Borg building

posted on June 13th, 2010, 8:16 pm

(not sure of the balance implications, but throwing this out there)

Feature request: Allow borg to build some of their buildings connected to each other. The buildings are still separate entities.

Assimilation Matrix (Starbase) would remain separate.
Incubation Centers could be built connected to other Incubation Centers.
The Conduction Matrix, Transmission Matrix and Recycling Center could be built connected.

Buildings still need to be built by the constructor. Any 'red-you-can't-build-here' grids would show green (or other non-red color) to indicate the ability to build their. (or just remove the red ones, with the gap in the red grids indicating where they station can be built.)

posted on June 13th, 2010, 8:26 pm

Would certainly make the Borg more unique structure-wise. I don't like the current thing with the buildings just a lot larger than other races and with ridiculous space requirements.

I think that actually the assimilation matrix should be connectable, but only to Incubation centers (remember that those are specifically made so assimilated babies can grow up to be Drones) and the Conduction Matrix.
I agree with the rest of your idea.
I would also like the mining platforms (forget the name) to connect to nearby structures in range, including Dode turrets .

posted on June 13th, 2010, 8:28 pm

I'm sure the devs already came to a desicion about connected stations... can't remember it right now, but it should be somewhere in feature requests.

posted on June 13th, 2010, 11:35 pm

I believe it was something like: looks nice but is unhandy for gameplay and difficult to implement, thus NO 

posted on June 13th, 2010, 11:45 pm

Serpicious had a big thread about this.  the way he explained it, it sounded awesome

posted on June 14th, 2010, 2:37 am

I believe the current plan is to make girders so they are pseudo connected.

posted on June 14th, 2010, 4:12 pm

Nice idea!