Make Docking Rings Allow dock for all

[lIceColon]

What you say is that F.Eks a Lane hacker can fly to lets say NY and dock on NY

but of course there should still be security, probably some very powerful short range guns guarding the gate that makes hostile-docking with the ring difficult, makes leaving it harder.

the kind of fast, short range guns (beam weapons? those things arents supposed to miss) that insta almost anything going near the docking ring- maybe even cloak-detecting since its so short range. so this point has been addressed. and if the sair really wants to dock with malta, then it would be difficult, but possible- and if he puts in the effort, then why not?

Trading would have to be completely re-balanced as well.

the docking ring defenses should be the kind that- anything short of a freighter shouldnt be able to penetrate it. you know, the kind of fast, short range guns that insta almost anything going near the docking ring, including cap8 battletransports

According to lore (As far as i know) Un-assisted landings on planets are only possible for a small number of ships, because of the docking ring that assist you and, again as far as i know, removes the friction caused by going through the atmosphere.

you misunderstand- i just mean making docking rings work the same way as jump gates- they are still hostile to you, still assist you in their function, except that it would just be somewhat possible for everyone to use them assuming they dont get blown to pieces by the defense turrets

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No atmosphere? GTFO.
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