Towing back to port

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Sat May 02, 2009 4:58 am

Originally posted by Glock36
one of the guys on our server has created a tanker ship with his Leviathan and max fuel tanks. he will come and get you but you have to log onto our ventrilo server and talk to him if he is in game. If he is not in game, you have to PM him on our forums and make an appointment. He will go where you are regardless of how far he is but it may take hours. This is realism.

I know someone up there said Freelancer Blows and I'm tired of it myself after several years but the membership of Lancer's Reactor, the premier forum for Freelancer had 11 million members at one time and there were hundreds of servers. It may blow but it sold a lot.

I love this game, I was just commenting on commercial aspects. Also be aware that I am 54 years old. I work hard in life and I don't want to work hard when I'm trying to enjoy myself.

But I made it through to Sol and got my Leviathan and top class cannon and laser and then got back and learned a lot about the game along the way. I am no longer intimidated by the learning curve but I'm sure a lot of people are.

Just my personal feeling. I trust Vice to do what is best for the game and this really nice community.

Thanks Glock36, Nice to know about this rescue service!

I did not think the learning curve is that bad, but then I'm comparing it to Falcon 4.0 Alied Force which has a manual of more than 700 pages and the learning curve is realy very steap and the Realism is at its max for a game!LOL:P

nschafer · Post by **nschafer** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:34 am

Originally posted by Glock36
one of the guys on our server has created a tanker ship with his Leviathan and max fuel tanks. he will come and get you but you have to log onto our ventrilo server and talk to him if he is in game. If he is not in game, you have to PM him on our forums and make an appointment. He will go where you are regardless of how far he is but it may take hours. This is realism.

Asto-tow has a monopoly on all towing/refueling servies in the evochron universe. This person has not filed forms and paid fees for a franchise operation so may find himself in trouble if caught stealing astro-tow's customers.

Just joking of course. Glad I could start a lively debate on this topic though.

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Mon May 04, 2009 2:41 am

I've brought the saving problem up before. It really remains a fact that no game should ever have the possibility of forcing a player into multiplayer, hacking/editing universe files, or starting anew, just to continue playing the game. Limiting saving locations would fix this. An AI-controlled rescue service would fix this as well.

I like the AI-controlled rescue service. They could ask money, take time to reach you depending on the distance to the nearest station and even demand equipment/hardpoints. Actually, I'd love to have this for dying too. But ah well, I digress.

[Edited on 4-5-2009 by tha_rami]

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:38 pm

Well, in my personal opinion the "Save anywhere" feature is one of the best ones in the game.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Mon May 04, 2009 12:53 pm

Looks like we have digressed from the topic equipment stacking, I do not think this should be possible, but I still would like to see one extra equipment slot for the Leviathan only, and only one Cargo bay for the Predator only but no extra equipment slot for th Predator!;)

tha_rami · Post by **tha_rami** » Mon May 04, 2009 1:42 pm

"Save anywhere" could work if it didn't mean you risk losing your profile due to a mis-save. It should at least have a backup or rescue feature implemented. The AI rescue corps sound good, actually.