the first part of my idea is v easy.
1. have a different operator image for each org. at the moment u start out with zion so the guy who looks like link can be that operator. but if u change orgs, join a merv or machine crew, the operator u see should change too. (the basis being that not too many merv and machine recruits would presumably be able to hijack the zion hovercraft they're on when they're first recruited and turn the whole thing over to another org. more realistically, they either jump ship or find some other way to rendezvous with the merv/mach crew, hence the new operator)
the merv operator could look classier or i don't know, oilier if u want a less positive description. and the mach operator could look colder or more businesslike. a bit of the background could even hint at a different style of hovercraft.
so ya, just add two images for the first part.
second part is probably a little harder.
2. actually tailor the dialogue bits (for standard missions and GULP, neighborhood contact missions/pandora's box missions?)
critical missions already have specifically tailored operator dialogue based on org. operators making comments about flood or gray or anome, etc. that's already in there. i'm thinking the normal blather for standard missions couldn't be too hard, just random remarks or turns of phrase that sort of show the difference in orgs or rather that there *is* some kind of difference.
the other two kind of missions are the big ones. they're meant to be neutral in terms of effect for any of the orgs, but i always wished that there were some demonstrable difference in the way the orgs perceived them. like how would a machine operator deal with their operative doing missions for an exile? wouldn't a merv operator treat a meeting with the merv differently than a zion operator? that sort of thing. i'm sure there'd be a lot of re-writing to do and i don't even know how feasible it would be for neutral missions to keep track of wot org u were in. but there it is anyways lol.
1. have a different operator image for each org. at the moment u start out with zion so the guy who looks like link can be that operator. but if u change orgs, join a merv or machine crew, the operator u see should change too. (the basis being that not too many merv and machine recruits would presumably be able to hijack the zion hovercraft they're on when they're first recruited and turn the whole thing over to another org. more realistically, they either jump ship or find some other way to rendezvous with the merv/mach crew, hence the new operator)
the merv operator could look classier or i don't know, oilier if u want a less positive description. and the mach operator could look colder or more businesslike. a bit of the background could even hint at a different style of hovercraft.
so ya, just add two images for the first part.
second part is probably a little harder.
2. actually tailor the dialogue bits (for standard missions and GULP, neighborhood contact missions/pandora's box missions?)
critical missions already have specifically tailored operator dialogue based on org. operators making comments about flood or gray or anome, etc. that's already in there. i'm thinking the normal blather for standard missions couldn't be too hard, just random remarks or turns of phrase that sort of show the difference in orgs or rather that there *is* some kind of difference.
the other two kind of missions are the big ones. they're meant to be neutral in terms of effect for any of the orgs, but i always wished that there were some demonstrable difference in the way the orgs perceived them. like how would a machine operator deal with their operative doing missions for an exile? wouldn't a merv operator treat a meeting with the merv differently than a zion operator? that sort of thing. i'm sure there'd be a lot of re-writing to do and i don't even know how feasible it would be for neutral missions to keep track of wot org u were in. but there it is anyways lol.