Missions that come to you?

Professor Paul1290 · Post by **Professor Paul1290** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:19 am

Does anyone remember those distress signals from I-War 2: Edge of Chaos?

I was just thinking that it would be nice to have some missions where someone contacted you rather than the other way around.

Perhaps it could be a random distress signal of some kind. Maybe a nearby ship in need of protection, repair, or supplies.
Maybe there could even be the occasional less formal contract not from a station but from a nearby passing ship?

It would be nice to have something a bit less rigid than the usual "go to a station, accept contract" method of getting tasks.

[Edited on 5-26-2011 by Professor Paul1290]

Jack Dandy · Post by **Jack Dandy** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:49 am

Would be a welcome change.

Doing the same 20 missions over and over just makes things boring.
Honestly, I'd take anything to break that mold.

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Thu May 26, 2011 3:03 pm

They had those in Privateer too, very nice feature if you ask me.

Post by **DaveK** » Thu May 26, 2011 4:00 pm

Sounds like an improvement. It's already possible to be asked to trade by a passing ship and the contract coding is there so perhaps it wouldn't be too hard to be asked to do other things by passing ships.

Ravenfeeder · Post by **Ravenfeeder** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:39 pm

You already get real distress calls in MP. Usually when a pilot has drifted into unknown space and has run out of fuel. You don't get so many now that we can pop a station just about anywhere.

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:48 pm

I think it should work both ways, in both single and multi-player (actually, I don't care about multiplayer, because you guys don't have to be coded to do anything).

By both ways, I mean that you should be able to send out a distress signal if you run out of fuel or something, or if your ship damaged or something.

Conversely, the AI ships might sometimes need help, and I would not be above helping them, if there was some incentive (money). I think it would be a great addition.

Post by **DaveK** » Thu May 26, 2011 9:13 pm

Doesn't Marvin need coding?

:P

Post by **Marvin** » Fri May 27, 2011 2:25 am

Marvin a-ready has a code. A summer code in da nose. Causes rust. Aaaaaahhh-chooo!

Post by **DaveK** » Fri May 27, 2011 11:09 am

get well soon Marvin - WD40 is good for easing rusty bits

Post by **Marvin** » Fri May 27, 2011 6:42 pm

Thanks for the advice, DaveK. Put a can of it against a blow tourch to heat it up and it worked wonders.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat May 28, 2011 11:29 pm

LOL......

:D:P

Dingo · Post by **Dingo** » Mon May 30, 2011 12:55 am

I think the premise of your idea is good. However, I think I'd be pretty annoyed to be spammed by civilian requests all the time. Way worse than hearing the ACE tell me that I'm not good enough over and over again. She isn't very good for my self esteem.