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Updating proposal - Lance_Uppercut - 04-22-2010
First, a question about updating the mod: How long does it take to prepare and release an update to the RC? 4.85 had three of them (right?) and they came a few months apart.
Some of them had some big changes (bombers getting new guns!) and some not as big (re-tooling, mostly).
But what if the updates were "simply" infocard/news updates for the bars and other happenings? Perhaps slight tweaks in the economy (nothing major necessitating balance checking), too.
Would that take a lot of work, know-how, or time?
What I'm getting at is we should have more of them, if it's not really any of the above. Along the lines of some of the other discussions going on lately, it seems we could use some dynamic elements to help break the day-to-day.
I remember back at one of the updates... something to do with a Freeport (right?) running severely short of water supplies, so the price was spiked a bit and there were news alerts for the event in most of the bigger bases. That was awesome! I was seriously hoping that kind of thing would happen more.
I'd envision something along the lines of weekly or biweekly "updates" just aggregating the in-RP server activities of that week.
- [RM] beats [LN] in Texas? Bars in Liberty and Rhineland alike should be abuzz about it.
Quote:PLANET MANHATTAN - In stunning fashion, the Liberty Navy's 4th fleet, under the command of (leader) suffered a hard-fought loss in the Texas System at the hands of (leader) of the Rheinland Military's 2nd incursion force. Both forces have reportedly left the system to regroup.- The Keepers take out a few significant BHG| ships? The Omicrons will probably be alerted to it.
Quote:FREEPORT 11 - Troubling news out of Omicron Delta this week, as the Bounty Hunters Guild reports the loss of (capship,) a cruiser division, to Nomad aggression. Flyers in Omicron Delta are warned to stay clear of sector C4.- Independent pirates make a few big kills in a row in Magellan? Corporate bases would be sending out alerts, no?
Quote:NEWARK STATION - Following a series of deadly encounters with known pirate (name), Interspace Commerce is issuing a trade alert through the Magellan system. All Liberty traders are urged to travel in numbers and avoid contact with this pilot at all costs.
Short and sweet, hopefully nothing painstaking or time-consuming.
And of course if there's not much activity, no need to issue an update.
Hmm.
It's a few reasons why I'm bringing it up -- underused feature, potential for RP-making, helping attract newbies to x, y, z factions and groups... the usual.
But mostly it's about keeping things interesting/fresh. Really getting that immersion feeling going on again. Giving the players a bit of a say in what's going on, but not so much as to really affect the mod and the game in general. (Striking a balance, I hope)
Hopefully, this idea won't be too lofty and won't step on anyone's RP toes.
Updating proposal - Boss - 04-22-2010
Heh, regarding the Keepers taking out an important BHG ship...
Ouroboros took out the Athena (before getting taken down by the Artemis, Koro, and Peacemaker)
But, rumors/infocards can be updated on the server. Been done before, actually.
Updating proposal - Bobthemanofsteel - 04-22-2010
I swear to god I posted a reply on this.
Well, my answer in short was 'Eff yes, this would be awesome'
Updating proposal - sovereign - 04-22-2010
The Freeport 14 water crisis was FLHooked entirely, as I recall. It's doable, and I'd love to see more of it.
Updating proposal - Lance_Uppercut - 04-22-2010
' Wrote:Heh, regarding the Keepers taking out an important BHG ship...
Ouroboros took out the Athena (before getting taken down by the Artemis, Koro, and Peacemaker)
Thought you'd enjoy that;)
Updating proposal - Geromix - 04-22-2010
Yes.
This should certainly happen if it is possible.
Updating proposal - jxie93 - 04-22-2010
Great news for those who actually spend time in the bar reading the God-knows-how-long-it-was-before-it-got-updated news.
I like reading the news, but the majority of the players probably don't. That's why the effort of updating news might be out of proportion with the benefit it actually brings.
Updating proposal - Zukeenee - 04-22-2010
It would be interesting, but it would also mean that players have more of an effect on the universe at large.
When, say, the [RM] beats the [LN] in Texas, and a news post is made about it, then it is, in my eyes, accepted as solid canon in the Discovery story.
If a fleet of Outcast capital ships and fighters comes to invade Gamma and succeeds, and then goes on to inhabit Omicron 94, that would probably also be news-worthy. But if a news story is made about it, then I'd see that as canon. And so, in-RP, the Corsairs would be wiped out.
Well, maybe that's going too far. And we could always pick and choose which stories are worthy of being put in the news.
I'm just afraid that this puts too much power in the hands of the players, see what I'm getting at?
Updating proposal - peter123 - 04-22-2010
' Wrote:If a fleet of Outcast capital ships and fighters comes to invade Gamma and succeeds, and then goes on to inhabit Omicron 94, that would probably also be news-worthy. But if a news story is made about it, then I'd see that as canon. And so, in-RP, the Corsairs would be wiped out.
Oh yeah. Let wipe out all corsairs and put casts dreads evrywhere. Yes i agree events like this will add some spice to discovery but it also will hurt other factions. We must be carefull to save forum from hundreds whinig threads.
Updating proposal - Lance_Uppercut - 04-22-2010
' Wrote:It would be interesting, but it would also mean that players have more of an effect on the universe at large.
When, say, the [RM] beats the [LN] in Texas, and a news post is made about it, then it is, in my eyes, accepted as solid canon in the Discovery story.
If a fleet of Outcast capital ships and fighters comes to invade Gamma and succeeds, and then goes on to inhabit Omicron 94, that would probably also be news-worthy. But if a news story is made about it, then I'd see that as canon. And so, in-RP, the Corsairs would be wiped out.
Well, maybe that's going too far. And we could always pick and choose which stories are worthy of being put in the news.
I'm just afraid that this puts too much power in the hands of the players, see what I'm getting at?
Right, well we gotta avoid that. Obviously, we could understate what happened for the sake of "omg, they took over a system for 2 hours? Jeez, let's just say they won a skirmish" ... that way it's still noted and interesting to hear about but doesn't challenge/change cannon RP.
There's a balance that must be had, of course.
(And obviously if something stupid (see above) actually happens, there's no reason we MUST publish it! haha)