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Hire NPC convoys to haul
I brought up the idea of hiring NPC convoys to haul goods on our Discord, and it was met with positive feedback.
So the proposal is, allow a mission to launch a weaponless NPC ship that will go to a destination, buy x amount of whatever you want, an then deliver it to x station. Also, you could load it with cargo at a station, from the stations inventory or your own, and send it to drop off at another station.
The ship would be completely defenseless, you have to pay for it in the event of destruction, and you also have to pay a fee for the service of hauling, possibly dependent on travel time or whatever.
When the ship reaches the station to buy goods, and procures them, at that time you get charged with the amount those goods are worth.
I think this would offer a lot more incentive to play, for both traders and pirates.
Thoughts?
So the proposal is, allow a mission to launch a weaponless NPC ship that will go to a destination, buy x amount of whatever you want, an then deliver it to x station. Also, you could load it with cargo at a station, from the stations inventory or your own, and send it to drop off at another station.
The ship would be completely defenseless, you have to pay for it in the event of destruction, and you also have to pay a fee for the service of hauling, possibly dependent on travel time or whatever.
When the ship reaches the station to buy goods, and procures them, at that time you get charged with the amount those goods are worth.
I think this would offer a lot more incentive to play, for both traders and pirates.
Thoughts?
Aslong as it has enough cons so that it doesn't make hauling stuff yourself worthless then sure, +1
+1 sounds good
+1
+1
Maybe to hire you have to pm the npc?
Maybe to hire you have to pm the npc?
+1. Make space more busy, more for pirates to shoot, less monotony for manufacturing.
+1 but it can have normal NPC defenses, which are already pretty minimal.
+ you can hire escorts, which I know is a separate, but related, issue.
MET is already available to do this, by the way. The only "problem" with this guild is that only the commander has a Goliath. A lot of the other members don't even have Behemoths.
I doubt TGFT would bulk at being offered credits to haul, and they have plenty of capships. Of course, the pirate guilds wouldn't be able to use them...
+ you can hire escorts, which I know is a separate, but related, issue.
MET is already available to do this, by the way. The only "problem" with this guild is that only the commander has a Goliath. A lot of the other members don't even have Behemoths.
I doubt TGFT would bulk at being offered credits to haul, and they have plenty of capships. Of course, the pirate guilds wouldn't be able to use them...