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Ships in structure damage should actually look like it!

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Tycho VI
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2014-01-15 03:40:37 UTC  |  Edited by: Tycho VI
This would be really neat. Have ships that enter structure damage look more like it. Currently you see a couple flames and such.

My suggestion is to make the ship look like it is actually engulfed (although not 100%), and that most of the lights that you see on a ship such as windows and such are no longer illuminated in most parts. Maybe a red flashing light in open areas and the drone/ship bays that you see on ships like megathron/carriers etc showing that a critical alarm is going off. would be cool. I thought of this after seeing this quote from bladerunner.

"I've... seen things you people wouldn't believe... [laughs] Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those... moments... will be lost in time, like [coughs] tears... in... rain. Time... to die..."


I think the current structure damage graphics haven't been updated and left alone since the game was released...
Tycho VI
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-01-16 04:35:17 UTC
bumpz!
Humang
Sudden Buggery
Sending Thots And Players
#3 - 2014-01-16 07:11:41 UTC
Pretty sue CCP touched on this last Fan-Fest, showing armour/hull damage and alike.
But I think its been shelved over other items, so "Soon™" is all that can be said.

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Exploration Frontier inc
Tactical-Retreat
#4 - 2014-01-16 10:14:38 UTC
Even if seeing actual structural damage would be cool, just a bit more flames, smoke, and as you said, blinking red lights from windows instead of what we have now, would be pretty awesome :D

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#5 - 2014-01-16 12:16:15 UTC
See, the whole flames thing doesn't do it for me. Space and Flames are two fairly exclusive properties.


Now, electrical effects, venting atmosphere, and debris spewing from the side of a ship would be awesome.

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#6 - 2014-01-19 23:33:55 UTC
EVE Fanfest 2012 ArrowEVE UI - Past, Present, Future & FantasyArrow 1:20-1:30 Shield/ Armor/ Structure damage
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Rowells
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2014-01-19 23:40:52 UTC
this would be neat. I always +1 good visual candy
Arthur Aihaken
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#8 - 2014-01-20 02:11:33 UTC  |  Edited by: Arthur Aihaken
+1. Strangely enough, some visual upgrades (including high resolution textures) would go a long way to helping one overlook some of the other glaring issues with EVE.

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