Corkboards

[Lance_Uppercut]

Has this type of thing been discussed?
Search says no, but just in case, no hard feelings for accidental rehashing.

But yeah, corkboards / public listings available at all bases?

Idea 1:
Something along the lines of postable and readable messages to fill up the "news" section of the bar.
It could function as a place to post bounties, recent faction development, or just a bit of "hello/etc."

This goes along the lines of the in-game advertising thread being discussed, though might be an easier thing to add.

Of course, I'm not totally sure how we could implement something like this, perhaps flhook something like /post {message...} when docked at a base. It'll auto limit messages to reasonable little bits anyhow. Make it cost 500k or something like that to avoid spam.

Idea 2:
A way to call/view which other ships (characters) are presently docked (logged in OR logged out) on a base. I suppose using the same search functions /fm and /fi use, but for location rather than name.

Something like /others while docked would print:

Code:

Other ships located at {base/planet}:
-This guy
-That guy
-The other guy
-Some guy
-Some other guy
-[Admin]Agmen's.Contest

Seems like if you were at Planet Manhattan, you would be able to know who else is there/parked there.
Useful for police and bounty hunters, and also just something to make the game more interesting if not flooded with info.

My limited brainpower is burgeoning.
Thoughts?

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::The Pennsylvania Liberation Force