Name : X3 Convoys
Description : AL Plugin Creating Race/Pirate Convoys
Version : 1.0
Date : 20/04/06
Author : LV
Detailed description:
Installing this plugin will setup two types of convoy mission, the first is to attack and capture a convoy leader and the second is to defend a convoy.
1. Capture convoy leader
You will be offered the opportunity to capture and enemy convoy leader by factory BBS, these are usually based broadly on the races friend foe settings ingame (Argon offer Paranid caps and visa versa, Boron -Split ect) and also there is a slight chance that the convoy will be of pirate variety for all you notoriety faries who don't want to lose any.
The Teladi offer mainly pirate missions though and soon will also be yaki convoys.
Your rank starts at "useless" and with each cap successfully returned to the offering station you gain one point. As you points grow your ranks grow and bigger convoys come with bigger ranks.
There will also be a small chance that the convoy will be a much higher rank than you have currently and another low chance offer is an upfront payment for a cap which pays out depending on your rank for this plugin.
If one of these missions is offered no matter how few or many ships you kill or protect or the distance travelled is relevant you get the initial offer price. You will need to be at or above the rank the offer is placed at to accet though
Under normal conditions a payout is based on both your plugin rank, your ingame fight rank and also the amount of kills you or your ships make.
Once completed and the pilot has been returned to the station you will be offered 3 options. A cash payout, A notoriety boost or a percentage cut in thats stations profits for a while.
You are free to do as you please with other convoy ships and their wares
2. Protect Convoy.
On all factory types BBS newsboards will be offers to protect a convoy. Using a different set of plugin ranks the offer increases very much as above but payouts here depend on distance travelled, ingame trade rank, kills and convoy size. For every trade ship in the convoy your killcounter is reset and there is also the chance the offer will be an upfront payment where convoy size and distance is irrelevant.
You will need to be at or above the rank the offer is placed at to accept though.
Convoys will gain enemy interest and if you have played escort you'll have some idea on whats incoming although there is no need to keep close to the fleet anymore.
With both missions failure = rank loss and when starting out you will only be trusted with a few ts or tp ships but as your notoriety increases the convoys will
This script is still a BETA because there are that many scenario's to test in convoy size- distance and ranks and also kills that I need major feedback on payout.
1. How far did you travel
2. What were your ranks both ingame and with the plugin ranks
3. How many kills did you or your ships make
4. What was the consitution of the convoy.
If you can give me info on these four i can balance the payouts.
Ta
Hopefully i've squashed most real bugs so everything else should be ok.
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cycrow only as it saves me messing
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set plugin to off leave for a long time then delete it
uses 8816
no slots
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