Goonhub
03-19-2013, 04:43 AM
I've had a good look over the page 2 ideas you had sundance; one thing that caught my eye was how pretty much everything had a secondary function.
- helmet with built in thermal
- insulated gloves with melee capability
- sunglass-meson visors
I don't think these are a great combo to allow. Martians are already pretty goddamn effective from the get go; they have a mobile revival system and free knockout-tasers, and all they gotta do to start their rampage is arrive and grab someone. With things like stun-reducing armour and thermal vision clothing, they'll just be way too OP if they get anywhere near their gathering goals.
One simple fix could be that these objects cost a tonne; however, I've had another idea that might be more fun: technology stealing.
Toss a pair of thermals into the bio-pool, they get absorbed as Tech and can be combined with specific items; slap them in your helmet! Why not chuck the Janitor's cleaner grenades in, and see how your new martian eggs work when they slip their opponents! Or maybe throw a chainsaw in, and give yourself freaky alien chainsaw gloves! etc.
I don't want the martians to end up as ungodly invincible murder-masters like T.U.R.D.S occasionally were. They should be like the Syndies; yes, they're outnumbered, and yes, they've only got a small amount of equipment, but it's how you use it; scavenging can make you more effective. If the martians get easy-access to insulated melee weapons and thermals, they'll be way too unstoppable.
- helmet with built in thermal
- insulated gloves with melee capability
- sunglass-meson visors
I don't think these are a great combo to allow. Martians are already pretty goddamn effective from the get go; they have a mobile revival system and free knockout-tasers, and all they gotta do to start their rampage is arrive and grab someone. With things like stun-reducing armour and thermal vision clothing, they'll just be way too OP if they get anywhere near their gathering goals.
One simple fix could be that these objects cost a tonne; however, I've had another idea that might be more fun: technology stealing.
Toss a pair of thermals into the bio-pool, they get absorbed as Tech and can be combined with specific items; slap them in your helmet! Why not chuck the Janitor's cleaner grenades in, and see how your new martian eggs work when they slip their opponents! Or maybe throw a chainsaw in, and give yourself freaky alien chainsaw gloves! etc.
I don't want the martians to end up as ungodly invincible murder-masters like T.U.R.D.S occasionally were. They should be like the Syndies; yes, they're outnumbered, and yes, they've only got a small amount of equipment, but it's how you use it; scavenging can make you more effective. If the martians get easy-access to insulated melee weapons and thermals, they'll be way too unstoppable.