Okay, to avoid whinging from certain fronts, here are the suggestions that I've been thinking about, and I've been trying to put some thought into them first, before posting rubbish. I wanted to post about fixing existing systems before building new ones, but, well, here it goes...
Renaming the current Canadian systems to have more American names. Florida would be a prime example. Add in Miami as a station, liner or planet under Spa and Cruise.
Make Canadian systems, such as Ontario and Alberta break off from maybe Edinburgh or the Taus, as another link between Bretonia and Liberty.
They would, of course, be in development, mostly under BMM and Planetform control, with Bowex and the Zoners having some presence. Ice clouds would be plentiful in Alberta, perhaps with a Hacker base such as 'Calgary'. In fact, Hackers, Gaians and maybe Mollies would have a strong presence in these areas, but there would likely be lucrative trade runs for such border areas, with lane parts, terraforming gases and the like being required.
Since they'd be out of the way of heavily populated and policed areas, and in keeping with historical precedent, I imagine that a 'Vancouver' system or station, with a Cryer presence selling Synthetic Marijuana would be great too.
Unselie, Adrian has just as much right to put his suggestions, which relate to the original topic, on this forum as you do. People are allowed to disagree here.
On Topic:
The 5 vanilla Liberty systems were all named after states (though, New York is mainly based around NYC landmarks). Given the existence of Alberta system, I think that saying that it's the Californian locale is stretching it a bit. Just my thoughts.
3 pages of Americans and Canadians arguing about names of the systems :lol:
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On topic then....
When I first found then in 4.83 I thought they were just about useless (for traders/military)
But now when flying for LH I think they are really great... as I can come to Colorado or NY that way faster and safer than trough California. There just happens to be way to many independents in capships playing police in NY.
Sad thing is that they are empty.
So my suggestions:
- I don't think the big companies/industry/civilians should go in them, so no trade lanes or bases like that
- I would add some asteroid fields and other "decorations" and an LH base in Alberta as proposed. (and yes I'm biased on this one)
- LH/Rogues NPCs in Ontario
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If the LHs get a base in that belt of systems I want Xeno NPCs in Ontario seeing as you find Xeno patrols around the Colorado>Ontario JH. The Xenos also have the closest base to the JH making it even more viable for them to be there. Plus if there is Bretonian comercial interest they would resist any development in the systems and engage in pirate/terrorist activity due to their hate of outsiders to halt the construction. This could help to get Xenos in the storyline as well...
Let's try not to go over-board on just adding stuff for the sake of it...
Seen Tekagis treasure? ( I think its that mod anyway)
They've added in Planet Paris, loads of other random pointless systems and planets...
We're trying to keep the original feel of Freelancer, adding stuff just randomly will destroy that SO quickly, lets add Romania! Bulgaria! Hell, let's remake Europe in this!
It holds common grounds with Real life situations around the world, doesn't match them EXACTLY though.
They're just using the names of things around the world, I personally think it's 'cause they're too damn lazy to think of their own names.. Wales has no mention what so ever, except Cardiff station ( I think, anybody with a greater knowledge of geography is free to correct me if needed ), which is in Cambridge, "Oh noes that isn't realistic! We must move it! To " ... Maybe it's national pride, I duno... I just get the feeling that, they didn't pick the names carefully, after much thought... More kinda... :
"Oh, Battleship Yukon, that sounds OK, we'll dump that outside planet Los Angeles, Oh! There's another idea!"
( Yes, that's right, there's already a Yukon. Really want to re-use it? )
Get the picture..?
If you want to IMPROVE them, ok, sure, add some eye-candy, maybe a few SMALL bases, don't make it into a major system... and no "Planet Toronto"
Thank you gezza.
A few solar objects, and one or two manmade bases.
Perhaps a tradelane construction project.
Expansion, if worked into the storyline, doesn't change the freelancerish feel.
But nothing that would involve retconning, these things have to be new.
' Wrote:On Topic:
The 5 vanilla Liberty systems were all named after states (though, New York is mainly based around NYC landmarks). Given the existence of Alberta system, I think that saying that it's the Californian locale is stretching it a bit. Just my thoughts.
California, Colorado and the connected systems of Yukon, Alberta, uh... is Alaska connected (?), and Ontario/California:Dare all in or near of the Rocky Mountains give or take a few seconds at cruise speed. Maybe that's connections. Or maybe I wasted 10 seconds of your life getting you to read this. Woohoo!
' Wrote:California, Colorado and the connected systems of Yukon, Alberta, uh... is Alaska connected (?), and Ontario/California:Dare all in or near of the Rocky Mountains give or take a few seconds at cruise speed. Maybe that's connections. Or maybe I wasted 10 seconds of your life getting you to read this. Woohoo!