New repair system

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12 000 seconds is more than 3 hours, and 12000 damage is a rather small amount.

the kind of damage that forces you to flee n a fight costs much more than that... leaving your ship knocked out for what.... several days?

Also, you can buy bots, launch, repair, and buy more bots.
I think the problem with with any time-based repair system is that for it to be long enough to discourage anyone from repairing during a fight, it would have to be long enough that it would also discourage people from repairing in any "normal" circumstance where they dont intend to re-engage. That may also enourage them to log of and install another mod.
My solution would not require and flhook, but some dev ballancing:

Make bases where you can dock and/or repair more selective.

For example dont let caps dock anywhere...

Only at shipyards, perhaps only in guard systems.

Let the trading factions dock in a lot of places (and also remove their permission to use fighting craft), but the "warring" factions will only be allowed to dock on their own bases. AMybe this can be controlled by only allowing docking for green and not white status, and with ultra-strict rep-ninja.

In addition, dont make lanes and gates that are red with you let you dock.

Those measures would make travelling times in hostile territory take longer, and thus also reduce the advantage one gets from fleeing, docking, and heading back.

The restricted cap docking, and lane and gate docking would also tie up some loose RP ends that give everythign an "unrealistic" atmosphere.

Yes, this would give certain factions an advantage and otheres a disadantage, depending on where you are.

Rheinland will have a disadvanatge when they are in liberty. Liberty will have a disadvantage in rheinland. Outcasts will have a disadvantage in Liberty.

But that would be a GOOD thing because it makes everythign feel more realistic.

This whole concept of "every fight must be fair, no matter where and who" is rotten to the core. It absolutely ruins RP atmosphere, strategic thinking, and the thought that all fights must be fair makes people whine without end.

If you dont like that you dont have an advantage in a certain place and you tink its not fair, go to a place where you have the advantage.

End of story.

I only have one problem with this - factions who have their own shieldbusters, such as Corsairs, will be at a massive advantage, as factions who only have hullbusters could not come toe-to-toe with them (and, btw, Outcasts do not count as a shieldbuster faction. That infie is only useful against caps, and you know it.)

Unless you intend to make Freeports open to all...which would make sense.

Oh, and one other complaint. Sometimes, using gates and lanes is the only viable way for certain (unlawful) factions to get to an area, other than wasting 3 hours taking a roundabout way all across Sirius. I dont care if it is "unrealistic"...just say they hacked the gate, or something. Enjoying the game needs to be balanced against realism.