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I play this game to escape reality, heck I am pretty sure we all do that. We pretend to be pilots in Space, Captain's of our own destinies and subservient to no one.
Unfortunately, every now and again, there is a thump in the game, where something just doesn't quite gel and some can't handle it. FD have, in the past, handles some of these incidences well by weaving some Lore to explain it and most of us will accept that - after all isn't Lore the Law? But I think FD have dropped the ball regarding this, in fact I think the ball has rolled under the sofa and no one can find it. There are so many inconsistencies in the game that FD could at least smooth over by weaving some Lore magic, at least we would have an excuse to kind of believe that 'x' decision has a reason to be the way it is and not just because FD did a half effort in programming it. So I invite the illustrious alumni of the Pilot's Federation to come up with their own versions of Lore to explain some of the things in the game that seems out of place. I will start: Here is my own Lore on why we lose exploration data when destroyed by not mats etc
The reason why we can not retain exploration data is simple, we can't access it at any stage. Universal Cartographics have installed a Navigation Module in every ship, it is proprietary and can only be accessed by UC staff at the appropriate facilities. The reason why members of the Pilot's Federation can't access this data is to curtail wayward and illegal manipulation of the data, either adding data that was not actually performed or deleting data that the Commander may wish to remain known only to themselves. As this Navigation Module is a mandatory requirement above and beyond the normal ship configuration it is not part of the ships survival mechanism as the UC have withheld the necessary interface linkages that would allow connectivity between the Navigation Module and the ships Life Pod mechanism. This will also explain why we, as sole Commanders of our ship can't access exploration data without the assistance of the UC.
Following on from this I can even invent some Lore to cover the poor interface of the FSS:
When the UC decided to update all Navigation Modules on a Galactic scale, they approached the ship manufacturers for permission to link their new Full Spectrum System (FSS) Scanner directly into the ships current display systems. Unfortunately Saud Kruger [1] refused the request unless UC tailor the colour scheme to match the interiors and colour scheme of the SK's ships. This impasse resulted in UC taking the unpopular approach of having the FSS occupy the same virtual screen as the GalMap and SysMap. This is hopefully only a temporary solution and SK will remove the probe from their collective exhausts and allow the connectivity.
[1] sorry Rick6549 but there has to be a villain here somewhere lol
Looking forward to seeing what other Lore can be invented to explain some of the problems in the game
I play this game to escape reality, heck I am pretty sure we all do that. We pretend to be pilots in Space, Captain's of our own destinies and subservient to no one.
Unfortunately, every now and again, there is a thump in the game, where something just doesn't quite gel and some can't handle it. FD have, in the past, handles some of these incidences well by weaving some Lore to explain it and most of us will accept that - after all isn't Lore the Law? But I think FD have dropped the ball regarding this, in fact I think the ball has rolled under the sofa and no one can find it. There are so many inconsistencies in the game that FD could at least smooth over by weaving some Lore magic, at least we would have an excuse to kind of believe that 'x' decision has a reason to be the way it is and not just because FD did a half effort in programming it. So I invite the illustrious alumni of the Pilot's Federation to come up with their own versions of Lore to explain some of the things in the game that seems out of place. I will start: Here is my own Lore on why we lose exploration data when destroyed by not mats etc
The reason why we can not retain exploration data is simple, we can't access it at any stage. Universal Cartographics have installed a Navigation Module in every ship, it is proprietary and can only be accessed by UC staff at the appropriate facilities. The reason why members of the Pilot's Federation can't access this data is to curtail wayward and illegal manipulation of the data, either adding data that was not actually performed or deleting data that the Commander may wish to remain known only to themselves. As this Navigation Module is a mandatory requirement above and beyond the normal ship configuration it is not part of the ships survival mechanism as the UC have withheld the necessary interface linkages that would allow connectivity between the Navigation Module and the ships Life Pod mechanism. This will also explain why we, as sole Commanders of our ship can't access exploration data without the assistance of the UC.
Following on from this I can even invent some Lore to cover the poor interface of the FSS:
When the UC decided to update all Navigation Modules on a Galactic scale, they approached the ship manufacturers for permission to link their new Full Spectrum System (FSS) Scanner directly into the ships current display systems. Unfortunately Saud Kruger [1] refused the request unless UC tailor the colour scheme to match the interiors and colour scheme of the SK's ships. This impasse resulted in UC taking the unpopular approach of having the FSS occupy the same virtual screen as the GalMap and SysMap. This is hopefully only a temporary solution and SK will remove the probe from their collective exhausts and allow the connectivity.
[1] sorry Rick6549 but there has to be a villain here somewhere lol
Looking forward to seeing what other Lore can be invented to explain some of the problems in the game
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