Progress Diary #5
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ส.ค. 2024
- David Braben talks about passengers, their impact on gameplay and the new passenger class ships in this latest dev diary. He also answers a few more questions posed by backers from the Design Design Forum.
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Excellent update again, thanks Mr B; appreciate that you are taking the time to do these and stay in touch with us, your audience. Imagine in the team is in full development flow by now; very exciting to consider :-)
I love the detail of the park in the space-station. Great update, again.
Probably not at initial launch, but it is definitely something we're interested in exploring.
Loved the original so many years ago and I literally can't wait for this one!
I can't express how simply awesome you guys are for making this game!
It probably wont be there at launch, but it is definitely something we'd like to look into.
I had the original Elite on my old PC 386 DX20 when I was a teenager, I always remember it was my favourite game for years, I sank hundreds of hours trading narcotics from system to system...happy days. Its strange but certain names from that time have stuck in my mind over the years, Sid meier, Jeff minter and ofc David Braben.
Love these updates, keep up the good work
Years 2014 and 2015 are the definite Space-Sim Years.
Star Citizen, new ELITE, new X...I can't wait...
7BeAsT9
Yeah yeah...No Man's Sky, Entropy, etc., etc...
7BeAsT9 they're making a new rogue squadron!?
SC 2015? Yeah right, try 2017 for the official release!
klarkolofsson
STFU and go look at the date when I wrote initial post.
Kawayolnyo
That's true, didn't take that into consideration kind sir.
Great info on the dev diary.
I have been waiting nearly 30 years for this game!
Congratulations, David. I've waited for this ever since I parked my Thargoid warship off some distant spiral arm and closed down F:FE for the last time. It is a long way from the BBC Model B Elite I played as a kid. Glad to support you in this. Elite Dangerous may be the last charge of the home computer games vanguard. Go one David! You show 'em! *sounds bugles*
Thanks for the great update some really interesting topics addressed. Glad you are designing the game the way you want to play and not for the masses type of design.
We haven't announced anything yet in regards to developing ED for consoles. Whilst it would be mad not to look at it when the time is right, our full focus right now is on the PC version. Once that is out the next version will be for Mac, as that was one of our stretch goals from the Kickstarter. : )
The PC and Mac versions are our priority right now, but we'll definitely be considering other platforms to release on beyond that.
they way you guys are "making the game for yourselves" is a very good video game design strategy
I am very much looking forward to this game, and glad to be a backer of the project. Every update I see just intrigues me even more. Upgraded my pc this year to something that will exceed any minimum spec set by this and many more new generations of games, but my old pc is now in use by my fiancé so I am sure she will play too and with no issues as that pc was strongly specced too :)
Excellent dev diary from David as always. Love concept art of big station in background. While lacking of details, David did right to address issue with feature overreaching or "creep" while designing ED. As I have almost always agreed with him when he has expressed his ideas about ED, and he points out that they make a game first for themselves, I fully support that.
To be honest, Elite Dangerous tickles my fancy a whole lot more than Star Citizen, although it will be undoubtedly cool in it's own respect...
Yes. FD also talks that they will encourage players in one session making deals outside mission scope - for example, I take passengers, and you provide cover. You don't have any particular mission in logs, but I pay you for helping me.
How can those 3 people give a thumbs down for this? This all sounds amazing.
Except that now two weeks from launch there's no hint of any of this.
It's coming in two weeks. I know you posted it over a year ago, but were you really expecting EVERYTHING to be in the game? This stuff takes years to complete.
This is the stuff I look forward to. And it is finally real!
Not yet, We'll make sure to announce it as soon as we do though. : )
This diary certainly gives me vibes of Firefly and how passengers mucked in on Serenity.
Excited! Can't wait!!!
As it happens the current plan is indeed to have 2 modes available. A standard mode and an Iron Man mode, where player death will be permanent and require you to start from scratch again. Hopefully this is the sort of hardcore experience you're referring to!
There will be both online multiplayer and single player modes available at launch and no, we have no plans to charge a monthly subscription for it. : )
I read a lot of comments comparing other space games and they leave me a little perplexed.
This is Elite!
I hope this clarifies it for everyone.
sounds so great!
i think the biggest and strongest ships should be really expensive and you need to progress big time to even be able to control them
Your games are awesome sir.
I haven't felt this excited about a game in a long time.
Not yet, it wont be until much closer to launch that we can safely begin providing information on system requirements unfortunately.
This is the longest wait ever! Haha! But it will be worth it. Thankyou for answering my question regarding the Oculus Rift. I can't wait to explore the Galaxy in the gorgeous game
This is a very ambitious project. I hope it doesn't die. :-(
As it stands only backers will be able to get into the beta (at least for the first two rounds). Pledging is still open though, for people that are interested in supporting the development.
Love the idea of luxury yachts.
Great development diary guys and gotta say can't wait for this game. Can i make a suggestion/request for future dev diaries? Any chance of getting some screen shots or game play videos in the next one? I'm sure I'm not the only one keen to see some :-)
This is my top game of 2014
That's the ultimate job right there
What I think could be a good idea for a simpler audience, would be to allow different specific career paths that allow less freedom. For example, there could be a Naval DLC that allows your pilot to join the Federation, Alliance or Empire's Navy. Essentially you would be forced to complete specific missions, and make your way through the ranks depending on performance. Similar to reputation levels. You could join an AI Wing/Squadron and be ordered by higher-ups to specific missions together, such as warzones and transporting military equipment. This could be both solo, group and for online play. It would probably work as a paid DLC, and be simplified heavily since there is a focus on the interests of said navy.
yeah this game is having full planet space transitions!
Hoping that this shapes into a popular space mmo with future expansions and content patches... So looking forward to it... Never played Elite but was hooked on Frontier for Amiga :o)
So when are we getting all of this, David?
+Andreus in 2.2 Guardians expansion that comes in july 2016.
Did not kick-start this but will buy it
i would probably back it now that I can see they are committed, not to mention the more i see the more i like
You should check out Newsletters - they come out more frequently and have more content frankly. Search for "Elite dangerous FAQ" and checkout ED Wikia FAQ for more questions about development.
Game itself will hit alpha in three months, so they're quite busy preparing for that.
Would there be escort / security missions for these passenger ships? Preventing pirate or terrorist attacks?
I didn't know about this, not overly happy about it
Different kinds of passengers ships for the different factions I wonder or just the Dolphin and Orca?
Just on that is beta going to be only for backers or can non backers pay to get in?
Here is additional question for developers in regards to game difficulty:
How much grinding will be involved to achieve something in game?
Also how much you will balance between enjoing playing game aspect versus working for game(which is making MMOs as another job instead)?
I want to make a liner and purchase the interior myself part by part...That would be awesome :)
at the release of the game no.. they said that.. but they also said that the game will be made ready for it so they can release it in a later expansion.
Check out the Lave radio site for podcasts about this game and even an audio drama!!
Will their be the ability to fly into the atmosphere of a planet / landing say at a planet side outpost..maybe finally seeing the surface of Lave?
They've promised single player modes (online and offline) and a multiplayer mode, although they don't seem to have fully fleshed out the details yet.
yep, multiple ship ownership is a feature we plan to support.
will ED be like world of warcraft? I mean by that is will u be able to play with players online or is it just all with NPC? also will u have to pay mothly payment?
thanks for the news, cruse ships will need more things like security and the like, not sure how you will beable to protect a person once onboard if you are running a cruseliner but good stuff.
The player session limit isn't set in stone though also I don't remember reading anything about grouping based on skillset.
Already answered in Progress Diary 3 (2:26 mark)
Not sure if this has been asked before but I would
Like to know what type of computer will Elite Dangerous require to perform at it's very best and I will need it to be explained very precisely as I am not very computer literate but I am prepared to purchase a new computer if needs be so as to be able to play it at it's maximum settings and speed. Thanking you in advance and keep up the good work. Cannot wait for this game!!!!
Now that it is certain that you're developing for consoles, I wonder what the complexity of controls is going to be. Are they going to be designed around the console controllers with very limited amount of buttons or are we going to get a sophisticated experience still, with at least as many buttons and ship systems to manage as in Freespace 2?
They'll come in 2.2 Horizons - Guardians expansion ;)
Would it kill them to post a bit of video? Don't recall seeing any since the KS campaign closed six months ago.
Yes, but not in the first release. They want to do it really well (vegetation, clouds, procedural cityscapes, wild animals etc.), but that is going to be added in a future expansion. Planetary landings seems to be first in line though...
They might have some weaponry but I assume you would want dedicated combat ships as an escort.
They're using their in-house graphics engine, as far as I know.
I assume your question about Valkyrie were addressed to FD, but in my opinion, it's interesting demo concept, but really nothing much else. Nice testing for Oculus Rift thought.
Only for backers...but you can still become one if you go to their website! :)
Are u guys planning on oculus Rift out of the box or something that will come down the line?
hope a new video is gonna be released soon
this one was 2 wks ago
ppl beginning to think the game is dead :-((((
Do you have a date for beta testing?
Go to the forums and check it out. People are very friendly (mostly) :D
But will we be able to pilot and own capital ships?????
Yes, they have added it in the Gamma update
Louie Leverett
What are you talking about? There's no player-owned capital ship in Gamma.
Yes :)
Not at launch. In a future update, yes.
After you have worked out the PC and Mac versions and have discussed the details with SONY, wouldn't it be a good idea to kickstart a ps4 version of the game to help you with the funding?
Will there be support for Oculus Rift?
I'd love to work for Frontier Developments, I don't have any talents but I could make the tea! :)
Not finalised yet. They'll let us know nearer release. You're not going to be the only one buying a new computer specifically for E:D. :-)
oh cool, developers who actually answer questions :)
I should take the chance and ask you something I'm interested in. I hate it when games are too difficult. So the question is:
How far can a casual gamer come in terms of "gear", aquiring ships, weapons or whatever? (I'm talking about the single player mode)
how long until completion lol
I played the original Elite on the Acorn Electron and Commodore 64. Bring this to the Xbox One please!
No player built stations? No fleet of player owned NPC ships for mining operations, construction, security, war, etc...?
:(
There's no difference, as there's no different servers and one shared universe, however players in sessions (currently 32 max) by default will be grouped by their skill set, so you won't meet people who you can't handle. There's lot of discussion going on, but FD is looking for letting everyone having fun depending on it's skillset.
ok thanks a lot
I think you might be in for a surprise. This game will be single player only (thankfully!).
Its the massive blue-to-everyone all encompassing coalitions that finally made me delete my accounts earlier this year and not waste more time in that game.
Elite was amazing.... Download Oolite (a fan based shareware game based upon the 80s orginal) for free and get a taste of it - with some modernisation!
As yet unknown
Alpha for Christmas?
"Will it be possible to destroy a capital ship?" - Braben: "Yes!".... SIX YEARS on... No!
We are able to make them flee tho! 😅
So your trying to make it hardcore features wise but with out the bullshit steep learning curve...sounds pretty good to me!
Get a load of mates to escort you. ;)
Asp is confirmed...
what does this game have to offer that star citizen does not?
The game.
Is it like WoW? - No
Will you be able to play with players online in a persistent world? - Yes
Is it just NPCs? - No (se above), but they will certainly be there.
Monthly payment? No
;)
There's no reason a casual player couldn't eventually acquire all the ships and gear in the game, it'll just take them longer. ; )
Did not say :(
"Please make it game play over fancy graphics."
Why not have fancy graphics AND great game play! Seems like a better deal to me! ;)