New Core internal: Military Grade Canopy

[Azmuth Divarchchron]

Im going to start to explain my suggestion by taking an example from star trek.

In star trek the star ships in the game do not have a canopy but a view screen. an Anaconda is almost the same size as the first Enterprise by lore.

My suggestion is, give us a canopy that consumes power and deploys armor over the glass section of the canopy while hardpoints are deployed and stows when hardpoints are stowed, but has more graphical input to show where objects are, like the view screen on the enterprise from star trek. This metal section has to be destroyed before the glass section can be reached. I think this gives a little more balance to the game as most heavy hits to the canopy instantly destroy it regardless of how much armor your ship has.

 

[Lestat]

This is Elite Dangerous not Star Trek. There also a long history to Elite 30+ years worth. Having your idea would ruin game play for many players.

One player posted this idea which would be a little better. Canopy customizations. Might fit in Elite dangerous Lore better.

 

[Azmuth Divarchchron]

This is Elite Dangerous not Star Trek. There also a long history to Elite 30+ years worth. Having your idea would ruin game play for many players.

One player posted this idea which would be a little better. Canopy customizations. Might fit in Elite dangerous Lore better.

what you linked to my thread is basically the same thing that is being suggested. so basicaly you agree what what i say. Cool

 

[Lestat]

what you linked to my thread is basically the same thing that is being suggested. so basicaly you agree what what i say. Cool

Let see

Im going to start to explain my suggestion by taking an example from star trek.

In star trek the star ships in the game do not have a canopy but a view screen. an Anaconda is almost the same size as the first Enterprise by lore.

That not in Elite Lore.

My suggestion is, give us a canopy that consumes power and deploys armor over the glass section of the canopy while hardpoints are deployed and stows when hardpoints are stowed, but has more graphical input to show where objects are, like the view screen on the enterprise from star trek. This metal section has to be destroyed before the glass section can be reached. I think this gives a little more balance to the game as most heavy hits to the canopy instantly destroy it regardless of how much armor your ship has.

That not Elite lore.

Let take a look at the other idea.

So a few of my friends and I have been thinking about stuff and the topic of canopies came up. What if we had canopy customization? We could have a standard version that is what it is now, a reinforced variant that costs say 10% of your ship's base hull cost and mass, and an armoured variant that costs 20% of the hull costs and mass.
The reinforced could double your canopy's durability, while the armoured variant is unbreakable. Well then, why wouldn't I use the armoured variant on all my combat ships?
The armoured canopy replaces all the glass with armour plating.
How do I see out of my cockpit/bridge? The inside of the now covered canopy has view screens. Only that the screens have the wire frame graphics of the original Elites.

P.S. I have never played the originals. I am also on xbox.

Note There no Star Trek stuff on this. If you take the Common Armour Windows of today and using it in the game. Just type in Armor windows videos.

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

To be honest, there's no point complicating this.

Just let us buy Armoured Canopies much like armour, or even just include it with armour upgrades.
It would make sense after all,
"Yes Mr President, we've made your car completely bomb proof, by spending $1,000,000 on armour, for the best protection!"
"What about the windows? Bullet proof?"
"Nope, just regular old glass"
"...Wasn't it included?"
"...Wasn't an option"

Lol

But yeah, just allow us up buy harder glass, as the cost of more money, and mass.

Or even have a canopy shield that basically seals the hole as long as you SYS capacitor isn't drained.
Might need to be a separate module, that one.

 

[Azmuth Divarchchron]

To be honest, there's no point complicating this.

Just let us buy Armoured Canopies much like armour, or even just include it with armour upgrades.
It would make sense after all,
"Yes Mr President, we've made your car completely bomb proof, by spending $1,000,000 on armour, for the best protection!"
"What about the windows? Bullet proof?"
"Nope, just regular old glass"
"...Wasn't it included?"
"...Wasn't an option"

Lol

But yeah, just allow us up buy harder glass, as the cost of more money, and mass.

Or even have a canopy shield that basically seals the hole as long as you SYS capacitor isn't drained.
Might need to be a separate module, that one.

yeah I was thinking of that as alternative, a canopy that seals itself when it is breached. But after a bit of though i thought it would make more sense that the canopy have "Blast doors" that deploy over your glass when your hardpoints are deployed and just have extra graphical input over normal so you can see objects.