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[Suggestion] - Pirates stealing ships.

November 26, 2009 11:15:02 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

I was thinking about what it meant to be a pirate.  And the pirates in this game don't really act so much like pirates as they do bounty hunters.  So I was thinking, what if the pirates actually stole ships from your fleet?  This would make the game much more interesting since pirate raids later into the game would include more than just tek ships.

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Reply #1 November 27, 2009 12:02:28 AM
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Yeah, or they could be given the abillity of spying/stealing tech from the 3 races. In that way they can acquire a more diverse fleet with powerful weapons, which would make them a more formidable foe in late games.

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Reply #2 November 27, 2009 12:07:39 AM
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that has been already been added, have been checking the code

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Reply #3 November 27, 2009 12:10:19 AM
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If it's been added, then I'm assuming they haven't finished that aspect because I haven't seen it yet.  I definitely like how they've changed the pirates in this beta, at least I like them when they aren't attacking me!

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Reply #4 November 27, 2009 12:11:59 AM
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give them lots and lots of money, that supposively allows them to unlock those abilities

have not tested out that theory

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Reply #5 November 27, 2009 12:14:33 AM
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Still, pirates irl don't depend on money to steal a ship.  They just wave their guns around and take it.  So maybe there is a better approach to achieving the same affect.

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Reply #6 November 27, 2009 12:16:25 AM
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Still, pirates irl don't depend on money to steal a ship.  They just wave their guns around and take it.  So maybe there is a better approach to achieving the same affect.

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Reply #7 November 27, 2009 12:21:14 AM
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Sorry about the double post there.  Browser was acting up...

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Reply #8 November 27, 2009 12:27:52 AM
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well stealing a ship on the waters vs stealing a ship in space are two completely different things

on water you just need a boat and guns, like you said

in space you need a specialized airlock, specialized weapons that stop the ships temporaryly to allow take over, etc. and that requires money

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Reply #9 November 27, 2009 12:37:57 AM
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These pirates look more like the reavers from Firefly...  I don't think the game has to be scientifically precise, especially since you consider all of the planets that do not orbit the star they surround.  My point being is that the pirates should be able to steal ships with bounties around 1k credits.

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Reply #10 November 27, 2009 12:47:04 AM
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true, and personally I would not mind that, but we will have to see what the devs will do

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Reply #11 November 27, 2009 1:01:14 AM
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I think they will consider it.  However, this seems like a big pain in the butt to code.  It all depends on how much they have to rewrite to get it to work.

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Reply #12 November 27, 2009 2:21:41 AM
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All they would have to do is add the advents submission ability to one of the pirate ships (call it commendeer if you must). The result would be the same.. Pirates capture a ship.

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Reply #13 November 28, 2009 6:59:48 PM
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Quoting Major Stress,
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All they would have to do is add the advents submission ability to one of the pirate ships (call it commendeer if you must). The result would be the same.. Pirates capture a ship.

that is pretty much what they have done, I just cant figure which ship they put the ability on

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Reply #14 November 29, 2009 6:44:57 PM
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For a few weeks we had given the pirates the ability to commandeer ships, but as of now this is being taken out.

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Reply #15 November 29, 2009 6:55:33 PM
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Reply #16 November 29, 2009 7:41:54 PM
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Quoting MasonOfSparta,
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For a few weeks we had given the pirates the ability to commandeer ships, but as of now this is being taken out.

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Reply #17 November 29, 2009 11:05:36 PM
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Reply #18 November 29, 2009 11:27:42 PM
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What was the reason for removing the comdeer ability???

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Reply #19 November 29, 2009 11:33:05 PM
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and what do we have to do are say to get it back on

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Reply #20 November 30, 2009 3:08:11 AM
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Quoting Ryat,
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and what do we have to do are say to get it back on

 

...no comment.

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Reply #21 November 30, 2009 8:17:22 AM
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Awww....  I want more interesting pirates!

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Reply #22 November 30, 2009 10:17:36 AM
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Well for me the idea of pirates taking over a military ship is a bit far fetched.Also in a game would be very annoying as your battling they are stealing ships.I mean there have been hate threads that the rapture cap ship can do it at level 6.

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Reply #23 November 30, 2009 7:11:33 PM
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rats! this would have been a great idea. Well maby moders can make it happen after the full relese

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Reply #24 November 30, 2009 7:41:15 PM
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Quoting MindsEye,
reply 22
Well for me the idea of pirates taking over a military ship is a bit far fetched.Also in a game would be very annoying as your battling they are stealing ships.I mean there have been hate threads that the rapture cap ship can do it at level 6.

 

Thats what pirates DO, they steal!

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Reply #25 November 30, 2009 7:46:32 PM
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especialy if you have a new ship type that has the ability and make only one or two per pirate fleet (more at higher pirate level) and give it a long cooldown. Also it cant steal cap ships. Your so worried about them, kill them before they can take your ships. otherwise they would only be dangourouse if left unchecked for a long battle with the pirates

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