Possible new Expansion Mechanics in Next Release

Dommarraa

Dommarraa
In Live, we have been expanding from the same system for months and months (and months), and have just finished all possible extended and invasion targets so we know what 2nd Choice is.
In Beta we are expanding from ANOTHER system.
 

Bramshevik

Bramshevik
What is your faction’s influence is your unexpected expansion system?

Bear in mind the snapshot for the beta was in late March
 

Dommarraa

Dommarraa
Bramshevik said:
What is your faction’s influence is your unexpected expansion system?

Bear in mind the snapshot for the beta was in late March
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This new system is our highest (95.8%) and normally is highest. We have about 9 or 10 systems over 75% so gave up trying to control expansion when the new mutli state BGS arrived.
The expected system is at 87%, and has only just ran out of all possible expansions in live, so was still ticking away happily as our 1st choice when the data was duplicated.
 

Bramshevik

Bramshevik
Hm.. As far as I’m aware there’s an element of randomness when a faction has multiple systems over 75%. The RNG gods may have chosen differently in the alternate universe that is the beta.

Or it’s just a bug. No BGS changes at all were mentioned as part of the update so I can’t see this being the case without more evidence from a wider range of BGS groups.
 

Lee Taylor

Lee Taylor
It's not random, the expansion centre is selected from the first eligible system in a numerical series of systems not immediately apparent to players. Any system with over 75% influence is eligible. This isn't to say that the expansion mechanic won't have been changed by the time of the next release, but it will require further testing.
 
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