Post by Kelvin Zero on Feb 14, 2011 1:08:35 GMT -5
First off I would like to say I'm really enjoying Star Traders RPG. I remember the earlier versions well before Elite even showed up and it is a dramatic evolution from what it was compared to how it is now.
Anyway, I had a few wishes I wanted to present:
1) For Captains playing careful merchants or smugglers wanting to avoid combat a means of improving your chances of predicting trouble near you could be useful. While cranking up your stealth helps, the better option is to not get close in the first place. One option could be a Navigation Officer. Getting a bonus for Electronics on board, they could stop the ship and alert you for dangerous ships ahead. Of course this only works if the game has ships lying in wait for you instead of calculating the likelihood of you encountering a ship every time you move. If it is more of a calculation then the Navigation Officer would lower your risk of hostile encounters.
2) Would it be possible to change the color of our ships? I have no idea what it would entail programming wise, but it would be neat to be able to have color selections available at the Docks. Perhaps different factions prefer certain color combinations.
3) I find it odd the Zoom Map uses the Vae Victus as your marker irregardless of what ship you really have. Is there a way to have the marker match your current ship?
Anyway, I had a few wishes I wanted to present:
1) For Captains playing careful merchants or smugglers wanting to avoid combat a means of improving your chances of predicting trouble near you could be useful. While cranking up your stealth helps, the better option is to not get close in the first place. One option could be a Navigation Officer. Getting a bonus for Electronics on board, they could stop the ship and alert you for dangerous ships ahead. Of course this only works if the game has ships lying in wait for you instead of calculating the likelihood of you encountering a ship every time you move. If it is more of a calculation then the Navigation Officer would lower your risk of hostile encounters.
2) Would it be possible to change the color of our ships? I have no idea what it would entail programming wise, but it would be neat to be able to have color selections available at the Docks. Perhaps different factions prefer certain color combinations.
3) I find it odd the Zoom Map uses the Vae Victus as your marker irregardless of what ship you really have. Is there a way to have the marker match your current ship?
