I like this idea of keeping bases destroyed for a period of time, I'm already working on a method to have bases be constructed (which turned out to be relatively simple with the tools available today) but hadn't thought of a way to reverse the process and have them be destroyed until "repaired"

You should have 2 parts if you create a destructible base:

- one hidden where the player is docked and respawns
(similar to a planet maybe)
- one visible, where you dock and what can be destroy
(maybe similar to a moor or docking ring)

The best idea will give a look at the miner 'arrays'.
and I think I posted a script a while ago.


(Would also be cool, if we could 'lock' the chars,
who are docked @ a damaged base)

Yeah locking chars docked at a destroyed base would be cool, I was thinking about adjusting attributes on the fly something along these lines. The wrecked base would allow docking similar to the derelict and being built bases I'm putting into my mod but would have no or very limited services available based on condition of various parts of the station ie if the area assigned as the equipment market place is completely wrecked you can't buy equipment. This would then allow the base to be damaged/ destroyed without worrying about it causing a system crash when patrols try to return.

You could even take this one step further and have players bring in goods required to fix/build the station. Using a plugin to track what the damaged base buys from players. Like say Boulder is damaged it might require 400 tons of optronics, 290 ship hull panels and some other stuff as the players bring this stuff in the plugin tracks sales at the base and deducts the stuff from the list when the list is filled the base is repaired and back to full operations. This premise would be good not just for NPC owned bases but also on RP servers that allow players/clans to build their own bases. To go even further the plugin could be used to make the RPer's maintain their base by requiring them to bring in supplies to maintain the base if they don't bring in the supplies then the base could start to degenerate giving their enemies an opening to attack and destroy the base.

Sorry I think I got a little off topic but I do like some of the ideas this thread is giving me

It would be easier just to kill anyone docked with a base that was destroyed and respawn them at a previous or predefined location that still exists.

easy with hook when the server restarts just destroy the bases at server start up
just make a list of time and date
when the it hits that date the base will be there again
basicly remove it from the destroy list
and when the player launches just beam them to a safe
place
or instantly beam them back to the same base
so it refuses to launch

Ah, okay. I was just tired of people saying "a plugin can do that" with seemingly no idea of just what it takes. "Freelancer 2? Yeah, a plugin can do that!"

I think it's time for a break m8..... a well deserved break

Don't know how long I tried variation of fuses
(including fuses starting other fuses) to keep
a destroyed clanbase burning and smokin' .....

.... without success.