Two ideas and a peev

[cowabductor]

I've been playing the game off and on for a while and just discovered the board. I love the game but there send to always be one thing that stops me on impossible, my own faction. I will be landing in my planet, get stop pied by my faction, hit ignore, and go down in a blaze of torpedoes. Same faction combat shouldn't happen unless initiate by the player.
For my ideas, the first one is more of a help to all players, deep-space space stations. If earth can put a space station in orbit in less than 50 years, why can't the cadar use their torpedo tech to plant one in deep space (without boeing it up). There's a lot of empty space and nothing to full it. Also, it wouldn't need Sun planted next to it.
My second idea is for a new elite class. We already do missions for a faction against another faction, have a class that has a small (2-5%) chance if inciting a solar war or trade war it something. They could have double rp gains during a solar war, discounted prices during a trade war, and 75% rp gains with non-staying faction. It would be more fun to add the ideas of territory gain/loss.
Another thing I just thought of is having another menu option to see other skips in the area do our pirates can choose who to prey on without having to go very far from their home planet. If no one is there, they move on.
Last suggestion before I get back to work, include a wait button in the spice hall. It would be nice to not have to wastefuel or money to eat too the weeks until the palace opens so I can finally finish my contact. You can even throw in some negative morale for x amount of weeks.
Thanks for taking three time to address your regulars corey, you just don't see that kind of business and support anymore.

[cowabductor]

Sorry for grammar mistakes and wrong words, phones are hard to post with.

[blackgauntlet]

Hello there, new person!

Actually, if you got stopped by a captain from your faction, why didn't you acknowledge him? If I were ignored, I'd punch that guy so hard, he'd wake up seeing his nuts first thing in the morning.

For your other 2 ideas, it was already given months ago. Probably see them in ST2 instead of ST1 though.

And, yeah, we can empathise with you on that one...

[cowabductor]

I must have not looked hard enough for them.
The option to acknowledge wasn't there, otherwise I would have done... we know how unforgiving it can be in impossible. After 20 captains, I still can't seem to go pass level 6 (that record was set today). I'm still digging in the tips section to progress tho.

[slayernz]

The "Acknowledge" might not be there if you don't have trade permit and are carrying some restricted goods. IN that case you only get "Surrender".

If you are just starting out, avoid the lure of restricted goods until you get a permit. As you say, in Impossible, early hostile encounters are almost instant death.

You can still watch for rumors for shortages, and build up money enough to buy yourself something to reduce the fuel-bill. Get your reputation up enough to get a trade permit, then trade.

Okay - so that's my approach - the higher the difficulty, the more diplomacy you need to engage in.

[Eldreden]

If i remember correct pirates dont leave you alone till rank 6 even with a permit, i could be wrong though.

[slayernz]

If they are of the faction that you have a permit with, and you have +RP, then they almost certainly should be leaving you alone. You won't get the "Acknowledge" ... you only get "Surrender", but if you "Ignore" them, they retreat as well.

[Cory Trese]

Pirates raid Merchants and honor Trade Permits.

If you want to avoid Pirates, get a Trade Permit.

If you want to avoid Military Ships, get a Rank.

[blackgauntlet]

If you want to avoid Cadar, play another game. ;D