Docking Computer and Supercruise Assist - Please don't make these "cost" slots

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Maybe/Possibly.

Software Module Slots would surely very much follow suit with Military Slots in that they only allow a filtered list of modules in them? So Software Slots would only allow a filtered list of the Software Modules in the game. Ie the DC and SCA. And of course once there it can be utilised for other features to offered via software modules.

And with a cost applicable to these modules there's a choice to be made to fit them and a hurdle for noobs to achieve.

Again just my pref.

That would be one way to do it, but again, you would have to design a new core module to accept them, and then design a upgrade path and tiers for said core module. then there would be the stat for said module which would factor into using the Power stat. Now think about future proofing, if they add sub slots, they create computer card after computer card and eventually you get the same issue, module creep, in this case, in the sub module.

There are certain functions, BASE functions that should be part of the computer, certain specialized controllers, like limpets that are dedicated SUB-computers toward those tasks should be sub modules. Anykind of "science" package would be a sub module, things like that.

 

[NeilF]

That would be one way to do it, but again, you would have to design a new core module to accept them, and then design a upgrade path and tiers for said core module. then there would be the stat for said module which would factor into using the Power stat. Now think about future proofing, if they add sub slots, they create computer card after computer card and eventually you get the same issue, module creep, in this case, in the sub module.

There are certain functions, BASE functions that should be part of the computer, certain specialized controllers, like limpets that are dedicated SUB-computers toward those tasks should be sub modules. Anykind of "science" package would be a sub module, things like that.

Wouldn't envisage any power usage, engineer upgrading, weight at all with these proposed software modules...

Simply pay your CRs and get the feature...

 

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Wouldn't envisage any power usage, engineer upgrading, weight at all with these proposed software modules...

Simply pay your CRs and get the feature...

which then makes me ask, why bother wasting the time and money to make them modules in the first place. Because even having them as you suggest, requires dev time in the form of UI, programming changes. Which IMO is more trouble then it's worth for a simpler and cheaper solution of adding them into the right panel, a few UI tweaks on one panel and you're done.

 

[NeilF]

With the modules clearly a done deal in the game now, and more importantly it seemingly now confirmed the new "free slots" are just regular slots, I'm going to ask that this thread is closed, reason being Paige suggested I posted a cut down/simplified version of the request, which should be easy/easier to implement, which is here - https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threa...-prevent-yet-more-power-creep-tanking.509046/

Thanks to all those that participated.

 

[Jenner]

Closed as requested.