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(Dec 4, 2016, 01:21 AM)Obay Wrote: [ -> ](Dec 3, 2016, 09:08 PM)GRiiM Wrote: [ -> ](Dec 3, 2016, 08:37 PM)Cooli Wrote: [ -> ](Dec 3, 2016, 06:55 PM)GRiiM Wrote: [ -> ]I really don't see the point in this...Phone/Computers in-game
But why?
It's just gimmicky and doesn't provide anything that you can't already do in-game/steam overlay.
This looks like its in early development, instead of being negative about it at least suggest some improvements/additions for it
Thank you for being spot-on.
Yes, this is certainly in early development, so far I've only taken the few suggestions from the original thread, but I am of course be more than happy to hear about suggestions and additions!
(Dec 3, 2016, 09:08 PM)GRiiM Wrote: [ -> ](Dec 3, 2016, 08:37 PM)Cooli Wrote: [ -> ](Dec 3, 2016, 06:55 PM)GRiiM Wrote: [ -> ]I really don't see the point in this...Phone/Computers in-game
But why?
It's just gimmicky and doesn't provide anything that you can't already do in-game/steam overlay.
Depends on how you see it, hopefully it will add something to the game, for example the advertising/darknet I think would attract a lot of people as it allows you to do actual postings rather than just a message which people forget about in a second.
It also adds in-game communication in a way which we don't have right now.
Of course, should this be implemented with the server database itself, it could even interact with other in-game elements. (Think online banking when that is coming to the game, stock exchange, etc.)
The possibilites are quite literally endless, this is merely a proof-of-concept showing how it could look and work, but there is of course a lot more that needs to be done before this would be close to a finished release.
(Dec 3, 2016, 08:39 PM)Soviethooves Wrote: [ -> ]Please....please god yes...
I'll take that as that you like it
(Dec 3, 2016, 05:16 PM)Project Wrote: [ -> ]Have you thought of applying for contributor?
https://limelightgaming.net/forums/thread-7200.html
I actually hadn't thought about that, I simply assumed that LL had all the web devs they wanted + the fact that I have only been here for about a month seemed like a bit too short to apply for becoming a developer.
But thanks for the link, I guess I'll send in an application, if nothing else perhaps some of this could be used/integrated by the dev team
Dec 4, 2016, 03:01 AM
I do kinda agree with Griim on this one, while I think the idea is great I feel like there should be a more direct application in-game with it.
Imo LL should take the same route Santos did with their cellphones where nearly all of these features could be implemented instead.
![[Image: 0FBA1E10BD9C19EE8C2C604E1692D060D4E76E55]](https://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/180537512448754918/0FBA1E10BD9C19EE8C2C604E1692D060D4E76E55/)
Imo LL should take the same route Santos did with their cellphones where nearly all of these features could be implemented instead.
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(Dec 4, 2016, 03:01 AM)Noble Wrote: [ -> ]I do kinda agree with Griim on this one, while I think the idea is great I feel like there should be a more direct application in-game with it.
Imo LL should take the same route Santos did with their cellphones where nearly all of these features could be implemented instead.
As I think I've mentioned earlier, I would love to see more integration, but as I'm not a developer that is not currently possible unless the dev team wishes to see integration.
It's not really a technical constraint though, as the actual connection could simply be added later.
As for Santos phone, I liked the idea when I first tried it, but I do find it to be a bit too hardcore. (The call function is buggy at best.) Their approach is also a bit different, LimeOS would (IMO) be more of a complement to the existing functionality in a more packaged version, as well as allow for some of the current website/forum only features to be available in-game. while as Santos basically built their server around the phone as the one and only way to communicate. I'm not saying one is more right than the other, but I certainly don't want to be in the situation where you can't contact someone because you didn't get their phone number. (Fun fact: I helped bluedog debug their PhoneDB to work on mobile devices.)
Other than that, a phone could definitely work as well, but I honestly don't want an integration making an object the one and only way to communicate, it's simply overkill.
The Santos phone doesn't really provide much in terms of server features either, it's literally just call, message and a camera, so I wouldn't really consider it to be all that different. (A call and message function could easily be added into LimeOS as well, there is already a chat function.)
But thank you for your suggestion, I'll see if I find any similar ideas!