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Well, Incarnate posted it in his latest newspost. He wants ideas for "quick-and-dirty" upgrades to the game. OK then, how's THIS for a quick-and-dirty change?
Put in a new tube racetrack every week. I was under the impression that the racetracks were relatively easy to "create", essentially by flying a path and letting the structure "follow" and build itself behind you.
Honestly, I don't know if this is really what you meant by "quick-and-dirty", but new racetracks are always good for a week of fun. Especially if they only take a couple of hours or so to create. They don't have to be "perfect."
Does anyone else have any better ideas?
Put in a new tube racetrack every week. I was under the impression that the racetracks were relatively easy to "create", essentially by flying a path and letting the structure "follow" and build itself behind you.
Honestly, I don't know if this is really what you meant by "quick-and-dirty", but new racetracks are always good for a week of fun. Especially if they only take a couple of hours or so to create. They don't have to be "perfect."
Does anyone else have any better ideas?
Unrealistic... Dev car boot sale of all their old and unwanted superbuses :)
Or a Dev convoy to raid... Ooo the goodie's
Or a Dev convoy to raid... Ooo the goodie's
does anyone actually use the racetracks anymore?
no really. those are like for them boring too-lazy-to-mine type of nights.
if you want quick and dirty, get us a quick and dirty guild bank for crying out loud. dont care about economy. just a central wallet for guilds to deal with, and everyone to be able to givemoney to any guild using:
/givemoney [guildtag] [ammount]
let LTs and commander hand out money with:
/giveguildmoney [user | guildtag] [amount]
that's it. no need for a whole economy. hell, cavemen did the same thing with pebbles and their girlfriends*.
*although there's no factual evidence of this, we all know it's true because nowadays it's payback time upon divorce
no really. those are like for them boring too-lazy-to-mine type of nights.
if you want quick and dirty, get us a quick and dirty guild bank for crying out loud. dont care about economy. just a central wallet for guilds to deal with, and everyone to be able to givemoney to any guild using:
/givemoney [guildtag] [ammount]
let LTs and commander hand out money with:
/giveguildmoney [user | guildtag] [amount]
that's it. no need for a whole economy. hell, cavemen did the same thing with pebbles and their girlfriends*.
*although there's no factual evidence of this, we all know it's true because nowadays it's payback time upon divorce
BCR does (or would, if another racetrack was added to the game).
if another racetrack were added, im sure people would flock to it for a few days.
quick useless idea: weather channel.
if you're tuned to channel ###, it automatically broadcasts on it that the sector you entered is stormed.
could be useful for trade/ctc scouts and traders alike.
if you're tuned to channel ###, it automatically broadcasts on it that the sector you entered is stormed.
could be useful for trade/ctc scouts and traders alike.
I use the race tracks, I never announce I'm gunna on general chat, due to lmining wankers. I'd be all for a few new tracks, and also the scores reset on the old tracks, as all the ships have been changed since they were scored.
I think more people would use the tracks more if the scores reset on a monthly basis, and there was a ribbon awarded at the end of each month for *Winner of (Track)(Date)" (maybe second and third place too) Make em so you can hold 1 ribbon for each track, and the ribbons only last 1 month.
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quick useless idea: weather channel.
if you're tuned to channel ###, it automatically broadcasts on it that the sector you entered is stormed.
could be useful for trade/ctc scouts and pkers alike.
/me likey. :D
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Also I think it might be fun to just drop the tracks ingame, place em in different systems, and don't tell us where they are!
I think more people would use the tracks more if the scores reset on a monthly basis, and there was a ribbon awarded at the end of each month for *Winner of (Track)(Date)" (maybe second and third place too) Make em so you can hold 1 ribbon for each track, and the ribbons only last 1 month.
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quick useless idea: weather channel.
if you're tuned to channel ###, it automatically broadcasts on it that the sector you entered is stormed.
could be useful for trade/ctc scouts and pkers alike.
/me likey. :D
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Also I think it might be fun to just drop the tracks ingame, place em in different systems, and don't tell us where they are!
said:Also I think it might be fun to just drop the tracks ingame, place em in different systems, and don't tell us where they are!
maybe they've already done this O.o!!
maybe they've already done this O.o!!
I love the racetracks and I've always wanted to see a few in capital systems.
drop a race track in a bot infested sector.
I know a lot of these have been mentioned. I'm just bringing them up again for the sake of the quick and the dirty.
Would a new warp animation be quick/dirty? Or anything to differentiate jumping from worm holes.
Not sure how easy this would be either, but some more varied weapon sounds would be nice. Make posis sound different than neuts, etc.
A command that allows you to target your current target's target. Or target the last target that damaged your target.
Fix the age old bug where friendlies show up as red on the radar if you're serco in deneb.
Make a version of the X1 with IDF valk stats?
Get rid of the Rune Valk.
Do something with the BioCom Vult. Anything to make it better than a vult mkIV.
Warthog TD still needs to be made somehow useful. I'd say give it the thrust of a hog mkIII and leave the weight as it is now.
This may be slightly more complex but, make it so that rockets/missiles can be destroyed?
Eye Candy. The one thing that makes long travel in most MMO's bearable and even fun is the fact that there's cool stuff to look at. Traveling across the universe to get from latos to deneb wouldn't be so bad if there was something interesting happening in any/all of that space.
Beef up the nation defences. Make it near impossible for those with bad faction to sneak into the respective space. This might be coming with turrets, but even on top of that; a HAC and a few teradons guarding the border of nation space would be pretty standard IMHO. UIT space might be an exception. You wouldn't have to do any pathing, a few caps could just be stationary at the wh, preferably on the grey space side of the wh where applicable or even on both sides.
Again, a lot of this stuff might be more difficult, but I thought I'd just throw it all in one spot for reference.
Would a new warp animation be quick/dirty? Or anything to differentiate jumping from worm holes.
Not sure how easy this would be either, but some more varied weapon sounds would be nice. Make posis sound different than neuts, etc.
A command that allows you to target your current target's target. Or target the last target that damaged your target.
Fix the age old bug where friendlies show up as red on the radar if you're serco in deneb.
Make a version of the X1 with IDF valk stats?
Get rid of the Rune Valk.
Do something with the BioCom Vult. Anything to make it better than a vult mkIV.
Warthog TD still needs to be made somehow useful. I'd say give it the thrust of a hog mkIII and leave the weight as it is now.
This may be slightly more complex but, make it so that rockets/missiles can be destroyed?
Eye Candy. The one thing that makes long travel in most MMO's bearable and even fun is the fact that there's cool stuff to look at. Traveling across the universe to get from latos to deneb wouldn't be so bad if there was something interesting happening in any/all of that space.
Beef up the nation defences. Make it near impossible for those with bad faction to sneak into the respective space. This might be coming with turrets, but even on top of that; a HAC and a few teradons guarding the border of nation space would be pretty standard IMHO. UIT space might be an exception. You wouldn't have to do any pathing, a few caps could just be stationary at the wh, preferably on the grey space side of the wh where applicable or even on both sides.
Again, a lot of this stuff might be more difficult, but I thought I'd just throw it all in one spot for reference.
Nation-coloured general chat would be nice.
:P
:P
"Nation-coloured general chat would be nice."
At the very least, color the names of the characters. The actual chat message shouldn't need to be colored if the name is.
Also, re-implement system chat!
At the very least, color the names of the characters. The actual chat message shouldn't need to be colored if the name is.
Also, re-implement system chat!
chat input color matches the medium it's going to (i.e., if you're typing to guild chat, it shows up in orange, to sector, greem etc... No more WCs!)
allow sorting/reordering of items in stations, or at least make them auto-sort by item rather than shuffle up and make a pain to load.
allow sorting/reordering of items in stations, or at least make them auto-sort by item rather than shuffle up and make a pain to load.
Quick and dirty? Lessee:
I'm all about the immersion, so what about messages when you enter faction space? Here's an example:
Deneb B-12 and Jallik E-15:
Message Buoy: Now entering Itani-monitored space. Contact Port of Itan 617 for docking and cargo transfer protocol. Contact Port of Itan 223 for cultural manual download. Violations of protocol may result in fines or port-lock.
Geira Rutilus O-4, Pyronis O-10, Initros O-12:
Message Buoy: You are now entering Serco Dominion space. Violations of lawcode will be met with immediate and harsh response. Conduct yourself accordingly.
Arta Caelestis B-7, Azek J-16, Verasi O-7:
Message Buoy: Welcome to UIT space! This is a free trade zone, and no taxes, tariffs, fines nor fees shall be assessed on transfer of cargo at Union-controlled facilities! The Union of Independent Territories: A great place to do business!
This message brought to you by Xang Xi Automated Systems, manufacturer of the finest microcomponent assemblies since 4352!
I'm all about the immersion, so what about messages when you enter faction space? Here's an example:
Deneb B-12 and Jallik E-15:
Message Buoy: Now entering Itani-monitored space. Contact Port of Itan 617 for docking and cargo transfer protocol. Contact Port of Itan 223 for cultural manual download. Violations of protocol may result in fines or port-lock.
Geira Rutilus O-4, Pyronis O-10, Initros O-12:
Message Buoy: You are now entering Serco Dominion space. Violations of lawcode will be met with immediate and harsh response. Conduct yourself accordingly.
Arta Caelestis B-7, Azek J-16, Verasi O-7:
Message Buoy: Welcome to UIT space! This is a free trade zone, and no taxes, tariffs, fines nor fees shall be assessed on transfer of cargo at Union-controlled facilities! The Union of Independent Territories: A great place to do business!
This message brought to you by Xang Xi Automated Systems, manufacturer of the finest microcomponent assemblies since 4352!
I certainly use the racetracks. And yoda, i'm not sure resetting is needed, all my times are made with current ships.
But separate monthly top5 would certainly be nice.
(whole new way to track stats ingame would be nice too, but that's not quick)
But separate monthly top5 would certainly be nice.
(whole new way to track stats ingame would be nice too, but that's not quick)
Oooh, how about a cool reward for being the top racer of the month? The reward being getting to fly around, setting the route for the newest track...Mmmm..
Two words: Repainting Feature
Change the color of exhaust for different ships. A Valkerie would would be much better suited with a Blue Streak, if you ask me.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the WTD should definitely have an Erik C.
Edit: Oh yeah, and the WTD should definitely have an Erik C.
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