We've known for a while that hull breaches will be in the game.Will we be able to use large hull breaches as EVA entry points when boarding?If so, will multi-crew ships be limited to one or two predetermined hull breach areas, or will we be able to create entry points roughly where we fire our weapons?asked by Fourvel
TL;DRChris Roberts says hull breaches will be limited to predetermined points like airlocks or hangar doors, highlighted on the HUD, because letting players breach anywhere would require building ship interiors everywhere, which isn't practical yet.
Generally the hull breaches are going to be limited to areas like an airlock or a hangar door or something.It's not practical for us to allow you to rip a hole anywhere in the side of a ship and then breach there. Mainly because then we would have to build the inside of every single wall, we already do an insane amount of work and detail on the ships already, but we don't build the inside of every single wall and every single place, and if we allowed you to breach anywhere, you would have to be able to do that.So for us, we're having some pre-determined ones where you can breach, and when you are trying to breach, they'll be highlighted on your HUD or on the ship that you're trying to dock with, and then go from there.I mean it would be cool to breach everywhere, but we're not quite there yet, and I think you can all appreciate the amount of effort and work and detail that goes into the ships. Making that, doing that, would be another n-th degree of difficulty.