I'm taking a wait and see approach here because we don't even know what this really means yet...but we'll find out soon...
Vanguards Update Expectations Chart
- Thread starter Cosmo
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I assume we won't get a full custom mission system. Something likeI'll be honest I don't take in a lot of stuff from Livestreams cause there's too much going onBut I would be very surprised if they've created one. Setting goals and receiving perks for them was the closest I remember.
Being able to create and tailor missions to a specific type feels very much like it will end with people just spamming the most optimal mission.
I think that would fit Elite's current "theme" of letting players use the automated systems/game mechanics that already exist.
A player led faction could work just like an NPC faction, except it is created and named by players. The mechanics are the same. A name filter would prevent inappropriate faction names or choose a word combination from a preapproved list.
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You missed pay per minute subscriptions.
I'm amazed that all some commanders want is NPC interactions in an update that appears to be focused on human teamwork... Not really interested in micro managing NPCs myself.
I really don't hold out much for Vanguards. It seems like everyone I ever teamed up with has left the game and with pp2 I feel a bit limited to joining up with fellow Aisling pledges and with 2 colonies in active development I really don't want to wander far from my systems.
Beyond the fact that my recent experience with attempting to find someone to play with ended poorly with a group who seemed like they were all much younger than me inspite of the fact that the website said it was an older bunch. Not that it bothers me, but the talk would quickly turn political or devolve into the greatest drinking exploits. The final straw was an evening were they spent mostly disparaging southerners and the south in general.
Yeah, sorry, not holding my breath for this update...
I really don't hold out much for Vanguards. It seems like everyone I ever teamed up with has left the game and with pp2 I feel a bit limited to joining up with fellow Aisling pledges and with 2 colonies in active development I really don't want to wander far from my systems.
Beyond the fact that my recent experience with attempting to find someone to play with ended poorly with a group who seemed like they were all much younger than me inspite of the fact that the website said it was an older bunch. Not that it bothers me, but the talk would quickly turn political or devolve into the greatest drinking exploits. The final straw was an evening were they spent mostly disparaging southerners and the south in general.
Yeah, sorry, not holding my breath for this update...
I just want to see a picture of the van I’m supposed to be guarding.
Ozric
Volunteer Moderator
That's what PMFs currently are.
I suppose to the newer generation of gamers, 25 is ancient...
You should have joined us lot, we remember steam trains, playing on the streets and when a chocolate bar didn't need a mortgage...
Hey, I'm a Southerner! (Assuming one lives North of Watford)
I thought the divide was usually drawn at Watford Gap nearly 70 miles north of Watford.
Applications for Player Made Factions were closed in 2023. It was not user-friendly, because it required manual approval and a manual update to add the PMF to the game. The new player led factions mechanic should be easy to use. For example:
- Dock at a station.
- Go to the factions desk in the Concourse
- Select create player faction
- If you're already in a faction then you must leave it first.
- Choose allegiance: Independent, Alliance, Empire or Federation
- Fill in a name (or word combination)
- Create a logo (select colors and symbols)
- Add a description (text, this can be changed later)
- Pay a fee for registration
- It could require a minimum of 4 players to co-sign the registration. They can leave after its created.
- Your faction is now in the game.
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Only people more south of me are Penguins (they get some good tariffs now).
Is that the English version of the Mason Dixon line?
Only if the Mason Dixon line is a freeway services... (sorry, very British joke, Watford Gap services is an ancient truck stop (or carriage / coach) in the Midlands.
Was the last real "Greasy Spoon" services.)
Named after the nearby "Watford Gap," the lowest point in the limestone ridge that separates the England into two parts, the civilized and the northerners!
I prefer my version...
In the UK, I'm more tempted to say those living in the North are the civilised ones... (me being a Southerner!)
Ozric
Volunteer Moderator
Where though?
This was the main issue with adding new PMFs. Sure you now have a load of newly colonised systems, but are you proposing to just start chucking new factions into the BGS in random locations?
This could be the location where you register (establish) the faction or a colony if you're an architect. 1 player could create only 1 player led faction.
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