posted on May 20th, 2009, 8:17 pm
RCIX wrote:Now, i wouldnt be opposed to trading if it was part of the starbase. It would be nice too if that was the main way you got supplies! however that raises the question: if you're in an FFA, how would you get supply?
When, the Ferengi are enabled they automatically appear off the edge of the map when a derelict is created. Perhaps this could be extended to an updated supply system. You could click the same button to get your supplies but instead of automatically receiving them, a trade convoy could appear at the edge of the map and would make it's way to your base with the supplies to ordered.
This would add a new dimension to the gain of supplies as well as new strategies since the enemy could intercept your trade convoy and steal your supplies (with the aid of a tractor beam to disabled and board the trade ships!).
Looking into it deeper, you could maybe add research options that allow you to specify where the trade convoy appears, what path they take and/or whether to stagger the appearance of trade ships to throw the enemy off their scent.
Perhaps for the Federation, this could be tied in with the Warp-In feature. You could reasearch an option that allows you to request that reinforcements could arrive with the trade convoy and offer protection until they reach the starbase. The balancing factor would be that they'd all arrive at impulse and would head to the starbase first, before being useable. This would obviously delay their use more than the normal Warp-In but would give you convoy some additional protection.
