Proposal: ID changes for 4.87

[AeternusDoleo]

Your just repeating yourself, what cant you do under "may hunt lawfuls" that you could do under "may treat" lines?

Blow up all transports without making a demand. That's why that line is gone except in VERY specific cases. (Nomads - who can't demand cargo or credits, Mercs - who need the kill to claim, and specific cargo types that specific unlawful factions would want to destroy outright).

So yea, gone by intend to make the playing field level. I understand this restricts the Maquis and Xenos a little bit - but the IDs as they are are potential gameplay issues with people throwing a /l1 /l2 *fire torpedoes* style of weak roleplay. Sources of grieving I'm trying to prevent and all that.

RoS ID: I wasn't aware that faction used capital ships still (they're a bit small for it). I'll adjust the ID - a player faction one isn't that big of a problem - abuse of the privilege can bite the faction in the rear.

AI ID: Has less rephacks then the Freelancer ID, so the cargo limitation on it is fair. They are basically nonhuman Freelancers (with a Cruiser and some limitations on said Cruiser). The ID used to not have transport allowance at all, just the AI Cruiser and Drone. Would have been simpler to keep it at that in hindsight...
Automatic unwelcome doesn't mean "can't dock on planet/base xx". AI ID having actual rephacks to house lawfuls would resolve this issue as well, but I'm not sure there's a precedent for that (a law requiring vehicles larger then a fighter to have a pilot would be neat - but again, not yet there). I don't care if it hasn't been used as much like this, given time, it will be. Only a matter of time before we get the first "Trade Drone Inc.", so it is fixed before it becomes a problem.

Henderson: Yea, getting whined at from 30-odd sources tends to erode ones patience. Try and voice your opinion a bit more graceful next time.

Hone: Privateers with Outcasts makes sense. Will change.

About the UC: I need to know what this faction wants to become. Getting the following:
- Mercenaries (Siriuswide)
- Escorts for lawfuls (Siriuswide)
- Black market runners (Gallia)
- Privateers (for Gallia)
- Pirates (Gallic border or even in Gallia)
- Quasilawful traders with full access to GRN bases in the conquered areas
All this combined is a bit much when you compare it to the other Gallic factions. Mercenary isn't a niche that is filled yet in Gallia. But Privateering if you're not even in the Royalist camp anymore? Or access what are basically frontline military bases? Seems a bit off if you ask me. Another issue is that several of these roles require a different ZoI and can't really be combined without opening the use of the ID to some serious loopholes.

If the GJ are more pro-royalist then the UC, then they'd be more suited for the Privateering role. I'll see if something like that can be arranged.

Hone: Police and Navy ships generally don't leave their ZoI. Running convoys is the domain of the trade factions. I see no reason for the BPA to be assigned a Siriuswide escort role. Each house has it's own prisons to drop prisoners off on. Beyond that, contract Bowex (or Gateway) to do it.

About the "Can't dock on" lines (Kruger/Daumann request): Discussed this with the other admins, it's been decided to remove all those lines and handle it through the rephacks instead. Less rulelawyering if the system enforces it and all... If Kruger/Daumann don't have rephacks against eachother, they can dock on eachother's bases. Be aware that the factions will be responsible for handling the fallout from this (Kruger diamond miners from Solarius and the likes will be a legal move as far as server rules are concerned).

Ageira hunts Solar because Solar is the only other faction with access to gate/lane tech. Expensive ripoffs - about twice the size of the Ageira built gates/lanes, but they work

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