Elite Dangerous | System Colonisation Questions
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Is this going to be directed at groups and the Open game or are solo players like myself going to be able to utilise it?
What mechanics does the colonisation update have to make colonisation of far-out systems possible within the lifetime of the game and the lifetime of the players?
Or phrased differently: How have you ensured that players can create bubbles 10k-50k light years out within the next decade?
Or phrased differently: How have you ensured that players can create bubbles 10k-50k light years out within the next decade?
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Asked above, and perhaps BETA would be a different animal: Along with how much seed money, will there be maintenance fees (like the weekly Fleet Carrier upkeep) or can the system be self-sustaining once set up? Concern is with Fleet Carriers and now colonization we will become more like Admins and less like pilots 
Will we be able to dictate what commodities can be bought and sold in the colonized system including ships and ship parts?
Also mentioned above, but personalization is a big deal, already being treated like a stranger by my home station and my fleet carrier. Would be nice to be recognized by the game as someone of some import..
Does the faction you buy the claim from have to be within the (currently 10Ly) colonization distance from the target system or can you buy a claim from anywhere, it's just that the target system needs to be in range of a colonized system, not necessarily the system you buy the claim from.
Will there be a way to contribute to the colonization progress other than hauling goods?
Will built colonies connect with NPC/pre colonized system trade routes.
Will there be in-game tools to find good systems to colonize?
Are there any penalties or just general downsides to having multiple economies in a system or investing too heavily into one economy?
What determines the amount of "slots" a system/body has to build structures in? Does it very heavily correlate with the system FSS scanning value at universal cartographics?
How will a new colony be initially populated with additional factions (if at all)?
When Colonization is launched will CMDR's be able to create "New Player Minor Factions" again to help populate this Galactic expansion ? o7 . Really excited for Elite Dangerous's future.
Will there be a reasonable path for a combat¹ pilot to be an Architect, founding and funding a new system oneself without having to do cargo² runs all week?
1. Or non-cargo generally; many Explorers will be excited about colony ships, but less so about equipping cargo racks.
2. There ought to be ways one can achieve cargo movement without carrying it personally; for example, a combat mission to protect a convoy which adds cargo from the surviving vessels.
1. Or non-cargo generally; many Explorers will be excited about colony ships, but less so about equipping cargo racks.
2. There ought to be ways one can achieve cargo movement without carrying it personally; for example, a combat mission to protect a convoy which adds cargo from the surviving vessels.
Will colonizing a new system generate new factions or pull in some other nearby factions or will the faction initiating the colonization be the only faction in the system until others expand to it?
How much customisation will be possible as the Architect?
For example, what limits are there on placing bases, are they placed 'whole' or can I make my own out of prefabs?
Could I replicate an engineer base that is on multiple levels (i.e. it has pads across a valley), has multiple pieces and is more visually interesting than say single slab bases like the big circular star cities?
An example of an engineer base that is 'split'- could we do something the same?
For example, what limits are there on placing bases, are they placed 'whole' or can I make my own out of prefabs?
Could I replicate an engineer base that is on multiple levels (i.e. it has pads across a valley), has multiple pieces and is more visually interesting than say single slab bases like the big circular star cities?
An example of an engineer base that is 'split'- could we do something the same?
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