There will be an official gameplay video out later next week, but the CIG devs in the UK put together this little montage of some gamplay that they have been having:
[video=youtube;UhksNNhxRjs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhksNNhxRjs[/video]
Feature List- Stanton System; Crusader (gas giant); 3 moons; 3 space stations; asteroid belts.
- 8 Dog-fighting missions.
- 8 Research missions.
- 1 Exploration mission.
- 20+ random encounters.
- 1 on-going battle in an asteroid belt between UEE and pirates (NPCs).
- 1 scavenger mission with ship wreckage.
- 1 space station is a dedicated PVP area - you start with just a pistol, but other weapons are scattered about to find and use.
- Starting space station is a "green zone" and weapons won't work.
- Currently limited to about 12-16 ships at once, but allows more players than this.
- New flyable ships:
- Retaliator
- Constellation
- 3 Avenger variants
- Freelancer is coming soon!
- Vanguard is hangar-ready.
- New flight modes:
- Precision (for take-offs, landings, docking, etc.)
- SCM (current flight mode, but heavily tweaked - will have a completely different feel from previous implementation).
- Super-Cruise (up to 5 times ship max speed - limited maneuvrability)
- Quantum Travel (straight-line only @ 0.2c).
- EVA now properly implemented.
- Weapons can be recharged.
- Ship repairs.
- Ship re-fuelling.
- Ship UI now supports multiple stations.
- Additional mobi-glas UI.