How Many Assets need to be Updated for Space Legs?

[Arioch]

Loitering on the landing pad is punishable by death.

Loitering on the landing pad is punishable by squish

 

[B1rdy]

You shouldn't compare ED with racing sims which try to be as accurate as possible to real life cars. The best comparison is the Normandy in Mass Effect. I think it'll be like that with more details and polygons.

But then again, the size is different. Also we haven't even talked about star ports and bases.

 

[Barking_Mad]

It's possible they already have high resolution versions for most textures but decided to use a version with lower resolution for increased performance until we can get close enough to appreciate them.

I'd say it's a certainty.

 

[thistle]

That's unfortunately what we'll see if Cobra Engine is really critical on polygon numbers.

Where are you getting the idea the Cobra Engine can't handle these things?

 

[thistle]

I always go back to this list:
https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Development_Plans

For example, the roadmap is to add these features with major updates (in no particular order): [13][14]

• Landing / driving / prospecting on airless rocky planets, moons & asteroids- this was added with Elite Dangerous: Horizons, see Planetary Landings.
• Walking around interiors and combative boarding of other ships. - see Space Legs.
• Combat and other interactions with other players and AIs in the internal areas of star ports
• Accessing richly detailed planetary surfaces - see Atmospheric Landings and Procedural Cities.
• Availability of giant ‘executive control’ ships to players. - see Capital Ships.

On that basis, assuming it's still the plan and I don't see why we should think it isn't, walking around interiors and combat (tying up with the claimed leaks) would be coming. I suspect that would be first person in ship, stations, current landable planets, all in one expansion. Atmos later.

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

How Many Assets need to be Updated for Space Legs?

They would need to update the hardpoints to include Small Seismic charges, its a big feature for the December update so that's at least one thing.

 

[M00ka]

They would need to update the hardpoints to include Small Seismic charges, its a big feature for the December update so that's at least one thing.

Wouldn't it be easier just do scrap all those ships with small hardpoints?
Ducking now … lol

 

[Kenneth McGrew]

Wouldn't it be easier just do scrap all those ships with small hardpoints?
Ducking now … lol

can you remember that scene from ghost where the shadows take the bad man away....

 

[Cmdr. Numa]

Wouldn't it be easier just do scrap all those ships with small hardpoints?
Ducking now … lol

Scrap all small hardpoints and either upgrade them to medium or trade two smalls for one medium, yes please