Recent content by akimzav

It won't if some parameter of the station scales non-linearly with it's mass. In terms of this suggestion, the "X" from "max_mass/num_members<X" should be a function of num_members. For example, it could be something like "X=A*num_members" where "A" is constant. Then the max_mass will be a power...

So much yes for new armor mechanic.

That's the real question being asked by @Raisinbat here. What reference values everything is going to be balanced around? Here are some examples of these 'reference values': What will be the main parameters of a ship/station to estimate their survivability and firepower...

Soo i heard that unloaded combat is not planned right now, and for me the main reason for it seems to be the complexity of such mechanic. As it was mentioned in comments on the last newspost, player-built ships can have complex structure, thus having largely varying efficiency of blocks, which...

I tried to tell that in discussion on the previous part of this document, too. I have a feeling that some just can't into theories which disagree with their internal feelings/assumptions.

The fact that you're using these words means that it is either me who explained my point not deeply enouhg, or you who didn't read carefully enough. I will try my best to re-explain my point. In the first part of the document about final goals there were presented so-called 'roles'. As the word...

Yes you can! *starmade anthem intensifies* The only limitation i had in my mind is pure human skill -- it would require much time and dedication, though.

Completely agree. The "lazy solution" would be having peaks of distribution of some types of resources in some selected systems (one mineral type per 'rich' system), while leaving ~80% of systems with deposits of minerals of all types, but so scarce, that they would be insufficient for...

Not really. The roles listed appear to be in direct connection with current game mechanics, so these roles are likely to be a orthonormal basis in the space of player activities. Assume a game where only placing/removing blocks is possible (like minecraft classic). The builder would be the only...

Sorry if it sounded in the wrong way. English isn't my native. Wasn't going to sound demanding in any way.

This place is a suggestion forum, where players make suggestions, discuss them, and evaluate the usefulness of suggestions. Why is that a problem for you? That's your opinion. And this is mine. If to take only objective factors, the pros of the mechanic suggested in this thread are: increased...

Why isn't it in the game yet, this is so far the most logical and balanced feature i've seen here on the suggestion forum.

Got little carried away while typing previous reply, so here i go again. It's difficult to transfer my own vision directly to your brain, so i will try my best to explain main idea. Take a look at this pseudo-algorithm, which devs would have to go through if they were to implement my suggestion...

As of now, there is no need of nerfing large guns at all. I agree with you when you say that it would be a bad decision, but it is only true in the scope of current game state. You certainly know that any more-or-less gameplay-affecting problem is usually hard to be covered within a single...

Both jijiji's (non-linear) and mine suggestions assumed that the resistance of armor increases at least faster than linearly. Also, it was at least in my suggestion that there may be a threshold which allows armor to completely absorb incoming damage. As i (probably) explained in my own post...