Orbital Survey Station

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shadow1331

Celestial Spear

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shadow1331

Celestial Spear

14 400g2g pts

13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 1:46:04 AM

i was playing a game and i found that certain systems come up that are to expensive to bother colonizing but you dont like leaving the system open to pirates or other races setting up in there, so maybe you could build some sort of orbital recon facility that prevents that system from being colonized that removes the need to leave a fleet in there. it could spread maybe a small ammount of influence and maybe generate some science points but cost a fair bit on money to maintain it, cheaper than leaving say a fleet of 5 ships in there but cheaper than colonizing say a system of of 3 planets that dont generate any food. let me know what you think ?

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VIPXorUnison

Stellar

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VIPXorUnison

Stellar

43 700g2g pts

13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 3:22:46 AM

Not sure if this hasn't been suggested yet.

It does sound useful though, especially after eliminating an enemy colony without capturing it (when that is implemented).

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TangJET

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TangJET

Old Timer

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13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 5:47:16 AM

Definitely sounds like a plan to me, but how would this 'station' relate to the empire as a whole? Would it be just like building your own little one population planet in the system? Would it be able to produce anything? etc...

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MODNosferatiel

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MODNosferatiel

Informer

47 300g2g pts

13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 9:19:48 AM

So far only orbitals in colonized systems have been suggested, to the best of my knowledge.

Suggesting a placeholder against easy colonisation by other players is new.

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Nomas

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Nomas

Yussho

28 300g2g pts

13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 11:28:43 AM

orbital stations that provide a small sensor radius or a science bonus that costs some Dust to maintain and could be build on gas giant planets or asteroid fields too. something like the outpost build in MOO2 that expanded the range of your ships.

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Codename_Veers

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Codename_Veers

Sentient Tweaker

32 700g2g pts

13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 2:33:47 PM

I find the idea good as well. Orbital Stations are a good Option if you cannot or want not colonize the Planets of a System. Spacehabitats come with colonialization, trade and military anyway.

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Igncom1

Craver

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Igncom1

Craver

11 400g2g pts

13 years ago

Jun 23, 2012, 3:52:10 PM

I like this idea, nice for neutral zones in treaty's as well.

Could they be designed in the ship editor? Could they server other functions like mining for luxury and strategic resources? Or possibly as a type of shipyard, helping planets with building larger ships, and giving a boost to repairing others?