Settlements of new systems and new stations/port?
- Thread starter Pokemeck
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I think I read a post today saying Frontier didn't want that to happen and they were preventing new colonization of systems. Let me see if I can find it. brb.
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Found it, here ya go:
https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=97577&page=8&p=1522905#post1522905
The post said: "That's not in game yet. For the expansion of humanity in space we want a bit more control for now."
ollobrains
Banned
all colony expansion by the sounds will be done manually by the devs, and for that reason i setup the friends of pand group ( in my signature) our aim is in the fringe solar system of pand there are 6 terraforming candidate worlds none of which have terraforming colonies yet. We are firstly expanding the economy through as much trade and mission running for purple central industries as we can. Makng the system safe by killing wanted pirates and supporting an economic boom and driving expansion statuses. The project is small, its a fair way from trade routes, it requires at least a 20LY drive so cobra or asp with reasonable combat and trade. Data dropoffs to purple central industry outposts in system is welcome. For now we want to raise the saftey, development and wealth of the system.
All are welcome to come and join us its small scale but we are aiming at being ready to go when the devs implement either manual expansion if we can attract enough attention to make it an event, or when the system becomes automatic our faction of choice has the influence , wealth, development and strength to fund a colony expansion. Import food and advanced machinery and rare goods and production and consumer trade goods, and expore gold silver and cobalt as well as uranium and aluminam palladium are all exports of pand.
All are welcome to come and join us its small scale but we are aiming at being ready to go when the devs implement either manual expansion if we can attract enough attention to make it an event, or when the system becomes automatic our faction of choice has the influence , wealth, development and strength to fund a colony expansion. Import food and advanced machinery and rare goods and production and consumer trade goods, and expore gold silver and cobalt as well as uranium and aluminam palladium are all exports of pand.
How about this:
1.
A group of players gets together and deposits 20,000,000,000cr in the Greater Universal Bank of Trust. (You could scale the cost based on the type of station, (Dock, Corialis, Ring), and what ammenities the station will possess (refuel, repair, outfitting, shipyard, etc.).) These could also be very expensive upgrades down the road.
2.
-A new navigation point now appears in the system where the future space station will be.
-NPC Lakon T9s swarm in the area, buying up building materials, tech, or items that make sense for building a station.
-Some NPC participation in delivery of materials will happen, but much of it will be on players trading with the T9s.
3.
-A station forms that can be docked with.
-growth of the station depends on trade, and NPC population.
-expansion to the local planet would depend on trade of the items that encourage terraforming, agriculture, and population growth.
4.
-The station is an entity of its own that:
--produces items to sell (from its system/planet)
--maintains an NPC population, and is connected to planetary population
--requires maintenance costs to remain thriving/functional
--generates minor dividends to its owners (optional)
--provides minor discounts to its owners (parts, ships, etc.) (optional)
Other player decisions:
-Group or groups the station is allied with
-Level of law enforcement in the system
-station commoditity profit settings (higher/lower prices) (optional)
The theory behind this idea, as a player activity is twofold: Players are allowed to invest in a part of the game they construct, and own, and have some level of control over. Players will also need new and more expensive opportunities in which to spend their money.
The challenges would include making all this happen without human intervention, (such as auto-generated spots a new station may be located), eliminating any player abuse related to the station...and about a thousand other things.
Is it in alignment with the theme and feel of Elite? (Whatever that actually is.) Maybe.
1.
A group of players gets together and deposits 20,000,000,000cr in the Greater Universal Bank of Trust. (You could scale the cost based on the type of station, (Dock, Corialis, Ring), and what ammenities the station will possess (refuel, repair, outfitting, shipyard, etc.).) These could also be very expensive upgrades down the road.
2.
-A new navigation point now appears in the system where the future space station will be.
-NPC Lakon T9s swarm in the area, buying up building materials, tech, or items that make sense for building a station.
-Some NPC participation in delivery of materials will happen, but much of it will be on players trading with the T9s.
3.
-A station forms that can be docked with.
-growth of the station depends on trade, and NPC population.
-expansion to the local planet would depend on trade of the items that encourage terraforming, agriculture, and population growth.
4.
-The station is an entity of its own that:
--produces items to sell (from its system/planet)
--maintains an NPC population, and is connected to planetary population
--requires maintenance costs to remain thriving/functional
--generates minor dividends to its owners (optional)
--provides minor discounts to its owners (parts, ships, etc.) (optional)
Other player decisions:
-Group or groups the station is allied with
-Level of law enforcement in the system
-station commoditity profit settings (higher/lower prices) (optional)
The theory behind this idea, as a player activity is twofold: Players are allowed to invest in a part of the game they construct, and own, and have some level of control over. Players will also need new and more expensive opportunities in which to spend their money.
The challenges would include making all this happen without human intervention, (such as auto-generated spots a new station may be located), eliminating any player abuse related to the station...and about a thousand other things.
Is it in alignment with the theme and feel of Elite? (Whatever that actually is.) Maybe.