External View [A definitive discussion]
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I'd like those two as well. But since they make the most sense and will make many people happy... we will never get them. That's how Frontier rolls.
I'm fully for an external view. Spoil immersion ? Don't get that as an argument. Like other have said you don't have to use it .... One thing though I would not want flight controls to be disabled. I want to be able to see my thrusters firing. I want to be able to see my gear retracting as I leave the pad.
I loved slowly lifting off from a pad on a planet, pointing my ship spaceward and accelerating into the heavens while watching how thrusters and engines were reacting while playing Frontier.
This was a big part of playing Frontier for me and I was really disappointed it wasn't included in Dangerous.
Disable weapons when in external view.
I loved slowly lifting off from a pad on a planet, pointing my ship spaceward and accelerating into the heavens while watching how thrusters and engines were reacting while playing Frontier.
This was a big part of playing Frontier for me and I was really disappointed it wasn't included in Dangerous.
Disable weapons when in external view.
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Currently not. To bad it doesn´t make any sense from points of "realism" (besides, being awesome to take a look at your ship).
I would personally prefer an onboard camera system that would allow to put external views on a cockpit display or so. Or maybe a deployable repair drone with camera on board, to allow you to repair the hull and external systems AND make some beautiful external screenshots of your ship...
I would personally prefer an onboard camera system that would allow to put external views on a cockpit display or so. Or maybe a deployable repair drone with camera on board, to allow you to repair the hull and external systems AND make some beautiful external screenshots of your ship...
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Banned
Tox Laximus
Banned
Its to do with keeping the realism, and I'm pretty sure someone has found a way to bend light a few years ago.
only if justified by being taken in an exploration drone, which could occupy a module slot, or by going in first person view out of your ship to perform maintenance tasks.
I really hope they never include an unjustified external view, as much as I´d love to see my viper from the outside
I really hope they never include an unjustified external view, as much as I´d love to see my viper from the outside
External Views
I just want to make complain about something! Can someone tell me what's the point of buying paint jobs from the store if the buyer is unable to watch his/her ship from outside all around to admire the work Frontier Developments Did?
I think it's important for marketing and must be implemented in the game (External Views)
I just want to make complain about something! Can someone tell me what's the point of buying paint jobs from the store if the buyer is unable to watch his/her ship from outside all around to admire the work Frontier Developments Did?
I think it's important for marketing and must be implemented in the game (External Views)
I really don't see the aversion to an outside camera viewpoint. I've played lots of good (and vastly more realistic) military sims that have included external cams. In fact, I can't actually think of one that doesn't include it. If it doesn't seem out of place in a WW2 subsim, can't imagine it would hurt the gameplay of a space trading game.
Watching your ship maneuvering and being able to take screen caps, videos, etc. of your actions adds to the enjoyment of the game. Doesn't have to include over-the-shoulder with usable HUD if peeps are all uptight about some pvp perspective advantage. Third person camera pics and recordings are a big part of free advertising the community typically takes part in rather happily.
Ah well... competition will be dictating very soon.
Watching your ship maneuvering and being able to take screen caps, videos, etc. of your actions adds to the enjoyment of the game. Doesn't have to include over-the-shoulder with usable HUD if peeps are all uptight about some pvp perspective advantage. Third person camera pics and recordings are a big part of free advertising the community typically takes part in rather happily.
Ah well... competition will be dictating very soon.
I'd be willing to buy more paint jobs if I could see and take pics of my ship in space.
Any hope for this?
See my signatures
- http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12464Latest news is it's not high on their priority list.
However, why a nose cam (no hud/cockpit) screenshot feature has not already been put in the game is totally beyond me! Especially with so many people exploring who without it can't even get a simple screenshot of anything they see/find!
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On a side note - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=111757 (Drones for aiding in exploration and also mining and fetching cargo).
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