Things are developed in parallel. Mission system is complex beast with generated content using background sim/power system as input.
E3 2015 speculations for Elite
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Things are developed in parallel. Mission system is complex beast with generated content using background sim/power system as input.
Elite: Haemorrhoids, it's a stand up fight from now on!
That would definitely cause some wailing
This post is from a couple of weeks ago and I dunno how to give rep but if I did, I would, 'cause that made me laugh. Right on, commander!
That's right. I am confident they have worked on the Planetary module already and will probably keep doing so. On, the other hand David Braben himslef said he didn't want planets with nothing to do on them. Which means it requires at least a good mission system, not to mention atmospheric flight and first person view possibility (so more or less FPS). So it is for me utterly unlikely to see planetary landing as the first paid expansion. Not even the second in my opinion.
I think it would be neat if we could have landings on planetary spaceports before the big "Land wherever you want / go hunt Bugblattered Beasts in an alien Jungle" style planetary landings they were dreaming of in some interview... though I suppose one of the big things to solve is making the Surface Feature Generation for planets... which would be needed even for the spaceports part...
What would you do after landing 10 times on a planet? Looking by the window of your ship? I believe this game needs more actual content or gameplay, not a mere start port on a planet, which is purely cosmetic.
My personal prediction: Walking around on ships + boarding announced. This will be included in the Xbox version for free (£49.99), whereas PC gamers will have to pay for it (£9.99). There will be much wailing on the forums!
I think it will be fair to say there be much waling on the forums no matter what is announced. ;-)
Now if the mission system could automatically use input generated from posts on this forum...
i can completely agree on that. I have predicted previously that first expansions will be walking around and boarding - it's doable comparingly faster and don't require huge dev hours investment. I know lot of people want landings badly (myself included)...but knowing their vision and amount of work involved...they better get everything else polished and shiny first (including core gameplay).
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How about when E3 starts? Which should be "soon" given that it is taking place in LA.
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E£ is this week..., so Xbox players will be coming online in Elite Dangerous ... this week???
What your basis for that?
edit: wrong info.
As for E3 itself it's already started.
MS presser seems to be this evening. ED XBO presser Thursday.
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The only mention of FDev or Elite is 'Elite: Dangerous on Xbox One'. Everyone please alight the Hype Train at the next station!
Here is a link to the schedule:
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/e3/E3_2015_Press_Conferences_UK_Times
Here is a link to the schedule:
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/e3/E3_2015_Press_Conferences_UK_Times
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5:30 pm UK time.
The Xbox release date and a brand new line of ED mugs available to purchase on the website! Quality ED news
Hmmmm, where?
The only mention of FDev or Elite is 'Elite: Dangerous on Xbox One'. Everyone please alight the Hype Train at the next station!
Here is a link to the schedule:
http://uk.ign.com/wikis/e3/E3_2015_Press_Conferences_UK_Times
lol oh well. that's my hopes dashed for something cool to look forward too.
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