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[Shadow]

Originally Posted by Castruccio

So when you say "boarding party/marine" type of ideas do you mean ACTUAL boarding? I.e., switching to a Din's Curse style view where you control one character inside a ship or on a planet? Because that would be incredible. I suspect that this cannot possibly be what you mean.

Unfortunately, no you don't control or see it directly. That would be cool, but is almost like making a completely new game.

[Shadow]

Stations in the Drox Operative expansion are now built in stages, so you might have time to do something before the station comes online.

[Castruccio]

Have you already said somewhere what advantages a station will give to the race that builds one?

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by Castruccio

Have you already said somewhere what advantages a station will give to the race that builds one?

I probably have. Here's the quick rundown: Hydroponic Station, Mining Station, Trading Post, Research Station, Missile Base, Beam Battery, Fighter Base, Ballistic Battery, and Bomber Base.

The first 4 greatly increase food, minerals, money, and tech production (respectively) at the host planet. They all provide defense for the planet. Trading posts also make those planets have better/more components for sale.

[PixelLord]

Also, besides the normal races, monsters will be able to build bases as well. There will probably be a quest (and a timer) associated with destroying it before it is completed, and it will be particularly tough to destroy once operational. I'm thinking of a proton torpedo down the main exhaust vent.

[Shadow]

You can now choose the sector shape in the Drox Operative expansion: disc, clusters, spirals, ring, cartwheel, line, etc.

[Shadow]

It's interesting how many changes to our expansions bleed back into the main game: today some of the ancient races became allies or enemies.

[Shadow]

9 new monsters * 5 verions each * 3 unique monsters per version = 135 names I have to come up for unique ships. Names are hard.

[Shadow]

I started adding some quest chains to the Drox Operative expansion today, first up was starting a Race Civil War.

[Shadow]

The races in the Drox Operative expansion can now resort (with help) to unleashing Bosses and Ancients now to deal with their enemies.