Harmonics Racial Tech Area

[Matryx]

I'm creating a new tech-set to be used on it's own / combined into other people's mods and I wanted some suggestions / feedback.
The racial area is "Harmonic Manipulations" (1500 points)
This gives rise to the theoretical tech area "Harmonics".
Once this is researched you can start on "Harmonic Technology" (Applied Science) and "Harmonic Weapons" (Weapons Technology).

What I have so far:-
Under "Harmonic Technology" you can find harmonic Versions of all the engines (by that I mean 1 harmonic Version per class of engine) and harmonic shields (shield + cloak in one).

Other ideas include:-
Under "Harmonic Technology"
Harmonic Sensors (detect psychic and EM cloaks)
Sonic mineral extractors (both for planet / ships)

Under "Harmonic Weaponry"
Sonic Disruption Cannon (high range, high damage, high damage falloff)
Resonance Cascade Mines
Harmonic Shockwave Missiles


The engines I have so far mirror the class III Version of the standard engine but with 2 move per engine... is this too much?
(engine takes up 15kt rather than 10kt and costs more)

The Harmonic Shields only go upto Class 4 of each type (phased and normal), available 1 tech level later than the standard shield, adds EM passive and active cloaking.

Comments / Feedback / suggestions
wanted / appreciated.

(Files are posted in the other forum : HERE)

[This message has been edited by Matryx (edited 30 April 2001).]

[capnq]

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Sonic Disruption Cannon (high range, high damage, high damage falloff)
Resonance Cascade Mines
Harmonic Shockwave Missiles

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This was discussed a bit in the thread "New Names for New Races." Sonic weapons aren't going to work outside an atmosphere, so they'd have to be a troop weapon.


This doesn't preclude other harmonic weapons, though. Your RCMs could be using nuclear magnetic resonance, for example.


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Cap'n Q

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[Matryx]

True... although when I first thought of harmonics I thought of resonating space and other ideas like that.
I do agree that with a prefix like Sonic it'd have to been a troop weapon.
As for everthing else, I'll restructure and re-class when I get back from the pub

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DM Matryx
Author of Dominatio Cosmicum

[Possum]

New tech areas are fertile ground for the wild imagination.

I had great good fun a few months ago developing a field of Polymer Technologies, or "More Fun with PLastics!"

[Deathstalker]

'fun with pLastics' eh....sounds about right for that LEGO shipset I work on in my spare spare spare time

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Owen smiled coldly. "It wasn't hers to take. I'm a Deathstalker until I die. And we never forget a slight or an enemy." -Owen Deathstalker.

[Matryx]

Possum : Sounds like a good idea... do you still have the technology set?
Maybe we could combine them and I could start working on a major Tech-mod for SE4

We have an 'AI Mod' and a 'Sound Mod', why not a 'Tech Mod', and 'Events Mod', 'Planets Mod' and so on...

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DM Matryx
Author of Dominatio Cosmicum

[Puke]

quote:

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Originally posted by Matryx:
True... although when I first thought of harmonics I thought of resonating space and other ideas like that.
I do agree that with a prefix like Sonic it'd have to been a troop weapon.
As for everthing else, I'll restructure and re-class when I get back from the pub

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I think if i was able to browse the web and post on the forum while at the pub, i might not ever get back.. of course that presumes I could also play se4 there.

[Trachmyr]

2 movement per engine is overkill... they'll be zooming allong at a max speed of 19! (12 engine +3 for quantum + 3 for solar + 1 for prop. expert.)... I suggest just increasing the bonus speed by 1 maybe 2 if you increase the weight of the engines.

[Matryx]

Hmm, I agree on the overkill front...
I was looking for a way to get more move/engine and this way it works out as 3/2 for the space required...

perhaps if I increased the size to 20Kt per engine
This way you can only have a max speed of 19 if you *seriously* skimp on other components...

Puke: Ahh... the wonders of laptops with mobile phones
Now.. if only I had a mobile phone, or a laptop

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DM Matryx
Author of Dominatio Cosmicum

[This message has been edited by Matryx (edited 30 April 2001).]

[Possum]

Matryx, yes, I still have it. It needs some balancing work, though.

The Planetary Siege Mortar was the most fun...