Ship Deployer...

Isu · Post by **Isu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:52 am

The ship deployer module: is it possible to make it spawn an allied ship instead of a player ship? If yes, you could set that allied ship's AI to kamakaze and make a mine out of it.

ArcaneDude · Post by **ArcaneDude** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:20 am

It's AI will be allied when the ship spawning it is Allied. And yes, it can be set to kamikaze.

Isu · Post by **Isu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:27 am

I knew about the kamakaze AI. that was a statement rather than a question...

Slayer0019 · Post by **Slayer0019** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:40 am

Has anyone tried messing with the gluon bolter bulletspeed and turning to make a minefield dispenser? I can't get it quite right, but if anyone else can, I think that would do the job just as well.

VNilla · Post by **VNilla** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:16 am

Perhaps, but I doubt it could be used as strategically. By manually placing the things, you can set up far more... interesting minefields to play with. (However, I can only imagine what a decent meteor shower might start...

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Slayer0019 · Post by **Slayer0019** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:47 am

...The gluon bolter is manually controlled. You aim, fire, and best of all, you don't have to be exactly where you want the mines to be.

VNilla · Post by **VNilla** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:50 am

True, true, but it will put all of the mines in a small area that the enemy may be able to avoid easily.

I guess both ideas have their pros and cons.

Slayer0019 · Post by **Slayer0019** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:05 am

Decrease turn rate, forcing the gluons to take wide turns.

Isu · Post by **Isu** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:23 am

Might I ask: What on EARTH does a gluon bolter even do?

Slayer0019 · Post by **Slayer0019** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:34 am

It is a module that fires a swarm of projectiles at a target location. Once the pellets reach their location (provided they did not impact a ship) they will continue to orbit in little circles at the target location for several seconds. Go do the campaign, it's in the 2nd or 3rd mission.

Post by **Arcalane** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:54 am

It's not possible to make the Ship Deployer spawn Allied ships from Player ships, no.