Wormhole Travel - Terraforming Tech

[Grandmaster]

It would be amazing if these features were added to the game in the near future. Wormhole travel could totally change how players navigate the galaxy. Instant jumps across vast distances, secret pathways, maybe even hidden regions to explore.

Imagine taking a barren rock and turning it into a lush, habitable world. It could open up whole new game mechanics.

[Chaka (FR)]

Well, i would like to visit Andromeda galaxy too...

[The Dweller]

There are some HMCs that I like the stats and appearance of that I definitely wouldn´t want to terraform, especially if we ever get the option of landing on extreme worlds sometime in the future. HMCs in particular happen to offer a rich variety in both stats and appearance. I've yet to land die on a 10-million atm world or get caught in a horizontal diamond rainstorm.

My decision to terraform a body would really depend on what the product world would be like and how much control can be excercised over it. I personallly wouldn´t prefer turning a landable planet with unique features into a generic non-landable ELW for example. Some tenuous atmo landables are actually considered candidates for terraforming. Would terraformation turn them into more complex yet non-landable worlds then had we been given this feature now? I personally wouldn't like it if the potential terraforming update was nothing but a ball painting game.

Even if FDev ever go in that direction with terraforming, we´d likely be seeing a texture overhaul for all those generic (generic with the exception for gas giants - those have the best variety to not bother IMO) textures similar to what happened with the landable worlds. On the other hand, I´d welcome any texture overhaul for the non-landables at this point.

As for ELW landings, I´d personally be satisfied with high-altitude flights, just enough to view megacities and landscapes from above, without having to simulate wildlife, full-on civilisation or other intricate details.

[Devilish Dave]

Elite Dangerous 2, if it will happen. Should just be another "Odyssey-like" expansion, with significant overhauls, new mechanics and the ability to travel to 2 other distant galaxies.

[UnderNewManagement]

that would be crazy to jump far distances like light years at a time!

[Jeebs]

Umm, both of those things already exist in Elite.

Wormhole travel is exactly what the FSD does to jump you from one system to the next, and terraforming exists in the game, though players have no part in it. I don't know how long it takes, but I imagine it's a pretty lengthy process that we wouldn't be able to take a real part in.

Real-life estimates for terraforming Mars range from centuries to thousands of years. So, assuming that technology and experience allows you to streamline the process a little by Elite's time, it would still take decades or centuries, I would imagine.

[Grandmaster]

Originally posted by Chaka (FR):

Well, i would like to visit Andromeda galaxy too... :tokitori:

I'm excited to see what new mechanics and feature updates appear in the game in the future. A technologically advanced exploration ship would be a valuable asset in the game, with advanced fusion drives enabling the player to jump larger distances. The ship would probably be smaller than a fleet carrier, but with an increased jump range of 2000 Ly. Ideal for scientific and exploration expeditions and long-term deep space missions.

Are you planning a long distance journey?

https://youtu.be/q9OLCVMm10Q?si=h0FfNHz9PglOOnBc

[funkynutz]

Originally posted by UnderNewManagement:

that would be crazy to jump far distances like light years at a time!

If only we could do that... Oh wait...

[Grandmaster]

Exciting times ahead for Elite Dangerous. I'm looking forward to see what advanced ships will be introduced into the game this year