Eureka: The invention of the Hyperdrive
I think I may have come up with a solution to the Hyperdrive problem I've mentioned on a few other threads thus far.
I have been thinking about all the discussions that have occured over the past weeks and worked most of this out in my head, but I think this will work. I will still need an able programmer to do this, but it will not involve modifying ANY existing game code nor copying any of the existing game files.
The idea is to create a third party map generator. This map generator is designed to create maps filled with empty systems with the usual mix of normal systems in it. The idea was based on a mention of another map someone (I forgot who, sorry!) created. The FTL map I think it was. Because designing these kinds of maps would take a long time and alot of work in the editor, it would be impractical to do it by hand. However, if we had a computer program do the work for us, it would be much easier, and practical. All the program would need to do is create an appropriately configured map file (with all the empty systems). I can't see anything wrong with designing a program to do that, since it would be utterly useless without the rest of the SEIV files, and would not require any changes whatsoever. In fact, the map editor would not even be used by the players! It would be something only I would use to generate new maps. The Starscape mod that players would use would be similar to the other mods out there.
Anyway, let me know what you all think about this. If someone is willing to put together the map generator, let me know.
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