Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Q&A - Ships and Vehicles

SCiARA

SCiARA
Alpenniless said:
What happened when a player died ? Respawn elsewhere or same place or other option ?

This used to be asked a lot, perhaps it was answered sometime ago ?
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not answered yet, don't think it will
there should be 1 more dev diary that will be based around:
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StuartGT

StuartGT
Ozric said:
Thanks for the answers but, and it's a big but.

Why has the question, will we get more types of SRVs not been answered?

It's the question most people want to know. Over 5 years and we still only have the one type, surely you have to be adding more with Odyssey.
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We're not gonna find out about new ships/SRVs, if there are any, until right before the launch (or during alpha/beta) of Odyssey.

FDev don't announce new vehicles 4 months in advance, they never have (except the SRV itself for Horizons, because it was a new style of play). That's usually one of the last pieces of news for an update/beta.

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Edit: Contrary to the above, the Krait Mk2 was promo'd at Frontier Expo 2017, eight months before it arrived in the free Beyond Part Two update.
 
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Ozric

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Ozric
knowles2 said:
I'm going to take a stab at this one an say it because a new SRV or say 2 or 3 SRVs would be the easiest thing to cut if it not ready for release. They already admitted they are struggling to produce assets for the interiors of stations so limit the number of different interiors we are getting. This also why we aren't getting ship interiors on release, they don't have the staff to do it all at once.
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Given that since the SRV launched we've had 5 new types of SLFs and over 15 new ships, I think the argument of maybe they designed one and decided to not include it just doesn't stack up. If you have the majority of the team making this for 3 years by the time it's released, and you have to cut new vehicles as well as interior locations it doesn't bode well does it?

thistle said:
Not ready to reveal the answer would be my guess.
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It's rather late in the day for that.
 

Ozric

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Ozric
StuartGT said:
FDev don't announce new vehicles 4 months in advance, they never have (except the SRV itself for Horizons, because it was a new style of play). That's usually one of the last pieces of news for an update/beta.
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I can't be bothered to go back through the last 5 years of communications about updates to see if you're right. But given that Horizons was the only other expansion that Frontier have released, then that's all we have to go on. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I will now be very surprised if I am.
 

znôrt

znôrt
Old Duck said:
While I'm obviously keeping an eye on threads like these, I kinda moved on from "judgment" to more of an indifferent "meh". I'm totally cool with people being excited for this update, I'm just not there yet, and nothing in any of these Q&As have changed my mind.
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i'm quite hyped for the forum meltdown with the lagfest and "orange suitwinders" when people start deploying on foot with multicrewed srvs and slfs jumping around. it's going to be epic.

i even feel a tiny bit sorry for frontier beforehand ... nah, just joking! 🤡
 

thistle

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Ozric said:
It's rather late in the day for that.
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In that case you think they've revealed everything? We've seen very little when you think about it. Seems like a deliberate plan? We haven't even seen any plants at all for example, not a single one.

This quote was from the recent MCV article:

“That being said, we don’t take that trust for granted so we’re revealing Odyssey little by little with everything we show being absolutely true to the player experience.”
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Souvarine

Souvarine
StuartGT said:
We're not gonna find out about new ships/SRVs, if there are any, until right before the launch (or during alpha/beta) of Odyssey.

FDev don't announce new vehicles 4 months in advance, they never have (except the SRV itself for Horizons, because it was a new style of play). That's usually one of the last pieces of news for an update/beta.

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Not sure this is true. The Krait Mk II was trailed at the Frontier Expo 2017, and didn't arrive until late June 2018. I'm sure there are others. I remember the Cutter and Corvette being trailed as well.
 

cmdr Air_Sick

cmdr Air_Sick
Paul_Crowther said:
Greetings Commanders!

We have a fresh selection of answers to your Elite Dangerous: Odyssey questions! This week Gareth Hughes has graciously shared the answers you gave us on Ships and Vehicles!

Q: Can a ship and SRV damage a player if I run over them?
Absolutely! An SRV can damage or kill a player if they are not fast enough to get out of the way. This goes the same for AI, though they will do their best to evade you if they see you coming!

Q: Will there be updates to ship and SRV combat, as well as ground combat?
Ship combat and SRV combat is in a healthy place right now, our focus is on ground combat for Odyssey, and ensuring that it is balanced well against vehicles. We will be looking closely at balancing in the upcoming Alpha.

Q: Do player shields affect ships like other ships do?
Players will not be able to ‘ram’ a ship whilst on foot no, though it would be fun to watch someone try.

Q: How will you balance night vision on ships with on foot players?
Night vision will work as it does currently; providing ship Commanders improved vision in low light environments. It is worth noting that ‘on foot’ players will be very small targets for Commanders in ships, and too small for ship weapons to lock on to. However, Commanders in ships will be very big targets for players on foot, with some handheld weapons being able to lock on to them.

Q: Will the ship launched fighter be used in ground combat?
Yes, all deployable vehicles can be used. A player can choose to deploy in a fighter if they want, with all the benefits and drawbacks that will provide.

Q. Will we be getting an addition to the ship HUD? As seen in the gameplay reveal, we will have a compass. Surely to make things easier to communicate between players on foot and in ship/SRV a North directional indicator should appear on your radar when in orbit around a planet, or in atmosphere.
The current HUD for ships in Elite Dangerous provides all the relevant information that Commanders will need in Odyssey.

Q. Will spaceships be able to deploy anti-personnel/vehicle bombs/missiles?
We have no plans to add specific anti-personnel ship weapons. We’ve put a huge amount of work into ensuring the combat triangle remains balanced and fair. Ships will however have creative opportunities to use their existing arsenal…

Q: Will we be able to drop in from our ships or do we have to leave and exit the ship like normal during combat situations?
In order to deploy from your ship Commanders will need to land first.

Q. Can we engineer our SRVs?
There will be extensive engineering options for suits and weapons in Odyssey, however there are no plans to engineer SRVs

Q. When doing a multiple vehicle assault, is it possible for player crew members to drive SRVs from the ship they don't own? Similar way to launching a SLV is now?
Absolutely! For instance, there would be nothing to stop a Commander in an Alliance Crusader have their 2 multi-crew teammates deploying in a Ship Launched Fighter AND an SRV, before landing and heading in on foot themselves.

We are very excited to see how Commanders team up to complete missions in Odyssey!


That's it for this week. Keep an eye out for more Elite Dangerous: Odyssey news in future!

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Great Q&A this week thanks! I hope you are making sure that at least cockpits from all ships are walkable and that to board a ship you need to use an outside entry and phisycally enter. I think too many of use are hoping for this :)
 
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