So, one of my favourite things at the moment is to stack a bunch of cargo delivery missions. These usually result in "Enemies are after you" wrinkles. I'm in a defended trading ship for this... not really capable of taking out the ship on it's own. But if I get interdicted in a Medium/High security system, I drop out, tank a while and wait for the cops to show. When they do, I double back, let the cops get into it and start taking the fire, then join in, taking down up to Anacondas and getting the bounty.
Sometimes, the cops don't show, and I have a bugout point. But as a minor tension-creator, it'd be cool if, when you have "Report crimes against me" set, if you heard a police broadcast like "Criminal activity detected, response force incoming".
Maybe after 20 seconds you could get a "Response force delayed, ETA 15 seconds", and maybe one more (since really, it's about the 30 second mark you know the cops aren't coming) saying "Sorry commander, we can't get there in time, you're on your own".
Lastly, when they do arrive, they usually say something like "Response force in position. Cordon in effect." or "This is a crime scene, cease fire and prepare to be scanned"... would also be cool if that was voiced over. These changes would add a bit of tension if you're hanging out for the cops to arrive.
This leads into a bigger idea of "Why not voiceover all the standard lines?"... I'd argue voicing over this would be better bang for buck than a lot of the PG text... which could get annoying in most cases especially if you aren't involved in an activity... but when you're in the throes of combat, you sometimes don't notice the cops arriving (or not)... it would add a level of depth and tension to these fights.
Sometimes, the cops don't show, and I have a bugout point. But as a minor tension-creator, it'd be cool if, when you have "Report crimes against me" set, if you heard a police broadcast like "Criminal activity detected, response force incoming".
Maybe after 20 seconds you could get a "Response force delayed, ETA 15 seconds", and maybe one more (since really, it's about the 30 second mark you know the cops aren't coming) saying "Sorry commander, we can't get there in time, you're on your own".
Lastly, when they do arrive, they usually say something like "Response force in position. Cordon in effect." or "This is a crime scene, cease fire and prepare to be scanned"... would also be cool if that was voiced over. These changes would add a bit of tension if you're hanging out for the cops to arrive.
This leads into a bigger idea of "Why not voiceover all the standard lines?"... I'd argue voicing over this would be better bang for buck than a lot of the PG text... which could get annoying in most cases especially if you aren't involved in an activity... but when you're in the throes of combat, you sometimes don't notice the cops arriving (or not)... it would add a level of depth and tension to these fights.