I know the idea of boaring enemy ships has been a discussion done to death but I haven't yet seen this idea.
baiscally my idea for how crew can actually board is through the edition of a new weapon.
its basically a cannon that uses crew instead of ammo. crew would load themselves up into it (mayby in a drop-pod looking shell) and they get shot at the enemy.
from here on out i'm just spitballing idea's
- if the weapon is modular you can have size not only influence range but also how much crew can be loaded into each shell/pod.
- the weapon could hold ammo/weapons on the side so no special building is needed for it or weapons are used like a secundary ammo type, (depending on whats better for the game) or to increase effectiveness of boarders)
- the cannon might have a high penetration value and crew exits the shell/pod based on how deep the shell penetrated. This could of course also result in crew being stuck on the outside of enemy ships unable to do something (and would require shields to be taken out first)
- you can also make a version where the shells are small ships that create their own hole to enter through.
apologies in advance if this has been suggested before but its kind of a nightmare to find very specific stuff like this
