Randomizer

A randomizer is an item that you can build and install into your ship (this would be hard to make and I suggest to get later in the game). A randomizer teleports the ship into a random location in the universe, creating fun adventure not knowing where your going next, that outcome could be fantastic or terrible. Tell me your thoughts and comments c:

 

Well, you would probably be lost and away from your home planet. Maybe as a end game item.

 

Yes It would be an item way towards end game, this is mainly for deep exploration and plus Id imagine there would be a teleport back to your home planet anyway.

 

Since coordinates are what defines a planet, I am sure the developers have implemented a log that keeps track of planets you have already visited. Though i am all in for this idea to be supported.

 

We don't even know if you CAN get lost. or travel takes time is hard at all

That said, sure why not. this idea is one of the better here.

 

could work well endgame.

 

Well, if some of the missions that npcs give are telling you to go to a random, new planet, then that might even act as a randomizer. Also, I bet with that coordinate system, you can just smash the keyboard and then pop up somewhere really cool.

 

OH, you just gave me a BRILLIANT idea! For the randomizer...instead...could it actually be like a thing where you can throw stuff into it (so it's like an expandable cube with a hole or something) and from the contents thrown in, you get one item out. Not a 100% you will get a better item, but always something different

 

well you never know, anything is possible right now. heck we might even see tentacle monsters in some random planet.

 

So it's essentially an improbability drive for the ship...that sounds pretty awesome, especially if it can take you anywhere in the game universe. Have you thought about how you would craft/obtain this option?

 

Based on what I know, a "randomizer" would just randomly teleport you to some coordinates.

 

If that was in the game I would use it a lot! Good idea.

 

this would actually be really simple due to the fabled "Proceedural Generation" that Starbound is expected to have. The only thing the Randomizer would need to do would be :
a) save "Home" coords for emergency recall
b) teleport user 1-99(at an extreme) planets/star_systems/distances in a single direction away from the "Home" planet/system