Topic: Combat engineer (Read 836 times)

Corusca Fire · « **on:** November 13, 2008, 09:49 pm »

I was thinking a "Combat Engineer" infantry unit could be added to various factions. Infantry are way too vulnerable because the game doesn't do tactical cover and other infantry tactics

(cover behind actual objects, going prone, garrisoning structures, sprinting, strafing, etc...). The combat engineer could have a special ability that creates a small garrison-able structure or trench. This would expand the use of infantry without making them uber.

Approved with following attributes:
Rebel 'fixer':

Small area effect vehicle/building heal, has to be next to the thing to repair, 1 squad can cope with a vehicle at a time, more are required for whole brigades and 2+ are required to effectively heal a building, of course small amounts could but it'd be slow.

Vehicle hack, like R2D2's ability but reconfigured for single vehicles EXCEPT AT-ATs.

Imperial Combat Engineer:

Small area effect vehicle/building heal, has to be next to the thing to repair, 1 squad can cope with a vehicle at a time, more are required for whole brigades and 2+ are required to effectively heal a building, of course small amounts could but it'd be slow.

Minefield laying. It's a natural engineer thing.

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2008, 10:15 pm »

How would you suggest it is coded in, then? Because it would require altering the map with the trenches.

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2008, 10:22 pm »

hmm... maybe the small "bunkers" would be easier.

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2008, 10:51 pm »

i don't think even that is possible... i'll look for a way.

Doktor von Wer · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:00 pm »

Not possible methinks, and I'm 99.7% sure.

I like a different idea, though, of recruitable teams of 3-6 combat engineers which are lightly armed and have special abilities:

Rebel 'fixer':

Small area effect vehicle/building heal, has to be next to the thing to repair, 1 squad can cope with a vehicle at a time, more are required for whole brigades and 2+ are required to effectively heal a building, of course small amounts could but it'd be slow.

Vehicle hack, like R2D2's ability but reconfigured for single vehicles EXCEPT AT-ATs.

Imperial Combat Engineer:

Small area effect vehicle/building heal, has to be next to the thing to repair, 1 squad can cope with a vehicle at a time, more are required for whole brigades and 2+ are required to effectively heal a building, of course small amounts could but it'd be slow.

Minefield laying. It's a natural engineer thing.

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:05 pm »

Isn't there a way to code a special ability to add a battlefield object? (ie. small bunker)

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:21 pm »

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:36 pm »

Quote from: Lt Commander Chris on November 13, 2008, 11:00 pm

Not possible methinks, and I'm 99.7% sure.

I like a different idea, though, of recruitable teams of 3-6 combat engineers which are lightly armed and have special abilities:

Rebel 'fixer':

Small area effect vehicle/building heal, has to be next to the thing to repair, 1 squad can cope with a vehicle at a time, more are required for whole brigades and 2+ are required to effectively heal a building, of course small amounts could but it'd be slow.

Vehicle hack, like R2D2's ability but reconfigured for single vehicles EXCEPT AT-ATs.

Imperial Combat Engineer:

Small area effect vehicle/building heal, has to be next to the thing to repair, 1 squad can cope with a vehicle at a time, more are required for whole brigades and 2+ are required to effectively heal a building, of course small amounts could but it'd be slow.

Minefield laying. It's a natural engineer thing.

okay then. what he said

MODIFIED:

Any idiot would know to blow away the fixer before it got close.

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:39 pm »

escort it?

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2008, 11:40 pm »

Wouldnt they just target the fixer first. it isnt to hard to take out infantry.

Sage · « **Reply #10 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:07 am »

I'd rather they give the actual ability to capture Turrets and such, it makes Alot more sense.

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #11 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:12 am »

what about a combat engineer who can set up small shield generators anywhere on the battle field. maybe use a timer and when the timer runs out, the shield goes down. this would give infantry a little cover and not unbalance the game because 1. it only stops lazers, and 2 because solid state projectiles and units can go straight through them and attack again.

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #12 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:16 am »

impossible

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #13 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:30 am »

why is it impossible? EAWFOC lets you build shield generator's on build pads, and MDU's have them. Couldn't you just make them a specil ability or something?

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #14 on:** November 14, 2008, 02:57 am »

That's where the problem comes from. They are equipped to the build pads and MDUs; they can't be moved.

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #15 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:00 am »

What if it is worked as a modification of the land mines ability. Well, i'm no expert...

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #16 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:10 am »

can you change the model for another version of the MDU to that of the engineer?

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #17 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:10 am »

That I don't know, honestly. I'm not in any way a coder, and I'm just basing my knowledge off what I heard from the coders.

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #18 on:** November 14, 2008, 03:11 am »

ah. I'll figure out something. Never give up never surrender

Sage · « **Reply #19 on:** November 14, 2008, 04:18 am »

Quote from: Xenomorph on November 14, 2008, 02:07 am

I'd rather they give the actual ability to capture Turrets and such, it makes Alot more sense.

Tanus · « **Reply #20 on:** November 14, 2008, 08:10 pm »

I actually rather like the idea Chris had.

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #21 on:** November 15, 2008, 12:50 am »

im with that idea as well.

Django (sunfalcon) · « **Reply #22 on:** November 15, 2008, 12:53 am »

same here.

Tanus · « **Reply #23 on:** November 15, 2008, 06:38 pm »

Shall we put her up to a vote? I count 3 for chris' idea (myself, Django, and E)

3-0 in favor of Chris' new units.

Filo · « **Reply #24 on:** November 16, 2008, 12:23 am »

Corusca Fire · « **Reply #25 on:** November 16, 2008, 01:15 am »

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #26 on:** November 16, 2008, 08:06 am »

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #27 on:** November 16, 2008, 08:21 pm »

That idea Chris had was ingenious.

7-0

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #28 on:** November 16, 2008, 10:17 pm »

8-0, i think that idea won...

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #29 on:** November 17, 2008, 01:29 am »

Definately!

Dr. Doozer · « **Reply #30 on:** November 17, 2008, 01:30 am »

Um, you could say that. Would you be lying? No.

Django (sunfalcon) · « **Reply #31 on:** November 17, 2008, 01:43 am »

I definately agree.

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 17, 2008, 11:23 pm »

yeah, the vote is 9-0...

darth sane · « **Reply #33 on:** November 18, 2008, 05:34 am »

make that 10-0

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #34 on:** November 19, 2008, 04:29 am »

Does that mean it passed yet? Unanimously?

e^(πi)+1=0 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 19, 2008, 04:59 am »

yes, unanimously.

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