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Timstone · #1 December 24th, 2004, 05:35 AM

Sorry SJ for forgetting the great maker of all the armor stuff.
As good as the armor is, it's not very userfriendly. Maybe you could device another Version, one that is just as ingenius, but far more userfriendly? Would you like to do that please?
I hope you have the motivation and the time for it.

Fyron · #2 December 24th, 2004, 05:56 AM

I don't see what is wrong with the armor? Seems simple enough... Maybe drop the structural supports though...

Timstone · #3 December 24th, 2004, 06:10 AM

If you are playing the mod (which has been quite some time ago for me, so I could be wrong), you are presented with no less than three armor types and a few other classes (reactive, absorbing and some others), it's just too much. I embrace the KISS philosophy wholeheartedly.
Suggestions as to reduce the amount we have now?

RagsX:
My attempt at the next incarnation of this mod, was based on modularity. I wanted to make the whole mod modular. First Grumbler and I would make the part every race could get, then bit by bit we would add the moduls for the different races. Will that be a good idea now too?

Fyron · #4 December 24th, 2004, 02:16 PM

I still don't see what is wrong with choice... The more advanced armors replace each other in terms of abilities and effectiveness. It is just the initial armors where you have some options, and only 3 at that. They provide greater strategic diversity to the mod, which is most certainly a good thing. Should the weapons set be reduced to one weapon per race as well?

Ragnarok-X · #5 December 24th, 2004, 02:47 PM

Well the armor is just too difficult to understand. Maybe you should play a game of the mod, you will see there is no just no point in having several tech areas for armor components, of which all are called with phrases like 1a 3b or 4c. Its gets way to difficult to understand. I would prefer a system like your adamant uses. 1k and 10k components, simple as it is. Since both Timstone and i agree on the fact that the armor system needs reworking, it will be done

Timstone: Good idea. Maybe we could met sometime in ICQ or something, to work out what needs to be done, and who will do it. Im willing to spent alot of time, but i need a plan on what to do and i need input/suggestions. ^^

Fyron · #6 December 24th, 2004, 02:52 PM

I have played the mod... It was easy enough to understand. It just needs better documentation, such as an included Help file on the armor... Different techs improve different aspects of the armor. It is a tech grid. There most certainly is a purpose to having several tech areas for the armor components.

Both of you are wrong, the armor doesn't need reworking.

Timstone · #7 December 24th, 2004, 03:04 PM

Fyron, I can understand you're proud of the armor. And you have right to be so. All in all it's an impressive piece of work with a high degree of reality. I certainly can appreciate that, but in terms of the mod it's too difficult. Because we have so many races (I planned 42 in total), we have lots and lots of choice in our components. And adding a stream of armor doesn't really improved the handling of the mod. Even a wreckless redneck should be able to jump right in and play a game, a manual for the mod isn't a surplus luxury, but should be compulsory.

I tell you what. If the mod is done (oh my, where have heard that before...) and the testers are in agreement that the old armorsystem should be put in, we'll do that and apologize to you for ever removing it. Okay?

Edit:
RagsX:
I don't have ICQ anymore. I used it in the past, but when it cost me a year of study, I quit with the program. You can mail me, or isn't that fast enough? I'm sorry for not having such a program. If e-mailing doesn't cut it, I could always install ICQ again. Let me know via mail.