Corparations
 

Idea! how about some one macking an ai of a corparation or a spacing guild like in dune a corparation would have some special co mponents and some beefed up facilitys and what they would do is build ships and sell them to other players and would never declare war and the othe rai wouldent declare war and they would essentialy remain the whole game never attack and eventually be wiped out by winner of game

Guild they would own massive Transports and would for money transport cargo and peeps to and for planets greratly saving money of building youre own ships

i knwo most of these changes needta be gardcoded but if they dont i wanted credit http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Some rule some serve
some declare wars some
fight them
i declare wars i rule
you serve you fight
wars.....
we are not the same.....
never forget that..

Re: Corparations
 

You can't copyright ideas why you wouldn't be credited if someone hardcoded your idea unless they were really nice.

I still think it's a good idea - even though I think there are ...other, more important issues to be hardcoded first.

Like the AI for instance.

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Re: Corparations
 

i mean credited if someone does find a way to mod this thats why i said if they Dont hardcore it

Re: Corparations
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>remain the whole game never attack and eventually be wiped out by winner of game<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>I always have allied victory enabled, since it just seems stupid to me to have to attack your 150-year partner to win...

And I've played a race like that. In one game, I went max negative on almost every trait so I could get all of the racial traits. Since my race was inept at everything, I just traded ships for tech and colonies.
The most popular design was the E-110 model Cruiser, which had 5 Bio-crystal armor Is, one harmonic shield generator, and a pair of medium tech antiproton beams.
These ships are nearly impossible to kill - you need shard cannons or nullspace to even hurt them http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif
Also, the design requires Organic, Crystalline, and Temporal tech together!

If I was playing with humans, then I could sell my ships for cash, and actually get my money's worth.
I would also offer to build tech facilities on planets for a price; how much would you pay for a temporal shipyard, temporal cloning vats, crystalline shield boost and maintenance reduction, Psychic training facilities, all the shrines, and a healing crystal facility all on the same planet?

If I had the points to spare for no maintenance, I could offer long-term ship storage, or a shipping/towing service.
You could pay me something like 25% of the cost of the ship, and I'll move it anywhere you want (no matter how long it takes, saving you money on maintenance.

With humans, your trade opportunities are endless.

[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 18 June 2001).]

Re: Corparations
 

Some organized suggestions for those of Ferengi descent.

No-maintenance race:
-Shipping service. For long trips, other players can save money by hiring you to fly their ships to various places.
-"Tow Truck" service. Damaged engines? Out of gas? Don't destroy that ship or spend big maintenance on it, get it towed home cheaply!
-Long-term storage. Need to save for a rainy day, and don't want to spend unmothball costs? Park the ship in a no-maintenance lot, and get it back on two turns notice!

Generic Racial/Unique Tech researched:
-Build custom starships for other races.
-Construct special facilities on planets.

Temporal Tech:
-Emergency building of ships for those who want it now. (works best for large ships/bulk buys, and in galaxies with WP highways for fast delivery)

Strategic Location:
-Charge for fast repairs of combat damage on site.
-Sell supplies for ships and fleets. A good price might be 1 mineral for 10 supply points.

Vast Resource Storage Capacity:
-Act as a bank, loaning resources, and opening savings accounts.

Big Racial Happiness Bonus:
-Put down riots (You could charge a lot for this, if the riots are spreading)

Any race:
-Sell units, which you can store for free until sold. (psst! You wanna buy 250 "Firestorm" tanks? http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon12.gif) Just swap cheapo cargo ships with your customer.
-Sell custom-built ships for those players who need ships quickly.

[This message has been edited by suicide_junkie (edited 18 June 2001).]