Kenneth Fritz
DND Industries
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Posted - 2015.05.16 05:31:25 -
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Winter Archipelago wrote:I'm still not a fan of the idea of datacores just being spawned in random containers or some such-not. As far as I know (and please correct me if I'm wrong), datacores all have corresponding science skills. Instead of simply 'spawning' them from a specific structure, a player could use their science skills to create the datacores.
Set it up so that a single player can have up to five lines, and switch the Research Project Management skill from allowing +1 research agent to +1 datacore lines, and let players create the datacores themselves using the structure and their science skills, with higher science skills yielding more datacores. It could roughly follow the current agent levels (science skill at level 1 would be akin to having a level 1 agent) for output (though, it would probably need a bit of a boost, depending on how much fuel the structure cost and how much it cost to build).
I like this concept but perhaps take it a bit further. Use thr same basic concept but but add in thar you jeed an item. Whether its a ship, module, ammo/charge, or rig that correlates to that skill. Depending on the lvl of the object it provides the base modifier while your skill in that paricular field adds to if not further multiplies it. Thus rendering cores at the approriate rate. In this way a guy with excellent skills can use a fairly mundane object for obvious benifit while someone who did not have the the skill would have to shell out a ton of cash for an item cool enough to give them the same level of return. |
Kenneth Fritz
DND Industries
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Posted - 2015.10.01 21:31:43 -
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For myself, I would like to see there being more input/interaction requirements for the creation of datacores not less. The current system requires very little input from the player, the trade-off being that the process is fairly slow.
So keeping in line with my own preferences I came up with an idea for how Datacore creation could be made GÇ£betterGÇ¥.
Make the process similar to reverse engineering. In that you need an item upon which the research is to be conducted that is related to the field of research you wish to conduct. i.e. A frequency crystal for laser physic or blaster module for plasma physics. The itemGÇÖs quality and specificity in regards to the field of research would contribute the speed at which the research progresses.
Other materials used could be the generic datacores you get from planetary interactions and well as the now obsolete R.Db.GÇÖs. These would be consumed with the creation of the target Datacore acting almost like fuel thus keeping in line with the whole modular structure fitting theyGÇÖve been discussing some of the other structures. The item that is used as the focus also has a chance to be consumed based on skills and time spent on the item. This setup would be fundamentally the same as the current but with some added components with the intent of making the player feel like there more a part of the research process.
On a side note a mild random output modifier for each cycle could give the research project a bit more of an active feeling. This function would not activate every time but when it did it would not always be a good thing.
An example for something good could be: GÇ£The project made great strides and has yielded some unexpected results.GÇ¥ The project this time yielded datacores for a field of research different from that of the target. The item would dictate which from which field based on which fields it can be used for. Or the more likely case would be additional units being produced this cycle.
Now an example of could go bad would be the obvious less units produced. Other options would be item is consumed during the process. The chance of this happening increases the longer the same item it used without being switched out/repaired. Now if things went really bad: GÇ£The mainframe contracted a computer virus during our research and has compromised all the datacores for this stage of the research.GÇ¥ The normal amount of materials are still consumed but the cycle only produced a hand full of datacores.
Who's your end of the world buddy?
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