Can we have collectable items, please? =D

posted on August 27th, 2010, 7:58 pm

Is it possible to bring another RPG element into the game that allows ships to collect and install certain artifacts or foreign technology to one of the ships that gives a boost of any kind? Even more work for the devs, I know, but this would really make up a nice addition to the game.

posted on August 27th, 2010, 8:00 pm

I believe this has been planned for some time now, but not yet entirely feasible as I understood it.

posted on August 27th, 2010, 8:13 pm

I believe this has been planned for some time now, but not yet entirely feasible as I understood it.

It's not entirely infeasible (in some gamemodes at least )

Edit - of course, built-in would be multi-friendly, which would be nice.

posted on August 27th, 2010, 8:15 pm

For the time being, the mixed-tech is a rather basic version of it.

posted on August 27th, 2010, 9:20 pm

You mean like crates in command and conquer? where there's a chance you could get another ship out of it. Or a chance it would blow you up?

posted on August 27th, 2010, 9:38 pm

I believe that is what the maxextraweapons line is planned to be used for.  it makes sense.

posted on August 27th, 2010, 10:07 pm

O yeah the crate list hehe it could be really cool

posted on August 28th, 2010, 12:15 am

maxextraweapons is a stock a2 code for the techassimilator (in a2 it allows a borg vessel to gain 1 new special with that code

posted on August 28th, 2010, 12:28 am

there are no plans for collectable items yet, but mixed-tech will see an overhaul soon

posted on August 28th, 2010, 4:32 pm

there are no plans for collectable items yet, but mixed-tech will see an overhaul soon

Woo hoo!!! But don't you dare take away my Mirandas and cloaking defiants. Grrrrr...

posted on August 28th, 2010, 4:56 pm

we all luv the mirandaII

posted on August 28th, 2010, 6:17 pm

I have a feeling the Miranda II will stay, otherwise there would be an angry mob with pitchforks and torches over at Optec's house.

posted on August 28th, 2010, 8:43 pm

thats not a problem at all, the "the akira needs more torpedoes" and the "the d'deridex is to weak" mob already block most of the place, the "give me back the miranda-II" mob would have to wait a bit!

Nope, the cloaking Defiant and the Miranda-II will of course stay. But several Miranda-II Captains send distress calls to me about being so lonely as the only unique mixed-ech ship out there 

posted on August 28th, 2010, 9:33 pm

Those groups must have plenty of room now that the "Sov needs a boost" and the "Galaxy must have saucer separation" groups have stopped picketing.  Or are they the same people?

posted on August 28th, 2010, 9:36 pm

You mean like crates in command and conquer? where there's a chance you could get another ship out of it. Or a chance it would blow you up?

I was more thinking of stuff you can see in Heroes of Might and Magic III WoG, which is a great modification for the original game. There you can get a unique item looking like a pennon. this pannon you can give to your units and change it's attributes, skills or way of behavior. Worth looking into it.