tu much bad ideas :-))))

[Czert]

War for the rins - is not funny to kill every ferian for ore (but I kiling them). And ferians are dangerous for your companion.

[Vasdema]

Agreed. Unless you get lucky and pick up quite a few Promethium crystals and the like in the early/mid game, you're pretty much forced at the moment to go Ferian chasing to get the ores to exchange for Rins in the endgame.

As for Rama and Jenna - creating the dockscreens, etc. to upgrade their weapons would be quite a bit of work. I think a nice half-way approach would be to have them dock at stations and repair themselves. Also, greater control over the wingmen as discussed by yourself and others in the 'Other ways to control companions' thread would also greatly increase their life expectancy.

[Czert]

To upgrading wingmens - it woul be simple - if you dock with station who have item/device which wingman want to install - simple text appears - to increase my combat capacities, allow me to instal this xxxxx better weapon/shield or new device. for xxxxx credist/rins. And answers yes/yes

[palmiche]

To upgrading wingmens - it woul be simple - if you dock with station who have item/device which wingman want to install - simple text appears - to increase my combat capacities, allow me to instal this xxxxx better weapon/shield or new device. for xxxxx credist/rins. And answers yes/yes

I like it but it's likely to become anoying to have Rama asking if hi can buy the Iocrym Veil (20K rins) every time you dock in the Ringer's to refuel. You could spend the 20K you were saving for your Lattice with just a keystroke without even noticing.

An option might be an order "Ask for upgrades at next station", and when you dock the next time in a station they ask the question you posted before or just pop a "no upgrades available" message.

[Vasdema]

I like it but it's likely to become anoying to have Rama asking if hi can buy the Iocrym Veil (20K rins) every time you dock in the Ringer's to refuel...

I've got to agree. Plus, at the end of the day, I don't think 'upgrading' is good enough. I believe you have to be able to individually tailor their ships to fit your style and tactics. That means a full dockscreen/picker, etc. Overall though, that may actually be quicker than coding a checklist of upgrades for each and every station you want them to be able to upgrade at.

[Czert]

upgrading of weapons - e.q. of green (VII) strelka misilos to red strelka (VIII) and to black strelka (IX) - for certain sum of credits (based on price difference between verzions of misiles + handling (10%?) cost.), and weapons (tev blaster to omni tev blaster).
Misiles can be upgraded on tinkers, CSC, weapons only on advanced tinkers.

missiles - tracking missiles would have own small icon (like military icon), showing it is tracking vs. "dumb" (unguided) missiles (no icon).

[Czert]

8. I've added a few intermediate reactors: 50MW and 150MW. This will make the power-progression smoother. Before, going from 25MW to 100MW seemed like a big jump. I've also added some new fuels (a level V xenotite fuel rod and a level IX hadron-vacuum fuel cell)

if you look at my sugestion nr. 4 and yours replyies... I feel good.
Sorry to others, but I can´t help yourself.

[Vasdema]

Sorry I haven't been on these forums much of late, Czert. I got a bit bummed when Thom stopped updating his site - didn't seem much reason to keep chugging away at workarounds with the code if the mods weren't going to be published anyway. (Plus I got disillusioned about 80% of the way through my sorting mod and just couldn't get back to it. )

I'll probably return to Transcendence after the next update.

As for a gradual progression with the reactors, it sounds like a much more plausible idea. It will also be of great use if I end up going back to the ship-class/armour mod. Where were you planning to have the new fuel rods be available at?

[Czert]

Vasdema, I thing here is little misunderstanding - nr. 8 is change in new version by George - full list can be found here - http://neurohack.com/transcendence/foru ... .php?t=162

[Czert]

Yes, exhange station for rins will be nice if done by you PMN (I only thinker and very inexperienced modder), but I thing terratons serve as "exchange station" you can buy(loot) in credits and sell in rins.

[OddBob]

Trading posts serve as exchange stations. Order an appropriate amount of crystals or ore and sell them for rins.