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Newcomer / Intro Owning Stations?
- Thread starter dka13
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It means that their faction is a ruling faction of that station. They don't own it per se.
how do you start your own faction then? i´ve not even heared about this.
You need to have large enough player group and submit the request to Frontier. If everything goes well, your will be inserted in game as a faction.
I wouldn't hold my breath if I were to try it. I hear there's quite a backlog of aspirants.
The easier option is to "adopt" existing faction and start helping them out. Taking over stations, waging wars against other factions, expanding to other systems, etc.
Google up "Guide to minor factions and background simulation" It's quite a lot of... words.
I wouldn't hold my breath if I were to try it. I hear there's quite a backlog of aspirants.
The easier option is to "adopt" existing faction and start helping them out. Taking over stations, waging wars against other factions, expanding to other systems, etc.
Google up "Guide to minor factions and background simulation" It's quite a lot of... words.
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Well, you can still have fun with BGS (background simulation) If you choose a small system (a couple thousand imhabitants), even a single commander can make a difference.
Larger systems need a lot of work for any noticeable effect to take place.
Larger systems need a lot of work for any noticeable effect to take place.
is it reall possible to do something like that alone? or does it take unreasonably long?
*Oh you just answered my question lol
If you want to try, do read this: https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/193064-A-Guide-to-Minor-Factions-and-the-Background-Sim
It's fun.
Of course, if someone else decides to "play" with the same system you're in, all the work might go to waste. But still, it is fun. And something you can do from time to time if you don't have anything better to do.
Working a minor faction is great.
I took a world mining company from 2% influence to now controlling 2 systems with multiple stations, on my own.
The thing I like is that the person on the mission board is vice president at allied status, so who is the company's president ? Its me aint it.
I'm still learning the BGS after a whole year and even learnt something new today.
My advice would be to not make it a grind. Dont look for massive regional dominance cause then your just playing to push numbers. Personally I like to role play my status and pick missions that suit my role playing adventure.
Have fun whatever you choose to do.
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I took a world mining company from 2% influence to now controlling 2 systems with multiple stations, on my own.
The thing I like is that the person on the mission board is vice president at allied status, so who is the company's president ? Its me aint it.
I'm still learning the BGS after a whole year and even learnt something new today.
My advice would be to not make it a grind. Dont look for massive regional dominance cause then your just playing to push numbers. Personally I like to role play my status and pick missions that suit my role playing adventure.
Have fun whatever you choose to do.
o7
The good thing about BGS (at least at this small, personal scale) is that it is a slow process. You simply can't "grind up to 100% and be done with it" - the mentality some Elite players seem to have. It's kind of relaxing. Do something for your faction every day, wait for the next tick, check what can be done, do it if you feel like it. It's nice.
On your ships status screen you can scroll right of reputation which takes you to system status which lists all minor factions in system. Any being worked by a player will show a blue arrow. This could be an active player in system or just some passers by taking a job here and there. As you spend time in the area you will notice those factions that are increasing daily so best bet would be they are being worked.
The system I moved into had someone actively working another faction and a neighbouring system was actively expanding. I crushed them. This world mining buisness is ruthless. [yesnod]
I just took a faction with extremely low influence and no station assets and went from there. I new knowone was working that faction as the influence was very low.
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I should say.
Over the past two months I've seen an ASPx on my traffic boards and I know 100% that that player is working my faction.
It is not a big deal if this happens.
The other player has expanded the faction into two new systems and works them almost everyday whilst I continue to push my agenda for the faction at the same time.
They can I believe.
What I meant though was faction assets, so stations would be faction assets.
You can take them from other factions.
Over the past two months I've seen an ASPx on my traffic boards and I know 100% that that player is working my faction.
It is not a big deal if this happens.
The other player has expanded the faction into two new systems and works them almost everyday whilst I continue to push my agenda for the faction at the same time.
They can I believe.
What I meant though was faction assets, so stations would be faction assets.
You can take them from other factions.
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The fundamental type of the station wont change. So if its an agricultural station, that wont change, but station services will.
Sorry my reading and writing skills are not what they used to be.
The good thing about BGS (at least at this small, personal scale) is that it is a slow process. You simply can't "grind up to 100% and be done with it" - the mentality some Elite players seem to have. It's kind of relaxing. Do something for your faction every day, wait for the next tick, check what can be done, do it if you feel like it. It's nice.
It really is.
It also gets me doing things I probably would not bother doing otherwise.
Different governments allow different things - especially which goods are illegal. For instance there are some people working to make more Illegal Rare Goods available where player minor factions (PMFs) have been added that made them illegal. BGS guides should help on the details.
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/354783-Community-Campaign-to-Liberate-Rare-Goods
What a game!
I can't believe how much there is in this game. I have been playing for several weeks and each day there are so many things I learn about strategies. Truly this is the most immersive game I know of.
I can't believe how much there is in this game. I have been playing for several weeks and each day there are so many things I learn about strategies. Truly this is the most immersive game I know of.