Revision as of 17:47, 13 June 2014 view source Fandom>Supercruise m →What are the general differences between "Elite: Dangerous" and "Star Citizen"? ← Older edit		Revision as of 06:27, 14 June 2014 view source Fandom>Supercruise m →What are the general differences between "Elite: Dangerous" and "Star Citizen"? Newer edit →
Line 298: : : In '''Elite: Dangerous''', the '''[https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33305725/Elite/comparison.jpg ships are generaly larger]''' and atmospheric capable ones '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Why_are_the_ships_simpler_in_design_compared_to_other_games.3F\|are engineered to be ~~aerodynamic~~aerodynamically streamlined]]''', therefore carry their weapons within a bay. This provides ships with hulls that are able to enter and '''[[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_landing_and_docking_be_seamless_in_.22Elite:_Dangerous.22.3F\|freeform (manual pitch/yaw/roll) fly through 1:1 scale planet atmospheres]]''' at '''[http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130202135126/elite-dangerous/images/b/bd/Wallpaper12.jpg hypersonic speeds.]''' : In '''Star Citizen''' the ships are less ~~aerodynamic~~aerodynamically streamlined and carry their weapons outboard. : '''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIK6g3Ql7rs&t=533s Landing on planets in SC will use scripted in-game cinematics]''' and will be limited to several star ports. : Line 321: : There are [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY5x85F-DKM '''major differences''' in how each game handles close combat flight''' as you can see from this video.'''] There is an [http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showpost.php?p=123326 inherent flaw with the premise of close combat space flight leading to endless turreting and circle-strafing especially in PVP multiplayer] due to the lack of terrain features in mid space. : '''Elite: Dangerous''' deals with this by limiting the yaw rate and enforce an optimum corner speed by [http://elite.frontier.co.uk/media/walls/03_Ship_Cobra.jpg ~~deliberate~~by ~~non-optimal~~way of thruster placement] and limits in the [[Elite:_Dangerous_FAQ#Will_there_be_newtonian_physics.3F\|flight control computer]] so you are forced to roll and then pitch to get the most efficient turn rate [https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/144997/urgent-devs-have-fundamentally-misunderstood-yaw-g-forces-and-the-human-body (less efficient, but most comfortable for a human pilot)], in addition there is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-LOC G-LOC] system, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQGRKuOtrPg a preliminary version can be seen here.] : In '''Star Citizen''' you can point your ship more intuitively like in an FPS fashion, since yaw is very strong [https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/144997/urgent-devs-have-fundamentally-misunderstood-yaw-g-forces-and-the-human-body (most efficient, but discomforting for a human pilot)]. It deals with turreting by having a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-LOC G-LOC] system [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY5x85F-DKM&t=191 as seen here], but this alone [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY5x85F-DKM doesn't alleviate the problems completely], but it is less critical due to the lack of '''lightspeed''' lasers on the smaller ships.

Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions

Fandom>Supercruise