Moruvis
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Posted - 2007.11.17 22:07:00 -
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I believe that this was the origional intention of the super capitals, but it just never made it into the game.
I think that there are several problems with implimenting this kind of thing though. The first of these is what to do when the player piloting the supercap logs off, either all of the pilots that are docked in it have to undock, or they are aloud to remain docked. The problem with the first is that if the supercap is not accessable while the pilot isnt online then any assets that are sorted onboard cant be assessed at all = some annoyed people if the pilot goes on holliday or subscription runs out. The problem with the second is that the cap will be exposed in space with out a pilot and thus a target that could be attacked without any kind of deffence.
Of the two problems i think that the second is the best, and could actually add something further to the game. When the supercap pilot logs off, the supercap warps off to a random point (but this time it warps to somewhere that is more than 5 au from anything so that it isnt detectable by the onboard scanner). Then it reamins in space at this point similar to a POS, it has shields but when they run down it enters a reinforced mode which consumes stronts at a similar rate to large POS do, and enough space in the hold to last for 7 days. during this time it is still accessable for docking and undocking, but all services (other than asscessing items and ships) are offline. When the pilot next logs on the ship comes out of reinforced mode and plays like a normal supercap again but with 10% shields.
Another feature that would be nice would be, with ambulation, having a 'flight deck' that would basically allow that character to control the ship. The player that ownes the ship should have automatic control of the ship while online, after that there could be a corp class called 'Supercapital pilot' which gives those players access to the flight deck and thus the ability to pilot it. The ship should keep the skills bonus of the owner pilot while being piloted by another player.
Would love to see something like this in the game, would add another level of gameplay
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