Posted by: MagusXIX
« on: March 25, 2014, 03:50:35 PM »I also think a physical gate should be present, at least so theres some tactical consideration in regards to defending your gates or destroying enemy gates.
The enemy's gate is down!
I also think a physical gate should be present, at least so theres some tactical consideration in regards to defending your gates or destroying enemy gates.
My recollection is that this is official canon, as of a discussion ~3(or a lot more?) years ago.
John
But ... but ... *I* literally jumpgate everything. Why waste hull space on jump drives for anything but grav survey boats?
I see jump gates as stabilized wormholes, as if a jump engine has done a permanent job. If jumpgates were some kind of space station it would need materials to be built, personel and it would be destroyable (and there would not be natural jump gates).
Really? I had no idea. It also seems a little backwards to me that something built in to a ship could be more effective than the massive installations that I imagine jump gates are (not to mention the extra build cost/logistics/time required to build a gate.) Weird.
My not knowing this is probably the result of never finding any hostile races in my games. 40+ systems surveyed in my current one and nary an alien in sight. Not even any precursors. In my previous games, diplomatic teams were so easy to come by and so effective that the few races I have found quickly became allies. Might have something to do with my very slow playstyle, too.
Because using a jump gate gives you a much longer time of sensor blindness than using jump drives (and squadron jump) for example.
While everyone is on their AI wishlist, I would love the AI didn't literally jumpgate everything :|
Man, this campaign really drives home how stupid and aggressive the NPRs are. Especially since you aren't even trying to write about the diplomatic smegstorm that would be cropping up in a situation like this. It's a very noticeable change from the other campaigns - instead of talking with the other factions as equals, the Jovians here are standing back and watching everyone tear each other apart like mad dogs in a gladiatorial pit.