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Why arent a ships turrets and launchers "stowed" while in station.

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stabmag
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2013-03-05 23:43:30 UTC
stowed / disengaged / secured... what ever the right term is should the turrets and launchers be stowed while the ship is in station much like they are stowed while the ship is in warp. I'm sure Scottie the dock manager wouldn't want some guys megapulses going off accidentally while in the station.

just a random thought
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe
#2 - 2013-03-05 23:47:18 UTC
stabmag wrote:
stowed / disengaged / secured... what ever the right term is should the turrets and launchers be stowed while the ship is in station much like they are stowed while the ship is in warp. I'm sure Scottie the dock manager wouldn't want some guys megapulses going off accidentally while in the station.

just a random thought

They're being maintained. Usually the station is invulnerable as well.

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Alara IonStorm
#3 - 2013-03-05 23:47:46 UTC
EVE isn't really big on realism like why the station can fit 100 active battleships for no charge each in a room large enough to stow a Carrier, the same room used for Frigates. My theory, it is a holographic display extending a couple meters around your "balcony".

But really CCP probably just wants you to see the cool guns.
stabmag
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2013-03-05 23:50:10 UTC
Alavaria Fera wrote:
stabmag wrote:
stowed / disengaged / secured... what ever the right term is should the turrets and launchers be stowed while the ship is in station much like they are stowed while the ship is in warp. I'm sure Scottie the dock manager wouldn't want some guys megapulses going off accidentally while in the station.

just a random thought

They're being maintained. Usually the station is invulnerable as well.


I don't see any maintenance bots or mechanics. That would be pretty awesome though to see your ship being maintained while in the hangar.
Alara IonStorm
#5 - 2013-03-05 23:57:10 UTC
stabmag wrote:

I don't see any maintenance bots or mechanics. That would be pretty awesome though to see your ship being maintained while in the hangar.

I can just imagine it. Hundreds of Minmatar on scaffolds with buckets and rags washing my Harbinger.

If they slack off I start ship spinning.
Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
#6 - 2013-03-06 00:02:45 UTC
Because its a game. That would be a lot of work for the art team, and for little gain. Plus Eve isn't really about realism, I mean we use "submarine" style physics. Plus another oddity is how can stations hold 1000s of assembled ships when the stations are relatively small in comparison.

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Galenwade
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#7 - 2013-03-06 00:03:40 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
stabmag wrote:

I don't see any maintenance bots or mechanics. That would be pretty awesome though to see your ship being maintained while in the hangar.

I can just imagine it. Hundreds of Minmatar on scaffolds with buckets and rags washing my Harbinger.

If they slack off I start ship spinning.



Actually they are stealing the plating to strap on to their stabber !!
CCP BunnyVirus
C C P
C C P Alliance
#8 - 2013-03-06 00:08:07 UTC
stabmag wrote:
stowed / disengaged / secured... what ever the right term is should the turrets and launchers be stowed while the ship is in station much like they are stowed while the ship is in warp. I'm sure Scottie the dock manager wouldn't want some guys megapulses going off accidentally while in the station.

just a random thought


Aint nobody got time for that

3D Artist
stabmag
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#9 - 2013-03-06 00:08:58 UTC
Brooks Puuntai wrote:
Because its a game. That would be a lot of work for the art team, and for little gain. Plus Eve isn't really about realism, I mean we use "submarine" style physics. Plus another oddity is how can stations hold 1000s of assembled ships when the stations are relatively small in comparison.



wouldnt be any work for the art team. they would use the same animations that they use when the ship is in warp. you could probably use the same lines of code for when the ship is in warp. just add a line

if ship is in warp OR station then run stow animation.

obviously there has to be a compromise between realism and gameplay but also anything thing that adds immersion will add to the role you play in the mmoRpg.




also dont want to give the impression that im upset. like i said just a random thought.
Alara IonStorm
#10 - 2013-03-06 00:10:23 UTC
Galenwade wrote:

Actually they are stealing the plating to strap on to their stabber !!

Son of a... Shocked

That's why it's so shiny. Improved Minmatar engineering my @$$.
Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
#11 - 2013-03-06 00:11:50 UTC
CCP BunnyVirus wrote:
stabmag wrote:
stowed / disengaged / secured... what ever the right term is should the turrets and launchers be stowed while the ship is in station much like they are stowed while the ship is in warp. I'm sure Scottie the dock manager wouldn't want some guys megapulses going off accidentally while in the station.

just a random thought


Aint nobody got time for that


GB2WoD

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Vimsy Vortis
Shoulda Checked Local
Break-A-Wish Foundation
#12 - 2013-03-06 00:12:09 UTC  |  Edited by: Vimsy Vortis
They are gagged open in station for the safety of personnel performing maintenance on the turrets and turret hatch systems.
Galenwade
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2013-03-06 00:12:11 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
Galenwade wrote:

Actually they are stealing the plating to strap on to their stabber !!

Son of a... Shocked

That's why it's so shiny. Improved Minmatar engineering my @$$.



Its ok , just wait till you find out they stole the toilet as well Lol



Stabber is the first Minmatar ship to have indoor plumbing i heard
stabmag
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2013-03-06 00:13:25 UTC
Galenwade wrote:
Alara IonStorm wrote:
Galenwade wrote:

Actually they are stealing the plating to strap on to their stabber !!

Son of a... Shocked

That's why it's so shiny. Improved Minmatar engineering my @$$.



Its ok , just wait till you find out they stole the toilet as well Lol



Stabber is the first Minmatar ship to have indoor plumbing i heard



you dont really need the toilets anyways .. your in the pod remember :)
Prekaz
The Exchange Collective
Solyaris Chtonium
#15 - 2013-03-06 00:17:36 UTC
Alara IonStorm
#16 - 2013-03-06 00:20:40 UTC
Galenwade wrote:

Stabber is the first Minmatar ship to have indoor plumbing i heard

Putting all the chamber pots into a probe launcher was an early form of target painting.
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#17 - 2013-03-06 00:29:10 UTC
Modern fighter jets have "weight off wheels" conditions that are monitored by the weapons systems to prevent firing while on the ground.

It's feasible that such conditions exist in stations, and that the turrets are maintained in a "maintenance position".

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Calathorn Virpio
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#18 - 2013-03-06 00:51:02 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
stabmag wrote:

I don't see any maintenance bots or mechanics. That would be pretty awesome though to see your ship being maintained while in the hangar.

I can just imagine it. Hundreds of Minmatar on scaffolds with buckets and rags washing my Harbinger.

If they slack off I start ship spinning.



LMAO

+1 for reminding them of their placeTwisted

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Calathorn Virpio
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#19 - 2013-03-06 00:53:27 UTC
Brooks Puuntai wrote:
Because its a game. That would be a lot of work for the art team, and for little gain. Plus Eve isn't really about realism, I mean we
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use "submarine" style physics.
Plus another oddity is how can stations hold 1000s of assembled ships when the stations are relatively small in comparison.




your in a three densional area(4 if you count space-time) just like a submarine, of course they use that type of physics.

a flat surface beneath us spoils our perception of space-THERE'S NO UP OR DOWN!

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Calathorn Virpio
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#20 - 2013-03-06 00:55:30 UTC
CCP BunnyVirus wrote:
stabmag wrote:
stowed / disengaged / secured... what ever the right term is should the turrets and launchers be stowed while the ship is in station much like they are stowed while the ship is in warp. I'm sure Scottie the dock manager wouldn't want some guys megapulses going off accidentally while in the station.

just a random thought


Aint nobody got time for that



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