OH Alpha test

Compellor · Post by **Compellor** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:29 am

Tomorrow's SysX vs PK squad game is also an alpha test for Omicron Hive. Since there will inevitably be a thread about it, I have decided to get a head start, and put my first impressions here:

The hammer is an incredible weapon, and I commend whoever invented it. However, the Heavy Bomber appears to lack a forward hammer, which makes it not so heavy. It also lacks XRMs or XRPs. You can research SRM AB and XRM AB, and you can use SRM AB with stealth bombers, but you can't use XRM at all.

I notice the tech bases, towers, and carrier lack artwork (i.e. they use IC). IIRC the techbases are in progress, but is there artwork planned for the towers and carrier?

The corvette is scarily well-armed, but it's damn ugly. Might give those armed freighters a spin, very pretty.

The shipyard needs green and red blinking lights.

Adv Devastators are... interesting. You'd definitely need at least two of them to kill a garrison, even with minimal opposition. Otherwise they're a decent replacement for cruisers.

The Omega Weapon is also awesome.

The way Battleships work is interesting enough that I'd really like to see it in action, especially combined with figbees.

Hmm, finally a reason to put SRM EMP on bombers. Actually, I'm not sure that's balanced. We'll have to see.

Expansion looks good. I wasn't impressed with supremacy at first, but the gunmounts on those fighters are nice, and the hammer figbee looks like a lot of fun. As to tac, I just can't tell. Bad missiles, short EW range, but good hull and sig, and none of it extreme. Top it off with mini-ac turrets on SBs, and I really just can't tell how good their tac is, we'll have to test that out ingame.

All in all, pretty good for an alpha. I look forward to seeing where it goes from here.

spideycw · Post by **spideycw** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:35 pm

Gunmounts!

Compellor · Post by **Compellor** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 4:26 pm

Speaking of which, have you tested the updated Giga fig, or are we bothering with that?

Xeretov · Post by **Xeretov** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:43 pm

I noticed an issue with the shipyard/drydock. The smaller doors (the ones on the sides) cannot be docked at. Was funny to watch a miner bounce off the door until it started complaining of damage. (I had FF on)

Dorjan · Post by **Dorjan** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:13 pm

To add to compellor's comments, I think the bomb isn't meant to have a front mounted hammer.

Also the cap ships descriptions are all wrong!

Other than that, awesome thus far

spideycw · Post by **spideycw** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:31 pm

Compellor wrote:QUOTE (Compellor @ Aug 9 2009, 12:26 PM) Speaking of which, have you tested the updated Giga fig, or are we bothering with that?

The one you did? No I have not but I will today (assuming its up on the ftp)

edit: found it - fagishfig is most updated one ya?

spideycw · Post by **spideycw** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:41 pm

A bomber can kill a rock with 1 rack of ammo with Hammer 2

Dorjan · Post by **Dorjan** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:46 pm

Wait, OH starts with double the starting cash!?

Broodwich · Post by **Broodwich** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:54 pm

lol yeah. In ICE the value for starting payday should be 0 if its standard. OH is 1
other than that i loved the gunmounts and hitbox on the int and the range perk, agility and stuff is nuts. However the 5 minute research and instant adv ships, along with standard build times for hvy bases, and 1.1 he yield and 1.1 he speed is a bit much. iirc at least the tps were going to be lt? Anyway, some different perks and nerfs in here made it interesting. Plus the regular fig icon is an enh fig icon

Dorjan · Post by **Dorjan** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:55 pm

Miners have the wrong icon, econ is insanley good.