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[BlackRangerXIII]

Small Questions about the Cyclops defense system:

1. how much will it cost
2. how much power will you need

[Knightmare31]

1. It's supposedly Tier 1 AA (i think) so maybe not that costly, just average.
2. Cyclops will eat a large chunk of your power compared to your usual base defenses

[BlackRangerXIII]

1. It's supposedly Tier 1 AA (i think) so maybe not that costly, just average.
2. Cyclops will eat a large chunk of your power compared to your usual base defenses

Values will be nice

[Umpfelgrumpf]

I don't think that values make that much sense, when you don't even know how much damage it will deal, what kind of damage, what the range is, what the attack type is and so on.
So even when you know exactly how much it costs, you will not know how effective it is.
And I think the devs don't release those numbers, because in the current beta they may change stuff like that for balancing reasons.

[BlackRangerXIII]

I don't think that values make that much sense, when you don't even know how much damage it will deal, what kind of damage, what the range is, what the attack type is and so on.
So even when you know exactly how much it costs, you will not know how effective it is.
And I think the devs don't release those numbers, because in the current beta they may change stuff like that for balancing reasons.

Damm

[XAttus]

Please stop fishing for information. None of the values are important at the moment and they are still subject to change.

[BlackRangerXIII]

Please stop fishing for information. None of the values are important at the moment and they are still subject to change.

Well then
I can't build the lore of the Laser Defense Turret without knowing it
Have to wait for the release of the mod

[Composite armour]

I don't see how the gameplay values of price and power would be essential to writing about it.

Just use technobabble.

[BlackRangerXIII]

I don't see how the gameplay values of price and power would be essential to writing about it.

Just use technobabble.

Knowing the values I would have a way to properly choose words.
Just a small thing I have in mind when it comes to make proper Stories:
Know what you're doing

[Composite armour]

Knowing the values I would have a way to properly choose words.
Just a small thing I have in mind when it comes to make proper Stories:
Know what you're doing

What would a power value of 5 compared to 6 do to change the way you would describe it?

You know it's an expensive, power hungry laser. You should be able to take it from there.

[BlackRangerXIII]

What would a power value of 5 compared to 6 do to change the way you would describe it?

You know it's an expensive, power hungry laser. You should be able to take it from there.

"The first model of the Helios Laser cannon, named with affection as Cyclops, was a big hulking machine with enough firepower to disintegrate the strongest of all the planes. it was loved by the R&D team and even cogitated to become the Defense system, had a major and significant flaw: it was power hungry, as it wanted to eat more than it's allowed to chew."

How'd I do

This post has been edited by BlackRangerXIII: 28 Aug 2014, 15:36

[Composite armour]

"The first model of the Helios Laser cannon, named with affection Cyclops, was a big hulking machine with enough firepower to disintegrate the strongest of all the planes. it was loved by the R&D team and even cogitated to become the Defense system, had a major and significant flaw: it was power hungry, as it wanted to eat more than it's allowed to chew."

How'd I do

"The Helios Laser defense system, nicknamed "the Cyclops" by it's operators, was a designed as a replacement point-defense system for the US navy. The Cyclops was highly effective in initial tests. Aided by the latest targeting and tracking systems, it was able to deliver a devastating strike and disable anti-ship missiles and hostile aircraft in a single shot. The wreckage of the targets spoke volumes about the power of the weapon. The weapons massive power draw was noted during tests, but wasn't a major concern as the power supply for Navy vessels was easily enough to meet it's demands. However, this weakness would be far more pronounced when the land based version was being developed. The power drain on these weapons was so significant that US bases could only install and operate as few as two or three at a time, any more would overload the power supply."