Thanks for the feedback so far.Cedric_FP wrote: ↑Mon, 26. Apr 21, 09:48Sorry, this was a while ago. Anyway I've had some time to really get into my game since adding FOCW Corporations. I'll just list off a few thoughts in no particular order, not sure if they'll be helpful or of any value to you, but what the heck.BlackRain wrote: ↑Tue, 13. Apr 21, 01:50Anything and everything. How are the Corporations doing? Do you notice them trading/fighting? Is the economy doing okay? Things like this.
Of course I notice these things myself but also good to hear more feedback. It is pretty cool when I see the corporations mercenary fleets sometimes working with some of the government factions against their enemies. Or when they help patrol or help take on Xenon and of course fight each other as well as trading.
So first thing I enjoyed is the populating of corporations in my universe. Checking the faction relationships tab and seeing a whole bunch more was cool as hell, and made my universe immediately feel more alive. Since I am roleplaying as a Terran-Teladi-eff-everyone-else, it was nice seeing these new factions that I was neutral with and could decide how I wanted to act toward based on their names (inferring what factions they were related to or originated from).
I like the corporation news updates. While they are a little dryly written, it does make me feel like more is going on outside of what I'm immediately engaged with. This paired with galactic news network telling me about changes in demand of products is cool as hell and adds flavor. I find myself occasionally going to the logbook just to search corporation news to see who is doing what, even if at this stage of my playthrough, I still don't know who is exactly what or where.
Following on from that last sentence, I still don't know who is what or where. I don't have a sense of where these corporations exist yet, and can only infer based on name and my linking them to a race. In fairness I'm not sure if there is information on their specifics anywhere yet (like lore or home sector or what have you) and I haven't really looked as their existence hasn't yet impacted my playthrough in a way that compels me to search them out. I understand this may come across as me not putting in the effort or whatever, but it's more that I'm just reacting to the things I experience in my playthrough and I expect I'll want to learn more as I encounter them more soon.
I have come across a couple of corporations in my universal travels, but since I'm still basically locked to Terran space as I don't have the infrastructure to expand outward to commonwealth supply chains yet, my interaction has been few and far between. While this does have some realistic aspect to it (after all, the universe is a big place) I can't help but feel there are some missed opportunities for interaction here, though I expect that might be outside the scope of the mod. I think my feelings on this will probably change as I progress outward into the commonwealth and start to interact with the corporations more frequently.
As for trading, I can't say I've noticed much trading but I am quite secluded in my current save and haven't really expanded much yet. I have noticed some L miners quite often which I assume means their economies are working, which I like as they aid my piracy goals and I cap them whenever I see them. I guess this is hurting that specific corporation's growth and ultimately slowing the corporations' impact on the universe, but stuff it, I love me some free L miners. They often have quite low crew and no weapons in their turret spots which seems weird as I can just load up 30 marines and wait 20 minutes for a guaranteed cap. Not sure if you can adjust that? Mind you i'm also playing with VRO / FE all modules / XR Ships Pack / Ship Variety / Ossian Raider / Deadair AI and a whole bunch of other mods so not sure if that is interacting at all with FOCW Corporations.
Lastly, war. I haven't really noticed any factions fighting each other in part because I haven't really noticed them as I trundle through my section of the universe. I'm currently locked in a battle for savage spur 2 so I haven't even left the sector in a while. But at one point I did notice during a xenon invasion of Teladi space a corporation helping to fight them off (I think, anyway). That was cool, but I just flew past the whole thing as I didn't want to get blown up.
So, in conclusion during my limited testing, it's been a nice spice of life added to the universe, though it's tangible impact on my actual current playthrough has been, at least at this stage, relatively minor. As a detail in the universe I already like it a lot, but I presume as I continue onward and expand, I'll come into more contact with these corporations and they'll open up new trade opportunities so that I might "feel" their existence more.
Anyway, nice job! Appreciate the hard work, of yourself and all modders who take the time to build these things. It's extremely impressive.
Maybe you missed it, but every time a corporation builds a factory it lets you know what sector they built the factory in. This gives you an idea of where they are. You will definitely begin to notice them more as they get larger. It takes time for that to happen though.