Elite Dangerous FAQ: Difference between revisions
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: 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. | : 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 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, in addition to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-LOC G-LOC] system, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQGRKuOtrPg a preliminary version seen here.] | : '''Elite: Dangerous''' deals with this by limiting the yaw rate and enforce an optimum corner speed 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, in addition to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-LOC G-LOC] system, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQGRKuOtrPg a preliminary version seen here.] | ||
: In '''Star Citizen''' you can point your ship more intuitively like in an FPS fashion, since yaw is very strong | : In '''Star Citizen''' you can point your ship more intuitively like in an FPS fashion, since yaw is very strong. It deals with the problem 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 problem completely], but it is less critical due to the lack of '''lightspeed''' lasers on the smaller ships. | ||
: '''Star Citizen''' allows players to control capital ships. | : '''Star Citizen''' allows players to control capital ships. | ||