So why can't we have this in ED? HOVERBIKES!

Dear Art Director and úber Game Designer Big beard!

Imagine this, racing in canyons, on the side of the canyon, sitting on a mother of all mothers engine. Not only will it be fun, it will also add a new game play style.

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Well I was going to say because ED is based on reality rather than vehicles held up by magic as seen in star wars. Then I noticed my Asp hovering 5m from the surface of a planet nose down with nothing but RCS thrusters holding it up. A feel a little tear of disappointment rolling down my cheek.
 
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To be honest I'd be more shocked if these were not already on the FDev to do list.. They do add a certain cool-factor.

Very nice pics though :D
 
I know more SRV variants are planned, and I THOUGHT one of those was a hoverbike type design but I can't find any proof or threads where it mentions that :(
 


Forget in game, I want these in RL!
#y2krippedmeoff
#wheresmyjetpack

I'm not a twit, did I do that right?
 
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Well I was going to say because ED is based on reality rather than vehicles held up by magic as seen in star wars. Then I noticed my Asp hovering 5m from the surface of a planet nose down with nothing but RCS thrusters holding it up. A feel a little tear of disappointment rolling down my cheek.

Well, I don't know where the magic comes from, the ships can very well be explained and hoverbikes are already possible now! However I imagine that the technoligy will change in the next 900 years or so :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_resonant_cavity_thruster

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Honestly hoverbikes would be great.

SRV's are nice for bebopping around and collecting synth materials and wot, but sometimes when you land on a planet you just want to get out and see the sights. If a Goliath can stay aloft on a 3g planet with no atmosphere, we should get hoverbikes.
 
Because A class Life Support only lasts 25 minutes

No problem, added gameplay :) You can do a lot in 25 minutes, and your ship will be close by, or a settlement / Outpost. So instead of fuel you will need to tank O2 :) Because you will run out of O2 before you run out of fuel :D
 

You saw how many storm troopers died on those right? Even the heroine princess nearly died on one of them! They clearly aren't very safe.
 
Should haze zero cargo ability but possibly forward firing weapons.
Maybe have a data scanning capability?
 
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Perhaps FD will eventually introduce personal vehicles that use the same hovering technology as the Skimmers currently in the game.
It seems a natural and unavoidable development to me.
 
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Should haze zero cargo ability but possibly forward firing weapons.
Maybe have a data scanning capability?

Yes, no cargo, scanning and light weapons should be there. This should be a scout asset only.
However you should be able to fire a hand weapon from it.
 
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Great idea. Perhaps we could also have an ED-take on the utilitarian snowmobile...

e.g. something that does not require an internal slot/hanger, to fit on smaller ships.

:D
 
Well, I don't know where the magic comes from, the ships can very well be explained and hoverbikes are already possible now! However I imagine that the technoligy will change in the next 900 years or so :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RF_resonant_cavity_thruster


The link is hardly proven tech and the pic is a fancy drone really. Not much use on none atmosphere worlds!

I personally don't want these in game. Its all a bit star wars/destiny fantasy world for me. Whats actually wrong with a proper off road bike type thing with wheels if you want a bike?
 
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