take as much or as little from this as u want. the full idea is npcs (UIT-like faction) would have rarely seen (maybe ud see like 1 every 2 hrs on avg.). theyd go from pt. A to B like us, some avoiding asteroid fields, some not, theyd have escorts, possibly players could help w/ this, as they entered your zone, theyd hail u, warning u of their presence and theyll engage if u look hostile (being w/in 500-700 meters). while protecting these ships, if u wanna go that way, ur temporarily solely 1 of their faction and therefore neutral w/ all factions, unchangeably. what this would do is allow say a serco to kill a serco doing this w/o faction loss and that serco could retaliate in a visa versa effect

uh-huh... You mean like convoys?