Player Features and Ideas Discussion

Mobile gravity bubble. Increases the mass of every ship within range, similar to how a MWD increases mass. Conservation of momentum (haha gd jk, this is eve) means that ships entering the bubble suddenly lose speed while ships leaving the bubble suddenly gain speed. All ships have reduced manoeuverability while inside the bubble due to their increased mass.

>>I would like to see a Mobile reactor core.

The mobile reactor core has a connection points on each side representing a port where another mobile deployable can be docked. I.E mobile office, Storage facility, shield generators and Mobile Labs and mobile docking level.

The labs can be used to research, manufacture and invent as well as reverse engineer.

The Docking levels come in several sizes, one that holds Sub caps and one that holds caps.

You can also attach weapons modules to this setup.

The reactor core could come in different flavours, each one providing a bonus to a specific aspect, One grants faster research, another faster manufacturing and another one allows more docking facilities or weapons.

Once docked maybe you could get a CQ, or a view of your ship docked but the option to switch view to the guns if fitted should the station get attacked.

Maybe also some modules that reduce the sig of the station and make it harder to scan down, but at the expense of something else - like the amount or firepower available?

Rather than racial stations... They should initially be more generic in appearance like the mobile depot.

This would replace the current antiquated pos mechanics.

>> Also I like the idea of a temporary Planetary gantry that must be anchored in a system and lore says it uses drones to move PI stuffs from a planet thus bypassing the Customs office albeit at a slower rate of collection and annoying people that own the local customs offices with high tax rates... all in the same spirit as the siphon unit.

Ties with my suggesting for revamping POS as structures built from mobile modules. Modules would have racial bonuses allowing the constructor to really fine tune the base. Also how about being able to anchor starbase structures in open space without requireing empire permission. Downside would be needing additional attitude control/grvitational units to make the station usale, upside is you aren't tied to planetary orbit anymore.

Switching POS functions to mobile structure constructed bases would allow a move from the old POS code too.

LOL.

Just no, **** off. This is not second life. I want to go and PVP and not have to worry about being "jailed" for days before I get executed or released.

Pos power unit solar collector. Takes 1 less feuled block per hour per unit attached

Pos cpu Co processor allows more cpu for a pos
Pos power grid upgrade increases power grid for a pos

The previous two add the need for additional feul blocks per hour.

At least the deployables can just be cut from being sold if they don't work out. In fact using the mobile structures for these ideas is a good plan since they can be added and dropped easily (or amended for rebalance).

I'm liking the 'idea' of mobile structures more than the current structures themselves. I have no problem with the tractor unit per-se, the noctis will still be much faster at salvage in large rooms since the tractor only does one wreck at a time and there is a 10 second cycle time. Not used the mobile depot yet but think I probably will do once I get into exploration.

Not so sure about the new structures...will have to see how they pan out but can't see them adding too much yet based on the comments above.

The idea of using mobile structures for POS is growing on me more, it would reflect the true complexity of a POS in terms of how to build one, would give the min-maxers a field day and everyone else a much more flexible structure.

This could easily be tested by using them to build stations outside of planetary anchoring. Then if it works roll it out as POS replacement. If not simply remove the ability to build them un-anchored (A concord crackdown with re-imbursement of cost to keep capsuleers sweet would do the trick).

This could also be used in a series of missions/events to introduce them too. Have capsuleers produce the station items firstly via PI/mining/maunfacture, then position them somewhere for a given reason (and have 'defend the station' missions), set missions for explo based around the station locations, introduce anti-rat missions, lead up to live events...

A sentry post. You deploy it, set a range, and it cloaks. If anything not you comes with in that range, it decloaks and broadcasts to you that it has been tripped. It doesn't say what tripped it or who, and gets a timer on its recloaking so that it can be attacked and destroyed.

Drone Nip
Drop a Mobile Drone Attractor on the field and all drones ignore whatever their last command was and attack (or rep, or fly to) it. A simple contravening command from the drone runner cancels the effect, until the next pulse in 2 minutes. Single use, lasts 30 minutes.

Racing Gates
The lights go off as you fly through them. Then reset after 30 seconds. Single use, lasts a day.

Mobile Cloak Bubble
You know something's in there, but you don't get to see until you're inside. Includes d-scan block, but the structure itself is easily scanned. Jack-in-the-Box.

Something I thought of -

Mobile (or rather immobile) camera units. Will open a window that will allow you to see the view from the deployable. No local, just overview and vision. Would allow single people to keep an eye on multiple wormholes or allow someone docked in station to see undock.

THIS !
I'm not sure about the momentum thing though. It would probably be hard to code and not very useful. PLUS, if it acts like what is already in place, you could even consider using these to make a ship entering the field, pre-aligned, insta warp. Which is very cool to do, even if a bit hard to set up.



THIS ! ♥
Only one can be anchored within a 200km radius, meaning they cannot overlap, meaning you have to place them carefully eventually. Just like the cyno jammer.
Substancial cost of course. In line with cyno jammers.

I'm affraid that it would render Large Micro Jump Drives useless though, maybe try to limit their efficiency on them, or limit the MMJM to only affect MJUs.