Elite Dangerous | System Colonisation Questions

[Garzvug]

System economies, powerplay, and many other gameplay mechanics are affected by system population. The stream mentioned that colony system population is modified by assets constructed. Does this math account for un-rendered surfaces with carrying capacities, namely Earth-Like Worlds? Will colonies in systems with ELWs be capable of developing billions in population on a playable time scale?

 

[Garzvug]

Is there a limit to how many systems a player can actively Architect adding more assets while also pushing their single active initial colonization at a time?

 

[Garzvug]

Have you considered a system in which certain but not all commodity costs (e.g. Tritium) are increased in exchange for an increase in colonization range beyond the established baseline (10lyr as of last stream)?

 

[Garzvug]

Have you considered implementing a system which allows an Architect to invite other players to co-Architect within one of their systems?

 

[Garzvug]

What system for naming assets, systems, and/or factions is intended on release of colonization? Should we expect major portions of such to be Arx-gated (which would be a fairly reasonable way to monetize the content)?

 

[Garzvug]

Will certain station outputs, such as outfitting, shipyard, and commodities be directly controlled by the architect, indirectly controlled based on asset choice, or random within the chosen economy type? For example, not all high-tech ports carry advanced medicines for unclear reasons.

 

[Kittisci]

Is there any plan to review the 10LY radius to colonise a system or will more isolated systems be impossible to develop as there are no stars within 10LY of them?

 

[Kittisci]

Will there be cosmetic items available in the Arx store to make our systems more unique?

 

[Slam Dunk]

Will stations/settlements need up-keep/repairs, and so would indicate a level of degredation if the up-keep is not done by the architect, and will systems eventually completely expire (e.g. stations/settlement move to an "Abandoned" state), if for example, a player has left the game, and is not providing up-keep,but still has systems under his name, so releasing the claim back for other architects to take?

 

[Slam Dunk]

Will stations/settlements have the same rules as carriers in that you can block access from players (or indicate them as hostile), or will players be able to massacre a settlement and power it down as with other NPC settlements today, and will this have an impact on system security, and system up-keep for the architect?

 

[CMDRHatch]

Why would a commander want to engage in colonisation. What's in it for them? What are the benefits to the commander once the process is complete?

 

[Slam Dunk]

Can we decide on and pay for a settlement's defences (e.g. can we choose a level of security, to include turrets, skimmers, goliaths, elite defence troops on the ground etc.) ?

 

[Slam Dunk]

What factors determine which type of economy works best for a system and its stations/settlements? Would exo-biology presence, for example, make an Agricultural economy more appropriate, would stellar phenomena or a nice vista make for good Tourist systems?

 

[Slam Dunk]

As an architect, and as with carriers, in one of my settlements,will I get a Hab that is my own which I can visit and store things in?

 

[Slam Dunk]

As an architect, will I have the ability to demolish a station/settlement and gain a return of credits/materials/metals etc, or is demolition a process, where a demolition ship enters the system and takes the station down over the week, completing on the Thursday tick. If a station is taken down, what happens to player ships docked there? Also, if the last station in a system is demolished, does the claim expire, so other architects can take control?

 

[sosonocaps]

Will we be able to give or withhold permission for fleet carriers to enter a system? Kind of like air (space?) traffic control.

 

[sosonocaps]

Will there be a system land registry to co-architect with others?

 

[SharkBiscuit]

Will players be able to use in-game tools (e.g. galmap) to find in-progress Colonization systems, so that they may choose to assist (or hinder)?

Thinking something like the PP v2 maps UI, with Progress bar, activities to Assist etc...
(or Thargoid war's list of Systems getting the most player effort)

 

[SharkBiscuit]

For placing of stuff on planetary surface, will players have in-game tools to visualize the path of sunrise/sunsets, future position of other Bodies etc....

 

[KingJoshy02]

Will it be possible to build Megaships in colonised systems ?