New Career Path - Colonist

[Roraima]

This is what I would most like to see in the game - explorers being able to build small planetary outposts or small orbital outposts on or around planets that they have discovered (i.e. the Cmdrs name appears next to the object in the system map).

This would provide a real boost and incentive for exploration, would organically expand the bubble and would be great fun.

In terms of game mechanics, I would imagine a system whereby a suitably wealthy commander could buy a special module in outfitting that is like a 'seed' for the outpost. It could then appear at the next server maintenance carried out by FD. Alternatively, perhaps having established the 'seed' the Cmdr (or Cmdrs) might have to drop several tons of such and such metals, computer components etc at that location before their outpost would spawn and become permanent.

I've got a couple of systems close to the bubble that I have discovered and something like this would really re-ignite my interest in the game

Thoughts?

 

[space voyager]

He he he, ot would not 'organically grow the bubble', it would explosively expand it beyond recognition. IMO.

 

[Nero Tacitus]

Not an explorer, so can't comment on whether it's a wanted feature, though I share the concerns of Voyager, it would be difficult for FDev to control. Would these settlements be standard, as in landable and give access to factions etc? If so, nope, that's up to FDev to create. If not, what's the point of arbitrary bases that do nothing?

 

[varonica]

Not an explorer, so can't comment on whether it's a wanted feature, though I share the concerns of Voyager, it would be difficult for FDev to control. Would these settlements be standard, as in landable and give access to factions etc? If so, nope, that's up to FDev to create. If not, what's the point of arbitrary bases that do nothing?

I am an explorer, it's not something I have any interest in. The thing is exploring and colonising are two different things, require two different mindsets, Livingstone didn't build a fort or city in Africa, colonists follow explorers usually, it's not something I would be interested in. Of course what would be nice is if colonies were established by FDEV or whoever that the name of the first discoverer was somehow reflected in that colony name, maybe renaming the star and/or a space port in memory or something like that, so you can actually make a mark on the galaxy.

 

[EdzUp]

To flip it a bit why not have Colonise missions sometimes appear on the mission board whereby passengers want transport to x system with the colony module. They would then be left to their devices and after a while (dependent on fdev) a small colony would be made these wouldn't be dock able until they got to a certain size and had the docking module.