So is anyone working on getting into space?

Started by Apex, January 23, 2017, 08:12:15 PM

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Apex

So I was in the shower and thinking about Rim. Specifically, I was wondering if anyone had considered adding a spacefaring element to the game now that we have a few more mechanics to work with.

My idea is several parts. The first being the starship. Which would be built on the original playing field. It would be a much larger undertaking than building an escape vehicle. You would need to have most of the comforts of home available. Structures for propulsion life support the entire nine.

Once built the starship may be launched. You put all your colonists on there and launch at which point the playfield changes to a dark outer space graphic with the appropriate garbage satellites / asteroids / Space junk your colonists are then basically confined to the ship which they will then decide to travel to another planet on the rim or to move over a certain area of the current planet and trade/invade/ etc. Of course, there will be options to take space walls to make repairs or to take a drop pod to the surface for supplies.

Threats would come in the form of asteroid belts and other starships that would enter onto the playfield in much the same way they do now and engage in actions.

I was thinking the addition of the travel and camping mechanics might make this a lot easier. I have no clue I'm way to busy enjoying the game to figure out how it works. But what about you brainiacs?



minakurafto

for space traveling gameplay, something like FTL is good enough
if the ship shot down by enemy ship, we can tell pawn to get to escape pod then crashlanding scenario again