I would like to help out the Fuel Rats, and/or use Discord text chat while in Elite Dangerous. But, I also would like to play Elite Dangerous in VR.
Having an API that would allow messages to be relayed into the ED Text chat, and responses back to those messages/messages sent to the "Ship Computer", would allow software developers to build software that would allow for that type of integration.
The "Ship Computer" could act as a relay between IRC/Discord/whatever else, to allow further integration/better immersion. The Ship Computer text chat messaging API I am envisioning would only be accessible from within your own machine.
Having an API that would allow messages to be relayed into the ED Text chat, and responses back to those messages/messages sent to the "Ship Computer", would allow software developers to build software that would allow for that type of integration.
The "Ship Computer" could act as a relay between IRC/Discord/whatever else, to allow further integration/better immersion. The Ship Computer text chat messaging API I am envisioning would only be accessible from within your own machine.