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[TJJ]

I love the mechanical complexity that the new running modes bring, and the quickbar is a good (and extensible) way of presenting them in the interface.

However I can't help feeling that the different operating modes are so mechanically important to the gameplay, that they should be more 'in your face'.
More graphically/audibly intrusive, to make it completely obvious which mode you're currently operating in.

e.g.
transponder -> visual + audible pulse.
silent running -> slight red hue to the screen (perhaps just around the edges?), or maybe just dim the entire UI?
emergency burn -> slight camera shake, or something else to imply hasty movement.

[Spoorthuzad]

Yeah I agree, I forgot I turned of my transponder and got a rep hit. Would be nice to have some vidual feeback.

[Gothars]

I very much agree, I was actually about to suggest about the same. Somebody suggested it in the release thread yesterday, too.


I was thinking about different fleet circle effects, like a soft pulsing with transponder on, but to use the entire screen seems even better.

[Histidine]

Go Dark and emergency burn already have their own indicators (engine trails disappear; loud afterburner sound) but having more visibility for all three wouldn't hurt.

[Gothars]

The same goes for environmental effects btw, especially solar flares could do with some serious light bleeding/screen shaking/claxon effect.

[Serenitis]

I wonder if it would look too obnoxious if the fleet circle/perimeter and the transponder button were to turn red when it was off?