System Capture Mechanic

[phiniksplays]

Heyho, i played now a few hours and it was really fun. But! Somethings missing and i mean really slows down the epicness of this game.

When i play on hardest mode there is everywhere a skirmisch from 1-2 battleships but no really big fight going on in a system even at the grand final when you atack the base. So here is an idea that i have. Maybe a conquer System for the systems. So you are able to Travel between the nearest system of your conquered system for example.

And if the enemy want to attack you. He must passed first your outposts to get to your main base.
The Defender or attacker have ability to retreat the attack and could avoid a total lost of his fleet

Pros:

- More tactical decisions for which system to conquer

- More epic Battles because of Fighting for essential capture points

Cons:

- The Random Map generator must be changed because of the balance between the System knots
- More straight gameplay (because the goal is to capture the last system before the base)



Here are some other ideas that could help to change the gameply but not the core mechanics for the game.

Maybe you can add a blockade for the warp between the outpost connections? So that the Enemy could go around another system to atack you without outpost or must defeat first the outposts to get to your base.

Maybe as a technology to research.

Sry for my bad english i'm german and try to explain that as good as possible. I try to answer any questions in this topic as good as possible

Because i think a mechanic like this would be a huge benefit for the gameplay aspect of the game (because i worked on a same system for a game as "Game Director", which had nearly the same mechanics as executive assault 2.... but on ground and in cryengine. And it profits hugely in the gameplay aspect!)

[navy3001]

I have an idea rolling around for a jump gate, this would be deploy at a jump point locking it down to only alloy friendlys to use it, hostiles have to destroy it to pass.

[phiniksplays]

Oct 19, 2018 15:38:32 GMT navy3001 said:

I have an idea rolling around for a jump gate, this would be deploy at a jump point locking it down to only alloy friendlys to use it, hostiles have to destroy it to pass.

Yeah right something like this could be another solution. Then we could have more stylish buildings in space too

[Rob]

Looks cool, the current idea is that you put a defence outpost into a system which would prevent people from zooming past and need to destroy it before proceeding, perhaps they need to be made stronger but I do like this jump gate idea.
Perhaps after deploying a defence outpost, it then starts construction of these jump gates?

[navy3001]

I would just say have it be a deployable station, because as of now, once I unlock mater beams I pretty much just laugh as I destroy defense stations

[navy3001]

also, you would end up having to put a defense station in every system to try and control the jump points so you would never have room to build the reserch and mining outpost

[phiniksplays]

True. I Think it must be a new building that you can place then when the system have an outpost that you control.

[theDemolisher13]

Oh so let me recap so I know I got it. So you are suggesting that once a sector has a outpost built in it that then only your troops can move further into your territory and if the enemy wants to further in they have to deal with the outpost first. Is that correct?

Then Rob is suggesting that whatever points remain open till a defense outpost is built which then begins construction on a gate which will then limit who can pass through till the gate has been either hack through the defense outpost or destroyed. Is that also correct?

[phiniksplays]

Oct 19, 2018 20:25:54 GMT theDemolisher13 said:

Oh so let me recap so I know I got it. So you are suggesting that once a sector has a outpost built in it that then only your troops can move further into your territory and if the enemy wants to further in they have to deal with the outpost first. Is that correct?

Then Rob is suggesting that whatever points remain open till a defense outpost is built which then begins construction on a gate which will then limit who can pass through till the gate has been either hack through the defense outpost or destroyed. Is that also correct?

Yes. Yes i think it's something like that yes