Take him, then- have fun, ask me on characterization if you feel you ever need it, and make Cool Stuff happen.
A few last suggestions- make the Katamari effect time-delay: the more mass it envelops, the longer new mass takes to adhere. Then, there'll be a certain critical mass, after which most junk, visitors, etc. end up gone fast enough to avoid it.
Second, the station layout and equipment changes after every visit/use of the character. I was planning on something similar, but for an NPC, it's easier to 'wave that. Missiles are his primary active defense mechanisms (with random 'waved experimental results as payloads- unreliable, with random effects), but his repulsion drive can be used on ships.
Third, Allen rarely, if ever, initiates events. He generally wants two things: junk to 'wave, and new concepts/ideas/information. If he engages in other people's events, it's because his services were requested and paid for out of the above, or because he wandered into a preexisting problem area.
Fourth, he launched in Spring '08. I'll change the relevant posts tomorrow, fixing the date to 'earlier in the game', and relinquishing my authorship.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines...
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.
A few last suggestions- make the Katamari effect time-delay: the more mass it envelops, the longer new mass takes to adhere. Then, there'll be a certain critical mass, after which most junk, visitors, etc. end up gone fast enough to avoid it.
Second, the station layout and equipment changes after every visit/use of the character. I was planning on something similar, but for an NPC, it's easier to 'wave that. Missiles are his primary active defense mechanisms (with random 'waved experimental results as payloads- unreliable, with random effects), but his repulsion drive can be used on ships.
Third, Allen rarely, if ever, initiates events. He generally wants two things: junk to 'wave, and new concepts/ideas/information. If he engages in other people's events, it's because his services were requested and paid for out of the above, or because he wandered into a preexisting problem area.
Fourth, he launched in Spring '08. I'll change the relevant posts tomorrow, fixing the date to 'earlier in the game', and relinquishing my authorship.
Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines...
My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours.
I've been writing a bit.