Faction: Omicron Hive

[Malicious Wraith]

Increased level of Mu turret from tac decreases sig and energy on fire? Until it becomes 50% of normal energy use and no sig increase on fire at 3?

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[Weylin]

yes, interceptors with 2mg turrets.

TBH though it would be sort of pointless when you could fly your own interceptor with its own hull points and whole 2-3 forward guns with its own independant seperate location.

I gotta say though that a heavy interceptor with a combined total of 6 PW Mini 3s would be rather entertaining to watch it single handedly hold off a bomber run, nans and all.

You need to give this faction a reason to use turrets rather than just a ship because of the fact it ties up to 5 people into one ship.

(unless theres somthing I missed the ships do have forward guns..right? or just turrets?)

[Freeza]

QUOTE (Weylin @ Dec 17 2007, 08:52 PM) (unless theres somthing I missed the ships do have forward guns..right? or just turrets?)

From the first page:

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+ Demon (Interceptor): 2 Fore LIGHT Minigun, LIGHT Theta Tur
   - Scan: 400[B] x 1.1[F] = (440) 
   - Signature: .75[B] x 1.1[F] = (.825) 
   - Max Speed: (80) 
   - Energy: 1200[B] x .95[F] = (1140) 
   - Hit Points: 700[B] x .98[F] = (686) 
   - Armor: Medium 
+ Adv Demon: 2 Fore Minigun, Theta Tur
   - Scan: 500[B] x 1.1[F] = (550) 
   - Signature: .75[B] x 1.1[F] = (.825) 
   - Max Speed: (90) 
   - Energy: 1200[B] x .95[F] = (1140) 
   - Hit Points: 750[B] x .98[F] = (735) 
   - Armor: Medium 


- Light Minigun 1/2/3
   - Damage/Sec: 37/48/57 (75% of Minigun) 
   - Shots/Sec: 12 
   - Signature: -- 
   - Range: 400 (100% of Minigun) 
   - Speed: 600 
   - Class: Very Light (DM05) (Std Minigun)
- Light Theta Turret (Lθ) 1/2/3 
   - Damage/Sec: 50/64/76 (100% of Minigun) 
   - Shots/Sec: 12 
   - Signature: -- 
   - Range: 440 (110% of Minigun) 
   - Speed: 600 
   - Class: Very Light (DM05) (Std Minigun) 
- Theta Turret (θ) 1/2/3 
   - Damage/Sec: 75/96/114 (150% of Minigun) 
   - Shots/Sec: 12 
   - Signature: -- 
   - Range: 440 (110% of Minigun) 
   - Speed: 700 
   - Class: Very Light (DM05) (Std Minigun)

I had some real problems thinking up a way to balance Ints, so I made new weapons. Lt. Minis and Lt. thetas upgrade (to Lt. Mini 2 and/or Lt. Theta 2) when you get tier 2 tech (Minigun 2).

All there in the first post. Reading is nice. /cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />

My goal is ships to have 33% more firepower and 50% more hitpoints (using 2 players) compared to their single pilot enemy counterparts. Ints and the starting scouts were the toughest. /doh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":doh:" border="0" alt="doh.gif" />

I know I haven't been around much, had to do with broken computer, then vista with new computer, then work, then vista, but now I'll try to be more active. Everything is looking awesome guys.

[Weylin]

I did read >_<


Just not well... /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

So, they have weaker forward guns, while the turrets are more powerful than normal? But does that really make up for the fact that thats an other person out in battle to get podded


Im not sure if you get what I mean exactly /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
Like.. on a scout, it has a turret stronger than its fwd gun. but you got two people tied up into one ship. Im not sure if the 50% bonus in hull will overcome that, maybe

[Lt_Duong_]

I've looked through this thread... and I detect a growing obessesion with lt. items.... light booster3 please? /ninja.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ninja:" border="0" alt="ninja.gif" />

Great faction guys!

[Weylin]

How is this core comming along?

Cant wait for it to be finished /mrgreen.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="mrgreen.gif" />

ETA?

[Weedman]

That is up to Noir. Honestly the ships are ready, but will want to find new sound effects/ new weapon particles.. things like that.

Need:

F6 icon (in progress)
Faction lobby background image

Turret gun particles (I have been looking /modifying existing allegiance particles)
Turret gun sounds (I have found some, but if you know of any free sounds that would fit, I would like to know!)

More or less done:

Faction base ambient noise
Faction ships
Faction garrison

[Kap]

What about some of the Ur-Quan Masters (star control 2) sounds? I was tired the other day of the "auto pilot engage/disengage" voice and I replaced them with 2 sounds from UQM, just had to rename them.

[Weedman]

If they are ambient noises/random sound effects I probably would not need them. But if there are some gun sounds, then I could take a listen?

[Ahaneon]

QUOTE (Weylin @ Dec 18 2007, 01:52 PM) I did read >_<
Just not well... /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

So, they have weaker forward guns, while the turrets are more powerful than normal? But does that really make up for the fact that thats an other person out in battle to get podded
Im not sure if you get what I mean exactly /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />
Like.. on a scout, it has a turret stronger than its fwd gun. but you got two people tied up into one ship. Im not sure if the 50% bonus in hull will overcome that, maybe

The problem is worse than that actually...

-1 target instead of 2... it's a lot easier to shoot somoene that's shooting someone else.
-2 against 2... you will get 1 kill, you might not get 2. Which means you got 2 pods and they pick up 1?
- Enemy kill bonuses on good dogfighters will skyrocket (2 kills per fight?)
- 1 target instead of 2 for missiles? doesn't this mean reduced CM effictiveness?

On the other hand... some people are great turrets, some are great dogfighters... combine the two and it can be nightmarish for the opposition.