Mooring

[chovynz]

I would imagine it would have to be done via an FLHook interface for buying/selling commodities.

With checks:

• interfacing ship speed = 0
  
• is ID allowed? (e.g. pirate ID cannot buy at the Manhattan mooring fixture.)
  
• Is ship in range?
  

The mooring thing on planets would be "dockable" in the sense that you could come close to it. Lets say within 50 meters?

You could then interface with the planets markets. Including buying ships.
The idea being here that you can restock in space via Comm consoles and credit facilities and need not actually go to groundside.

Equipment:
Not sure how you'd get around equipping equipment on ground, but it doesn't make sense to only be able to on ground. Yes I know the techs are "groundside" and most pilots wouldn't be capable of doing the specialised jobs of "monkeywrenching" their engines, weapons, and shield flux capacitors.

I'd like to be able to switch weapons in space, but this is a different discussion, but related to this "mooring" interface idea.

Alternatively it could just be, if you want to change equipment, go dock. For this to work, requirement to increase dockable size at Docking rings would be to everything.

Commodities:
Buying:
This would be a list of what's on planet.
Selling:
Is dynamic lists possible with FLHook?

Bribes:
Should be easy to make a FLHook list for brides with chances.

Ships:
You could buy a ship hull , with the listed prices.
Upon purchase, you would get booted and your ship replaced, and ID transferred and mounted(?).
You can then log in and your ship is different, & Weps, shields and equipment would be in your hold, unequipped.

With the in space equipping idea as described above, this would be easily fixed.


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Cannon have you considered teaching (or at teh very least documenting what you do) other people how to use your things? What would happen if you decide to leave?

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