How are things going around here? I poked my likkle head through back in December, just checking back to see if the interesting stuff has come through yet.

I was wondering if there was going to be any chance of the Dev team adding in AI Wingmen/Deployable Drones to assist in combat and mining, and other things? I'm a major fan of controlling multiple underlings remotely.

I'm mostly waiting for the chance to earn my way up to a Corvette or Light Frigate.

"I'm a major fan of controlling multiple underlings remotely."

Have you looked into Borg technology? Perhaps mind control... both work seem to work pretty good...

Or both at the same time, freaky!

Borg Mind Control seems good.

Sadly, i cant control multiple Observers with it. :(

I was wondering if there was going to be any chance of the Dev team adding in AI Wingmen/Deployable Drones to assist in combat and mining, and other things? I'm a major fan of controlling multiple underlings remotely.

Have you looked at the PCC? I can tell you from experience this sort of thing is possible under the current framework. If you want to see a sample in game try playing the LAR (Linked Assault Robot) missions. You can have up to three furies guarding you.

We also have a more dynamic framework in development. It's only available to guides and such, at present.

what guides?

If AI wingmen are possible then I would love to see AI convoys allowing the player to move several of the ship he owns (and their cargos) at the same time. The other ships in the convoy would be flown by hired AI pilots and would behave like current AI convoys.

Since the player would own all the ships as well as their cargos this would make defending them a very high priority. It would also open up new dimensions in trading and mining as well as allow for a “nomad” style of game play that would greatly enhance the gaming experience.

lens: yes. been working on that for some years.

Ye ha!!! Now THAT is going to be something worth sticking around for!