In one of my recently started games (5.10, vanilla, all expansions, 48 hours) the Teladi saw fit to build a station so far from the map center it takes a 3000 m/s trader 10+ minutes to reach it. To make matters worse it's in Grand Exchange with the PHQ and the sector map is permanently expanded way way out. I have to zoom in quite a bit to see what's going on around PHQ.
It got me thinking if there a way to fix this without a patch or modified tag. I have some ideas....
- The Quick (reliable) Method: Asgard the station from existence. But...will it be rebuilt? Will they do it again? Other problem: I have yet to "borrow" an Asgard in this start and OMG the rep hit....I'm only +20 with TEL. That might start a war.
- The Profitsss (long) Method: Flood the market with the same ware the station produces in hopes the NPC AI tears it down. Many moons ago I actually got game over'd while on a TER solar station when they tore it down due to my stations flooding their markets. That took a looooooong time to happen tho.
- The Interesting (complicated) Method: Hack the turrets and lure "encounter" enemies to the station in the hopes they destroy it. This could also take a really long time and be a ton of work. Might be fun to watch however.
- The Free (Family) Method: Sell a bunch of well armed destroyers that just happen to be in extreme close proximity to the station at the same moment the turrets got hacked. Idea via Tempest
- Deploy A Tactical Nuke: SpoilerShowDrop the PQH on it using mass teleportation. CAUTION: May start a war. Mad Scientist responsible for this idea: Alan Phipps
- I wonder if there is a limit to how many encounter enemies can be "in play" at once.
- I'm not even sure they will switch targets to the station. I think Xenon will, pirates probably not.
- If I leave the area will the encounter enemies stay?
- Can encounters spawn larger ships? Does it matter what size ship I'm in?
- Will I have to worry about AI combat/supply reinforcements? I have a Cobra full of veteran marines named "What's yours is mine". It may come in handy.
When I get home from work I'll post proper in tech support with an image and savegame.
As always, any feedback will be greatly appreciated.