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0012912Bionic DuesGameplay IdeaOct 23, 2013 3:32 pm
ReporterLokarin Assigned To 
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version1.000 Launch Version! 
Summary0012912: [Feature] New Exo - Warper
DescriptionToo soon?

Anyways, there's lots of levels with heavy use of narrow corridors. Sure, there's indirect fire that can attack the other side, but sometimes you have to actually move there "without" drawing the ire of nearby Bots.

This sounds like a job for the Warper!

Sensor Range +7, Stealth Actions+3, Virus +6
Special: Dying results in an EMP, +20% Virus

Weapon: Warp Rifle

Energy Weapon, 220 damage, range 2, Ammo 4

The Warper is teleported to the target location. You cannot teleport to unidentified land, so another unit or an Intel Terminal must have scanned it first. Firing at an enemy swaps places with it if it survives. Can't swap places with immobiles such as False Wall, Mines, Trip Wires.

Strategy: Can capitalize on Intel terminals more than other units since it can add the ability to skip through narrow wall segments. In a bad situation, swapping a dangerous DoomBot out of a room and then dying in a blaze of EMP can buy time for your other units. Since firing a weapon breaks stealth, you might come under fire if there were alerted enemies on the other side. Initial attack power of the Warp Rifle is low enough to swap with Fuel Tanks which count as enemies.

Added Starting Virus to differentiate it further from other Exos, 6 points is enough to convert any of the initial bots in the game. +20% Virus not that much weaker than Science's +50% All Computer.

Other Weapons: Balance related, not sure if Laser Rifle, Shotgun or Light Machine gun would be more applicable.

Forseeable Bugs: Firing on a RadarBot might put you into a wall accidentally, would have to make sure that doesn't happen. Firing in a situation with redirected fire might be interesting as well...
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Shrugging Khan

Oct 23, 2013 3:32 pm

reporter   ~0034653

You stole most of these ideas out from my head. Shame on you. On the other hand, I second this suggestion by default.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
Oct 14, 2013 7:19 pm Lokarin New Issue
Oct 23, 2013 3:32 pm Shrugging Khan Note Added: 0034653
Apr 14, 2014 9:30 am Chris_McElligottPark Category Suggestion - Gameplay => Gameplay Idea