY.
I want to see a hybrid approach - VR in-cockpit when flying, and flat-screen for the FPS elements. Switching into and out of VR is relatively simple and I already do it all the time when I'm using the SRV (I get VR sickness from the SRV, but not from flying). It's just a couple of switches in the OPTIONS menu - this could easily be automated or they could provide a hotkey to allow switching. There's even an element of immersion in it; I "put on my helmet" when flying and take it off when exiting the ship.
Not really; all they have to do is prevent selection of the VR mode in OPTIONS and VR is gone from the game.
Yes, you CAN easily switch back and forth between VR and flat-screen WITHOUT restarting; I do it all the time.
You go into OPTIONS/GRAPHICS and change "3D" to OFF and then into DISPLAY and select full-screen/resolution. You're now in non-VR full-screen mode.
Reversing this is even easier: Just go back into "3D" and select "HMD". You're now back in VR mode.
There's no reason it couldn't be programmed into the game to exit VR when in FPS mode and re-enter VR when back in the cockpit.
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I wonder if the first dev diary will be:
'How we develop our communication strategy'
'How we develop our communication strategy'
There is nothing in FD's announcement to suggest that Odyssey won't be bolted on the way Horizons was. There is nothing to suggest that VR support has been downgraded in the upcoming client. This is nothing but conjecture with the intent to raise the drama level up to eleven.
Given Horizons as a proof of concept, here's what is most likely to happen: If you don't have the Odyssey DLC, nothing will change. You'll have VR while sitting in the ship or in the SRV, but you won't be able to get up and walk around. If you do have the Odyssey DLC, you will have access to planets with tenuous atmospheres, but when you get up from your seat, the view will switch to 2D. It doesn't even mean you'll have to take off your headset, as they could simply project the 2D scenery onto a virtual cinema screen in VR.
The least likely thing to happen is FD maintaining two code bases and shipping two clients.
I agree. It would be helpful for FDev to clarify whether this is the intended plan.
We will as soon as we can - first info landing in August, then you will find it is more regular going forward!
-Arf
How would you interpret "VR will not be supported at launch" with respect to the Odyssey DLC?
I don't believe I was being particularly dramatic... That comment in itself does appear to be so, perhaps?
ETA: I assume you took the time to read this:
ANNOUNCEMENT - Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Announcement
Is atmospheric landings for real? This is my deal breaker...
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This seems incredibly unlikely. I seriously doubt there's going to be some kind of headset supported picture-in-picture for the 2D portions of the game. This kind of speculation is every bit as reachy and groundless as the people you're arguing against.
Well that's literally what they did last time. There were two code bases and two clients.
if it was only half as regular as when you launch paint jobs,you would make the community happy.We will as soon as we can - first info landing in August, then you will find it is more regular going forward!
-Arf
I know you're new, but it's not the first time we've heard this from a CM, then they are almost 3 weeks in silent in the middle of a broken patch. A little seriousness please, it's time.
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Where I know it from. It is the current state of the launcher since releasing the game. As far you select Odyssey no VR will working in each combination. A hybrid solution is not working due to the different rendering.
I don't know switching render paths ingame. It's possible but not really comfortable because of loading times.
Like you claim "when you start odyssey no VR will work" you dont know it not a bit.
Yes the launcher was in this State for like 6 years.And there was no reason to change that cause they just release 1 DLC in this time.
So it's time to change and why not it's just a launcher !!!
So wait and see and stop claiming this fairytale or stop sounding like a old fart "we always launch Elite this way why we should change it now"
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