Could you explain how EVA (Extra-Vehicular Activity) will work in the game?Will we be able to repair damage to our ships, or explore wrecks, etc?asked by J. Rynere
TL;DREVA will exist with zero-g movement, letting players make patch-up repairs, board ships and explore wrecks, though proper repairs must be done on a planet and some ships like the Hornet lack airlocks.
Yes, you will be able to repair damage to your ship, and you will be able to explore wrecks.So we're gonna have EVA in the game, pretty much most of the ships will have airlocks that will allow you to go outside. Some of the ships like the Hornet doesn't really have that. You would have to open the canopy, vent your air, then detach yourself from the seat.But yeah, we have a full zero-g plan for movement, so if you have an EVA suit, it will have little thrusters to move around. You'll also be able to grab hold on the side of things.So if you think like the movie Gravity, so that's all stuff that the team working on first person combat is doing. So they've got zero-g combat, EVA stuff, on their plate, and we're focusing on simulating that correctly.The idea would be that you're going outside to potentially board other ships, or potentially go out and do some patch up repairs. You'll never be able to properly repair your ship, you have to do that down on a planet, but just to get you going.Those are all things you'd do, and I definitely think there could be a case where you'd EVA into a space wreck. Which is essentially a boarding mission.So yeah, it should really be cool.