military ribbons - does this described system make sense?

[kuertee]

anyone know how military ribbons are awarded?

there was a game, I think it was X-Wing Alliance, but it could be another, in which you are awarded a ribbon for each completed mission.

does the system below make sense?
1. each of these mission types will have a ribbon: hunt, station destruction, station defenses destruction (and maybe: scan station/recon)
2. each will be colour coded per faction
3. completion of one, you get one ribbon - you can have multiple of the same type from the same faction

what distinguishes a medal from a ribbon? difficulty or importance of mission?
1. I think i can track if any cap ships that you don't own get dangerously near destruction, and whether you protected it from based on the number of enemies you killed in the vicinity. i can reward that with a medal of honor.
2. then i can track if you get dangerously near destruction, but still complete a mission. i can reward that a "bravery" medal.





I'm thinking of adding this to my mod, Reputations and Professions (https://www.nexusmods.com/x4foundations/mods/636) - to visually present that it collects.
So, you'll have counters for your Defender kills and Mission Completions - which the mod currently records.
But they are hidden in the Reputation UI table.

This new UI will be displayed in the middle portion of the screen - which is currently black.
There'll be numbers for Defender Kills and Mission Completions in a large font.
Then in brackets (and in a smaller font) kills made as a Mercenary, Vigilante or Pirate.
Those numbers should present a view for your sanctioned kills v unscantioned kills.
But then, as a Defender, you'll be awarded ribbons for each sanctioned mission completion.
And those will be show graphically under those two numbers.
Of course, as per the mod, this UI will be shown for your general Reputation or for a particular faction.

[Dj_FRedy]

there was a game, I think it was X-Wing Alliance, but it could be another, in which you are awarded a ribbon for each completed mission.

mmm, I think you mean 'Freespace'? Here's some inspiration: https://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Awardable_Medals

If you make something like this for that black part of the menu
https://imgur.com/a/CQNrNHK

[sanas]

Nice idea. I want kill counter for all ships. I want to know how many xenons my gate defenders killed

[kuertee]

https://wiki.hard-light.net/index.php/Awardable_Medals

That's a nice breakdown. Thank you.

And it was X-Wing Alliance's ribbons that I was thinking of. I remember that you can roll over those ribbons and it'll give you the name of the mission that you completed.
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/starw ... 0302231921