Corrupt cops OXP idea?

marianne · Post by **marianne** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 4:39 pm

hiya, i had an idea for a simple little OXP, if it could be done (which from the little i know about OXPs seems very possible), of having corrupt cops in certain governments, anarchies, feudals, dictatorships etc - the idea being that if you're an offender or a fugitive and go to one of these systems, when you dock there'd be a chance of a corrupt cop approaching you in the station (ie, a text screen), offering to let you pay a bribe (something suitably high, 500 or 750 credits, or half/two thirds of whatever you have if you don't have that much or something, but less than an escape pod, perhaps even a random figure) in order to lower your legal status, and if you say no, there would be the (non-bluffing) threat of many vipers (10 or 15 or so) awaiting your exit from the station - something like

Corrupt Cop wrote:
Hey, you there, you look like you could use having less legal troubles, so we here at the [planet name] Police Department are prepared to let you pay a...*ahem* fine to have your legal status reduced... If you turn us down, me and my buddies will be doing our best to catch offenders when you exit the station, if you catch my drift.

...what do people think? feasable? worth doing? just thought it would add a bit of depth in systems where you might *expect* to find corrupt cops :)

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 8:12 pm

Like the idea...

Speaking for myself I'm always v happy to see ideas that add fundamental depth & variety to the game.

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:48 pm

Don't have time to look right now, but I'm sure there have been discussions along these lines before.

It's a great idea.

Arexack_Heretic · Post by **Arexack_Heretic** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:57 pm

Check out the Anarchies_oxp thread.

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 7:34 am

Yes, it's going to be one of the features in Anarchies.oxp. Not yet scripted though, cause I am working on other parts of the OXP right now. But when I sit down to script it it'll be done in less than half an hour.

Captain Hesperus · Post by **Captain Hesperus** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:40 pm

Commander McLane wrote:
Yes, it's going to be one of the features in Anarchies.oxp. Not yet scripted though, cause I am working on other parts of the OXP right now. But when I sit down to script it it'll be done in less than half an hour.

You have no idea how much I envy you that skill...:sigh:

Captain Hesperus

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:01 pm

Captain Hesperus wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
Yes, it's going to be one of the features in Anarchies.oxp. Not yet scripted though, cause I am working on other parts of the OXP right now. But when I sit down to script it it'll be done in less than half an hour.
You have no idea how much I envy you that skill...:sigh:

Captain Hesperus

Actually it's not even that difficult. Have you ever tried? Studying the wiki and some existing OXPs should give anybody who is capable of logic thinking a good start.

lolwhites · Post by **lolwhites** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:38 pm

It'll be nice to have something else to do with my credits once my ship is ironassed.

TGHC · Post by **TGHC** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:51 pm

lolwhites wrote:
It'll be nice to have something else to do with my credits once my ship is ironassed.

Very good point, high risk corruption, or being turned over for a small fortune would focus the mind a little

Cmdr. Maegil · Post by **Cmdr. Maegil** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:55 pm

lolwhites wrote:
It'll be nice to have something else to do with my credits once my ship is ironassed.

Giving money for charity.

Having a wingman.

A trade/bounty hunter/pirate fleet.

A privately-owned station.

Setting up the fleet to turn a system into YOUR dictatorship.

Waging war and conquering the galaxies MWAHAHAhahaha*COF*COF*COF*

Damn smokes!...

Killer Wolf · Post by **Killer Wolf** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:09 pm

A privately-owned station.

hmmm.. we got rock hermits, hacker rocks, salvage rocks....wondering if there should be Brothel Rocks?

Captain Hesperus · Post by **Captain Hesperus** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:13 pm

Killer Wolf wrote:
A privately-owned station.
hmmm.. we got rock hermits, hacker rocks, salvage rocks....wondering if there should be Brothel Rocks?

Maegil would never fly again. At least not sitting down.

Captain Hesperus

Cmdr. Maegil · Post by **Cmdr. Maegil** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:14 pm

And what is THAT supposed to mean, precisely?

I'm a satirical sociopathical megalomaniac, not a satyr

Charlie · Post by **Charlie** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 12:46 am

Commander McLane wrote:
Yes, it's going to be one of the features in Anarchies.oxp. Not yet scripted though, cause I am working on other parts of the OXP right now. But when I sit down to script it it'll be done in less than half an hour.

( Green with envy )

There's a few things I can do, but...

- My brain refuses to understand the co-ords system for some reason...

- I can't script worth a da*mn! Don't know why - can do AI ( and the other bits ), but if I put it in a script.plist it all turns to poo!

Commander McLane · Post by **Commander McLane** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:21 am

Hi, Charlie,

just have a look to the hijacked "escorting problems again"-thread for some new hints.