Posted by: SteveAlt
« on: August 23, 2008, 10:36:20 AM »Quote from: "MWadwell"
I made a suggestion a while ago (see the post here - http://aurora.pentarch.org/viewtopic.php?t=940&start=75 ) to have another type of engine that was much less powerful and had a _low_ fuel consumption (and so long endurance).
That way, you put it in a missile with self-seeking sensors, and you have a semi-fixed mine (similar to the US's CAPTOR mines). (For information on the CAPTOR, here's Wikipedia's blurb: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTOR_mine )
Yes, I really liked that suggestion. Something along these lines would fit in with the internal consistency of the game and provide a mine suitable for some type of fixed defence. I need to spend sometime thinking about the mechanics. Unfortunately, I have little free time at the moment due to an imminent house move so I haven't been able to devote much time to Aurora lately. I will work my way through all the outstanding messages when I get time and then start working on some of these ideas.
Steve