I personally don't expect earth likes or fauna of any kind. My expectation is barren atmospheric planets. But I do hope for water planets, or lava worlds tough.
ANNOUNCEMENT Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Announcement
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I personally don't expect earth likes or fauna of any kind. My expectation is barren atmospheric planets. But I do hope for water planets, or lava worlds tough.
There's a whole barrel load of assumptions based on a trailer. I'm minded to wait for further information before declaring anything other than we now know we're talking about Odyssey and legs.
Historically they've suggested that walking on planets would come after walking in ships and stations. They've mentioned meeting up in social hubs so those floating bars and stations seem likely places to go. They've not mentioned walking around ships, but it would be odd to leave that out, I'd imagine.
Structurally we appear to be getting a massive chunk of what has been promised.
Yep, before we know it, we'll be being seal clubbed by the local gang (assuming we're in open and assuming modes will still be a thing).
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Yeah.
I guess the "sky" is kind of nice but it seems like it's just a diffuse filter with no real atmospheric effects.
Didn't really notice improvements to the terrain, I just thought it looked pretty cos of the light.
If the trailer had showed FPS characters actually doing something FPS-specific (entering an outpost, climbing a mountain, repairing a ship or whatever) I might've been more impressed.
But still, I guess there's 9 months-worth of trailers to fill with extra stuff.
As it is, like you say, it just looks like Horizons+.
I'm just a bit baffled why people are so skeptical that this might be "in-game" footage.
Because the surface clearly looks much more detailed. Bit baffled how someone can not see that...
Takes Base Jumping to a whole new level
Damn it... Now I see @Alec Turner using his Jetpack, to jump over a base in some improbably manner!
Well tonights livestream should be interesting and a fun change
"Will there be legs?"
YES!
"Will there be legs?"
YES!
Except that horizons is supported by VR. So that's no an excuse.
The main game and horizons will still be VR compatible. If you enjoy those two why uninstall it?
Well tonights livestream should be interesting and a fun change
"Will there be legs?"
YES!
"Will there still be VR support?"
Our commitment to the game remains unchanged. Next question please...
TBH even though the Steam Odyssey page doesn't list VR support anymore, I doubt you can really implement 2.5D only Legs and VR Horizon-style SRV driving on the same planet and at the same time without all kinds of technical nightmares. So most likely, VR will either be there completely or not. Possibly more likely there, because it's marketed as a DLC and requires the base game, but who knows.
O7,
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Sure they have, but it's only for a small amount of planets which have been designed especially for those places. It's not the same when in ED we have millions of planets with unique life on them, not just 20 or 30.There is certainly an intermediate path with the monstrosities of NMS.
Other publishers have made planets with flora and fauna in space games.
Most Cmdrs don't ask all the caracteristics.
Just a little green, water, blue sky, clouds and some animals.
"Will there still be VR support?"
Our commitment to the game remains unchanged. Next question please...
O7,
I'm well versed with the stock lines (especially with Powerplay) but its nice to see something radically new for the game.
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I think everyone is panicking about VR for no reason. Wasnt the game released with VR support? Can any of you tell me about an instance where a game that supported VR since release, released a dlc that required you not to use VR?
Seriously a bunch of doomsayers for the sake of hysteria. Get over it already
Seriously a bunch of doomsayers for the sake of hysteria. Get over it already
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Atmospheric Landings my dream comes true
Sorry, i was saying... so, what we'll get: space legs, fps ground fights and barren atmospheric planets.. what i can say...
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Take it for what it is on the VR front, a hastily cobbled together segment of information due to a accidental leak. Once everything stabilises after FC launch and we start getting more info if VR isnt there then you might have reason to panic. At present its a damage limitation exercise to stop everyone picking the video apart and making 2+2 =3000000.
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