Questions about ingame Content

Clayman · Aug 1, 2014

Questions about ingame content

I have some questions for the release or the current State of the Game.

1. I really appreciate it, if there is much going on in the space, but what is the current State there and how will it be in the finished Game?
2. And how many NPC's and how many players can be in the same system?
3. Will there be a group vs. group mode, where some players or a defined number of players can play against the other group?
4. Which type of decorative Elements will be in the space, except planets? Will there be something like Space Graveyard or nebulars ... ?
5. Will there also be some more "round" ships like the Anaconda? I really like these round style.

Vargur · Aug 1, 2014

1. There are still a lot of features to be added, and a lot of current features that need to get expanded. And that's even without taking later expansion into account.

2. There is no limit to how many players/npc's can be in a system (afaik). But there is a limit to how many people can be at the same place at once. And with the same place mean close together where you can see eachother and fly with thrusters.
The limit for players is around 32 at once place, when more players show up additional instances of this place are created. This is because of network limitations similar to how many online shooters have this cap on maps, otherwise things get unstable.
Apart from these players however additional npc's can also be present. But i have no idea if there's also a cap on that, and how high that cap could be.

3. There is no built in group v group mode, but players can arrange these sort of things for themselves if they want to.
Already there is faction v faction at eranin where players can choose one side.

4. The game will mostly build space according to scientific data and make this at the least very plausible. A few liberties will most likely be made for the sake of interesting gameplay. The planetary rings is a good example, normally these wouldn't have such huge rocks but be more smaller dust particles. Although arguably many kinds of rings could exist since our first hand experience about them is limited.
For celestial bodies, pretty much everything you can think of will be there. DB answered a question about this in the last forum Q&A but can't find it atm.
Wrecks and all sorts of derelict ships will also be in game when salvaging is released.

5. Not sure what you mean with this one, guess you'll have to see once more ships are released

Also check out this forum for a lot more info about what is still planned for the initial release. Some of it has been done already, but much if it is yet to come. http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36&order=desc
This thread kind of sums up a list of links of what's in that forum, may be easier to navigate http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=25164

Clayman · Aug 1, 2014

The most ships look like the sidewinder, i mean a bit like a "cube".
The Anaconda is one of the ships, which has a other style and i like these differnce.

I mean these curved shapes, like Lakon Type.

I've also searched for an video, which shows all the new features, but i could not find one, i mean where all the new ships are shown and all the other stuff.

Cosmo · Aug 1, 2014

Clayman said:
I've also searched for an video, which shows all the new features, but i could not find one, i mean where all the new ships are shown and all the other stuff.

The Hauler and Lakon Type 6 have a more curved shape. You can find some screenshots at the wikia. There will be a lot more ships in the full game.

Clayman · Aug 2, 2014

okay, that ship looks more interesting in my opinion. I also like the Cobra, but like i said i like it if there are a lot of different shapes and ships.

Three additional questions: (that's all)
1. It won't be able to fly or control these big ships, not even in a future DLC or addon, right?
2. Will there be a plot or something like an story? I know that you can choose a faction, but this does not affect anything, right? I mean except the alliances.

3. Is there anything said about future expansion or updates, i mean what they could include or will include?

Dante80 · Aug 2, 2014

Clayman said:
okay, that ship looks more interesting in my opinion. I also like the Cobra, but like i said i like it if there are a lot of different shapes and ships.

Three additional questions: (that's all)
1. It won't be able to fly or control these big ships, not even in a future DLC or addon, right?
2. Will there be a plot or something like an story? I know that you can choose a faction, but this does not affect anything, right? I mean except the alliances.
3. Is there anything said about future expansion or updates, i mean what they could include or will include?

For 1 and 3, take a look at the following.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM0Gcl7iUM8
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=1824c0b05a#Lifetime Exp
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=ac1081437f#launch and beyond

For 2, there is no storyline in the Elite games. Its a sandbox, you make your own story.

alexios · Aug 2, 2014

Dante80 said:
For 2, there is no storyline in the Elite games. Its a sandbox, you make your own story.

There is a bit of a story arc (in the older games at least), just not in the traditional ‘you're the hero, and the whole world depends on your next astounding action’ model. In Elite, you're just another tiny gnat of a person in a gigantic universe.

Clayman · Aug 2, 2014

okay, thanks for the answers.
So there won't be a story, maybe a small one?

What about the big ships?
I won't be able to fly or control them, right? Not even in a future expansion?

I've also have an additional question that came up, by reading the Newsletter:
There also will be new station, but the player is not able to build own or control own stations or will that be possible in an expansion or is that not even something they mention?

Bolthammer · Aug 2, 2014

Elite is basicly a truck/postal/bountyhunter/pirate/missionrunner game where you play as small one man operation. You can hire crew, wingmen (npc or players). You will never be a huge tycoon, your meant to be a small wheel in a big galaxy (firefly series or Han Solo type of dude).

I reckon Frontier will spice things up over time, with more options, that will open up more tycoon oriented gameplay, albeit still in small scale with no impact on people in general.

More ships will be added, but giveing players bigger and bigger ships is not really adding other than a short time goal and moneysink. Unless they go all in as Star Citizen. Elite has so many other areas it can excel and deliver content in.