Posted by: Meyer
« on: April 29, 2008, 12:23:20 AM »Four "confidential" platforms. I wonder what those are?
I suggest an orbital defense station. I know a number of different factions used them, including some wealthy pirates. They were mainly used to defend planetary systems however sometimes used in other areas such as trade routes. Perhaps it could take the place of the gravity well generator or long range scanner for a faction. Maybe the CIS could use them as there is mention of both the Trade Federation and the Banking Clan employing large well-armed satellites to defend trade routes and controlled planets.As far as i know, your idea has already been included in the mod, with the plan being to give each faction a unique defence platform: Golans for the Empire, XQ platforms for the Alliance, and a newly designed platform (from our resident Concept Artist) for the EotH.
I think there would be some limitations in that I believe you could only have one additional defense station accompanying your main space station because it would take the place of either the scanner or the gravity well. Never the less I think it is possible to change the name of the gravity well, take away it's abilities, change the model/skin and give it hard points and armaments. That of course is a dumbed down version of the trouble the mod-team would have to go through in order to do such a thing. I personally feel like with the increase in space pop cap that the normal space station is rather weak and the "Orbital Defense Station" would go a long way in helping stave off those Rebel/Republic/Vong invaders.From what i can gather, i think the limit of two special structures has been removed (although only two of those built will show on the Galactic Map), and the defence platforms will be an extra option for you to build, along with the various levels of shipyards required to build your ships.
this isn't exactly space buildings but its close. fondor should have an asteroid system near it to simulate their ship building resources. i suggest this be a separate system and be worth a ton of credits.centerpoint station- a building in space. a space building.