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Post by ghrasp on Feb 18, 2011 14:51:00 GMT -5
When the game decides an encounter in space will happen, I would like the chance to avoid it. Before I get to the encounter screen perhaps my sensor officer should have a chance of detecting them before they see me. This would allow me to "run silent run deep" and duck into a nebulae or hide on the darkside of a nearbt moon. This would probably double water use for that turn wouldn't it?
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Post by ryan on Feb 18, 2011 18:22:28 GMT -5
I think its already kind of incorporated into the 'stealth' skill. Higher stealth means you avoid encounters.
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Post by Cory Trese on Feb 18, 2011 18:26:13 GMT -5
In the following order ...
- Stealth
- Speed
- Small
- Efficient (Fully Crewed, Happy)
- Good Pilot
- Empty Hold
- Low Weapon Counts
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Post by ryan on Feb 18, 2011 19:29:19 GMT -5
thanks for the complete breakdown Cory  |
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Post by Cory Trese on Feb 18, 2011 20:50:21 GMT -5
sorry I should have said here are the top 7 of 15, excluding ones that are outside of player control like
- Green Zone
- Red Zone
- Near Edge of Map
- Near Capital
- In Orbit
- Rumor
- Conflict
- Recent Combat
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Post by ryan on Feb 20, 2011 2:02:55 GMT -5
so.... stealth is #1 still? or is Green Zone #1 and stealth #9 lol
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Post by spike on Mar 3, 2011 7:30:37 GMT -5
Does the existing Stealth system assumes you want to always avoid encounters though? whereas you might want to have the option of sneaking a look at the potential target/enemy, and then deciding whether to avoid or engage.
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Post by oldalchemist on Mar 3, 2011 9:14:26 GMT -5
I think that if you're looking for a fight, it assumes you'll hit the Patrol button.
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 5, 2011 18:27:11 GMT -5
oldalchemist -- correct, patrol uses Stealth but for sneaking up on interesting ships
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 5, 2011 18:27:31 GMT -5
patrol is also the way to use all the merchants / merchant fleets / refugee rumors
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Post by oldalchemist on Mar 7, 2011 10:36:06 GMT -5
I'm unclear on the purpose of those rumors. What are they for? Is it supposed to point out easy pickings for piracy?
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Post by Cory Trese on Mar 7, 2011 15:40:32 GMT -5
There is one that means '500% more merchants' and '300% more pirates'
There is one that means '250% more valuable cargo' and '100% more pirates'
There is another that means '200% more shuttles' and '200% more illegal cargo'
Those are GROSS oversimplifications. none of the commerce rumors can be boiled down to simple explanations -- but above is what they get pirates.
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