Agree with previous posters that with the Codex and first footfall being instant Discovery and Mapping really should be too, perhaps introduce an exploration bond system so there is still a risk of losing money if destroyed.
I was also wondering if there will be ways of upgrading landing suits when on long exploration trips as I am currently holding off going on a long trip incase the base suits are useless.
On the topic of suits will everyone start off with the same suit or will current players be rewarded with better suits to start with perhaps based on elite ranks
I was also wondering if there will be ways of upgrading landing suits when on long exploration trips as I am currently holding off going on a long trip incase the base suits are useless.
On the topic of suits will everyone start off with the same suit or will current players be rewarded with better suits to start with perhaps based on elite ranks
Hey OrangePheonix,
First Footfall accolades will be available from the full PC launch. I understand you and other console playing finding this frustrating, however we'd like to reiterate the following:
- Any landable planets in systems with a population greater than 0 will be considered to have already been claimed
- We estimate with the launch of Odyssey that the amount of ‘landable’ planets will increase by roughly 20%
- Currently only 0.05% of the galaxy has been explored.
Edit: the accolades will be active from FULL launch, not the Alpha.
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Oh wow ... OK that changes things. I retract my earlier comment about the rush for notable planets like Pomeche and BGS relevant planets then. I hadn't appreciated that you meant that ALL planets in greater then 0 population systems would be pre claimed ... I assumed you just meant the more obvious ones like those in Sol.
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Wait does this mean first footfall carries over from Alpha to main game?
No.
What happens on the test servers does not relate or equate to the main game. they are separate servers. So No, nothing you do in alpha, beta etc will translate into the finished product.
Apologies for not making this clear earlier, I think it goes a considerable way to take the sting out from the issue for console.
And will that on occasion not lead to a planet having First Footfall but the entire system being undiscovered as they didnt make it home safely?
uh, oh, I read from the OP that probably Guardian, Thargoid, INRA, Exodus etc would also have first footfall pre-discovered? Can this be clarified please, will Alpha PC users have all the uninhabited lore sites and others just the non-descript? Not taking anything away from the pride of first footfall on a barren moon 15k LY away but its still not the same as a lore site for those of us who play a lore game.
Only if you Have bought a guide!
Viajero
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Viajero
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Leave ship - fade to black - 1st person view of ladder in front of you
replace ladder with rabbit-hole and you see why the CMs are so cautious
Goddarnit man
That's half an Eddie Izzard sketch.
"I claim First Footfall. My name will forever be attached to this planet!"
"What do you mean First Footfall? We live here!"
Viajero
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That's half an Eddie Izzard sketch.
"I claim First Footfall. My name will forever be attached to this planet!"
"What do you mean First Footfall? We live here!"
Do you have a flag?
Ozric
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Thanks very much for the Q&A. I have a couple of questions regarding some clarifications that you've made.
Does this mean that every other activity that takes place in the Alpha and Beta is going to affect the live game as well?
Well that represents quite a change from the current mechanics. What was the reason you decided to do this, and will it stay in place only for first footfall and not discovered or mapped?
Not just console Cmdrs, but also anyone on PC who doesn't have access to the Alpha. In every other Alpha and Beta we have had in game, what happens in Beta stays in Beta. This comment means that now the Beta galaxy is actually going to be tied to the main game. Given that the Exploration data is kept in a different database and has never been fully part of any of the Betas this is another huge change!
Does this mean that every other activity that takes place in the Alpha and Beta is going to affect the live game as well?
Please reconsider this. Part of the exploration experience is getting back safely with our data. Adding instant rewards is taking away from a playstyle that's already got precious little risk involved. Besides, it makes no sense as we have to log our discoveries with UC, we should have to log first footfall with them too to prove we were there!
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