I know i've asked for this before, but we need special space on ships, much like how we have special space on bases. Currently, our ships have no crew quarters, they magically hold production from all of our planets, and they somehow have the ability to load thousands of people on a ship with only 10 decks (yes, a throwback to the ssb before it was changed)

I would like to include an idea that is not mine in this, and that is Xzien's crew module ideas.
The Full thread can be found here viewtopic.php?f=6&t=15694&start=0
but as of now, these are the modules the thread suggests.



as you can see, these modules are EXTREMELY strong. What i would like to propose is that we be able to have these types of modules, but they must be installed on special space on a players ship. Special space is awarded in the amount of 5 'special decks' every 5 levels. This is not detrimental to the player's damage cap, and is used to install special items such as crew modules, or, production modules.

Because planets are ultimately a very bad investment, as they can easily be found and stolen, and with recent modifications such as zolazin saboteurs, they are even harder to protect. So what i would like to suggest is we have resource generation modules that would occupy the special space alongside crew modules.

Synthetic Crystallization Generator: Produces minerals every 30 minutes
MkI: 100mp
MkII: 250 mp
MKIII: 500mp

Xeno-Technological Replicator: Produces artifacts every 30 minutes
MkI: 100ap
MkII: 250ap
MkIII: 500ap

Condensed Stellar Research Facility: Produces research every 30 minutes
MkI: 100rp
MkII: 250rp
MkIII: 500rp

Up to 10 of each of these can be installed at one time, and each one takes 25 decks.

Now, the thing is, we absolutely need more modules available than we have special space. The reason for this, is that if we have 'small' moduels, or modules that have a low installation limit, like say the xenotech replicator was bumped up to 1000ap/30m and a limit of 5 was included, that wouldnt really serve anyone. the key is to making these modules large so players have to choose what they want, or to making them small with very low bonuses, but a very high maximum installation limit so that players need to think ahead of time on what they would install.

The crew modules suggested above are very strong, but if you choose to have bonus experiance or other effects, then you cant have the bonus production modules. Essentially, the production modules stated above would require 750 levels to install all of them. that would translate to a bonus 10000 resources per hour for this 750. The reason this is necessary is that the upkeep for a ship of that level is EXTREMELY expensive. if they have their planets stolen or destroyed or whatever else may be included in the future, then they have trouble affording scan runs or even to keep the life support on so to speak. To include all the crew modules on top of that, thats another 290 decks. so you can see here that the absolute minimum level to have all of this installed is 1040. i think only 5 players have reached this point. But this is only the player content that has been suggested. i assume if this is included dan would have much more to install.

Obviously, this brings in a new GP item to increase special space. Hopefully there will also be a 'poor mans' version available from the ap draw, but at the cost of maybe 20k-50k artifact points if not more (for an increase of 3 special space).

Awesome idea (and implementation of my previous idea)
+1!!

lol, it would be nice to have some 'reserve' resource production. its one thing to have an invincible exotic, dyson, and rift planets, but you almost HAVE to be a ccer to get all of those. at least this way if a player rage quits for a month they wont have to come back to a ship full of broken modules and only 10 planets with 'rich' resources.

hmm clear away 250 decks for 10k research an hour
+1!!!
(now what should I give up????)

technically since you only get one special deck per level, you would need to be a minimum of level 250 to fit all the research modules on. However, you still have to research all the way up to the end of the branch, which i would imagine would cost about 5,000,000 to 7,500,000 research per tier. research is always the second tier so it would cost you about 15 million research just to get to the mk4s for the research modules, not including crew modules or lower tech research modules that hamper you along the way.

oh, I'm already past rank 250, but the research, gonna take a while

the whole point of this system is so players can get a back up resource production scaled to their level. 750+s need that 10k boost. people around rank 250 need a 500 boost. its not alot, but itll keep the lights on, and keep players playing longer if they know they have some sort of resource security.