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Remove the "Game Hints" from loading screens

Dec 11, 2017 Faille Corvelle link
They are inaccurate, and misleading to newbies.
Dec 11, 2017 incarnate link
Can you be more specific?
Dec 11, 2017 Luxen link
I agree that you should clarify, since i think they are still accurate.
Dec 11, 2017 yodaofborg link
+1

I mean, they were removed from PC already, now it is just a progress bar under the chat area, no hints are displayed anymore. Had to actually fire up a mobile client just to see if they were still present on Android too, because my load times there are also quite fast that I barely get a chance to notice them anyway.

I think there are a couple of misleading ones, but not really so bad. Like one stating you can be liked everywhere with effort or some such, and another that states you cannot hurt members of your own faction. I would try to make a proper list but it would mean playing on Android or in VirtVR mode, which does not work so well for me (the interface jitters so badly anytime I go 10k away from a sector centre that it is horrible to my head).
Dec 11, 2017 Luxen link
Actually, i'd like if we could add our own possible tips via plugins (and, i think we can? Just that no one has yet?), though i'd use it to make lore-based loading screens myself.
Dec 12, 2017 Faille Corvelle link
This thread was specifically in response to the "can't be hurt by your own nation" one, after a serco newbie questioned why a serco NPC/bot boomed him (we didn't go into why the serco NPC/bot boomed him). I explained how and where the capitol protection applies, but it made me remember how inaccurate they seemed back when I used to see them. I get that some are intentionally vague, like the one covering the colours of dots on radar. I guess I should have said "update" them, or "review" them or similar, but I was flying at the time, so I went with what was quick.