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Author:  BlackDragon [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 12:22 am ]
Post subject:  Planetary Zip Line
What if there was a way to make a rail or "zip line" between two planets. Basically all it would do is increase the speed of slaves on this zip line by X% but the slaves can only travel along this line unless you disconnect them from this.

Max it at 7 or whatever per galaxy so people cant build lines to every planet.

Slaves can travel along any line as long as it on the planet they are looking to depart from.

Make different kinds with different increases in speed. Copper can be like a 3% while platinum coated could be +12%.

No graphic is needed unless it wouldnt be hard to put in, except them you would need slaves to sorta follow this graphic.

~BD
Author:  Ceno [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Cant you just use highway drones for the same effect bd?
Author:  zhuang281 [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:19 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Ceno wrote:
Cant you just use highway drones for the same effect bd?

Not unless those drones magically follow the planet
Author:  Visorak [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
zhuang281 wrote:
Ceno wrote:
Cant you just use highway drones for the same effect bd?

Not unless those drones magically follow the planet

My thought exactly. Highway drones with 4x the range on the aura would be cool, but that's kind of off topic from the planet-planet idea.
Author:  newman233 [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 10:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Make it take a base slot at each planet?

Kanga
Author:  Swift.Kill [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 2:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Aint there Autoban drones? and sutch
Author:  Max235 [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 3:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Swift.Kill wrote:
Aint there Autoban drones? and sutch


Yes, the 50 distance aura is going to stretch all the way across a galaxy that potentially is 22000 distance across from the two farthest planets.
Author:  BlackDragon [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
I know there are highway drones but this was more a suggestion of optimization around ones galaxy. Your slaves would be dedicated to traveling to only planets connected on this zip-line web, in return they get a size able speed boost.

For example, your proddy base needs rations from another planet. You setup a zip line between the two and the slaves gets a 50% speed increase but only travels between the proddy and ratio base.

~BD
Author:  Max235 [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Highway-like Drones. Short range aura, boosts speed heavily.

Freeway-like Drones. Long range aura, boosts speed poorly.

Zipline-like Attached Drone. Short range aura, massive speed boost to slaves do runs that has to do with the bases ont he planet attached to. Biggest bonus, and requires station mastery and high tech. Or medium bonus.


Concept is nice, but I think a series of (nearly) system wide aura drones would be a greater benefit.
Author:  shawn_mccall [ Thu Apr 26, 2012 6:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Umm how about attached highways that apply a tweak of +x% speed for x time. Instead of how current highways work where they run in and out of the aura in seconds, and only retain the bonus for like 3 seconds.
Author:  Camsy [ Fri Apr 27, 2012 10:43 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
It'd be cool seeing this particle graphic line going between two planets but logical answer goes to shawn. Have it so the drone is attached to the planet and gives a speed, agility boost for like 20s or until the ship docks.
Author:  Lord Runningclam [ Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Perhaps an alternative would be to have a buildable item that cannot be removed (kind of like ablative armor) called a Control Tower.

The control tower generates an aura that increases ship speed and gives a docking bonus within a certain radius of the base. Building commods should include gravity controllers, fembots, cyborgs, and personal computers, and it should be locked to the base.
Author:  newman233 [ Sat Apr 28, 2012 7:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Lord Runningclam wrote:
Perhaps an alternative would be to have a buildable item that cannot be removed (kind of like ablative armor) called a Control Tower.

The control tower generates an aura that increases ship speed and gives a docking bonus within a certain radius of the base. Building commods should include gravity controllers, fembots, cyborgs, and personal computers, and it should be locked to the base.


That's a really nice idea, I love it.

Docking isn't relevant with slaves any more (they dock at any speed), but still it's a damn good suggestion :)

Kanga
Author:  Species 8472 [ Tue May 01, 2012 3:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
I notice you are a Speed Demon according to forums BD.

Just use slaves on that char .. they go fast >.< as upheld by the title.
Author:  Visorak [ Tue May 01, 2012 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Planetary Zip Line
Species 8472 wrote:
I notice you are a Speed Demon according to forums BD.

Just use slaves on that char .. they go fast >.< as upheld by the title.

Trade slaves do not get any bonus from class skills. Derp.
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