Post by fallen on Jan 19, 2021 13:06:23 GMT -5
Across the stars, a Captain must travel through territory controlled by many different factions. Even the most zealous loyalist to a single faction knows how helpful it is to have contacts among at least a few of the other syndicates and great houses. The more powerful, the better. And even those Captains who operate in the shadows, under-the-table, or on the fringe know how useful it is to have a Prince in your pocket who can bail you out if things get too hot.
So in this challenge, we want to see how well you can cultivate your friendships in high places. At any point in your playthrough, if you have ...
- three “high places” (defined below) contacts
- from at least three different factions
- with at least 80 influence
... you can add up your personal reputation with those three contacts and submit your score. You may update your score at any point from within the same game, or submit multiple scores from new runs with new Captains.
“High places” contacts include:
- The Throne Room: High Prince, Prince, Duke, Court Scientist, Court Seer
- Faction Ministers: Diplomatic Consul, Faction Judge, Legal Consul, Politician
- Top Brass: Commander, FDF Commander, Naval Commander, Starport Commander
- Big Money: Mining Samrak, Ranking Executive, Smuggler Prince, Trade Czar, Magnate
- Big Brains: Retired Theoretician, Spymaster
Scoring Rules
Points will be awarded for:
[*] Sum of your Personal Reputation from your top 3 qualifying Contacts. Each contact must be from a different faction, and each must have 80+ Influence.
Bonus points for:
- +0.10x points if all three of your contacts having 90+ influence.
- +0.25x points if you have at least one officer from each of the factions of your 3 Contacts.
- +0.25x points for every difficulty level above Basic.
Note the bonuses are multiplicative. Therefore, you would get the calculation:
(Sum of Contact Personal Rep) x 1.1 (for all 3 Contacts have 90+ Influence) x 1.25 (for faction-matched officers) x 1.25 (for Normal diff)
Screenshots required:
- Each of your 3 contacts, showing your personal rep with them and their influence. (Tip: from the Known Contacts menu, sort by Rep or Influence to find them easily, and/or use faction filters.)
- Your crew (if going for multi-faction officers bonus points).
Further Discussion, Post Scores and Ask Questions
All scores, questions and chatter about the January community challenge should be routed to the Discussions forum thread:
steamcommunity.com/app/335620/discussions/0/3006682619654847940/