I contacted Elite's developers offering to fund a team of coders and graphic designers (or even foot the bill for their in house team) to make the community some rescue ship decals and paint jobs so they can have shiny ballistic orange rescue ships like we see at sea (and also in CG's by NPC's) with RESCUE emblazoned down the side. It is something small, that even I as a non-coder could bash together in an afternoon, yet would go a long way to building community spirit, participation, and good will towards FDev who have been taking it in the neck for 'turning everything into paid DLC even breathing' according to many. Unfortunately the support person directed me here and said to post it and if enough players like the idea they could see it happening.
Now with debuff limpets being a thing there's a role for support class pilots - meaning that you could operate as a healer rather than DPS. So this paintjob and decal would be sought by those wanting to help fellow pilots rather than wanting to blow them to bits or steal from them. Here's hoping enough people do whatever is required to make it happen. If the matter is cost, FDev, stop being shekel counters and hit me up on Twitter (@bashpr0mpt - open invitation to fellow pilots looking to network too) and I'll foot the bill, idgaf what the price tag is let's roll it out before these CG's and Thargoid attacks pass. If you're looking for me, I'm in the ship with RESCUE written down the side rescuing people from burning orbitals. Here's hoping soon we'll have official rescue skins. If FDev like - perhaps have it for rescuing 100 passengers or something, so it's not just an on a whim thing.
Decals and paint jobs are great for building rapport with the community. They take someone an hour or so to create, bump map, mesh and bake and shouldn't cost three bucks a pop - but one reason I stopped playing this game was the lack of customization options. Forza, a video game from the 90's, had 3,000 cars with huge customization options. Even just allowing the existent bump maps to have a 360 application of square and circular decals would be all creative users need to make great custom paint jobs. My artwork is still front page on Turn10's design store for the Forza series, all of my bonnet art and decals for cars were made with a square and a circle and under 1,000 layers. So really there's no excuse for the limited customization options we face - but giving out a free skin every now and then would go a long way to rebuilding good will in the community - and most importantly of all the one thing CG's ceased doing because they lack financial incentives;
Encourage players to play together AS a community.
Here's hoping!
Now with debuff limpets being a thing there's a role for support class pilots - meaning that you could operate as a healer rather than DPS. So this paintjob and decal would be sought by those wanting to help fellow pilots rather than wanting to blow them to bits or steal from them. Here's hoping enough people do whatever is required to make it happen. If the matter is cost, FDev, stop being shekel counters and hit me up on Twitter (@bashpr0mpt - open invitation to fellow pilots looking to network too) and I'll foot the bill, idgaf what the price tag is let's roll it out before these CG's and Thargoid attacks pass. If you're looking for me, I'm in the ship with RESCUE written down the side rescuing people from burning orbitals. Here's hoping soon we'll have official rescue skins. If FDev like - perhaps have it for rescuing 100 passengers or something, so it's not just an on a whim thing.
Decals and paint jobs are great for building rapport with the community. They take someone an hour or so to create, bump map, mesh and bake and shouldn't cost three bucks a pop - but one reason I stopped playing this game was the lack of customization options. Forza, a video game from the 90's, had 3,000 cars with huge customization options. Even just allowing the existent bump maps to have a 360 application of square and circular decals would be all creative users need to make great custom paint jobs. My artwork is still front page on Turn10's design store for the Forza series, all of my bonnet art and decals for cars were made with a square and a circle and under 1,000 layers. So really there's no excuse for the limited customization options we face - but giving out a free skin every now and then would go a long way to rebuilding good will in the community - and most importantly of all the one thing CG's ceased doing because they lack financial incentives;
Encourage players to play together AS a community.
Here's hoping!
