So is it possible to expand the area of influence for a given faction yet? I've tried completing missions and killing pirates but I'm not sure if it is having any effect.
In what ways do you plan to implement this?
Traders and miners should be able to have some impact also in supplying resources and supplies/weapons so your faction can build more AI ships.
I expect once a system is weakened you should be able to launch an invasion on a station, killing a few waves of ships, dealing with turrets and shield generators or whatever.
Would love to hear other ideas for this feature also.
Not yet, no.
We're still working on faction system, your ideas are great, we were thinking about something like that =)
Right now we have a lot of critical bugs and more essential things to fix, but we will come to this, I assure you.
Thanks for you feedback)