This game is perfect for a quest element, just like RPG's. There are 400 billion star systems to be explored, and a quest would encourage people to start exploring.
here are some ideas for how a quest element could be implemented:
ELITE IDEAS 2
QUEST:
- journey to center of galaxy
- finding God
- finding where mankind originated from
You meet an alien. He tells you about the history of the galaxy, and about other galaxies.
He has lived for 1,000 years. But he is not welcome in your star system. The human leaders
know about the aliens, and want them all killed. There are many aliens, and they will pay
to have someone escort them to their home world, or to a rare fuel source where he can get
the metals to power his ship, which can travel through time.
METHOD:
solve codes, play logic puzzles, follow starmaps
someone found a box. the box has 20 pegs of 20 different colors, and 20 holes for pegs.
you have to place the pegs in the holes, in the correct order, to unlock it. however,
it is a group effort. so every player can try their unique combination. if you get them
right, the box becomes unlocked, and the secrets are revealed to all players. it could be
a map, a remote control device, a communication device, whatever. the box is only located
at 1 starport. when a peg is in the right position, perhaps a light indicates whether it is
correct or not.
you can do an alien abduction sequence. players are randomly abducted from their ships,
see a short video with the dramatic sequence, and then return to their ship safe and sound,
maybe they suddenly have a mark on their hand.
you exit hyperdrive and suddenly have a vision play in your mind. the vision is that humans
are one of an infinite number of alien races in many galaxies in the universe. the vision
is over after a matter of seconds and you continue playing the game.
SPACE STATION LIBRARY:
someone finds a satellite with a weak signal. the satellite is a probe sent across the galaxy.
it has a video of alien life forms, alien speech, alien writing. you watch the video. it
shows where their home planet it. there is a map of the milky way galaxy, and the location
of their star system is indicated on the map. once decoded, the info is stored in a library
accessible by any major space station.
other videos are found. they depict the history of the earth. the pyramids at giza. the white
house. the kremlin. the eiffel tower. cavemen. middle ages. kings. jesus. in each video, it is
shot from the perspective of a UFO hovering above, or perhaps shows UFO's flying in the background,
such as over the US capital building, or near rocket launches. it explains that the aliens
have always known about the history of the earth.
videos of UFO's making crop circles. the Nazca lines (including the 'spaceman'). machu pichu.
other videos depict the rise of other alien civiliations that are as of yet undiscovered.
videos with dinosaurs, plant life, whales, different alien life forms.
eventually, someone discovers that there are alien technologies near earth. they have navigational
beacons, probes, monuments (like 2001 A Space Odyssey). the beacons send out signals that no one
has decoded. perhaps they point in a specific direction. you can get the coordinates and go
visit these artifacts.
the library contains interviews with people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. the videos
tell stories about the aliens, where they come from, their advanced technologies. how we are
related genetically.
other videos that claim that famous people were aliens. analysis on their DNA after they died
showed that they had the same DNA as found in an alien space craft. this is from old news reels.
the library has audio recordings of radio transmissions that were interrupted, such as a music
radio station, which suddenly plays a transmission from an alien life form, then fades away.
the library contains photos of an alien language, never decoded. the player will come across those
symbols at other stages in the game, such as in the other videos in the library.
the library has a map with wormholes throughout the galaxy. there is 1 location on the map which
is different from the rest, it is the intergalactic portal for visiting other galaxies.
QUEST:
- so now you know that other life forms exist in the universe, and there is a way to go between
galaxies. however, the library is just the background info.
- eventually you meet an alien that speaks your language. he becomes your copilot. while you travel
around, he tells you more about the history of the galaxy. he tells you different adventures
you can embark on.
- he teaches you how to pilot an alien space ship, which is more capable than human spaceships.
- you find an intergalactic highway, where ships zip by at the speed of light, constantly.
- at the end of the quest you are detained and appear before a council of aliens. they translate
for you. they tell you that humans are too warlike and it hurts their development.
SOME ASPECTS OF THE QUEST:
- needing to fight and defeat one of the best pirates in the game.
- perhaps you need to find a special metal in order to advance in the game, and to make sure
no one shares it location, it appears randomly in a different place for each player, but always an
asteroid belt.
- you are given a special receiver which navigates you to the alien civilization
- in order to complete the journey, you need to have a supply of food, fuel and water, which might
mean you need to have a device that somehow grows food for you. you need a device to create
water from hydrogen and oxygen sources in the galaxy
- there is a competition, such as a dogfight. many people enter, and it is every man for himself.
however, one shall prevail, and he is approached by the alien, which is how they make their
first encounter. the losers will have to try another day for an opportunity to be the last man
standing, to continue on with their quest. you are picked because the alien wants the best
pilot to keep him safe for his return home.
OTHER IDEAS TO ADD TO THE GAME:
- mining asteroids for hyperdrive fuel
here are some ideas for how a quest element could be implemented:
ELITE IDEAS 2
QUEST:
- journey to center of galaxy
- finding God
- finding where mankind originated from
You meet an alien. He tells you about the history of the galaxy, and about other galaxies.
He has lived for 1,000 years. But he is not welcome in your star system. The human leaders
know about the aliens, and want them all killed. There are many aliens, and they will pay
to have someone escort them to their home world, or to a rare fuel source where he can get
the metals to power his ship, which can travel through time.
METHOD:
solve codes, play logic puzzles, follow starmaps
someone found a box. the box has 20 pegs of 20 different colors, and 20 holes for pegs.
you have to place the pegs in the holes, in the correct order, to unlock it. however,
it is a group effort. so every player can try their unique combination. if you get them
right, the box becomes unlocked, and the secrets are revealed to all players. it could be
a map, a remote control device, a communication device, whatever. the box is only located
at 1 starport. when a peg is in the right position, perhaps a light indicates whether it is
correct or not.
you can do an alien abduction sequence. players are randomly abducted from their ships,
see a short video with the dramatic sequence, and then return to their ship safe and sound,
maybe they suddenly have a mark on their hand.
you exit hyperdrive and suddenly have a vision play in your mind. the vision is that humans
are one of an infinite number of alien races in many galaxies in the universe. the vision
is over after a matter of seconds and you continue playing the game.
SPACE STATION LIBRARY:
someone finds a satellite with a weak signal. the satellite is a probe sent across the galaxy.
it has a video of alien life forms, alien speech, alien writing. you watch the video. it
shows where their home planet it. there is a map of the milky way galaxy, and the location
of their star system is indicated on the map. once decoded, the info is stored in a library
accessible by any major space station.
other videos are found. they depict the history of the earth. the pyramids at giza. the white
house. the kremlin. the eiffel tower. cavemen. middle ages. kings. jesus. in each video, it is
shot from the perspective of a UFO hovering above, or perhaps shows UFO's flying in the background,
such as over the US capital building, or near rocket launches. it explains that the aliens
have always known about the history of the earth.
videos of UFO's making crop circles. the Nazca lines (including the 'spaceman'). machu pichu.
other videos depict the rise of other alien civiliations that are as of yet undiscovered.
videos with dinosaurs, plant life, whales, different alien life forms.
eventually, someone discovers that there are alien technologies near earth. they have navigational
beacons, probes, monuments (like 2001 A Space Odyssey). the beacons send out signals that no one
has decoded. perhaps they point in a specific direction. you can get the coordinates and go
visit these artifacts.
the library contains interviews with people who claim to have been abducted by aliens. the videos
tell stories about the aliens, where they come from, their advanced technologies. how we are
related genetically.
other videos that claim that famous people were aliens. analysis on their DNA after they died
showed that they had the same DNA as found in an alien space craft. this is from old news reels.
the library has audio recordings of radio transmissions that were interrupted, such as a music
radio station, which suddenly plays a transmission from an alien life form, then fades away.
the library contains photos of an alien language, never decoded. the player will come across those
symbols at other stages in the game, such as in the other videos in the library.
the library has a map with wormholes throughout the galaxy. there is 1 location on the map which
is different from the rest, it is the intergalactic portal for visiting other galaxies.
QUEST:
- so now you know that other life forms exist in the universe, and there is a way to go between
galaxies. however, the library is just the background info.
- eventually you meet an alien that speaks your language. he becomes your copilot. while you travel
around, he tells you more about the history of the galaxy. he tells you different adventures
you can embark on.
- he teaches you how to pilot an alien space ship, which is more capable than human spaceships.
- you find an intergalactic highway, where ships zip by at the speed of light, constantly.
- at the end of the quest you are detained and appear before a council of aliens. they translate
for you. they tell you that humans are too warlike and it hurts their development.
SOME ASPECTS OF THE QUEST:
- needing to fight and defeat one of the best pirates in the game.
- perhaps you need to find a special metal in order to advance in the game, and to make sure
no one shares it location, it appears randomly in a different place for each player, but always an
asteroid belt.
- you are given a special receiver which navigates you to the alien civilization
- in order to complete the journey, you need to have a supply of food, fuel and water, which might
mean you need to have a device that somehow grows food for you. you need a device to create
water from hydrogen and oxygen sources in the galaxy
- there is a competition, such as a dogfight. many people enter, and it is every man for himself.
however, one shall prevail, and he is approached by the alien, which is how they make their
first encounter. the losers will have to try another day for an opportunity to be the last man
standing, to continue on with their quest. you are picked because the alien wants the best
pilot to keep him safe for his return home.
OTHER IDEAS TO ADD TO THE GAME:
- mining asteroids for hyperdrive fuel