Player Features and Ideas Discussion

I've been surprised at the number of players saying that having to use d-scan every few seconds whilst mining, exploring etc in lo and null sec is a nuisance and spoils what should be fun to do.

Thinking about this I suggest that CCP introduce a passive warning receiver module.

Such receivers were fitted to the aircraft of RAF Bomber Command in the 1940's and as I assume technology has advanced a bit in the world of EVE since then I can't see why such a thing should not have been developed.

Now it may be that some people will object to this on the grounds that CCP have purposely ignored this idea to ensure that PVP'ers can get a kill by creeping up onto an unsuspecting victim but surely that's what ECCM is for. These types of module already exist in EVE so why not a device to counteract the warning receiver? Then the would be hunter would have to train the ECCM skill up to ensure a chance of a kill. It's what happened for real in the Second World War. One side made an advance and so gained an advantage until their opponents found ways to counter the improvement.

I don't hold out much hope of this receiver being introduced as there are too many vested interests in EVE but it would add something to the game as well as making life a bit more enjoyable for explorers and so on.

In outer space, the passive warning receiver is spelt "Local".

You don't have to spam dscan the whole time, if nobody is in local then you don't need to spam dscan, if you can confirm that some players in local are afk/docked/in something harmless then you don't have to spam dscan either. The current system works fine, don't fix what's not broken.

I think he wants more in the direction of a self recalibrating and updating directional scaner, so you dont have to press that one button over and over again.

Or he realy wants an alarm sound when something goes below 1AU to his current position.


The directional scan is not perfect (like setting the distance in AU would be nice) but his ideas are kinda ... crap ...



EDIT: @ Jaxon When some sort of ECCM skill prevents detection by this warning reciever, the least this ECCM skill could also do is keep you hidden from local for "X" x skilllevel seconds, otherwise it would just become another buff for the already way to easy 0.0 Carebearing.

From what he wrote it sounded more like this passive module would not give a proximity alert like active D-scan would give but more like warning message when someone uses D-scan while in range of the module.

our ships in EVE already have such passive Systems however. Our onboard computers do already give lock/targeting warnings from nearby entitys (yellow brackets on the overview).

If it would be good to have that on d-scan range is questionable. As it would have the most effect in wormhole space anyway.

I'd be happy with d-scan "scan" button having a keyboard binding so I can make a macro that just pushes the button for me, I mean, so I can use my keyboard.

What I would like is for d-scan to go the same direction probe scanning has. i.e custom scanning profiles.

For instance the ability to type in frikken AU for starters.

Planet is 5 au away with stargate 6 au away in the same 5degs of sky. Well ok, make it easier for me to set 5.1 au.

What would be really nice is a max and min range, why not? If i scan at 4.9 then 5.1 au I will know if that planet is clear.

The ability to tie d-scan even more into the overview, so click an overview item, camera aligns and I have my custom settings to scan at the range of the selected item +0.1 AU. Or +/- 0.1 AU if I have a max and min setting.

Automatically bring changes to the top, running a traffic light system.
first scan, no results,
second scan, combat probe (shows in red),
third scan, combat probe (shows in amber),
fourth scan, combat probe (shows in green), claw (shows in red)
fifth scan, combat probe, claw (shows in amber)
sixth scan, combat probe, claw (shown in grey because it's gone)

maybe fewer colours/levels so you only get the single warning of what has changed from last scan.

Lastly a visualisation of the d-scan "cone." Given the way d-scan works you'd only ever see a circle. But something as simple as that would certainly help the noobs understand just what the **** is going on.

A very rocky suggestion I'm sure but a "fuzzy" (read inaccurate) mode for d-scanning cloaked ships on grid. Scans take a few seconds, minimum angle is 45 degs and scan isn't 100% accurate to this angle nor does it give distance.
"His cloak is perfect. No tachyon emissions, no residual antiprotons."
"Keep at it, Geordi. Find a way in."

no shut up your bad

but seriously no theres no need for it i will say that having D-scan able to be hotkeyyed would be nice... but even that would make things too easy

or they can just fix d-scan altogether, properly integrate it into the sensor overlay, and not make it a module.

Flair Tachyon has just about hit the nail on the head.

I'm sorry that I was not clearer in my original post.

The warning I had in mind was just a sound or visual warning that someone had scanned you. No range or bearing just a warning that you had been found.

I have no desire to make life of anyone looking for a target any more difficult, just a "heads up" to someone engaged in a task that demands a bit of close attention.

On receiving the warning the target would then have to try and see if they could locate the hunter and make a decision to either run or fight. They would have no idea of what was coming just that there was someone after them.

I realise that in lo and null sec local has a useful role in letting you know if a potential threat has arrived but in hi-sec with dozens if not hundreds of players present finding a new arrival is not so easy.

So, an idea for all areas of the game, as an aid in lo and null sec to warn of threats whilst otherwise gainfully employed and in hi-sec a replacement for a local that is swamped with players.

it would destroy the RSI inducing part of eve