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Amazinite / Shields-Up

The (in)famous Shields Up plugin for Endless Sky!
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Lock androids/bots behind a quest #55

Closed Amazinite closed 7 years ago

Amazinite commented 7 years ago

MZ removed androids for a reason; they're powerful outfits that don't make much sense to be tier 1 outfits. As such, I think we should lock all AI/bot/android outfits behind a quest of some sorts, likely involving the Deep and/or the Kor automatons.

Disiuze commented 7 years ago

Agreed, maybe a chain for each type of bot so it feels like takes time to develop.

Amazinite commented 7 years ago

I was thinking first the development of the AI Mainframe and normal androids that reduce crew (removing the current Crew Card outfit) and then do more missions to develop the two three combat and two mechanic bots.

E: the final thing to be unlocked would be the automation matrix.

Amazinite commented 7 years ago

What do you think about giving the combat and mechanical androids "required crew" 1 and bunks 1 so that they act as actual crew in the case of boarding, and cost "salaries" as maintenance costs on the androids or materials needed for repairs and ammunition? Not sure how that would work out mixing normal androids and specialized androids, though.

In the end, maybe we should just remove required-crew reducing outfits.

Edit: Yeah, we should ditch the androids that reduce crew capacity and instead go with only the automation matrix. That way you wouldn't have the problem with mixing androids, since you wouldn't be able to pilot your own ship to board people with the matrix installed (I think).

Edit: #56 Yup

Phil-Morley commented 7 years ago

Possibly the same for Skylance rifles? they are cool and I see their value but have 1-2 mid game makes you very overpowered for capturing human ships, perhaps they should only be available on a some planets that require jump drive or some similar limiter?

Amazinite commented 7 years ago

As of right now, I have the Dominion ships using androids, and their ships have built in bot capacities. Whatever quest happens to lock androids, it should probably relate to the Dominion.

Amazinite commented 7 years ago

The Skylance Rifles will also eventually get some sort of quest, but that's part of Pompano's mod so it's really up to him at this point.

Amazinite commented 7 years ago

Outsourced to a card in the To do or consider column of the roadmap project.