New module: something what will detect cloaked ships within 50 km radius. Not uncloak it, not make it visible, but will show in directional scanner that it's there lurking.

* Player modified modules *

Here is an idea i have. Think of faction or officer mods, but created by players.
It would work like this:
- Start with a standard blueprint for a T1 module
- Perform a new "R&D" operation that would allow the player to generate a limited run BPC with slightly better attributes.
- The R&D operation takes a lot of time and consume a lot of resources and incrementally improves a given attribute.

For instance if you perform this R&D operation on a standard warp scrambler BPC, you would be able to improve its optimal range by 2% each time. For each attribute type it would consume a different set of resources. The cost and the time needed for the R&D would reflect the power being added to the BPC.

This would even work on ship modules and allow additional slots (for example), better resists, better heat dissipation, better
velocity , cargohold etc.

This would add a whole new dimension to the game and make it lot more fun for both experienced and new players.

Balancing Concerns:

If we set the time and ISK cost for these R&D jobs, it would be possible to balance the power very similar to faction mods.
For instance if I create a cruiser with one extra slot or better resists, it should take me a few weeks and cost 40-50 million -
comparable to a faction cruiser. But in this case I get to make my own according to my needs.

Naming Concerns:

Each variant of a BPC should have an unique ID (like Vexor #1007). It would also be reflected in the module. A player who is the first to create a variant should be able to name the variant (Trillian's modified Vexor). Show info on a module (either ship in space, or module in a contract) should highlight the variant attributes.

I would really love to know what others think of this idea.

I agree about not being better than meta 14 quality. Infact each attribute can have a ceiling of how high it could go.

But why untradeable ? By making the BPCs limited run we are limiting the availability. I would anticipate the prices of these
modified ships/modules to be comparable to faction, so trading should be okay.

you would think the drone bay would be able to fix the drones without having to waste a valuable slot.
especially since drone boats have one slot less to begin with.

I wouldn't mind having a module or rig that increases warp speed.

If I'm flying a blockade runner or just zipping out for skill books, it would be nice to get there quicker.

You missed that one by a mile.

It isn't designed to bring ships to us. It is designed to cut down on the scanning bull. Again - you miss the point completely. Lets say a "skilled" pilot (which took months mind you) can scan down a solar system in 10 minutes. Lets say this new module at a POS or deployable can scan down the system in 30 minutes. IT IS VERY feasible because that is 10 minutes of my life I have back that I can run sites, work at my POS, read evemails, update buy orders, ,install build jobs, setup contracts, etc etc So what if it takes 30 minutes. I can be doing other things multitasking with this thing running. When it is done I run my sites or move on.

As far as interesting others - who cares! I am sure my POS interests others. I am sure my Rapier on Dscan interests others...point is moot! If it does bring more traffic because they see I have an automatic system scanner, who cares. XL Ship arrays do the same thing. Lots of things do.

Your last point - who cares what you want to do, it is not all about you. Lots of people like to multitask and your argument about logging on to get into the action is exactly why I suggest this module - so we can login and not have to do the tedious work of point and click just to get to the blowing ships up part.

You fail at reading comprehension sir - please uninstall EVE.

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