Why are the BIG ships so small ?
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gravityztr
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the best scale idea , is simply this : use the pilot's seat as model for human size, then compared...
i would need to screenshot a few ship's cokpit from debug cam, and try draw a lil man in front lol
i would need to screenshot a few ship's cokpit from debug cam, and try draw a lil man in front lol
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gravityztr
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look here, the white stickman is about a man size inside a hauler... :
Just stop it Driver! I'm really, really trying to hold off till consumer release. You're not helping my cause.
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If only this was a thing!!!
I'm sure you have just described a steampunk Anaconda!
Just let me put my Victorian gentlemen's suit on, get the shooting sticks out of the cupboard and I'll be right with you!
If only this was a thing!!!
I'm assuming someone's already posted father ted?
Make sure you've got you FOV set correctly to have the scale correct, and not just super wide because it's the fashion.
With my 27" Monitor, and 24" from the screen FOV should be 53%, it makes a big differance with how you perceive scale.
Happy fun fact, the Anaconda is about the same size of this guy.
Make sure you've got you FOV set correctly to have the scale correct, and not just super wide because it's the fashion.
With my 27" Monitor, and 24" from the screen FOV should be 53%, it makes a big differance with how you perceive scale.
Happy fun fact, the Anaconda is about the same size of this guy.
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Elizabeth tower is Big Ben... Well Big Ben is the name of the Bell inside it
Count me as educated.
dayrth
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Me too. Got a DK1, holding out for the release. Hope it is soon. Cant... hold... out.... much............. longer.
Mostly a depth perception problem, and a speed problem which makes large ships move way much smoother than many small agile planes can do in an atmosphere, making them appear smaller.
There's also a detail problem. Star Wars makes ships look absolutely huge by adding random but essential detail that helps gauge the scale:
But ships in ED are far too smooth to appear big. Still, they definitely are big.
There's also a detail problem. Star Wars makes ships look absolutely huge by adding random but essential detail that helps gauge the scale:
But ships in ED are far too smooth to appear big. Still, they definitely are big.
+1, that's really bugging me
Check out a ship, any ship including the Sidewinder in debug CV, focus on the cockpit. Okay, you won't see a pilot more is the pity but you will see the seat. Compare the size of the seat with the size of the vessel. Et voila! Even the Sidewinder is big.
It is an interesting discussion. I always thought that the Vipers in Battlestar Galactica were too small. I think Star Wars gets the scale just about right though. Scale in ED seems more like Star Wars than BG, all the ships are big.
It is an interesting discussion. I always thought that the Vipers in Battlestar Galactica were too small. I think Star Wars gets the scale just about right though. Scale in ED seems more like Star Wars than BG, all the ships are big.
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Because for a mere two-seater there sure is an awful lot of emptiness in there. I have seen a lot of bridges on ships and never saw enough space in any of them to park a few luxury cars.
Also the height of the canopy and the size of the windows distort any sense of scale.
Of course this is personal taste, but I do not like it at all. The design of the Clipper's nose gives it a goofy Donald Duck appearance. I would have preferred a more powerful, menacing hawkish look.
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I think the question that needs to be asked is why a ship the same size as a super tanker (as mentioned in an earlier post ) can only carry 500 tonnes? must be mostly engine. Large ships 300 meters plus carry between 160K to 500K tonnes. Might change the game dynamics a little I thinks.
Ed Shipyard has the T9 engines (FS, PP, and thrusters) weighing in around 120 tonnes, this is close to the weight of the above mentioned sea going ships.
Ed Shipyard has the T9 engines (FS, PP, and thrusters) weighing in around 120 tonnes, this is close to the weight of the above mentioned sea going ships.
And it holds 400T. Wth? A tanker is about 90kT.
