Ship damage system

StefanOS

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StefanOS
Hello to all!

DB did already stated that ED will have a very detailed damage modelling of the space ships (SS).... and I am looking forward to it!

I never did like the standard approach in most space games that a solid metal SS would explode in dust if it reached 0% hull..... because 1. its unrealistic and 2. its a waste to damage a SS, I would prefer to salvage it, sell it, use it.......

There is a KS project showing very impressing damage modelling in a car race game.... take a look, I think it is very impressive!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1470493497/next-car-game-a-motorsport-with-attitude

Would be nice if we had that detail and physics in ED....
 

Sparticus

Sparticus
StefanosA said:
Hello to all!

DB did already stated that ED will have a very detailed damage modelling of the space ships (SS).... and I am looking forward to it!

I never did like the standard approach in most space games that a solid metal SS would explode in dust if it reached 0% hull..... because 1. its unrealistic and 2. its a waste to damage a SS, I would prefer to salvage it, sell it, use it.......

There is a KS project showing very impressing damage modelling in a car race game.... take a look, I think it is very impressive!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1470493497/next-car-game-a-motorsport-with-attitude

Would be nice if we had that detail and physics in ED....
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Yes it would be awesome to see actual damage being inflicted.
 

izzy

izzy
This game is really interesting for fans of destruction derby :D
We will see how the damage is managed in alpha test ... just some weeks to wait ;)
 

Flavio

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Going by what has said previously we will be able to see damage to the hull and since shields are in sections (for larger ships), the damage coming on the hud should also be in sections. Someone (DB?) said that you can target specific sections so that you can disable the ship in order to plunder it. Since systems comes in upgradable modules, those should be able to be monitored individually.
To sum up, yep, you should be able to have realistic damage rather than a boom like a balloon exploding - in saying that, I hope that if you put a hole in the hull where a pressurised section of hull is present that a big hole is blown open rather than a laser pinprick.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
It was said somewhere on the forums, that there will be the cemeteries of spaceships. So, we will be able to admire many wrecks
 

FS3DPete

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Patrick_68000 said:
Resurrect, is not it a noble task ?

;)
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It would be cool, and probably a lot cheaper than buying a whole ship, if you could have the ship towed (or do it yourself if you have a freighter or other suitably-large ship) to a shipyard, where you can get it fixed up and have it running again. Then you'd have another ship... One that was previously a wreck.

I don't know if this will be possible though.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
FS3DPete said:
It would be cool, and probably a lot cheaper than buying a whole ship, if you could have the ship towed (or do it yourself if you have a freighter or other suitably-large ship) to a shipyard, where you can get it fixed up and have it running again. Then you'd have another ship... One that was previously a wreck.

I don't know if this will be possible though.
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Perhaps not a complete spaceship, but why not a few pieces ? An engine, a radar, a hyperspace, a forgotten missile, here
 

warbaby2

warbaby2
Patrick_68000 said:
Perhaps not a complete spaceship, but why not a few pieces ? An engine, a radar, a hyperspace, a forgotten missile, here
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Well, even scooping a wreck into the hold of, say an Anaconda would be thinkable... just get it to a port and repair it. Question is: What happens when a ship gets disabled? Is it necessarily utterly destroyed? What if the pilot bails?
 

Flavio

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Sparticus said:
I wonder if we can see the damage from within the ship as well.

"My god - was anyone in here ?" - "Aye"
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If you mean that there will be holes in the cockpit due to enemy fire, I guess that it would probably have to wait for the upgrade when we can walk around the ship because if that happened then you would either ne dead or in the escape pod.
 

Patrick_68000

Patrick_68000
warbaby2 said:
Well, even scooping a wreck into the hold of, say an Anaconda would be thinkable... just get it to a port and repair it. Question is: What happens when a ship gets disabled? Is it necessarily utterly destroyed? What if the pilot bails?
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A pirate does not arise this kind of questions. he takes !

:D
 
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