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Joined: Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:56 pm Posts: 8877 Location: Behind you... Stop looking behind you... 
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 These suggestions are meant purely for looks and are not intended for actual gameplay advantage.
Shield and hull designs: Basically, I highly doubt that every shield and hull has the same look to them, so basically you can choose the hull and shield color from the list of modules you have. (ie nexus armor would give a red tint to your ship whilst choosing kalvium plating would make it slightly green or obviation would be goldish and a T.O. shield generator would be the classic blue). I know someone's gonna say 'well they'll know what mods you have even if they can't see them', to which I say true and false. True: Only if you have one mod there False: if you have more than one. And it's the player's choice as to what hull/shield design they want. Planetary designs: Let's face it, the mini-image of planet shields make it clearly visible and yet on the planet they are not. Same goes for minefields (yes I know mines aren't that big). We can see what's on it anyway on the list, so why not on the larger image of the planet itself? Deck progression: It makes sense that the bigger our ships get, the more detailed/complicated the hull would get. So why does the Dark Smuggler Chassis make your Galaxy Destroyer look like a tiny fighter? This one wouldn't be that hard. Make the details go on top of the ship image as you progress, say, every 250 - 500 decks? We can see the ship size anyway so why not make it visual. Race avatar: Simple, make it customizable through rare npc drops, GP items and/or missions. Add visors, scars, hair styles (for humans/zolazin) and possibly the other gender of each race. Base: Same as hull/shield. Different tiers of them should be visible (since we can see them on the list anyway) and possibly making some of the special mods visible on the base itself. Damage: Going back to the realistic aspect, a disabled ship would not have a brand-spanking new polished hull. There would be decks missing, atmosphere venting and debris. Not saying make it get worse as you go along (because there are some who could use that to figure out the hull strength without seeing the hull mods itself) but at least make it more satisfying to disable that one prick by turning their ship into an actual wreck. _________________ P R E L I A T O R||XZIEN Entertainment Extraordinaire ~ Artwork, Writing, Rants, Memes  Golgotha wrote: its the attitude of being willing to take on the shark with the right harpoon that sets you above most Last edited by Preliator Xzien on Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:45 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
| Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:37 am |
 
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 Joined: Thu Nov 25, 2010 6:49 pm Posts: 8964
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Had to read the post to see if you misspelled "aesthetics" or "athletics"
 Anywaaaaay.... I'm all for aesthetic customization, but I'd prefer Dan be spending his coding time on stuff to do. New missions, new NPCs, new dynamics, etc. Even new research would be a welcome addition. _________________ Ranks 400+ Join us in exploring..  [20:40] Wredz: just hacked a massive extremely rich minting planet from someone.. thats the best planet i ever hacked [20:43] DarthFlagitious: is it spearmint or peppermint? |
| Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:44 am |
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 Joined: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:36 pm Posts: 729
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Quote: Damage: Going back to the realistic aspect, a disabled ship would not have a brand-spanking new polished hull. There would be decks missing, atmosphere venting and debris. Not saying make it get worse as you go along (because there are some who could use that to figure out the hull strength without seeing the hull mods itself) but at least make it more satisfying to disable that one prick by turning their ship into an actual wreck. i dont really care about any of the other stuff but this is something i would love to see _________________ LV7+ Twinkly fairy  |
| Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:46 am |
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Joined: Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:42 am Posts: 584 Location: On my Starship
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Yeah, I think that some visual upgrades would be great. New content is better, but all of this would be fun to add in, and might just attract more players who like the flashy images.
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| Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:56 pm |
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 Joined: Sat May 07, 2011 11:01 am Posts: 5825 Location: Zolar
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I'm going to get a titanium hull and set it as my design, just for the laughs and repeated badge attempts.
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 Joined: Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:11 am Posts: 5495 Location: Alpha Legion 100
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thunderbolta wrote: I'm going to get a titanium hull and set it as my design, just for the laughs and repeated badge attempts. lol and great idea Xzien  _________________ Creator of Alpha Legion 100, The Robot Alliance, Galactic Historian Society, Galactic Entertainment Center, The Guidebook, and Fan-Forums. 2012 Player Of The Year. The Artists' Guild Member. |
| Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:23 pm |
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