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[Boomerang Python]

Alright we need ideas for different kinds of Special Powers for our factions. So think away!

I'd like the Guard to have three Marauders come in and bomb the shit out of a target. Similar to the USA generals skill.

Edited by Boomerang Python, 10 January 2005 - 01:49 PM.

[hobbes-99]

i think use what we've got and have a squad of either Thunderbolts or the vulture / hobnobvulture hammer the shit


Marines, i like the droppod idea of dropping marines in, mebbes 5 pods of 5 men?

Tau... something like a time limited increase in speed and firepower on certain units.

[hobbes-99]

i also think that as we have the models, we should bung two pillboxes ontop of each other and have it garrisonable.

and bring in a tarantular and the Tau base defense, these are all ready and will add simple bas defenses to the game.

[Juggernaut]

Tau: Orbital Railgun / Ion Bombardment or Seeker Missile strike (initiated by Pathfinders)

Marines: Drop Pods - love the idea

Guards: Bombardment by Flying stuff or Artillery..

[Boomerang Python]

about the tau idea jugger, We'll have to ask DJRowley about it as he got it working earlier.. will be cool i think.

[Calamity_Jones]

or an Exterminatus... bwa ha ha haaaaaaaaaaa

eradicate everything on the map, and indeed the map too, with void torpedos!

[CONDE_MAGNUS]

you are great i'm absolutely agree about the imperial orbital cannons and the sapce amrines units depod(i think thit is wrogn)

thanks for all
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CONDE MAGNUS

Edited by CONDE_MAGNUS, 12 January 2005 - 10:38 PM.

[duke_Qa]

drop-pod yeah.

also, whats the name on those drop-pods with guns in them? they would be cool to have. if we bother with coding it, we could give it like 5 guns that would fire out from the hatches and kill a ton of infantry if they get near enough. or else we just give it a splash damage and some fx of it firing in every direction.

also for IG, it would have been kickass to let them drop defenses with airplanes where they need them,like a quick and simple way of getting some sorely needed cover to defend something.

[Torn]

One thing I was against during development last year was weapons such as orbital bombardment that killed stuff out of nowhere. I'm sure we can be more creative than this, such as Duke's ideas about deathwinds and IG defenses.

Oh, and Jugger's idea about a strike initiated by pathfinders would be awesome, as the target will have to be painted up first. Im sure it's possible to have generals powers unlock abilities on units. Well we could do that, and make it have a long reload time.

Edited by tornado2099, 15 January 2005 - 04:12 PM.

[duke_Qa]

yeah, but then again, starcraft was a warhammer game until blizzard thought they were gonna ask games workshop if they were allowed to do a warhammer 40k game, which they weren't, so they had to redo most of the graphics and other things...

still it would seem quite tau to use targeters for bigger ordnance...


hmm, deathwinds, yeah thats the name. they can be kickass

[Calamity_Jones]

WHAT THE FUCK WERE GW THINKING!!!!!!!!!! TURNING BLIZZARD DOWN!!!!!!

[Juggernaut]

I guess it's possible in the C&C Generals engine to have targetlasers as one of it's default units has them too, if i'm not mistaken...

still those lasertargeters would have to have a quite large range - as in the Tau codex they have a 36" range and are classed HEAVY 1 type


NOTE: I'd like to see an overall increase of weaponranges for more units... In the current version they seem very short << REALLY SHORT
Especially Tau, 'cause they are ranged warfare specialists and won't stand a good chance in Close Combat vs Marines or other races..
BUT i think this is all part of our Balancing before we release

[Calamity_Jones]

I fixed that laready juggs when I did the balancing

Tau have longest ranged infantry, as they, are after all, ranged experts

[Juggernaut]

I fixed that laready juggs when I did the balancing

Tau have longest ranged infantry, as they, are after all, ranged experts

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Great Cal, still i want to see it myself before i'll approve anything

For the info: USA Missile Defenders have the 'laser' option ...
this routine could be used for the pathfinders to light up targets - marking them with the lasers, so the other units like broadsides can hit them with a higher percentage -
Question: Is this also in Onlywar - i'm unsure, and if the markerlights are in, do they have a function at the moment ??

I would opt for the pathfinders to have their pulsecarbines by default, an option to use the markerlight as normal (for broadsides, Seekermissiles and other weapons) and lastly:
the option to mark targets for a special power ; suggested above - some orbital bombardment by Tau Manta Missile Destroyers (same as the USA A10 Strike)

[hobbes-99]

is the manta skinned?

[Boomerang Python]

DJRowley was working on that Lasermarker thingy and i think he got it working.
Dunno what the manta is..

[Pyro_Monkey]

manta giant air vehicle for tau their super unit, no its not skinned

[Juggernaut]

manta giant air vehicle for tau their super unit, no its not skinned

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

euh, NOT ?? i thought i had seen it in the very 1st Alpha version, but if it was skinned, i dunno...

guess it was...

Or am i mixing 2 units up?

[Boomerang Python]

I think that was some other tau thing.. maybe the "banta" ?