Elite update : Guardians

Discussion in 'Other games and gaming' started by Norbert, Oct 25, 2016.

  1. Norbert

    Norbert Cartoon Head

    It's here and looks like a few months of my life will again be absorbed :)



     
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  2. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    Didn't really understand what was in Guardians yet. (not watched video though)

    edit: OK I get it... massively long content list but big ticket things seem to be passengers and ship launched fighters?
     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2016
  3. Norbert

    Norbert Cartoon Head

    Launch-able fighter add on for bigger ships, pilots you can hire, new passenger liner class ships, neutron star wakes give a boost to fsd drive range, passenger run missions, new station types and as usual lots more they have kept secret.

    I watched a live stream with David Braben and he spoke about lots of hidden stuff from the last big update still hasn't been found, and lots more added with the guardians update. My guess is thargoids are here, but just a hunch :). Braben did talk about future aims to allow player build stations etc, but didn't go into much detail and was more a passing comment. The thing i really like about Braben and his dev team is that they tend to understate what they are working on/release (something that a dev we all know well could learn from).

    I loved the old 1980's elite so for me this is my dream come true, the vastness of the galaxy and exploring outer reaches in the hope to find something new.

    Plus ofc it is beautifully done. :)
     
    Last edited: Oct 26, 2016
  4. San

    San

    :beerchug:
     
  5. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    Passenger missions sound like they might be fun. I saw some video where they had a load of craft size comparisons that I hadn't seen before maybe some of those are ships that can be flown now...
     
  6. dalewj

    dalewj StoryTeller/Nerd/Gamer

    I don't get how you guy it. There is season 1 and 2. Is this season 3? are they all separate or free after you buy the first season. Can I start on the first season and work my way up or are we all at season 3? their website needs some explaining
     
  7. Norbert

    Norbert Cartoon Head

    Basically horizon update is planetary landings, missions that are planet based. The current updates are still on horizons dlc but space based stuff is part of elite dangerous (non planet). There was a roadmap for horizon updates, i'll try and dig it out tomorrow time permitting.
     
  8. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    yes all this is currently only an update to horizons?
     
  9. Norbert

    Norbert Cartoon Head

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  10. dalewj

    dalewj StoryTeller/Nerd/Gamer

    ah thanks! not sure if I will try it out or not
     
  11. Jamira

    Jamira Samurai Girl

    Hmm ... no 3rd person view on my character it seems? Well, I'm not interested in such games. Although it's the old beloved Elite! But we live in different times meanwhile compared to 1985. Have fun!
     
  12. Wistrel

    Wistrel Kick Ass Elf

    Yeh is is a decision by the developers to go for a particular kind of immersion. So yes it is all 1st person. There is a so called "debug cam" that you can use to look at your craft but it has been deliberately designed to cease control interaction when enabled.

    There is no character design in Elite anyhow, you are simply male or female avatar in a flight suit (look down to see)
     
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