Interactive missions testing on SO PVE

[SirEmi]

Interactive Missions also known as  "Storyline missions / Interactive Encounters"

http://forum.spaceo.net/index.php/topic,3794.0.html

Testing them on SO PVE server now. The missions can be found in hidden locations trough probing via the Quadrant Map or by visiting solar systems, like normal encounters.

Only added about 8 interactive missions, mostly based on the normal encounters but more interesting. Relatively balanced missions, reviewing player made missions now and balancing in order to add to the game.

Other info:
- The number of steps and the difficulty (chance of fail) in reaching the next step has an effect on the end reward.
- Some missions are more rare then others, depending on reward, mission profitability, etc.Other notes:

When someone finds a hidden encounter via probing, the encounter is assigned to that player. A 24 hours timer starts, and the player has 24 hours to finish the mission. After 24 hours if not completed, it will disappear and another one will be created somewhere else.
If someone else finds this encounter that has been assigned to another and not yet completed, nothing will show on the scanner.
So there is a chance that when jumping to the hidden encounter you won't find anything.

Hidden encounters are more important to higher power commanders, because they have less system encounters. As you progress and find less and less system encounters, you will have to move on to exploration to find hidden encounters to increase your power further. There is a higher competition of those hidden encounters, so they are generally harder to find then Alien hidden encounters.



P.S.: Also added planets to SO PVE, remember the planets can still be raided / conquered, only your mothership is protected from pvp.

[AFB]

Sir e, when you are putting in player missions, can you put them on test server as well? Cos my ships on pve are crappy

[the broken]

thanks for adding planets to PVE

[ars68]

*echo from 2 years ago* YAAAAY PLANETS *end echo*

YAAAAAAAY PLANETS! 

jk.  tho it is nice to finally see the planets update finished... sorta

[Derflinger]

Nice one, Sir Emi, thank you.
Only 2 questions atm:
-Does comm. upgrades increase reward from these missions?
-Did you increase exploration chance? (cos no failed attempts in 75-80 scans already)

[drakken]

so far i found 2 of them, kinda pissed me off that they both ended when i chose step b....and they disappeared, which sucks, when i fail an encounter its still there, thought these would be the same.  oh well, more to find i guess.

[drakken]

You found 52.033 segments
You found something:
30 x Nonlinear Radiator Subroutines
30 x Transform Injector Focuser
30 x Clarity Inertial Stabilization
30 x Solid Stabilization
30 x Stasis Coupling
30 x Fourier Pneumatic Gears
30 x Clarity Inertial Stabilization

Your good reputation has increased

The Mission Ended

kk i like these things 

[drakken]

one thing i noticed is alien spawns are increasing, 9 to 10 aliens in a quad so far, of course some are these new encounters

[SirEmi]

Nice one, Sir Emi, thank you.
Only 2 questions atm:
-Does comm. upgrades increase reward from these missions?

Some of the commander abilities work in the Interactive Missions, like the experience, the others will be added asap.

-Did you increase exploration chance? (cos no failed attempts in 75-80 scans already)

Yeah the chance was a bit higher because I was testing. Back to normal now.

- Also checked planet raids for all servers, and they give raided resources correctly now.


Other notes:
When someone finds a hidden encounter via probing, the encounter is assigned to that player. A 24 hours timer starts, and the player has 24 hours to finish the mission. After 24 hours if not completed, it will disappear and another one will be created somewhere else.
If someone else finds this encounter that has been assigned to another and not yet completed, nothing will show on the scanner.
So there is a chance that when jumping to the hidden encounter you won't find anything.

Hidden encounters are more important to higher power commanders, because they have less system encounters. As you progress and find less and less system encounters, you will have to move on to exploration to find hidden encounters to increase your power further. There is a higher competition of those hidden encounters, so they are generally harder to find then Alien hidden encounters.

[drakken]

When someone finds a hidden encounter via probing, the encounter is assigned to that player. A 24 hours timer starts, and the player has 24 hours to finish the mission. After 24 hours if not completed, it will disappear and another one will be created somewhere else.

if you fail do they move in galaxy? please please say no 

[davey boy]

You gained 461 turns
You gained 513 Command Points
You found something:
30 x Terminus Saturation Magnifier
30 x Linear Sink Bomb
30 x Terminus Suspensor Booster
30 x Huge Diamond Crate
30 x Prophet Pneumatic Assembly
30 x Pinpointer Probe
30 x Peripheral Gravity Core
30 x Dipolar Circuit
30 x Very Large Stone Crate
30 x Psychic Lateral Magnifier
30 x Tiny Iron Crate
30 x Huge Gold Chest
30 x Bronze Hack Card
30 x Pinpointer Probe
30 x Parallax Nullifier Focuser
30 x Tiny Metals Case

Your good reputation has increased

The Mission Ended
i think there ace

[drakken]

Sir Emi, we have noticed a lack of pinpointer probes on PvE since this update, did you change something or is it just bad luck?
ive gained 100 multis and 1 pinpointer 

[drakken]

when i failed it , it moved     

and why are planets so expensive on pve, this server ends like main, it is not infinite like wars.

at least you made the galaxy worth traveling again, thanks for that 

[davey boy]

drak if you look at my reward i showed i got 60 pins with that lot

[drakken]

Emi you said after finding the encounter we have 24 hours to do it again...im finding them , failing either because of wrong step choice or high % to fail step and it then they  disappear.  you expect me to travel the entire galaxy to try and find these failed encounters? especially with high turn costs? i can understand having to use more pinpointers to find it again, but to make it warp out of quad  please change them warping.