That looks like a more proper cargo-focused SRV.
A mining SRV would be cool, with a turreted mining laser and some more cargo capacity and fuel capacity in exchange for less agility/speed than the Scarab. Call it the Badger or something
That looks like a more proper cargo-focused SRV.
A mining SRV would be cool, with a turreted mining laser and some more cargo capacity and fuel capacity in exchange for less agility/speed than the Scarab. Call it the Badger or something
Cool!
Kudos to Ben!
[up]Its amazing the level of realism today's rendering software is capable of! In the hands of a great artist obviously!
I agree that the vehicle represented here in this image looks very similar to the "SCARAB" we are running with in-game. I don't know about you guys, but just looking at that one example of concept art gets me far more excited about the game than all of the Engineers screenshots and promotional pieces combined!
This is what I was referring to when I was previously talking about community acceptance of one upgrade path vs another.
Well said Quineloe!
Looks like you and I are on the same page. [up] The tendency of some in upper management to micromanage projects was obviously not lost on you either!
I don't think I would be revealing anything new by reminding everyone of the somewhat dubious reputation Frontier has for its much higher than normal turnaround of its artists and developer talent. These are folks that have a a real problem with being second guessed, and basically interfered with while they are trying to do their work. No one enjoys having to re-do things, but folks in these creative fields enjoy it even less. Wouldn't be the first time that the shinny happy face directed at the public is a far cry from the reality behind the walls. Office politics aside, I just want a darn game that works and be given a good reason why I should trust what FD is telling us instead of drawing my conclusions based on what they actually produce (or fail to produce) within these updates.
Finding two glaring goofs within minutes of the release of the .03 update isn't helping with instilling that confidence! (Broken Docking Computer and Turret Weapon Control System)
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With respect, every developer is more than happy to tell people all the cool things they want to implement, and it counts for precisely zero. ED will be a ten year development cycle if FD manage to attract enough people to invest enough money into the game - it will not be a ten year cycle just because FD say it will.
FD have provided us with their vision of how things will change over the relatively short term - ie the rest of season 2 - and if what you want isn't in there then don't count on getting it. If you are going to pay any attention at all to the stuff that follows the traditional 'oh yes, player controllable skateboards with giraffes on, that is totally rthe sort of thing we want ot include....' then you have obviously missed the larger part of how the games industry has been working since around 1980.
Believe it when you see it in the upcoming patch notes.
Dave