Ability for Player faction to build their own starport

[Steve_Oneill]

Hi All

It would be great if a player based faction had the ability to create/build a starport in a system where one is not present, the player faction must have a presence in the system and be the controlling faction and be the only faction in that system.

This is similar to Eve Online, but would require some routine maintenance to keep up and running, otherwise the station will break down and be destroyed so not to clog the system with useless starports.

the Player faction can also add new parts to the station such as outfitting, sell ships etc.

just a thought.

 

[WesULVD]

Yep, makes perfect sense.

Plus, as a player you should be able to create an actual link to factions. Pledge yourself to them or so.

 

[Tornado]

On condition another player base faction could attack and destroy it.

Fly Safe o7

 

[Azmuth Divarchchron]

Hi All

It would be great if a player based faction had the ability to create/build a starport in a system where one is not present, the player faction must have a presence in the system and be the controlling faction and be the only faction in that system.

This is similar to Eve Online, but would require some routine maintenance to keep up and running, otherwise the station will break down and be destroyed so not to clog the system with useless starports.

the Player faction can also add new parts to the station such as outfitting, sell ships etc.

just a thought.

Already a feature frontier has said they plan to implement down the road.

 

[varonica]

On condition another player base faction could attack and destroy it.

Fly Safe o7

Seconded, there should be no way for players to build an indestructible base!

 

[avow555]

Could be a fun bit of gameplay.

Should be a few options;

Space station
Asteriod base
Ground base
Carriers

It's not like the graphical resources aren't already ingame.

 

[Killnine]

Yes, would be awesome. Yes, the graphics assets and many elements are there. But I guess the hardest part is making it all work together with the rest of the game:
- integration with the BGS
- balance (risks, rewards, combat)
- UI (yes, the UI is very crammed, where'd you put station management and what not)
-- it seems like FD has a principle against adding "auxilary" tools, everything needs to be accessed via the game
- exploits: every addition is potentially something that can be used to "break" the BGS, bully other players, etc.

I guess one of the biggest problems is, that stations should not be indestructible. Making them destructible could be quite a technical challenge, depending on the implementation details. But most of all, it would open a huge risk of a Locust Horde of Invincible Fabulously Rich Immortal Space Pirate Gankers descending on the galaxy, leaving a wake of destruction and pretty much breaking the galaxy and game play for everyone. Yes, this is the exactly the level of behaviour to be expected on them internets (for theoretical proof, see: The Greater Internet F-wad Theory). We, as a species/culture, really are that hopeless. This is why we can't have nice things.

 

[Marra Morgan]

On condition another player base faction could attack and destroy it.

Fly Safe o7

Yep, this!

 

[Mo Ronik]

Yep, this!

Attack it to destroy or take it over. It would give the faction a reason to continue working on the station or defending it if it could be attacked instead of "Oh look what we built but now I'm bored with it so I'm gonna go do something else".

 

[CMDR M. Lehman]

Given what the repair grind looks like just to fix a starport, I can only imagine the material costs of actually building one.

And then to have it all be damaged or destroyed for the lulz?

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