"Ship under attack" message hotkey

[Politenessman]

Can we have a "ship under attack" message hotkey, if nothing else any affiliated security or military vessels in the area should respond.

IIRC the message used by WW2 merchant vessels for this was QQQ

 

[Stellar Gambit]

Can we have a "ship under attack" message hotkey, if nothing else any affiliated security or military vessels in the area should respond.

IIRC the message used by WW2 merchant vessels for this was QQQ

Would also be good if that distress call could be picked up by Players within... a set distance... not to long

 

[CMDR Cosmic Spacehead]

I'd like a distress call system.

Even though, PvP battles can be quite short.
If would be nice to atleast attempt to help.

I think 500ls is enough range.
Balanced enough to be missed, but no so short you'd be better of winning the lottery.
Or varied depending on your current SC speed.

Would add all sorts of cool mechanics to ED.
Pirates may think twice about attacking in a busy system. Or, they may lure unsuspecting 'wannabe heros' in to a trap.
It would need a buff to the drop range, like with Wing beacons. Otherwise it'll take too long to get there.

It could be set to auto activate on any aggression, or just player aggression, or manual/off.
It should also say "Distress Beacon: CMDR NameHere" in the nav panel and HUD.
So you can learn to recognise the traps.
And show in a brighter color, and maybe even alert you, like "Distress call detected!"

 

[Stellar Gambit]

I'd like a distress call system.

Even though, PvP battles can be quite short.
If would be nice to atleast attempt to help.

I think 500ls is enough range.
Balanced enough to be missed, but no so short you'd be better of winning the lottery.
Or varied depending on your current SC speed.

Would add all sorts of cool mechanics to ED.
Pirates may think twice about attacking in a busy system. Or, they may lure unsuspecting 'wannabe heros' in to a trap.
It would need a buff to the drop range, like with Wing beacons. Otherwise it'll take too long to get there.

It could be set to auto activate on any aggression, or just player aggression, or manual/off.
It should also say "Distress Beacon: CMDR NameHere" in the nav panel and HUD.
So you can learn to recognise the traps.
And show in a brighter color, and maybe even alert you, like "Distress call detected!"

Incentive wise, the hero should also gane the bounty - completly, survival should be reqard enough for the vic. And rep gain with your faction (allience, Fed ....) if the vic is the same faction, or a local faction if the vic is an opposing faction.