I'm quite curious as to why not just dev an engine for the 'people' side of things? Have a sever for each planet/base/ship/etc. that way there are visual representations of people RP'ing, while at the same time some spacey stuff going. Hypothetically speaking, when someone docks onto something in DiscoFL, the put their character into the sever for whatever place they're at, and BAM, IMMERSION. Just an idea. That way no one has to leave FL, but at the same time you get something neat for RP implementation. Goddess knows it's hard to RP when you're a huge clunking ship.
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