Allow Nomad Capitals for the indie Nomad ID (and some other changes)

[Lythrilux]

I think the Indie Nomad ZoI should be expanded into more edge worlds so that they can get real roleplay with Sirius factions like the K'hara does, but also that we should change the engagement lines on their ID so that they can't attack anything outside the Omicrons unless it's in self-defense.

It's already got access to all the Edge Worlds (current Nomad ID can go to the Omegas and Omicrons as per admin annoucement), bar Tau-37 and Gallic Edge Worlds.

So how about this for the phrasing?

Pilot carrying this unlawful ID is a Nomad, who:
Can freely engage any ship in the Omicrons except for Nomad or Wilde ships.
Can treat transports as combat targets in the Omicrons.
Can freely engage House Military, Order, and Core ships in the systems listed in the ZoI.
Can attack any ship in self-defense, to protect another Nomad or Wilde ship, or to defend Nomad and Wilde bases.
Cannot ally with anyone except Nomads and Wilde.
Cannot demand cargo or credits.
Cannot land anywhere except Nomad or Wilde bases.
Must follow the roleplay engagement rules and be fully uncloaked prior to combat.

ZoI: Omicrons, Omegas, Sigmas, and House Systems excluding Gallia.

Allowed ships: Nomad Light Fighter, Nomad Fighter, Nomad Assassin, Nomad Bomber, Nomad Gunboat, Nomad Cruiser.

Honestly that's still too restrictive. Well, bar the House space bit. But the point of this thread is to cultivate Nomad activity in their native region, not to lease it elsewhere. Honestly, although outnumbered, K'Hara already serves the purpose of making Nomad incursions into space outside the Edge Worlds. At the least, having the ID so that indies can take their stuff on raids with K'Hara into the houses might be a good idea. I'll update the OP with another concept ID to reflect that. It doesn't make sense to only restrict them to house military, Order and Core. There's SO MANY other IDs in the Edge Worlds and it'd be sad to limit the activity creating potential to two native IDs and a whole bunch of other IDs that literally never go into the Edge Worlds. But uh, that line you put also conflicts with the first line, which is confusing. We don't need to slap a line telling them to follow the roleplay engagement rules because, as I have said, the rules were updated recently because K'Hara of all people went around abusing them and now Nomads can no longer silently insta-engage.
That ID seems really confusing and convoluted.

It's due to the extension of the ID itself, not the fact they are indies. LN indies, Order indies, all have specific restrictions.


Nomads literally are able to shoot anyone and anything they damn well please.

In terms of lines PvP-wise other IDs in the Edge Worlds are no different, bar the Zoner ID. They pretty much have the exact same engagement lines except they have to make a demand against transports before shooting them. The Edge Worlds is and has always been a hive of people who shoot anyone but themselves. The Nomad indie ID naturally and any changes it may get don't change that. The specific restriction for the Nomad ID IS that it can't leave the Edge Worlds.

That, is what is worrysome about Indies with marduks. Irras, I believe can be argued. But battleships are what the K'Hara are not liking...since, you know, it's essentially a terrorist ID with Sirius wide ZoI.

The indie Nomad ID is not a Sirius wide terrorist ID. It only has ZoI in the Omicrons and Omegas (Edge Worlds) currently. Giving indies Duks will not enable them to go on a Sirius wide killin spree - if they do that they'll be sanctioned on ID breaking alone - it just will finally give them a fighting chance in the Edge Worlds.

Pilot carrying this unlawful ID is a Nomad, who :

- Can engage any ship in the Omicrons except for Nomad and Wild ships.
- Cannot treat transports as combat targets unless in self defence
- Cannot leave the Omicrons
- Cannot ally with anyone except Nomads and Wild.
- Cannot demand credits or cargo.
- Can dock only on Nomad bases in Omicron-99 or Omicron Iota
- Cannot bring Cruisers or Battleships into any system containing a Jump Gate with the exception of the Omicrons.
- Cannot attack anything up to 10k distance from the closest docking facility (station/planet) unless being already in combat
- Must meet the naming conventions, which can be found in K'Hara 's subforum on discoverygc.com
- Cannot rename the vessel

Allowed ships: Nomad Cruiser, Nomad Battleship

ZOI: Omicrons

I think that ID concept is a bit restrictive. As I said indies will just pick up names inhertently after playing for a while. It's why you see LNS- ships named after American states or cities, or why you see Core and Order caps have the correct WV- and OCV- designation respectively. We really don't need to force invisible safe zones around stations. It can be the job of players to defend them, which is what will create activtiy. I already see Order and other ships hugging stations. A line like that will just cause the conflict to stagnate.

If you hand out norma nomad ID to have all up to BS classes, omicrons just might become another ban me. I dont know if anyone has written this already but whatever.

Another 'ban me'? What?

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