Features You'd Like To See

[Cory Trese]

and it only costs 1 AP to move 1 or 0 sectors, so you can wait / burn turns as needed for fighting drones ... and other yet to be released horrors.

[moof]

Jul 25, 2011 20:01:32 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

oh boy you're going to be miffed when we cap that at like 12 =)

That does suck :\ getting 12 into any stat really isn't that difficult to do if you spend the time to do it.

I've never liked too many limitations on games, but hey not my game to mess with

[Cory Trese]

It is absolutely your game to mess with!

Did you see my follow up comments pointing out that attributes and skill limits are very different things in my mind.

I'm open to the debate, but right now I'm feeling like the design for CK has merits in as much as it adds some types of limits that aren't present in ST, but at the same time attempts to preserve the open ended nature of the character build process.

If you feel like we're missing the mark, now's the time to talk about it!

[monkeyrogue]

I can see the merit in limiting attributes, and leaving skills open to growth. After all, if we can't build out a monster who wants to play?

[moody]

Just had a thought and wanted to put it out there to see what the responce is:

How about an arena for combat, an underground, unlicenced, blood sport. A place where you pay a depoist to enter the arena and then it's a fight to the death. Winner takes all, no second place.

Anything goes weapon wise. Possibly a reduced cash prize for those heavly augmented on the DV scale. Or just more difficult opposition.

Have a store at the front where you can purchase medi kits, stims, ammo etc... So that you are never caught short.

Gamble on winning? Like a betting shop.

The number of opponents would could be chosen by the player, but obviously the more you go up against the bigger the prize. But also the greater the risk.

Will add a little more when I get home.

[thetxlibra]

Jul 26, 2011 23:17:03 GMT -5 Cory Trese said:

I'm open to the debate, but right now I'm feeling like the design for CK has merits in as much as it adds some types of limits that aren't present in ST, but at the same time attempts to preserve the open ended nature of the character build process.

If you feel like we're missing the mark, now's the time to talk about it!

I have what may be an adequate compromise, realistic to life, but perhaps harder to code: have the XP cost to increase begin rising factorially or exponentially past 10, rather than linearly. That way there's technically no "hard limit" to human abilities, there's only a realistic one. Judging from the fact that world records for Olympic feats are broken every year, it's safe to say that those few humans who dedicate every waking moment to making themselves harder, better, faster, or stronger, have found a way to, with enough experience, raise their ability by a point. So maybe to get to 10 is linear 1 xp gain in cost per point, but after 10, maybe instead of adding 1 to the cost of the previous exp cost, double it.

So then, past 10, it becomes more like 20exp to get to 11, 40exp to get to 12, 80exp to get to 13, 160exp to get to 14, etc... That would satisfy your in-game need for a limiting factor while allowing players the freedom to still try for higher stats, albeit at a very tedious, time-consuming cost.

(also, +K for the first person to be able to name both hidden references in this post, one quite obvious, one much less obvious.)

[moody]

I would like add a little to what you've said Thetxlibra. That being that for sprinting the body suit has allowed some athletes to achive quicker times, along with their footwear, albet just a second or two.

[anders]

* The ability to recruit specialized droids for (security, medical?, others, my imagination is limited) that has either hidh, or too high, DV to gain xp (to limit them somewhat).

* Shotguns, are they in yet? Med accuracy and v. high dmg, but short range using heavy ammunition.

[grim]

How does this grab ya?

Highlight the active weapon.

I currently have trip two weapons with the same range. Would be nice to be able to quickly se see which one I was using. Bold or color-change (or both).

(I love it when autocorrector punches me in the swimsuit.)

[drew61267]

Just wondering if you were thinking of better grades of cyberware? You know where it costs more in cash but less in DV.

[mastersofuniverse]

Would like to get emotional detachment from money just in a few days? Relief from painful money matters like short of cash, indebtness, unpaid bills. Make the money your servants.
You are being manipulated!
You are surrounded by manipulators, both inside and outside of you, demanding your attention so you have no chance to be yourself. You brain has been defiled for years by multi-million-dollar ad campaigns and PR managers. Most of them deliberately use images that evoke fear, envy, or pain. Your mind is always chasing false values that have been planted there by advertising professionals, experts, lobbyists, friends, parents, etc. Thus, following a dream is like following the horizon – it is always moving away from you. Occasionally you can reach some of the materialistic targets your mind has set for you –you can buy the car you have been forced to dream of or own some piece of property, but within a month or two you find that even that isn’t enough and then You’re “on the road again,” swirling in your endless sansara circle.
Can money buy happiness? Money gives you satisfaction, maybe accomplishment, but it is possible to have a lot of money without having a decent life. You might have a lot of money and live a meaningless life. Money does not exist in nature, though: can you pay a cow for its milk or its meat? Money has an energy nature, but it flows only in the mind. We can visualize money as a circular piece of metal, ridiculous pieces of printed paper, numbers in a bank account, or numbers of shares in a corporation. Money is a very loaded concept in your subconscious mind. Most people are manipulated by money. For myself, money is energy flowing in a pipeline inside the mind, on the conscious level. We transform the energy we receive from food, the sun, or breathing into this mental energy. We need either to increase the diameter of this pipeline or clean it. Detachment from money matters is the way to increase the volume of flow by the increasing the diameter and/or cleaning of the pipeline.
To be detached from money means to shift your focus to doing what you love and what makes you feel purposeful, and to let money arrive in your life without being consumed by it. Detachment means an awareness that YOU ARE NOT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. If you feel that you must have money in order to feel happy and successful, then you attached to it. Your need to have more means that you do not feel whole now, that something is missing. That something you are calling more money. That missing part will keep your mind focused on get what is missing, rather than being here now, doing wehat you love and enjoy your life. And, of course, what you think about will expand.
MASTER’s SOLUTION: MONEY was developed to clean up the waste dump (emotions, fears, convictions, judgements, grieves, malice etc) about money matters from the subconscious mind. This waste dump generates your thoughts. And, your subconscious mind is the real banker in your reality.
Please read MASTER SOLUTION: MONEY consciously and start it.

[ED: removed link]

Please note that for the use of MASTER’s SOLUTION: MONEY you need to read and start the following processors: “Clap”, “Execute it”, “Merge”, “Hoppo”

[ED: removed link]

I am former CEO of emerging markets investment company. I raised over US$ 3,5 bln in the development of oil and gas, renewables energy projects worldwide. I lived my life with cool cars, Swiss watches, tailored-made suits, business classes, sleekly yachts and pompousness hotels. Now I stop my participation in the rat race. Now, I am enjoying my life in the tropical island of Bali, playing with kids in the pool, biking, surfing and yoga at the sunset on the ocean beach. Wish you were here.
I am giving you the chance to become rich, powerful and free. Otherwise, you are welcome to return to the Universe of endless “bills to be paid”.

[Cory Trese]

mastersofuniverse -- that is fantastic corp. babble. can I use it in the game?

[thetxlibra]

mastersofuniverse, I am the former President of Nigeria! We are having much in common, yes? I was ousted from my country by foulest betrayers but!!! I managed to secure $37million in money dollars and it is held in an account that I cannot touch. If you would so be so kindness as to giving me your bank account number I could then transfer that money out. For your trouble I would be willingess to giving you the 30% of total money dollars. Please considering, I am your truest friend.

-Maximilian Libra
Ex-President of Nigeria

[dandiestpanic]

So...ahh..any new unarmed weapons yet? Just got the combat blade implant and so far out seems like those with no other weapons equipped are better than any gloves I've found so far..

This brings up a couple of questions, sense there is no menu to show how much damage you do with increased strength or brawl, and how each weapon increases those attributes/skills. Is damage figured up exactly by what the weapon damage is?

Also, does having 2 gloves/unarmed weapons equipped at once increase your damage or anything? I understand you can swap between guns and such, but how do unarmed attacks work?

And a random game play question for anyone...
Playing a cyber sword, does anyone have an opinion on sticking to hands only, or having a gun as well?

Sorry for the questions being so random..as usual, hope they all make sense.

Thanks guys.

[Cory Trese]

no new equipment has been added just yet. we're focused on bugs and game play features in the releases right now. one thing that we are working on is display more stats (damage, accuracy, etc) in the combat and status windows (as you requested.)

We will be expanding the equipment lists considerably but we have a duty to test and balance the equipment before we unleash it on the unsuspecting public