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RogueCloudwalker
Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:19 pm
#1
I've posted this in the Smuggler, Expansions and GCW boards. I think this is one of the best ideas yet so I've played with it. If you like it, please say so on the other boards as well!
Had a brainstorm. Lets say that Kashyyyk has quite a few Star Destroyers around it along with various Imperial support craft and fighters forming a blockade. It will be the objective of pilots and Smugglers to get past the blockade to land on the planet.
There is a hole in the blockade, however, the route to it is very long and increases the flight time to Kashyyyk. However, there is no danger of any sort in this route. This can be used by the people who do not want to die and don't want to risk combat.
Smugglers can use their fast talk skill to slip by the Imperial Blockade. Take for instance Han Solo flying the shuttle to Endor. Smugglers could install a 75% working fake code transponder to mask their ships identity. Smugglers could build these and sell them to other pilots for use in their ship. Imperial TIE Fighters and Star Destroyers would open communication with the Smuggler. The transponder builds a fake identity to further buy time to fast talk to the station. An example:
Vick Cloudwalker in the YT-1300 "Corellia Star" has a fake transponder naming the ship "Happy Mynock." The captain of the Imperial Star Destroyer comms the YT-1300 from 2000 m out.
Captain: "Identify your business in this blockaded sector Happy Mynock"
You are then given a few choices depending on Underworld skills -
Choice A: I'm a Smuggler trying to sneak past your blockade
Choice B: I'm here to deliver some supplies to the Southern Base
Choice C: I made a mistake! I'm in the wrong sector! Bye!
Choice D: (Talk about bad pirates near Corellia)
All of these choices will be randomized but you will have to answer quickly!
You may get -
Captain: "It seems you check out. Have a nice day!"
or
Captain: "Would you mind coming a little closer for the inspection?"
Choice A: Sure! I want to help you as best I can...
Choice B: Negative! Very bad plasma leak on board...
Choice C: On second thought, I don't have business on Kashyyyk
Choice D: Kiss my Wookiee Imperial scum!
If you fail -
Captain: Shut down your engines and prepare to be boarded!
You better run then!
If you are being attacked by the Empire, Star Destroyers near the planet could possibly tractor beam you into their landing bay. If you are caught, you are dropped back on the planet you took off from minus quite a few credits in fines. Try again! To escape the tractor beam you could hit the boosters and hope to break free or face the Star Destroyer and fire a few torpedoes and hope they are acquired by the tractor beam instead of you!
When you land, you land! People could opt to blast their way through the blockade, but they could fail. Pilots will be able to have the option to use fake transponders on their ships, but Smugglers will have the fast talk. Fake transponders may be enough to get you through. Just depends on how lucky you are in the roll of the dice. Those that don't want to do that will take the longer route through the system. Imperial pilots will have free reign to land on the planet no questions asked. What do you all think?
Starcloud
Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:30 pm
#2
If you'll notice in the announcements, JtL is *required* for Rage of the Wookiees.
Required.
That means there are no starports on Kashyyyk, because the only reason to *require* JtL would be if you *need* to travel there in your starship.
RogueCloudwalker
Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:33 pm
#3
I'm hoping thats true. But a small part of me suspects that JTL just has some models of rewards on Kashyyyk or something like that on it, or there are ship components given out for rewards that you need the model from JTL to see.
TheOneCH0908
Sat Mar 19, 2005 4:03 am
#4
I don't have anyone thought of the many rebel players? You are fly through the system just about to land and boom...you get shot down by about five level 5 tier of spaceships. Kashyyyk would be inaccessiable to the space noob. I am not crazy about this idea. But, if you where to make it so kashyyyk would not be accessiable by public transportation and make it so that if you own a ship you can either use the travel option or fly option(for those who like fly around and shooting thing on route). Then, I would agree with your idea.
ValiantHalibut
Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:20 am
#5
I like it - it would be a nice little boon to smugglers and it would add some interesting content. I think that a better way to handle the codes, though, would be to make them obtainable from certain NPCs. Say, if you want a code you have to disable, scan and board an NPC ship. Then you get a code that's 100% effective for 30 minutes, 90% effective for 10 minutes after that, then 80%, etc etc. The effectiveness of the code could depend on the tier and type of the ship. For example, a simple TIE might have a code that's only 100% effective for five minutes - they are short-range, after all. Then a tier 5 gunboat could have a code that's 100% effective for an hour and a half or two hours. You would, of course, need to ensure that many Bothans die to bring you that information.
RogueCloudwalker
Sat Mar 19, 2005 11:34 am
#6
You could always go the safe route or take a chance with a fake transponder. Did you read my idea at all?
TheOneCH0908 wrote:
I don't have anyone thought of the many rebel players? You are fly through the system just about to land and boom...you get shot down by about five level 5 tier of spaceships. Kashyyyk would be inaccessiable to the space noob. I am not crazy about this idea. But, if you where to make it so kashyyyk would not be accessiable by public transportation and make it so that if you own a ship you can either use the travel option or fly option(for those who like fly around and shooting thing on route). Then, I would agree with your idea.
Narreem0884
Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:00 pm
#7
I liked your idea. The only problem I'd have with it is that more often than not they'd probably try to kill me. Thank the maker for IFF.
tgrif11
Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:14 pm
#8
I like it, but i am IMP what would the challange be for me? I would like to have a exciting mission as well.
Message Edited by tgrif11 on 03-19-2005 11:16 AM
Starcloud
Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:13 pm
#9
Well, when JtL was released, the art& viewablesfor the components was pushed with the Live Update to the ground game, since there was the possibility that someone might drop a few of these components into a house that non-JtL enabled people might enter, and the components did end up on the Bazaar.
Even if the ground quests gave out ship components, that's still no reason to *require* JtL for Rage of the Wookiees. :-)
I think that Kashyyyk is under a blockade of sorts, and that there will be no 'instant' travel to Kashyyyk even if you do have the expansion. That would be a good justification why only people with starships could reach Kashyyyk.
On the other hand, given that only people with JtL can use the Starship Terminals, it's possible that there won't be any shuttle flights to Kashyyyk, but people with their own starships might be able to instant-travel there. Given the developers recent moves to reduce timesinks or make them optional, I'd suspect that the latter case may happen.
RogueCloudwalker
Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:35 pm
#10
tgrif11 wrote:
I like it, but i am IMP what would the challange be for me? I would like to have a exciting mission as well.
Message Edited by tgrif11 on 03-19-2005 11:16 AM
Perhaps you could take missions in which you are to fight off an attempted Rebel attack on the blockade? Maybe during the chaos of your mission, otthers could take advantage of the situation and fly through the blockade? Interesting thoughts.
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