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Let players set home to their trident or goliath

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Jan 02, 2017 Death Fluffy link
The title says it all.
Jan 02, 2017 Luxen link
And if their ship is destroyed?
Jan 02, 2017 kbireta link
+1

Luxen, if their trident or goliath gets destroyed, then they go to the default home we all have in our nation or odia based on our standings.
Jan 02, 2017 Mi5 link
+1
Jan 02, 2017 aaronund link
+1
Jan 02, 2017 Pizzasgood link
+1
Jan 03, 2017 zjenr8r link
Would the destroyed ship be replaced? if so how?
Jan 03, 2017 TheRedSpy link
It can be replaced by the capship's internal stock, or if no ships are available then the player must merely pilot the capship.

1+
Jan 03, 2017 Sieger link
+1
Jan 03, 2017 CrazySpence link
+1
Jan 03, 2017 The_Catman link
+1

Needs to be specific which capship - if you have a dent and a Goliath.
Jan 03, 2017 PaKettle link
Actually the player/owner simply can be dumped to the cappie in all cases since a ship isn't actually needed....

+1
Jan 04, 2017 abortretryfail link
+1
Jan 04, 2017 Xeha link
+1
Jan 04, 2017 joylessjoker link
-1000000

Trident/Goliath are NOT stations. Calm your tits, player-owned stations are coming.

If a player undocks in a x-1 or a rag from a capship, there should be a penalty for dying and a short window allowing attackers to destroy the capship. If the owner is allowed to home in the capship, that essentially makes it a nonrisky endeavor since he'd be able to pilot the capship away from attackers as soon as he respawns.
Jan 04, 2017 Darth Nihilus link
Many that +1ed this will rage when their enemy gets away in a half-beaten capship.

I don't really see a use for this other than saving your trident, and planned out fast travelling.

Either way, I don't think this is that big of a deal and am not against it.

+1 to the idea, but with a more fleshed out implementation.
Jan 04, 2017 Pizzasgood link
There are pros and cons to homing in a capship. Yes, it means you'd be able to resume piloting it immediately after your fighter is destroyed without any ability for your attackers to block you from reaching your capship, but it also means that you don't get the option of buying a new fighter to resume fighting. In fact, you could end up with all of your ships destroyed, leaving you stuck in the capship until you can limp away to a capship dock -- assuming you manage to escape at all.

I do think this should probably be restricted to the larger capships though.
Jan 04, 2017 yodaofborg link
You are all missing one thing about this. Currently the owner always has one ship aboard. When you build/buy a capship it spawns in space, and you fly into it with a ship. There has to be a ship or how would you get another one inside?

The big issue with the way it works is, if you managed to lose all your ships, you wouldn't be able to dock another. You would be able to dock with the capship station, but if you undocked in say, an ec89, your capship would still be inside the station. How would you dock it?
Jan 04, 2017 Pizzasgood link
Just load the ships as cargo while the Trident is docked with a station. Or does it not work that way?
Jan 04, 2017 joylessjoker link
if you managed to lose all your ships, you wouldn't be able to dock another.

Yes you still can. Just invite someone else to dock your capship with a ship, then that person goes to a turret and log off or self explode.