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fuel!

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Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:27 pm

fuel!

i think i have worked out how to make a sort of fuel.
the thought came to me as how powerplants work.
you could make a copy of a powerplant then name it fueltank
then give it no regen and only the engines can use it up, cruise uses it faster.
copy nanobots and name them fuel canisters which increase fuel while in space so you don't run out right in front of a station. give it a button on the kboard and make it availiable at every station.
i know it's possible but not necessarily easy, or wanted!

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Post Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:44 pm

hmm a smart one... cool idea

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:33 am

Err.. But nanobots increase ship hull not power so how would that work? It would also mean that no weapons could use power or they would draw upon the ships fuel source. That means every weapon would need to have buyable ammunition.

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:09 am

he meant bats

and yes conventional weapons would be a problem coz of the powerdrain... but that can be changed to 0( or anything else that would be low enough) or you really use projectiles

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:47 am

Stll not seeing how either shield gens or nanobots are going to give you power. Giving the weapons no power usage and not using ammo would make the game pretty hard to balance. Its not a bad idea about the non regenerating power source for the ship. But, maybe the ship itself could generate its own fuel source. When cruising you use it up fast, but when travelling normally you regenerate. It would mean that you would have to plan you journey so that you could make frequent stops to avoid dropping out of cruise and having no power for the weapons.


Edited by - M-A-C-E_166 on 4/26/2006 6:43:08 AM

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:44 pm

Or.. you could give the ship a limited fuel for thruster, so once you run out your out of luck til you find a base to dock on.

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Last Hope MOD

Post Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:44 pm

shield generator w/ large capacity and negative regen&power = your batt-convertor, of course it would have some unpredictable gameplay impacts tying power into the shield like that,but that would accomplish the "fuel" part

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