Let Ships joining a Mission spwan in some distance from Battle - Patch 9.96

[Dick Brave]

What's new:

 

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Mission changes.

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• Missions will generate or reduce hostility - thus enemy should be able to influence the flow of events. Because of that missions will always be open for entry for all sides for 30 minutes.

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In general I really like that idea, esp. that missions are open for 30 min so a nation has a chance to defend their regions.

 

One thing looks a bit annoying and at least totally unrealistic: Ships, joining a mission after some minutes are spawning at the same place. For instance, a group of three Frigates fighting a single NPC SOL can find themselves just in the middle of a bunch of 10 enemy players with SOL's etc. ... out of blue, magically appeared in carronade distance... uh greetings from David Copperfield! 

 

I would suggest, that ships joining a mission later should spawn in some distance to the battle - the later they join the bigger the distance.

 

Our real life counterparts 250 years ago would have seen a reinforcement fleet in a battle hours before and so should we.

 

 

 

Edit: Removed some awkward typo's - shouldn't write such posts drunk and in the middle of the night.

Edited October 24, 2016 by Dick Brave

[Hethwill, the Red Duke]

Totally.

 

Joining should be done in area equivalent to second circle.

[Rramsha]

Yes I agree

[Lockheed]

+1

[Longshot]

Right! Then later you join, then farther you are from battle.