One of the things I've noticed about space combat is I dont really see the enemy ships very well even when they are very close. I'm running ultra high graphics.
It seems partly to do with the space/ship lighting which makes ships appear very dark or shadowed at a distance. Also the target reticule is very large and seems to draw all my attention.
Finally even zoomed in all I tend to see are my ships engines. Maybe adding forshortening to the player's perspective might help?
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