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Build a Station inside Nebula - Potential CG - Frontier asking for info...
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Well as the station will be quite away for colonized space, the station could be built for research purposes. With mostly scientists and their families living and thriving in this station.
I think an Orbis would go quite nicely.
I think an Orbis would go quite nicely.
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Why build a station in a nebula?
Assuming it has ELW and some nearby mineral riches it would be an ideal tourist destination for the wealthy.
Such an outpost of civilisation away from the bubble would be popular for explorers dropping off data to UC.
Perhaps some of the wealthy visitors would appreciate getting so much brand new data all in one place.
Terraforming companies may set up shop in the system on the lookout for the overlooked systems that have suddenly become within reach of civilisation.
The idea of hauling parts to build such a station is very appealing to me. I can dock there and say "I helped to build that".
Assuming it has ELW and some nearby mineral riches it would be an ideal tourist destination for the wealthy.
Such an outpost of civilisation away from the bubble would be popular for explorers dropping off data to UC.
Perhaps some of the wealthy visitors would appreciate getting so much brand new data all in one place.
Terraforming companies may set up shop in the system on the lookout for the overlooked systems that have suddenly become within reach of civilisation.
The idea of hauling parts to build such a station is very appealing to me. I can dock there and say "I helped to build that".
, Make it happen FD.
Very Cool idea having the already designed CQC type station for nebulas, this would be a great starting point with a few tweaks for either landing or just docking ships of all types, instead of landing on a pad why not adopt a docking anchor point ? if not the outpost format will be just fine. Good Point Who?
I think the station should serve as a exploration hub and tourist attraction. In future updates of ED, passenger missions will come, including new passenger ships. We already have the Orca, im pretty sure there is a bigger one coming in 1.5 (Beluga?)
The station could be a far out tourist destination, with specific missions for carrying passengers. It would also be a great place for explorers to sell their data when returning from the black. I guess that would attract a lot of pirates and rapscallions, but that would make it interesting to say the least.
The CG could comprise of multiple stages, incorporating exploration / mining / trading. . . all things needed for this venture.
Not only would be cool to have a station that far out, it would be awesome to know that the game developers themselves not only listened to the community, but acted on it too.
We shall see.
The station could be a far out tourist destination, with specific missions for carrying passengers. It would also be a great place for explorers to sell their data when returning from the black. I guess that would attract a lot of pirates and rapscallions, but that would make it interesting to say the least.
The CG could comprise of multiple stages, incorporating exploration / mining / trading. . . all things needed for this venture.
Not only would be cool to have a station that far out, it would be awesome to know that the game developers themselves not only listened to the community, but acted on it too.
We shall see.
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Nebula: Any Nebula is fine, system should be a cooler star with mineable gas giants (rings) and ice moons to get the most basic stuff (Water, Material) going.
Purpose: Nebula research station, studying the birth of stars. Also it should be a welcome stop for explorers to repair and refuel, but not offer to many services. It's the end of the world out there after all. Station should preferably be an outpost IMO.
Activites: Exploring, Hauling materials... etc.
Purpose: Nebula research station, studying the birth of stars. Also it should be a welcome stop for explorers to repair and refuel, but not offer to many services. It's the end of the world out there after all. Station should preferably be an outpost IMO.
Activites: Exploring, Hauling materials... etc.
Hi cmdrs
What a great new ! I would be happy to work on such CGs.
I think despite the choice of a pure scientific station, a military/scientific station would be easier to fit in lore. Either a new Power with specific goal settle or faction aiming at smthg very precise.
Remnants of alien spaceship graveyard ?
The first non human ruined station orbiting a destroyed moon ?
An abandoned terraformed world ?
This is the kind of thing that would draw more than just a fleet and force humanity to settle.
Cmd Obside
What a great new ! I would be happy to work on such CGs.
I think despite the choice of a pure scientific station, a military/scientific station would be easier to fit in lore. Either a new Power with specific goal settle or faction aiming at smthg very precise.
Remnants of alien spaceship graveyard ?
The first non human ruined station orbiting a destroyed moon ?
An abandoned terraformed world ?
This is the kind of thing that would draw more than just a fleet and force humanity to settle.
Cmd Obside
I like the Coriolis with arms....labs with gravity and all.
How about we suggest this in a way that builds into the Unknown Artifact plot thread?
The original convoys which carried the UAs came from the direction of the California nebula. If we suggest that FD run a CG to set up a scientific research station in that area then this would provide them with a staging post to run further Exploration/Salvage CGs to further that plot. That way we get an outpost in a pretty part of the Galaxy to explore from and they get a platform for their metaplot.
Note: This suggestion increases the chances of the station being blown up by Thargoids in a future expansion, personally I'm happy with that but others may be put off.
The original convoys which carried the UAs came from the direction of the California nebula. If we suggest that FD run a CG to set up a scientific research station in that area then this would provide them with a staging post to run further Exploration/Salvage CGs to further that plot. That way we get an outpost in a pretty part of the Galaxy to explore from and they get a platform for their metaplot.
Note: This suggestion increases the chances of the station being blown up by Thargoids in a future expansion, personally I'm happy with that but others may be put off.
I like the Pleiades, since it's a launching place for other nebula to encourage exploration. As for a purpose, it would be a station that prepares ships for exploration. That's the main gist of the idea, right? ...the beauty of a station in a nebula backdrop, and to encourage more people to enjoy the exploration aspect of the game. Therefore, outfitting could have the best equipment for exploring. Carry weapons to defend yourself until you get here; then dump them for AFMUs and head out to see the other nebulae, tour map in hand. The station can maybe sustain itself if there are earthlikes nearby with agriculture that would have their own stations. Perhaps 3 stations within 50 LY of each other--the high tech exploration outfitter, the agriculture food supplier, and the refinery/mining ore and metal supplier--if such planets exist in that configuration out there. As for which power would control it, or if control is in dispute, I haven't a clue--whatever lore can work to still encourage exploration gameplay.
Make it science outpost. Other than that +1
For the community goal:
The goal could have four components one being getting resources to a system within the bubble to construct the moveable base of the Ocellus.
Meanwhile Explorers could be gathering data from their preferred Nebula which *could* act as a voting system, whichever Nebula has the most data returned about it will be the one the station heads to.
The final part before the station leaves would be getting fuel and food to the base Ocellus ready for its journey AND to hold it over till it starts producing its own food and resources.
Before the final stage of the goal there would be a great leaving ceremony for the station announced via GalNet. Pilots wishing to dock in the station for the jump (like with Jaques station) would do so and others could watch it leave.
This would allow miners with shorter range ships the opportunity to get a free ride out to the Nebula so they can contribute to the final stage of the goal.
The final stage would be construction of the habitation ring. The miners that left with the station can mine the local systems, explorers can fill any cargo space they have and head out the the station and traders can do the same, pirates may head out to prey on miners thus attracting bounty hunters.
The station's purpose:
The station could be for tourism (great for passenger gameplay when it comes), mining (allowing it to manage most of its own maintenance resource requirements) and science (requiring explorers to document surrounding systems with surface scans etc).
Where should it be:
Personally I like the California Nebula a lot. However if Frontier is willing to set up the community goal so that the exploration data contributed makes the decision then rather than voting on one here we can do it in game!
Other:
I hope there will be opportunities to expand civilisation into nearby systems, not on a scale so large it disturbs the overall lore of the Elite universe but enough that someone could do some basic trading out there etc.
The goal could have four components one being getting resources to a system within the bubble to construct the moveable base of the Ocellus.
Meanwhile Explorers could be gathering data from their preferred Nebula which *could* act as a voting system, whichever Nebula has the most data returned about it will be the one the station heads to.
The final part before the station leaves would be getting fuel and food to the base Ocellus ready for its journey AND to hold it over till it starts producing its own food and resources.
Before the final stage of the goal there would be a great leaving ceremony for the station announced via GalNet. Pilots wishing to dock in the station for the jump (like with Jaques station) would do so and others could watch it leave.
This would allow miners with shorter range ships the opportunity to get a free ride out to the Nebula so they can contribute to the final stage of the goal.
The final stage would be construction of the habitation ring. The miners that left with the station can mine the local systems, explorers can fill any cargo space they have and head out the the station and traders can do the same, pirates may head out to prey on miners thus attracting bounty hunters.
The station's purpose:
The station could be for tourism (great for passenger gameplay when it comes), mining (allowing it to manage most of its own maintenance resource requirements) and science (requiring explorers to document surrounding systems with surface scans etc).
Where should it be:
Personally I like the California Nebula a lot. However if Frontier is willing to set up the community goal so that the exploration data contributed makes the decision then rather than voting on one here we can do it in game!
Other:
I hope there will be opportunities to expand civilisation into nearby systems, not on a scale so large it disturbs the overall lore of the Elite universe but enough that someone could do some basic trading out there etc.
You might want to put the station in the Omega or Lagoon Nebula as they are somewhat crossroads towards Sag A* and several other prominent areas of exploration.
My first thoughts.
Independent Scientific Outpost.
- Repair and refuel only. Should be much more expensive than usual given the dire spare parts situation.
- No ammo reload. Keeps the griefers away.
- No ship sales. You have what you have and that's it.
- No Cartographic sales.
- Commodities market? Can't see why not. They'd need food and medical supplies and they might be able to export some sort of rare.
This is a science station and provides only emergency help to those in desperate need. Something like an Antarctic outpost.
There should be no reload capabilities as this is a science outpost. Nor can you sell cartographic data here. You still need to make the trip back to core space for that.
Second thoughts: Fuel Rats outpost. All of the above still applies, but the fuel rats own the station as a staging post for rescues. Sort of like the RNLI.
Independent Scientific Outpost.
- Repair and refuel only. Should be much more expensive than usual given the dire spare parts situation.
- No ammo reload. Keeps the griefers away.
- No ship sales. You have what you have and that's it.
- No Cartographic sales.
- Commodities market? Can't see why not. They'd need food and medical supplies and they might be able to export some sort of rare.
This is a science station and provides only emergency help to those in desperate need. Something like an Antarctic outpost.
There should be no reload capabilities as this is a science outpost. Nor can you sell cartographic data here. You still need to make the trip back to core space for that.
Second thoughts: Fuel Rats outpost. All of the above still applies, but the fuel rats own the station as a staging post for rescues. Sort of like the RNLI.
I would think a science/military outpost. Would make sense for studying distant nebulae, while also being a testing ground for in development military hardware. However, having no reload option could make sense. They would have limited supplies, and would not likely be dolling it out. They would likely buy some rare raw materials, or very specific materials for some of the research/testing they are doing. They might even be decent places for minders.
However, being a science station, doing research in deep space, a cartographic sales should be welcomed. Especially from other nebulae. It would be a station frequented by explorers, and the odd trader. They would need supply runs, and might pay handsomely to entice folks to make the trip. Having goods going out to a station paying a premium to get them would also bring piracy, which would also bring bounty hunters.
However, being a science station, doing research in deep space, a cartographic sales should be welcomed. Especially from other nebulae. It would be a station frequented by explorers, and the odd trader. They would need supply runs, and might pay handsomely to entice folks to make the trip. Having goods going out to a station paying a premium to get them would also bring piracy, which would also bring bounty hunters.
Well we were proposing that the explorer group among us, "the first great expedition", choose the general location, and then have an exploration CG around that area, ending with a community poll on the locations found.
Thats the suggestion, but we are waiting on Frontiers decision, because it's really up to them.
Station would be pointless, all explorers carry fuel scoops no fuel needed - Ammo for repair would be needed for some, don't see how this would be of any use.