DarkOrbit Done Right/Design

Movement

(thrust & weight) determines speed

• ship has base weight
• equipment adds weight
• "fuel" adds weight
  • types of fuel
    • Solid
    • Liquid
    • stored energy (batteries)
    • zero-point energy (requires "triggering" energy)
• thrusters convert fuel to thrust, with different levels of performance
  • Nope...thrusters draw energy to create thrust - this allows a common energy for everything

1.  ?fuel-specific thrusters?

Economy

• different value of minerals on different maps
  • the farther the map from the mineral, the more value for the mineral
  • create a *reason* to move into "PvP territory"
  • allow for trade-oriented gameplay

• "Minerals" are actually collected as "Ore"
  • Ore is sold at a higher price than minerals
  • Ore becomes "minerals" (or materials?) by "Processing"
  • Some ships can trade cargo space for Ore Processing space - which costs energy to operate