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Offline PineappleSam

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Core vampires = Demon hands?
« on: January 22, 2010, 05:04:56 pm »
Core vampires are called Core demon hands. This might be a feature rather than a bug, but it's the ONLY ship that's name changes as it becomes core. I assume it's a vampire as it has similiar abilities and shares the same symbol in the HUD.

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Re: Core vampires = Demon hands?
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2010, 05:09:43 pm »
Yep, it is indeed the vampire.  There are some others that have name changes, too.  Core Parasite is called Core Leech.  Core Raptor is called Core Predator.  And there are a handful of similar ones.
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Re: Core vampires = Demon hands?
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2010, 05:12:18 pm »
core laser gatlings are drones, core vampires are useless, etc.
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Re: Core vampires = Demon hands?
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 05:37:31 pm »
Ah, gotcha. Tbh I’d prefer if ships had the same name throughout. With Leech ships I get a little confused with leech starships, and both predator and drone sounds like good names for (star)ships in their own right!

...and though I like most of the ship designs, the demon’s hand looks a little like a spider-bot that has flown through a gelatinous cube, which is a pity because the normal vampire design is one of those things that make them my favourite bonus ship ;)

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Re: Core vampires = Demon hands?
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 05:40:03 pm »
oh, and dont forget core astro planes.

Apparently 'space' wasnt high tech enough.

Also, 10k attack per volley per plane. In normal mode.
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Re: Core vampires = Demon hands?
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2010, 09:27:14 pm »
At some point I may change that.  Way back, that was how I was doing the core naming, but with the expansion I stopped doing that.  But right now I don't want to change the text because it would mess with the localization efforts.  A few months from now, when that is all through and behind... might make good sense to do.
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Re: Core vampires = Demon hands?
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2010, 06:56:03 am »
I quite like the different naming scheme for Core ships.
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