Electrifying Stuff Is A Waste Of 30 Res

V_MAN · August 2003

There's no point wasting the res doing it anymore cos lamers can chew them as skulks without getting shocked <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

Pinhedd · August 2003

ya, it is kinda lame, I dont know how they do it and I dont want to know, but if I ever see someone doing it on my server they get banned for a week.

V_MAN · August 2003

I was unfortunate enough to see this happen 2 minutes ago as comm on the **** brits server I had a couple of RTS up and was making a good start got them electrified only to have them chomped down by one skulk 100 res down the toilet, it's very tempting to name and shame this lamer but none cares tbh.

Spazmatic · August 2003

Fixed in the 2.01's.

V_MAN · August 2003

<span style='color:red'>**Nuked** Next post like that and you get a 2 week break from forum posting </span>

MrMojo · August 2003

Use something else to describe how much 2.01's suck.

Well, it really depends on how the person did it. If he had gorge support, or just bit, waited for regen, and bit again...you can't really call this ban-worthy.

V_MAN · August 2003

Nah the person in question just sat next to it and chewed it until it was destroyed, that's all I'm gonna say otherwise I might end up giving away how you actually do it although it won't be long anyway before people start figuring out how to do it.

Ollj · August 2003

flay tests electrifiing beeing cheaper (20 res).
You CAN eat it alone without getting shocked but it takes much longer.

JRPereira · August 2003

A waste? I dont really agree with that. Maybe early in the game when you're trying to save resources, but later on it's a great way to make sure there's no real angle of attack a skulk could use to get your factory easily without taking down most of the turrets first.

Moquiao · August 2003

V-man... instead of moaning like a girl and trying to threaten with 'naming and shaming'

it was a gc member named birdy.. and she did it once before you even moaned... so please dont threaten naming and shaming it just makes you look like a child.

::gc.wolf::

Zorik · August 2003

I've had similar happen to me lately, it really sucks having all your electrified res taken away by one bloody skulk >.< I know this is released in the upcoming patch, but when that patch is.. who knows? :< (Any light shed there would help loads)

I won't release details of the bug, as I don't want it to get even more popular <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>. Would it be possible for a quick-fix, or will we be waiting till the patch and be stuck with commanders that farm RTs? :<

nthing · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Zorik~ @ Aug 9 2003, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I've had similar happen to me lately, it really sucks having all your electrified res taken away by one bloody skulk >.< I know this is released in the upcoming patch, but when that patch is.. who knows? :< (Any light shed there would help loads)

I won't release details of the bug, as I don't want it to get even more popular <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>. Would it be possible for a quick-fix, or will we be waiting till the patch and be stuck with commanders that farm RTs? :<  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Hi mate <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

If this gets too popular someone will inevitably create a metamod plugin to stop it, if that is even possible. No idea how to do this myself; I've never even come across it.

V_MAN · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WoLF] @ Aug 9 2003, 04:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> V-man... instead of moaning like a girl and trying to threaten with 'naming and shaming'

it was a gc member named birdy.. and she did it once before you even moaned... so please dont threaten naming and shaming it just makes you look like a child.

::gc.wolf::  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Moaning like a little girl pff it's an exploit and you even agreed on the server that it was it's lame to have your electrified RT chewed by a skulk that knows how to get around the electric defence. It totaly defeats the object of upgrading it in the first place and wastes resources.

Monkeybonk · August 2003

30 res is a lot, but if they make it too cheap, (Which they did) then it makes marine expansion WAY too easy in early game. You end up with unstoppable turret fortresses and res nodes that you can't take out until you can go onos, and you can't do that unless you have resources, etc.

grafgraverke · August 2003

I don't need no stinkin' exploits..

I'll just bilebomb away on all electrified..

Monkeybonk · August 2003

Electrifying isn't a be-all answer. Use your brain and choose which to electrify and which not to. Electrfying the node in your base IS a waste of 30 res. Electrifying the node and turret factory in one of the hives ISN'T!

coil · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Monkeybonk @ Aug 11 2003, 11:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Electrifying isn't a be-all answer. Use your brain and choose which to electrify and which not to. Electrfying the node in your base IS a waste of 30 res. Electrifying the node and turret factory in one of the hives ISN'T!  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Exactly.

V_MAN · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Monkeybonk @ Aug 11 2003, 03:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Electrifying isn't a be-all answer. Use your brain and choose which to electrify and which not to. Electrfying the node in your base IS a waste of 30 res. Electrifying the node and turret factory in one of the hives ISN'T!  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Your absolutly right but it still sucks that it can be chewed down by the very alien the electric defence is ment to keep at bay long enough for a marine or 2 to come along.

grafgraverke · August 2003

except when a Gorge discouvers it sitting there <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

no, really... I'm sure it has its uses, especially early on in the game when hive two is not yet up and running.

I've seen that happen once and it was brilliant.. for a while

I just parasited them and did nothing else to attract attention there.. made a few more rushes to keep on disrupting them, then returned, gorged, put up nominal defense outside of firing range of target so my towers wouldn't give me away, switched to bilebomb and wasted the setup..

I loved playing Gorge in 1.0 - 1.4, but adding Bilebomb to their arsenal has made this unassuming critter propably the biggest potential threat besides a GOOD Onos player..

Aegeri · August 2003

This is just a stupid exploit really, and I've now seen it about 2-3 times now. Like perma grenade launching, I think this is going to become extremely common. Basically, electrifying is a massive risk and often a waste of time <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'>

Monkeybonk · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (grafgraverke @ Aug 11 2003, 11:06 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> except when a Gorge discouvers it sitting there <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

no, really... I'm sure it has its uses, especially early on in the game when hive two is not yet up and running.

I've seen that happen once and it was brilliant.. for a while

I just parasited them and did nothing else to attract attention there.. made a few more rushes to keep on disrupting them, then returned, gorged, put up nominal defense outside of firing range of target so my towers wouldn't give me away, switched to bilebomb and wasted the setup..

I loved playing Gorge in 1.0 - 1.4, but adding Bilebomb to their arsenal has made this unassuming critter propably the biggest potential threat besides a GOOD Onos player..  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Bilebomb is 2 hives, however. This will give you a nice nest egg to use until they get 2 hives.

R7X3 · August 2003

Thats pretty odd, because I cant go within 3 feet of an electrified object without being zapped.

I know that two skulks with regen can share the damage from it, because it will only zap one person at a time, you SHURE it was just ONE skulk? did you spectate to see his upgrades/HP amount to make shure he wasent just getting zapped and using regen?

GtShadrach · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JRPereira @ Aug 9 2003, 11:28 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> A waste? I dont really agree with that. Maybe early in the game when you're trying to save resources, but later on it's a great way to make sure there's no real angle of attack a skulk could use to get your factory easily without taking down most of the turrets first.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
agreed. I can't tell you how many times I run up to bite a res node or turret fact, just to have it become electrified right before i can sink my pearly whites into it. I swear, commanders see me coming.

CutterJoe · August 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> ([WoLF] @ Aug 9 2003, 12:31 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> V-man... instead of moaning like a girl and trying to threaten with 'naming and shaming'

it was a gc member named birdy.. and she did it once before you even moaned... so please dont threaten naming and shaming it just makes you look like a child.

::gc.wolf::  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Once is one time too many dude. It wasnt meant to be exploited in that fashion. Why would flayra go through the trouble of coding it in if you can still get around it.

Also it seems to me that he wasnt 'moaning like a girl' as you so maturly put it. He simply did not want to start a flame and shame war about a persons name. I would be grateful that he didnt just hop on and start spamming her name all over the place.

But yes this is fixed in 2.01a,b. Please dont post details on how to accomplish this as we dont want it becomming more popular.

Electrifying Stuff Is A Waste Of 30 Res

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