TheDrunkenFROG

I had an idea for what happens after you abandon ship? I thought this trough and have a solid solution! When you are on your ship there would be something called ''vacuum decay'' wich is very slow and ''atmospheric decay'' wich is a little bit faster. Wich means your ship is on maintenance, for example: ION Thruster emits radiation-Creates a type of rust--- Scrubs rust away---------All clear! Does Not do anything--- Has to do full repair! Control Panel has short circuit --- Repairs it ------- We are good! Does nothing--- The panel has a 0.3 chance of corrupting other parts. Now that we have a sense of how it COULD work, lets get to WHEN it happens! On board there is no decay exept for maintenance that is. once off-board a timer sets for 2 real life days until one of the decaying starts to happen. the first say of decay is slow. once the 24 hour period is over, the decay rate starts accelerating. this is not only for scenario purpouses but its pracital for the server too! this means lost ships will disapear over time, or for other players to find perhaps. NOW How to counter decay : #1 Stay close to your vessel, nearby players that have the craft rendered will slow down the decay. #2 If you have to go somewhere quick! dont leave your capital ship on an atmospheric planet! this decay is MUCH faster! #3 Make something called a ''Decay Bot'' this little droid will keep your ship ALIVE , as long as he has fuel/power, once that runs out he is doomed (just like the vessel) , UNLESS You program him to keep himself alive by putting fuel/batteries in a crate and program him to go there once running low. (this could lead up to interesting scenarios) PROS -Awesome scenarios (finding fully operational ships in space becouse of the ''Decay Bot) -another layer of immersion -jobs for people (Janitors for your ship) -makes you think about caring for your ship CONS -Could take time to completely balance -Another chore for keeping everythinf running Thats all for my idea [i hope it wont get flooded with other good ideas!] [COMMS] *CMDR FROG OUT*