Visible damage feature.

[Moon dog]

I’d like to see a visible damage feature in elite for all ships it would really immerse me into the ship combat any one with ideas or who agrees come chat

 

[Fish172]

I clearly remember that this used to be a feature. I remember landing a Conda with a lot of hull damage. There were bits sticking out and sparks flying from ruptured conduits. Wonder where that went, it is a good point.

 

[Nick Sticks]

I remember seeing burn lines on ships from lasers etc - is that still a thing?

 

[Jankules]

Only Anaconda has it.

 

[Pigletslastand]

Only Anaconda has it.

This^^ I think it was intended for all ships and they just got caught up with other stuff and never added the rest.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

Immerse-shmerse.

 

[LKx]

This^^ I think it was intended for all ships and they just got caught up with other stuff and never added the rest.

Yep, abandoned feature.

Well, more likely for the conda was just a proof of concept

 

[Pigletslastand]

Shame coz it's really cool!

 

[CMDR Flavius Funk]

Yep, landed the conda at that 45g planet. She took a little damage!

But I've seen marks on a Krait too.

You can see shots and laser marks on upper right area. But yeah I've never seen anything like that damage on the Anaconda, only what you see here.

 

[Elfener]

Basically the Anaconda is the only ship that changes its actual 3d model based on damage, other ships just change textures.

 

[Navigare Necesse Est]

Basically the Anaconda is the only ship that changes its actual 3d model based on damage, other ships just change textures.

I believe it also had internals modeled for physical damage like projectile travels through and real tracking if it hits reactor. Today is just dice rolls.

 

[photomankc]

Even the texture change would be nice because it seems to disappear as soon as you hit supercruise. I think Goid spit is all I have ever seen follow me home to the port.

 

[Old Duck]

When I say that Elite is half-baked, it's stuff like this that I'm talking about.

 

[Vernier]

Your ship's paint will fade away after a few dozen jumps. Just a texture change, but it looks nice. When I see a ship with bare metal, paint blasted away by stellar winds, I know it's a fellow explorer returning from a long voyage. I used to let it remain like that until I saw a video by Obsidian Ant (?) who said that a poor paint job affected faction-reputation and the tone of communication from a station's flight-traffic controller. Not sure if this is true but if it was Obsidian Ant then I believe him. I like to hear a polite, cheerful FTC welcoming me back after many months in the void.
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PS: Fdev, if you're listening then this might be an interesting element to add. Instead of "Always a pleasure to have you with us, commander, we have a landing pad waiting for you. Maintenance crews are standing by," the FTC might say, curtly, (on seeing an unpainted rust-bucket), "Landing Pad 6. Please try to keep it clean."

 

[Kamiyoda]

I wish black holes had a model at all.

Ill figure out how to damage them later.

 

[Moon dog]

I remember seeing burn lines on ships from lasers etc - is that still a thing?

Ya but only enemy for the xbone

 

[Moon dog]

Yep, landed the conda at that 45g planet. She took a little damage!
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But I've seen marks on a Krait too.
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You can see shots and laser marks on upper right area. But yeah I've never seen anything like that damage on the Anaconda, only what you see here.

Ya clearly it has been intended but like @Pigletslastand said there probably busy., can’t wait for this feature too come back and elite be updated this game is gonna pick up on console again hopefully. And not be so dead

 

[Moon dog]

Your ship's paint will fade away after a few dozen jumps. Just a texture change, but it looks nice. When I see a ship with bare metal, paint blasted away by stellar winds, I know it's a fellow explorer returning from a long voyage. I used to let it remain like that until I saw a video by Obsidian Ant (?) who said that a poor paint job affected faction-reputation and the tone of communication from a station's flight-traffic controller. Not sure if this is true but if it was Obsidian Ant then I believe him. I like to hear a polite, cheerful FTC welcoming me back after many months in the void.
O7
V

PS: Fdev, if you're listening then this might be an interesting element to add. Instead of "Always a pleasure to have you with us, commander, we have a landing pad waiting for you. Maintenance crews are standing by," the FTC might say, curtly, (on seeing an unpainted rust-bucket), "Landing Pad 6. Please try to keep it clean."

Hahah that d be awesome