Tesal
Red Frog Investments Blue Sky Consortium
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Posted - 2007.10.31 00:05:00 -
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I would really like to have ring tones and blinking for my ship for several reasons.
1. The can is full when I mine, a beep would be nice to wake me up. This could be a nice gang feature too if it could be tied to jet cans, perhaps a plink meter that counts somehow, so haulers know when cans are full, maybe a clunk sound and a blink on your gang list when a can gets filled and a whoosh sound when it gets emptied that is more distinct and specific so you know your particular can has been emptied.
2. When I haul, I would like to know when ppl with poor security ratings are in system, especially in low sec. Being able to pick a tone that lets me know how many are in system would be great, perhaps beeping once for each person. One ton for ppl for red blinkers would be great. Another tone for war targets would be nice too, so I can know when they come and leave, like "da-dee" when they enter system, and "dee-da" when they leave. If I could pick that tone, I would be happy.
3. When I get locked, a lock tone I can pick would be nice. Maybe a couple of beep choices would be nice, or Aura saying "your ship has been locked". When I haul I am usually semi-afk. I would know to pay attention to my ship then. It could also be a yellow blinking light or both, like when I get a phone call I can turn off the sound and still have the blinking light, similar to how corp/gang chat blinks, except have it much bigger.
4. When I get fired on, being able to pick an alarm, and turn it on and off would be nice, and some way to know what SIZE of gun is firing on me, so I know if it is a small T1 blaster or a medium T2 blaster, some kind of definitive weapon report, even between ammo types would be great. That way I can hear the alarm when I am standing nearby, and immediately know if I am being shot by which drones (heavy/light), guns or missiles, and what kind. I could also know what kind of damage is being done to my gang mates. I would also like different sounds for different ships that I can turn on and off. You might say "look at your readouts", but I am busy micromanaging, and don't want to spend all my time gawking at who is shooting me. If I hear it I can quickly assimilate it, know the entire battlefield, and not even have to see the screen. Two key sounds are for actions that web or do warp jamming.
I would be happy having to train a basic skill to get these alerts or put a module on my ship that would give me alerts, perhaps an intel module that autoscans a system in a high slot would be best.
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