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[Optec]

posted on April 12th, 2007, 7:00 pm

Last edited by Optec on April 12th, 2007, 9:00 pm, edited 3 times in total.

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posted on April 12th, 2007, 7:15 pm

Nice idea, but will you be able to build it instantly to a certain upgrade, because it tents to be annoying if you build a lot of turrets and you have to upgrade them all. Off course you had too build a prototype first.

posted on April 12th, 2007, 7:43 pm

Wow.  This looks good.

However, Krael has a point.  Won't it be a bit annoying to upgrade?  You have to keep in mind that the player is busy mircoing as well. 

posted on April 12th, 2007, 8:21 pm

that sounds great. and yeah i to have to agree resurching the new options would stink. but if they were tied  to something else.  like you get photon turrets at level two weapons.

posted on April 12th, 2007, 9:03 pm

Looks great.  I too worry a bit about having to go through each turret as I build turrets and then upgrade them. I hope the upgrade is either instanteous, or the build times have been balanced so that it works out.  But I'm sure you guys have already looked into this in terms of balancing. 
And btw, I like the light blue behind the wireframe image.  Gives it a nice look to it. 

[Mortographer]

posted on April 12th, 2007, 9:41 pm

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Maybe upgrades for turrets will cost enough that you're only likely to upgrade a few every once in a while.

Oh, and why would long build times make things more difficult?  You still just click on a button when you want to upgrade either way.

[Anonymous]

posted on April 12th, 2007, 10:18 pm

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Sounds like a neat idea. Fed sorta reminds me of the component towers off of Tiberian sun (ah the memories ). I'm guessing Admrail Mayson will have an additional "Torpedo turret" upgrade option instead of the old standalone turret. I certainly look foward to seeing them have more of a role; i couldn't help but think they were too weak in 3PR (they even struggled with the basic destroyers).

Out of interest, will the Borg have an Auto Assimilator or Holding Beam turret?

Krael did make a very good point though; it might be annoying for a Fed player to have to go back and upgrade the turrets one by one while everyone else can just tell it to build and then leave it. I don't know what to suggest except maybe making the pulse phaser turret the basic platform, and then having the upgrades replace that instead of a basic platform.

posted on April 12th, 2007, 10:23 pm

Is there a way to be able to select more than one turret and upgrade it?

posted on April 12th, 2007, 10:31 pm

Kinda like the romulan ships? i bet there could be.
i like t-mans idea, a basic setting at first.

posted on April 12th, 2007, 10:40 pm

Yeah, like the Romulan ships.  And many other kinds of turrets in many other games.

posted on April 13th, 2007, 12:00 am

Looks cool. With thare be a new station with mixed tech?

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posted on April 13th, 2007, 12:11 am

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posted on April 13th, 2007, 12:12 am

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posted on April 13th, 2007, 12:16 am

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