new topology idea

[sdw195]

No but you can put a gate in a table

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<StarGates>
				<StarGate Name="Inbound" DestID="[Prev]" DestGate="Outbound"/>
				<Table>
					<StarGate chance="50" Name="Outbound" DestID="C5A" DestGate="Inbound"/>
					<StarGate chance="50" Name="Outbound" DestID="C5" DestGate="Inbound"/>
				</Table>
			</StarGates>

[Prophet]

You could do it using a dockscreen...

Dock with stargate (not a normal stargate, just a station with the image) where you select "Go through random stargate" or "Leave"

When you choose to go through, handle the random gating with some scripts.

The other alternative would be to have a background station remove the stargate and replace it with one with a different destination, perhaps on a timer, then you could use the standard 'G'ate but it would simulate what you want to do.

[alterecco]

The other alternative would be to have a background station remove the stargate and replace it with one with a different destination, perhaps on a timer, then you could use the standard 'G'ate but it would simulate what you want to do.

Heh, that would be fun. Place a couple of gates on the same position, but make sure only one is ever active (using suspend/resume i suppose). At an interval switch the gates out, so you never know what system the gate will take you to... spooky :shock:

[Arisaya]

Hehe, very interesting ideas ^^
I wonder what this switching can also be applied to, in a practical sense.

[alterecco]

I wonder what this switching can also be applied to, in a practical sense.

Well, theoretically, anything stationary. If it were mobile it would look all wrong. You could have suns that changed colours (absurd), stations that were only around some of the time (would look weird when they suddenly popped in), asteroids that only /sometimes/ have ore (really really annoying), stations with completely different inventories/dockscreens (could probably be done easier in another way)... from a quick brainstorm i definitely think the gates are the best application, but the technique can definitely be used elsewhere.