woodster 8 Report post Posted August 10, 2018 the ability to "hail" a ship by text/voice/live feed of bridge would give the ability to exchange remarks, solve conflicts and open up the possibility of an alliance (yes I got this from star trek ) 4 _Ginger_, Jet, BillyAngel and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 side note: with this, you should be able to contact planet surfaces as well (traffic control) 2 Galvius Orion and BillyAngel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thokan 35 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 Yes, I do believe there will be chat in-game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 oh it would be cool though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoreVamore 375 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 48 minutes ago, Thokan said: Yes, I do believe there will be chat in-game Im not sure if in game chat extends to distances involved for ship to ship comms. So a directed hail could be a good idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thokan 35 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 Just now, CoreVamore said: Im not sure if in game chat extends to distances involved for ship to ship comms. So a directed hail could be a good idea. Normally, a directed "hail" would, in terms of sci-fi tropes, indicate close proximity. Though, I certainly wouldn't mind a simple system of messaging, or whispering rather, constructs - automatically reaching the crew rather than to having figure out who's on and then messaging them. Indeed. I don't know if there are any plans for VoIP or anything of the sort. And video-feed would surely be out of the question, technically speaking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoreVamore 375 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Thokan said: Normally, a directed "hail" would, in terms of sci-fi tropes, indicate close proximity. Close is relative.... close could be 100+ km, which i think would be far outside of any local chat ranges - unless the local chat range increases in space. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thokan 35 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, CoreVamore said: Close is relative.... close could be 100+ km, which i think would be far outside of any local chat ranges - unless the local chat range increases in space. Viewing distance, then. Wouldn't really see the point of any such mechanic otherwise. 1 _Ginger_ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 of course viewing distance because if an unidentified ship enters your org. territory you kind of have to know why and what they are doing there and if it was anywhere that would be a global chat and a global chat is already on the rejected list on the trello 2 Thokan and _Ginger_ reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 and the video bit was a bit far fetched Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoreVamore 375 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 1 hour ago, Thokan said: Viewing distance, then. Wouldn't really see the point of any such mechanic otherwise. By the time you get to viewing distance the potential enemy is right on top of you which is too late to work out friend or foe. Your instruments (radar etc) will see the other ship a long time before you can eyeball them. ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 if they attack you straight away then there would be no need to communicate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kuritho 495 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 How to hail: -Whisper to the leader -Send a discord chat into the org's discord -Shoot them -Send a text msg via Lua's broadcasting -Board them for the motherland -Assimilate them into your org -Send smoke signals -Messages written in blood -Mailing a letter to them -With a giant LCD screen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 the last one or the 3rd to last one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woodster 8 Report post Posted August 11, 2018 P.S. to the moderators, I would like it to be in the beta release but i'm not expecting it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
