Hello everyone, I didn't find exactly topic that wil be same with this one (there's similar, but isn't same).
I apologyze that Cosmoteer extremely needs a game mode where people can be interesting in! We all know that current gameplay will be boring so fast (unfortunately ๐ ). So, what the idea I offer:
= All players sign in into a forum. A base data attaches to them. We have a big map in a forum (server). All
graphics there simplified. The players/stations/NPC/asteroids belts are just an image. All things like ships' details / ships store at server's data. For example, you can open inventory and see what you have. You can built your own ship only what you have or buy it on market. All players can sell/produce/main here. I don't know how will be simplier: build ship into game and dowlnload there or build on the web-site...
An example of gameplay:
= New player got a token, simple ship, credits. He and his ship is just a toke and he can move it in real time. When he get out from station he can see on the map other tokens (npc/players) in some radius. Also, there are points like missions/ asteroids etc. He can move into another galaxy ("world") or solar system. When he decided to move to an asteroids's belt he was intercepted with enemy's NPC token. In that moment in game lobby opens a room where he should join for battle. All information about ships/place are taken from data on the server. Results of battle goes to server back. If player didn't come in some time, he lose. Other palyers can join to the battle if they was near it when the battle was beginning.
Actually, I've seen it in some games when a lot of people cannot be in one game server. They just play it on a web-site (like marketing/dialoguing/moving etc.) If battle happens, the y join into game's server and fight there.
I think that's not so hard, but I don't have any experience with web-sites/servers and other things. I can only help with adding content into.
If you've seen a same post, let me know.