Proposal: ID changes for 4.87

[Teerin]

My apologies, Aeternus, for taking a few days to get back to you. I wrote the following in red/blue before you updated your proposal, so please keep that in mind.

About the UC: I need to know what this faction wants to become. Getting the following:
- Mercenaries (Siriuswide) While we escort (see below) and have signed up on Bounty Boards (which any ID can do) to hunt Outcasts/K'Hara/the like, a specific mercenary line might be unnecessary.
- Escorts for lawfuls (Siriuswide) Correct, however I'm not asking for Sirius-wide, simply ZoI or slightly greater. Yet if Sirius-wide is the way it has to work, then go ahead.
- Black market runners (Gallia) Yes. Mainly (but not only) BM Munitions and Cryocubes though, since in theory Brigands ship most of the dirty (Nox, Hypnos, Synth) stuff for us because we stand to lose more if caught with those.
- Privateers (for Gallia) I agree with you, the Corse are not to be Gallic versions of Bret Privateers. Hone, who mentioned privateering, has a character (not in [UC]) that has become somewhat infamous in Bretonia. However, the Corse can act as vigilantes in Gallic House Space when it profits them to do so (as they have been with the 4.86 ID).
- Pirates (Gallic border or even in Gallia) This explanation is more player-faction specific, for [UC] will only make such demands against GJs, Outcasts, GCs, and Cardi smugglers, or if we catch someone smuggling on our own turf. This isn't some sort of full-time piracy though, so work this in however it best fits (I'll add that the current and suggested lines about within ZoI but outside Gallic House Space seem sufficient for this).
- Quasilawful traders with full access to GRN bases in the conquered areas While this would be good to have and would make sense, I'll admit it isn't stricty necessary. If something more than listed above has to be cut, I suppose that this can be it.

... (see above)

Another issue is that several of these roles require a different ZoI and can't really be combined without opening the use of the ID to some serious loopholes.This is understandable, especially considering the loopholes in our current ID. Should any of my suggestions have an issue, contact me and I'll help you guys fix it.

If the GJ are more pro-royalist then the UC, then they'd be more suited for the Privateering role. I'll see if something like that can be arranged. GJs as Privateers make more sense by the lore, since they did previously gather information for the Gallic Crown. Instead of having them get completely cast off (like the scum they are XD) by the Crown, they should get tasked to this sort of role instead. I have no real say in what happens to the GJs though.

And here's what I'm typing up now;

Revision 5 upped. Some minor fixes, but the Gallic Junker and Unione Corse IDs got a bigger overhaul. Assigned privateering jobs to the pro-Royalist Gallic Junkers. Assigned Mercenary work inside a limited ZoI to Unione Corse, along with quasilawful piracy outside of Gallic Core World space.

Pilot carrying this quasilawful ID is a member of the Unione Corse who:

- Can attack pirates and terrorists in self-defense, to protect an allied ship, or in defense of bases of the same affiliation within and outside their Zone of Influence.
- Can demand cargo and credits from ships, and attack them if they do not comply within their Zone of Influence, except in Gallic House space.
- Can fulfill lawful and unlawful bounty and escort contracts within their Zone of Influence.
- Can treat trade vessels as combat targets when executing a bounty or escort contract against them.
- Cannot use any transports with more than 3,600 cargo, except for the l'Ane, Lucullus and Vache.

Zone of Influence: Gallia, Gallic Borderworlds, Taus
Allowed ships: Fighters, Freighters, Transports, Gunboats

It's interesting to see the Policing line removed, although I suppose it can be replaced with some sort of bounty contract with the GRN or GRP if we feel it necessary to continue enforcing the laws there. This and the added bounty/escort lines should be fine (contrary to the bits of red above), but I'll probably have to talk with a few other people to gather a better opinion on the Policing part though, so this stance may be changed.
Also, the map that was provided is helpful and the inclusion of Rhishi, Nagano, and Tottori in the Taus should prove to be useful. With the escort lines, it may be a good idea to list Kyushu in our ZoI as well since that system is in real close proximity to the Taus, however this is not necessary so I'll leave that up to you.

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