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Badden: Police! RUN! - Monk - 03-13-2008
So, I've been playing on Plasmafire recently and have been taking note of things that I think could be valuable to Discovery. One thing that I am most entranced by is the lights available on ships. While talking to an Admin on that server I noticed he was logging off and logging on with different light setups. I asked him about it while we were flying about trying to work out some bugs. He told me that the lights can be equipped, but only in Ioncross by an Admin. He then went on to tell me that he used to do this for players on another server for a modest credit fee.
I thought this was just the grandest thing and made me think that the various police factions that have popped up on disco could use some good ole red and blue police lights. This would of course be done upon request to the Admins and would require the necessary RP to precede it, i.e. "I'm a cop." The restrictions would be required so people won't just be flying around with whatever lights for no reason. Furthermore this isn't custom content so permission from the other modder wouldn't be needed, although borrowing a few of the graphics updates, like nebulas, wouldn't be a bad thing. My only other concern is whether or not this would cause problems running the server.
So, whadda ya say....Police lights yes or no? Please give reasons.
Badden: Police! RUN! - Jwnantze - 03-13-2008
sounds good, but could there be lag problems with it?
Badden: Police! RUN! - Jinx - 03-13-2008
sure thing. - lights would be a little treat to RP the police according to what its supposed to be. - its a good idea. my vote for it...
edit: are those lights really visible from a respectable range? or just at extremely close range...
Badden: Police! RUN! - chopper - 03-13-2008
Nah, it wouldn't cause lag. I am all for it! Jeff wants it! Now!
Though not really for independents.. I'v seen a BS with LPI ID recently.. Imagine that one with the lights..
Limited to official police factions only!
Badden: Police! RUN! - Monk - 03-13-2008
They can be made brighter from what I could tell...but making them too bright could be distracting...Perhaps bright enough to be seen from say 2-3k away?
Badden: Police! RUN! - Qunitinius~Verginix - 03-13-2008
I think this would be cool! I vote for it, but I don't think independents should get them.
Verg
Badden: Police! RUN! - Stoat - 03-13-2008
Yes, yes, yes to official police factions only.
If it happens, EVERYONE would join a police force.
Quick, leg it, it's the rozzers!!
Badden: Police! RUN! - bluntpencil2001 - 03-13-2008
Awesome!
This would be slick.
Maybe in the next mod version, police IDs could have this as a side-effect?
However, I do remember things like this happening in Disco... it can be used to affect turning because different lights have different masses, like putting Osiris lights on lighter ships to slow them down and improve aiming can be used as an exploit.
Badden: Police! RUN! - Jihadjoe - 03-13-2008
Caught by the fuzzz,
While I was still on the buzz....
ahh supergrass, whatever happend to them.
Yeh I love the idea, it gets my vote anytime.
Badden: Police! RUN! - LordInsanity - 03-13-2008
like the idea, all up for it