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Claudedayus
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#1 - 2013-12-07 13:49:47 UTC
operational directional thrusters for active ships.all science fiction space ships have them.why not EVE ships.planetary/moon real orbit s like those done around space stations/jump gates.
Scipio Artelius
Weaponised Vegemite
Flying Dangerous
#2 - 2013-12-07 15:45:23 UTC
Claudedayus wrote:
operational directional thrusters for active ships.all science fiction space ships have them.why not EVE ships.planetary/moon real orbit s like those done around space stations/jump gates.


Clearly not all scifi ships have them.
ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2013-12-07 15:46:56 UTC
d-d-d-drop the nonsensical gibberish

Dodixie > Hek
Captain Stupid
State War Academy
Caldari State
#4 - 2013-12-07 15:47:51 UTC
Eram Fidard
Doomheim
#5 - 2013-12-07 16:02:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Eram Fidard
It's probably a good idea to put the most rudimentary thought into something before posting a suggestion on general discussion.

Given that eve uses a 'grid' system where a 'grid bubble' is created at each warpable point and location of objects/players in space; How would you re-program such a fundamental (before 2003) piece of basic coding (upon which the entirety of eve is built)?

Bookmarks would break, MJDs would probably break, exploration and probing would break. I can't foresee all the problems but I know it would be a massive code overhaul for no discernible purpose.

So basically, that's why I made this little flowchart. It may sound harsh but it's 100% true. If you do not have the most basic understanding of the game, the ability to foresee the major problems with an idea, or the skills to convey your ideas clearly and concisely, well...

Poster is not to be held responsible for damages to keyboards and/or noses caused by hot beverages.
Tydeth Gilitae
Magewright Artificers
#6 - 2013-12-07 16:35:14 UTC
If by Directional Thrusters you mean retrograde engines (to act as brakes/reverse in space) or Reaction Control System, not all scifi ships have them. Star Trek and Star Wars, just to name two big ones, lack RCS and retrothrusters. Ok, to be fair the Trek reboot movies have given the Enterprise VTOL rocket thrusters so it can launch from planets while remaining horizontal. Star Wars is still very noticable in its lack of these systems with its fighters, which dogfight in space as if they were in atmosphere, a design decision by Lucas because it looks cool. All real space ships have RCS, but that's because we have to operate on real physics and can not rely on Hollywood Technomagic to handwave away those laws in favor of cool starships.

EVE has the Warp Drive that handles the handwaving.
Jarod Garamonde
Jolly Codgers
Get Off My Lawn
#7 - 2013-12-07 16:43:03 UTC
Claudedayus wrote:
operational directional thrusters for active ships.all science fiction space ships have them.why not EVE ships.planetary/moon real orbit s like those done around space stations/jump gates.


Ummm..... you've never looked at a fighter in this game, have you?
Remember the old "look at" from the info page, where the fighter would be bobbing, weaving, and barrel rolling? All those little puffs of flame that popped out of the damn thing? The hell do you think those were?
(Do they still show the blips of the thrusters, now?)

That moment when you realize the crazy lady with all the cats was right...

    [#savethelance]
TharOkha
0asis Group
#8 - 2013-12-07 16:46:48 UTC  |  Edited by: TharOkha
Claudedayus wrote:
operational directional thrusters for active ships.all science fiction space ships have them.why not EVE ships.planetary/moon real orbit s like those done around space stations/jump gates.


EVE is not Sci-Fi. Eve is REAL !!! Attention

CODE. Venture hunt contest in a nutshell
Little Dragon Khamez
Guardians of the Underworld
#9 - 2013-12-08 10:36:24 UTC
Eram Fidard wrote:
It's probably a good idea to put the most rudimentary thought into something before posting a suggestion on general discussion.

Given that eve uses a 'grid' system where a 'grid bubble' is created at each warpable point and location of objects/players in space; How would you re-program such a fundamental (before 2003) piece of basic coding (upon which the entirety of eve is built)?

Bookmarks would break, MJDs would probably break, exploration and probing would break. I can't foresee all the problems but I know it would be a massive code overhaul for no discernible purpose.

So basically, that's why I made this little flowchart. It may sound harsh but it's 100% true. If you do not have the most basic understanding of the game, the ability to foresee the major problems with an idea, or the skills to convey your ideas clearly and concisely, well...


Great flow chart. You should work in management.

Dumbing down of Eve Online will result in it's destruction...