Powerplay Manual For Dummies - 1.3
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I tried this last night - now I'm stuck with illegal enemy supplies that I can't hand over or sell on the black market - shame, I should be getyting merits for liberating them IMO..
+rep for OP nice guide - the whole thing felt impenetrable at first but its pretty much clicked now - mind you , I play Risk Legacy which makes pp look like rock paper scissors..
Hmmmm I suggest we log this as a bug/support ticket I feel Frontier should address this as your right we should earn merit for this.
Have Fuel Scoop. Will Travel
I was undermining a Federation power last night, and me! I scoop everything, even biowaste. The canisters I picked up from them were some sort of orders and I was told that if I was working for a Federal Power I'd be able to feed it to the wrong control centre to sabotage their plans. I'm on Team Mahon, so it was useless to me <sigh>
It does show that the stuff they spew out is worth a scoop though.
I was undermining a Federation power last night, and me! I scoop everything, even biowaste. The canisters I picked up from them were some sort of orders and I was told that if I was working for a Federal Power I'd be able to feed it to the wrong control centre to sabotage their plans. I'm on Team Mahon, so it was useless to me <sigh>
It does show that the stuff they spew out is worth a scoop though.
Brilliant guide.... sadly I need the next one down from this a dummies guide to the dummies guide.
I'm also with Mahon but am still a bit hazy on undermining, what *can* you actively do to undermine (Say) the Feds? Combat zones? Kill traders ferrying stuff? (and would you need a cargo scanner for this?)
Absolutely excellent OP. That's a LOT of work to put into a post, so thank you sincerely for all that work.
FDEV are kinda missing a trick somewhere (again?). We have a massive, enthusiastic, community which they could be encouraging to help with documentation. The Kickstarter dudes (Descendent Studios?) doing Descent: Underground have an active section on their forum for volunteers. I know that Frontier are a good bit bigger, but sometimes the people playing the game have more experience. I write code for controlling various hardware systems, and when people ask me "how do I...?" I usually don't have a clue. I wrote it, but never used it (don't blame me. The hardware is sometimes in a different lab/country). Anyway, there's a lot of good stuff on here. Even for FDEV to have a maintained Wiki, maybe with some volunteers moderating it, so that documentation like this has a place to live?
Sorry, digression. Molto kudos OP.
FDEV are kinda missing a trick somewhere (again?). We have a massive, enthusiastic, community which they could be encouraging to help with documentation. The Kickstarter dudes (Descendent Studios?) doing Descent: Underground have an active section on their forum for volunteers. I know that Frontier are a good bit bigger, but sometimes the people playing the game have more experience. I write code for controlling various hardware systems, and when people ask me "how do I...?" I usually don't have a clue. I wrote it, but never used it (don't blame me. The hardware is sometimes in a different lab/country). Anyway, there's a lot of good stuff on here. Even for FDEV to have a maintained Wiki, maybe with some volunteers moderating it, so that documentation like this has a place to live?
Sorry, digression. Molto kudos OP.
But that's a part of the gameplay, if you really don't like to encounter fights with players then solo play or private group is an option
And yes you can, next to defect to another Power, just leave your current Power you pledged with anytime you wish.
I don't have a cargo scanner. I was interdicting them from SuperCruise. I can't remember the exact name you should be looking for, but if you land at a station you should be furnished with this info by your PowerPlay contact. I was having my fun at Sol.
Good write up, I've repped you for it. Really clarifies and simplifies what PP is all about. Unfortunately the clarification just confirmed what I already suspected, that PP is just doing more of the same things we'd already been doing, getting paid less for doing it in return for a chance of maybe getting some fairly nebulous minimal rewards, and suddenly finding that 90% of inhabited space is hostile to you. There's not actually any new activites or abilities added to the game with PP, just more complicated outcomes for the same gameplay. I'm sure there's lotsa people who're enjoying PP but I'm not one of them.
Still, a really good explanation. Well done.
Still, a really good explanation. Well done.
Great explanation.
One question. Obviously having everyone coordinate their efforts in each power would be the most effective. And the Xbox and PC games will be using and affecting the same PP system (if I remember right) upon the full xbox release. So are there any resources, player made or otherwise, to help people on the same power work together more efficiently?
One question. Obviously having everyone coordinate their efforts in each power would be the most effective. And the Xbox and PC games will be using and affecting the same PP system (if I remember right) upon the full xbox release. So are there any resources, player made or otherwise, to help people on the same power work together more efficiently?
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Thankk you very much for your time.
Things are much clear to me: I'll give a try someday
Yes, you can simply press the "Leave Power" button. and not choose another power, aaaand it's gone.
Thread was a big help in getting my head round it. + rep!
I hate myself for even mentioning this. Please don't tell me how much you hate me for it, because believe me, I already know.
Anyhow, in your first diagram you detail the 15LY radius for a control zone, but the diagram clearly shows the dimension of the diameter, not the radius. The radius is 15LY, and the diameter is 30LY.
In your example, anywhere within 15LY of Polevnic is within it's bubble. That's a radius, with its centre at Polevnic.
<-- even the forum hates me. I don't blame it.
I said you'd hate me. I know I do.
Anyhow, in your first diagram you detail the 15LY radius for a control zone, but the diagram clearly shows the dimension of the diameter, not the radius. The radius is 15LY, and the diameter is 30LY.
In your example, anywhere within 15LY of Polevnic is within it's bubble. That's a radius, with its centre at Polevnic.
I said you'd hate me. I know I do.
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Thanks for that, OP - the clearest guide I've found so far.
I'm taking my first shaky steps into PP, but I'm still not sure I'm going to like it.
Well, there's one way to find out: I'm going to stick with it for a few weeks and see where it goes... Also, I want to upgrade my Fed rank, so it seems that Felicia Winters is the go-to-girl for that kinda thing.
I have a feeling that I'll get bored with it before CR50m a week starts rolling in, especially with limited playtime: But we shall see...
I'm taking my first shaky steps into PP, but I'm still not sure I'm going to like it.
Well, there's one way to find out: I'm going to stick with it for a few weeks and see where it goes... Also, I want to upgrade my Fed rank, so it seems that Felicia Winters is the go-to-girl for that kinda thing.
I have a feeling that I'll get bored with it before CR50m a week starts rolling in, especially with limited playtime: But we shall see...
What's that necro stuff? Let PP die!