By botting in other nation home sectors you can become loved. I'm not sure if this is only by killing def bots, or by all bots, but it sucks.

Itani and Sercos should always hate each other. I'm pretty sure it's not ment to be like it is right now.

Well I like it, now I don't have to switch to NT to trade with everybody. Also, it is a bit of a cliché that you have two nations in which everybody hates everybody of the other nation and visa versa. In every conflict there are always some people that manage to do bussines with the enemy.

yeah, but no one can kill these people without taking a hit.

Urza, this is not the "old" Vendetta...it is heading towards a real RPG. This will necessitate inter-mingling of all citizens to a degree.

Without Serco coming to 4 or Itani coming to 12, we can't test the functions of that interaction system.

I, for one, will never leave 4 with any of your cargo or try to re-educate your children.

I, for one, hold to my nonhostility promises. By doing this and trading with s1 (Yes, I get those missions from -serco home, trade missions) it gives me an interesting edge to gameplay as I know how itani feels.

It also adds a certain amount of dynamics as some itanis are actually punished for the "shot every red dot" mentality. ;-)

Its more a RPG and less a shootem-up game now. I like that.

Oh, here I was thinking Itani and Serco were at WAR or something...

That's what you get for making assumptions.

the thing is, we are supposed to be at war. It may not be a true RPG, but it is slowy shaping up to be 1. the 2 nations can intermingle. Just not in nation controlled territory.

The US was at war with Japan and Germany...except for the dispicable fact that we intered Japanese living in the US, we did not restrict their dealings with the US. German and Japanese businessmen were courted by the US in an effort to gain information or the prospects of developing a relationship that would lead to spying.

I don't suggest Itani do this with the SF or other fighting factions but traders could be a good source of information such as faction strength, habits or locations in times of stress.

I know you will not get this information from someone you light up every time they come to 4 with widgets.