This is such an exciting update, I can't wait.
I've read the comments here and elsewhere and still have some questions I haven't seen asked or answered explicitly.
If they have been addressed before please direct me there and sorry for not looking hard enough.
My questions on the NPC factions as a server admin:
Will there be admin, in-game, or config file options to modify:
1. NPC Faction Territory
a. Assign specific locations and exact borders to NPC factions?
b. Settings to determine how (or if) NPC factions claim new territory or even specific conquer/defend priorities?
2. NPC Faction Relations
a. Diplomacy - Allied/Hostile/Neutral/Tribute - how detailed will these settings be?
a1. will there be settings to determine how NPC factions respond to other NPC factions actions? like an ally attacking a different ally?
a2. tribute or treaty options? i.e. deliver 50,000 fertikeen ingots every 100 ticks or lose faction standing until war is declared
b. Territory - Open/Closed/Select Borders
b1. same concepts as a1 above. i.e. what if a faction encounters an ally while invading the space of a faction allied with their ally. the settings to determine these circumstances would be really cool to have full control over.
c. Trading - Full/No/Select Trading
c1. The ability for an individual player to set up a trading post with specific items is already inherent in the shop module. Will there be options to set NPC factions to trade in specific things, and/or only with selected allies or other factions? Could these even be set as options regardless of diplomatic standings or even to specific locations for trading posts/stations/ships? I like the idea of being able to setup only the border stations of certain factions for inter-faction trading, as a way to isolate those faction's inner territory from other faction traffic.
Sorry again if all this has been covered.
I've read the comments here and elsewhere and still have some questions I haven't seen asked or answered explicitly.
If they have been addressed before please direct me there and sorry for not looking hard enough.
My questions on the NPC factions as a server admin:
Will there be admin, in-game, or config file options to modify:
1. NPC Faction Territory
a. Assign specific locations and exact borders to NPC factions?
b. Settings to determine how (or if) NPC factions claim new territory or even specific conquer/defend priorities?
2. NPC Faction Relations
a. Diplomacy - Allied/Hostile/Neutral/Tribute - how detailed will these settings be?
a1. will there be settings to determine how NPC factions respond to other NPC factions actions? like an ally attacking a different ally?
a2. tribute or treaty options? i.e. deliver 50,000 fertikeen ingots every 100 ticks or lose faction standing until war is declared
b. Territory - Open/Closed/Select Borders
b1. same concepts as a1 above. i.e. what if a faction encounters an ally while invading the space of a faction allied with their ally. the settings to determine these circumstances would be really cool to have full control over.
c. Trading - Full/No/Select Trading
c1. The ability for an individual player to set up a trading post with specific items is already inherent in the shop module. Will there be options to set NPC factions to trade in specific things, and/or only with selected allies or other factions? Could these even be set as options regardless of diplomatic standings or even to specific locations for trading posts/stations/ships? I like the idea of being able to setup only the border stations of certain factions for inter-faction trading, as a way to isolate those faction's inner territory from other faction traffic.
Sorry again if all this has been covered.