AI wingmens for cruisers and trains

Titel: **AI wingmens for cruisers and trains** Verfasst am: 16.12.08 18:05

Hi i was thinking what if cruiser and train could get AI wingmans for some basic protection ?
AI wingmans could be Hamburg city type of npcs with some good aim xD

http://the-starport.net/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=977.0

Here is example of wingmans.

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Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:14

that would definately be an interesting feature. but i think there'll be a problem with the server-performence. you would have to reduce random npc-spawns.
please post some precise suggestions about what you have in mind about:

maximum wingmen-number:
skill and ship:
for how long or how far the wingmen escort a player:
the price of 1 wingmen, depending on strenght, skill etc.

it's a great idea but it would only make sense if trader really dould use kit as a kind of defence against taxers. in that case we need some real heavy armed fighters like outcasts, KGS or HHC-police as an escort Very Happy

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:16

nice idea

i cant give tipps^^

but it is a good idea Razz

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:20

nice good idea

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:37

not bad

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:39

Theese wingmans attack everything you aim?
For example bases?

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:40

Hm what about NPC's at Clanbases who can be buyed by the Clan. They can so protect Base against Idel Basekill lamers ^^
Maybe 1 NPC who respawn from base 50 Millions. Max 4 NPC's....

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:46

Max escorts could be 2 Seth Fighters with same weapon layout as HHC npc and aim as nomads, to make attacker move or even get forced to move his ass and kill npcs first, which would buy some time for cruiser or train to get away.

I dont know how much escort could cost so i let this decission to community if they like the idea.
Wingmans could be active from 1 point to another( so undock and dock ? ) for trains maybe /convoy and npc would get for their escort 200k per escort.

For cruisers i think it would be cool that clan buys 1 escort for 20 mill and they could use it where they need it.
example: Clan buys 2 escorts for 40 mill and they own them, Than clan could launch 1 or 2 escorts for certain cruiser or transport to protect

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:48

°°SwEePeR°° hat folgendes geschrieben:

Hm what about NPC's at Clanbases who can be buyed by the Clan. They can so protect Base against Idel Basekill lamers ^^
Maybe 1 NPC who respawn from base 50 Millions. Max 4 NPC's....

Yea maybe npcs could spawn with transport/repair ship and defend repair ship against everything thats hostile or open fire on him or base

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 19:57

Hm I think they should only spawn to prevent lame afk basekill attacks.

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 20:07

If its possible to use them for both escort or defence on base, than why not

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 20:14

Use Clanmember for escort not npc ^^

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 20:20

°°SwEePeR°° hat folgendes geschrieben:

Use Clanmember for escort not npc ^^

You can use clanmembers to defend also xD

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we've had that before - was denied

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 21:08

Yes, landalas is right in this point.

It was also a topic in the discussion whether the cruiser gets some turret-slots for defending, but there was everything denied - and thats, in my opinion, good that it was denied. Wink

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its very cool idea? why not adding this? so much are against new things again =(

Titel: Verfasst am: 16.12.08 21:29

No, nothing against new things, but it was the decision that Cruisers and also Trains must have human escorts or fly alone.

And I guess there was another discussion about the same topic of AI-escorts but because of (possible) serverperformance-problems because of many spawning NPCs also denied.
The serverload would get higher and higher, when there are maybe 20 Cruisers/Trains taking an AI-escort.

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Rhino hat folgendes geschrieben:

No, nothing against new things, but it was the decision that Cruisers and also Trains must have human escorts or fly alone.

And I guess there was another discussion about the same topic of AI-escorts but because of (possible) serverperformance-problems because of many spawning NPCs also denied.
The serverload would get higher and higher, when there are maybe 20 Cruisers/Trains taking an AI-escort.

Maybe on this i can agree.

Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 15:31

Of course, nice Idea, really!

Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 16:05

cool idea

Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 18:14

nice idear

Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 18:27

interresting Idea^^

Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 22:46

against this idea

why?

if u want play with npc's make missi or play singleplayer

i play mp cause i'm want play with humans (friendly or hostile^^)

u want defence for a base or an escort ? ask clanmembers or friendly freelancer

otherwise next step of this "evolution": why cant npc's fly the trade-missis and/or clan-missis, cause is bored (espacial for pirates

)

and the winner as the first lvl89-npc-char is ..... Shocked

PS: Remember the Story of Terminator ... The biggest Clan in Freelancer (the NPC) will take the absolut Domination over the Humans in Sirius Sad

Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 22:52

"Interesting idea, but I read just the idea and not the other comments. (...)"

This idea might be as "interesting" as you want, but it's neither good for the server nor will it be implemented.

@ Carnivore: Nice ideas, but you forgot that NPCs could also support human players in pvp's - of course are they those HC-Seths - and kill everyone who's nearby you. Isn't it awesome? Very Happy

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Titel: Verfasst am: 19.12.08 22:57

what is the Part of the Humans?

Fly from one Jumphole to the next, from one station to next?^^

NPC will fight for me until: see my PS Very Happy