ALL RIGHTY! This is gonna be a long one, But i guarantee A LOT of those who read this might like this suggestion. HERE WE GO!!! The Veterans and Master builders have all run into this issue and many of us who play this amazing game have all been wanting it for ages.
The age old issue that became even more of an issue when the armor/structure system was implemented. SHIP CORE RELOCATION! Most discussion/suggestion threads myself and most likely every one else has looked into on this topic, of which seems to be a mythical fix we all want now, But ultimately comes down to the games coding that prevent such a system being implemented.
Well here is my idea/suggestion on the issue. A BRAND NEW "logic/controller(or what ever the weapon system coms are called again)" based system. What if instead of moving the Ship core, we had a new system controller (that could be optional so it in theory, could be even easier to implement), we could call it the "Captains chair". This would be the Main "Core" component of this new logic system. It could be linked to the "ship core", witch would give you full control of the ship just as you would have if you entered the ship core, as well as control other things (when not bound to the ship core), like drones/turrets through the other logic components that would make up this new logic system.
Next I will explain my idea on the logic components that would be specific to this system. You would have have a new wireless control logic called the "RC (Remote Control) Terminal", which would basically be a wireless interconnect between a mother ship and another ship in the same fleet. The "Captains Chair" would have the "RC Terminals" linked to it.
The "RC Terminals" would be linked together the same way the already in game "Wireless Logic" blocks link together. To accompany this system, the next piece of the logic in this system is a 2 part system (think cannon com and the cannon blocks ). The main com block would be called the "RC rage extender/booster" and the system components you would link to it, the "RC Antenna" which does what the systems name implies, extends the rage /area at which a wireless controlled "drone" can be controlled with in.
To make calculating the center point for the spherical area would be, it could use center of mass of the mother ship or the actual ship core of the mother ship (could be changed with in the config files). The next piece of this new logic system is similar to the "RC Terminal", but specific to turrets. Also a 2 part System, the main com would be called the "Turret Management Network" and the second would be called the "Turret Network Port/access".
The "Captains Chair" would be linked to "Turret Management Network" (not the other way around) which would be linked to the "Turret Network Port", which would then be linked to the Turret dock that is apart of the main Ship. this would grant you control of the selected turret in the same way that you would be controlling it if you were to switch to it from the ship core, but would have to be coded to automatically control the cannon barrel part of the turret and bypass the base entity of the turret.
NOW. in terms of the "RC Terminal" and "Turret Control Network". I can See a few issues if this function was not coded into the game. when using a "Captains Chair" with the "RC Terminal". The First issue I could see is if the game thinks your Character(AKA you) aren't in the entity you are controlling and still on the Mother Ship.
My solution for this is simple in theory:
When controlling a drone or turret through these systems you actually WOULD be in said entity. NOW, this brings the second issue to light- "What happens if the entity you are now technically in is destroyed?" When you get into the chair it would act as a temporary "undeathinator", that way if the entity you are controlling is destroyed.
It would then act react as if you died, a pop up dialog box will come up stating something along the line of "entity was destroyed/over heating, connection lost" and you would find yourself next too the "Captains Chair". the third issue would be if you left the "Captains Chair" before Docking.
If that where to happen for what ever reason then the "Drones" Ai could be set to auto activate and return to its dock on the mother ship or get into formation with the mother ship that it was being controlled from if it was not docked or if it's dock is destroyed. and lastly if you where to get out of the "Captains Chair" it would have to be set up to put you next to THAT "Captains Chair" and not the "Ship Core" of the entity you where controlling through it.
This System could add a lot of functionality to the game as well as expand options for RP Builds and even encourage team play between friends and guilds on servers
Hopefully the dev's see this and would chime with what they think about this idea and weather or not it could be implamented!
EDIT: The formatting was whack, added paragraphs to be easier to read. ~ Crusade
The age old issue that became even more of an issue when the armor/structure system was implemented. SHIP CORE RELOCATION! Most discussion/suggestion threads myself and most likely every one else has looked into on this topic, of which seems to be a mythical fix we all want now, But ultimately comes down to the games coding that prevent such a system being implemented.
Well here is my idea/suggestion on the issue. A BRAND NEW "logic/controller(or what ever the weapon system coms are called again)" based system. What if instead of moving the Ship core, we had a new system controller (that could be optional so it in theory, could be even easier to implement), we could call it the "Captains chair". This would be the Main "Core" component of this new logic system. It could be linked to the "ship core", witch would give you full control of the ship just as you would have if you entered the ship core, as well as control other things (when not bound to the ship core), like drones/turrets through the other logic components that would make up this new logic system.
Next I will explain my idea on the logic components that would be specific to this system. You would have have a new wireless control logic called the "RC (Remote Control) Terminal", which would basically be a wireless interconnect between a mother ship and another ship in the same fleet. The "Captains Chair" would have the "RC Terminals" linked to it.
The "RC Terminals" would be linked together the same way the already in game "Wireless Logic" blocks link together. To accompany this system, the next piece of the logic in this system is a 2 part system (think cannon com and the cannon blocks ). The main com block would be called the "RC rage extender/booster" and the system components you would link to it, the "RC Antenna" which does what the systems name implies, extends the rage /area at which a wireless controlled "drone" can be controlled with in.
To make calculating the center point for the spherical area would be, it could use center of mass of the mother ship or the actual ship core of the mother ship (could be changed with in the config files). The next piece of this new logic system is similar to the "RC Terminal", but specific to turrets. Also a 2 part System, the main com would be called the "Turret Management Network" and the second would be called the "Turret Network Port/access".
The "Captains Chair" would be linked to "Turret Management Network" (not the other way around) which would be linked to the "Turret Network Port", which would then be linked to the Turret dock that is apart of the main Ship. this would grant you control of the selected turret in the same way that you would be controlling it if you were to switch to it from the ship core, but would have to be coded to automatically control the cannon barrel part of the turret and bypass the base entity of the turret.
NOW. in terms of the "RC Terminal" and "Turret Control Network". I can See a few issues if this function was not coded into the game. when using a "Captains Chair" with the "RC Terminal". The First issue I could see is if the game thinks your Character(AKA you) aren't in the entity you are controlling and still on the Mother Ship.
My solution for this is simple in theory:
When controlling a drone or turret through these systems you actually WOULD be in said entity. NOW, this brings the second issue to light- "What happens if the entity you are now technically in is destroyed?" When you get into the chair it would act as a temporary "undeathinator", that way if the entity you are controlling is destroyed.
It would then act react as if you died, a pop up dialog box will come up stating something along the line of "entity was destroyed/over heating, connection lost" and you would find yourself next too the "Captains Chair". the third issue would be if you left the "Captains Chair" before Docking.
If that where to happen for what ever reason then the "Drones" Ai could be set to auto activate and return to its dock on the mother ship or get into formation with the mother ship that it was being controlled from if it was not docked or if it's dock is destroyed. and lastly if you where to get out of the "Captains Chair" it would have to be set up to put you next to THAT "Captains Chair" and not the "Ship Core" of the entity you where controlling through it.
This System could add a lot of functionality to the game as well as expand options for RP Builds and even encourage team play between friends and guilds on servers
Hopefully the dev's see this and would chime with what they think about this idea and weather or not it could be implamented!
EDIT: The formatting was whack, added paragraphs to be easier to read. ~ Crusade
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