Free Trade Zone OXP

[kanthoney]

I think the Ctrl-Alt-Right Shift-F6-Z key combination is free, if you want to use that.

[Disembodied]

Thanks, phkb, for dragging this out of the dust and giving it a new lease of life! I'm much happier writing fiction than software (it's a lot easier to debug, for a start). The asteroid "Stranglehold", in the story of the same name, is based on my idea of what FTZs are like - although Stranglehold itself is a very up-market version of the type.

[phkb]

Version 0.22 has just been released. In this version:

• Frequent visitors to Free Trade Zones will now receive a discount on the fine amount.
• Increased destroyed station recreation wait period to 60 days.
• Added code to utilise Station Validator OXP, if installed.
• Tweaks to the market script to cater for non-core commodities.

[phkb]

Version 0.30 has just been released. This version includes an updated station model based on Griff's shadered Rock Hermit.

[Edit] You'll notice that the size of the OXP has increased a bit. Well, OK, a lot. Most of this is because the texture images are a much larger size, meaning the station will look much better up close. If anyone still wants to use the smaller, less detailed version, let me know and I'll add a link to it on the wiki page.

[phkb]

Version 0.31 has been released. In this version:
- Updates to shipdata to link into randomshipnames and Skilled NPC's (thanks to Rustum for the entries).
- Update the spawning mechanism to allow for games to be saved at FTZ's.

[Cholmondely]

Thinking about the 1,000₢ charges on this one.

For a strong GalCop with a strong Galactic Navy etc., fine.

But for a weak GalCop fighting off Thargoids and pirates (and losing), with bits of GalCop breaking away and clobbering other bits (eg Resistance Commander.oxp), how would they have the wherewithal to enforce any of this?

[phkb]

But for a weak GalCop fighting off Thargoids and pirates (and losing), with bits of GalCop breaking away and clobbering other bits (eg Resistance Commander.oxp), how would they have the wherewithal to enforce any of this?

They’d probably just audit the docking logs on a semi-annual basis, and cross-check with payments from the FTZ. In the event a discrepancy is found, they’d revoke the permission to have the station in system. Or plonk a bounty on the station itself.