Question about Alliances...

[Mad_House]

What, exactly, do "Alliances" entail? Is it just a faction/faction-name, or do you get to form alliances with AI factions and declare joint wars or something?

[Prophet Of Merci]

jesus...Theres an entire post on it. Its an actual update that enables factions to be created by players and share resources etc etc. And thats barely half of it

[Mad_House]

Originally posted by Prophet Of Merci:

jesus...Theres an entire post on it. Its an actual update that enables factions to be created by players and share resources etc etc. And thats barely half of it

I already saw that post. Most of it covered the multiplayer aspect, so what I'm aiming to get at is whether or not it makes any substantial changes with AI factions.

[Prophet Of Merci]

well, possibly the....possibility to create a gene pool that the ai can pull from when it comes to making ships, so player made ships can be added to this pool. Now we got player made ships roaming the galaxy under different colors as AI....but thats just something i pulled out of my ass. I heard rumors, but whether or not thats 100% true is beyond me.

With steam workshop riding up here soon im sure theres gonna be stability mods added and possibly more commands and behavioral activites that can be changed later if modders get ballsy.

[VogonPoet]

I get what you're saying OP. I'm curious to know how deep Alliances will go PvE-wise as well. Will creating an alliance basically throw a flag down to the other AI factions essentially flagging you as a faction to them? Will the see you as a threat if you are close to their territory? Will they go to war? Will you be able to alliance yourself with AI factions against other factions? That's what I'm hoping for.

I'm hoping it's much more than for MP purposes (and I'm sure it will be).

[Prophet Of Merci]

i mean, you were already able to conquer territory as your own via building stations. Im sure the same thing will apply, but make it more official with a name this time

[D K]

Player alliances will not impact PvE gameplay in any meaningful way from what we've been told. It will make it much easier to build a single player empire, but the systems being designed are primarily to support multiplayer co-operation and wars.

[Mad_House]

Originally posted by Vinyl Scratch:

Player alliances will not impact PvE gameplay in any meaningful way from what we've been told. It will make it much easier to build a single player empire, but the systems being designed are primarily to support multiplayer co-operation and wars.