Make lasers laser again!

I was thinking of something exactly like EVE. They nailed the lasers' effects.

i like the idea, but just to be a bit pedantic: you would probably not see lasers in space because there is little to no dispersion or reflective particles (like you can use dust in the atmosphere to make laser pointers visible).

That is absolutely true, however we can assume that the ships (and the "commander" - the player) are equipped with sensors that allow them to see the lasers. If only for visual confirmation of hits.

nalgasucia507 wrote:

I agree with you as well. The graphics would be tricky because they are long range so it would be a lot of bright, yellow lines going through space for a big period of time. Maybe have them like burst of fire? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxfsIBcTO2E

Eve online esque?

In reality lasers are not super long range, at least not over the distances in space. Lasers are not perfectly focused and do lose focus over some distance. So compared to missiles or some fanciful sci-fi weapons they would probably not be the longest range.

Simple solution to lasers having fairly limited range in reality: Swap the names instead of the gfx, so that Lasers become the short-ranged beam, and the former lasers are now named Plasma or something.

5 months in wishlisted. The "writers" have a hard time changing a couple of names here and there, or understanding the difference between laser and plasma? I do not see it as complicated.

:/