The Elite Dangerous Trailer

redVENGEANCE

redVENGEANCE
[video=youtube;YESNObZJTgQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YESNObZJTgQ&t=35s[/video]

We have most of whats in the video but what if whats left will arrive in 2.4?

I see ship legs at the beginning but could that mean we are restricted to our ships?

What do you think?
 

Cosmo

Cosmo
That's an old trailer. Update 2.4 is a mystery, the Unknown trailer shows an alien (Thargoid) base that is currently permit locked:

[video=youtube;PEQTj8dTOC0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEQTj8dTOC0[/video]
 

Ian Phillips

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Ian Phillips
Here is the original Launch trailer (with walking Commanders)
[video=youtube;dwvjElmFCfE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwvjElmFCfE[/video]
 

Monk

Monk
shadragon said:
Short answer:

2.4 is Legs, in ships only and new combat role for multiplayer called "Marine." Ship-to-ship boarding combat a possibility.

Source (Page 43): https://www.scribd.com/doc/230681554/Elite-Dangerous-the-Beginning-Early-Game-Designs-2014

I suspect the patch after that will be station interiors.

No idea when we'll be able to hoof around on planet surfaces.
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Honestly hope you are wrong. Legs in ship would be a big ole meh in my book.

I'd rather see the capstone to horizons come which would include atmospheric worlds w/o complex life.
 
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IndigoWyrd

IndigoWyrd
Ian Phillips said:
Here is the original Launch trailer (with walking Commanders)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwvjElmFCfE
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That near-station combat that doesn't result in the station one-shotting the offending ship... that's what I'm looking for in here.

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shadragon said:
Short answer:

2.4 is Legs, in ships only and new combat role for multiplayer called "Marine." Ship-to-ship boarding combat a possibility.

Source (Page 43): https://www.scribd.com/doc/230681554/Elite-Dangerous-the-Beginning-Early-Game-Designs-2014

I suspect the patch after that will be station interiors.

No idea when we'll be able to hoof around on planet surfaces.
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Ship boarding.. I have two words to counter that: Self Destruct.

I don't invite people on board, why would I tolerate uninvited "guests"?
 

imski

imski
That just means it was in the plans.

The next page suggest npc wingmen, which has been routinely ruled out by FD (more's the pity).

I really hope 2.4 does have it though. Just going by early pre launch videos you can see that basic assets have been done for ship internals, and I'd love to wander around a cutter or an orca in VR?
 

who?

who?
GraXXoR said:
That launch trailer was almost criminally misleading. LOL
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+Infinity. And it was noticed.

IMO it's a carry over from the early days of computer games, where the graphics were so incredibly primitive in comparison to TV & movies of the same period, they had to have rendered cut-scenes and adverts to make them more palatable. But now, where the the games are not too far off the best CGI films of the day, it's completely unnecessary. And wilfully misleading.
 

LKx

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The pilot standing behind the seat was cinematic, it's not anything we'll get anytime soon (if ever).

2.4 has nothing to do with the ps4 launch, it won't come before fall at the earliest.

The ed's original trailer was full cinematic too, and it was pretty obvious.

I'm wondering if anyone ever seen a starcraft/warcraft trailer.... :D
 
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Deadspin

Deadspin
As much as I would love some space legs, if only to add the tiniest bit of depth to the game and help us connect with our ships more, I'd prefer atmospheric planet landing capability; to include landing on water worlds with a mechanic and SRV to support said landings.
 

Monk

Monk
LKx said:
The pilot standing behind the seat was cinematic, it's not anything we'll get anytime soon (if ever).

2.4 has nothing to do with the ps4 launch, it won't come before fall at the earliest.
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That's a huge letdown, really...the Fall part. It is really disheartening how slow season 2 has trickled out. December 15, 2015...518 days...some GoT level "seasons" here
 

Saool

Saool
who? said:
+Infinity. And it was noticed.

IMO it's a carry over from the early days of computer games, where the graphics were so incredibly primitive in comparison to TV & movies of the same period, they had to have rendered cut-scenes and adverts to make them more palatable. But now, where the the games are not too far off the best CGI films of the day, it's completely unnecessary. And wilfully misleading.
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Much is made of that. But take a look at many many other games, say ESO or KotOR and show my the game footage in their highly cinematic trailers.


Ian Phillips said:
I raise you the remake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trfu9jPP2VM&list=LLaunEC5A0KNWPFxCTvqB_Pg&index=171
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That is simply epic. Thanks for sharing.
 

Deadspin

Deadspin
Monk said:
That's a huge letdown, really...the Fall part. It is really disheartening how slow season 2 has trickled out. December 15, 2015...518 days...some GoT level "seasons" here
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Thanks for reminding me that the next book hasn't come out yet.
 

Lightspeed

Lightspeed
Ian Phillips said:
Here is the original Launch trailer (with walking Commanders)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwvjElmFCfE
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That "computer generated video" doesn't look so far off what we have now, except we have lasers :), and no "legs" of course.

The desire has been there to have legs, despite some FD spokespeople (was it Braben?) saying it was focusing on ships. I can only imagine something terrible has happened in the game development, such as a realization (only guessing) that instancing with more than one walking person is preventing it.

Or the programmer specializing in legs has walked off :D
 
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