Well you can always try Odyssey.As a PS5 player where blue screen crashes are common since May ... I've been getting my fix of fearful anticipation every time I boot the game
Oh no, you can't
The game is not worth fixing
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Oh no, you can't
How about having similar and consistent performance to Horizons? That sounds reasonable as a description for "Fixed".
It could be also argued that such an addition would be tantamount to insanity, given the issues already present...
But I suppose there are some who want new shinies, then would throw their toys out of the pram once more when further issues are introduced
How about having similar and consistent performance to Horizons? That sounds reasonable as a description for "Fixed".
It could be also argued that such an addition would be tantamount to insanity, given the issues already present...
But I suppose there are some who want new shinies, then would throw their toys out of the pram once more when more issues are introduced
Space should certainly approach Horizons frame rates. Settlements and social spaces - there's nothing to compare those to, but they're a lot more complex than an empty planet or an asteroid field with a few NPC ships, so I doubt anyone running Horizons on Ultra will get the same frame rates in an Odyssey conflict zone with 40+ NPCs, explosions and gunfire, turrets and dogfights going on overhead.
As for the shinies and other issues, you're right. People need to understand that software development is nothing like the assembly of a car or a games console from manufactured parts. It's impossible to test every combination of inputs to a PC game, not to mention the hardware it's running on, so there will always be bugs.
That is why I worded my comment as I did.
As performance currently is inconsistent - particularly on and around occupied planets - losing the stuttering / brief stops for smooth gameplay, even if at a reduced framerate (within reason!) to 'normal' space performance, would be consistent enough for me.
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How about having similar and consistent performance to Horizons? That sounds reasonable as a description for "Fixed".
It could be also argued that such an addition would be tantamount to insanity, given the issues already present...
But I suppose there are some who want new shinies, then would throw their toys out of the pram once more when further issues are introduced
Similar performance to Horizons, when on foot, would be nice. Not sure it's possible*, or that they should delay all of the new content in the pursuit of it.
We have to bear in mind that non-Odyssey players haven't had a content update since Fleet Carriers (June 2020).
* While consistency is great, first person shooter (FPS) gameplay tends to require higher than average frame rates to be either competitive in a PvP scenario, or enjoyable in any scenario.
With the FPS gameplay being quite "light" on features as it is, in my opinion it will take a huge improvement in both performance, and gameplay features/mechanics, to sell Odyssey's FPS elements outside of the existing Elite Dangerous player-base. And wasn't that one of it's main goals? So back to the OP: Can it even be done?
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I've said it before, so I'll get flogged for repeating myself. What the game needs is multiple slots. You get your main slot where you have the FC.
You have an extra slot for exploration. And a third for going John Wayne. And you would reset these so it never gets boring.
You have an extra slot for exploration. And a third for going John Wayne. And you would reset these so it never gets boring.
To be honest the normal way is once a new DLC is out the rest go I to maintenance mode, everything pre Odyssey won't get major work now it's been released tbh. Heck how much work has been done to Horizons since Odyssey was thought of tbh iirc it was full Odyssey from way before that was even released?
To be honest the normal way is once a new DLC is out the rest go I to maintenance mode, everything pre Odyssey won't get major work now it's been released tbh. Heck how much work has been done to Horizons since Odyssey was thought of tbh iirc it was full Odyssey from way before that was even released?
Unfortunately the DLC is not available on all platforms yet, though, so maintenance mode (content starvation) for those platforms is (in my view) unfair.
Tomorrow we will have a new update / fix, too bad you couldn't stop the train. xD
How odd... Other platforms will (possibly) get the new content when the PC version is fixed - suggesting that 'content starvation' (what an enchanting term!) is unfair on a multi-platform game where the newest expansion is occupying all of the allocated developers efforts is curious indeed... Why, it is almost as if you are suggesting that consoles wait even longer because you wish the developers to make some exclusive content for them because they are the poor brethren who are having to wait...
A Cobra MKV for Xbox and PS owners upon Odyssey pre-order? What a good idea!
That is why I worded my comment as I did.
As performance currently is inconsistent - particularly on and around occupied planets - losing the stuttering / brief stops for smooth gameplay, even if at a reduced framerate (within reason!) to 'normal' space performance, would be consistent enough for me.
Yep, in my own way I was agreeing with you.
I find space/empty planets/ship combat runs fine in Odyssey on both systems (1660ti, gtx970), but there are people with much older hardware currently running Horizons who would find Odyssey laggy in those same situations - especially driving the SRV around on the surface if they try to run the game in Ultra detail.
The Odyssey-only content doesn't have to run at 'Horizons' speed, at least not right away, since anyone who gets the Odyssey planet tech for free with the Horizons merge won't be accessing station interiors or Odyssey settlements and won't experience the most hardware-critical parts. They just need space and empty planets (including guardian ruins, etc) to run at roughly the frame rates they get now in Horizons.
The game definitely is worth fixing. Not like we got a ton of options in this niche field of gaming lol. I'm not impressed with Odyssey either but dang. Let 'em try and salvage what they can and make it an enjoyable experience for those who still tinker in the game.
Fun fact my no1 most used ship the last couple of weeks I've been playing is the CM4. I use it as a missile spam boat on planetary outposts
The funny part is that the 'poor console players deserve..."Fun fact my no1 most used ship the last couple of weeks I've been playing is the CM4. I use it as a missile spam boat on planetary outposts
Is this sense of entitlement even more pervasive among this breed? I have a PS4 and have not felt any kind of starvation because I own it...
A strong sense of entitlement is pervasive in the gaming community regardless of the platforms they're on. If the CM4 was a console exclusive you'd still have PC Commandos whine for years that they want the console exclusive ship.
They need to build a bridge and get over it.
Out of the shattered hulls of fugly Cobra 4s...
As a PS4 commander seemingly still playing against the tide, you couldn’t make me fly on even if I was entitled to it. It always reminds of that Christmas when my mam got me and my brothers’ Action Man the wrong way round; I don’t think we ever got over that childhood trauma.
Out of the shattered hulls of fugly Cobra 4s...
As a PS4 commander seemingly still playing against the tide, you couldn’t make me fly on even if I was entitled to it. It always reminds of that Christmas when my mam got me and my brothers’ Action Man the wrong way round; I don’t think we ever got over that childhood trauma.
Yea it's not a particularly awesome ship and I use it as a missile boat and planetary mission runner because it's something different.
Also check you flexing that you have rich parents who could buy Action Man. I had to just look at the pictures in the Argos catalogue.
Oh, another humblebrag... We had to walk into the town centre, without any shoes - of course - only 7 miles, to stare longingly through the windows of Argos to be able to even see their catalogue...