CQC Solo, Sandbox mode (or station)

franferri · Feb 10, 2019

Writing in my elite dangerous journal: https://elite-dangerous-journals.gi...urnal/3305/02/09/dw2-waypoint-3-last-day.html

I've described 2 features that I think will boost the game to another level:

Feature request 1 - CQC Solo:

Solo mode for CQC is a good way of learning combat skills.

Trying controller new controller mappings (better than the training)
A way of breaking the boring when you hit it because you are exploring solo. Which is quite the scenario in PS4 (and potentially XBox) since it has less users.
Thanks to casual CQC with the recently friendship commanders I’ve decided to stay in the expedition (distant worlds 2).

Feature request 2 - Sandbox Outfitting and testing:

Elite is missing a proper sandbox that also lets you create whatever ship you want, with all modules available, engineering etc.
This will help to reduce the grinding and expensive (time and credits) when you are creating your perfect ship.
Let you have in the codex the instructions to build your ship once you are done doing it in the sandbox, like a bill of materials to achieve it.
New players will have a sneak peak of what then can do, but maybe if you dont have access to some ships because you dont have the rank, sandbox will have them block.
Sandbox may “sell you the build as you prepared it” finished, at a very high premium price, if you have everything like engineers or ranks unlock
Maybe unblocking the sandbox mode require some effort in the game
Could be a menu like CQC or a station that lets you create the builds and test them for 12 hours in a range of Ly
Sure some sites let you do this on a website, but testing the ship is a new dimension that adds a lot of joy, and purpose to the game.

If I had the sandbox I will be having 4 ships: