"...you'll be 'making tracks' while exploring planet surfaces in The Engineers."

[Arubeto]

I am sure this will make many people very happy indeed

From todays newsletter:

And finally in this week's double edition Peek of the Week, we're sure you'll be 'making tracks' while exploring planet surfaces in The Engineers.

 

[lysan]

Yeah Baby... ... bring it on..... Ohh shiny new stuff LOL (like it)

 

[TomP]

A good news story!

 

[Arjin]

Yep fluff is always nice!

 

[Justor]

[up] Super Sweet!

That looks awesome and adds to the realism, can't wait to see it in game

 

[Insomnia]

Ok........ 2.1 seem to be quite alright.

 

[shadragon]

Expect giant willie screenshots in the 2.1 Beta.

 

[Bruce Warren]

Now we know why Todd McQuinn looks so grumpy. He's obviously been given the job of clearing away any such inappropriate tracks with his broom

 

[sewerratuk]

Expect giant willie screenshots in the 2.1 Beta.

It would be cool to create some art if it can still be seen after take off

 

[InMemoriamSirocco]

Expect giant willie screenshots in the 2.1 Beta.

I don't expect those tracks to last long enough for giant willies.

 

[Cmdr Eran Mintor]

Uh.....kay

 

[Bran Tse Mallory]

I don't expect those tracks to last long enough for giant willies.

I see you expect CMDR's to suffer from premature expunging!

 

[Privata]

Ok........ 2.1 seem to be quite alright.

Yes and with whispers of the astroid lod being fixed (what is it? two years?) I think it might be the best thing that happened to elite sins beta (I would say alpha but I sadly came late)

 

[huehnerfaust]

Nice a feature no one asked for! Or is this the surprise for the end of the year?

To much irony? Im sorry!

 

[Nick Sticks]

I don't expect those tracks to last long enough for giant willies.

Yes, the persistence timing will be key here.
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What I would also like to see is visual signs on the ground when you hit it with your ship.
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[Ian Phillips]

Nice a feature no one asked for! Or is this the surprise for the end of the year?

To much irony? Im sorry!

lol.

You don't read the forums much do you ?

 

[Calebe]

This feature was asked for on a poll and the result was the majority wanted tire tracks. So huehnerfaust your wrong in saying not a feature anyone asked for in fact it is one many did request. See:
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https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=217246
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It is a nice touch, not needed, not required, but is shows they want as much realism as possible and don't over looking the minor details at times. Please no one write then what about the broken this or that as a way of saying they over look the major for the minor. If you believe that your wrong.
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I like the tracks, and while I didn't vote for them, I am glad they are going in. It actually would have been handy the other day while I was scouting I wanted a POI and traced my steps back to one I was at, the tracks would have let me be aware.
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Calebe

 

[Henri]

I don't expect those tracks to last long enough for giant willies.

for the sake of realism....willies last long, even on Earth

 

[Leo Sagan]

Well, I hope this will please a few forumers during an hour or two. I hope it didn't require more dev time to code though, because I don't see much potential to this in terms of gameplay. Definitely not a big change as far as I'm concerned.

 

[InMemoriamSirocco]

Well, I hope this will please a few forumers during an hour or two. I hope it didn't require more dev time to code though, because I don't see much potential to this in terms of gameplay. Definitely not a big change as far as I'm concerned.

Exactly. It is a minor graphical feature. The novelty will wear off pretty quickly. Or is anybody still as impressed with the hyperspace jump animation as people were when it was first introduced?