The Old Elite IV speculation thread

[mungbean]

Some ideas about Elite IV

If done properly, Elite IV could become a little like Second Life with people managing a spacestation in the Elite world, or being a Police Pilot, or entering into the Military to combat the gangster/pirate clans that would surely emerge in a free-form online game and become a real threat without organised resistance. Maybe you could be the gunner on someone elses craft, or on a huge military ship, or a scout. Maybe you could own a shop and trade things with other people who land at your planet/spacestation. Maybe you could become a gambler in a casino on an orbital, or maybe a thief. Maybe you could earn skills as say a ship mechanic/technician and repair other people's crafts for credits. Maybe you could be a stockbroker buying and selling shares in companies. Maybe you'd be a Federation tax collector hunting down tax evaders.

If the game is designed with enough flexibility the possibilities for 'employment' are almost endless - not just trader/pirate/bounty hunter.

One can even see a stage where ones REAL job is a job in the Elite Universe - earning REAL money from it.

I think even the basic Elite 1 as a multiplayer game would form complex interactions if it simply had a instant messaging feature, let alone Elite IV...

Ahh...I see just about all these ideas are already out there...many apologies! Maybe the mod wants to put this in the correct thread???

 

[Callum Rowley]

My personal preference would be calling it "Elite" and then a sub-title to go with it. Much like what was recently done for Operation Flashpoint. Instead of calling it Operation Flashpoint 2 it's called Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, and it's largely because the original was so long ago a lot of people won't remember it. It's also been the case with movies recently (strangely enough, mostly movies in their fourth incarnations) such as Fast and the Furious, Final Destination etc.

But I don't know what's being done or used

 

[Sir.Tj]

My personal preference would be calling it "Elite" and then a sub-title to go with it. Much like what was recently done for Operation Flashpoint. Instead of calling it Operation Flashpoint 2 it's called Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, and it's largely because the original was so long ago a lot of people won't remember it. It's also been the case with movies recently (strangely enough, mostly movies in their fourth incarnations) such as Fast and the Furious, Final Destination etc.

But I don't know what's being done or used

Hi Stefan,

Is there a working title at the moment?

 

[Steve O B Have]

My personal preference would be calling it "Elite" and then a sub-title to go with it. Much like what was recently done for Operation Flashpoint. Instead of calling it Operation Flashpoint 2 it's called Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, and it's largely because the original was so long ago a lot of people won't remember it. It's also been the case with movies recently (strangely enough, mostly movies in their fourth incarnations) such as Fast and the Furious, Final Destination etc.

But I don't know what's being done or used

Yeah fully - and I know what could be a good name as well

As long as Mr Holdstock is ok with it - I think something along the lines of:

 

[Sir.Tj]

Yeah fully - and I know what could be a good name as well

As long as Mr Holdstock is ok with it - I think something along the lines of:

Hi Steve, Sorry can't get photobucket at work. I assume you mean ELITE: The Dark Wheel?

 

[Steve O B Have]

yeah - boo for photobucket. You restricted at work then...

 

[Sir.Tj]

Afraid so

Like the suggestion of The Dark Wheel though.

quite like ELITE: Universe

 

[Steve O B Have]

Afraid so

Like the suggestion of The Dark Wheel though.

quite like have ELITE: Universe

Yeah I really like the idea of Universe as well but there is also the new Stargate series out now called 'Stargate: Universe' - it could be seen as being a bit of a copy - but yeah I really like that name too, has a nice vast deep feel to it.

 

[Sir.Tj]

Just as long as its not...

ELITE: The next generation.

 

[Alien]

T.J., You're not the only one who can't get onto Photobucket.

Steve, cool mock-up (courtesy of the new Elite logo).

As for a title, what about -
Elite : Eternity
Elite : Forever
Elite : Final (insert something here)
Elite : Perfection

I could keep coming up with lots of suggestions.

I would like to hear what Mr Braben thinks, but he rarely posts on here (too busy making games perhaps ?)

 

[turwhitt]

One can even see a stage where ones REAL job is a job in the Elite Universe - earning REAL money from it.

Could you explain please?

 

[Alien]

Some people play Second Life (for example) and make in-game money which can be transferred to the real world for cash.

Is that what you meant Mungbean ?

 

[Stefan Mars]

Hi Stefan,

Is there a working title at the moment?

Uh.. I imagine it could be either Elite 4 or Elite IV or Elite Four.

Nice try.

 

[Sir.Tj]

Uh.. I imagine it could be either Elite 4 or Elite IV or Elite Four.

Nice try.

..........(insert expletive of choice here)

Worth a try

Is there any developments on the twitter

Q:I loved Elite and Frontier, never played F2. Any chance of even an update or reimagining of Elite for PC? Or Elite 4 (steeliXS)

D.Braben: Who knows… watch this space!

 

[Alien]

Any chance of even an update or reimagining of Elite for PC?

Isn't that what the Russian guys are doing ? (and Oolite did ?)

 

[Sir.Tj]

Yep, but the question was asked in the Twitter Q&A with David B. and his reply was "Who knows… watch this space! "

Speaking of which I still haven't recieved my T-shirt!!!!!

 

[Alien]

I can Twitter DB !!!!!

Why didn't anyone tell me ???

Probably just as well that I missed it (I take it that I have missed it ?),
The one person I don't want to upset is DB.
Or I'll never get my chain of "Alien's Pet Store" all over the galaxy !!

Is it possible to read what was Twittered ?
Maybe a locked thread of the tweets for us to read ?

 

[Sir.Tj]

I can Twitter DB !!!!!

Why didn't anyone tell me ???

Probably just as well that I missed it (I take it that I have missed it ?),
The one person I don't want to upset is DB.
Or I'll never get my chain of "Alien's Pet Store" all over the galaxy !!

Is it possible to read what was Twittered ?
Maybe a locked thread of the tweets for us to read ?

It was a Q&A for the 25th anniversary, look on the main page for the twitter link and you can read though the Q&A.

 

[Spacegamer]

Yep, but the question was asked in the Twitter Q&A with David B. and his reply was "Who knows… watch this space! "

Hes been saying something similar to that for the last ten years

Still they do have a golden opportunity to do something on the consoles,be a pity to waste it.

 

[Alien]

It was a Q&A for the 25th anniversary, look on the main page for the twitter link and you can read though the Q&A.

I've put the Q&A on the Forum.
You can read it Here