The Shape of Things to Come

shadragon

shadragon
The current Horizons releases are:

2.0 - Planetary landings (non-atmosphere worlds)
2.1 - Engineers (Looting and crafting)
2.2 - Guardians (Ship launched fighters)
2.3 - Commanders (Avatars, Multi-crew)
2.4 - Unknown at present

Which leaves the following items outstanding. I've placed them in the release order I think will work best, but I can't think of everything so add to or modify this as you see fit.

- Passenger missions
- Planetary landings (Atmosphere worlds)
- Legs (Walking around ship interiors)
- Station / outpost / base interiors
- Earth like planetary landings (Cities)
- Walking on ELP surface
- Big game hunting :D

- Thargoids (and maybe other alien races)
This one stands apart as it can be inserted at any point after 2.3 and may indeed be the 2.4 release we've been told about. :eek:

What do you think?
 
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Arjin

Arjin
I think that non atmospheric planetary goodness such as volcano's -lava, geysers and other phenomena will come before atmospheric planets. I am hoping for this year and sooner rather than later.. :)
 

Cosmo

Cosmo
I thought passenger come with 2.2 Guardians.

Coming Summer 2016
Take what comes and strike back with double. Bring a second ship to every combat encounter with Ship-Launched Fighters and defend your passengers against the deadliest threats in the galaxy.
 
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Alex Brentnall

Alex Brentnall
Cosmo said:
I thought passenger come with 2.2 Guardians.

Coming Summer 2016
Take what comes and strike back with double. Bring a second ship to every combat encounter with Ship-Launched Fighters and defend your passengers against the deadliest threats in the galaxy.
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Unconfirmed since this is reading between the lines a lot but I think so. The concept art of Beluga/Dolphin looked fairly fleshed out and passengers are a major missing element at current so I am also hopeful for 2.2 :D
 

Ziljan

Ziljan
Thargoids may come at any time, and the way MB talked about exploration in the last vid, they may be coming to deep space sooner than you think ;). They might even be here already...
 

Komemiute

Komemiute
I think the surprise is actually the ship's naming. Or something cosmetic we aren't really expecting at this point.
But that's just me.
 

satrycus

satrycus
Gas giants.

I also think planets with atmospheres will probably be split over a number of seasons due to the variation in the number of types, especially when it comes to surface liquids like on water worlds and worlds like Titan.
 

shadragon

shadragon
satrycus said:
Gas giants.

I also think planets with atmospheres will probably be split over a number of seasons due to the variation in the number of types, especially when it comes to surface liquids like on water worlds and worlds like Titan.
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They can already do realistic fluids.

[video=youtube;W_Pl5WPFoOg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Pl5WPFoOg[/video]
 

Lightspeed

Lightspeed
Am I the only person in this galaxy not to wish for Thargoids at this stage? So much more exciting and intriguing if other alien groups or civilizations were introduced first.

How about 2.4: The Missing ?

Have no idea what we would do with them, however. Follow clues into deep space and bring them (as passengers?) to civilization, maybe. Or do we have to have something else to shoot at?
 

Oldric

Oldric
Lightspeed said:
Am I the only person in this galaxy not to wish for Thargoids at this stage? So much more exciting and intriguing if other alien groups or civilizations were introduced first.

How about 2.4: The Missing ?

Have no idea what we would do with them, however. Follow clues into deep space and bring them (as passengers?) to civilization, maybe. Or do we have to have something else to shoot at?
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I would like the thargoids back right now but it would be rough for most explorers. Pretty certain there are going to be other aliens before to long. Does anyone else find this snippet from a recent galnet intriguing...

"It was wonderful. Amazing. I saw the universe, and our galaxy within it, as I'd never seen it before, and I felt the presence of the real caretakers of our galaxy. The paradox of their existence – tiny yet gargantuan, fleeting yet eternal. They spoke to me as I drifted in the void. It was amazing. I must share their message."
 

Komemiute

Komemiute
Oooh! Ohhh! I know it! GENERATION SHIPS! We have to find them acccording to clues and fuel them back (Community Goal style) to allow them to be recovered!
And THEN Thargoids strike! :D
 

Aewarin Jameson

Aewarin Jameson
Lightspeed said:
Am I the only person in this galaxy not to wish for Thargoids at this stage?
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Nope, I happen to agree.

Build up ED into something epic beyond what it is today and in the final few years of its lifespan bring the Thargoids. By that stage you might be able to board their ship and take them on in H2H combat; steal their ship; go on the rampage yourself in a mothership :D :eek:
 

shadragon

shadragon
2.4 should be "The Alliance." New ships, ranks and capital ships.

I would like to see the galaxy fleshed out much before Thargoids and others make an appearance. Get everything ticking over nicely before throwing sand into the intake. :D

Still say the XBox players should have their own version of the game and make then the Thargoids in our galaxy.
 
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