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| ID | Project | Category | Date Submitted | Last Update | |
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| 0001323 | AI War 1 / Classic | Suggestion - New Unit Ideas - Turrets and Defenses | Nov 13, 2010 1:39 pm | Nov 24, 2010 2:46 pm | |
| Reporter | sarnian | Assigned To | |||
| Status | considering | Resolution | open | ||
| Summary | 0001323: Idea for different turret mechanic - volley weapons | ||||
| Description | In order to add a new strategic dimension, how about adding a rocket launcher that operates in "volley mode"? Unlike standard turrets, this would have a "magazine" of 15-20 rounds and would be able to launch a shot every one or two seconds until "empty". Magazines could start off with a couple of shots and regenerate additional rounds at the rate of one per 5-10 minutes (all of these figures might need tweaking to ensure balance -I'm making this up as I go along)! This mechanic would add an additional layer to defence planning -you wouldn't want your volley weapons too close to a wormhole as they'd waste valuable shots on standard waves. They'd probably be more useful as a "last ditch" defence around a Command Station or high-value structure. When attacking a structure guarded by volley weapons (a volley guard-post perhaps?), you'd have to launch a "softening up" feint to persuade it to waste ammunition and drain itself before going in for the kill with bombers etc. This mechanism could also be used with lasers etc. to keep the interest levels and stop Raid Starships becoming the automatic solution to the problem! | ||||
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Pretty interesting actually. For a more simple solution, it could be a weapon that fires a large salvo of shots, but the reload time is extremely high, so you'd be unlikely to get many chances to fire with it during an AI attack, but when it does fire, it does a lot of damage. Kinda like Fortress squeezed into a weak-ish turret, with long reload time. That way there would be no need to create new mechanics, just use different stats. |
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Out of scope for the moment, but marking for consideration in future DLC or expansions. |
| Date Modified | Username | Field | Change |
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| Nov 13, 2010 1:39 pm | sarnian | New Issue | |
| Nov 13, 2010 1:59 pm | sarnian | Category | Suggestion - New Features => Suggestion - New Unit Ideas - Turrets and Defenses |
| Nov 13, 2010 3:20 pm | HitmanN | Note Added: 0003391 | |
| Nov 24, 2010 2:46 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Status | new => considering |
| Nov 24, 2010 2:46 pm | Chris_McElligottPark | Note Added: 0004418 |
