New SJ mod

Suicide Junkie · #1 January 23rd, 2004, 05:43 AM

Regarding solid shields, I'm currently waffling between making them a racial tech, or just leaving them normal tech because they are fairly weak.

While I haven't actually thought about going into operational details, the ice fields would be a useful low-tech shield-like system.

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As for the moons & such, with the low cap on max training, I'm not worried.

Suicide Junkie · #2 January 26th, 2004, 03:28 AM

Ok, I've got a half decent weapon tech tree set up now...

1) Researching Physics provides new warhead types; kinetic, chemical, nuclear, antimatter, polaron, quantum, ion, etc.
2) Researching Military Science provides new delivery mechanisms; projectile, pulse, beam, torpedo, missile.

Combine any two to produce a new weapon.
EG: Polaron + Beam = PPB
Kinetic + Projectile = DUC
Also, Chemical + Beam = Ripper beam
Nuclear + Beam = Incinerator Beam
Quantum + Beam = WMG
to reuse a few good names

Researching level one of both warhead and mechanism, will open the specific weapon branch.

1) The weapon branch provides cheaper weapons
2) Researching above level 1 in the warhead or delivery techs will increase firepower/range/accuracy/etc depending on what makes sense for the combo.

gregebowman · #3 January 26th, 2004, 07:37 PM

SJ, any idea of a completion date? This mod sounds good, and I'd like to play it when it's ready to d/l.

JLS · #4 January 26th, 2004, 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by gregebowman:
SJ, any idea of a completion date? This mod sounds good, and I'd like to play it when it's ready to d/l.

I second that, SJ your new MOD is going to be fantastic, I can't wait to play it.

Suicide Junkie · #5 January 26th, 2004, 10:35 PM

I'll be posting the files once I've got the core done.

Not sure how long it'll take.

What I do know I need to still do:
- Decide on basic stats for the weapons (7by5 grid = 35 weapons)
- grid 'em up (3 areas, 6 levels)
- clean up the tech areas, make sure everything is researchable and delete unused ones.
- Run through the components and throw in some reasonable prices for everything.

The rest can wait, and there will be plenty of tweakage room.

JLS · #6 January 27th, 2004, 12:18 AM

All right

Fyron · #7 January 27th, 2004, 01:59 AM

Your tech gridder program will make actually generating all the comps take no time at all once you get them planned out.