Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but there is something a bit off with those space-to-surface transitions (based on a couple of videos/trailers I have seen). The distance seems quite short, making the planets appear smaller than they (probably) actually are. But I suppose they can't fully simulate everything.
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but there is something a bit off with those space-to-surface transitions (based on a couple of videos/trailers I have seen). The distance seems quite short, making the planets appear smaller than they (probably) actually are. But I suppose they can't fully simulate everything.
I have not. I don't generally do even beta testing or early access. (Unless you count Bethesda games. lol) And I doubt my computer (i5-2500K, HD390) could really do it justice anyway.Have you checked any of the PTU 3.0 gameplay? It's bare bones for testing, but it makes it clear they're balls deep into something amazing. Approaching and managing a planetary landing is pretty breathtaking.
It is amusing that we're playing games where weapon aiming, atmospheric entry, and even interstellar travel are all done manually at the same time we're embracing self-parking and even self-driving automobiles in reality.The scale of the moons is a huge part of it.
If you start off trying to land on Daymar and then try to land on Dalamar, it's wayyyy different.
Daymar is something like 20x's the size. Without context, it's hard to tell as they're both globes in space, but you enter atmo on Daymar at 30,000M and enter atmo on Dalamar at only 3,000M.
With daymar, you can enter atmo at 1000m/s, slow down, enjoy the ride, etc.
Do that with Dalamar and you'll smack the planet at 1000m/s because you come down so close to the terrain.
An earth sized planet should yield an even more profound result and I'm guessing it could be a 20 minute venture to get from space to planetside.
It is amusing that we're playing games where weapon aiming, atmospheric entry, and even interstellar travel are all done manually at the same time we're embracing self-parking and even self-driving automobiles in reality.
It is amusing that we're playing games where weapon aiming, atmospheric entry, and even interstellar travel are all done manually at the same time we're embracing self-parking and even self-driving automobiles in reality.
Yeah... It would be nice if they had a good reason in the background/history for the reason why weapon aiming/etc., are not done by computers (much like how in "Dune" had advanced "thinking machines" outlawed due to a massive war against the AI controlled machines which almost eradicated all of humanity...).
Yeah... It would be nice if they had a good reason in the background/history for the reason why weapon aiming/etc., are not done by computers (much like how in "Dune" had advanced "thinking machines" outlawed due to a massive war against the AI controlled machines which almost eradicated all of humanity...).
Yep. Although they could take a lesson from Bethesda's Fallout series. Although Bethesda made Fallout a shooter/hacker, they retained the V.A.T.S. system on non-real time combat, not because it's anything special but because some people like it, need it, and/or want it. Even though it may be more cool to aim at things, a starship piloted by only one real person is going to have a very difficult time surviving with any sense of realism against multiple attackers without automated defenses.The combat is thought like that so you have more "fun" in gamplay. Same reason goes for ship desings.
Still, there's a certain amount of hope from such actions as defense, piloting and navigation remaining manual mouse/joystick activities. By introducing such things as the needs to sleep and poop, it's easy to get the sense that the devs have forgotten that what we want isn't actually realism, but a fun illusion of realism. Piloting a spaceship between star systems by the seat of one's pants in a few minutes pretty effectively says the devs are not looking to provide any true realism, but rather are striving for that balance of perceived realism and fantasy that delivers a consistent and fun experience. Hopefully they will nail it.
Snap, a glimpse at the game I actually kickstarted. Now how about a bit of actual mission reel that hints at the story?
Yep. Although they could take a lesson from Bethesda's Fallout series. Although Bethesda made Fallout a shooter/hacker, they retained the V.A.T.S. system on non-real time combat, not because it's anything special but because some people like it, need it, and/or want it. Even though it may be more cool to aim at things, a starship piloted by only one real person is going to have a very difficult time surviving with any sense of realism against multiple attackers without automated defenses.
Still, there's a certain amount of hope from such actions as defense, piloting and navigation remaining manual mouse/joystick activities. By introducing such things as the needs to sleep and poop, it's easy to get the sense that the devs have forgotten that what we want isn't actually realism, but a fun illusion of realism. Piloting a spaceship between star systems by the seat of one's pants in a few minutes pretty effectively says the devs are not looking to provide any true realism, but rather are striving for that balance of perceived realism and fantasy that delivers a consistent and fun experience. Hopefully they will nail it.
Cancelled.
Cancelled.
EDIT: Also, to be clear, the delay's notice barely 30 min before the stream is rather unprofessional. Not gonna get my panties in a wad over it, especially considering that the alternative could be a repeat of the 2016 Holiday Livestream (*shudder*), but still, c'mon CIG...
Definitely unprofessional imho.
To be fair, this is likely a concentrated effort by a small group (as the holidays are a week away and most are crunching on 3.0) so I'm not really comfortable saying CIG is unprofessional, but the people running this livestream dropped the ball.
I wouldn't be surprised if they were reliant on stuff from people working on 3.0, and they simply didn't make it priority.
It'd be a nice motion if CIG said what the technical issue is.
It's almost becoming a tradition with how bad these holiday livestreams end up. Fingers crossed tomorrow makes up for it.