Goonhub
02-06-2017, 04:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-07-2017, 06:19 PM by atomic1fire. Edited 2 times in total.)
An idea that is probably OP but I kinda want in SS13.
Power exoskeleton.
Take various parts provided by the roboticist scrapped into various mechanical doodads, combine it with armor made on workbench, and hook it up with a higher tier battery, or some kind of elaborate reactor that science could muster up.
At minimal, the power armor could give robotics it's own sort of hulk equivalent, that relies on robot chargers to recharge and lacks perfect heat dissipation since most so it's a pretty bad idea to walk into a fire since the thing may overheat and keep you stuck in one spot. I see that being a pretty good balance because it means you can punch things, but you can still be slowed down and burned by plasma fires and flamethrowers.
Plus the arms and legs are based on cyborg joints and armor so most of the stuff that would let a cyborg walk through fire has been removed to let a human sit inside.
Maybe a syndicate version could let you lift and throw crates and forklifts, but require much of the same effort to build.
edit: Alternatively if mechahulk is too stupid, perhaps it just works like a bunch of metal joints connected to a uniform with no armor save for some metal gloves/boxing gloves to keep people from breaking their hands every time they punch. Maybe it makes you faster + stronger for the duration of time that your battery has power and leaves you immobile if you're still wearing it by the time the power runs out.
Power exoskeleton.
Take various parts provided by the roboticist scrapped into various mechanical doodads, combine it with armor made on workbench, and hook it up with a higher tier battery, or some kind of elaborate reactor that science could muster up.
At minimal, the power armor could give robotics it's own sort of hulk equivalent, that relies on robot chargers to recharge and lacks perfect heat dissipation since most so it's a pretty bad idea to walk into a fire since the thing may overheat and keep you stuck in one spot. I see that being a pretty good balance because it means you can punch things, but you can still be slowed down and burned by plasma fires and flamethrowers.
Plus the arms and legs are based on cyborg joints and armor so most of the stuff that would let a cyborg walk through fire has been removed to let a human sit inside.
Maybe a syndicate version could let you lift and throw crates and forklifts, but require much of the same effort to build.
edit: Alternatively if mechahulk is too stupid, perhaps it just works like a bunch of metal joints connected to a uniform with no armor save for some metal gloves/boxing gloves to keep people from breaking their hands every time they punch. Maybe it makes you faster + stronger for the duration of time that your battery has power and leaves you immobile if you're still wearing it by the time the power runs out.