03-11-2014, 12:04 PM
How about the beacon just spawns a fuckload of drones, and causes teleport interference? So it's not like you'd be instantly destroyed if you went out in a pod, but you'd be pretty easily overwhelmed. Wormholes wouldn't work, but you could still make a run for the edge of the screen. And windows would suddenly become nice little invitations for phaser and railgun drones to murder everyone on the other side.
That way, it's a much more concrete threat, the crew can actually take steps to mitigate or destroy it, and when it's all said and done it will leave a ton of salvage lying around. Money, guns, scrap, etc. A clever traitor could summon the drones, rally the crew, become the hero of the station, and then phaser everyone to death with his backpack of guns he retrieved from scrounging the remains.
Maybe even add in Assault Laser and 40MM explosive shell drones, which randomly fire at the nearest wall if they're not actively chasing a target?
That way, it's a much more concrete threat, the crew can actually take steps to mitigate or destroy it, and when it's all said and done it will leave a ton of salvage lying around. Money, guns, scrap, etc. A clever traitor could summon the drones, rally the crew, become the hero of the station, and then phaser everyone to death with his backpack of guns he retrieved from scrounging the remains.
Maybe even add in Assault Laser and 40MM explosive shell drones, which randomly fire at the nearest wall if they're not actively chasing a target?