Just has an idea I thought I'd through into the mix and see what you all thought of it, Photovoltaic hull coating....
Outline:
Please let me know what you think of it as an idea, is Photovoltaic coatings, as outlined above, something you'd like to see added to the game? Are there any tweaks you'd like to add to the concept? Over to you CMDR's...
Outline:
"Solar Cells" placed on the hull would convert light into electrical energy to rebuild the shields.
Effects:
Light from being in fuel scooping range of a star or lasers from a hostile mid fight into electricity, which could only be put straight back to the rebuilding of the shields.
Checks & Balances:
[*=1]Only works with Scoopable stars (K,B,G,F,O,A,M) and lasers
[*=1]No recharging of shields or other systems UNLESS the shields are down (offline)
[*=1]lore being the photons are deflected by the shields forcefield
[*=1]No recharging of other systems - strictly for bringing shields online quicker
[*=1]The PV coating would not contribute to the strength of the hull
[*=1]PV coating would add a percentage of mass to the hull reducing range, speed and maneuverability
[*=1]PV coatings electrical output would diminish with hull integrity ie:
[*=1] 100% hull = 100% of PV max energy is available to rebuild shields
[*=1] 50% hull = 50% of PV max energy is available to rebuild shields
[*=1]Maybe: make it only available from certain engineers?
Discuss:Please let me know what you think of it as an idea, is Photovoltaic coatings, as outlined above, something you'd like to see added to the game? Are there any tweaks you'd like to add to the concept? Over to you CMDR's...