A whole new area of the interface, providing a more classical DOS/Linux-like console to absolute nerds, and giving the devs a new area to work (to give more gameplay content).
Example of "classic" console:
This console would serve the purpose of doing more complex and intricate tasks that the normal UI wasnt "designed" for; engineering tasks, in-depth diagnostics, etc.
Imagine having a part of the ship break down during the middle of a long and boring exploration flight, having the cargo hatch or the planetary scanner probes not working would be a huge nuisance, but having a more "old" or "basic" way of handling these things would bring in the feeling of the ship being much more complex than it actually looks like, and mastering these tools would bring confidence and appreciation about the ship being more "ship"-like, instead of a big frame for your seat.
ED's current interface (as noted by someone i was talking about this) feels like it's sparse and is made to "be usable", it is made to be an interface for the pilots, and general glitchy effects havent been ironed out (maybe due to cost, or maybe due to "eh, this is fine" attitudes, maybe both). Which is why a Terminal/Console in some/every ship(s) would make sense to give a lot more ship control to the pilots.
Here's some command examples:
Please note, these are some example commands. Give criticism!
Example of "classic" console:
This console would serve the purpose of doing more complex and intricate tasks that the normal UI wasnt "designed" for; engineering tasks, in-depth diagnostics, etc.
Imagine having a part of the ship break down during the middle of a long and boring exploration flight, having the cargo hatch or the planetary scanner probes not working would be a huge nuisance, but having a more "old" or "basic" way of handling these things would bring in the feeling of the ship being much more complex than it actually looks like, and mastering these tools would bring confidence and appreciation about the ship being more "ship"-like, instead of a big frame for your seat.
ED's current interface (as noted by someone i was talking about this) feels like it's sparse and is made to "be usable", it is made to be an interface for the pilots, and general glitchy effects havent been ironed out (maybe due to cost, or maybe due to "eh, this is fine" attitudes, maybe both). Which is why a Terminal/Console in some/every ship(s) would make sense to give a lot more ship control to the pilots.
Here's some command examples:
Bash:
# Example of a ship function as a command:
cargoscp <on/off>
# Toggles cargoscoop on or off
# Example of a diagnostic command:
logs [filter]
# Gives latest verbose ship log entries, with an additional "filter" parameter to filter through the logs by keyword, entry "owner", entry reference, or more.
# Example of engineering commands:
python devices list
python devices test thruster04
python devices disable thruster04
python devices remove --slot=thruster04 thr_EFA84
python devices move thr_EFA84 cgbay
python devices move thr_E4B80 thruster04
python devices attach --slot=thruster04 thr_E4B80
python devices enable thruster04
# Commanding the ship to move spare parts from and to the cargo bay, detaching busted parts, and attaching new ones.
# Reboot the navigation system
python com sys-nav rebootPlease note, these are some example commands. Give criticism!
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