What To Do With the Aurora?

AnomalyDetected · May 2017

Alterra's ship, the Aurora, is MUCH bigger than we can explore. Why must we be limited to one area? I want some expansion, how about you? (By the way, yes I mean make it almost fully searchable)

Rezca · May 2017

Not entirely sure what the difference between the first two options are; but I think it'd be cool to see more to explore; even if it's just for extended universe stuff (Lore and all that) that doesn't necessarily impact the story. Like, they mentioned carrying all terrain vehicles; it'd be awesome to see what other vehicles might have been on it.

Exploring the whole thing would be impossible, given its size. But I'd like to see some more of it down the road, perhaps after 1.0.

gamer1000k · May 2017

I would definitely like to see the explorable area of the Aurora greatly expanded.

I voted for the first option because a wrecked ship would likely have a lot of collapsed/impassible areas you would have to divert around, and likely would take a long time to fully explore.

Additionally, I would like to see the Prawn suit used extensively inside the ship as well. It could be used to explore areas of the ship below water, to cross fire hazards, and to clear rubble with the drill or propulsion cannon.

As the player explores, maybe they could unlock exterior doors every so often to provide shortcuts back into the Aurora.

AnomalyDetected · May 2017

Rezca wrote: »

Not entirely sure what the difference between the first two options are; but I think it'd be cool to see more to explore; even if it's just for extended universe stuff (Lore and all that) that doesn't necessarily impact the story. Like, they mentioned carrying all terrain vehicles; it'd be awesome to see what other vehicles might have been on it.

Exploring the whole thing would be impossible, given its size. But I'd like to see some more of it down the road, perhaps after 1.0.

The difference is that the option you chose means it takes barley any backtrack and few restrictions. The other option was to make it take longer and more detouring.

phantomfinch · May 2017

Always wanted to explore the banger under the bridge.

Kouji_San · May 2017

~1.5Km in length, there must be more to that giant Suzuki...

TheLordEternal · May 2017

A bigger Aurora would be neat. (More content is always neat.) Maybe if what we have now is whats first accessible as you go through, But once you get the Exosuit you can open new entrances leading deeper within. Heck, Lets use the claw arms to pick up rubble and move it away.
(Also, I may have misunderstood the wording of the poll. Whoops!)

CaptainFearless · May 2017

Maybe this is part of what the devs will do in the expansion pack?

ShuttleBug · May 2017

CaptainFearless wrote: »

Maybe this is part of what the devs will do in the expansion pack?

Possible DLC?

scifiwriterguy · May 2017

While large chunks of it would probably be inaccessible from crash and/or explosion damage, the explorable area of the Aurora has always felt a little...constrained. I'm hoping along Fearless's lines that it might appear in an expansion.

AnomalyDetected · May 2017

I want to give a suggestion: freecam into the aurora after the explosion and look at the space used.

0x6A7232 · May 2017

AnomalyDetected wrote: »

I want to give a suggestion: freecam into the aurora after the explosion and look at the space used.

This. If you haven't done it, do so now.

AnomalyDetected · January 2018

I know, I know, I'm bumping this from a loooooong time ago.

But I've got some new ideas.

Lets start:

After the Aurora explodes, a large panel on the side slides off. Maybe it happens during the Drive Core Re-Enable. It doesn't matter.

After you exit the Aurora, you notice a new giant hole in the side of the Aurora. It's mostly full of fire and stuff, but the panel made a convenient pathway up to the Aurora. It allows you to walk up into a large, destroyed room. Rubble is everywhere, but weaving your way through the fire, you can get into a door leading to a hall.

From here, i'll post another comment of a Map of my idea.

Recursion · January 2018

What do you do with a problem named Aurora...

CappY · January 2018

Not feasible for 1.0, but I always thought it would be neat if the game started on the Aurora before the crash. Getting to meet some of the crew, seeing some tech in action through a window, or even making a coffee would all add meaning and purpose to going back to explore the wreck or look for survivors in pods.
It could also remind the player that there's a home to go back to. Imagine getting a radio message from your family before crap hits the fan and later going back to find your bunk and retrieve a photo... the possibilities are endless.

Heck, if done well, with enough content, I think it could make a good first expansion.

gunmetal563 · January 2018

let the fires go out x days after you fix the black matter drive

eastofdeath · January 2018

What To Do With the Aurora?
Turn the Aurora into a theme park and water ride. An Alterra's original entertainment, fun for the whole family. With a free cure for your new disease.

Jacke · January 2018

gunmetal563 wrote: »

let the fires go out x days after you fix the black matter drive

I never thought of this before: Why are the fires still burning when you get to the Aurora in the first place?

By the game clock/calendar, it almost certainly is weeks or months since the explosion and even more since the crash. What's the source of fuel to keep the fires burning? This isn't some underground landfile, coal seam, or petroleum well. And it certainly isn't volcanic in nature at least on the Aurora.

It's totally a gameplay mechanism.

TheSwiftStrike · January 2018

If you expand the Aurora what would that offer? I guess you could put more fragments in there, but people have gone far in the game with the fragments at hand. They should only expand it if they add new tools or vehicles.

0x6A7232 · January 2018

Jacke wrote: »

gunmetal563 wrote: »

let the fires go out x days after you fix the black matter drive

I never thought of this before: Why are the fires still burning when you get to the Aurora in the first place?

By the game clock/calendar, it almost certainly is weeks or months since the explosion and even more since the crash. What's the source of fuel to keep the fires burning? This isn't some underground landfile, coal seam, or petroleum well. And it certainly isn't volcanic in nature at least on the Aurora.

It's totally a gameplay mechanism.

Because the skin of the Aurora is coated in an energy-absorbing material which is still (at least partially) working -- no that's not official, it's just a shout out for Downward Spiral.

TIEbomber1967 · January 2018

What to do with the Aurora?
Nuke it from orbit as you're leaving the planet.

Skope · January 2018

TIEbomber1967 wrote: »

What to do with the Aurora?
Nuke it from orbit as you're leaving the planet.

jamintheinfinite_1 · January 2018

Nuke the Aurora!? HOW COULD YOU?!?!

THINK OF THE CAT POSTERS!!!!!!!!!! YOU MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NuclearTesting · January 2018

I think with a ship so big, there is still more room for improving. It should take longer to traverse, maybe even multiple trips. Room should also be put in appropriate spots, because it makes no sense to have living quarters right next to the hyperdrive, or drive core, or quantum tunneler, or whatever that that thing is called. I originally thought the living quarters were for engineering staff, but the Captain has quarters in there. The Captains quarters should be near the bridge. Logic.

What To Do With the Aurora?

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