Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:24 am
SP progression editing
After fruitless searching of mods and forums, I have a question i need to ask. I know some of you may scratch your heads about my idea, but try and bear with me: I'm a little disappointed by the relative lack of SP mods out there that really ENHANCE the original FL. The best that I found was the Discovery mod. Don't get me wrong, there are some other really good SP mods out there, but they either don't have the same polish, offer too many +500k ships, or simply make things too easy. The one thing about all these SP mods I've seen is that I find myself progressing much more quickly through the SP storyline than I should be. I have to make a conscious effort to NOT accrue too much money just so I don't constantly have Juni harassing me about doing another mission for her. I'm sure we all felt like we were being forced into progressing through the SP campaign faster than we liked the first time.
My request might seem trivial at first glance, but if we really are all here to make FL a bigger, better game, I feel that my idea has substantial merit:
Basically, stretch out the game a little by increasing the wealth required to gain to the next level. I've seen some mods do this, but then they also increase the cost of ships. This seems counter-intuitive to me. It also seems silly to spend 5million on a ship just after Trent was lamenting about losing his 1 million credits (mind you, that was suppose to set him for life). Perhaps a simpler notion instead of tweaking the amount of credits required, simply make the mission scripts so that you only trigger the next mission every 2 levels you gain in rank.
Essentially the reasons for doing this is two-fold: 1)it breaks up the nearly rapid fire SP mission assignment...and making the experience last slightly longer... and 2) it gives you a little breather time to explore and such before destiny comes knocking and tells you to save (the universe, your girlfriend, yourself, whatever). I guess I'm just really irritated that I can't have my proverbial cake (cool custom fighters) and eat it too (even progression and still challenging SP)
I wonder if its possible to make this a stand alone addon mod so you could apply it to your other favorite mod. I would do it myself if only I knew how.
Edited by - Magnus_MacDonald on 7/8/2006 7:39:10 AM
Edited by - Magnus_MacDonald on 7/8/2006 7:39:52 AM
My request might seem trivial at first glance, but if we really are all here to make FL a bigger, better game, I feel that my idea has substantial merit:
Basically, stretch out the game a little by increasing the wealth required to gain to the next level. I've seen some mods do this, but then they also increase the cost of ships. This seems counter-intuitive to me. It also seems silly to spend 5million on a ship just after Trent was lamenting about losing his 1 million credits (mind you, that was suppose to set him for life). Perhaps a simpler notion instead of tweaking the amount of credits required, simply make the mission scripts so that you only trigger the next mission every 2 levels you gain in rank.
Essentially the reasons for doing this is two-fold: 1)it breaks up the nearly rapid fire SP mission assignment...and making the experience last slightly longer... and 2) it gives you a little breather time to explore and such before destiny comes knocking and tells you to save (the universe, your girlfriend, yourself, whatever). I guess I'm just really irritated that I can't have my proverbial cake (cool custom fighters) and eat it too (even progression and still challenging SP)
I wonder if its possible to make this a stand alone addon mod so you could apply it to your other favorite mod. I would do it myself if only I knew how.
Edited by - Magnus_MacDonald on 7/8/2006 7:39:10 AM
Edited by - Magnus_MacDonald on 7/8/2006 7:39:52 AM
However, I still remember liking a lot. I'll need to give it another look and get back to you on it.