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I know this issue is a like a dead horse been beat... to death. But this is one of the thing that "brakes my game experience". Having to "ask flight control" to go from one block to another is odd at best.
I know it is may be work the devs may not have time to invest time in, but what a difference it would make. They did a lot of work to make sector space look beautiful with stars systems that come to focus when we get closer or nebula that envelope your ship when you fly through them. So, it would be great if they can make that space opened up with no instancing barriers.
note: please fix these sector maps, they seem so low res...
I know it is may be work the devs may not have time to invest time in, but what a difference it would make. They did a lot of work to make sector space look beautiful with stars systems that come to focus when we get closer or nebula that envelope your ship when you fly through them. So, it would be great if they can make that space opened up with no instancing barriers.
note: please fix these sector maps, they seem so low res...
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They did a good job with the badlands in Beta Ursae, I think. If you go near there it changes the space your flying through to look like you are actually flying in the badlands. It's pretty cool. Every nebula should be like that. Also we need crazy stuff like black holes and pulsars in the game too.
I wouldn't expect to see it anytime soon though. Cryptic has a lot on their plate already.
If you think that this issue has been beaten to death, then read what the Devs have to say about it rather than posting the dead issue again.
Be careful what you ask for, you just may get it.
Of course I think there should be multiple instances I just want to see an end to separate sector blocks. Flying from Sol to Memory Alpha should not make you smack into an invisible wall with a button to cross it.
As to how many people per instance... I have no idea. That would be up to whoever manages the servers.
Immersion problems?
Please. It goes out the window when you run across EnterpriZe #510 captained by Kirk or Picard #827 who's teamed up with the Serenity #470 commanded by Adama #344 - both of whom are talking about 20th and 21st century politics and religion thanks to Captain T'Pron who's flying the USS D'nutz and wanted to make a scene in zone chat.
My advice - ignore all that, pretend it doesn't exist and play the game.
It's also a damn nuisance when the servers are acting up due to heavy demand and all it takes it one zone transition to knock you out of the game.
just leave it as it is.
not to mention USS Normandy #9000 Commander by Shepard #1701.
Wouldn't crack my top 100 things to do.
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Edit: Gah, beaten like this dead horse.
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As in, all of the Fed space sector's are connected, the Rom side, all those are connected too, but not connected to the Fed, if you get where I'm coming from? etc etc.
I think, although the whole map should be, it would create problems, so what do you think about my idea? At least it meets both sides of the case half way. :P
Do you all know how the background changes when you fly near a nebula or the Bad Lands?
They can do something similar when you fly near the invisible wall.
When we fly too close to the invisible wall, the back ground will change into something like the mid-warp effects from the TV show and all other ships and system will disappear from screen. In reality, our ship has stopped, but the background make it look like we are still moving. We will then be asked if we want to travel to another sector.
If we choose not to or is not allowed to, then we will end back up in the same sector but with our ships facing into the sector and the mid-warp background will disappear.
On the other hand, if we choose to go into another sector, the new map will load but no loading screen will appear. The mid-warp effect with your ship on the screen is the loading screen. When the loading is done, then you will "drop out of warp" into the new sector space.
My gaming experience has improved 1000% since I turned off player names/fleets. I may have gained an IQ point here and there as well.
This would make a whole lot of sense, even if they kept the "clearance" dialogues. Those dialogues would then actually make sense, as you would be asking for permission to enter another faction's territory.
I would still like a borderless (between existing areas in-game) sector space, however.
Have this represented by a close shot of your ship at warp or something, like all those cuts on TNG that put the camera right under the Enterprise's nacelle. Red Alerts and Enemy Contacts could still appear randomly to pull you into other content if you want, but put those in systems as well if a player is in the right sector.
In this case, each system would be flagged as being a part of sector A or faction B. You could warp from any system to any other system, with travel time increasing by the distance on the galaxy map, and then shortening by equipment, Driver Coil skill, use of slipstreams, etc. Transwarp drives and gates remain as an bypass.
But... yeah. Bringing down the walls of the current sector block structure has always been on my wishlist. That, and killing the exploration blocks. Exploration missions would then just take place beyond the outer boundaries of the remaining "mega sector."
This is one of the interesting compromises we've discussed, but there is still no clear easy way to do it. We want to - we just need to do it at the right time.
Ha! I was doing an Azure Rescue the other day and there were two Normandys (-ies?) and one EnterPriZe. I was all: :rolleyes:
On topic: I am indifferent to the Sector Space maps. Although the Flight Controller does grate on my nerves from time to time.
You're also forgetting Captaion Oppa, of the USS Gagnam Style
We already have it and I use it often. Select a mission that brings you at a place where you want to go or near a place and hit transwarp. It costs EC, but I don't mind. I'll earn it back with some loot.
I would love to have a console on the bridge that brings up all systems. I select one and can transwarp to it.
A thousand times this!
I wonder if some modder would even be able to disable the loading screen. What would you see right now without it? Assets disappearing and appearing? That's not so bad.
Also the same transition should be used for sector->system system->sector, and for ground transition we would be enveloped by the beam-effect (see Barclay episode)
i could do without them... but *meh* at least i fly not into the next sector by mistake while i'm DOffing along.
but loading the next map and looking in another direction... or being placed in the wrong spot entirely... THAT is.... well at least annoying.
I would also like to see the Sector Control BOff Popup replaced with the Interact Windows that we have for Planets! (pure technical speaking, if you leave the area, THEY GO AWAY AGAIN!.... how often do i end up in Delta Volanis when i really want to go to Beta Ursae only because i dont read what they say and hit F insantly... *ugh*)
Indeed. Tec'ma'te, Master Blevok. All would be wise to listen to Master Blevok's proposal. We are also missing at least half the universe of known Star Trek space. The portion of known space we were allotted was squished together in a great squishing motion so that planets and systems are not aligned as they should be relative to the rest of the universe.
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Very glad to hear that the team has considered the idea also, and to know that you're thinking about it too of course.
Thanks for the feedback!
Just to clarify, and if you can say etc; Is this "joint faction subspace"? Or the whole map?
I notice "compromise"; so I assume the "joint faction subspace"? Many thanks.
Can you at least make it so that when you enter a zone your ship will face the same direction it did before the transition, or at least point away from the nearest sector wall. 1 minute Slipstream is practically pointless when you have to make a 180 degree turn or you'll just go back to where you came from.
Then they should change all exploration zones to small nebulas like they did with Arucanis Arm and Hromi Cluster. I've lost count of how many times I've accidentally warped to Delta Volanis instead of Beta Ursae Sector Block.