Player Features and Ideas Discussion

No one...? Guess I'll start.

I was trying to come up with a combat/module system that would be unique from FiS or Dust, with low server/bandwidth load, but still engaging. If Dust is tactical and FiS is strategic, this is something in-between. Think "space speed-chess." Here's just a few ideas:


* You don't "target" things like FiS, but there's no free-aim. Every nearby object you would interact with is already on your overview. You just have to click it to select. There are modules to extend your overview "sight," even if you're not in range to select them.

* Weapons don't autorepeat, but they do have a cooldown. They are generally powerful enough to one-shot anything without protection (which you won't find often). Emphasis on pistols and rifles. No machineguns; clicking a button once and having multiple rounds fire is immersion-breaking.

* Going along with above, a basic cheap personal shield can generally withstand a single hit. Radiation, etc might slowly drain it. Different shields have different resists.

* Don't forget your personal shield recharger. Activate to instantly recharge a set amount, but as with everything watch the cooldown timing.

* Turns out for this site you want to bring a codebreaker too, but you're out of slots in that row. Trade your shield and charger for a combined module that's less effective but saves you a slot.

* Also, turrets annoy you. Good thing you brought your ECM. Or maybe that's too flashy and you're trying stay hidden, so you bring your electronic cloak to keep you off their sensors entirely. Harder to fit, but far more elegant.