Reset Password
Existing players used to logging in with their character name and moo password must signup for a website account.
a Mench 30s Doing a bit of everything.
- zxq 0s
- BitLittle 42m
- Rillem 5m
- Aye 30m
- QueenZombean 4s
- BigLammo 23s youtu.be/NZR4EeTkRqk
- BluuOwl 1m
- Napoleon 7s
- Ralph 8h
And 39 more hiding and/or disguised
Sindomedome logo
a cyberpunk roleplaying game
banner art by Michal Lisowski
Connect to Sindome @ moo.sindome.org:5555 or just Play Now

Aero visibility

Login to post. Membership required.
Jump To
Newest Post
As I understand it, ICly there are plenty of aeros and drones flying in the sky.

Aero's flying make a lot of spam. Is it possible to reduce how much? Or even have some airspace marked as 'crowded' where they don't stand out and some airspace as not crowded, where the aero does stand out?

By DiamondNine at Nov 26, 2020 9:32 AM
I think it makes sense that vehicles stand out. Not just for gameplay balancing reasons, but because IRL you start to recognize cars you see often among the swarm.

It would seem kind of weird that just because it's a crowded aerial location, nobody's going to notice a jake dropship coming into the mix.

By alittlelonger at Nov 26, 2020 12:35 PM
The airspace is absolutely swarming with aerodynes, including WJF vehicles. It is perfectly reasonable that you would miss a specific one.
By RedSteelButterfly at Nov 26, 2020 1:02 PM
The same reason you notice cars driving past on the street.

Or shrouds walking in the Mix.

The same reason why SIC who-dat isn't filled with ~80 million random names.

Yes, obviously, aeros and ORBs wouldn't stick out in a sea of them... But that'd limit player interaction.

By HolyChrome at Nov 26, 2020 1:05 PM
I also agree with @HolyChrome's reasoning why, but I didn't want to get into balance reasons on the public forum.
By RedSteelButterfly at Nov 26, 2020 1:06 PM
It's a telegraph for an already powerful vehicle and there's ways around it.
By HolyChrome at Nov 26, 2020 1:07 PM
I've found flying under the radar to be the hallmark of a good pilot IC.

Additional tailoring of your aerodynes parts to limit noticeability would be pretty sweet if it came at cost of systems/combat durability as additional vehicle updates are implemented.

By ReeferMadness at Nov 26, 2020 1:10 PM
Cloaking device? Now that's a clever upgrade.
By alittlelonger at Nov 26, 2020 2:12 PM
I'm still waiting for....

You see vehicle flying high above

You see body falling from very high above

You see body hit vehicle above

You see vehicle and body falling

I mean, think about it. If a bird strike can take out a 747, a body sure as heck better be able to down an aero.

By Hek at Nov 26, 2020 3:35 PM
Jump To Oldest Post