EVE General Discussion

I think this will likely be taken care of when all of the T2 versions of ships get their own distinct hulls. The only question is which T1 hull it will resemble more.

Also keep in mind that in a situation where (for example) the Incursus got it's face lift over all 3 hulls in the line, that was really only a final change to the base hull. The T2 hulls based on it's design will still receive distinctive hulls.

I have a great idea. How about we get the Dominix model updated? Given that we were shown it almost a YEAR ago, and have heard nothing since, apart from CSM Mike bringing it up.. But no actual answer as to if/when to expect the change. Why bother showing us a new mockup if there are no plans to do anything?

In the same vein, why bother adding in the new Skins to Ships updates ago, then never seed them? The Kronos comes to mind. What's the point in making them all if you never get to use them.. I mean it was one (HIGHLY Annoying) thing when you did it with clothes, but now with ships/skins that can be seen in game but never are available?



Honestly I'm all for updating the ships.. They all can use a tweak here and there.. Some should just be redesigned from the ground up *cough Osprey cough* others just could use an update to the model to give them the detail the new ships have *cough Thorax cough*. But if you're gonna do it, start with the ones you've already shown/talked about, then setup a progression for what ships are getting looked at when so people can have their feedback. I mean I, for one, like the Chimera.. updated model might be nice, but no need to any drastic changes. Likewise, last year I saw the Domi design, same time as we saw the new Moa and Mordu's designs.. It got my hopes up, as it was damn nice.. Then nothing. We ask and ask, even CSM Mike asked during the minutes, and no answers, explanations, eta's.

Indeed. Also, the T2 Kestrel already exists, it's the sexist ship in Eve, the Manticore.

But I will like it when progressions are all like that. I mean you look at the Manticore, you see it's inspired by the Kestrel, but it's truely unique. Not just a new paint job. Even the Moa --> Onyx/Eagle.. Similar, but still different. Also, on a side note, CCP, PLEASE give the Gila the engines off the Onyx.. Seeing as how they are both missile boats, and how sexy those engines are :D

Oh, gods, please don't change my Ferox, too much....

Phoenix needs giant wings with giant launchers that spew tongues of burning fire across space to engulf the State's enemies; incinerating them in an inferno of flaming death!

http://youtu.be/XchwE9zVdnw

Yeah. And um.... more fire.

By massive coincidence, someone just re-posted the link over in Ships & Modules, making the process of finding said link extremely easy.

http://www.evemanufacturing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dominix-fanfest-redesign.png

I think it looks pretty cool, personally. It retains the classic look and theme while still being a nice facelift.

The Dominix redesign is still coming at some point, but what's happened since Fanfest last year is that a lot of other work took priority over it. Work like introducing PBR, the upcoming PBR texture and shader update pass, the updated Blackbird/Falcon/Rook models, the T3 tactical destroyers, new NPC designs like the Circadian Seeker, plus a schedule of upcoming game assets that I'm not prepared to reveal just yet.

EVE's flying-in-space graphics and art team, Team TriLambda, has been booked solid for several months now, and priorities are continually reassessed based on other teams' requests, our own desires for what we'd like to see changed, and ultimately what we can do to make EVE look the best.

The reason nobody's come up with a firm answer on when the new Dominix is coming is that we aren't sure yet when we'll be able to fit it in. That said, there will be a slew of other art improvements in the upcoming releases, such that there won't be any ambiguity about what we've been doing instead.

Now we're onto an idea I can get behind.

As you know from the minutes, I was in the room for the CSM session. It was clearly stated in the room that the Dominix is still on our list of upcoming redesigns and had been omitted from the presentation slide by mistake. (In fact, it was added to the slide in real time as it was brought up!)

The notes meant to make clear that it's still coming, but unfortunately the wording may have left it more ambiguous than we intended at the time.


It's on.

Any hint on what we might be able to expect in Scylla?