OtohaI'm just saying. From a scientific standpoint, the gravity technically IS covered and realistic. Maybe not perfectly and everywhere, but enough to not break immersion. Applying the rules that absolutely work for large orbitals to small ones for continuity works for me

Sakashiro

OtohaI'm just saying. From a scientific standpoint, the gravity technically IS covered and realistic. Maybe not perfectly and everywhere, but enough to not break immersion. Applying the rules that absolutely work for large orbitals to small ones for continuity works for me

If FDev just said there's artificial gravity in the year 3307, most folks would be OK with it, I guess. Suspension of disbelief is a common thing in sci-fi.

But magnetic boots? That just doesn't properly explain what's shown in the game.

Space Engineers has magnetic boots, too, but you can switch them off. And while they're on you can literally walk on walls and ceilings. There's no up or down.

Draxxa KirethDon't forget that the sheer mass of the sation, and nearby planet has as well some influence. Furthermore i am not sure if the space stations are geo-stationary.. and else they could contribute some....

OtohaI'm just saying. From a scientific standpoint, the gravity technically IS covered and realistic. Maybe not perfectly and everywhere, but enough to not break immersion. Applying the rules that absolutely work for large orbitals to small ones for continuity works for me

SakashiroThe absence of handles and railings in cockpits is something I frequently complained about. None of the cockpits in ED is designed with zero-G in mind.

OtohaHaven't played that game, no idea what you actually mean sorry.

Sakashiro

OtohaHaven't played that game, no idea what you actually mean sorry.

In ED every star and every planet is a static polygon model that never changes its shape. Space Engineers is a bit like Minecraft: You can drill holes into planets or asteroids and find ores and minerals below the surface. Vehicles and buildings also consist of voxels, so you can build your own ships, stations and ground bases, sort of like Lego, and they're also destructible, which is a lot of fun in space battles. For example, if your hull gets breached by projectiles or other objects on impact, parts of your ship will get depressurized, requiring you to close your helmet's visor and deplete your suit's oxygen supply while you're trying to repair your ship, seal off non-damaged parts etc.

If you like games in space, this one is a must-have, just like ED.

OtohaSounds similar to Astroneer and some other games I've tried and not liked much tbh

I've been a strictly console gamer since i quit the original Guild Wars about a decade ago. If it's a PC exclusive title I'm probably not familiar with it

Sakashiro

OtohaSounds similar to Astroneer and some other games I've tried and not liked much tbh

I've been a strictly console gamer since i quit the original Guild Wars about a decade ago. If it's a PC exclusive title I'm probably not familiar with it

Astroneer has voxel planets, too, but that's where the similarities end.

Space Engineers is available for PC and Xbox (not sure about PlayStation) and even allows cross-platform play, something that FDev has yet to figure out.

OtohaIt actually brings up a fair point about what sort of issues Odyssey might run into in terms of cheating. This is first person shooter gameplay we're talking about here

Wolfmanwolf

OtohaIt actually brings up a fair point about what sort of issues Odyssey might run into in terms of cheating. This is first person shooter gameplay we're talking about here

Cheating? In Elite? Never!

In all seriousness, it's a peer-to-peer multiplayer. It's really easy to cheat unless the devs are really clever with some magic way to detect it.

Wolfmanwolf

Sakashiro

MalgarviusApex is boring time sink, but flying yourself in SC for 10 minutes isn't? How so?

Apex isn't a problem. The problem is a daft idea of choosing a system with 150K ly distances for Alpha test.

If you fly your own ship, you can make mistakes. You can get interdicted. You can change your mind and fly to that signal source which just popped up. You're actually playing the game.

Apex literally locks you out of the game for the entire duration of the trip. It's basically an unskippable cut scene. They might as well show a loading screen instead, because nothing interesting or unexpected will happen anyway.

I’m pretty sure someone could gank an apex shuttle. We’ll have to wait and see though, because obviously no one can fly a ship yet. I’ll guarantee you I’ll be trying to gank one as soon as I can.