Of course that would be best in the end.
I'm not sure that Mortius, for example, was even using the XML to find people. Right now if you build enough listening posts, all you have to do is look for yellow dots. Perhaps more ways to hide and conceal emissions?
To solve the problem of everyone being findable, we would need to (1) alter the emissions system, since that's the only thing that counts towards that (2) make sure that if it's impossible to find anyone you like, it's a lot easier to track people who directly attack you. Otherwise nomad griefer empires would rule the roost again. Perhaps beefing up defensive options would be better, so that hiding isn't so important...in the end meeting people is what a multiplayer game is about!
Of course if you really don't want to be found, all you have to do is point in a direction and keep warping for a week or so. That's never going to be in anyone's detection range.
I'm not sure that Mortius, for example, was even using the XML to find people. Right now if you build enough listening posts, all you have to do is look for yellow dots. Perhaps more ways to hide and conceal emissions?
To solve the problem of everyone being findable, we would need to (1) alter the emissions system, since that's the only thing that counts towards that (2) make sure that if it's impossible to find anyone you like, it's a lot easier to track people who directly attack you. Otherwise nomad griefer empires would rule the roost again. Perhaps beefing up defensive options would be better, so that hiding isn't so important...in the end meeting people is what a multiplayer game is about!
Of course if you really don't want to be found, all you have to do is point in a direction and keep warping for a week or so. That's never going to be in anyone's detection range.