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Re: Don't Let the Stars Fade Away Tue, 29 May 2007 09:04 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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m.a@stars wrote on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:02

goober wrote on Mon, 28 May 2007 15:24

The mineral moving system need not be freighters. How about using the stargates? You still have to use freighters initially, but once a stargate is built it could become part of the mineral moving network subject to whatever strictures. IT mineral movement should obviously be more efficient/quicker over long distance etc. IT may also get advantage of mineral movement completion before battle, while everyone else gets it after battle. This would also mean that HE would need to be able to build stargates, but only for mineral transfer.


Well, it still seems plain Freighters would be simpler than all these significant changes. Rolling Eyes .


Hmmm. Not sure how it's more complicated. Your Freighter management system presumably can only work with the freighters available. Sounds like the same with gates. The freighters have to be sent to a place pick up minerals and take them where they are wanted by the automated system. With what I suggest they just get shunted via stargates. For IT the freighters should go via gates if available or space if not. If a gate is being built at a planet, perhaps the freighters should wait until its built. Seems simpler to do it just by gate. The freighters would require tech/minerals ... so do the stargates. Managing stargate upgrades/availability would surely be simpler than freighter upgrades/availability in optimising mineral movement. Giving HE stargates that won't let them travel through them doesn't seem so awkward.

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As to the raiding/pirating side of things ... how about the possibility of interrupting a mineral transfer when you kill a starbase and gaining the minerals if you have some freighters/cargo space with you? Could Robber Barons/Pick Pocket scanners steal a percentage automatically if in orbit as a transfer goes through?


m.a@stars wrote on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:02


All battle debris, including that of Bases, rains down on planets, same as packets. So you'll need to actually take the planet to steal them, or use Robber Barons... Deal


So what's the big deal about a % of those falling into SS hands if they have the right scanners in place? Or anyone elses for that matter if they have the cargo space. This seems to fit with folks desire to have pirating options and be able to reap the reward of killing starbases or getting your mineral stealers in range.

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I'm sure folks can come with other possibilities.


m.a@stars wrote on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:02


Simpler, faster, better alternatives, if possible. Twisted Evil


There is a faster, simpler system for moving stuff round the stars universe than using stargates? ... must of missed something in the help files Razz

Variation on theme: you learn how to create and control the wormholes in Stars! space for mineral transportation at prop5 say. On building any type of orbital over your world you automatically put a wormhole in place for such purposes. At prop 13, your control of wormholes is such that you can also send pop through too. Your automated system can now manage pop and minerals.

Effectively you just the MM management system in place with a specious cover story.





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