I am considering creating an auton that acts as a mechanic. You dock with it and pay it to Install/Uninstall devices, Repair Armor, and possibly Repair Equipment for a price. The prices would be higher than for using stations and maybe add a salary so that inorder for the auton to stick with you it has to be paid after so many ticks or runs away.
Thoughts suggestions?
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RPC
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An auton with a salary? O.o
We could write a backstory on how the luminous are just autons on strike XD
On a serious note, you should check out Bobby's repair droids mod (no link b/c I'm on a phone
) It has everything described except for installation.
We could write a backstory on how the luminous are just autons on strike XD
On a serious note, you should check out Bobby's repair droids mod (no link b/c I'm on a phone
) It has everything described except for installation.Tutorial List on the Wiki and Installing Mods
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I don't want any sort of copyright on my Transcendence mods. Feel free to take/modify whatever you want.
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TranscendentGeek
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I forgot about that modRPC wrote:An auton with a salary? O.o
We could write a backstory on how the luminous are just autons on strike XD
On a serious note, you should check out Bobby's repair droids mod (no link b/c I'm on a phone
Guess there is no need to a mechanic except to install stuff.-
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I like the expansion of the mercenary aspect to it : and RPC is correct about the Luminous : there has not been enough done with the drones except make them stronger ( i once tried older versions of them in the modern game versions and they were just slaughtered )
However: Player with vision : UG wingmen and the UG Mule are not entirely complete : Bobby is Great but he always leaves room.
If you take your idea, play the game a little more and consider rolling several ideas into your Auton : the Mercenary aspect is great ( I think RPC did Ranx escorts that you had to pay: BUT , I am sure if your Auton does not blow up Ranx stations RPC might let it live
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( I am partial to Ice farms, myself. )
I did the TQX Repair Ships : two versions of them , they roamed some systems and you could dock with them as they move ( usually )
However : What I ALWAYS wanted was a ship that repaired wrecks and set them back in motion : the only problem with that is they " do it too much " and it created more trouble for the player then trying the Hive on a computer not very smart ( like mine ) ...
I was thinking of making the repair ship only target a type of wreck to set active..... otherwise it just gates out if none are in the system.
I was wanting to use a version of salvagers for this at one point...... None of this has left my test folders but If you think it can help you build your Auton ( or whatever it becomes ) : take the idea and rock to the Core
As the game is getting very complex in development I having a harder time deciding on what and how to execute my ideas : .xml I cando : bad ideas I can do : complex code = buggy actions to my bad ideas that just make me take longer to try to compensate so my bad ideas don't look totally stupid ( even if they are compared to Great Works by the Members I try to learn from : like RPC, Prophet, Wolfy and the more visible names you see on the forum )
However: Player with vision : UG wingmen and the UG Mule are not entirely complete : Bobby is Great but he always leaves room.
If you take your idea, play the game a little more and consider rolling several ideas into your Auton : the Mercenary aspect is great ( I think RPC did Ranx escorts that you had to pay: BUT , I am sure if your Auton does not blow up Ranx stations RPC might let it live
)( I am partial to Ice farms, myself. )
I did the TQX Repair Ships : two versions of them , they roamed some systems and you could dock with them as they move ( usually )
However : What I ALWAYS wanted was a ship that repaired wrecks and set them back in motion : the only problem with that is they " do it too much " and it created more trouble for the player then trying the Hive on a computer not very smart ( like mine ) ...
I was thinking of making the repair ship only target a type of wreck to set active..... otherwise it just gates out if none are in the system.
I was wanting to use a version of salvagers for this at one point...... None of this has left my test folders but If you think it can help you build your Auton ( or whatever it becomes ) : take the idea and rock to the Core
As the game is getting very complex in development I having a harder time deciding on what and how to execute my ideas : .xml I cando : bad ideas I can do : complex code = buggy actions to my bad ideas
that just make me take longer to try to compensate so my bad ideas don't look totally stupid ( even if they are compared to Great Works by the Members I try to learn from : like RPC, Prophet, Wolfy and the more visible names you see on the forum )Flying Irresponsibly In Eridani......
I don't like to kill pirates in cold blood ..I do it.. but I don't like it..
I don't like to kill pirates in cold blood ..I do it.. but I don't like it..