Horizons Is it time for interdicting NPC audio? Ready to move beyond text threats...

[Chaparral]

Absolutely thrilled with recent immersion developments, station audio in particular is truly fantastic - but I really would like to be terrified by a menacing scratchy audio burst just prior to being interdicted or better yet - at the exact moment the interdiction begins.

Every time I read "I'm surprised you made it this far..." I definitely feel that an opportunity for immersion has been missed.

It would be great if there would be a diversity of languages in the audio as well. If you've ever been confronted by a thug speaking in another language the experience is even more rattling because the lack of understanding compounds the threat.

At the very least PLEASE develop some increased diversity to NPC interdiction communications.

If this topic has been recently addressed please post a link to the appropriate relevant thread.

 

[W.T.Sherman]

I'll throw a second on that! Perhaps this is even something that the community can help with? Varying quality of recording equipment would seem less of a problem for this job and may well even be an advantage, as well as an immense variety of accents. Just a thought.

 

[X-Terminator]

Generally the INFO in HUD needs sorting out full stop: -
1. Rid the silly texts and replace with radio messages
2. Rid the silly texts for 0H 0M Mission Updates
3. Rid the silly text numbers leftover after deleting
4. Rid the CRITICAL MISSION UPDATE title zooming into centre screen which also shows on the top right Info Panel which also is in the silly text box on the top left
5. Move the NEW in 2.2 System Security Level in top right Info Panel to be next to the System Name in the lower right HUD (not in the Nac Panel either)
6. Add Star Class to number 5
7. Make all Text boxes disappear after closing the Text Panel and NOT only the box on the left
8. Add ability for us to interact with NPC with words like DROP CARGO LEAVE DIE FOLLOW etc all being recognised
9. Add alarm sound for first becoming WANTED status
10. Auto update your Decals to rank achieved in chosen profession (cut them down)

 

[D.G.Cerberus]

Just so long as there is new messages and variety.......after a month or so of "Incoming Critical Mission update" voiceover I don't think I will love an audio version of "There's the ship I have been looking for, the one with the big haul"; "The rumours were right, glad I found you first"; "I'm gonna boil you up greenhorn"; "prepare to die" (Unless of course they preface that with "you killed my father")

 

[Chaparral]

I completely agree DG Cerberus - one of the reasons I suggest using the multiple languages is a set of 5 possible responses would be multiplied by the total number of languages the game is published in - better immersion and more representative of the thousands of cultures in the bubble. I wouldn't even mind if station responses were in another language based on the dominant faction.

 

[X-Terminator]

I suggest we abandon the Support Ticket staff as they rarely help and prolong your tickets for weeks and even then don't get you your Ship back. I suggest instead they become the live NPC voices [haha]