Finding new star systems

[goldeneye]

As this edition of frachise wars will contain a galactic map, with multiple star systems, it means that players will be spending time travelling around looking for new star systems. Now i've had an idea about this which says that you have to buy a map that shows the location of this star system before you can travel there, but some people might prefer to go on their own without having to buy anything. So before I set this rule, i'd like to know how you prefer to do your space exploration. Please vote, it's very important.

[Ghost']

finding it yourself seems too easy to take advantage of, perhaps selling star maps of several systems for one price could eliminate down time spent waiting to buy every single star map.

check out my galaxy map. its on the galaxt map page ( whoda thunk it!)

[facade]

I'd like to see both. Either buy it or travel there and rsik getting hurt or caught up in something.

[goldeneye]

Seems a decent idea facade, i seem to remember someone ran events involving movement on the other version, maybe do the same this time but with non-map players.

[Ghost']

Perhaps a star-wars esque way of traveling.

"Heres your scout."

"Thanks!"

"why dont you search for new star systems with it"

"okay!"

"ohhh...it appears your scout crashed into a star and was destroyed"

"ohhh...can i get anouther!"

"only if you pay for it"

"Heres some cash! ONE SCOUT PLEASE!"

"okay...have fun"

"search for new system...YES! found one, and nothing blew up!"

"Good for you..."

Of course, this is a simple mock up conversation to convey what that would be like, and is not conveying any rules...just ideas.

[facade]

Awww.

What are all the other items in the Shop for? Balloons? Potions?
I call a lightsaber!

Woosh.

BTW: How did you guys add on a Shop Icon on the top Menu??? That's awesome.
(I won't copy it, just use it as reference)

[goldeneye]

no idea, it was just there

[facade]

?
Weird...

[Ghost']

Take a screen if you can Facade, im interested to see the set up of your screen if you haven't a shop icon.

And Goldeneye...any thoughts on how we should find stuff in the universe?

PS: Still got that Dragon?

[goldeneye]

what sort of stuff ghost?

And yea, i've still got it. I feed it on forum trolls...

[Ghost']

Like...stuff...anything...planets, space rock, moons, stations, random events, what we are taking about here.

Im just saying have you seen anything that you like?

and and about your dragons diet...good man.

[goldeneye]

planets will be found by "pure luck" or by buying a map, space rock/resources will be found when the appropriate tech level is reached, stations, well the only ones around from the start of the game are the Shop and Trade station, and they can be accessed by anyone at any time. Stations built by other people will have to be found the old fashioned way. Random events, given the name, will be dished out randomly by different mods.

Answer your question?

[Ghost']

ahhh..."pure luck"...while it sounds pretty bang on for what we are doing,but how would it work?

The rest...quite good, quite good.

[goldeneye]

"pure luck" works basically by a player saying "Yea, i kinda wanna go there, so i will", therefore their character goes off in that general direction saying "ooh, i hope i find someting, oh look, there's a planet, that's lucky." of course it won't be that simple cause i've decided that you should do an event if you haven't bought a map to find the planet/system.

[Ghost']

Hmmm... i like it!

BTW happy birthday General!