Faction-Specific Component Suggestions

[resistor]

Some suggestions for when faction-specific components are implemented

Moklumnue Clan

Trader's Great Hold - large component: +42 cargo; +100 fuel
High fuel capacity makes this component good for long distance trading

Steel Song Clan

Song Prison Cellblock - medium component: +4 prisoners; +10% payment
I think it would be fitting for the faction most known for BHs to have an improved version of Prison Cellblock, which normally just gives +3 prisoners

Steel Song Lance - medium component: lance with 65% crippling chance
You could say this makes sense in the lore because it's something bounty hunters might use to soften up foes for boarding, but really this is just a selfish request, as lances are my favorite guns and SSC is my favorite faction

House Thulun

Royal Luxury Cabin - medium component: +1 passenger; +20% mission payment
Royal Luxury Suites - large component: +3 passenger; +20% mission payment
Normal luxury passenger rooms give +10% mission payment, so the Thulunian versions would be superior with +20%

House Zenrin

Radiation Treatment Bay - medium component: +7 medical rating; +20 radiation resist
I imagine Zenrin would have been forced to develop technologies like this since they suffered the most damage in the Guild War

[Cory Trese]

Very cool ideas. I look forward to adding them.

[resistor]

A few more suggestions, mostly inspired by faction bonuses from earlier ST games

Thulun

Ancient Gravcannon Replica - large component - most powerful gravcannon
inspired by the fact that the Thulun cutter is the only ship in st4X that uses gravcannons

Rychart

Rychart Spy Engine - Engine component - Engine with the highest speed
Inspired by how Rychart ships in the St1 ship designer can get +6 max sails

Also, it would be interesting if Rychart could get a weapon inspired by Xeno weapon designs. Of all the factions, they seem most likely to reverse-engineer the functions of a Xeno weapon.

Javat

Javati engine - engine component - Engine with the highest agility
inspired by how Jav gets a +6 bonus to max reactors in st1 ship designer

Zenrin

Monument X1 Plasma Cannon - medium/large component - ancient plasma cannon design painstakingly preserved in Zenrin records
inspired by how the Zenrin war barge ship from st4x was one of two ships that could use plasma cannons

[tenbsmith]

Javat
Mobile Excevator - Provides the quantity of resources collected when Exploring.

[resistor]

Nov 27, 2017 10:12:14 GMT -5 tenbsmith said:

Javat
Mobile Excevator - Provides the quantity of resources collected when Exploring.

I think Javat is already planned to have such a thing. "Javati Reaper-Mech" is a large component that gives +20 resources when exploring.

[fallen]

Yep We already started creating some of these.

[Aimstrong]

Nice suggestions.
To reduce the impact on the start of the game/balancing issues, mid late game upgrades (pricey but efficient in giving flavor to factions and ship builds) would be really welcome like: 

Some factions should specialize:
+armor (maybe Cadar/Zernin)
+hull (maybe Cadar/Zernin)
+shield (don't have a clue on which faction would fit )
efficient components eg +10% component health  (don't have a clue on which faction would fit )
+cripple (Steel Song seems to fit as suggested by resistor)
+crit
+gunnery
+electronics (rychart seems to fit)
+navigation
+engine speed
+engine agility
+piloting
+to hit(accuracy) but heavy
-to hit(accuracy) but high critical and with specific component targeting (like engine/weapons)

maybe + ship-ops (some people on this forum like to get their ship ops less from crew dogs/gunners and more from mechanics/etechs)

Alta Mesa specific

Alta Mesa Bridge 3/4 (upgrade): gets more Piloting than other factions
Alta Mesa Mass Dampeners 3/4 (upgrade): reduces mass more than other factions

Cheers.

[fallen]

Aimstrong - thanks for the feedback! Faction-specific upgrades will be a big part of the new additions for the EA period.

[Brutus Aurelius]

My suggestion is Cadar having the best Torp/Missile systems