Content Recap - Beyond - Chapter Four Livestream - Exploration and the Codex
One thing not many people are talking about......does anyone here believe that the new UI's & Codex will significantly decrease reliance on 3rd party websites, & other resources?
Yes, but he didn't mention modded DSS having finite ammo, which is kind of the point.
My slice of feedback
Coooooooool, I like this. Makes a bit more sense. Should scans of these discovered stellar bodies be rewarding less credits than they currently do, though? (I reckon they should...down with Road to Riches )
Sounds like it's set to become a big part of system navigation. The process looks good to me, and I've heard good stuff so far. [up]
It only hit me recently that this is reminiscent of Mass Effect's probing minigame - which I'll say is a good thing. Unlimited probe ammo strays a bit from "muh immersion", but then, if we're talking something like disposable nano-machine probes...? Alternatively I can head-canon it that all the materials we get gets partially used for this, in amounts minute enough to not worry about. So, I reckon I'm on board with this.
I REALLY like the listed changes to USS's.
One thing I'm not sure of is, does this also apply to non-permanent Planetary POI's?
Hm, I think increasing 'first discovery' bonus is good, 'first mapped' is okay, but I still reckon scanning already-known stuff should be worth less than it is now.
Did you guys mention the ORRERY?! Sweeeeeeeeeeeet. You rascals, hiding the fact you were making the Orrery come to life after all....
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The archive is a neat addition I didn't think of, cool!
Also, I see what you did with "42 regions". Nice touch, lol
I really like this 'rumoured' thing too, again something I didn't have any inkling could be possible before. This 'breadcrumb trail' sounds like exactly what many CMDRs are looking for, and it's cool how it creates a new means of interacting with other players.
I wonder how much time I'm about to spend browsing through the Knowledgebase....
Night vision pulse...sounds cool, and I wager will be a much-appreciated touch particularly for miners.
UI improvements are always appreciated, and the changes seem to go far enough that this will mark a new stage of the game experience. Still no customization though?
Coooooooool, I like this. Makes a bit more sense. Should scans of these discovered stellar bodies be rewarding less credits than they currently do, though? (I reckon they should...down with Road to Riches
)Sounds like it's set to become a big part of system navigation. The process looks good to me, and I've heard good stuff so far. [up]
It only hit me recently that this is reminiscent of Mass Effect's probing minigame - which I'll say is a good thing. Unlimited probe ammo strays a bit from "muh immersion", but then, if we're talking something like disposable nano-machine probes...? Alternatively I can head-canon it that all the materials we get gets partially used for this, in amounts minute enough to not worry about. So, I reckon I'm on board with this.
I REALLY like the listed changes to USS's.
One thing I'm not sure of is, does this also apply to non-permanent Planetary POI's?
Hm, I think increasing 'first discovery' bonus is good, 'first mapped' is okay, but I still reckon scanning already-known stuff should be worth less than it is now.
Did you guys mention the ORRERY?! Sweeeeeeeeeeeet. You rascals, hiding the fact you were making the Orrery come to life after all....
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The archive is a neat addition I didn't think of, cool!
Also, I see what you did with "42 regions". Nice touch, lol
I really like this 'rumoured' thing too, again something I didn't have any inkling could be possible before. This 'breadcrumb trail' sounds like exactly what many CMDRs are looking for, and it's cool how it creates a new means of interacting with other players.
I wonder how much time I'm about to spend browsing through the Knowledgebase....
Night vision pulse...sounds cool, and I wager will be a much-appreciated touch particularly for miners.
UI improvements are always appreciated, and the changes seem to go far enough that this will mark a new stage of the game experience. Still no customization though?
"If you have mapped planet on which you’re able to land that contains points of interest such as Thargoid Imprints or Guardian Ruins, Settlements, or Wrecked Ships, they will appear as targetable markers."
Nice. So that's what they're called now?
Btw anybody knows what's become of Sandro? I kind of miss him. His last post dates from June. Hm. #rememberbazmeson
Killed a baddie named Space Loach in the vicinity of Colonia yesterday, but I swear it was an NPC.
EDIT: Ok, he's presumed to be happy at least (and T7 never looked as good): https://twitter.com/StripedWormLair/status/1053234435963920384
O7,
[noob]
Nice. So that's what they're called now?
Btw anybody knows what's become of Sandro? I kind of miss him. His last post dates from June. Hm. #rememberbazmeson
Killed a baddie named Space Loach in the vicinity of Colonia yesterday, but I swear it was an NPC.
EDIT: Ok, he's presumed to be happy at least (and T7 never looked as good): https://twitter.com/StripedWormLair/status/1053234435963920384
O7,
[noob]
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We (EDCD) have come to the conclusion that this will not be the case, as they still offer more convenience than having to go into a ship HUD menu to find out info on - say - a particular planet you've scanned.
Time will tell though.
The only three at once was referring to the clip size, once fired they reload quite quickly and certainly before they land. Engineering will increase the clip size.
ETA: around the 1 hour 12 minute mark.
Will Flanagan
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The new Discovery Scanner will still be an optional internal module. All that has changed in regard to that is that all previous Discovery Scanners are now a single module: Advanced Discovery Scanner'. Everyone's Discovery Scanner will be replaced with the Advanced Discovery Scanner, so if you're out in the black, you won't need to return home to get a new scanner.
It's not currently planned at this time.
It's not currently planned at this time.
Yep, the new system will make points of interest, such as Voyager 1, much easier.
It will be one single Discovery Scanner now (the Advanced Discovery Scanner). You will need an additional module (the Detailed Surface Scanner) for probing interstellar bodies.
You are throttled to zero when using the FSS, but you are not when using the Detailed Surface Scanner (DSS).
Good idea! We intend to have this shown in the user interface.
Yep, Commanders can still scan bodies using the FSS to gain more information and sellable Exploration Data.
You can zoom in on bodies, even if you've already discovered them.
Nope, Asteroid Clusters will not provide credits for scanning them at this time.
Both the Discovery Scanner and the Detailed Surface Scanner can only be used in Supercruise.
Will, please remove 'infinite' when amount of probes are shown. Make it more lore-ish Thank you.
Thank you.How will we Honk the Thargoid probes then?
Will, please remove 'infinite' when amount of probes are shown. Make it more lore-ish
Actually, if it's infinite, why show the amount at all?
Not that I saw unfortunately, and yes those internal lights can be quite distracting in VR. While I can only speak for my own experience with the Vive, I find those cockpit lights and the Vives lenses tend to create a fair bit of the halo effect.
So right before the patch everyone needs to sell their 1.3m credit ADS and buy a 850 credit BDS lol.
Damn good question.
Anything about the payout regarding the mapping/probing of a planet? Like if I get around 700k for an ELW now what would I get for probing it? 50% on top, 100, 200%? Also what is the first-discovery bonus for mapping, 50% like with the normal first discovery?
(I assume the current payout for a DSS-scan of a body is not changed in 3.3?)
The signals I get in the FSS mode for finding planets/types: do they also tell me (if I'm knowledgeable enough) if the WW/HMC etc is a terraforming candidate/does a terraformable body have a different signiture compared to the same non-terraformable-body type?
(I assume the current payout for a DSS-scan of a body is not changed in 3.3?)
The signals I get in the FSS mode for finding planets/types: do they also tell me (if I'm knowledgeable enough) if the WW/HMC etc is a terraforming candidate/does a terraformable body have a different signiture compared to the same non-terraformable-body type?