50 Energy for Mac?

DeTeNaDeTeNa Join Date: 2010-12-18 Member: 75751Members
in NS2 General Discussion
<div class="IPBDescription">Where you can get it?</div>In build 161 there is a new icon, the violet icon on the buymenu if you want to buy a mac...But where you can get this violet energy???
extractor?kills?power nodes? where?
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  • nUfl0wnUfl0w Join Date: 2005-02-25 Member: 42412Members
    its automaticly gained by the commandstation/facility/center
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  • KisleKisle Join Date: 2006-12-25 Member: 59229Members
    as you said. its energy. Your Commander Station ( chair ? ) is producing energy at a constant rate. I think you cant do anything to get more or less energy. Each Commander Station has its own energy ( correct me if im wrong ).
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  • FehaFeha Join Date: 2006-11-16 Member: 58633Members
    edited January 2011
    Upgrading cc gives it higher max nrg iirc, and possibly faster nrg production (no evidence for that one, just would make sense :P).

    Macs actually costed nrg for quite some time already (same with drifters).
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  • DeTeNaDeTeNa Join Date: 2010-12-18 Member: 75751Members
    will it been displayed at the top of the screen anytime? next to plasma and carbon?
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  • NurEinMenschNurEinMensch Join Date: 2003-02-26 Member: 14056Members, Constellation
    I doubt it will be displayed there, since energy is not a global resource. Every structure that uses energy has its own pool. So it makes sense to display it on the structure.
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  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    CS = 200 max energy
    CF = 250 max energy
    CC = 200 max energy

    Paradoxically, the max energy drops back to 200 for the lvl3 command center. I'm hoping that UWE will actually get rid of energy. It just adds needless complication to the resource system. Things that cost energy (MACs, building abilities) could be a possible candidate for costing plasma/personal resources instead.
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  • broadbandbroadband Join Date: 2005-01-06 Member: 33013Members
    they changed it so it wasn't so easy to spam macs and drifters, but they're still easy to spam.
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  • QuovatisQuovatis Team Inversion Join Date: 2010-01-26 Member: 70321Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited January 2011
    Maybe this is fixed in the new build, but in 161 Marines start with 0 MACs and 50 energy. Aliens start with 3 drifters and full energy. Doesn't seem fair. The Marines only get one MAC in the first few minutes, while aliens have tons of drifters. If the MAC is lost, you're SOL.
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  • ASnogarDASnogarD Join Date: 2003-10-24 Member: 21894Members
    I would be happier if they also slapped on a cap on the amount ... say 3 MACs and 5 Drifters.
    MAC stack is a particularily annoying exploit.

    One game , 3 skulks chewing on one SG being repaired by the stack couldnt get the SG down below 50% , eventually the Skulks tried chewing the stack but took so much damage from the gun...

    I mean , you get behind the SG and see 1 MAC coming up, think hah good luck trying to out repair my bite...wtf more like 20 MAC's.

    ... either that or make the bite / swipe / spit / etc etc hit ALL targets on that spot , so if there is 20 MACs on one spot all 20 take the same amount of damage.
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  • AlignAlign Remain Calm Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5216Forum Moderators, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=1826997:date=Jan 25 2011, 06:33 PM:name=Quovatis)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quovatis @ Jan 25 2011, 06:33 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1826997"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Maybe this is fixed in the new build, but in 161 Marines start with 0 MACs and 50 energy. Aliens start with 3 drifters and full energy. Doesn't seem fair. The Marines only get one MAC in the first few minutes, while aliens have tons of drifters. If the MAC is lost, you're SOL.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    But marines can build their structures without MACs.
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  • QuovatisQuovatis Team Inversion Join Date: 2010-01-26 Member: 70321Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    MACs/drifters do more than just build stuff. I love to do early scouting with them. Can't do that with MACs early now and can't repair stuff either. At least start the comchair with 100 energy for 2 MACs.
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  • broadbandbroadband Join Date: 2005-01-06 Member: 33013Members
    <!--quoteo(post=1827017:date=Jan 25 2011, 12:49 PM:name=Quovatis)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Quovatis @ Jan 25 2011, 12:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1827017"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->MACs/drifters do more than just build stuff. I love to do early scouting with them. Can't do that with MACs early now and can't repair stuff either. At least start the comchair with 100 energy for 2 MACs.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    should use a marine for that, they respawn.
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  • QuovatisQuovatis Team Inversion Join Date: 2010-01-26 Member: 70321Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    <!--quoteo(post=1827019:date=Jan 25 2011, 10:51 AM:name=broadband)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (broadband @ Jan 25 2011, 10:51 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1827019"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->should use a marine for that, they respawn.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    That's not the point. The aliens can afford to do that stuff with drifters. Marines cannot. Aliens are arguably even better at scouting than marines, but they get an abundance of drifters too.
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