Planetary

posted on June 16th, 2007, 1:10 am

If planets are re-added, should they get more defensive stuff other than the planetary shield? I think that some kind of orbital array should be able to be built to help protect the planet, or maybe like the orbital mining station which could be set to mine or to have a weapon? Anyway one of the questions is, are there going to even be planets, and then we could try answering the rest... 

posted on June 16th, 2007, 2:41 am

From what I understand working with the planets to do more than what they do is hard. And trying to code a mining station to fire weapons is near impossible from what I've heard. But who knows what the team has in mind. I don't think i'd like to see planets tho

posted on June 16th, 2007, 10:03 am

well to be honest the whole colonizing thing in stock A2 never really made sense to me: why would anyone put colonists on a planet in a system which is currently being fought over?

//www.fleetops.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=3&topic=2602.0
//www.fleetops.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=3&topic=2617.0
//www.fleetops.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=3&topic=414.0
//www.fleetops.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=3&topic=1352.0
//www.fleetops.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=3&topic=1359.0
//www.fleetops.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=3&topic=139.0

plz, plz, plz use the search function, just typing in the word planets got all of those and more. I realise some of them may be a little old and things have changed since then but but hey you should still have a look (just) before starting a new thread on it.

posted on June 16th, 2007, 12:58 pm

Okay... since I figured out that my post wasn't posted and Ryan even found the links I couldn't find there's not really much more to say besides:
1. As far as I can remember, planets will be back but this could take a while.
2. To change an orbital mining station into a planetary defense grid is not that difficult as Rivendell's Babylon 5 mod for A2 has orbital defenses.

For further information and input please check out the links Ryan posted as there are indeed already threads concerning the sense and non-sense of planets.

posted on June 16th, 2007, 3:02 pm

It's ok to open a new thread when other threads concerning "planets" or "Borg shields" whatever are already ripped in the everlasting oblivion of the FO board. One thing is nearly as annoying as opening 3 threads with the same content... it is the revival of old threads that should better rest in peace.

So... I would like to see some sort of fighters launching a planet

posted on June 16th, 2007, 5:03 pm

i would like to have plantes that launches swarms of Black-Knights at you, which try go gnaw off your leg.

posted on June 17th, 2007, 10:38 am

Smoerr... you are odd.

posted on June 17th, 2007, 4:12 pm

brits should understand the joke

posted on June 17th, 2007, 4:43 pm

Would you mind explaining it to the non-brits here?

posted on June 17th, 2007, 11:18 pm

its from Monty Python's "The Holy Grail" the Black Knight both of his arms and legs cut off and he's spewing blood everywhere but doesn't die..and he's like "come on! fight me! I'll knawl ur legs off!" or something like that..its been a while

posted on June 17th, 2007, 11:38 pm

Would you mind explaining it to the non-brits here?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight_(Monty_Python)
but worfs explanation is also correct

posted on June 18th, 2007, 6:20 am

its from Monty Python's "The Holy Grail" the Black Knight both of his arms and legs cut off and he's spewing blood everywhere but doesn't die..and he's like "come on! fight me! I'll knawl ur legs off!" or something like that..its been a while

Okay.
Thanks for explaining! It's a shame that Monty Python isn't that popular in Germany. 

posted on June 22nd, 2007, 9:37 pm

I knew what he ment and im american..we love monty python over here

posted on July 12th, 2007, 12:42 am

back to topic. lol
it would been neat to add a small weapons array to a trading station. then have the trading station only be able to be built on a colonized planet. As if the planet is providing the station its goods yes?
i dont think that there should be a planetary shield. i never herd of one in trek. maybe a atmospheric compound that messes up sensors so direct hits are random.