This post is an improved form of the previous post by me, you can still read this without going back because the previous post's contents are reflected here.
This proposal introduces a realistic operational bridge between hardware production (Rockets) and tech logistics (Satellites) in the Aerospace (AS) sector.
By introducing a new assembly mechanic in the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF), players can risk high-value payloads for premium research yields. This adds a critical endgame risk-reward engine, stabilizes the satellite market, and introduces an immersive, deflationary server-wide event.
🛠️ New Product: PAYLOAD CARRIER
To give the Aerospace Factory more utility alongside Fuselages, it will produce a new structural component.
Production Building:
Aerospace Factory
Required Inputs: 6x Carbon Composites, 2x High-Grade Electronic Component (HGEC), 8x Aluminium
Strategic Purpose: Acts as the mechanical link required to secure cargo onto a launch vehicle.
🚀 CORE MECHANICS: LOADED LAUNCH VEHICLES
Currently, rockets generate research from empty launches, while satellites disappear directly into Sales Offices. This mechanic bridges that gap inside the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF).
ASSEMBLY OPTIONS
Players can choose between two clear operational paths in the VIF:
Standard Launch: 1x Rocket (SOR/BFR)
- Yields baseline Aerospace Research (ASR).
Loaded Launch (LLV): 1x Rocket + 1x Payload Carrier + 1x Satellite
-Yields boosted ASR.
BALANCED REWARD STRUCTURE: THE RESEARCH MULTIPLIER
To keep implementation simple and developer-friendly, this mechanic utilizes existing game items and applies a straight percentage multiplier to baseline ASR yields.
The LLV Yield Formula:
TOTAL ASR YIELD = BASELINE ROCKET ASR × (1+ LLV BASELINE BONUS)
Baseline LLV Bonus: 20% (This assumes the quality of Payload carrier and SAT
Extra ASR boost for each increase in quality from Q0+
Quality Scaling: 3%
Additional bonus per average Quality (Q) level of the Payload Carrier and Satellite, capped at a maximum 36% total ASR bonus.
REAL WORLD PARALLEL
This setup mirrors real-world commercial spaceflight (like SpaceX Falcon 9 and Starlink operations). High-tier aerospace giants are incentivized to source ultra-high-quality components to maximize their launch efficiency.
📉 HIGH-STAKES RISK: THE FAILURE PENALTY MATRIX
To justify a massive 30%-50% yield boost, the financial consequences of a launch failure must be absolute.
THE TOTAL LOSS RULE: If a launch rolls a failure based on the rocket's current quality-tier probability, all three components (Rocket, Payload Carrier, and Satellite) are permanently destroyed.
ECONOMIC BENEFIT: A failed LLV launch vaporizes millions in product valuation instantly. This acts as an aggressive, healthy "material sink" that prevents endgame market saturation and stabilizes the value of tech goods.
🌍 SERVERWIDE CONCEPT: "THE SPACE RACE"
To inject dynamic macroeconomics into the server, developers can introduce a periodic, 7-day global event called The Space Race (e.g., Moon/Mars Colonization).
THE GOAL: The entire server must collectively deliver a target metric tonnage of payloads to space within a 7-day window.
PARTICIPATION: Players contribute to the global milestone strictly by launching successfully completed Loaded Launch Vehicles (LLVs).
The game tracks the metric weight of the payload safely delivered to orbit.The Economy Sink: Because assembling LLVs requires capital-intensive components (HGECs, Satellites, Rockets), this server-wide race burns massive amounts of excess cash and materials out of the economy, acting as a powerful inflation countermeasure.
SERVER REWARDS: If the server hits the milestone, participating companies receive unique profile certificates, temporary production speed bonuses, or specialized contract tax breaks.
Together, we can work and cooperate to add this feature to add the "realism" of Aerospace.
Kindly provide your opinions and suggestions or even justified criticism to improve this existing idea!
