Flavor Text Mod Feasible?

[OneoftheLost]

Heyo.

Had an idea at work. I play SP exclusively due to internet issues. However the game has always been missing something in my opinion. It occured to me today what would help immerse me more.

Space Bars!

In other space sims like Escape Velocity Nova you could click 'Space Bar' and you would get nice flavor text. Smugglers V did the same thing, while Frontier First Encounters had a monthly newspaper that covered galaxy happenings.

Heres my idea. You enter a station, and above the Shipyard button you have a button that when clicked brings up a random piece of flavor text from a prepared list.

I.e.

As soon as you take a seat at the bar a man turns and gives you a wicked grin. "Sorry fella, I can't pay." The final word leaves his mouth at the same time as his bottle smashes into his other neighbor. In seconds a fight consumes the entire bar. The room becomes a blur as you duck, dodge, and swing your way to the door. You notice the man who started it all ducking out with a wave.

Or

As you order your drink you notice the announcer on the vid screen. He appears visibly rattled as he points to the picture of twisted spaceship wreckage next to him. "-managed to fend off Guild forces, but at a severe cost. Local mining representitives are left wondering what the Navy plans to do about these incursions." You turn back to your drink with a sigh.

Is this feasible with current modding tools?

[SeeJay]

Hi and welcome.

No, you can't add buttons to execute such events.
I like the idea tho and if Vice, the Dev, likes it, he might
look into it.

You can however create quests if you want.
Using all available contract types and display any
text/story you want in between contracts in the
chat window.

There are a few available on my site. (Check my sig).

[DaveK]

Ahhhh. At first I thought you meant a future version of a chocolate bar adding other senses to sound and sight. Something like;

You order your drink at the bar - a Red Onyx Cocktail with a little umbrella. The barman smiles as he takes your order.

'Extra Sapphire Cherry, love?'

'Please'

You take your drink , nod your thanks, walk over to an empty booth, thinking about the upcoming meeting. The announcer on the vid screen appears to visibly rattled as he points to the picture of twisted spaceship wreckage next to him. It looks familiar.

The barman notices your interest and turns up the sound '-managed to fend off Guild forces, but at a severe cost. Local mining representitives are left wondering what the Navy plans to do about these incursions.'

You turn back to your drink with a sigh. The sweet aroma of passion fruit wafts up from the glass. You can also detect the notes of the cherry, backed by slightly acidic citrus - it fill your head. The meeting's off - you wonder if the pilot survived.