' Wrote:Answer to #1: Simple ... if they F1 in space take their ship and put them back in a starflea. Then they gotta spend the cash they woulda lost to buy their ship and equipment back. Not cheap ... the Whale is what ... 65,000 credits? Then add 15,000 for the armor upgrade and then the other miscellaneous mil or so for other equipment (shields, bats/bots, guns). Solution!
Answer to #2: Another simple one ... everybody's been complaining about pirates and their "2 mil or die" ... right? Well if there's no cash to be taken ... that leaves the cargo. So now pirates will start demanding enough to fill their holds. This me thinks will solve the OORP pirates out there. And by the way ... I typically only ask for 500k when its cash ... and on occasion I actually demand cargo. Solution!
You'll have real pirates with the bank command cause they'll be demanding the cargo. :D
MOST traders claim they don't have the cash anyway ... so how is this gonna change that. When traders make the "I don't have enough money" excuse ... I go for the cargo. NPCs demand 100% of the cargo anyway. I may just ask for what can fit my my cargo holds. But if you make me mad ... I'll demand the whole 100%.
I forced a guy to drop 80% of his diamonds once. I was in a bomber too. I just blew up the diamonds. *Evil Grin*