How's about some sort of 'Assault' styled map? IE, disable the ability to build planetary seige weapons, and make one capturable by a certain unit placed in the middle of a map.

Kinda basic, but I haven't the time to expand on the idea at the moment, perhaps later when I return.

I like that idea, it makes CtF more balanced.

Sniff Shadowhal got my second idea before I could post it DAMN MATH CLASS!!!!!).

But I wasnt thinking about having specific goals!

I'ts still confused in my head and generally it would tend to what your saying.

But to make it more balanced, I'm planning NO CASH! Only slot counts (for ships and structures). So if you want research you'll have to pay for it but then the researches themselves are very cheap!

Attacker would get like starter package of 2400 slot points but can only build SHIPS! And would contain 3 of the 4 planets. Each planet under his controle will grant him extra slot counts.

Now to counter spam of always having max ship. I'm planning on factories to self detonate after a certain amount of time (10 minutes? so they coincide with timer?).

Defender on his part will be able to build not only ships but TACTICAL Buildings as well. Those buildings will have reduced count as to increase their effectiveness in clusters. Would also start with 20% more slot count that other player! But only one factory which STAYS ALIVE UNTIL DESTROYED!

Now as for how it ends..well 2 ways! Either the attacker manages to destroy the defenders colony thereby ending the game.

OR the defender manages to hold off the attacker long enough for his "Ultima Cannon" To wipe all opponent resistance to shreds?

Good idea?

Multiplayer cooperative campaign...

(grin)

Ok, i' am really not sure if anyone has come up with this idea yet:

i haven't made any names for this mode yet but suggestions are welcomed, ok heres the the mode idea. 

-All players start with 1 Cap. ship and of course that should be the only ship they would get throughout the whole game.

-This Cap. Ship Must kill other player's Cap. Ships to win the game(sounds like king of the hills? doesnt it?)

-These Cap. Ships CANNOT capture planets, meaning you get no such thing as resources.

-Im not sured but i think you can adjust experiences required to level a Cap. ship so meaning you should make the Cap. ships harder to level. Harder to level meaning a more fun game instead of a Cap. ship getting to level 10 so fast.

-I think everyone should start with a Cap. Ship that is chosen from the respective races(TEC, Advent, Vasari)

-Skills is a very important factor to this mode if it's ever establish, so a little modding to the skills should be done.

-These Cap. Ships MUSTN"T I MEAN MUSTN'T allowed to have the skill colonize because that will ruin the mode.

-Also each planets must have rogue forces on them to provide a source of experience for the Cap. Ships in order for them to level up.

-Also i think we should give Cap. Ships a DECENT experience value, so killing a Cap. ship would actually be worth it if your playing more than 1 Vs. 1

-These are just ideas that just popped out of my mind so any change or suggestions are all welcomed.

Yeah thats next to go after KotH!

Any other suggestions! I'm writting 'em down and when I get time..I'll dig in +_+

Hum..I love that escort mode!!!

you know dont know what youll pop into the next gravity well!!!!

Sure I'd love to hear more about it!

Hum..now that would be a killer!!!!

Last man standing sort of speak +_+ Hum..now that's a really nice one!

Such good ideas!

BTW I had an INSANE idea...a sins SOCCER game...

with vessels with 2 weapons but with various speeds and various strengts of repulsion field making it only affect cap ships (the ball would be cap entity). Only issue in designing that is making sure that repulsion field uses the x,Y axis ONLY and not the Z as to not send the ball 20 miles into dead space!!!

 NOW THAT WOULD RULE!!!

well you could create a barrier, that would block z axis or have the computer control how it can go, block the allowable height changes from the 'equator' of the planet

For the "ARENA" OMGWTFPWN match involving starting fleets with 3-4 capitals, 4-5 of each cruiser and 6-10 of each combat frigate, remove all siege abilities, then customize the GSDef for starter fleets and make the map.

Since there is no way to give research from the beginning, but the ability to give each player a massive fleet, they'll be fighting with almost no research applied -so you might need to totally eliminate the military research, up the armor/shields/firepower, and give the capitalships all abilities -frig/cruisers with abilities too right from the start.

Shadow, look into the scenario template one here https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/339832 .  I figure you'll need a whole lot of scenario templates added to your maps, so enjoy the info.  You can play 7DS System of War Ultra to see how the scenario templates look in-game and having played the map for 5 hours loads of fun.  You might need to change the ver number from 1 to 2 to play in SINS 1.13 or whatever SINS is running at (I'm a 7DS 2.0 guy so 1.05 is my version). 

The good thing is that pirates only spawn at PIRATE worlds, not those colonized by RandomMiltias -but you might want a map or two for certain gameplay styles where all the world are "Pirate" controlled so God only knows where and how many pirates will spawn on a raid.  Enjoy the read.  GL

Also, you might consider capitalships that don't level, but have all the abilities -level 1, but all abilities are active

Deathmatch = DOME!

It was the first added mod...

40K credits and 10K metal/crystal!

10 minute timer goes down...last one standing = Victor!