We plan on creating upgrades for things like salvage scanning, salvage capacity etc. Some good ideas are coming up in this thread for sure. I think thereGÇÖs a lot of scope for progression in this area though of course weGÇÖre trying to stay focused on core gameplay to begin with.

Related to that, I donGÇÖt think we need to begin with lots and lots of complex mechanics to create complex and exciting player behaviour. I think a lot of this will be driven by the players themselves and in very early tests weGÇÖve already seen people behaving quite differently (we discovered some trolls in the office for sure!). Salvaging isnGÇÖt a directed game mode like Skirmish or Domination, I am hoping to see it develop a little more organically as people play it and we see how they behave.

Speaking of behaviour, I have another question. The plan is that in high sec you will not be able to kill each other and then risk increases with reward throughout the security levels. Outside of high sec what kind of limitations do you think should be placed on PVP in Salvage fields? None at all once you leave high sec? Some controls in low sec?

Let me know what you think.

Ok

There are four suspicion states that define the color of a playerGÇÖs tags:

• Neutral GÇô white
• Neutral Marked GÇô white/black (half white and half black)
• Suspect GÇô yellow
• Threat GÇô red

Ok, a few quick answers to questions IGÇÖve seen come up.

Drifting?

Not in our first test. Today weGÇÖll have the random picking of points on the map and spawning up in the sky.

Drifting will likely become an important thing to add though since it helps mitigate the random nature of the drop by allowing you to steer to some extent.

Lore?

Like drop uplinks, the LOD uses a localized wormhole created by a ship in orbit (that you clone jump to). It canGÇÖt get an accurate lock due to planetary interference which accounts for the randomness of the spawn location and it spawns above the target area to prevent you appearing inside a rock

Droplinks provide a focused locater signal which is why they allow pin point spawns.

You are not getting off the planet, your consciousness is transferred to the ship in orbit and from there you clone jump back to your station. You dump your clone behind.

Droplinks used by more than just squads?

For now itGÇÖs just squad. We are hoping to give the player the option when deploying for it to be personal/squad/team.

Completely random?

ItGÇÖs a random selection from a bunch of points weGÇÖve placed so we could put them all at the edges of the map if we wanted to control the areas more. Right now theyGÇÖre all over the shop.

Calling in a small building, base of operations?

By this I just mean you can set up a starting point for you and/or your squad allowing you specific spawn locations. Allowing more advanced GÇÿtent pitchingGÇÖ options is being considered for future development for sure. This is just a first step.

Squads

Currently there is no logic for group LODs and you will have to land and reform. There are a bunch of things to consider with it, is it just first spawn, what about spawning at different times, what if one member picks a droplink etc. Ideas welcome.

So if we added the ability to drift how would like to control it with MKB?