Electrified Tf In 1.1

GreyPaws · March 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">But no help for the hive!!</div> I think its a great Idea to have the TF electified, but then the hive should also spew sporecloud or acidspalsh when touched or fired upon (preventive humping measures)

Demon_Wraith · March 2003

CLOAK IT!

Wheeee · March 2003

hmm...*edit* sensories cloak hives <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> *edit*

killswitch · March 2003

Cloaking a hive really doesn't seem to be helpful. I mean it's huge, and in the same place everytime.

HoMIciDaL_PuPPy · March 2003

puts an oc or 2 on top of it then a sensory <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'> they wont know what hit em

boberto · March 2003

true, hive should at least hurt people who sit on top of it.

Sandrock · March 2003

Have the kharaa bacterium try to infect and thus hurt anyone who sits on top. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Trojan2 · March 2003

Hive should open up and swallow any marine who stand on it and then slowly digest them.

For real though its a building made up of satanic space spores and yet its perfactly save for a marine to sit up there and chill out, drink a beer or two,wait for a sulk to spawn and pass, shoot the with commander for awhile and then weld it. (like hive mind doesnt bother to tell skulk there is a 'rine with a welder nested on top)

Bubacus · March 2003

From the sound of things, i think the Aliens have enough upgrades already, to counter the only real marine upgrade would just be silly.

I think marines should have the ability to self-destruct the structures with like a 10 second countdown timer. that'll show all those dang skulks chewin' in up.

DumbMarine · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I think marines should have the ability to self-destruct the structures with like a 10 second countdown timer.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>

Better yet, we should strap C14 onto the marines and have them rush in.

SoBe_Dragon · March 2003

blah wrong thread

JusticeBlade · March 2003

Skulks beware electricity is in the air!

Although I think the aliens get the most out of this patch with is a real pain <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'> .

Mainly because I'm a marine player almost 85% of the time. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/asrifle.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='asrifle.gif'> <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/skulk.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='skulk.gif'>

RandomEngy · March 2003

Or how about instead when the hive is under attack have it automatically send out a message to the entire alien team so they can kill the marine sitting on the hive?

Ahnteis · March 2003

My understanding is that JP rush is going to be much harder to do in 1.1.
Fades + Lerks should be available before marines can get on a hive making acid-producing hives unneeded. I DO wish a hive could hive-sight marines that are very near to them (like sensory chambers).

AngaDraug · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RandomEngy @ Mar 26 2003, 09:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Or how about instead when the hive is under attack have it automatically send out a message to the entire alien team so they can kill the marine sitting on the hive?  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Do you mean kinda like the sound that goes "Hive is under attack"? ... cause if thats sarcasm, it was a horrible attempt at it.

BattleTech · March 2003

Sometime's I can't even tell if they're serious or not anymore.
First time I heard about the Onos devourer ability I thought it was a joke.
Now an electrified turret-factory? WTH is this?
Also, it'll still be the basic defense chamber in the beginning.

babygirl · March 2003

That was sarcasm, and I think it was aimed at all the people that want the AI to handle the harder parts of the game for them.

ZING! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

folk · March 2003

electrified tf is gimicky.
flayra, stop smoking.

GWAR · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (folk @ Mar 27 2003, 03:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> electrified tf is gimicky.
flayra, stop smoking.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
lmao!

Flayra is drunk again!

folk · March 2003

drunk's not the word.

AcdFRe · March 2003

wait how does the tf electrify? does the commander have to spend resources to do it?

Soral · March 2003

I assume the point of the electrification is to prevent, or deter, lone skulks from eating the entire turret farm. It won't stop ranged attacks but will stop melee attacks.

AcdFRe · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Soral @ Mar 26 2003, 11:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I assume the point of the electrification is to prevent, or deter, lone skulks from eating the entire turret farm. It won't stop ranged attacks but will stop melee attacks.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
so it does it automatically? or does commander have to upgrade?

Raiden333 · March 2003

The comm has to upgrade it, sort of like upgrading a TF so it can make seiges.

Racer1 · March 2003

So, is the "electrified turret factory" a 1) "defensive energy weapon" or 2) "energy shield" ?
<img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

fo_sheezy_my_neezy · March 2003

I'm guessing it's both. I do think that if the TF has one upgrade, it shouldn't be able to do the other. This would cause 2 TFs to be built, hampering the siege rush a little. I have to say, I've been playing primarily kharaa since the hour NS came out on haloween night, and yet I think the electrified TF is a good thing. All the guys complaining about it should look at what we have as kharaa now, and the cool things we're getting, and be satisfied. The only thing that'll make me mad is if you crap out my web. FLAYRA BEWARE!!!!!!!!! I OWN YOU!!!!!!! or something

Ravlen · March 2003

First off, this hasn't even been playtested... soo, just remember that.

Anyways, the electrified TF is a cool idea, and we'll see how it turns out. Like one person said, you might be limited to one upgrade, meaning you'd need a second TF to support the siege (take out that NON elec one and no more siege). That's just one option... another is that by running electricity through the outside, you make the TF more vulnerable to acid, or whatever. So maybe it is good early on against skulks, but then bad later on against fades. Whatever, things can change! I say we throw out *positive* ideas to help make the upgrade work, instead of saying it'd suck or be bad.

Secondly, I like the idea of the hive doing a little bit of damage... not alot, and not very far from the hive. Just enough to make a marine a little more nervous about unloading his clip into it. Something along the lines of spores would be cool, does slow damage, if you are far from the hive it won't even hurt you, but you'll be seeing gasses escaping all over the place, and it is gonna get hectic! I like the idea to make it a little more interesting when assaulting the hive, to make it a little harder to rambo a hive, and just because it would be fun <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Ravlen

Cronos · March 2003

Acid does conduct electricity, so a few seconds of collateral damage to the TF would be quite nice when acid rocketed <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

Vash · March 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Demon Wraith @ Mar 26 2003, 05:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> CLOAK IT!  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Oh yeah. I could definitely see this helping.

Marine 1: Hey Comm, we're in Eclipse but there's no hive here.
Comm: WTH?! No hive?!
Marine 2: Yeah dude seriously, this place is completely empty but weve got green goo shooting at us from out of nowhere.
Comm: @(#*! Stupid green goo from nowhere bug...damn aliens must have recycled the hive and relocated. OK! Head to Comp core.
Both Marines: Roger that comm...

*marines get killed by cloaked O chambers*

Comm: OMG my marines just got killed by a bug thats SO LAME im leaving

*exit*

see-you-in-disney-land · March 2003

I don't know about you, but that seems funny to me.
If the comm is noobish enough to not scan sweep the area, then let his men die and him quit!

Shockeh · March 2003

Actually, giving it the choice of the two upgrades (and follow this mentality to other structure upgrades) sounds like a great idea.

Make it <i>EITHER</i> an electrified, <i>OR</i> an advanced. Makes the comm choose, and means it can't be foolproof.

Electrified Tf In 1.1

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