Community Input: Experimental Jumpgate Animation

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Poll: Would you like to see the experimental Connecticut jump animation applied to all jumpgates? You do not have permission to vote in this poll.
Yes, apply this to jumpgates and jumpholes.	32.26%	10	32.26%
Yes, apply this only to jumpgates.	19.35%	6	19.35%
Only apply this to specific scenarios (write below).	22.58%	7	22.58%
No.	25.81%	8	25.81%
Total		31 vote(s)	100%

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Community Input: Experimental Jumpgate Animation

TheSauron

01-10-2025, 10:26 PM,

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I think the animation will immediately fall flat the moment the jumpgate is not in open space. While of course gameplay mechanics stop us from slamming into a rock behind said jumpgate, in-setting they're capable of operating safely even in fairly congested nebulas precisely because you do not reenter normal space until the gate itself. Plus, it will just look jank to spend a few seconds phasing through rocks/mines on arrival to the gate. You can already see it with the Connecticut gate hosing you down with mines like it's peak mosquito season.