Faction Ranks, Transparent letters and WEDGE Docking?

[Cyrius]

Faction Ranks, Transparent letters and WEDGE Docking?​

Faction ranks
Being the system that's in place I find it to restrictive and should be slightly opened with more ranks. Here is my rank structure for my faction (although its every 2 ranks as one, using current system):

1. Recruit - limited to shuttles
   1. Reason -new to faction other then giving anything they need to build with unless know by current members I would like time to get to know player
2. Gunner - use turrets, part of crew for larger ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
3. Pilot - fly fighters, pilot frigate class
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
4. Commander - command fighters squadrons, pilot destroyer and cruiser class ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
5. Engineers - Build/design/redesign Bases, satellites or ships for faction
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
6. Captain - pilot battleships and carriers class ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
7. Engineers - Build/design/redesign Bases, satellites or ships for faction
   1. Reason - these are the ones with talent for building they get access to factories as well need the cooler ship build or stronger weapons
8. Trustee - pilot any ship
   1. Reason - members that contribute to running of the faction when members have issues with other factions or members as well
9. CEO - Does it all
   1. the founder

Now they can create anything they want but are not allowed to have access to Faction/group builds, unless stated in above structure.

UPDATED for further explanation of thoughts

Transparent Letters
We have glass blocks so my thinking is having letters of either white or black on the inside of the glass blocks so they can be placed on the hulls as ship markings in either, Starmade Galactic Common Language or alien.

Wedge Docking
I am thinking of gun turrets on the 45 degree angle on the side of my landing deck (OH WAIT not possible),
basically use a wedge and creating a docking block that uses normal enhancers to create ne turret angles instead of top/bottom/left/right/front/back.

 

[Keptick]

Faction ranks

Hum, not too sure about that rank system. Mostly because people like to be able to freely call their ranks what they want. Also, ship role is really really really really flexible, basing a ranking system off that wouldn't work so well. I agree that the ranks could be expanded though, so maybe 10 ranks instead of 5?

Transparent Letters

Not too sure that I get what you mean here. But I'm pretty certain that it'd be a bitch to implement (not to mention not that useful since we already have text pannels).

Wedge Docking

That is, legitimately, one of the most suggested things ever. But I strongly agree with it either way.

 

[Cyrius]

Transparent letters
Using the glass block as a basic idea place the letter texture on the inside and make the rest of the glass block transparent having only one side with the letter graphic

 

[starhaiden]

so do you want to limit the maximum mass of ships certain ranks can use?

 

[Poofer]

I'd like to see a tree-like structured faction rank system, fully editable (even chain of command). People with the same ranks may not want other people on the same rank to use their ships, or they may want to team up as a squadron within the faction, etc.

 

[CaptainTaz]

Faction Ranks, Transparent letters and WEDGE Docking?​

Faction ranks
Being the system that's in place I find it to restrictive and should be slightly opened with more ranks. Here is my rank structure for my faction (although its every 2 ranks as one, using current system):

1. Recruit - limited to shuttles
   1. Reason -new to faction other then giving anything they need to build with unless know by current members I would like time to get to know player
2. Gunner - use turrets, part of crew for larger ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
3. Pilot - fly fighters, pilot frigate class
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
4. Commander - command fighters squadrons, pilot destroyer and cruiser class ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
5. Engineers - Build/design/redesign Bases, satellites or ships for faction
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
6. Captain - pilot battleships and carriers class ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
7. Engineers - Build/design/redesign Bases, satellites or ships for faction
   1. Reason - these are the ones with talent for building they get access to factories as well need the cooler ship build or stronger weapons
8. Trustee - pilot any ship
   1. Reason - members that contribute to running of the faction when members have issues with other factions or members as well
9. CEO - Does it all
   1. the founder

Now they can create anything they want but are not allowed to have access to Faction/group builds, unless stated in above structure.

I dont like this system. It restricts players, and encourages solo play where you aren't limited. Also, anyone below Engineer can't use factories or something? Where the hell does everyone else get their stuff then?

 

[Lecic]

Faction ranks
Being the system that's in place I find it to restrictive and should be slightly opened with more ranks. Here is my rank structure for my faction (although its every 2 ranks as one, using current system):

1. Recruit - limited to shuttles
   1. Reason -new to faction other then giving anything they need to build with unless know by current members I would like time to get to know player
2. Gunner - use turrets, part of crew for larger ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
3. Pilot - fly fighters, pilot frigate class
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
4. Commander - command fighters squadrons, pilot destroyer and cruiser class ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
5. Engineers - Build/design/redesign Bases, satellites or ships for faction
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
6. Captain - pilot battleships and carriers class ships
   1. Reason -mostly for larger fleet actions this allows duties with in the fleet
7. Engineers - Build/design/redesign Bases, satellites or ships for faction
   1. Reason - these are the ones with talent for building they get access to factories as well need the cooler ship build or stronger weapons
8. Trustee - pilot any ship
   1. Reason - members that contribute to running of the faction when members have issues with other factions or members as well
9. CEO - Does it all
   1. the founder

No.

Factions should be able to create their own ranks and duties of said ranks.

Transparent Letters
We have glass blocks so my thinking is having letters of either white or black on the inside of the glass blocks so they can be placed on the hulls as ship markings in either, Starmade Galactic Common Language or alien.

You can make the text on display blocks go off the edge of the display block, allowing you to put text on non-display block surfaces. For example. I made a HUD with this trick for a fighter cockpit, complete with shields, power, and a targeting reticule.

Wedge Docking
I am thinking of gun turrets on the 45 degree angle on the side of my landing deck (OH WAIT not possible),
basically use a wedge and creating a docking block that uses normal enhancers to create ne turret angles instead of top/bottom/left/right/front/back.

Yes please.

 

[Cyrius]

Starhaiden
I don't want to limit members to personnel ships limitations just faction builds or fleet missions we set up as group

Lecic
as I said that is MY rank structure we just need more RANKS that's my suggestion more ranks

 

[jstenholt]

Wedge docking seems fine and dandy, but we are expecting a complete overhaul of the turret system with the next release, so maybe just table that suggestion for now.

As for your other suggestions, adding more ranks seems superfluous. And I have no idea what you're talking about by transparent letter blocks. You want a glass block with a letter inside? Why not just suggest, as many others have, additional font sizes, so as to make use of the current display blocks?

 

[Cyrius]

Holt
I was trying to create less blocks to be programed into the game a transparent block with letters on the inside so the textures showed when placed onto other blocks is what I suggesting and they need only to make two color letters black and white so that it can show on dark or light colors

Wedge docking vs turret system
cant wait to see

 

[snowhusky5]

You can make the text on display blocks go off the edge of the display block, allowing you to put text on non-display block surfaces. For example. I made a HUD with this trick for a fighter cockpit, complete with shields, power, and a targeting reticule.

Wow. How'd you manage the targeting reticule?

Holt
I was trying to create less blocks to be programed into the game a transparent block with letters on the inside so the textures showed when placed onto other blocks is what I suggesting and they need only to make two color letters black and white so that it can show on dark or light colors

Having letter blocks is really not feasible (unless you want pure decoration blocks with 0 hp, see this), since even with only 2 colors that is still 52 more blocks. More if you include symbols and numbers. Starmade has a max of 2048 block ids, and IIRC we are too close to the max to be using up 50 of them. Would be better to improve display blocks, with longer view range and bigger fonts. Right now you'll have to make do with text art, like this, on your displays:
I.................../---------\....I
I...................I............I....I
I...................I............I....I
I...................I............I....I
\------------....\---------/.....\------------
Except with space instead of periods. Stupid forumating -_-

 

[Lecic]

Wow. How'd you manage the targeting reticule?

It's not a moving reticule like with the GUI, just a circle with an X in it.