I was wondering about the logout mechanic on multi-crew vessels. For example, if you log off on a friend's Constellation and then he logs out of the game before you come back, where will you be when you log back in?asked by Zach
TL;DRIf you log out aboard a friend's ship before arriving, expect to return on that ship, though what happens if it's parked in space is still undecided, with details being worked out.
We had some discussion about that today. Now, if you physically take your character onto a ship, as opposed to jumping in as an AI gunner, you're pretty much signing up for the duration of the trip.
Okay, so you have a choice, right? I can get in your ship and be a crew member, or if you call for help, I can jump in and take over an AI seat for a turret. So what this is talking about is when our characters are together and I'm in your ship.
I'm there. I got on board at the last planet you were at. We are going wherever we're going. So if you're getting on for that ride, you're signing up for the whole ride. It's not like you can just jump out in the middle of space and go, poof, I'm back home. So if you log out prior to your friends logging out and prior to you getting to your destination, then you should expect to come back on that ship. Now, if that ship is parked in space, for instance, there's still some gray area there. It may be that we'll end up letting you, if he's given you permission to fly, we may let you fly the ship the rest of the way, or we may put you back on the last planet you docked on.
Right, and we're still working out all those details. We just had a design meeting today about that very thing with Chris and all the studios working that out.