Reactions to Ancient Shadows and Suggestions

[keith.lamothe]

From the ui design of the module system and what I know of programming, I would say that the weapons bank suggestion would be unfeasible. The other modules have all been done in the game in a non-module way before and don't look like they would take too much effort.

Yea, we wouldn't do the weapons bank.  The rest are doable (not entirely sure what makes the fleet shield different from the existing one), and some will be done.

Suggestions are welcome, but I probably won't be looking at them until I'm done with what I've got planned

[Faulty Logic]

Can we please name our champions? If I am going to spend a large part of my attention on only one unit, I don't want that unit called "Champion N."

[keith.lamothe]

Can we please name our champions? If I am going to spend a large part of my attention on only one unit, I don't want that unit called "Champion N."

If you change the player name on the in-game manage-players screen it should do it   There really wasn't anywhere I could find to put a button/textbox for it in the lobby.

And if you're playing a normal+champion role it should just be using your player name.

[pheonix89]

From the ui design of the module system and what I know of programming, I would say that the weapons bank suggestion would be unfeasible. The other modules have all been done in the game in a non-module way before and don't look like they would take too much effort.

Yea, we wouldn't do the weapons bank.  The rest are doable (not entirely sure what makes the fleet shield different from the existing one), and some will be done.

Suggestions are welcome, but I probably won't be looking at them until I'm done with what I've got planned

I had noticed that the shield wasn't protecting allies and bomber drones under it or knocking enemies aside and assumed that was a feature, not a bug. Why would it be hard to have scaled up versions of already unlocked turrets? I was thinking that the reward would just let you have versions of the small modules in a medium slot with increased salvo size or damage.

Oh, wait. Probably sounded like I meant having multiple, actually separate turrets in the medium slots for the weapons bank rather than just scaled up ones, didn't I?

[keith.lamothe]

I had noticed that the shield wasn't protecting allies and bomber drones under it

It should be protecting the drones at least, and I think it also protects the allied minor faction units (at least it did in my tests, I could take fire in the place of a EEr starbase if I wanted to).

or knocking enemies aside

It's intentional that they don't do that, like the spire capital ship shields don't do that.  The fact that the Riot's shields do is one of their special features.  I think those are the only highly-mobile (as opposed to glacially-mobile) "pushing shields" in the game.

Why would it be hard to have scaled up versions of already unlocked turrets? I was thinking that the reward would just let you have versions of the small modules in a medium slot with increased salvo size or damage.

Oh, wait. Probably sounded like I meant having multiple, actually separate turrets in the medium slots for the weapons bank rather than just scaled up ones, didn't I?

I did think you meant the latter.  It would be possible to define bigger versions of the smaller modules for use in the larger slots, but honestly I'd rather not.  I'd rather have disjoint sets for variety of loadout, etc.

[Faulty Logic]

Awesome. Now I will destroy entire fleets of enemy ships using only *facehuggers* Faulty Logic.

[keith.lamothe]

Awesome. Now I will destroy entire fleets of enemy ships using only *facehuggers* Faulty Logic.

Fire the Ad Hominem Cannon!

[Draco18s]

Awesome. Now I will destroy entire fleets of enemy ships using only *facehuggers* Faulty Logic.

Fire the Ad Hominem Cannon!

Go out and be a Texas Sharpshooter!

[pheonix89]

I did think you meant the latter.  It would be possible to define bigger versions of the smaller modules for use in the larger slots, but honestly I'd rather not.  I'd rather have disjoint sets for variety of loadout, etc.

Ok, cool.

On another not, could the bomber drones get a speed boost. Speed 80 is kind of problematic with a speed 160 mothership. Honestly, though, I don't like the speed halving in nebulas at all. For everything except the drones, the current in nebula speed would fit as a global speed with no nebula speed loss. Speed 80 is freaking fast for something with as much firepower as the shadow ships. Thats marginally faster than fighters. The only starships that are that fast IIRC are raid and bomber ships and the entire point of those is highspeed hit and fade.

[Faulty Logic]

I really like the Champions as they are now: Lightning Bruisers. They are supposed to be very powerful. I think the main purpose of the bomber drones is for when you need to destroy a structure, so low speed is fine. I don't think any speeds need to be changed right now.

[pheonix89]

I really like the Champions as they are now: Lightning Bruisers. They are supposed to be very powerful. I think the main purpose of the bomber drones is for when you need to destroy a structure, so low speed is fine. I don't think any speeds need to be changed right now.

Heh, another troper. And yes I agree that they are supposed to be powerful, but being nearly twice as fast as fighters is pushing it. Although that may be a problem with fighters, because 78 is average or slightly above average, not fast, these days.

[Faulty Logic]

I could get on board with a slight speed nerf, but remember that the champion unit (plus quest rewards) needs to compensate for a 20% difficulty increase, and speed helps it do that. A lot.

[Toranth]

I could get on board with a slight speed nerf, but remember that the champion unit (plus quest rewards) needs to compensate for a 20% difficulty increase, and speed helps it do that. A lot.

Also, don't forget that at the moment, when the Champion is destroyed it respawns on your homeworld.  To get back to the front can take a LONG time, where as normal units have warp gates to teleport the where ever you wish.
So, speed for the Champion serves a tactical purpose, yes, but also a strategic (and anti-boredom) one.

[zebramatt]

Can there be an option to cuddle our champions? If I am going to spend a large part of my attention on only one unit, it'd be nice to be able to make it feel a bit better about its lot now and then.

[keith.lamothe]

Can there be an option to cuddle our champions? If I am going to spend a large part of my attention on only one unit, it'd be nice to be able to make it feel a bit better about its lot now and then.

Just make sure it gets lots of XP and has the biggest, shiniest make-'em-die cannons (and maybe a shield, helps keep the paint looking nice), and it'll be happy