(03-30-2016, 05:56 PM)Sheekochan Wrote: Welp, you just said that Nomads did not make sense in vanilla because they were incomplete if we are making parallels with what you said about the rings. Incomplete =/= not making sense Lyth, incomplete =/= not canon, Lyth. That's the thing, Hispanic Docking Rings are canon and making sense, I already see nice explanation with the LH in this thread. Probably hispanic rings should have an original design and be a part of original Hispanic tech.

(03-30-2016, 06:02 PM)Snak3 Wrote: But seriously. From a thread "You can't do that" we move into Ageira "can't have it" (it = monopoly).

My solution is rather simple.

Lawfuls must obtain Docking Rings from Ageira Technologies for safety precautions for general civilian population.

Unlawfuls can build planetary outpost and attempt planetary landing ( http://i.imgur.com/COX2crg.png ) with "enforced ship hulls".

Quasi-Lawfuls can choose method that fits more with diplomacy ( For example, GMG would use Docking Rings, while Junkers would use outpost )

(03-30-2016, 04:20 PM)Snak3 Wrote:

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Jump Gate and Trade Lane Parts are exclusively manufactured at the Ageira Technologies facility in the Colorado system and are delivered to individual construction sites as necessary. These components are sealed in scanner-proof, tamper-proof white boxes that can only be opened with complex biometric keys. The boxes are also designed to detonate if opened outside of an authorized facility. Additional security measures are confidential, but Ageira has never failed to recover a missing white box.

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Pueblo Station is the main Ageira Trade Lane and Gate component manufacturing plant. It has been in operation for centuries, but much of it's interior is still a very closely guarded secret. Components only leave the secured sections in "Whiteboxes", secure containers with an elaborate locking mechanism set to destroy its contents if any form of tampering is detected. To date, no white box is known to ever have been compromised - but to keep up with innovations, Ageira continues to refine their design, and holds an annual "Crack the Whitebox" contest to see how the boxes stand up to Liberty's finest rogues. Security around Pueblo is tight. The Lane Hackers frequently attack the facility, but their attacks are more a disruption then a serious threat to Pueblo. Rogue fighters have also on occasion threatened the facility, but aside from a major incident in 800 A.S., their attacks seem mostly focused on seizing cargo they can use. Notice: All ships should be aware that Ageira Technologies facilities are protected by private security authorized to use deadly force against any deviation from standard flight procedures.

(03-30-2016, 06:15 PM)Lythrilux Wrote: And perhaps they didn't make sense. Digital Anvil are by no means lore masters. There's really little backing up the Hispania Docking Rings. They're just placeholders, and it's by time that in our mod we finally fix the issue.

And actually tbh I think it's not too hard to believe the Toledo Docking Ring could have been constructed by sympathetics within Ageira to The Order. This was at the point when Order was not seen as a major terrorist organization.

(03-30-2016, 06:23 PM)Sombra Hookier Wrote: Wait, let me ask something Snak3 will not like:

So that's the statements that say it's impossible to build gate without Ageiras cooperation. Who wrote these infocards and when? Are these from 800 A.S. or are they still to be seen as current?

Maybe it's the info cards that need to be updated, since I don't believe the vanilla game is entirely wrong, giving Toledo, Malta and Crete docking rings. What's the current year in Discovery? Right, so why shouldn't anyone in the meantime have found a way to open earlier aquired white boxes? Think of those infocards as possible propaganda.

(03-30-2016, 06:35 PM)Snak3 Wrote:

(03-30-2016, 06:23 PM)Sombra Hookier Wrote: Wait, let me ask something Snak3 will not like:

So that's the statements that say it's impossible to build gate without Ageiras cooperation. Who wrote these infocards and when? Are these from 800 A.S. or are they still to be seen as current?

Maybe it's the info cards that need to be updated, since I don't believe the vanilla game is entirely wrong, giving Toledo, Malta and Crete docking rings. What's the current year in Discovery? Right, so why shouldn't anyone in the meantime have found a way to open earlier aquired white boxes? Think of those infocards as possible propaganda.

I actually love that you asked this. Because there is no vanila lore that explains Docking Rings outside of Ageira's grasp. Infocards can be pulled from vanilla and they will state the same.

"Jump Gate and Trade Lane Parts are exclusively manufactured at the Ageira Technologies facility in the Colorado system and are delivered to individual construction sites as necessary. These components are sealed in scanner-proof, tamper-proof white boxes that can only be opened with complex biometric keys. The boxes are also designed to detonate if opened outside of an authorized facility. Additional security measures are confidential, but Ageira has never failed to recover a missing white box."

(03-30-2016, 06:23 PM)Sheekochan Wrote: And actually tbh I think it's not too hard to believe the Toledo Docking Ring could have been constructed by sympathetics within Ageira to The Order.