Proposal: ID changes for 4.87

[AeternusDoleo]

True. But again, that can't be helped. Opening up on players with a oneliner before they even have a chance to respond, on traders that cannot defend themselves in combat, is not something we should be promoting. I'm all for allowing terrorist factions more freedom to blast open transports, but the problem is that that turns the server into a big PVP fest rather then the roleplay server it is intended to be. And opens up those factions for OORP gripes - it has happened.
I know you can't fix that problem with server rules and IDs entirely, but you can help not make it worse.

If you see an alternative solution that tackles both these problems, I'm all ears.


All the Intelligence factions get their Cruisers back with an engagement limit, Ivan and Reaper worked their magic then.
The BAF now have all of the Taus as their ZoI? Wow...
Go forth and kicketh Gallic arse. Gallia has all of Bretonia, seems fair Bretonia gets the nearest adjacent region involved in that war as well. Doesn't mean they'll likely be very effective there since they've got nowhere to dock.
For The Council's ID, I think non-allied would be more appropriate. Not even sure if "unallied" is a word Tongue
Check.
GMG have added ZoI in Alpha, Frankfurt and Tohoku (and had Eta and Lambda before)? That's rather a lot.
And the Hessians have Gamma. This was discussed in Admin Central - the basic thought behind it is that Alpha raids and Gamma raids do generate activity for the Outcasts and Corsairs respectively. And that banning them effectively terminates activity in those systems.
IMG still haven't got Artifacts added to their ID again, but if that means we aren't being freely engaged by Corsairs then ok. Battletransports as biggest at last, thank you. Still really don't need Battleships though... Also in line with Daumann and Kruger being limited to "reasonable Omegas", IMG should also be limited to those they have a base in again - so perhaps "Taus except 29 42, 65 and 63" as it is easier than "Orkney, Roussillon, Baffin, Tau-31, Tau-44, Tau-39, Tau-37 and Tau-23"
General rule of thumb is "wherever your NPCs are, plus one system". For the IMG that ends up being pretty much all of the Taus, so just lumping that all together seemed a good idea. Still, with Rishiri and Nagano being considered part of the Tau cluster (bordering Gallia and Kusari, connected to the rest of the Taus) might be a good idea to limit it explicitly. Why would they be interested in interdicting artifact smugglers? Lore suggests they've in the past even tried to mine artifacts themselves before getting a big Corsair boot in their rears. IMG's nature is heavily opposed to slavery, corporate or otherwise, so that explains slaves. Cardi... I'm not even sure on. It's borderline - chemical enslavement. Second opinions welcome - I'm not entirely impartial when it comes to the IMG ID.
Hogosha, Chrysanthemums and Blood Dragons in Lyonnais through the new supergate, nice. Would it not also make sense to give Maquis, Brigands, UC and/or GJ ZoI in Rishiri as well?
Rishiri is considered a Tau system (Gallic/Kusari borderworlds are considered Taus).
Hessians come with a lot less murdersauce, this I like. Even moreso that they leave the northern borders of Rheinland (and near Sigmas) to the other unlawful factions. Theta being added is good as I said, and we'll see how the Gamma raids go. Jorms opening up on Artifact smugglers as they come out of Crete might get a bit crazy though.
Discussed in admin central. North Rheinland is Unioner/Bundy turf. South Rheinland is Hessian/LWB turf. Roughly. And Jorms hanging around Crete will have to deal with frequent dread patrols.
LWB and Unioners now get all tech-permed Cruisers instead of just the RPC? If the techchart is similar next version, 75% Vidars and Scyllas alongside 90% Praefects and 100% RPCs would be quite the Unioner fleet. Maybe LWB will get 75% on Stortas or something
It does allow for some flexibility in that regard. Was basically done to standardise a bit. I'm sure a Unioner Praefect would be very appreciated by the Hessians...
Unioners being out of the Omegas and given extra Liberty ZoI is also a good step.
Unioners... Omegas...? Wat...? Anyway, that's mainly for stomping on (and being stomped on by) Xenos
Still love that Bundschuh allying line, but would it be possible to have their ZoI extended a bit for the Liberty-Rheinland war lines? Just New Hampshire would be fitting actually. We do have Cloppenburg in Bremen to be one system away as well.
Bremen is a Rheinland system. So Hampshire is one system away from Rheinland, it's included.
The Maquis get GBs now, but are effectively Gallic Brigands without credit demands or Kyushu ZoI. The Xenos lose out on the line but don't get anything other than a couple of systems added to their ID to make up for it.
Yes. I'm finding it difficult to find a balance between these factions tendency to just blow ships up, and prevent grievers from taking these IDs just to go for easy blue messages with no demand and therefor no roleplay, just an engagement notification.
The Outcast and Corsair IDs also look better, although the ZoI still appears unbalanced towards the Outcasts. Perhaps give them a limit to northern Bretonia (say Dublin, Newcastle, Manchester and Leeds). Limiting Rheinland for Corsairs seems to say rather a lot about the Hessians' effectiveness, especially if they throw themselves into Dresden. Adding Hamburg where there is(/will continue to be?) a Unioner base too.
Outcast ZoI is a bit bigger yes. That's just how the game was made. Can't be helped. Both the Outcast and Corsair ZoI are very large though, plenty of diversity on both IDs.
Core/Order balance is quite interesting, with the Core getting a few 'BHG' lines for escorting and acting like Omicrons police over the anti-intelligence of the Order. The Order could do with a cargo limit though.
Considering everyone who shoots the Order, I'm not sure that's neccesary. But the same holds true for most unlawful IDs. Main reason to NOT allow 5K transies on those is to make it a bit easier for the lawful factions to maintain bases - leaving unlawfuls with the PTrain as their main means of supplying player bases. It's not just trading anymore that is affected by the cargo limit.
Reaver ID: "-Cannot ally with any unlawfuls." Eh, what?
Whoops. Copypasta failure from the BHG ID.
Black Sails haven't been de-combat targeted, and they still have the full ZoI.
Fixed
OSI can defend neutral ships (which is everyone except Rheinland for now). Could make sense as they are more of a corporate group now, but just making sure. Better watch out for those firecrackers...
Neutral -transports-. IE if they're in convoy with another group, they can protect their convoy mates. They can't join in a snub brawl or something similar.
SCRA ID can now create their own "Red is dead" targets. Lose out on Liberty raids, capitalism shall go on undauntedly then.
Nothing new there. SCRA diplomacy is... more whimsical then the Sacred Chao.

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