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[knife23]

I wonder if there could ever be a multiplayer aspect to the Chapter Master game. You know, engaging in diplomacy and stuff with other players' chapters?

[SkeletusAurelius]

2 SM Chapters patrolling around a sector would be ridiculously easy.

That said i love the idea.

[cerapa]

I wonder if there could ever be a multiplayer aspect to the Chapter Master game.

Depending on the code, it would either be difficult to implement, or literally impossible without a full rewrite.

From looking at the code a while back, I suspect the latter.

[Zangi]

The closest you could probably have is an upload your chapter to somewhere and it'll show up in someone's game.  It'll be a nightmare to updateIt'll probably be culled when stuff changes.

[Retropunch]

As fun as it'd be, multiplayer is incredibly difficult, especially with GM. As Zangi says, you could probably import someone else's chapter ala bones files, but any more than that would be a nightmare with GM.

[knife23]

That said, do you get visits from other space marine chapters in Chapter Master?

[nenjin]

Duke alluded to something like that in a bygone millennia. I'm guessing it was at best half-implemented, at worst just a feature he'd have been interested in introducing.

I'd still like to see it. Real drama is when two SM chapters take off the kid gloves and start blasting the shit out of each other. Lots of room for individual founder/successor drama, as not all of them get along with each other.

Plus I'd love to kick the shit out of some smug Space Wolves.

[Retropunch]

Getting branded as heretics should definitely call down SM on you. That'd be really, really good.
I just can't imagine it being even remotely balanced!

[Kot]

Well, but some of them do get along pretty well.
Black Templars and Celestial Lions, *cough* *cough*.

[nenjin]

What is it with BTs and being around when other chapters effectively bite the dust? They're like an emo goth girl who goes to strangers funerals.

[sprinkled chariot]

What is it with BTs and being around when other chapters effectively bite the dust? They're like an emo goth girl who goes to strangers funerals.

BTs got Rogal Dorn sadness aspect from their geneseed? (together with his RAAAGE)

[Hetairos]

He did start dressing in black and generally being sad after his papa died.

[Azazass]

Well, adding another Chapter or more to the sector, currently, will be pretty much an overkill.

That is, if the sector is not expanded or the difficulty is increased.

A difficulty increase will lead to a even higher mortatily rate among the MEHREENS. Seriously, I keep losing people so fast, I'm looking at you Tyranids, I can not replenish my losses, but of course, what else can I expect from the GRIMDARKNESS of the far future?

An expanded sector could be a better solution, of course, some pathfinding errors will show up more commonly unless they are solved, like orks and tyranids invading empty systems and staying there.

Another thing I would really like to see is better combat, both ground and space combat, a greater degree of control over the units and orders will be a nice addition.

Of course, I'm not talking about handling every single unit in ground combat, but orders such as a tactical withdraw, orbital support, artillery strikes, support from the guard or other local forces, amongs other options, these options should add bonuses, malus or both to your ground forces.

Say, orbital strikes have a chance of hitting your units depending how close the enemy is, it could save the day or it could doom your forces.

Or an option of requesting reinforcements slaved to percentage of success of the request and only be possible if there is another of your ships in orbit or if your disposition with the governor, Guard or SoBs is high enough, of course, the reinforcements shouldn't arrive immediately, they should take a number of turns depending on their faction, marines with their drop pods should arrive be very quickly while the PDF would take the longest time, of course the response time of the PDF will vary according to the planet, a hive or forge world PDF could respond in the same amount of time as the Guard, but a feudal or death world PDF will take the longest time.

[Zangi]

There is framework(perks) for the presence/intervention of other chapters though...  probably nothing more then a small squad, rather then full blown companies.

The game is a balancing act of managed attrition.    You either wipe them out... or you end up taking very heavy casualties or get wiped out yourself. 
The thin sweet spot of taking some light casualties for harvest while also being strong enough for the long term.

[sprinkled chariot]

There is also dark angels scenario. You start with 100 terminators and three battle barges, you dont suffer any attrition and win everything.