Some variant of this idea has been suggested many-a-time, but hasn't been mentioned in a while.
Here's the idea:
Fighters are built and upgraded from the legion base, if it has a "Fighter Bay" installed.
Each one has a class and speciality. You unlock different classes/specialities in different ways.
Standard Ships:
Code:
Class Build Cost(% base) Equip slots Specialities Unlock Prequisite:
K-Class 10% 0 0 Starter Decks: Scout
J-Class 30% 0 1 Credit Cost Decks: Frigate
I-Class 50% 1 1 Credit Cost Decks: Cruiser
H-Class 50% 2 0 Rank 100 None
G_Class 80% 2 1 Research Cost Decks: Battleship
F-Class 100% 4 0 Rank 200 None
E-Class 500% 10 2 Extreme RP Decks: Star Destroyer
K-Class 10% 0 0 Starter Decks: Scout
J-Class 30% 0 1 Credit Cost Decks: Frigate
I-Class 50% 1 1 Credit Cost Decks: Cruiser
H-Class 50% 2 0 Rank 100 None
G_Class 80% 2 1 Research Cost Decks: Battleship
F-Class 100% 4 0 Rank 200 None
E-Class 500% 10 2 Extreme RP Decks: Star Destroyer
Premium Ships:
Code:
Class Build Cost(% base) Equip slots Specialities Unlock Prequisite:
D-Class 100% 4 1 GP None
C-Class 120% 6 1 GP None
B-Class 150% 8 1 GP None
A-Class 175% 10 1 GP None
S-Class 200% 12 1 GP None
X-Class 250% 14 1 GP None
Z-Class 300% 14 2 GP None
D-Class 100% 4 1 GP None
C-Class 120% 6 1 GP None
B-Class 150% 8 1 GP None
A-Class 175% 10 1 GP None
S-Class 200% 12 1 GP None
X-Class 250% 14 1 GP None
Z-Class 300% 14 2 GP None
For classes, you have to unlock them in that order (with the exception of rank based unlocks)
Specialities are like professions. Most ships get 1 or 0, but the strongest get 2.
There are no premium specialities.
Code:
Name Effect Secondary Unlock Prequisite (class) Prequisite (other)
Fighter Attack +10% None Red Badges J-Class None
Spy Cloak +10% None Blue Badges J-Class None
Raider Attack +20% Defence -10% Yellow Badges J-Class None
Destroyer Defence +10% Hull +10% Red Badges I-Class 100 Player Kills
Stealth Cloak +20% None Blue Badges I-Class 100 Hacks
Stealth Bomber Cloak +15% Attack +15% Blue+Red Badges G-Class 200 Player Kills, 200 Hacks
Bomber Attack +30% None Red Badges G-Class 400 Player Kills
Pirate Attack + 15% Defence +15% Yellow Badges G-Class 400 Raids
Colony Ship Allows production None Green Badges E-Class 50 Planets Owned
Flagship All stats +10% Only 1 Allowed Dark Badges E-Class All other classes unlocked
Fighter Attack +10% None Red Badges J-Class None
Spy Cloak +10% None Blue Badges J-Class None
Raider Attack +20% Defence -10% Yellow Badges J-Class None
Destroyer Defence +10% Hull +10% Red Badges I-Class 100 Player Kills
Stealth Cloak +20% None Blue Badges I-Class 100 Hacks
Stealth Bomber Cloak +15% Attack +15% Blue+Red Badges G-Class 200 Player Kills, 200 Hacks
Bomber Attack +30% None Red Badges G-Class 400 Player Kills
Pirate Attack + 15% Defence +15% Yellow Badges G-Class 400 Raids
Colony Ship Allows production None Green Badges E-Class 50 Planets Owned
Flagship All stats +10% Only 1 Allowed Dark Badges E-Class All other classes unlocked
Okay, so what do they actually do?
Each fighter has equipment slots and decks. These equipment slots can be used for Weapons, Defences, Hulls and Cloaks. Researched only. No cores/scanners/shields.
You can install your usual modules on the fighter. The fighter's attack and cloak is added to your own.
Hull and defence work slightly differently. Players can target the fighters instead of the player, in this, the total attack is still used, but it is now the fighter's defence/hull being used.
When destroyed, fighters are destroyed...
You can only have so many fighters per rank, probably about 1 fighter per 100 ranks.
Fighters would cost Androids (for crew - helmsmen or scientists depending on speciality) and ship-bots (# depending on class). Specialities will also use items such as minerals, exotic matter, complex tech, guard drones, etc. etc.
Anything I miss?
