12-13-2011, 02:42 PM
My second ship has arrived!
I now have two ships working on two different missions. Multitasking! The new freighter is en-route to a nearby star system to deliver "farm tools". There has been a bit of narrative intrigue here -- I was given the option to "inspect" the sealed cargo and found guns, but chose to keep mum and deliver them anyway. I am leaning toward the role-play of an opportunistic trader, and not so much interstellar police officer. Maybe it will bite me in the end, but hey.
My survey cruiser has accepted a salvage mission. This time, the order to move to the target system and planetary coordinates were NOT prepared for me automatically. While I think this is a great way to teach players, it would be helpful to make that transition explicit. All I got was a message that my mission is "incomplete", and noticed the absence of the typical "your orders have been prepared..." message.
So now I've got 2 ships moving to 2 different systems. Starting next post, I will write "in character", dropping to "out of character" only when there are mechanical or interface issues to discuss/review.
I now have two ships working on two different missions. Multitasking! The new freighter is en-route to a nearby star system to deliver "farm tools". There has been a bit of narrative intrigue here -- I was given the option to "inspect" the sealed cargo and found guns, but chose to keep mum and deliver them anyway. I am leaning toward the role-play of an opportunistic trader, and not so much interstellar police officer. Maybe it will bite me in the end, but hey.
My survey cruiser has accepted a salvage mission. This time, the order to move to the target system and planetary coordinates were NOT prepared for me automatically. While I think this is a great way to teach players, it would be helpful to make that transition explicit. All I got was a message that my mission is "incomplete", and noticed the absence of the typical "your orders have been prepared..." message.
So now I've got 2 ships moving to 2 different systems. Starting next post, I will write "in character", dropping to "out of character" only when there are mechanical or interface issues to discuss/review.