I'm reading, I'm reading....

I think it is an awesome idea, and there is a LOT to be mapped out...

There are like around 70 "hidden" things to find, like deserted space-ships and similar...

Jumpholes also can be quite difficult to find.

I'll start thinking on how to build the following:

Help us map out the universe
a.) Commodity pricing and availability
b.) Equipment availability and pricing
c.) Ship stats and availability
d.) Jumpholes
c.) Systems
d.) Special Sights
e.) Bonus items
f.) Easter Eggs

MP Mission Board
Might be set up just as a special forum with a sticky topic outlining the rules...
Might also be a special format forum...
Just throwing in some ideas here...

Best Regards
Christian "Bargib" Koerner
Editor in Chief, The Lancers Reactor

Count me in (if I buy FL).

some nice ideas there bargib you could have a dedicated forum for this type of thing one of the ideas involved could enable people to meet up at certain times on certain servers to do this type of mission something along the lines of group a says we want to hunt for object x and server b says sure guys turn up at a predetemined time and the password to the server can be emailed or instant messaged just before play begins that way u will have only that group of people on that server all working toward one goal it should work quite well,.hell u could even do more than one search mission (time permitting) per private server session of course this idea only applies to multiplayer but im sure it would be fun and if handled right and it should not involve to much work to get a good system going.

hmmm..... what does every one else think.

later.....

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There are like around 70 "hidden" things to find, like deserted space-ships and similar...

Jumpholes also can be quite difficult to find.

I'll start thinking on how to build the following:

Help us map out the universe
a.) Commodity pricing and availability
b.) Equipment availability and pricing
c.) Ship stats and availability
d.) Jumpholes
c.) Systems
d.) Special Sights
e.) Bonus items
f.) Easter Eggs

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Refer:

a)

Price commodities at every "trading post" available, including non-standard of course. List lowest and Highest profit returns for every commodity between two points (trade run).

These could be on TLR, perhaps an app to return requested returns based on "bases/commodities" entered.

Generate a version in Excel for players to download and have as a reference (I'm sure we've all seen these before

Missions for players could be 1) finding the most profitable runs 2) most profitable runs of more than one run ie. base-base-base

In Priv 2, I had three trade runs where I simply picked up more supplies without selling anything, until I got to my final destination... MONEY


b) & c)

Standard tables and database as is already started. Players report anything new, to update, correct, etc...


d) - f)

Obviously we'd start with everything under the sun being reported, eventually however... hints will suggest somethings out there, but no ones found it... missions can be generated... either a group of individuals, first-to-find, or one mission for one individual.

Mission briefings require the player to supply full description and directions on how to find the object in question, which can then be used for all to find, and can be searchable as always online


Obviously there is more described at the beginning of this topic

Infidel

"Only one human has ever survived an attack against a Mimbari Cruiser... he is behind me... you are in front of me... if you value your lives... be somewhere else!"

Bargib, How do you know that there are 70 hidden things to find? Are those coming from what you have found so far or from a higher power?

GoodDog

Yipes, I think we'll be at this for more than a week or two.

I take the jump ho's!

I'd be expecting 3 months... or more...

Infidel

"Only one human has ever survived an attack against a Mimbari Cruiser... he is behind me... you are in front of me... if you value your lives... be somewhere else!"

This sounds fantastic, you can count me in on the mapping missions. Anything that can be done in SP i'll take.

Yup...ill be available for any mapping/exploration missions. Whats this about 70 hidden things? If they are hidden how will you know what they look like when u do find em?

I'd sign up for exploration missions.

The beast said "Be you angels?" and we said "Nae. We are but men!" - Tenacious Deed -

Whats to stop us joining together in groups of upto 16 players, joining servers and having a "live" search of deep space every few weeks or something...servers allowing that is. Prizes to the pilot who finds the best items etc?

Sux to be a 56ker though

Infidel

"Only one human has ever survived an attack against a Mimbari Cruiser... he is behind me... you are in front of me... if you value your lives... be somewhere else!"