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Topic: More reason to explore? (Read 6718 times)
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Dsaber
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Heyo,
I'm a new to the forum and I haven't played SC for probably 9 years now, but I still have some fond memories. SC2 was easily the favorite of the three, and though it was awesome, there were a few things that I would have enjoyed more of.
I remember that I loved running around exploring new stars, scanning for minerals and what not, and the occasional battle now and then. There were a number of stars, however, that I felt were too far and too dangereous into Ur-quan territory to really spend time going into. So incentive...
Personally, I would have loved to have more insight into the backgrounds and pasts of several of the races. (Supox, Zotfokpik, Thraddesh even.) So perhaps having ruins that could A) be used to enhance the story and B)be used as currency with the Melnorme. Perhaps, speaking to one of hte races they simply mention or direct you toward more of the "deeper" galaxies that will allow certain things to happen. Running into a rogue Arilou that has a slippery tongue, or an abandoned Ilwrath ship that you can take over (mind you, only one). Just adds some more incentive to really explore, although I loved doing it none the less
Can secondary weapons be deactivated? Perhaps when you first meet a race, they are incapable of using their secondary weapon, but then you have some missions or artifacts found that allows the secondary weapons to function or "discovered."
I'm sure it'd be difficult to add any of this, and I'm no programmer, so i'm simply being ideal. But I like to get creative  .
Personally, I say just leave the game as is, nothing to make the game "easier," or it'll end up like so many recent games that have turned up short. Good luck, I hope I can help test the game for its second final release.
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JonoPorter
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The idea of finding derelict ships is an interesting concept. Could make it like a scavenger hunt where you could find all the ships of all the hostile races if you looked hard enough. Like a few derelict ships in androsynth space.
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A few derelict androsynth ships would be easy to explain since all androsynth are, are human clones.
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Clay
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Of course, for a game as wild as Star Control, you can make up anything and make it logical in the context of the universe. I mean, as far as I can tell, 99% of any ships crew is for cannon fodder. Realism, at least with space ships, is not this game's forte. ;P
That said, what few (vague) rules of logic that remain in Star Control make hacking ships problematic. The Mycon, for one, seem to be part of semi-living ships, so hacking it in any way to be piloted by a human seems implausable at best.
Most other ships probably wouldn't be a problem though...but what would you show in the pilot animations in game? Surely not the Earthling Cruiser's cockpit...
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Death 999
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Actually building their ships seems a little out there, but perhaps being able to import one of their abilities or weapons onto the flagship as a module... Maybe Greenish would sell you this integration tech instead of the PDL tech (and this integration tech would have the side-effect of letting you build the PDL module)
Of course, each ship may not provide the ability you really wanted.
Like, an Androsynth derelict gives the Vindicator its bubbles, not the comet. Forget about the Hellbore Cannon upgrade, get the same effect by importing Ur-Quan fusion blasts (which are roughly equivalent). Do a raid deep into the depths of Ur-Quan territory to find the vault where they keep the Chenjesu ships to unlock DOGI... etc.
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Or a vindicator with fighters and 400 crew. 
now what would you get from the Shofixti? Game over? 
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Draxas
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Not EVERY race has a technology worth integrating...
Then again, unless you want to cop out on one or both of them, I'm having trouble imagining why anyone wouldn't want the Utwig or Yehat modules. Then again, the idea of the flagship zipping around using Reeunk Afterburners is an appealing thought as well.
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Nathanael
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Who sais the only things u get from derelict ships is technology? Just be creative for example. Shofixty derelict with a couple injured crew. Heal them up make them mate. And since Shofixty seem to be able to repopulate easily, guess what SLAVES. In game stuff cost half price now.
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