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Moon diversity

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Moon diversity

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Moons need to be more diverse in both coloring and military/economic value.

as it stands they are just another asteroid by your HW.

Moons are incredibly diverse (just look at our solar system). 

A few ideas to spice moons up:

Mini volcano moons for higher tactical slots (maybe 4 more starting) ~ similar to Io

      Special ability: 4 more tactical slots

Moons with atmospheres that can support life (higher population for taxes) ~ Still looking for these out there in space :)

      Special ability: 20 higher population

Moons with abundant natural resources that would greatly aid in production (all metal resource asteroids)~ titan, ganymede

      Special ability: 15% faster ship production at this moon

Ice moons that would be good for getting early crystal production (all crystal asteroids) ~ similar to europa

      Special ability: 4 more logistics slots

Asteroid Belt 5 population max, 4-5 low yield resource nodes

      Special ability: 10% more damage for all friendly ships in the gravity well using superior knowledge of the belt

Large moons:

      Special ability: 1 more Hitpoint upgrade level bringing them to 4000 max HP

 

 

     

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah that would be a really nice way spice up the game(2 or more gravity wells in close proximity, moon(s) and planets), yet I would expect something like this more in SoaSE 2.

Methinks the engine would need to be fundamentally reworked to allow for this.  Definately something to look forward to as a future experience.

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting OmnipotentSnail, reply 24
Why shouldn't moons have their own gravity wells? Moons do have gravity, much more so than asteroids. Moons' gravity wells should be near planets, but not overlapping, as that would make things confusing as Sunlandic said.

Also I'd just like to point out that while it would make sense for moons to be trapped in a planet's gravity well, that would make things unnecessarily complicated, if more realistic. Besides, what solar system is perfectly symmetrical real life? 

 

Maybe a unique gravity well for every moon, but one that is ONLY connected to an actual planet? Or maybe at least to one and close to it. For invasion convenience.

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Reply #28 from Sins Forums Top

Not that I don't like moon diversity, I say the more pressing matter is planet diversity, as in planetary sizes and planetary types, such as cities, or ocean, take every planet that is currently incorporated in the current version of distant stars for example. Once they added that, moon diversity is just changing planetary values.

Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

Oh i agree

Quoting ice27828, reply 28
Not that I don't like moon diversity, I say the more pressing matter is planet diversity, as in planetary sizes and planetary types, such as cities, or ocean, take every planet that is currently incorporated in the current version of distant stars for example. Once they added that, moon diversity is just changing planetary values.

Oh I agree ice, its a dead horse that has been beaten a lot though.  The devs expect the modders to add new planets, so start small and try to change something they recently added to spur the change.

Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top

shameless bump, because the topic is coming up again.

Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top

HOW DARE YOU!? :(O