Re: Galaxy: trading ?

From: Sam Craig <samcraig@io.com>

Date: Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Paul van der Valk wrote:
>
> - Introduce a tech factor that can increase planet size and/or
> resources.

This idea was bandied around about a year ago. Coincidentally enough
thats how long its been since I played; so maybe its been discussed
since then. I like this idea and I never saw any reason posted why it
would be bad. Nothings come of it yet.

> In 'reality' this would mean that further planet
> exploitation takes place underground (or something).

The rest of the solar system.
Ganemeade, a moon over Saturn, is about the size of Earth and has an
atmosphere of sorts.

>Planets will need
> to produce 'size_increment' (better name?)

P Heavens_Gate LIFESUPPORT

>
>  - Perhaps a cloacking tech level: you can't see ships with a cloaking
> factors 2 times higher than yours.
>

Interesting. I'd like it more if it were something like the level
determines what tonnage of ship can move unseen TL 1= 1 ton(in blind you
can't see one tons approaching as is) TL 2=25 TL 3=50 (BOMBERS!) TL 4=75
etc.

>
>
>  - I like the classical RPG concept of spending experience gained from
> battle on certain qualities. Can't think of something usable in Galaxy
> ATM.
>

Ships that survive a battle get +5% tech each battle?
This would help keep fleets from becoming out of date and encourage
players to hold certain fleets more near and dear to them than others;
personalize the game a bit.

Or, each race gets four generals. Each player names his generals as he
sees fit. You can name a ship of a ship type to a general of yout
choice. if that ship is destroyed you've lost that general permanately.
Each general assigns some bonus to his ship or the fleet that the ship
resides in. Each race has identical stats in generals to keep it
balanced.

GeneralOne +25% tech to drive of his fleet.
GeneralTwo +30%/+20% tech to shield/weapons of his ship.
GeneralThree +1 tech to cloaking of his fleet.
GeneralFour +20% tech for his ship.

N GeneralOne Montgomery
J Montgomery 101
D FLEET Montgomerys_Mauraders
J 101 Montgomerys_Mauraders
N GeneralTwo Hannibal
J Hannibal 140
D FLEET Hannibals_Harriers
J 140 140 Hannibals_Harriers

etc.

You could assign more than one generals ship to a fleet, making the
fleet stronger but giving it more to lose in a fiasco.

Thinking out loud,
Sam Craig

References

Re: Galaxy: trading ?
poing@luna.nl (Paul van der Valk)
Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Galaxy: trading ?
phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett)
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Galaxy: trading ?
poing@luna.nl (Paul van der Valk)
Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000
Galaxy: trading ?
phy3dxl3@sun1.bham.ac.uk (Mr D Lovett)
Thu, 02 Oct 1997 00:00:00 +0000