Why is there still no NPC Ship Combat at Planets?

[Cosmo]

Why is there no NPC ship combat above the planet surface and in valleys? What about bombing run missions above the surface? What about NPC vehicles around settlements so that it feels alive? Frontier should add those things to make the planetary experience less shallow.

It's been more than 2 years since Horizons was released. The fetch materials to grind for engineers is not fun imo.

 

[zombieapocalypse]

A conflict zone above a planetary surface would be very cool.

 

[Iskariot]

Why is there no NPC ship combat above the planet surface and in valleys? What about bombing run missions above the surface? Frontier should add those things to give the planetary gameplay more depth.

It's been more than 2 years since Horizons was released. The fetch materials to grind for engineers is not fun imo.

Although I have no problem with fetching mats on planetary surfaces I do agree that it would be cool to have more surface stuff to do.
This could be ship combat.
But I would also welcome npc SRV enemies.

 

[zombieapocalypse]

I miss the military missions from FE2, where you would have to fight your way down to the planetary surface and then either take photos or drop a bomb on a base. I'd love to see something like that implemented in ED.

 

[fitzsteve]

NPC's cant even dock let alone fly properly in Gravity conditions

 

[zombieapocalypse]

NPC's cant even dock let alone fly properly in Gravity conditions

They just need more practice

 

[h347h]

I mean there is, but not mass combat.

 

[zombieapocalypse]

I mean there is, but not mass combat.

Yeah, there are ships that guard bases that will attack you if you're caught doing something naughty.

 

[Ameer214]

Would love it. Creating a galaxy is a bit challenging. Fdevs are doing a great job in my opinion. We need to keep supporting them with positive and constructive feedback and the Frontier store. These guys don't have the kind of budget that blockbuster games have.

 

[Iskariot]

I miss the military missions from FE2, where you would have to fight your way down to the planetary surface and then either take photos or drop a bomb on a base. I'd love to see something like that implemented in ED.

Seconded!

I want cool espionage missions.
We would need to fit some kind of camera device into one of our hardpoints and take pictures. We would need to be able to zoom of course and perhaps the image could be shown live in our HUD where the cargo scoop screen normally is.

I fondly remember the espionage missions in Xwing and/or tie fighter where you had to fly an A-wing and take pictures of an interdictor star destroyer while being fired at. I felt like a real spy in space .

This would also be cool for military missions and military ranking,

 

[zombieapocalypse]

Seconded!

I want cool espionage missions.
We would need to fit some kind of camera device into one of our hardpoints and take pictures. We would need to be able to zoom of course and perhaps the image could be shown live in our HUD where the cargo scoop screen normally is.

I fondly remember the espionage missions in Xwing and/or tie fighter where you had to fly an A-wing and take pictures of an interdictor star destroyer while being fired at. I felt like a real spy in space .

This would also be cool for military missions and military ranking,

Totally!

 

[Crank Larson]

Yeah, there are ships that guard bases that will attack you if you're caught doing something naughty.

Their mistake is that they usually just sit next to the base in the first place. I've normally got rid of them before they've managed to take off. If they do manage to take off, I have noticed that the ground seems to confuse them a fair bit too.

And yes, it would be great if there were more action on planets.