Love the game -- Some suggestions/future implementation

I'm loving this game. I thank the devs for making one of the best 4x Space Strategy games, in my mind. I'm definitely recommending it to my buddies. I have a few suggestions that I think would add even more fun and complexity to the game:

 

A chance for ships to escape in battle. Sometimes my scout ships get jumped while exploring and there's nothing I can do about it. Faster Than Light allows for engagement and then for a ship to bide its time while its engines power up and get away. I think it would be nice to allow for ships to escape due to better engines, maneuverability or cloaking ability/subterfuge. 

Some more technologies would be nice:

-Hacker drones that can introduce chance to disable or impair certain ship functionalities, or even turn guns on friendlies for x amount of time.

-More drones in general. Space Faring civilizations will probably use a lot of robotics in ship-to-ship combat. Cutter drones, mine drones, tractor beam drones (that weigh down ships).

-Mine fields. The ability to mine an area of space and countermeasures for this.

-Tractor beams/tethers that can be launched to slow down enemy ships or dampen their inertia 

-Marine frigates that allow for boarding and takeover of ships in the middle of battle

-EMP/Ion weapons that disable shields and electronics

-Ability to set ship's tactical behavior in combat (aggressiveness, guard, flank, focus fire, etc.)

 

Your thoughts? Thanks.

 

 

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Reply #1 Top

These  are all great suggestions. 

 

Welcome to the forums and glad you are enjoying the game. Look out for mods that can bring things like these to the game!

 

 

Reply #2 Top

Good ideas, but besides the concept of lifesupport, there isnt any consideration taken into consideration of having a crew, so I dont see how a robotic/drone type of vessel would be straight forward.  As with all things, it would need a balance.  How would you suggest the balance of not needing life support for drones?  Huge accuracy Malus??