ID Changes/Rework - Community Input requested

[Lythrilux]

ID NAME: Nomad (Indie) ID
CURRENT ID TEXT:

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Pilot carrying this unlawful ID is a Nomad, who :

- Can freely engage any ship in the Omicrons, Ellesmere and Alaska except for Nomad and Wilde ships.
- Can treat transports as combat targets.
- Cannot engage ships in Omicron Alpha and Omicron Gamma.
- Cannot leave the Omicrons, Ellesmere and Alaska.
- Cannot ally with anyone except Nomads and Wild.
- Cannot demand credits or cargo.
- Cannot dock anywhere except on Nomad and Wild bases.

Allowed ships: Nomad Fighters, Nomad Gunboat

PROPOSED CHANGES/ADDITIONS:

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Nomad ID

The Nomads are sentient biological machines left over from a highly advanced alien race known as the ""Daam K'vosh"". The Daam K'vosh had intended to let the Nomads develop and colonise Sirius, but the human arrival disrupted this. The humans have taken many secrets which were left behind for the Nomads: Trade lanes, Jump gates, Cruise engines, Cardamine longevity. The Nomads can subvert humans by infesting their bodies.

This ship is a Nomad, who:

Is allowed to do the following within their Zone of Influence:
-Can engage any ship including transports. Ships belonging to the Nomads, Wild and Outcasts are exempted from this.
-Can engage Outcasts within Omicron Major, Omicron Iota, Omicron-92, Omicron-99, and Omicron Lost.

Is not allowed to do the following:
-Cannot trade.
-Cannot leave their Zone of Influence.
-Cannot demand credits or cargo.
-Cannot ally with anyone except Nomads and Wild.
-Cannot dock anywhere except on Nomad and Wild bases.

Zone of Influence: Omicrons, Omegas, Tohoku.

Allowed ships: Nomad Fighters, Nomad Bombers, Nomad Gunboat, Nomad Cruiser, Nomad Battleship

JUSTIFICATION FOR CHANGES:

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-Can engage any ship including transports. Ships belonging to the Nomads, Wild and Outcasts are exempted from this.
-Can engage Outcasts within Omicron Major, Omicron Iota, Omicron-92, Omicron-99, and Omicron Lost.
I tweaked the line that was in the google doc. I don't think any ID should be allowed to engage without RP. It's bad for gamplay and roleplay. Not only did we have K'Hara abusing the crap out of their engagement privlleges by silently uncloaking and blowing up transports, but also last year a certain individual was using his Nomad indie Bomber to disrupt roleplay at Freeport 11 via uncloaking and double nova-ing ships present, and then using the rules to his advantage to ask ships - that just wanted to be there to RP - to leave the system as they were PvP dead.

Zone of Influence: Omicrons, Omegas, Tohoku.
Omegas were added to Nomad ZoI last year but the changes were undone in the rollback I believe? It might still be on the current ID as the one I've posted is from an old thread made by Dimon, however in a new ID it should definitely be there. I removed Sigma-19 and Sigma-13 as that feels a bit too far for Nomads and is generally untouched by their presence. If they wish to go to Alpha they can head there via Iota > 99 > 90 anyway. I don't really know if it makes much sense right now for Nomads to be in Alaska either, as the system is about 3 or 4 systems away from the Omicrons (RIP Alaska > Minor connection).

Nomad Cruiser, Nomad Battleship
See this.

Also allow the bloody thing to use it's tractor beam. There's no reason why it shouldn't be able to.

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