Base balance and other such matters

[Jim.Solo]

The shield will automatically deactivate after a random period of time in the range 1-16 minutes and docking whilst the shield is up is blocked to all ships. A base administrator can manually activate or deactivate the shield using the /base shieldmod [on/off] command. A manually activated shield will remain up for one hour as long as there is sufficient fuel.

I see the logic for not being able to dock whilst the shield is up, but I agree that 16 minutes is a hell of a long time ! Can this not be reduced to say 3 mins max? Even 3 mins for a Transport is an eternity!

As for the "manually activated shield will remain up for one hour" I don't see the logic to this. Why?

Why would I want to manually activate the shield for one hour ?

Finally; what is the problem with the Buy / Sell prices? Why can't this been done? Is it a limitation of the source code, only 1 price per base?

Otherwise, I'm really impressed with what you guys have done, kudos to the Dev' Team !!!

Cheers.

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