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Spinning Ship Viewer Speed

Dec 09, 2006 FatStrat85 link
Can you slow down the speed at which the ships spin when you look at them in-station? I'd say they should spin at around half their current speed, maybe even slower.

For one, it's currently too fast to see any details. Also, it makes the ships look toy-ish. If they spin nice and slow, they'll look bigger and more epic. These are space ships after all!

It's not a big deal at all, but every little improvement helps.
Dec 09, 2006 drazed link
hey Strat, click on the ship and drag the mouse around. You're in for a treat ;)
Dec 09, 2006 FatStrat85 link
I know. However, that has nothing to do with my suggestion.
Dec 09, 2006 upper case link
i actually find the spinning ship annoying.

i'd rather have a front/side/top/iso view and then have the spinning thing in the maximized view.
Dec 10, 2006 toshiro link
Nice to have, but not necessary by any means, is how I feel about this.
Dec 10, 2006 SuperMegaMynt link
It's necessary by the means that'd it help the ships feel less like plastic figurines.
Dec 10, 2006 Artanis Kor link
I agree with the original poster. Slow the spin down.
Dec 10, 2006 Jim Kirk link
Please Slow it down, I was about to make a duplicate thread about this... lol
Dec 10, 2006 Lexicon link
Or, show it in-station in a generic kind of "docking bay." Have nothing spinning, let the user control the viewing angle with the mouse.
Dec 11, 2006 moldyman link
I like Pie Don't you?

Constructive thing: I would like a static top, side and front view as well.
Dec 11, 2006 Moofed link
Kinda like this?
Docking bay is cool (and would add some station interior feeling), but comes down to eye-candy-dev-time versus game-play-dev-time.