RawnuOne way forward here maybe could be to truly have social hubs (as Kira called them) where player-player interaction can take place (talking about space legs, not dogfights).

Kasumi Goto

RawnuOne way forward here maybe could be to truly have social hubs (as Kira called them) where player-player interaction can take place (talking about space legs, not dogfights).

Shinrarta could at least have been a spot for players to meet up at (eventually), as it's one of the few spots players gather up around (without being part of a squadron or event or whatever), but instead because PvP is at all times possible in the game it's just a ganker-infested black hole that only (or mostly) the thrill seekers bother going to in Open. Outside of that location and/or general vicinity, you can be in Open but rarely meet players, or just pass each other by without much interaction, unless you're in one of the Thargoid war systems (which I could rant on a whole other level about how it was a badly managed and executed attempt at storytelling).

It of course also wouldn't solve for the slight matter of there being nothing particularly meaningful to do on stations on foot, or it not feeling like an 'alive' area.

AHminimal recommended modification for Krait MKII to go and have some fun with thargoids?

Shg56it is very good picture...ED is thee best. How come I don't see it in the gallery?

AHWould something like this make sense for going outside of the bubble?
https://edsy.org/s/vau4ttN
(forget the weapons for now)

It's based on what I found from https://edastro.com/exploration/ but their version has serious power issues.

1. If you want range, it makes no sense to use any FSD other than A-rated (SCO). Also, you have enough heat level margin to use Mass Manager instead of Thermal Spread.
2. If you have the materials, a Lightweight Alloy armour with grade 5 Heavy Duty engineering plus Deep Plating effect will get you a better jump range (because it weighs nothing) at about the same (in fact, even slightly better) hull strengths as a Reinforced Alloy with grade 1 Light Weight.

AHHere is me, flying with SRV, ~3 km off the ground. LOL. That was actually extremely funny because at first I had no idea what happened.

AHHere is me, flying with SRV, ~3 km off the ground. LOL. That was actually extremely funny because at first I had no idea what happened.

Sampi Ogonek

AHHere is me, flying with SRV, ~3 km off the ground. LOL. That was actually extremely funny because at first I had no idea what happened.

So, what did happen? Did you drive over an active geyser?

RawnuTalking about Odyssey and on-foot stuff (@Meowers mentioned something about the emptiness of the settlements), let's talk about it:

(1) What do you really like about your space legs?
(2) What Odyssey content is your favorite?
(3) What would you love to see improved?

For me it's:
(1) After playing for long years on console, coming to Odyssey on PC (ok, SteamDeck) made me feel like a real person. Being able to walk around, to see myself as a person, really added to the immersion of the whole Elite experience. Also: fancy suits.
(2) Stealthing and sniping, I love to sneak into stuff and kill people silently from afar.
(3) Settlements are too empty and not varied enough. I want more NPCs doing every day stuff, I want shopping malls and schools and stuff, turning them into real little towns. It would also be cool to have missions combining several vehicle activites, like dogfights with your spaceships, SRV battles, SRV exploring, on-foot exploring etc. And I would love to have more Concourse stuff (see the other post of mine about Carriers). Or to frame it better: something else in a station or a port than a concourse.

BramflyCould you help with SRV driving. I can't seem to get the SRV driving. How du you start engines? W does'nt seem to get the vehicle to move? I'm stuck on th surface!