hmm ok got to thinking on this some more on this after reading the above posts.
What if instead of the Wall Maintenance facility having a Km range on it instead its tied to the zone it is built in.
as an example ill use alsbale
If you had walls say up in Port Elia & got sick of having to go out in ya wall rep bot ever week or so you build a "Wall Maintenance facility" in the Port Elie zone to maintain any wall tiles that are built within that area.
the WMF once fueled will now automatically maintain all walls in that area.
the pros of this building:
time saved by owner:
Cons:
far more costly to use a WMF than if you were to go out & maintain your own walls
why? you have to make a choice. do i want to save money but spend more time physicaly going around all my walls or am i willing to use a WMF that is very resources hungry.
Ideas about the building its self:
Requirements:
1.Med level of territory control for that zone. (aka u dont have to own an out post but have some form of territory control how ever that will work)
Must be connected to a power plant.
Must be connected to a command center ( or what ever the main controlling PBS building will be called)
Nanite Fuel requirements per wall tile could be:
(the WMF has no fuel but it being hooked upto the Power plat adds extra drain & thus cost)
1 alligior
35 common reactor plasma (npc sell orders for this would need to be seeded. still a nic sink)
^^ just a thought.
this would be more expensive than going out ya self but would save u personally the time.
how ever the more walls u have the more nanite fuel you use & the nanites that need build the more power you will consume. sucking limited resources away from other PBS.
1 thing im unsure about is how often the WMF would consume nanite fuel in relation to number of wall segments.
True Pros make a Podcast to influence the Devs minds,
The rest of you guys are Hacks
PS. I got my Highways & stopped playing b4 they came in & have never used them! ...... Irony much ?