Unlocking overclocks

[solemn locust]

What if to unlock each weapon overclock you had to complete a mission about beating an opponent using said overclock ?

I don't think it should be for any other overclock than weapons (maybe tractor beams too), the rest could simply be bought.

only one of these missions can spawn per system

[tender talon]

I like this idea.

[tender talon]

But I don't like this idea - there should be two or three, given how many parts there are.

How about two overclock missions per station?

[solemn locust]

then you could get half the weapons in the first system. I specified for weapons only. I think it's a quest that should go through your entire playtrough, a sort of bossfights

Non weapon overclocks should simply be bought

That's free content ! Just make one overclock boss per overclock and per faction !

Stuff to keep players engaged

[tender talon]

I think that all part overclocks could be won in battle; however, if we're restricting it to weapons, then there should still be more than one overclock mission. After all, we assume that the system picks a weapon at random. Multiple systems might very well have the same weapon available.

With N weapons, you have 1/N odds of (having gotten the weapon from your first system) finding the same weapon again in the second system.

[solemn locust]

I think it should follow a progression system where you can expect to find each overclock at their own level

Like standard blaster is level 3-4, standard cannon is 4-5, large cannon is 6-7, railgun is 15-16... etc

[tender talon]

Oh, yeah - then that would be fine.

Maybe some overlap in the range.