You called for a mirage?, Crazy thought here ;) Options

[sino301]

they thought they had a better chance of the files surviving in the mirage
and after they made a break for it and the mirage cleaned the way id say it was a nice bet at that, also note that the russians made a suicide run at the poor bastard

lighter vehicles would have a better chance of escape due to speed but the enemy had aircraft and could easily take them out, and the ECA had no airforce of their own to make the plans escape via air

also i wouldnt place the plans on a single person in a break due to risk of sniper fire
the point is that the mirage was the strongest thing in the ECA evac column and had the best chance of survival, but was taken out by a kamikaze strike

[Oliver]

personally i hate that plot - if they made the tank how they can lose the blueprints? A better reason would be unfeasibility of production, general incompleteness - i.e it was just a rushed prototype and its produciton variant is over-the-horizon far from being ready.

Yh, like, it was an unstable prototype, so it went back to the drawing board.

[teslashark]

So I tuned some specs of the weapon to make it suit the "melta" style Xiedongli had in mind. It's totally ridiculous as a hit-and-run vehicle now, but smug as hell for a Supply Depot terrorizer or heavy buster.

; Mirage Tank Mod Weapons
Weapon MirageTankBeamWeapon
PrimaryDamage = 300
PrimaryDamageRadius = 20
AttackRange = 100
DamageType = EXPLOSION
DeathType = EXTRA_2
WeaponSpeed = 999999.0
LaserName = WotanArrayFocusedBeam
LaserBoneName = FIREFX01
RadiusDamageAffects = ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS
DelayBetweenShots = 100
FireSound = WotanArrayFocusedBeamWeaonLoop
FireSoundLoopTime = 120
AntiAirborneVehicle = No
AntiAirborneInfantry = No
AntiSmallMissile = No
AntiBallisticMissile = No
AntiGround = Yes
WeaponBonus = VETERAN RATE_OF_FIRE 80%
WeaponBonus = ELITE RATE_OF_FIRE 60%
WeaponBonus = HERO RATE_OF_FIRE 40%
WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE RATE_OF_FIRE 50%
WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE DAMAGE 120%
PreAttackDelay = 500
PreAttackType = PER_CLIP
ClipSize = 5
ClipReloadTime = 2000
AutoReloadWhenIdle = 2001
End

[Planardweller]

So I tuned some specs of the weapon to make it suit the "melta" style Xiedongli had in mind. It's totally ridiculous as a hit-and-run vehicle now, but smug as hell for a Supply Depot terrorizer or heavy buster.

; Mirage Tank Mod Weapons
Weapon MirageTankBeamWeapon
PrimaryDamage = 300
PrimaryDamageRadius = 20
AttackRange = 100
DamageType = EXPLOSION
DeathType = EXTRA_2
WeaponSpeed = 999999.0
LaserName = WotanArrayFocusedBeam
LaserBoneName = FIREFX01
RadiusDamageAffects = ALLIES ENEMIES NEUTRALS
DelayBetweenShots = 100
FireSound = WotanArrayFocusedBeamWeaonLoop
FireSoundLoopTime = 120
AntiAirborneVehicle = No
AntiAirborneInfantry = No
AntiSmallMissile = No
AntiBallisticMissile = No
AntiGround = Yes
WeaponBonus = VETERAN RATE_OF_FIRE 80%
WeaponBonus = ELITE RATE_OF_FIRE 60%
WeaponBonus = HERO RATE_OF_FIRE 40%
WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE RATE_OF_FIRE 50%
WeaponBonus = TARGET_FAERIE_FIRE DAMAGE 120%
PreAttackDelay = 500
PreAttackType = PER_CLIP
ClipSize = 5
ClipReloadTime = 2000
AutoReloadWhenIdle = 2001
End

You also made it a laser designator?

[teslashark]

You also made it a laser designator?

It was there in Zeke's file. I think it's a line about receiving, not giving bonus?

[Zeke]

It was there in Zeke's file. I think it's a line about receiving, not giving bonus?

It's part of the Wotan weapon code, since I basically just copied/renamed it, afaik it's there to cancel out the ROF bonus it gets from veterancy and from laser designators, probably the keep the fx and sound loop from breaking.

[Knjaz.]

So I tuned some specs of the weapon to make it suit the "melta" style Xiedongli had in mind. It's totally ridiculous as a hit-and-run vehicle now, but smug as hell for a Supply Depot terrorizer or heavy buster.

; Mirage Tank Mod Weapons
PrimaryDamage = 300
PrimaryDamageRadius = 20
AttackRange = 100
DamageType = EXPLOSION
<...>
DelayBetweenShots = 100
PreAttackDelay = 500
PreAttackType = PER_CLIP
ClipSize = 5
ClipReloadTime = 2000

edit: Well, we have a Tsar Bomb in another mod that wipes the whole map, so why not.

This post has been edited by Knjaz.: 17 Sep 2014, 17:43

[teslashark]

edit: Well, we have a Tsar Bomb in another mod that wipes the whole map, so why not.

It's not that OP considering the price and range.

[Umpfelgrumpf]

Does that mean that the normal Wotan does not get those veterancy bonuses?

[katmoda12]

Does that mean that the normal Wotan does not get those veterancy bonuses?

Exactly my thought, is that true?

[Darky]

Exactly my thought, is that true?

Yes, and apparently it would make too much sense to give it a matching damage bonus so that Veterancy isn't nerfed.

[Umpfelgrumpf]

Yep, because often I read that the Wotan deals the most damage as AA. But when it can't level up, then this is a huge disadvantage compared to the others.

[Knjaz.]

Yep, because often I read that the Wotan deals the most damage as AA. But when it can't level up, then this is a huge disadvantage compared to the others.

ROF bonus is not the only bonus that Veterancy provides.

There's also Damage and Health.

[Umpfelgrumpf]

That still means that a heroic Wotan array does have less firepower then an other heroic tier 2 AA with the ROF Bonus.
Health is rather unimportant for a unit like the Wotan, because it does get killed by nearly anything anyway. Important is the damage it can do to planes before they drop their payload imo. And when this was not intended, it seems like the Wotan is a rather bad choice compared to the Skyshield and the Gepard. And worse compared to other tier 2 AA units.

[Composite armour]

The thing does do an incredible amount of damage at Heroic though. If it gained the RoF bonus, it would outclass other T2 AAs at heroic.

[8igDaddy8lake]

The thing does do an incredible amount of damage at Heroic though. If it gained the RoF bonus, it would outclass other T2 AAs at heroic.

But how can you fire faster than a directed-energy beam? TWO BEAMS!

[Darky]

But how can you fire faster than a directed-energy beam? TWO BEAMS!

Or just give it a matching damage bonus since it's practically a continuous fire unit anyway.

[8igDaddy8lake]

Or just give it a matching damage bonus since it's practically a continuous fire unit anyway.

Well, yeah, but what's the fun in that? I wanna see a Prism Mirage Tank...

[Admiral*Alex]

Well, yeah, but what's the fun in that? I wanna see a Prism Mirage Tank...

I want to say that Zeke's dead mod Generation X had a Prism Tank that looked like the RA2 Prism Tank ,but I don't know. If you can find that mod (I know that's dead) you can salvage the Prism Tank's weapon and give it to this Mirage Tank.

[HMS Warspite]

The thing does do an incredible amount of damage at Heroic though. If it gained the RoF bonus, it would outclass other T2 AAs at heroic.

You can get it veterancy real easy by Field Promotion.

Although I don't think it's worth it, given the cooldown of that thing.

[8igDaddy8lake]

I want to say that Zeke's dead mod Generation X had a Prism Tank that looked like the RA2 Prism Tank ,but I don't know. If you can find that mod (I know that's dead) you can salvage the Prism Tank's weapon and give it to this Mirage Tank.

Well, I think you can make the shot hit an area and spread outwards from it in several projectiles, kind of like cluster bombs but with lasers instead. Even more amusingly, you could make this behavior depend upon the cluster munitions upgrade.

[TitoCrazy1287]

Can someone please make a quick 30-second mirage tank unit profile video or something similar on youtube?

Everyone deserves to embrace the powa of thi mirash!!!!! <--That was intentionally spelled like that for a reason