Random ideas

[ErikDeBruijn]

Tell me which you like most. Some I might be able to implement with a little help.

• Engineers of different ranks. Senior engineers will fix heavier damage. When selecting a crew member you see the rank.
• Special acquisition of ship upgrades for larger amounts of reputation. E.g.
  • Zirconium-based alloy shielding plates. Ads to the max hull. May add a bit of weight to a ship. We can color change the texture a bit to show off the new looks.
  • An extra repair robot that has AI, which will fix a ship autonomously.
  • A pair of additional missile bays.
  • A software update to the ship's energy management software will allow faster shields recovery.
• Astroids should vary in size a bit more.
• Escape pods. Instead of just going up in smoke a crew member should be able to abandon ship. The wise/coward member will have to find his way to a home base or friendly vessel while dealing with a low oxygen situation. At some point carbon dioxideoxide levels will darken a station for good. Minimal momentum can be acquired by spending a supply of fuel.
  • Trafficking of substances between "independent" space stations. Each can have a market price depending on availability at that station. You may get those weapons of mass destruction after all, at such a station. Docking at another station may reveal the contraband and costs you reputation.