Out of Pod Experience

So, it's just been announced:

https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/247

Elite is adding planetary landings, about a year after it's original launch.



So, CCP, it's been 13 years: Why can we still not land on planets? And no, Dust/Legion is not an excuse :)

You should see what idiot smile I have on my face right now...

Come on Elite! Just throw in some avatars, dammit! Is that too much to ask...?

You see that avatars were planned from beginning, despite how ridiculous that sounds considering there were no avatars of players earlier in any elite game. There was huge world to explore and evolve your character with actions you can take like military service without actual seeing yourself in person. There were npc images, but there was no image representing you.

Have to remember that one.

Elite is better than SC coz SC is just a 16 payer 2 map arena atm.

EVE have planets that from closeup don't look right. But I have few ideas.


Scrape gravity and bumping bubles for EVE planets, I have better idea for planetary landings, with less resources needed and less skills needed.

Microjumpdrive driven landing pads very similar to Mobile Micro Jump Unit we have already but huge as to able to launch and receiveh Orcas and operating with ranges up to 5000 km. Microjumpdrive Launch Pads (MLP's) would be placed on the surface, the additional structure we could use to pick up planetary products from planetary instalation. Managed with permissions like station dock. \/

Every landing and launch would cost the amount of: ship mass kg /100 = x ISK. Capitals excluded, freighters could pass.

The camera would have to orient on a different angle and you would see your ship at the surface, levitating at the pad at the surface, hold there with an anormous force of surface tractor beams.

There planetary instalations would be visible, actual objects and detailed surface of planet loaded while DCT (Docking Jump Timer) would be running.

You could have an option to launch ship in orbit thru the same structure of microjumpdrive launch pad on the planet. Every landing would cost you some ISKies, but, you could pick up an actual stuff from instalations.


How brilliant is that? You tell me.
I think It would be the best thing since Quafe Zero.
No gravity Involved. No major modifications to engine. Landing on a planet with EVE ships. The economic way.

Boring, I dont see any abaddon hanging there. Fetch some for me and we will talk about the rest of scenery.

Actual game could look prettier than real world. But some people doesnt have a clue.

I support this message.

Technically speaking, they have had the time to actually do this.

but if we really want to look it, it probably could be done, They have Unreal licenses right now, in theory they could make upgrades base don the unreal engine, backup data, shut off the server at DT and then reopen with a new engine. But tbh, this kinda of thing would only happen if valk, dust/legion and gun jack made money, then they could take the risk. It might be good for the 2014 vision, same engine, all games could be linked. The game that shall not be named is doing this, but not in the best way, i think if all three or more new eden games prove themselves they could be linked. But this is all wishful thinking and prolly WAY more complex then i think lol.

But you have to change the game engine in order to add a bearable planetary landing feature. Otherwise, it'd be just an overhyped, low quality update of broken promises and more spreadsheets.