Yes, these are superb, Hyperion.
Unfortunately, I can't recall what was decided on as far as colonies are concerned. How much detail are we going to get? It's a certainty we won't be getting the rich canvas that we see in SC. Perhaps we will get something similar to Freelancer without the character models but maybe some flying objects. All I remember being shown was a basic visit to these places in an early concept that Josh had for planet-based establishments. It consisted of arriving on a planet with maybe (or maybe not) a touch of atmospheric flying and landing outside these structures. His game mechanic for entering was based on a similar idea that Freelancer used but with a little extra variety in the places you could visit.
These are great backdrops for that activity, Hyperion, but I'd love to have some further detail about the idea the LT Team has for this part of the game.
Has it changed, have I missed some revelations concerning this aspect of the game?
I'm not in the loop anymore so I know as much as anyone who cares to visit these forums.
