Q: Wings make up You and 3 friends ( icons at the top ) with multi-player limit to 3 on a ship ( you and 2 others ), can we have the 3rd Icon a wing man ? so we still have you and 3 others? ( 3 in ship and 1 external wing ).
Hello!
1-Will we be able to hire NPCs to the crew (for example gunner role)? (Unfortunately my friends can not always be online, and strangers on board, I do not intend to let the principle, at the same time to "enjoy" the onboard computer the company has essentially fed up. because like the possibility of hiring the crew of the NPC itself, if only for the species, that were not even carrying any sort of special advantage).
2- Will we be able to walk around our ships and stations in 2.4 – 3.0?
3- Have you considered letting players to buy some paintjobs with credits?
4- Should we expect introducing in-game radio at some point?
5-Will players be able to travel between stars at speeds much higher than supercruise but without the use of witchspace jumps (with the help of alien technology for example)?
6-A question about distant future. In the game there are other galaxies like Magellanic Clouds, Andromeda etc. Are they just a part of skybox for realistic look or will we be able to visit them one day?
Hello everyone, yesterday Ed mentioned that there would be one or more Q&A Livestreams for 2.3 update. Why am I here you ask, well, in the past he's made threads like this and (from what I gathered) printed the entire thread for his reference notes. The obvious problems are very long questions, repeat questions and the topic bouncing from feature to feature. Which is why I'm here, I am going to take your questions here, put them into a massive first post and try to put them in a subject category.
All questions will be copied to the OP, I will do my best not to add bias but I will almost always shorten questions. Feel free to PM me if you think I've ignored your question or not put your question across the way you wished. Ditto if I put it under a sub-heading you disagree with, this has grown fairly organically and gotten larger than planned and more difficult to manage in one big post...
Please try not to ask the same question twice as I want to avoid repeat questions, let someone else ask it for you
All questions will have the name and source first, feel free to host threads on your own forums or whatever and copy paste them into a big post here for me to add. Crosslink to reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/5un99u/question_compilation_for_23_qa_livestreams/
The goal is to try and make the Q&A Livestream better for the Devs answering the questions which hopefully will make it flow better, run smoother and ultimately they should get through more questions in the time which is better for us. I will post when I update sections of comments into the OP but please be patient, I have a life too
Don't edit your posts to add questions as I may not see them if I've already started updating, please add in a new post so I am certain to see it.
UPDATE: Beta is live. If you test one of the questions below please copy the entire question and add your answers. Rep for answered questions
These will then be moved into the answered questions section so these shouldn't be asked at the livestream. <- Ed please print this as late as possible so we can clear as many as possible for you!
UPDATE: Q&A Livestream on Friday! 4PM EST // 9PM GMT Get your questions in before then!
Multicrew:
Multicrew General: Kaybe (Forums): Can we have a list of all ships that support multicrew and how many crew player each supports? Bomba Luigi (Forums): How will multicrew affect the Panther Clipper? Lkx (Forums): What was the reasoning behind the Keelback design with regards to multicrew (single-seat)? Morwo (Reddit): Can 'bobbleheads' be attached on multicrew stations and if yes is it the helm or the crew that gets the livery option for them? Main Sequence (Forums): What is purpose of the crew member seeing the hologram of the ship on the UI? Bobbydylan (Forums): Why was multi-crew toned down from the deep engaging experience described at EGX 2015 to the "Dreadnought" style gunner mode we now have?
Multicrew Mechanics: Many people (prev livestream chat): How will multi-crew, the camera and 3rd person turret guns work with VR? Can our avatars/holo-mes turn their heads 360 degrees? What if we get up and look at them, what will we see? Alec Turner (Forums): Can we really not combine wings and multi-crew? It would be really awesome to run a multi-crew fuel rat operation with crew in the rescuer or stranded ship handling comms. (Vasious):Will a combination of the two be possible in future locked to 4 cmdrs total?) Main Sequence (Forums): Has any consideration been given to allow solo players to switch to the gunner role with either basic auto-pilot or NPC crew helm? Many people (prev livestream chat): Can you quickly confirm if this is correct: helm is still able to go in a fighter and leave the NPC crew in charge of the helm but players cannot replace the helm. If yes will this be npc crew as it is currently with a crew member or the basic autopilot? CMDR_Cosmicspacehead (Forums): Can crew join a ship mid-combat? Robert Maynard (Forums): Will multicrewed ships be identifiable to other players as having multicrew? C00ky1970 (Forums): What happens to player ships when they join multicrew? Weps (Forums): Does multicrew invite/joining work from SRV/SLF or do we have to return to our ship to invite/join a multicrew? C00ky1970 (Forums): Can all crew access station menu when docked? If cut-down what options do they each have? Can crew take on missions like this? Raww (Forums): How will System Permits work in MC? Will only the ship owner be checked or will the whole crew be checked? Winterwalker (Forums): Do you see "helm authorisation" as a possible direction for example allowing crew to use synthesis, with helm having power to yes/no the action? (Or allowing ship owner power to grant 'security clearance' on ship, giving crew more access to roles, in expansion of that) Duckfather (Forums): How will Multicrew work with private groups, especially with the "find a friend" and groups people have been deliberately blocked from e.g. Mobius ? Madbilly (Forums): Can players use the same computer for multicrew? Using split-screen or multi-screen? This would be good for playing on a console in front of the TV with friends? Madbilly (Forums): Will Steam's family-sharing feature be enabled for multicrew? (This could be a separate launch option like Arena is) Madbilly (Forums): If a ship has 2 crewmember seats and an NPC crew is active does this mean only 1 player crew can join?
Multicrew & SRV: Muetdhiver (Forums): Will it be possible to do an SRV style re-call whilst in multicrew to bring your ship to you and change to a wing? Many people (prev livestream chat): How is the SRV integrated, if it is not, will it be in the future? If it is what happens to crew-members, does it lock you out from using the SRV entirely? Will it be possible to launch multiple SRV's in the future from 1 multi-crew ship?
Multicrew - Gunner Capabilities Hunvagy (Forums): Can the gunner target subsystems? Hunvagy (Forums): Can the gunner use the detailed surface scanner in 360 view in supercruise? Alec Turner (Forums): Can the gunner operate both the discovery scanner and the detailed surface scanner? If not why not? C'tri (Forums) Can prospector limpets be fired from gunner position to anywhere around the ship (360deg arc)? Hunvagy (Forums): Can you switch stations and/or seat positions inside a ship with other crewmembers or is it fixed after entering crew? Lordxenu (Forums): Gunner has a nav panel with Galmap access, will gunners or other crew members be able to plot routes? Main Sequence (Forums): Is there a gameplay reason why the bounty value of a wanted target does not show in the gunner's view? Could this be added? Madbilly (Forums): Who decides which weapons/scanners are mapped to the gunners fire buttons? The pilot or the gunner? Or are all turreted weapons automatically assigned to the gunner? What's to stop the pilot mapping turreted weapons to their 1 and 2 fire buttons? Madbilly (Forums): Who controls defensive utility mounts like ECM, heat sinks and chaff? Do these remain in control of the pilot? Can both the pilot and gunner operate them? Madbilly (Forums): Can NPC crew be the gunner? And use the quick-slot fire buttons? Madbilly (Forums): Does the extra pip increase available power from the power plant? Can NPC crew use the extra pip?
Multicrew - Gunner Balance Selen (Forums): Is it intended that player controlled gunner turrets are perfectly accurate ignoring chaff/sway/jitter? Can you clarify how the aiming works on snap to target etc (Weps)?
Multicrew - Gunner Lore and immersion Tataboj (Forums): Could you please explain how exactly the 3rd person camera gunners use works in Elite universe? Does it have some in-lore explanation or is it "just" necessary handwavium? BL1P (Forums): Why are the MC gunner and the Camera suite systems not a purchasable module that consumes power, has weight and that can then be damaged via sub systems? A D (Forums): Does destroying the ship's weapons module also disable the gunner camera?
Multicrew - Gunner Future Winterwalker (Forums): How would you like to see the gunner UI develop in terms of tactical and alternative 1st person displays? X-Terminator (Forums): Was it ever considered (or will it happen in the future) to have an individual turret gunner view moving between turrets on the ship rather than a ship-wide view as it has been implemented?
Multicrew - Fighter Weps (Forums): Can 2 fighter pilots pick the same fighter loadout? Weps (Forums): What happens if the fighter pilot leaves the ship or swaps to gunner and no NPC crew are available to man the fighter? Main Sequence (Forums): Is there anything the Fighter pilot can do when not in the fighter? Flimley (Forums): Will we be able to set our crewmembers from inactive to active via the multiplayer menu for the ship launched fighter?
Multicrew Roles, activities & Future Main Sequence (Forums): Is it possible to switch activity type (bounty-hunting, piracy etc.) mid-session? What if the crew participate in multiple-activities at once, will the multi-crew session report reflect that or is it only based on the chosen activity type? Robert Maynard (Forums): Is there or will there be a camera crew role for those wanting to fly together and make videos? Slone (Forums): Could we have a "spectator/embedded reporter" mode dedicated to using the camera suite, that wouldn't necessarily use a chair, allowing for more players to join and watch? Jaiotu (Forums): Will multicrew ever be extended to other roles beyond combat (science and discovery)? Chaz (Forums): Will there be a trade playstyle/role? Alexbrentnall (Forums): What is the process to get a role/playstyle added/suggested to the list? Deggial (Forums): Did you test the roles of a "board engineer" and a "tactics officer" and found them lackluster (not fun/not enough to do) or did you run into a coding roadblock, run out of development time? Are they ditched entirely or something we may see in the future? CMDR Ofan (Forums): Will there be extended content, e.g. Turrets of capital ships/stations/bases/outposts to defend them or is this restricted to player ships? Xender (Forums): Do you have plans to expand multicrew in future? For example Wings works in the same way now as at the beginning however multicrew offers much more variety and options for future development.
Multicrew Profit and loss Many people (prev livestream chat): Can you break down all activities and give a quick shared/duplicated/not-shared answer on wing/multicrew rewards (Trading/mining/combat/missions/exploration/powerplay merits/engineer materials & data?) Many people (prev livestream chat): Are we correct in saying no rep means minor and major faction rep? Does "it cannot be gained" also mean "it cannot be lost" (for example when committing crimes)? Lee Ti (Forums): Do you earn rankings as a crew-member towards trade/combat/exploration? Alexbrentnall (Forums): Is there any protection against people with 2nd accounts just using multi-crew for the extra power pips? Also is there anything stopping multi-accounts getting double profit by being idle? Crimson Kaim (Forums):How does multi-crew handle re-buy costs, are these shared or just for the owner? (Robert Maynard): What happens if the players are on different insurance levels? What happens if one or more cannot afford the re-buy? Robert Maynard (Forums): Can players use multicrew if they die without re-buy and want to top-up on credits (similar to CQC)? Ziggy Stardust (Forums): How does multicrew and exploration tags work? Chubchubs (Forums): If players have missions when joining multi-crew, or if they are able to take on missions while onboard, will they be counted? For example massacre mission kills, do all/some/none of the crew get credit for the mission target kill? Schlack (Forums): Will combat bonds/bounties etc earned via multicrew activities effect the BGS in the normal manner or will they be a specific separate "voucher"? TragedyTrousers (Reddit): Is there a plan to make mission rewards or other rewards capable of being split between crew similar to how NPC crew operate? If so will it be possible for the helm to manually set the split % rate (80/10/10 etc)?
Multicrew Accountability: Ziggy Stardust (Forums): How does multicrew affect combat logging and ungraceful exits? Jaiotu (Forums): In regards to "shadow banning" or other disciplinary actions against player who combat log: Will members of multi-crew be held accountable if the ship's helmsman combat logs during a combat session? Edelgard Von Rhein (Forums): Can you go into more detail about the differences in the 'declared activities' of multicrewed ships, in particular is it essentially a 'legal only' or 'anything goes' restriction on the activities of the crew? Edelgard Von Rhein (Forums): Will the 'declared activity' be shown to other ships on scan? (Would allow for the declaration of piracy and also give players an indication that player-controlled ship has crew and if they are a potential threat) C00ky1970 (Forums): What if the helm breaks the playstyle selected and commits crimes etc, how does this affect the crew?
Multicrew Bridge Avatars/Holo-Mes Visual/Audio: Dzanm (Reddit): How will voice-comms work with multicrew, will it be identical to wings or auto-join? Will there still be static? D8veh (Forums): How will you communicate with your crew? It won't work with voice when many male weirdos choose female avatars that are going to be talking in male voices! Arubeto (Forums) Does multicrew have directional voicechat audio based on pilot seat position? Dzanm (Reddit): Do the commander players in the crew seats/helm seats move their mouths/face as if speaking when voice input is detected? Alexbrentnall (Forums): Do the crew characters heads move relative to headlook/VR/Headtracking movements when sat in a crew-member seats, can I stare down my co-pilot when he does something silly? Steph (Forums): Is the player (non-Holo-Me) shifted around in their seat when the ship is hit by weapons or collides? Steph (Forums): Are Holo-me avatars affected by ECM or the destruction of the powerplant or power distributor?
Holo-Me (Commander Creator):
Holo-Me (Commander Creator) General Bomba Luigi (Forums): Is there or will there be the option not to share your holo-me picture to other players in the comms panel? Jaiotu (Forums): Can I share/export my cmdr creations to share and/or save? Will creations be transferable from beta to live? Harmoniser (Forums): Will Mission-Givers get holo-me avatars to replace the portraits? Barking mad: Will they always be static? Turjan (Forums): Will it be possible to store multiple holo-me settings at a time to allow people to swap between their creations (multi-save slot)? Will separate accounts on the same pc have separate holo-me save settings? X-Terminator (Forums): Where is our pilot, any truth to the rumour that everyone is a hologram? Ziggy Stardust (Forums): Is there a plan or a way to set the Holo-me or avatars mood so we can roleplay better - happy/sad/angry/drunk/insane? Currently they all look straight-faced?
Holo-Me (Commander Creator) Content Many people (prev livestream chat): We've seen different suit meshes which will be on the store. Any word on coats/jackets etc for those that don't want to be a flight suit (Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly coat for example)? Tataboj (Forums): Are you going to add some more content to the (absolutely wonderful!) holo-me creator in future updates (e.g. more types of beards etc.)? Hypergrip (Reddit): Does Holo-me have glasses options? Hypergrip (Reddit): Will a reasonably broad selection of accessories come as standard or will most/all of them be store items/packs? Hypergrip (Reddit): Are or will there be body-type options to allow the body to match the face better? Hypergrip (Reddit): When can we expect the "Conan Exiles"-style endowment slider? Synergized (Forums): Can we expect additional helmet variants such as visor colours in the future paid or otherwise? Synergized (Forums): Will there be body modifications available in the future? Synergized (Forums): How varied are the flight suit types on the store? Kaltern (Forums): Will we be able to pick up other items (clothing, accessories etc) from within the game, such as mission rewards or special discoveries etc without having to spend real money in the Frontier Store?
"Telepresence" and "Holo" lore/immersion/mechanics questions Bobbydylan (Forums): Will wings be allowed to teleport to each others location now as well? Bobbydylan (Forums): Why can't I just telepresence to any of my ships scattered around the galaxy? Bobbydylan (Forums): Will Data courier and passenger missions be removed from the game now that everything is just telepresence? Darkfyre99 (Forums) Can we cash in exploration data and combat bonds remotely, and get up to the minute trade data remotely, now that Telepresence has been established to exist in the Elite Universe? If the answer is no, why not? Xender (Forums): How telepresence-multicrew will work in future with Space Legs and EVA gameplay? Aidan Brooder (Forums):Are we humans or are we dancers? eh... holograms...Was it a hard decision to break the 4th wall like a bulldozer running down a dixie toilet?
Other 2.3 Content Additions:
Updated Comms Panel: Alec Turner (Forums): Is there an option to turn the Portraits off for visibility of more message? Alec Turner (Forums): On the subject of NPC ship portraits, is the generation of these tied to the NPCs name or are we going to see "Pirate Lord Doohickey" with a different image each time we encounter him? Alec Turner (Forums): Yellow and orange text were unclear/jarring on stream, will/can this be tweaked for release? Alec Turner (Forums): It appeared that all the NPC ships have names. Is this true? If so where do these names come from? Robert Maynard (Forums): Given the comments about the "block player" feature in the 16/02/2017 stream, has the actual blocking method changed or simply the method by which players block other players?
Camera Janichsan (Forums): Will the new camera suite also be available for Mac users (and others stuck at 1.x)? Akarana (Forums): Will there be a default camera keybindings, any recommendations for effective use of the camera suite?
Ship Naming Alec Turner (Forums): Have Frontier considered incorporating a ship name generator such as the one Iain M Norman created?
Dolphin JimBadger (Forums): If the Dolphin specs are improved will the Beluga/Orca be adjusted? (Muetdhiver): Specifically jump range and outfitting freedom? <- Orca confirmed Playfuldreamer (Forums) Will the Dolphin/Orca/Beluga get a transparency pass on their viewscreens so CMDRs in those may be seen from the outside as well?
Megaships Bryan K (Forums): Are megaships mobile, or like Jaques, or like capital ships? Do they move, appear, USS or fly like any other? C00ky1970 (Forums): Can players hitch rides with megaships, can we store ships on them? <- No shipyard. Unclear on hitching ride Schlack (Forums): What relevance will the new (dockable?) Megaships have for the BGS? New markets, mission locations, faction specific tasks etc? Barking_Mad (Forums): Will megaships be used for missions? Vasious (Forums): With Mega-ships being dockable will capital ships become dockable too at some stage?
Asteroid Bases
General 2.3 questions & Bugs + Balance:
General 2.3 related Many people (prev livestream chat): What features of 2.3 are passed to non-horizons owners? Alexbrentnall (Forums): Any QOL updates you are particularly proud of coming into 2.3? Morwo (Reddit): Will there be improvements to prevent multicrew server disconnects or can these issues even be addressed? Horizone (Forums): Will custom hud colours mess with the holo-me, cmdr avatars, comms panel portraits. Has this (bug?) for station portraits been fixed? Tenshi (Forums): Data Link Scanner? What is it and what does it do? Dakron Nova (Forums): Will there be further graphical downgrades as part of 2.3? Schlack (Forums): What, if any, Background Sim tweaks/changes are coming to 2.3? Schlack (Forums): Will the BGS "pass" over the missions mooted in the December Dev Livestream be conducted for 2.3? (mission destinations, passenger mission effects, inf/rep etc) Cmdr Ofan (Forums): How will mining turrets work without a gunner as asteroids can not be targeted? Any way of linking these so they can target prospector tagged rocks? Ozric (Forums): Any response to the allocation of engineer grades throughout the unlock tree discussed here? CMDR MadRaptor (Forums): Was the spoiled distress call USS planned to be in beta or an accidental slip intended for live release? Is there more to the spoilered stuff thats bigger & better coming in 2.3 for us to look forwards to? PanPiper. (Forums) Are the newly locked systems around the Pleiades just a beta temporary measure or are they going to stay? (Maia, Merope, Hip 22460 etc) wstephenson (Forums): Why are new cqc asset-derived locations being added in 2.3, without adding related gameplay? amadeus1171 (Forums): When are we going to have more gameplay elements to keep us more interested long term? Alexbrentnall (Forums): With the increase to exploration payouts (thank you!) will exploration ranks also be rebalanced as this is the second time that exploration credits have got an increase yet the rank requirements appear unchanged? Is this possibly due to "downranking" people if the requirements are upped?
Bugs and balance aardappelianen (Forums) Has the fighter launch with random hull/fuel % been resolved? DJ_Arghlex (Forums):Will the SLF being launched with damage be fixed in 2.3? Tenshi (Forums):NPC's seem to pick up cargo canisters as soon as I drop into the USS leaving me with nothing to salvage. Can this be turned down a bit to give players a chance to approach the cargo canisters? UltrablackguyIV (Forums): Are any NPC re-balances due or planned to make PvE more challenging? Particularly combating common player tactics such as reversing and shield/scb tanking? (Alexbrentnall: Any plans to give certain NPC's engineered weapons and stuffs?) Metatheurgist (Forums): What do you think the effect of full bounty shares for wings will be on bounty hunting CGs? And how will that effect the competitiveness of lone wolves in a BH CG?
Non-2.3 & Content questions & Misc:
Non-2.3 related and future plans questions
Exploration & Visual Jaiotu (Forums): Since you are adding Trappist-1 to the galaxy is great how about adding Cassiopeia A? Jaiotu (Forums): Will Ram Tah's scanner tech used to locate Guardian structures be extended to allow for faster location of other surface features (i.e. abandoned settlements)? Edelgard von Rhein (Forums):Will star colours in 2.3 continue to be based solely on spectral type or are there plans to vary it by temperature to make systems/planets more varied? Redfox (Forums): Can we get an update on the (rough) number of systems explored/visited by CMDRs? Akarana (Forums): Could we have the text from scanned visitor beacons written into the journal? CMDR MadRaptor (Forums): Can you provide a summary or any information around the number of organic structure types and if possible any hints to help us track down ones that haven't been seen before? CMDR MadRaptor (Forums): Fungal Trees have been found, are these tied to the guardians? Are there other tree-variants on different planet types to be found? Alex Brentnall (Forums): Can Frontier give a statement as to the FSD distance and their feelings on it's state as many are arguing the current (up to) 4.6x increase to base FSD jump is too little and some that it is too much? Cosmo (Forums): Any plans to introduce in game HUD colour changer? If so, will it be extended for customisation such as transparency and allow players to customise the hud arrangements? BoxxMann (Forums): Will there be options added to plot more complex routes, for example via waypoints (systems/stations) or set up a loop route etc? Ramalf (Forums): Will there be an option in the future to automatically adjust a route plotted after getting a FSD boost with a neutron star?
Bookmarks DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Will bookmarks (for planets/stations) ever be shown on the radar in supercruise or navigation panel? DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Any plans to allow players to bookmark persistent things like RES sites, Tourist Beacons etc? Akarana (Forums): Could we have droppable beacons to bookmark specific coordinates/locations on planets (visible to the player only), to allow for an easy return?
Ships, weapons, modules & storage & Livery Alexbrentnall (Forums): Any chance of more or bigger decal positions for the larger ships? some of us now have way too many to display and there's plenty of real-estate on the larger ones. DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Any plans to introduce a way of quickly swapping loadouts for a particular ship? DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Any plans to increase the storage limits on modules/weapons? DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Any plans to make livery options on SRV/SLF persistent for when these are put in module storage? Any plans to allow these livery choices to show when looking at module details? StefanOS (Forums): Is there a schedule or plan to implement visible damage on every ship model as the Anaconda has? Will this ever happen? StefanOS (Forums): Any plans to remove the module requirement for the docking computer? (Alexbrentnall: Or extend it to an undocking computer as well?) Slone (Forums): Any chance of a try before you buy option for cosmetic items inside the livery menu so you can see how things look before purchasing?
BGS & NPCs Marc_Hicks (Forums): Will we ever see explicit links between Powers and Factions/Powers & the BGS? E.g. system states impacting powerplay faction support, faction missions etc? Rogue 1474 (Forums):Any plans to develop player minor factions into something more involved? Cobra1984 (Forums): Is persistence of NPCs between instances as good as it is ever likely to get?
Missions Andovar (Forums):Edited here: Are the chained missions linear or branching (Decision trees)? StefanOS (Forums): Can we get some juicy missions which require the Cmdr. to use specific small ships (f.e Cobra/Viper/Eagle)?
Horizons Season & Updates Questions Janichsan (Forums): What are the plans regarding the Mac version in future? Specifically: are you still looking into ways to port Horizons (and subsequent seasons) to the Mac? Marc_Hicks (Forums): Will we ever be able to use favours to adjust Engineer Upgrade stats, & not just merely Weapon Special Effects? Barking_Mad (Forums): Does the current iteration of multi-crew rule out any future ability to crew a ship when we can physically walk aboard other players vessels? Spruxxx (Forums): Can the roles/playstyles search function of multicrew also be applied to Wings in future? Eg to find players in game to wing up with for multi-crew style gameplay goals eg legal Bounty Hunting, illegal Piracy etc. Stinja (Forums): What is happening with the OSX version of the game? Stinja (Forums): If Horizons gets wrapped up as the base game for season 3, will OSX be on pre-Horizons still, or get the non-planetary / shader content?
Hardware/Software support Tenshi (Forums): Will VR motion controller technology be put into the game in any way for example system/galaxy maps? Tenshi (Forums): Would a virtual keyboard be out of the question when using the galaxy map for VR headsets? Sntxrr (Forums): Is there any chance ED will support NVidia Ansel? Robert Maynard (Forums): Can/will COBRA take advantage of multi-core CPU capability in terms of number of threads?
Plans DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Is there interest in a planned re-run of the ship transfer time poll? (AlexBrentnall: Is there interest in a slider mechanic with more cash for faster transfer options?) TheSynopticVision (Forums): Can we know when you are planning to announce a release date for the PS4 version of the game? Or any new info about it? Soon(TM) (Forums): Can you please confirm that 2.4 will not be combat related? Barking mad (Forums): Are there any plans to move CQC into the main game?
Misc Xondk (Forums): Has frontier considered changing the power scale to GW, just changing the numbers to make them more in line with expectations for fusion plants and the Elite lore? X-Terminator (Forums): Will FD work more towards getting on with releasing Content and not just popcorn add-ons? X-Terminator (Forums): Do you feel your customers are getting on average £40 worth of updates for each Season's DLC? Ziggy Stardust (Forums): Will you please shower Alex Brentnall with loads of accolades for this initiative when you use this list during a Q&A livestream? Bryan K (Forums): What is your favourite Colour? Stinja (Forums): How has accommodating consoles effected design decisions? Stinja (Forums): Do you have data console users are indeed more casual than PC Elite players, or are they the same demographic, just different platforms?
General content update requests: Tenshi (Forums): Asteroid bases for players? Are they still in the pipeline? Furinkazan (Forums): Will Tionisla Orbital Graveyard ever be added to the game? Many people (prev livestream chat): Any new SRV types coming soon? Timbero (Forums): Any plans to add the ability to launch 2 NPC controlled fighters in the future? DukeIronHand (Forums): Any ETA on the T9 buffs announced after the T7 buffs? DukeIronHand (Forums): Any plans to make the T7 medium pad capable? CMDR Redcrest (Forums): Are there more ships coming to fill the new 35 max ship slots in stations? A medium Imperial ship with SLF bay perhaps? Selen (Forums): Will 2.3 add any of the missing weapons or weapon sizes that are missing, plasma accelerator turrets, railgun turrets, class 4 turrets? Lily from anim.o.v.e (Forums): Are hull repair limpets planned or just something Sandro would like to have in game? Furinkazan (Forums): Thargoid combat when? Earth Ultimatum IV. (Forums): Are ammo racks as modules in 2.3? If no are these planned, is there an ETA? Iori (Forums): Are there any plans for Imperial ship kits? Jaiotu (Forums): Now we have powerplay decals will Fed/Emp/Alliance Decals be made available? Alexbrentnall (Forums): Any truth to the rumour that other star types will get the same treatment that NS/WD got in 2.2? Alexbrentnall (Forums): Any truth to the rumour that the remaining station types (and/or outposts) will get the same treatment that others got in 2.2? Verminstar (Forums): Are there any new exploration gameplay mechanics/features in 2.3? Tenshi (Forums): Will explorers ever see the talked about dark systems from the kickstarter? Solar systems without stars that will allow short cuts to other places in the galaxy? Sensai25 (Forums): Is the surface scanner revamp in 2.3 going ahead? Is it still planned? Marc_Hicks (Forums): When will explorers get better tools for finding persistent and non-persistent PoI's within the game? Ghural (Forums): Are volcanoes still going to be introduced? Tenshi (Forums): Is there an ETA on when we can actually walk around our ships and hangar? Tenshi (Forums): Any word on atmospheric flight and landing on planets with atmosphere? Would like to see Nodnol on Earth. I mean London. (If you get the reference you are awesome.) Mad Mike (Forums): Whilst npc crew like in DDF are seemingly not in 2.3 are they still on the cards ? IndigoWyrd (Forums): Mechanical crew and crew remuneration from 2014 early designs document (see link for Image). Is this still planned or is it cancelled? CMDR Arguendo (Forums): How far has Frontier managed to get Crime, punishment and/or Karma system, will this be part of 2.3 or will it be later? Tengri (Forums): Is there a possibility that at some point multicrew will be extended to full functionality with 2+ players having full access to helm, co-op missions etc? Darkfyre99 (Forums): When is there going to be an iron-man mode? Eent Tredison (Forums) Will we ever see in-game matchmaking functionality for CQC so people can queue for a match whilst going about their business?
Statements Alexbrentnall (Forums): Thanks for the powerplay decals Sensai25 (Forums): Explorers are desperate to have new tools/content! DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Blocking a player should NOT cause them to de-instance with you, solely because a hostile player group intent on damaging background simulations can abuse the feature to avoid intervention. DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Wings should be able to mark each other as wing-friendly or some other way to have larger groups formable (perhaps by way of having wing leaders?) Wings should be able to mark each other as wing-friendly or some other way to have larger groups formable (perhaps by way of having wing leaders?) DJ_Arghlex (Forums): General instancing tweaking needs to occur so we can actually fight other wings full of people without horsing around with anchoring in people, or some ganker would get instanced with ships like it rather than with an instance chock full of newbie sidewinders. DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Solo/Private Group should NOT allow players to influence system faction percentages and states AT ALL. If you want a part of the universe for yourself, or to hurt someone else's slice of home, you should have to play with the rest of the universe to do it!
Answered questions (All those that were asked here yet we have answers for with a source):
Multicrew: Ziggy Stardust (Forums): What happens to my ship when I enter multicrew? If it's vulnerable then what happens if it gets destroyed. <- Answered in post #17 Ziggy Stardust (Forums): Are ships with 2 seats multicrew capable? <- Answered in post #36 JimBadger (Forums): Do or will NPC crew fill seats on the bridge even if this is cosmetic only? <- No, see here Robert Maynard (Forums): As mining is already a role for matchmaking purposes, can we expect Mining Turrets to be made available? <- Mining turrets confirmed on 16/02/17 livestream Bitstorm (Forums): What will happen when a multicrewed ship goes down to a planet with a non-Horizons player aboard? <- Answered in post #110
-> Bomba Luigi - Keelback only has 1 seat but has fighters<- No new seats livestream 02/03/17
Holo-Me (Commander Creator):
Other 2.3 additions Alexbrentnall (Forums): Hud is gone but are all controls accessible (FSD, cargo hatch etc) available in camera mode? Can I scoop/land/travel etc in 3rd person? Yes - In game testing Alec Turner (Forums): Can you expand/clarify on the camera connection limits with range/clipping? <- Range 3000km, camera cannot go through objects Lunchmoney (Forums): What is a megaship? See here Jaiotu (Forums): What kind of FSD jump range will the Dolphin have? <- See here Alexbrentnall (Forums): How are ship names visible to other (contacts screen, target information/Visible on ship exterior/name-plate on interior etc)? Answered here Bryan K (Forums): Are ship names unique and locked once taken like cmdr names or can there be duplicates of the same ship name? <- No - In game testing Alexbrentnall (Forums): Will ship names be visible on the Shipyard? <- Yes - In game testing Alexbrentnall (Forums): Where can we rename our ships, can it be done remotely, is it a once-only thing on purchase etc? <- Only through outfitting. No limit to renaming - In game testing
General 2.3 Questions & Bugs + balance: DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Any re-balance due for healing beams (both concordance and regenerative)? <- Answered here DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Any re-balance due for cannons with thermal cascade following the 2.2.03 cannon buff? <- Answered here DJ_Arghlex (Forums): Will the premium ammo bug be fixed in 2.3? <- Answered here Earth Ultimatum IV. (Forums): Is there premium ammo fix or shield re-balance in 2.3? If not is there a date/release we can expect this? <- Answered here. Livestream confirmed FDev are going to look at shield balance again in 2.3 beta. Alexbrentnall (Forums): Will 2.3 beta access be purchasable when the beta goes live as some (but not all) of the other betas had?Yes, Tue 01/03/17 on the store Lucius-Darcia (Forums): Will there be more strange ships in the Pleiades, will the guardians/aliens storylines continue in 2.3? <- Yes (Spoilers) Verminstar (Forums): HMC/MR have been beiged, intentional or bug? If intentional is it possible that this decision can be reversed or made optional for those that prefer the originals. <- See here Edelgard Von Rhein (Forums): Are there any new engineers in 2.3 and can you tell us anything about them, their specialities &/or their lore? <- Yes, information here PanPiper. (Forums): Is the galaxy map fix still in 2.3 (System population/information, Colonia systems etc)? <- Answered here (Fixed!)
Non-2.3 & content questions: Alec Turner (Forums): Devs please join the Buckyball racing clubs "Tunnel Vision" event on Sat 25th so we can watch you explode at high speed as you try to keep up with CMDR Cookiehole <- Date has passed The Universe: Ed Lewis holo-me preset please!! <- In with a bunch of other developers. Space Loach still MIA
Current Open Questions Count: 207 plus 6 statements
Another vote for Alex's thread. Meticulously curated over a period of weeks, all the questions you could possibly need, filtered, organised and ready to roll.
Nice work on the 2.3 Beta - some really great stuff added.
Question:
The Dolphin ship has a dedicated passenger cabin module bay which is a really nice feature and makes it a viable ship for passengers without making it overpowered (which it would be if it was a general module slot). I'm wondering whether you are considering doing this for other ships in future - for example having a special module for shipping a certain type of sensitive cargo etc, or having a dedicated cargo cabin module bay or smaller trading vessels. Or perhaps dedicated larger fuel scoop slots to make explore ships have a real advantage for exploring without over powering them. Also ships with dedicated mining module slots?
What's the design reasoning behind the distribution of Multicrew features across the range of ships?
The first ship where Multicrew can be used for both Gunner and Fighter roles is the Federal Gunship, which is reputation gated. The Keelback, which is the only un-gated early game ship with a fighter hangar, is single seat.
When accessibility of the feature has been writ large (telepresence, bounty voucher duplication), this pushes players towards owning the biggest ships (and gives these ships a corresponding power bonus).
