Player Features and Ideas Discussion

+1 Disguise module (like cloaking but not, and can only disguise ships of same scale)

-Q-Ship module:
Like the Q-Ships from world war II, fit to an industrial, and trades out cargo bay for more fitting slots, specifically high and racial associated tank slots to equip an industrial ship for combat.

-Scripts for Invulnerability field:
Fit a script type for an increased capacitor cost for a specific hardener bonus, equivalent to resistance specific hardener, but at already increased fitting, and cap requirements of invuln, and higher cap for using script.

-Perimeter Defense drones:
Engage all incoming missiles, bombs, and drones.

AoE
-AoE Rig
Two new ones, one for bombs one for smarties. Doubles AoE damage and range.
-Citadel Flak Missile, XL Flechette rounds.
Fires from Citadel Cruise missile batteries only while in siege mode, does 700-1000 dps per dread to a 10km area.
+1 Capital Smartie

-DT

Please make a new rig that increases hull hp. It can be an astronautic rig.

I would love it if they came up with new faction implants for shield and armor tanking, except bonus switched. ie: active armor plants and buffer shield plants

I dont know if its been proposed before -- but i think area effect webs would be cool -- the way i envision it is -- a counterpart to the dictor bubble launcher -- i would make it so that the dictor cant fit both the regular warp disrupting probe launcher and the web area effect bubble -- this way you would have an extra specialized use for the destroyer class.

I never understood why a ship's weapon bonus only applies to a certain size of weapon and not to all weapons of a certain type. As you will most likely not change the bonuses of all ships, you could introduce bigger versions of smaller weapons: "Quads"

Quad [large weapon]: Large weapon with medium weapon tracking, signature resolution and range. Damage output somewhere between high medium weapon and low large weapon damage output.

Quad [medium weapon]: Medium weapon with small weapon tracking, signature resolution and range. Damage output somewhere between high small weapon and low medium weapon damage output

Quad [X-large] weapon: X-large weapon with large weapon tracking, signature resolution and range. Damage output somewhere between high large weapon and low x-large weapon damage output

You can also think about
Quad [NOS/Neut] with extra fast cycling tim

That way ships could fit specifically for hitting smaller ships than their regular weapon size aims for. This would come at the prize of being inferior to a ship of the same size with regular weapons mounted.
This would open up some interesting fitting options as well as surprise moments in space when your "oh-so-under-your-guns-ships" get hit by flak


Especially the quad X-large weapons might need adjustments on other issues on capital ships like regular weapon hit chance on sub-capital ships and maybe E-war immunity

One-use (consumable) modules
Thruster catalyst injector (as simple as Nitrous oxide)

Search revealed nothing on speed-related consumables.

Main idea
Ship's engine catalyst granting a short-term boost to ship's acceleration (Thrust bonus like Afterburners/MWD have and obviously a Mass addition)
(Short means 5 sec and less)


Pros
Shorter time to initiate warp. Can be a handy way to outrun an enemy after few "boosted" jumps or evade dangerous environment (Hulk vulnerability case);
Frees powergrid/cpu on ships that don't use afterburner all the time (e.g. are fitting afterburner against possible warp scrambling).
Bumping (no comments).

Cons
Shorter time to initiate warp. Can make gate-camping without sensor-boosted tackler pretty sad.
Will need some balance work and development to implement cooldown on this module and interference with Afterburner/MWD.

P.S.: This module isn't really necessary, but desirable.

Industrial Core II

Duration -17.5% compared to tech I

Requirements the same but with Industrial Reconfiguration level V

F.o.F Missiles

I'm not sure if I ever saw this in use. Please rework them or add something to the game (except for jamming) that makes these more useful (meaning, that missile boats actually HAVE to carry some spare FoFs in case of emergency, just like other races have to take 2, 3 different types of ammo/drones/scripts)

**Stasis Field Generator

Can only be fitted on heavy interdictor class ships

Binds the ship to a target (preferably used on caps, supercaps) for a few minutes.

Velocity of both ships, number of allowed targets, sig radius and scan resolution dropping drastically (75%-95%) when active, to make them less vulnerable but still immobile on the field.

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1) HIC would be used on the field more often, because they aren't used as much as they should be.
2) This would be a module that can be used to counter super hot-drops. In a cap battle, both parties would have to field HICs to support their cap fleet and HICS. It's just nice to have more things to take into account when fielding caps, to make the fights more dynamic.

heres a thought on drones

why not make a salvaging drone (acts like mining drone.)

collector drone a drone that takes the size of 2 large drones but works differently than other drones.

for example this is basically a cargo container that will follow your ship and can be ordered to warp to a station and dock where the contents are put in Items tab

the thing is these require a skill made just for them like

the size will also depend on ship like a drone ship will get say 1000 m3 space or a normal ship will get 500m3 space
and you could make a ship that is a ore ship specially made for these that adds 2000 m3 space per level
per drone

Idea #1
A new class of ship exactly like heavy interdictors accept its special module is an AOE web/web that effects ewar immune ships.

Idea #2
A Capital class module "Anchor". You set a password and activate it. You get a green box like when anchoring POS modules. That anchors your ship in space so it can't be bumped or moved. If you leave ship then anyone can board it but they can't turn off that module without the password. This would allow people to safely store capitals at POSs etc etc. OR you could require the password to board it? Have the same 30 day timer for anchored containers apply etc.

Power just went out. More later.

Anchorable missle silo construction platform - when you put the appropriate materials into it, it upgrades into a missile silo that will reach across the entire solar system to bombard enemy structures. Anchor it next to your sovereignty blockade units (or wherever) and it'll start (very slowly) lobbing massive missiles at any non-friendly structures in the system.

Perhaps it could be fragile and cheap enough to make a good target for small gangs. If its damage output is balanced properly (through slow rate of fire or outright lowish damage) it could be a very interesting addition to sov warfare mechanics.