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Xavier Wise

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Posted 1549757675	Reply with quote #1

At the moment, drones launched from enemy ships keep going forever, until destroyed or deleted by a GM. As a suggestion/ request, could it be possible to add a timer for the drones to be active, after which they "disappear"? This would be the same as the TSN torpedoes and their timeout after a particular length of time. If we could modify the timer on them, it would be even better for those developing mods too. It would avoid the "drone cloud" that can often occur in games, as well as drones persistence in mission scripts like the TSN Sandbox. __________________ Fleet Captain Xavier Wise - TSN Sabre Link to TSN RP Community website

ogremasch

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Posted 1549811792	Reply with quote #2

Drone burnout sounds like a good update to me. If the missiles we shoot have limited range then the drones the enemy shoot should be likewise limited.

notsabbat

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Posted 1549942621	Reply with quote #3

Yes please. __________________ -Captain of the TSN Gungnir JN-001 -Eastern Front online group member -My continuing bridge build: http://artemis.forumchitchat.com/post/immersion-bridge-build-in-progress-7335195?pid=1290158413

ryleyra

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Posted 1550001842 · Edited	Reply with quote #4

I see no reason why this shouldn't be the case. Maybe drones should have a considerably longer flight time than torpedoes (explaining why they are large enough to be shot down and torps aren't) but once a ship manages to avoid a drone, it's very unlikely that the crew will drop their guard. The drone should only play cat and mouse for so long. At the very least, scripts shouldn't fill up with drones until they become a resource hog.

U.E. Admiral

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Posted 1550052722	Reply with quote #5

Yes please! How is it that we've gone this long without this suggestion surfacing before? __________________ "Maths is not one of Artemis' strengths" -- Lt. Jr. Starry "Heat Wizard" Wisdom, R&D Dept. Terran Stellar Navy

notsabbat

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Posted 1550095368	Reply with quote #6

Quote: Originally Posted by U.E. Admiral Yes please! How is it that we've gone this long without this suggestion surfacing before? Its not the first time it has been brought up, but generally there other things that are bigger talking points and it tends to get buried. __________________ -Captain of the TSN Gungnir JN-001 -Eastern Front online group member -My continuing bridge build: http://artemis.forumchitchat.com/post/immersion-bridge-build-in-progress-7335195?pid=1290158413

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