Auto-Updater

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First and foremost, it has been done and can be done.
Secondly, it has so many pro's to it that it is worth any hassle it might cause.
Thirdly, not sure if this has been proposed before but I couldn't find any topics related to it so here we are.

An auto-updater would be a great addition for Discovery. You could have so many more opportunities such as

-Changing base ownership (Set event battles that decide them etc)
-Addition of new stations possible in realistic ways (Stations being constructed etc)
-NPC patrol changes (Many player pirates in one system, up the police NPCs and vice versa etc)
-Addition of new ships in a realistic manner (IE an entire shipline isn't magically changed or added all in one go but in a proper timeline)
-Dynamic economy (Simply change the commodities value, the updater would alter it for people)
-Simple release of patches etc
-More detailed timeline (Instead of yearly changes per mod version, monthly etc perhaps. News reports that don't jump from year to year.)


There are many other benefits to this and they far outweigh the few cons:

-Programming the updater (Ioncross did it, no doubt it can be done.)

There may be more cons but frankly, there really aren't at all that many and none that can outweigh the benefits.

So, is making Discovery a more dynamic and living universe a good idea?

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