Driftmoon Adventure RPG

TNN17 13 years ago

Gotta move quick to keep up with me, v0.3 has me on a roll.

Blowtorch: Implemented.
Flamer: Implemented, with automatic reloading.

I'm pretty sure I've also optimised the pistol scripts while I was at it. Before, if the pistol didn't have ammo, it would automatically give itself 1 bullet so it could be equipped, now it checks to see if you have a clip or magazine handy. If so, you'll be able to equip it, even though you have zero ammo, so you can then reload and use the weapon.

Blowtorch has a shorter range than Default, and does less damage (Welding Torch actually dealt 100 damage per second in Default, one of the best weapons out there if you're good with it). It provides light as per W/E, and has the Fire damage type.

The Blowtorch will share a function with Tools and the Cutting Torch allowing the player better loot scavenging and repair functionality (and the android will be able to upgrade his torch without losing the ability to repair, though the blowtorch will be slightly less potent, it will not have the same energy cost attached).

The Flamethrower has a longer range than Default (by about double, and yes, this will apply to enemy flamethrowers, might want to not stand in front of them), to better match the range of real flamethrower weaponry (quite a ways - 30+ feet/10+ meters).
It deals less damage than the Default Flamethrower, and fires along a much tighter line - it does however have the piercing quality, unlike the Default flamethrower, making it still effective against groups.

Due to the changes, I have no immediate plans for a super-flamer W/E style. I may, possibly, consider a twin-stream flamer however, firing two slightly less accurate streams of the same potency. You'll spend most of your life reloading with such a weapon however.

One of the plasma weapons will share similar, though obviously non-identical, traits with the flamer.

And yes, small reapers are annoying little cusses, but I had to get them ready for Reaper Hell.
...
I mean the ship graveyard.

Update!

Launcher is coming along nicely, it has four distinct ammo types:
Shotgun shells - Like the pebble shotgun and the pistol fell in love.
Shotgun shells will involve fabric + clusters of bullets, and will form the basis for the other types of shell. I'll probably be tweaking this to be an ammo-based clip, each "clip" containing five shells (making it the single most complicated weapon in the game to date).
Dragon's Breath shells - Like the Shotgun had an unholy lovechild with the Flamethrower. Ether is involved in unhealthy quantities.
Explosive shell - This will consume an entire clip to produce a single explosive shell. It will essentially be a grenade that explodes on impact - so long as you don't miss.
Hack Tool - This will also consume an entire clip to produce a single hack-bolt. On contact with an enemy machine, it will become briefly allied with you for about twenty seconds.

Like the bow and arrows, you cannot be informed of your current ammo count, this is a hard engine limitation i'm afraid, unless someone managed to circumvent it in a genius way and lets me know.

Whilst trying to sort out ammo use (the only two possible ammo types not too valuable to auto equip would be shotgun shells and dragon's breath) I've hit upon something of an opportunity which I'll be working on for the next day or so.

Essentially, whilst the Launcher is equipped, the player comes into possession of a quick-key item which runs scripts specifically to change launcher ammo on the 1 (shottie shells), 2 (dragon's breath), 3 (explosive shells) and 4 (hack tool).

When the player equips the Bow, then they come into possession of an arrow control item with 1, 2, 3 and 4 (poison rather than hack).

When the player has neither equipped, they will 1 second later receive their third and final auto-equip tool.
1: Best Pistol (value speed and DPS over individual shot power - namely assault/machine pistol over sniper/railgun). 2: Flamer. 3: Best Melee weapon, 4: Best Energy Weapon (these "best" weapons will have to be fairly arbitrary, but this will contain a limited selection of a few Laser/Plasma/Warp weapons).

On each occassion a script to clean up any extra control items will occur, ensuring that the player only ever has one such item in stock at a time.

Now I'm hoping that the N-gine doesn't throw a hissy fit about multiple complex non-overlapping quick-keys, if it does then I'll have to can this idea, but I'm fairly hopeful right now.

Once these are done, that leaves: Plasma weapons, Sonic weapons, gravity tech, venom tech (if I end up doing the swamp region) to do and I'll be done with weapons and tech for this version.
Oh, and the sniper rifle, I got side-tracked.

Once those are done, I suppose I'll get to making those wrecked ships and ruin props I was meaning to do before. I really should organise myself better. Gotta move quick to keep up with me, v0.3 has me on a roll. Blowtorch: Implemented. Flamer: Implemented, with automatic reloading. I'm pretty sure I've also optimised the pistol scripts while I was at it. Before, if the pistol didn't have ammo, it would automatically give itself 1 bullet so it could be equipped, now it checks to see if you have a clip or magazine handy. If so, you'll be able to equip it, even though you have zero ammo, so you can then reload and use the weapon. Blowtorch has a shorter range than Default, and does less damage (Welding Torch actually dealt 100 damage per second in Default, one of the best weapons out there if you're good with it). It provides light as per W/E, and has the Fire damage type. The Blowtorch will share a function with Tools and the Cutting Torch allowing the player better loot scavenging and repair functionality (and the android will be able to upgrade his torch without losing the ability to repair, though the blowtorch will be slightly less potent, it will not have the same energy cost attached). The Flamethrower has a longer range than Default (by about double, and yes, this will apply to enemy flamethrowers, might want to not stand in front of them), to better match the range of real flamethrower weaponry (quite a ways - 30+ feet/10+ meters). It deals less damage than the Default Flamethrower, and fires along a much tighter line - it does however have the piercing quality, unlike the Default flamethrower, making it still effective against groups. Due to the changes, I have no immediate plans for a super-flamer W/E style. I may, possibly, consider a twin-stream flamer however, firing two slightly less accurate streams of the same potency. You'll spend most of your life reloading with such a weapon however. One of the plasma weapons will share similar, though obviously non-identical, traits with the flamer. And yes, small reapers are annoying little cusses, but I had to get them ready for Reaper Hell. ... I mean the ship graveyard. Update! Launcher is coming along nicely, it has four distinct ammo types: Shotgun shells - Like the pebble shotgun and the pistol fell in love. Shotgun shells will involve fabric + clusters of bullets, and will form the basis for the other types of shell. I'll probably be tweaking this to be an ammo-based clip, each "clip" containing five shells (making it the single most complicated weapon in the game to date). Dragon's Breath shells - Like the Shotgun had an unholy lovechild with the Flamethrower. Ether is involved in unhealthy quantities. Explosive shell - This will consume an entire clip to produce a single explosive shell. It will essentially be a grenade that explodes on impact - so long as you don't miss. Hack Tool - This will also consume an entire clip to produce a single hack-bolt. On contact with an enemy machine, it will become briefly allied with you for about twenty seconds. Like the bow and arrows, you cannot be informed of your current ammo count, this is a hard engine limitation i'm afraid, unless someone managed to circumvent it in a genius way and lets me know. Whilst trying to sort out ammo use (the only two possible ammo types not too valuable to auto equip would be shotgun shells and dragon's breath) I've hit upon something of an opportunity which I'll be working on for the next day or so. Essentially, whilst the Launcher is equipped, the player comes into possession of a quick-key item which runs scripts specifically to change launcher ammo on the 1 (shottie shells), 2 (dragon's breath), 3 (explosive shells) and 4 (hack tool). When the player equips the Bow, then they come into possession of an arrow control item with 1, 2, 3 and 4 (poison rather than hack). When the player has neither equipped, they will 1 second later receive their third and final auto-equip tool. 1: Best Pistol (value speed and DPS over individual shot power - namely assault/machine pistol over sniper/railgun). 2: Flamer. 3: Best Melee weapon, 4: Best Energy Weapon (these "best" weapons will have to be fairly arbitrary, but this will contain a limited selection of a few Laser/Plasma/Warp weapons). On each occassion a script to clean up any extra control items will occur, ensuring that the player only ever has one such item in stock at a time. Now I'm hoping that the N-gine doesn't throw a hissy fit about multiple complex non-overlapping quick-keys, if it does then I'll have to can this idea, but I'm fairly hopeful right now. Once these are done, that leaves: Plasma weapons, Sonic weapons, gravity tech, venom tech (if I end up doing the swamp region) to do and I'll be done with weapons and tech for this version. Oh, and the sniper rifle, I got side-tracked. Once those are done, I suppose I'll get to making those wrecked ships and ruin props I was meaning to do before. I really should organise myself better.

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