Traffic Control

Mirski

Mirski
One thing which woulg give a little more immersion and result in less pile ups and insurance claims would be a little traffic control into and out of stations.

Green Light in and Red light out on the entrance. Or a left right/in out set up? I can't tell you how many times I've been leaving a station only to need perform a side step to avoid a head on collision in a supposedly traffic controlled station.

Mirski
 

jgeezz

J
In the old game you never had to land like this, its a way improved. i think they need like and entrance and exit. Blue force field as the entrance and Red Field as an exit.
 

Veloxi

Veloxi
I would actually love some kind of traffic control. Even if it meant slotting in a waiting pattern for a few minutes, having to have to go through those particular motions would REALLY add to immersion, I think.
 

Enride

Enride
I would love traffic control at stations!
Placing us in que, assigning a number and telling us when to approach and so on.


It might be a hassle to code, and considering how much people complain on everything that takes more then 2 seconds to complete, it would turn the forum into anarchy ;)


But I would love traffic control, would make the station feel real as well!
 

alchemy42

A
More traffic control could be fun...but there might be too many ass-hats trying to game it and ruin for everyone else.

Having a separate entrance and exit is good...but it takes away from the 'single slot' aesthetic of the Elite universe.

Just thought of this:

A uni-directional force field at the entrance: it flips between red and blue every so often, maybe every thirty seconds? While blue, you can enter, but can't leave. The reverse when red.

That will of course have people rushing the door when their color comes up leading to more chaos.

Back to the drawing board.
 

jsnmtth

J
I really like the idea of a queue and traffic control.

I've been having trouble being allowed to dock, perhaps the station is full or there are too many people docking. With a queue I would know that I'm in line and waiting.

While waiting I find myself wondering how far away to loiter and what not.
 

kmw

kmw
jsnmtth said:
I really like the idea of a queue and traffic control.

I've been having trouble being allowed to dock, perhaps the station is full or there are too many people docking. With a queue I would know that I'm in line and waiting.

While waiting I find myself wondering how far away to loiter and what not.
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I think it would be great to have traffic control at selected, busier starports (and none at other ports that are perhaps less busy, or further off the beaten track).
Yes, some players might act like idiots, but it could be controlled by an automatic fines system.
 
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