Quizzicality
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Posted - 2010.12.29 20:57:00 -
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I've seen many good ideas. Aside from the uproar over the amount of clicking involved (I run 40 planets at the moment, I know how it feels), here's some things I would like to see:
- An easier way to set up planets - I recently set up 40 planets with advanced command centers, it took probably 12 hours total. I did it over about a week long period because it was sooooooo tedious. I got to a point where I knew exactly what I was doing and it went faster, but it still took 15-20 minutes to set up 1 planet.
- Automated Launches - It would be great if launch pads automatically launched materials into space. This could be set on a timer (every day/week/whatever), set to a certain amount of X product (500 consumer electronics = launch), or set to launch automatically when the launch pad reaches maximum capacity. This could possibly be taxed as normal launches are now (wouldn't want to make it TOO easy, that'd just be crazy)
- POS integration - A new POS module that automatically ships/receives materials to and from the planet's customs office or whatever it's called. This module could have different classifications (basic/advanced/elite) which govern how many command centers can be linked to it, or possibly the number of command centers it supports could directly influence how much CPU/PG of the POS it takes up, though that would make POS planning difficult. I think it would be better to have a set number (IE. elites supports up to 50 planets etc) and it could have a small capacity and need to be linked to a silo as with moon goo.
It should be noted that such automation would decrease the value of these materials as they would be easier to produce. As for the POS structure however, such could balance out the decrease in value of the materials because of the upkeep cost of the POS making it less available. I would highly discourage the ability to link a planet directly to a station, that would just be way too easy and I think it would have a detrimental effect not only on the market, but on the benefits of "less-than-high-sec" space. Why risk 0.0 when I can sit in my station and have all my PI goo delivered to my doorstep.
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