Cosmic Anomaly Discussion Thread

If there's no set starting point, then we will have to figure out how to contact one another. Will there be an option for a player to meta the starnet into existance? Any thoughts on how this will canonically affect the way our forum itself is RP'ed?

Oh and while we're at it, universal radio? Will that be unaffected I presume?

 

I'd really like to see that guns and super-powerful technology like power armors don't quite make it into the new universe. It would make melee-trained combatants a little more relevant. That goes for bowmen too. Or fuck, even atl-atls would work.

 

So in a since there could be a Mr. Universe running "the signal" for he new sector? Perhaps a group of hackers, IT guys, etc. creating controlling sector base network. Maybe canonically a guy known only as the Kobold.

 

I was going to volunteer for that job Yotan!

 

1. I think there should be people and settlements already there. At least some. That way people have a place to be and ex-Antarans can find interesting interactions with native people. Maybe even conflicts and this could develop server lore and such. I see more interesting events happening with people... or creatures that the ex-Antarans have yet to see in the new sector.
2. How would the resource thing work out exactly? So people would actually have to mine using in-game mechanics and store these resources and log em?

Everything I wanted to ask was pretty much asked already.

 

With an anomoly wipe like this, it would completely decimate any sort of IC economy/money system that is set up, so people would also need a new source of currency. I suggest material, or go Metro style and make it bullets.

Also, if the anomaly is sweeping across the galaxy, is it possible for us to be "teleported" to a space outside the anomaly, to the result of experiencing it again at some point? Or does it just switch us with another area inside the ring of influence.

I think this is a good idea overall, and could definitely provide some RP if done right. One of the major checkmates of RP is lack-of-hub, so I think at least some centralized point, built upon or not, should be chosen as where more chars land than others. Maybe it has some ruins on it. Run down houses, broken stone wall, etc. Shelter, but not home.

And in the event that ILC isn't viable in time, it is always possible to either spawn an inventory full of things in starcheat beforehand, or do it in singleplayer with /admin. Annoying, yes, but easier than getting it all legit.

 

I like this idea, lets do this, but if we play normally and end up getting to high tier stuff, could we use that stuff? or is it still power gaming?

 

oh, kaz your saying no mining, but I like the idea of making the server legit now, and I think a good idea would be some things would get displaced with other people, lets say a super poor... floran ends up having a gun that was originaly someone elses, or another example would be someone got displaced half naked, and they see a pair of pants that isn't theirs, a mile away.
[DOUBLEPOST=1439051257][/DOUBLEPOST]Also, I like an idea of some ships getting messed up, because then they can easily RP out the starting ship stuff when making a new char.

 

Okay, so I'm sort of confused. This 'anomaly' basically resets the entire galaxy? So home worlds and colonies would be destroyed, and the buildings, equipment, people and, in terms of Earth, monsters would be displaced across the galaxy, like some galactic shuffling machine?

What will happen to starships owned by people? Will these be displaced? Equipment and items on the character? It seems like there are too many unknowns in this system...

Perhaps having this 'anomaly' just affecting part of the galaxy would be a better idea. The wave would expand before eventually losing energy, and would collapse in on itself; creating the 'shuffling' effect. This anomaly will basically destroy, like, EVERYTHING, so maaaybe having it affect the entire galaxy is a bad idea. There has to be SOME foundation, and this anomaly will destroy everything. Hell, it's destroying Chucklefish lore to a great extent.

 

So is the entire galaxy affected?

 

Its basically an IC reason for a server/universe wipe/reset. It's also a great way to implement some new, creative roleplay.

 

I think we're trying to apply to much logic to this. Why not just let ti happen and throw up a general "we don't really know how it works, we just know it did", especially ICly.