Description field for Hangar Bay contents

[CMDR X]

Hi,

Can you please add a description field for the hangar bays to display which SLF they contain?
It is a REAL P-I-T-A having to load 8 fighter bays until I find the one with the fighter types I want.
Selecting a module makes the rest jump around in your whack-a-mole UI, making it even worse.

Like this:

Thanks.

 

[CMDR X]

I didn’t know you could store bays with SLF already loaded. Is it the same with SRVs do you know?

Yes, the SLF and SRV's are stored with the hangar bay but you can never see which one is inside the hangar when you want to use it again. I have 8 bays with a bunch of different fighter combos. It is a nightmare finding the one I need.

 

[metatheurgist]

They also lose all their cosmetic settings. Theres also been a request for a user field for all modules, which could probably serve double duty.

 

[CMDR X]

They also lose all their cosmetic settings. There's also been a request for a user field for all modules, which could probably serve double duty.

Actually the cosmetics are saved. As well as weapon/smoke color, decals. So long as you keep them in the original bay where the cosmetics were first applied. They lose their settings if you move the fighter itself out of the bay to storage.

Testing new things today and this is no longer true. Swapping bays out DOES delete all SLF cosmetics. Another new QOL feature.
More immersive game-play options. Right up there with the new and improved Elite Crew fixed weapon aiming system crapfest.

Swapping out bays with different SLF inside doesn't update the Vehicle Bays either. You have to exit outfitting 3 times for it to refresh.

 

[aRJay]

Actually the cosmetics are saved. As well as weapon/smoke color, decals. So long as you keep them in the original bay where the cosmetics were first applied. They lose their settings if you move the fighter itself out of the bay to storage.

I didn’t know we could remove fighters to storage, as they are pretty much ammunition I thought they were just disposed off when removed.

While I am not against this idea and would support it I wouldn’t get any use of it at the moment as I just use one type of fighter.

 

[CMDR X]

I didn’t know we could remove fighters to storage, as they are pretty much ammunition I thought they were just disposed off when removed.

While I am not against this idea and would support it I wouldn’t get any use of it at the moment as I just use one type of fighter.

You might be right about fighters to storage aR. I lived at Jameson before my FC and never considered what happens to them after I take them out of a bay. I never stored one on my carrier either so there's a mystery as well. Although I do have 4 Taipans in my FC storage and I have no Idea how they go there. I never bought a Taipan in my life. I'll check this out later.

I only use the Gu-97 (varied guns) and the Trident myself. Some bays have identical ships others a mix. I sometimes let my Crew pilot the Vette while a have fun in the Trident, on other builds my Son flies with me and he needs gimbals. You get the idea.

So yeah, a little hint as to what's in the bays would help me out a lot.