The little things

[korombei]

Hey cmdrs,

Fairly new to the game (and here), but finding it to be an excellent experience so far. It's the little things that make a game stand apart for me, because it shows real craft and love, and I think Frontier have done a great job in this respect - I noticed that when I approach a station, for example, the flight control/tower refers to me as DeLacy (ship make) Kilo Oscar Romeo (the first three letters of my cmdr name.. or is that a conicidence? I hope not!)

When I docked at a Fed station in the midst of an outbreak, the flight control guy told me not to worry about the rumours, and that it was all under control. Made me smile. It's touches like these that really add to the immersion for me.

I also find it strangely comforting, after a jaunt in the void, to be welcomed back to the station by a northern lass, hahah.

So, I was wondering - what little details are your favourites?

 

[OfftheRails]

The ambient sounds when docked are just superb. Distant announcements, machinery starting up, cacophonous whirrs and traffic doing it's thing.

It's a beautiful noise.

[video=youtube;GE0R8Kpd8f4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE0R8Kpd8f4[/video]

 

[Shorty]

When I first played the game in premium beta I was really impressed to see my canopy freezing when the ship runs cold.
The whole docking process is amazing too. It is like I imagined it when I was playing original Elite on the C64.

I also find it strangely comforting, after a jaunt in the void, to be welcomed back to the station by a northern lass, hahah.

Since you are new to the game: If you hear her saying: "Loitering is a crime punishable by death", be warned this is not a joke.

 

[korombei]

Yeah the sound design and music in this game are quite easily some of the best I've ever heard. Just fantastic. I often sit on the pad rather than go in the hangar for that exact reason.

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When I first played the game in premium beta I was really impressed to see my canopy freezing when the ship runs cold.
The whole docking process is amazing too. It is like I imagined it when I was playing original Elite on the C64.






Since you are new to the game: If you hear her saying: "Loitering is a crime punishable by death", be warned this is not a joke.

This is also a nice touch yeah. Landing and docking are also really well done I agree. I'll make sure I don't annoy her.. you don't mess with a northern lass hahah

 

[[VR] Deggial]

I laughed hard when I saw the line "All I did was mining!" (or something alike) as NPC chat in the coms window.

(As you are new to ED, you have to know that this was a sad complain of players in the early days of the game, after being destroyed by other players while mining in an asteroid ring.)

It's in fact a very little thing. I still love the humor.

 

[shadragon]

It's a pleasure to play a game put together by people who are damned good at their jobs and love what they do.