Here are my latest thoughts on areas needing improvement.
Galaxy Map - I love the basic look and feel of the Galaxy Map but it's lacking some functionality to make it fully functional.
Outfitting - The outfitting screen is pretty basic and uninspiring. It's functional but I find it difficult to use and it lacks depth. It also doesn't look very good.
I'm loving the game so please take this as nothing more than constructive feedback!
Galaxy Map - I love the basic look and feel of the Galaxy Map but it's lacking some functionality to make it fully functional.
- I'd like to see the ability to see the waypoints in a route, sort of like a navigation log.
- Manually create and/or edit routes and save them.
- I don't care how long it takes to calculate a long route so don't limit to 100LY. But provide some kind of real-time feedback on calculation progress (e.g. nodes searched or progress towards target system). If I target a system 1500LY away and it takes 2 hours to calculate the route, then fine. Just give me some feedback. I'm okay with some kind of practical limit but 100LY is way too close.
Outfitting - The outfitting screen is pretty basic and uninspiring. It's functional but I find it difficult to use and it lacks depth. It also doesn't look very good.
- The stats are confusing and unintuitive. There's some basic information but there appears to be a great deal of depth here that isn't really presented in any coherent and meaningful way. For example, the various rated Fuel Scoops don't provide any statistic that indicates how they compare at scooping fuel.
- When clicking on "Buy and Equip" you can no longer see what you currently have fitted. I constantly have to exit back out because I didn't remember what I currently have fitted.
- There is still some repetition in the "icons" or pictures used to represent some components. I assume this is still just placeholder art.
- Perhaps some kind of a "holographic" overview that you could then drill in on specific details. The list of modules down the left side of the screen feels disconnected from the ship.
- The outfitting screen is a huge opportunity to make something that looks really great and is a pleasure to use. It just feels "placeholder" at the moment. (Which is fine but I hope it's on the list of things to overhaul).
I'm loving the game so please take this as nothing more than constructive feedback!