darkhunter
Curator
Cadar Syndicate will rule the Quadrant
Posts: 32 
|
Post by darkhunter on Jul 16, 2013 21:07:35 GMT -5
what about some new weapons for ships
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 21:41:50 GMT -5
You mean new combat updates? They'll be more in some future release eventually
|
|
darkhunter
Curator
Cadar Syndicate will rule the Quadrant
Posts: 32
|
Post by darkhunter on Jul 16, 2013 22:35:26 GMT -5
no I mean like more weapons for your ships like a laser
|
|
|
|
Post by slayernz on Jul 16, 2013 23:08:46 GMT -5
Ah ... so something different to "guns" and "torpedoes".
Unfortunately the game engine and design is restrictive, and adding new types of weapons is beyond the scope of possibility for ST1. There is still some hope for ST2 ... but sadly that project is well down the to do list of the TB's.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2013 23:33:49 GMT -5
no I mean like more weapons for your ships like a laser What do you think the guns shoot? bullets? this is thousands of years in the future. A gun with bullets to them is probably a caveman with a stick to us  |
|
darkhunter
Curator
Cadar Syndicate will rule the Quadrant
Posts: 32
|
Post by darkhunter on Jul 17, 2013 3:42:34 GMT -5
it should be something besides bullets
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2013 6:23:23 GMT -5
it should be something besides bullets bullets don't exist in st. They use something far more advanced with their guns. |
|
darkhunter
Curator
Cadar Syndicate will rule the Quadrant
Posts: 32
|
Post by darkhunter on Jul 17, 2013 6:53:28 GMT -5
I mean a new kind of ammo
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2013 6:25:44 GMT -5
I mean a new kind of ammo it doesn't seem like there's more to add. You already have your long range ranged weapon (torp), your short range ranged weapon (gun), your hand to hand combat option/ zero range combat option (board), and your direct ship to ship combat option (ram). In terms of game balance, what more would there be? I guess you can add in a medium range ranged weapon but I think gun already has that covered. Maybe a self destruct option with escape shuttle upgrade, to prevent imprisonment or if it's a faction that'll execute you, guarantee escape? |
|
darkhunter
Curator
Cadar Syndicate will rule the Quadrant
Posts: 32
|
Post by darkhunter on Jul 22, 2013 23:50:31 GMT -5
I like the self destruct idea
|
|
darkhunter
Curator
Cadar Syndicate will rule the Quadrant
Posts: 32
|
Post by darkhunter on Jul 22, 2013 23:55:18 GMT -5
how about a weapon to be able to defend yourself on the escape shuttle
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2013 13:59:56 GMT -5
Railguns! Gauss Rifles! Gyrojet Cannon! Mass Drivers! Charge Guns! All would be examples of a vessel's ballistic payload. You don't deal with near as much waste heat and ballistic damage is far harder to prevent than thermal, which by their very natures a ship's hull has to deal with through normal re-entry maneuvers. Gets HOT man.  |
|
|
|
Post by rogueaegis on Jun 23, 2015 0:04:59 GMT -5
Railguns! Gauss Rifles! Gyrojet Cannon! Mass Drivers! Charge Guns! All would be examples of a vessel's ballistic payload. You don't deal with near as much waste heat and ballistic damage is far harder to prevent than thermal, which by their very natures a ship's hull has to deal with through normal re-entry maneuvers. Gets HOT man. I think the guns are some form of energy weapon because they don't consume ammo whereas torpedoes do. I'm sick of space scifi settings where ships are armed with projectile weapons exclusively. I don't mind some ship projectile weapons other then torpedoes and missiles but give me some nice lasers, plasma cannons, ion beams, or particle arrays as well please. |
|
|
|
Post by bookworm21 on Jun 23, 2015 4:31:24 GMT -5
Either that or the barrage shells are so easy to manufacture that they can be produce on-the-fly from passing asteroids. Or, you know, annoying crewmates Welcome to the forums, by the way, rogueaegisMy other theory is that 'Barrage Guns' is a catch all for this sort of weaponry. Happy birthday ST! |
|
|
|
Post by Brutus Aurelius on Jun 23, 2015 5:31:10 GMT -5
Railguns! Gauss Rifles! Gyrojet Cannon! Mass Drivers! Charge Guns! All would be examples of a vessel's ballistic payload. You don't deal with near as much waste heat and ballistic damage is far harder to prevent than thermal, which by their very natures a ship's hull has to deal with through normal re-entry maneuvers. Gets HOT man. I think the guns are some form of energy weapon because they don't consume ammo whereas torpedoes do. I'm sick of space scifi settings where ships are armed with projectile weapons exclusively. I don't mind some ship projectile weapons other then torpedoes and missiles but give me some nice lasers, plasma cannons, ion beams, or particle arrays as well please. A ship's Guns can be anything from Rail Guns, to Plasma Cannons, Lances, Autoguns, Heavy Autoguns, or Gravity Drivers. |
|
