EVE General Discussion

Bethesda released their free version of a Vault simulator yesterday and i decided to take a look at it today. The moment i saw it, it had struck me - exactly this needs to be in EvE.

Here's a trailer for it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY4jCjufLG8

I would love to micro manage outposts, orbital structures and my PI planets in such a manner, maybe even ships and dock areas inside stations, too. Potential for sorely needed immersion improvements are immense!
There is a lot of old level designs still lying around, we already have player models and a bit of fashion for the characters that could be used in a slightly modiefied manner to build a cross section view of all sorts of structures.

This also could be a way to bring back the team feature that was cancelled some time ago. I would really like to "produce" workforce on my PI planets, too, instead of just ressources, utilizing skillbooks and less used PI goods like livestock(for food).

EDIT:
The game is released for Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutshelter

Also please read post #13 if you find the general idea interesting.

double post.....

Looks like a cross between Sims and Minecraft.

The future of WiS... Low res side scrollers.

After watching that video, why do I suddenly have the desire to play XCOM?

Yes, EVE totally needs a dollhouse mini-game.
Oh wait...

The game is released for Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutshelter
Those without an Apple device can take a look at it now(it's free and fun for at least a short while) and maybe comment on the topic.

I still think it would be pretty awesome to get something like this into EvE. With all the talk about the need to confine big alliances to smaller spaces, promote local conflict, about the lack of incentives to leave high sec, PI being a little bit stale and terrificly boring, the lack of new gameplay opportunities and with the new structures on the horizon i think a similar micro managing gameplay for certain structures would be at the very least a part of the solution to EvE's revitalization.


Just a couple of additional ideas:

PI: new gameplay limited to null, WH space and low low sec(0.1).

Instead of training a bunch of alts to spread your PI over 20-30 planets, you concentrate on 2 or 3, where you oversee an installation full of NPCs that need some management and can be improved in their respective areas of expertise over time, making it worth it to stick to your chosen space and planets.

In addition to just managing ressource collection, you could also send out expeditions to uncover some artifacts on the planet's surface(or in the athmosphere or underwater, w/e) for some additional loot.
There also would be some events like natural desasters(planets with higher ressource extraction potential bear more risks), invasions by local flora and fauna, Sansha trying to steal your bikes or some random rogue drones probing erryone around here you'd have to deal with.

I also think it would be great to actually produce workforce on teresstrial planets and see them "used up"(ie hospitalized and relieved from "duty") during aforementioned natural desasters or some competitor's NPC taskforce trying to infiltrate your facilities.


For orbital structures, outposts, Citadels:

Same as above, everything is crewed by NPCs "produced" by PI, needs some micro management from time to time. NPCs who spent some time working on your space station(or w/e it is) advance in efficiency and thus improve your station facilities like refining, production, blueprint copy times etc.

You can send out some space exploration troops to uncover or to point you to(by providing a fuzzy signature you'd have to finish scanning, for example) additional anomalies, mineable comets and asteroids. The latter aspect could be focused on a more compact interaction time wise: you find a fairly small yet valuable space object and are finished mining in about 15 minutes, making mining somewhat more interactive and less tedious.

I also would really like a mechanic where you just strap some warp engines to a generously sized asterioid, move it into the position your want and then start carving it out from the inside, utilizing the NPC workforce from PI, creating a stealthy outpost just for your own needs.

Mining boost ships:

Instead of just collecting the cans, you maybe would micro manage and direct your drones and additional workforce to improve the yield of the fleet by carving out small chunks of highly concentrated ores out of asteroids and mark them for the fleet, so they appear on the overview. To keep it a bit more interesting from time to time you would uncover some old junk equipment from a previous battle(ganked miner or w/e) and use a mini game similar to hacking to carve it out from the asteroid undamaged, or maybe a rogue drone that suddenly activates and runs amok etc


Basically i really would like some more interaction with the structures, environment and NPC and some more visual feedback on the fact that we are supposed to live in an universe actually populated by other humans. Currently everything feels way too much as a spreadsheet and the new Citadels will probably be just another object on the overview for the most people rather than something interesting with fun gameplay.

I like the idea... But could you imagine if a mini game on your phone/iPad could affect your resource accumulation in eve.... I don't think people would have lives...


I'd be at a family BBQ... Just checking my PI.... Three hours later....

This is such a terrible idea my moustache is offended