Dan is it possible to alter the badge scanning for base's a little.

Keep normal scanning at 2 red badges as it is.... but advanced scanning would say be 3, 4, 5, ect....

Each extra bade you spend would say increase the Percent of scanning a higher lv base.

So 2 as it is now would stay the same.

3reds would decrease the chance of finding a lv 2 base by 35% and lower
4 reds would decrease the chance of finding a lv 3 and lower by 40% for a lv 2 and 35% for lv 3
5 would decrease the chances of finding a lv 4 or lower by 45% for lv 2, 40% lv 3 and 35% lv 4
6 would decrease the chances of scanning a lv 5 or lower by 50% for lv 2, 45% lv3, 40% lv4, 35% lv 5
8 would decrease the chances of locating a lv 6 or lower by 55% for lv2, 50% lv3, 45% lv 4, 40% lv5, 35% lv6

and so on.

Base scanning is set at 5 red badges, unless your legion has spent money purchasing the items that lower the cost. So the costs need reworking a little for those legions who don't have those artifacts on their base.

Secondly I can't see people wanting to spend more red badges than they already do. Most already complain about how difficult they are to get with all the traps that people carry these days.

The only alteration i'd really like to see is that your own base becomes responsible for scanning, and a red badge depository on bases. So that an entire legion can donate red badges towards scanning rather than the same people scanning for bases.

I don't like his idea either but I do like what he wants. As a high level base, sometimes we want a 3, sometimes a 4 and rarely a 5. When you want a 4, it can cost 10+ badges trying to get one and it might be one you are not interested in. I wouldn't mind it costing +1 badges to guarantee a certain level.

So 6 badges and you can specify what level you want. 5 badges for random level (like it is now).

Yeah now that i would like. If it was a guarantee that would get that level base for an extra badge i'd be all for it. I spent 15 red badges the other day looking for a level 4, and we finally settled on a level 5 which we couldn't handle(bad timing) and earlier today one of our other officers spent 9 badges to find a level 4 base.

why would you pay more to recive a higher lv whats the fun in that ?
wouldnt it be the less bages you pay for scanning the higher the levels you find and the more the bages you spend you get easy lv bases that are equall or less then the base of you own?
Who in there right mind would whant a higher level base? lol

When you can 1-shot (well now 3-4 shot) a level 3 base, there's very little reason to attack one. So we try to lock on level 4 or 5. And keep in mind that the level of your own base has no bearing on your legion's strength.

your paying more badges to guarantee a higher lv base. that way your not spending 20 something badges looking for a lv 5 or 6 base. Because there is no point in killing the lv 4 and lower bases.

This is a scale idea so that you can get the appropriate base your looking for.



your right was not thinking about the modules that make scanning a base only 2 badges.

So on that not you still get the pitcher of what I was trying to accomplish.



How about this Dan what about a device that you sell for GP. Called a

Deep Space Base scanning Inhibitor.- A device ones installed into the base scanners that will weed out inferior base levels.

cost 20gp to block out lv 2 bases, cost 30 gp to weed out lv 3 and lower, 40 gp to block out lv 4 and lower. 50 gp to block out lv 5 and lower.

Yes you would have to upgrade the sensor every time you wanted to block out a lower base. the only option that you would have is the ability to turn off the sensor on the base not that you would want to but just leaving it as an option.

So this way the scanning still cost 5 to scan for a base but the new artifact adds parameters to the scanning.