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Knowing other user's ship

Sep 30, 2004 aionxn link
When i aim at other player's ships, it doesnt display anything so i do not know who that other person is...i think a display should be added so when we aim at other players ship, we should be able to see their username in a nice glowing text =D what do you think?
Sep 30, 2004 roguelazer link
...or you could just target them and see it...
Oct 01, 2004 Suricata link
I think maybe having the target window similar to your ships status might be handy, you will be able to tell at a glance the class of ship they have then, also, to add to this, could we possably have the hull strength of the ship appear, instead of the %, or with it, so we can get an idea of exactly how much firepower is needed to take something down. :-)
Oct 01, 2004 octopusfluff link
Hit it a couple times. See how far the bar goes down.

Then you can extrapolate from there. :)

I honestly like how it only gives a rough indicator of status. Feels more proper, to me.

Then again, I've never been partial to exact details being provided about an enemy; it's not like you can access their ship's computer to get a status.
Oct 01, 2004 Magus link
I like the ambiguity too. Makes combat more exciting when you don't know exactly how many more shots it's going to take.
Oct 01, 2004 Orion_Prime link
Yeah, it really doesn't make any sense that you are able to discern every detail about a ship just by targetting it. Maybe if you have a scanner, and you get close enough, you can use the scanner to gather some of these details.

I think that you should HAVE to tell what type of ship it is by visual only. Maybe a general size (large, medium, small) but nothing like "Wraith MkII" "Vulture MkIV" or anything of that nature.

It would certainly make fleet communications interesting.

Joe-"WTF! I was shot! anyone get a visual!?"
Betsy-"Negative, where were you hit? Still scanning"
Joe-"Looks like a rear shot; back engines down to 75%"
Betsy-"Dammit, I can't see him! What is it!?"
Joe-"I don't know, take evasive maneuvers."
Bob-"Relax guys, my hand just slipped onto the trigger. I shot you"
Joe-"What....? GOD DAMMIT BOB! You are SO out of the guild!"