' Wrote:Does anyone have any recommendations for the center hub? It's probably going to get more or less completely redesigned, so any ideas or feedback would be very helpful.
Radar dish is a cool idea, perhaps just have two facing into the ring themselves. No curves on the main body; even just a beveled box would look okay if textured well.
All the tradelanes were built by DSE/Ageira with the exception of the Gallic lanes. Why would they look different according to the house in which they are situated?
Also, don't really like the model.
Also, NPCs shooting lanes is one of the most annoying things in the game anyway. Having it happening more would just kinda suck.
' Wrote:All the tradelanes were built by DSE/Ageira with the exception of the Gallic lanes. Why would they look different according to the house in which they are situated?
Also, don't really like the model.
Also, NPCs shooting lanes is one of the most annoying things in the game anyway. Having it happening more would just kinda suck.
Could be fixed with either upping the lane shield capacity - so that NPCs can zap the lane but it won't disrupt it as easily - or doing the Gallic thing and adding a few beefed turrets to the lane, so you end up with explosions instead of NPCs. Although the latter might annoy the pirates who then can't just sit on a lane anymore if the lane defenses take their shields out. TL shield capacity is probably the better solution...
As for the lanes being made by Ageira: The hightech components, sure. But the framework? Why would a house not build it's own frames? Cheaper to have it done locally I wager. Faster too.
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' Wrote:Could be fixed with either upping the lane shield capacity - so that NPCs can zap the lane but it won't disrupt it as easily - or doing the Gallic thing and adding a few beefed turrets to the lane, so you end up with explosions instead of NPCs. Although the latter might annoy the pirates who then can't just sit on a lane anymore if the lane defenses take their shields out. TL shield capacity is probably the better solution...
As for the lanes being made by Ageira: The hightech components, sure. But the framework? Why would a house not build it's own frames? Cheaper to have it done locally I wager. Faster too.
The recent crisis in Rheinland could be a catalyst for it.
Houses won't be able to make all the equipment for lanes as they are secret Ageira tech but as Aet said, the framework could be built by a house.
I'd wager there are several components inside lanes that could be 'home produced' so to speak.
The reliance on Ageira is a weakness of many houses and the recent crisis would produce a wave of support for lessening the reliance on foreign companies.
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