Just an idea

[Sheaim]

Primaries and heavies user - controlled, course plotting user controlled, but secondary and pd turrets automatic. That would make the Battleship RP much more "realistic" in a sense.
What about the crew system? Currently all the player - flown ships have only one crew member. Maybe you could buy crew not olnly as a commodity, but also as kind of equipment? Every turret could be made automated by assigning crew to it, just like ammo to the launchers. added mechanics to destroy the assigned crew along with the gun, auto - jettisoning (like with the pirates)... This all could make sense and add some actual fun into the great battleship battles. Right now they are all very plain and don't differ much from fighter combat. Adding automated point defence, maybe possibility for carriers to actually field NPC fighters and player - controlled coaxial heavies and primary turrets could make the bigger battles much more fun.

Also, what annoys me tragically, you can't manage the turrets and appropriately maneuvre in combat. Even though i have all the "in flight" commands (turn, roll, increase speed, decrease speed etc.) assigned to my numpad, i still would need one hand more to manage usables, targetting and thrusters. The auto - turret mechanics would allow players like me (I'm a freighter pilot) to finally use their ships as something else than cannon fodder and meatbags that can only either stay in one place and fight or run and not both.

P.S. - Thanks for moving the thread. I'm new to the forum, now i'll know where to post any other of my brilliant ideas. If I happen to have any.