[Suggestion] Shields in Military Restricted Compartments
- Thread starter Chrystoph
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One thing to think about however. Military slots aren't typically the same size as the largest normal slot. If I'm going to use a ship with military slots, there's a pretty good chance I'm going to use it for combat and I'm going to put my shield generator in the largest slot for the best shield coverage.
One use I can see for this however is if I want to use one of these ships for other than combat use, in which case I can put the shield in a military slot and leave normal slots for other things. So yes, I guess I can be onboard with this.
One use I can see for this however is if I want to use one of these ships for other than combat use, in which case I can put the shield in a military slot and leave normal slots for other things. So yes, I guess I can be onboard with this.
This would be great! I'd even go for a dedicated shield slot except that would restrict flexibility. Maybe allow up to a certain size in the military slots and bigger ones in the larger slots if possible? That way those such as myself who fly a Cutter with a C5 shield or my Conda with a C3 could fit more useful modules while still having what amounts to safe docking.
This has... merit. But I see it being shot down for the same reason.
Not all ships need to run the max shield size, and ironically it would open up some interesting possibilities.
The possibilities for it also could expand into letting military ships double as exploration scouts by freeing internal space.
Or alternatively it'll make good lightly shielded cargo ships.
But that's the problem. You've just turned every military ship into more of a multipurpose. It imbalances what balance there is supposed to be.
Not all ships need to run the max shield size, and ironically it would open up some interesting possibilities.
The possibilities for it also could expand into letting military ships double as exploration scouts by freeing internal space.
Or alternatively it'll make good lightly shielded cargo ships.
But that's the problem. You've just turned every military ship into more of a multipurpose. It imbalances what balance there is supposed to be.
Yeah, it'd have to be done very carefully for certain.
Well, first, I believe that balance in this game is a broken concept in any case. There is always a meta dynamic, no matter how you set up ship use.
"Rebalancing" against this would simply involve moving the Mil IC up or down the scale to make it appropriate.
Personally, I still would rather have volume based design on a base frame, but, since that seems unlikely, I think that, if you are going to artificially restrict spaces to certain equipment, if SCBs are military, shields themselves should be as well.
