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You know... How cool would it be if you could encounter players bases?
Have turrets and defense systems in their bases
A little bit more than SE chances. Maybe x2 x3?
Followers protect bases. Charisma use!!
Intelligence + repair + science use for robots turrets and traps. Force fields or whatever..
Puts a whole other aspect on crafting. Etc etc.
The more resources you through at your base the better armed you are to fight off those pesky raiders.
I would just fill my tent with landmines, atleast around my chests. Although I think we should be able to encounter player bases during the Pre-Wipe madness at least.
The idea is good. Question is if it prolongs the wipe ?
Scrap the Charisma, robots and other useless stuff, we are before wipe..
How it could work:
- When a player enters a base or tent (regardless if theirs or not), there is a chance (small, like 1%) that a (or more) flare will be lit in that base on a random location on the ground, making the tent/base public for some time. (and a max time of like 5min) (Chance per player in case of groups)
- Player gets some kind of message that the base is in danger.
- If the flare is found and unlit, or destroyed, or whatever, (scienced, idk), the tent/base returns to private state.
- Until the flare persists, (max 5 min), other players can see this base/tent on worldmap and enter at will. (unless optional part bellow)
- If you entered someone else's base recently via flare and not party/known location, your chances of lighting a flare in your own base will be increased for some time, to make the loot hot. (cumulative effect in case of re-enterring bases via flare, up to a max 50%)
Optional:
- To not enforce this cruelty on new or PvE players, players need to flag themselves to be target for this via an NPC or command (no way back), but only flagged players will be able see and enter others bases via flare. (Even if they are in a party, only the players who are flagged, can enter the location) However if flagged players enter others bases via group, that base/tent has the chance to go public as well with even higher chances, without giving the benefit of the owner to enter/see others bases, unless he flags himself for base raping. It's something like a PvP flag regarding your bases/tents.
If you don't like the flare thing, a random tree could start to burn for 5 min or until u pour water on it, which ofc, others could investigate...
Hope I cut down on the alt exploitable-ness a bit.