messages in combat (newbie)

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:30 pm

Docking is not harder, we are just older and slower.
Then again I remember my first tries on the bbc. Took ages to learn how to dock well enough not to start again.

Happy hunting
Al

Website · Post by **Cody** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:44 pm

Hi Alex.

Docking is a skill you have to maintain as well. You often get your Docking Computer shot away, among other things.

Commander Learner · Post by **Commander Learner** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:28 pm

Or we could follow Frontier and give a range of pre-typed messages for the player to choose from. These messages can vary according to the current condition ie green,yellow,red etc. Maybe the nearby ships can respond when a message is sent and they can help as well as attack you.

Oh yes, welcome to the board jimdickin! We're both juniors in the forum!

Post by **Kaks** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:39 pm

Well, if you want to have that, it's already possible to create this sort of functionality via oxp - you could check if the market screen is pressed in flight, and if the player has got a suitable ship targeted, you can show a mission screen with all the relevant 'talk' options included...

If there's no target, or the target is unsuitable ( rocks don't really talk back, honest) you can just let the player go through to the normal market screen!

Time permitting, I might even do a proof-of-concept oxp ...