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Economic Changes
Storage
+: Only designated structures hold storage
>> The storage of Mass and Energy has been reassigned. Now, the ONLY source of
>> mass or energy storage is your ACU and the designated storage structures!
>> This is important to remember when playing, because you are responsible for
>> expanding your storage; it does not occur automatically just because you are building
>> factories and engineers. It also intruduces NEW strategies into the game by allowing
>> for someone's storage to be specifically attacked. Remember too that storage
>> structures will visibly indicate how full they are, so if you do some scouting and
>> discover a bunch of full storage, that's what you want to attack.
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Rebalance
>> Storage units are a lot cheaper and hold a lot more. The balance was designed so
>> that your adjacency bonus for extractors and fabricators is worhwhile.
>> Also placing energy storage next to Tech2 and especially Tech3 power generators is
>> easily worth the investment.
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+: On death, remove its share of resources from the economy.
>> If a storage structure is killed, the amount of actual resources it was holding is lost,
>> not just the storage capacity. This makes storage killing a much more productive
>> strategy, even if the enemy does not have full storage. It also forces the player to
>> consider carefully where to build storage since the loss of the storage can be costly.
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Mass Storage
Cost
+: Mass [160 --> 100]
+: Energy [1200 --> 1000]
+: Storage Capacity [500 --> 1500]
Energy Storage
+: Cost
Mass [120 --> 150]
Energy [2400 --> 1500]
+: Storage Capacity [2000 --> 5000]
Death explosion
>> Be careful about your energy storage placement however, because the explosion
>> produced when they are killed has a significantly wider area than before, as well as
>> more damage.
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+: Damage [500 --> 700]
+: DamageRadius [3 --> 5]
Mass Fabricators
Auto Switching
>> Here it is!! Fully automatic Mass Fabricators.
>> All mass fabricators are automatic now. You don't have to worry about them sending
>> your energy grid into a stall, because they will automatically switch off if you are
>> running low on energy. They will switch back on when energy is in sufficient supply.
>> They also switch off when your mass storage is full and your energy storage is
>> anything less than full.
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Tech 1
Switch Off Trigger
Mass is 100% and Energy is below 100%
Energy is below 15%
Switch On Trigger
Energy is above 30%
Tech 3
Switch Off Trigger
Mass is 100% and Energy is below 100%
Energy is below 30%
Switch On Trigger
Energy is above 75%
T3 Mass Fabricator
Death Blast
>> Semi Automatic chain reaction
>> Neighboring T3 mass fabs seriously damaged in blast of first one.
>> Not chain reacting, but this lets you put in the effort to kill one, and then you target
>> the damaged ones, which should be very quick to destroy and then it blows up and
>> you go for the next, and the next. etc.
>> This discourages really tight mass farming, while not eliminating it as an option.
>> Don't keep important units near them!
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+: Damage [4000 --> 6800]
+: DamageRadius [7 --> 8]
+: EdgeDamageRatio [0.6]
Allow to be built underwater
>> Part of an effort to allow a player to produce resources even if they have been forced
>> off all land masses and into the water. Also, being able to hide your resource
>> resource production underwater is a nice option to have.
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+: Reduce output when underwater [80%]
+: Mass Fabricator Defense
>> Mostly for T3 fabricators, due to the volatile nature of their death explosions.
>> I figure the conversion of terajoules of energy into usable amounts of mass should
>> justify a fairly significant explosion when attacked and destroyed.
>> If you don't kill it quick though, it will just shut down and harden up, and produce no
>> satisfying boom when killed.
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+: Armored State [Takes damage at 50% normal rate when switched off.]
Armor Reduction
>> With armor hardening when under attack (after 5 seconds) these units need an
>> armor reduction to prevent them from being too difficult to destroy.
>> The initial attack however, will be extra damaging until the unit can shut off.
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+: Tech 1 [360 --> 250]
+: Tech 3 [6000 --> 4000]
+: Reduced Death Explosion [Explosion when killed is 10% its normal damage if unit is killed while "off".]
+: Emergency Stop when under attack
+: Delay for switching back on [15 seconds]
+: Delay for switching off
>> 5 seconds +/- 0.5 second depending on what part of the 1 sec loop that
>> the damage takes place.
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Upgraded Mass Extractors
>> Tech2 and Tech3 mass extractors are significantly cheaper, encouraging upgrading.
>> We made a point to promote extractors over fabricators, which we believe should be
>> a supplement but not the most efficient method of producing mass.
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T2 mass extractors cheaper
+: Mass [900 --> 400]
+: Energy [5400 --> 2500]
T3 mass extractors cheaper
+: Mass [1800 --> 1400]
+: Energy [10800 --> 9000]
T3 Power Generators [Tech 3 power generators have been given a couple abilities to help your economic survival.]
+: Allow to be built underwater
>> Part of an effort to allow a player to produce resources even if they have been forced
>> off all land masses and into the water. Also, being able to hide your resource
>> resource production underwater is a nice option to have.
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+: Reduce output when underwater [50%]
+: Give cloaking
>> Cloaking costs 10% more energy than the generator produces, so you cannot
>> cloak them all and leave them that way. Cloaking should be used very sparingly,
>> when you think the enemy is about to discover your generator.
>> Remember too, that once a structure is spotted, it remains on the enemy display
>> even if you cloak it again.
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+: Decloak Radius [15]
Cloaking Effect [Large purple wispy effect]
Initial Resources
>> Initial starting resources have been increased appropriately to compensate for the
>> increased cost of engineers and factories.
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+: UEF Tech 1 land factory cost INCREASE due to this mod is added to initial resources
+: UEF Tech 1 engineer cost INCREASE *4 is added to initial resources
Buildings
Tech 2
About the Tech 2 ranged weapons
>> When Tech 2 engineers come on the scene, each faction has two new options for
>> dealing with ranged threats. Artillery and Tactical Missiles.
>> We have decided to make each faction unique in how it deals with these ranged
>> threats. The artillery and tacs will work together to cover all the bases, so to speak.
>> Tactical missiles have the advantage of high accuracy and high damage, but their
>> vulnerability is that they can be intercepted fairly easily.
>> Artillery is typically not very accurate, and not nearly as damaging as Tacs, but there
>> is no defense against it except for shield domes.
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Aeon
>> Aeon's long range solution is the Miasma artillery cannon. It fires a shell which
>> explodes in mid-air just before impact, and spreads a cloud of highly corrosive gas
>> over a large area.
>> Aeon's high damage solution is its tactical missile system. It produces pinpoint
>> delivery of 8000 damage, and can kill almost anything during the mid-game in 1 or 2 shots.
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UEF
>> UEF's long range solution is its tactical missile, which extends far beyond the other
>> faction's tacs. This can be a key advantage for UEF in hand picking specific targets
>> for destruction from outside retaliation range.
>> UEF's high damage solution is its Klink Hammer artillery cannon.
>> It fires very high damage artillery shells which can turn the tide in favor of UEF in
>> artillery/shield duels. The Klink Hammer's disadvantage is its lack of accuracy.
>> Attempting to take out a specific target with one KH will be a very long wait.
>> UEF has no area-damage solution. It relies on a solid perimeter to defend against
>> mass quantities of units.
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Cybran
>> Cybran doesn't get a longer range solution for either Tacs or Tech 2 Artillery.
>> They can use their counterintelligence to get the units built closer.
>> Cybran also doesn't get a high damage solution.
>> What it does have is its highly accurate Gunther artillery and very wide area tactical
>> missile damage. With proper use of stealth, creative deployment of tacs and artillery can
>> provide devastating results against the other factions.
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Tactical Missile Systems
Launchers
>> The Tactical Missile systems have been specialized for each faction,
>> further promoting diversity between the factions as a whole.
>> All rates of fire have been increased for Tac launchers.
>> We have given each faction a special "bonus" to its tactical missile.
>> Aeon gets high damage, UEF gets long range and Cybran gets area damage.
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Aeon [Aeon Tacs are very high damage for taking out hardened targets.]
+: Damage [6000 --> 8000]
+: Unpack Animation Rate [2 --> 8]
+: Repack Delay [3 --> 0.25]
Leave small scorch mark
++: Build Rate [0 --> 5]
UEF [UEF Tacs have an extra long range.]
+: Range [128 --> 175]
+: Unpack Animation Rate [1 --> 4]
+: Repack Delay [3 --> 0.25]
Leave small scorch mark
++: Build Rate [0 --> 5]
Cybran
>> Cybran Tacs are very good at taking out clumps of mobile units, as well as light
>> defenses en masse. A single tac guarded by several engineers can hold off huge
>> amounts of incoming raiding mobile units.
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+: Damage [6000 --> 2500]
++: Shard Damage [350]
+: Blast Area [1 --> 5]
++: Shard AoE [2]
+: Edge Damage Ratio [0.25]
+: Missile Storage [5 --> 20]
Missile Cost
+: Mass [300 --> 120]
+: Energy [6000 --> 2400]
+: Time [30 --> 15]
+: Repack Delay [3.5 --> 0]
Leave large scorch mark to match blast size.
+: Build Rate [0 --> 5]
Defense
Aeon
>> The Aeon TMD has been toned down due to the nature of how it defends against
>> incoming missiles. Rather than shooting them down, it throws an energy ball up in
>> the air which acts like a decoy for the missile. You can send 10 missiles at the same
>> time at the Volcano, and it will draw them all off.
>> We have adjusted this unit so that the decoys don't last as long, don't fire as many at
>> a time, and have a longer delay between firing decoys.
>> As a result, it should be possible to overwhelm the Volcano by sending missiles at it in
>> sequence so some of them come in when the decoy is not present.
>> Multiple volcanoes should still be very effective at giving good coverage.
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+: MuzzleSalvoSize [3 --> 2]
+: ProjectileLifetime [4 --> 3]
+: RateOfFire [0.2 --> 0.15]
Cybran [Test for its ability to handle incoming light missiles and Tacs as well as TacNukes]
+: Rate of Fire [2.2 --> 2.5]
T2 Artillery
>> The Tech 2 artillery installations have been revised and specialized for each faction.
>> Each faction's artillery has been given a "bonus".
>> Aeon gets long range and extended contamination over a large blast area.
>> UEF gets high damage, at the cost of accuracy.
>> Cybran gets higher accuracy.
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Aeon
>> The Aeon Miasma artillery is different than any other artillery in the game.
>> It produces a cloud of corrosive gas which contaminates the area for 30 seconds,
>> and produces rapid damage for any units which remain or enter the green gas cloud
>> until it disperses.
>> The Miasma has the longest range of Tech 2 artillery, but it is highly inaccurate. This
>> is by design to produce the greatest coverage of the contamination.
>> When the Miasma gas spray hits a shield bubble, the shell detonates and puts out
>> damage for duration but there is no cloud. Instead there is a shield-hit effect.
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+: Damage [2875 --> 2100]
+: Total Damage Duration [1 --> 30]
+: Pulses over Duration [5 --> 60]
+: Gas Cloud emitter is visible for damage duration
Pulse Damage [575 --> 35]
+: Range [128 --> 175]
+: Damage area [2 --> 7]
+: Inaccuracy [1.5 --> 4.5]
+: Armor [2200 --> 3000]
UEF
>> The UEF Klink Hammer has an especially powerful shell for T2 artillery. Its accuracy
>> suffers however, so you will want multiple units firing on an area.
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++: Armor [3600 --> 3300]
++: Damage [2000 --> 3500]
++: Inaccuracy [2 --> 4]
Cybran
>> Cybran artillery is more accurate than the other factions. When fighting another
>> faction in a firebase duel where both sides have total Anti-Tac coverage, the Cybran
>> Gunther artillery is a good solution for picking off specific targets. Several Gunthers
>> will be necessary in order to defeat shield domes however, as the damage is nothing special.
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++: Damage [1750 --> 2500]
++: AoE [4 --> 3]
++: Inaccuracy [2.5 --> 1]
++: Target Priority List except for Aeon's
>> By definition, Aeon's Miasma shouldn't be trying to hit anything specific.
>> The other two artillery guns should target the following:
>> SPECIALHIGHPRI
>> COMMAND
>> TECH1 MASSFABRICATION
>> TECH3 MASSFABRICATION
>> TECH3 INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE
>> TECH2 INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE
>> TECH1 INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE
>> TECH3 ENERGYPRODUCTION
>> TECH2 ENERGYPRODUCTION
>> TECH1 ENERGYPRODUCTION
>> TECH3 FACTORY
>> TECH2 FACTORY
>> TECH1 FACTORY
>> SPECIALLOWPRI
>> ALLUNITS
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Shield Generators
Aeon
+: ShieldRechargeTime [16 --> 192]
+: ShieldRegenRate [2200 --> 62.5]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [11 --> 16]
+: Energy Consumption [150 --> 250]
+: Smaller footprint
>> Aeon have been given a special advantage with their Tech 2 shields due to the fact
>> that you cannot upgrade them to Tech 3. They are now a lot smaller, similar to Tech
>> 2 point defense or radar. If you wanted, you could place quite a few overlapping T2
>> shields without getting too much in the way of other structures.
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UEF
+: ShieldRechargeTime [15 --> 180]
+: ShieldRegenRate [1800 --> 55]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [10 --> 15]
+: Energy Consumption [200 --> 300]
Cybran
>> The upgrade cost reduction causes a fully upgraded Cybran shield tower to be
>> similar to the cost of the UEF or Aeon T3 shield generator.
>> Total time to build is roughly similar to UEF and Aeon T3 towers from scratch.
>> Cybran shield towers also now extend a stealth field automatically to the range of the
>> shield dome. This adds a little relief in the micromanagement of putting in stealth fields.
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Initial Build
Cost
+: Mass [160 --> 220]
+: Energy [2000]
+: Time [400 --> 250]
+: Armor [500 --> 125]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [4000 --> 6000]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [18 --> 185]
+: ShieldRegenRate [800 --> 60]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [13 --> 16]
+: ShieldSize [18]
+: Energy Consumption [100 --> 180]
Stage 2
Cost
+: Mass [300 --> 320]
+: Energy [3000 -->3800]
+: Time [1000 --> 1100]
+: Armor [500 --> 200]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [7000 --> 10000]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [16 --> 185]
+: ShieldRegenRate [1400 --> 60]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [14 --> 16]
+: ShieldSize [22 --> 24]
+: Energy Consumption [200 --> 275]
Stage 3
Cost
+: Mass [1000 --> 600]
+: Energy [15000 --> 11900]
+: Time [300]
+: Armor [500 --> 950]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [10000 --> 15000]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [18 --> 150]
+: ShieldRegenRate [2000 --> 120]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [16 --> 12]
+: ShieldSize [28 --> 36]
+: Energy Consumption [300 --> 470]
Stage 4
Cost
+: Mass [1500 --> 1060]
+: Energy [30000 --> 19650]
+: Time [1500 --> 1450]
+: Armor [500 --> 1700]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [13000 --> 20000]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [20 --> 115]
+: ShieldRegenRate [2600 --> 180]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [18 --> 9]
+: ShieldSize [34 --> 48]
+: Energy Consumption [400 --> 660]
Stage 5
Cost
+: Mass [3000 --> 1800]
+: Energy [50000 --> 32650]
+: Time [2000 --> 1900]
+: Armor [500 --> 2450]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [14000 --> 25000]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [22 --> 85]
+: ShieldRegenRate [2800 --> 240]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [20 --> 6]
+: ShieldSize [40 --> 60]
+: Energy Consumption [500 --> 850]
+: Stealth added which matches shield range for each upgrade.
+: Reactivation Delay after running out of energy [All have been set to 3]
++: Sputtering
>> If shield unit itself accumulates an amount of damage equal to least 25% of
>> its max health in one second, turn off shield for 1 second.
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UEF Triad
Salvo Firing [We modified the Triad to fire each of its muzzles in turn, rather than as a group.]
Stealth Field Generators
>> Stealth is an important option in the game, since radar contacts are automatically
>> targeted. We have increased the range of the stealth generators so all factions can
>> take advantage of this important technology when needed.
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+: Smaller footprint
>> Made the stealth field generators a lot smaller so they don't take up as much space
>> in your firebase. Now they take up space similar to T2 point defense or Radar.
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x: Find a way to get the emitters lower
++: Aeon [24 --> 36]
++: UEF [16 --> 36]
++: Cybran [24 --> 40]
Tech 3 and up
T3 Radar
>> With Omni gone, we don't need quite as much energy usage for the T3 radar.
>> It is however, still a whole lot of intel, and should not be too cheap. This is a minor change.
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+: Reduce operating costs [2000 --> 1500]
T3 artillery
>> Our initial attempt at fixing T3 artillery is to make them worth the cost. We are starting
>> at 50% and will adjust as necessary. We haven't made any behavior changes to the
>> T3 artillery yet, but that could easily be added in the future.
>> Figure that this unit should be the late-game's anti turtle weapon of choice when
>> even experimentals aren't punching through the front lines. We would like to see T3
>> artillery to be built in most late games.
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Aeon
Cost
Mass [121500 --> 60750]
Energy [1336500 --> 668250]
Time [36450 --> 18225]
UEF
Cost
Mass [113400 --> 56700]
Energy [1113750 --> 556875]
Time [30375 --> 15190]
Cybran
Cost
Mass [98415 -->49200]
Energy [1184625 --> 592310]
Time [27000 -->13500]
UEF Mavor
>> The idea here is to make the Mavor a useful unit in typical long games.
>> We've changed a few things about it to keep it powerful scary and effective, but
>> remain within the specs of our game where every unit must have a counter.
>> It should not be an "I Win Button".
>> Its a lot less expensive, and also stronger in armor.
>> The big change is we've caused the shell to split high above the target zone into
>> many sub-projectiles that spread over a large area.
>> Four major projectiles will fall and cause heavy damage in a wide area on what they
>> impact. Ten minor projectiles will fall somewhat closer to the target zone, but they will
>> only produce light damage to what they hit, and have no splash damage.
>> This spreads the damage of the Mavor out to a much wider area, but with much less
>> damage. A very heavily shielded area will survive Mavor fire MUCH longer than
>> before.
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+: Split Projectiles
Large Projectiles [x4]
+: Blast Area [7]
++: Damage [4000 each]
Small Projectiles [x10]
+: Blast Area [1]
++: Damage [1000 each]
Cost
+: Mass [302,400 --> 170,100]
+: Energy [9,000,000 --> 1,670,625]
+: Time [216,000 --> 45,570]
+: Armor [8000 --> 15000]
+: Inaccuracy [.18 --> .25]
+: Damage [22000 --> See Split Projectiles]
+: Rate of Fire [8 sec --> 20 sec]
Camera on weapon [So you can see what you're hitting]
T3 Shield Generators
Aeon
Cost
+: Mass [2400 --> 3600]
+: Energy [44000 --> 66000]
+: Time [3000 --> 4500]
+: Armor [300 --> 2500]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [18000 --> 27000]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [24 --> 90]
+: ShieldRegenRate [3600 --> 242]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [19 --> 8]
+: ShieldSize [35 --> 52]
+: Energy Consumption [300 --> 800]
UEF
Cost
+: Mass [3000 --> 4500]
+: Energy [50000 --> 75000]
+: Time [3750 --> 5625]
+: Armor [500 --> 2400]
+: ShieldMaxHealth [15000 --> 22500]
+: ShieldRechargeTime [23 --> 85]
+: ShieldRegenRate [3000 --> 225]
+: ShieldRegenStartTime [18 --> 5]
+: ShieldSize [44 --> 66]
+: Energy Consumption [400 --> 900]
+: Reactivation Delay after running out of energy [All have been set to 3]
++: Sputtering
>> If shield unit itself accumulates an amount of damage equal to least 25% of
>> its max health in one second, turn off shield for 1 second.
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Land Based Changes
ACU and SCU Changes
Size
>> There's the movie at the start of the game. The cover of the DVD case. The official
>> trailer at E3.
>> All of them depict this enormous SUPREME COMMANDER which dominates the
>> battlefield, dwarfing tanks at his ankles and generally spreading pwnage wherever he goes.
>> In the game, we don't really get this feel with the ACU. The vanilla ACU walks
>> around like a toy. It doesn't feel "big" at all. The game engine is capable of handling
>> it, why not *make* the ACU really feel like that? First we've got to make them
>> actually biger. Next they have to move slower, so its stride is magestic and ominous.
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+: ACU Size
+: UEF [73% bigger]
+: Aeon [80% bigger]
+: Cybran [60% bigger]
++: SCU Size
>> SCU physical size also was increased. These are very powerful units, and they
>> should look like they are as powerful as they are.
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++: Aeon SCU Size [20% bigger]
++: UEF SCU Size [30% bigger]
++: Cybran SCU Size [20% bigger]
Footprint Alignment [This is found in bp.Display.MovementEffects.Land.Footfall.Bones.Tread]
Speed
+: ACU
>> 1.7 --> 1.53 ACU walking speed has been reduced slightly.
>> It is fitting for such a large unit, and he doesn't look like a toy walking around.
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+: Walk animation adjusted accordingly
Weapons
Overcharge
Return the ability to Overcharge and one-shot kill an ACU.
>> This allows for a response to an overly aggressive ACU in the early game heading
>> toward your base. It also keeps enemy ACUs away from an area where yours is.
>> A very long poll in the forums showed that approximately 2/3 of the players agree that
>> the death blast and the ability for an ACU to Overcharge one-shot-kill another ACU
>> should be returned to the game. We agree.
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Allow Rapid Firing
>> We enjoyed TA's style of D-Gun, where as long as you had the energy, you could fire
>> the thing as fast as you could click, and if you were the "Fastest D-Gun in the West"
>> you could really get your Commander out of a nearly impossible situation.
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++: Energy drain per second
>> 3000 --> 30000 This makes the weapon charge in 1/10 second if you have the energy.
>> It does not affect the energy used PER shot.
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++: Rate of Fire [3 --> 10 Lets you fire as fast as you can queue OC targets, provided your ACU is lined up.]
++: FiringTolerance
>> 2 --> 10 Lets the OC weapon fire a little sooner before the weapon has finished turning.
>> Not noticable.
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++: Damage Friendlies
++: Blast Area [2 --> 3]
++: EdgeDamageRatio [.03]
++: Units at distance 3 will take 2100 damage
+: ACU Footprint Damage [Give the ACU some crushing damage.]
Upgrades
Aeon
+: Phased Particle Inhibitor
>> Instead of a low-power shield, this upgrade provides a "Phased Particle Inhibitor"
>> defense mechanism..
>> Technobabble:
>> When active, the device uses technology derived from teleporters to partially slide
>> the ACU out of the space/time continuum, immobilizing it, but offering extreme
>> protection from damaging effects of Normal space. The rift becomes increasingly
>> unstable over time, requiring exponentially more energy to remain open. Collapsing
>> the field requires three minutes before the time distortion effects dissipate, allowing the
>> device to be re-engaged.
>> Purpose:
>> Activating this will produce a temporary extreme armored state for the Aeon ACU, at
>> the cost of being completely immobile and unable to fire. You can keep it in this state
>> as long as you want, provided you can supply it with enough energy. The energy
>> costs start out very affordable even for the early game, but quickly turn into crazy
>> demands ultimately resulting in a shut-down. The 3 minute delay to reactivate
>> prevents easy resetting of your energy demands to keep your ACU protected semi-
>> continuously. The 15 second period of immobilization after deactivating makes you
>> consider carefully where and when you activate.
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+: Cost
+: Mass [1000]
+: Energy [15000]
+: Effect [Use teleport charging effect when active]
+: Custom button for this device
+: Immobilize when active [Immobilization takes 15 seconds to wear off]
+: Armored State [10x hardening]
+: Energy Consumption
>> Start at 100E, and increase over time.
>> After a few minutes the cost will be unbearable.
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+: Consumption Escalation [Every 5 seconds, increase energy demands by 15%]
+: Running out of energy will deactivate the PPI.
+: Reactivation delay [Once deactivated, delay 3 minutes before allowing reactivation.]
Heavy Shield
Cost
+: Mass [21455 --> 15000]
+: Energy [321818 --> 225300]
+: Time [2500 --> 1750]
UEF
Regular Shields
++: Strength [SCU's changed 42000 --> 24000 to match ACU]
Nuke (Billy)
+: Make Tactical [Back by popular demand! - but balanced.]
++: Match blast to nuke subs [We felt a full strategic nuke blast should not be tactical.]
+: Increase armor [25 --> 50 Makes it take at least 2 Anti-Tacs to take one down.]
Cybran
Stealth/Cloak
>> Putting stealth as an uber expensive upgrade to cloak for Cybran seems VERY odd,
>> since for the most part, Cybran have stealth tech nailed down pretty well.
>> Switching stealth to the initial upgrade makes sense, and then we can up the cost of
>> the cloaking but not too much, since we want to encourage its use.
>> To balance it out we have our decloak threshold which ensures the unit won't get
>> too close to enemy units without decloaking.
>> We also have the cost to maintain the cloak, especially while moving.
>> This upgrade is for both the ACU and SCU.
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Stealth
Cost [This one can be cheap because there is no cloak at this point.]
+: Mass [1300]
+: Energy [19500]
+: Time [4000]
+: Operation Cost [200 energy]
+: Put first - before cloak.
+: For ACU, make it a stealth field, not just personal stealth. [25 radius]
Cloak
+: Make this the upgrade for stealth
Cost
+: Mass [15000]
+: Energy [225000]
+: Time [5000]
+: Energy Usage [2000]
+: Energy usage when moving [4000]
+: Decloak Radius [15]
xx: Returns to normal when upgrade removed
>> There's a problem with the cloak emitter not going
>> away at this point
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xx: Misc bugs with this
>> I've noticed inconsistencies with the stealth field
>> protecting nearby friendly units from fire.
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MicrowaveGun
Cost
+: Mass [21273 --> 17500]
+: Energy [319091 --> 262500]
++: Retuned Upgrade Costs
>> All ACU and SCU upgrades have had their Mass/Energy costs rebalanced so that
>> are not so heavy on the energy and won't bring your energy grid to its knees. Where
>> energy cost was reduced, mass cost was increased appropriately.
>> We may consider reducing the costs for many of these upgrades. The rediculous
>> energy costs, when converted to mass, reveal the truly enormous resource costs for
>> the upgrades that most people are probably unaware of.
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+: Retune build time for all upgrades
>> Build times as compared to upgrade costs are extremely inconsistent.
>> We have standardized the rate which resources are consumed during an upgrade.
>> Resource consumption listed is for the standard build speed of the ACU & SCU (30)
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Mass = 0-500 [10 mass/sec]
Mass = 500-2000 [25 mass/sec]
Mass = 2000-25000 [50 mass/sec]
Mass > 25000 [250 mass/sec]
ACU Engineering Upgrades
>> The engineering upgrades in the vanilla game cost WAY too much to be worth
>> building in the regular game. We're bringing the cost down to a fair level.
>> Since upgrades can happen immediately in the game, we don't want to make this too
>> cheap, since you could simply bypass the Tech tree and get some of the more
>> advanced toys pretty early.
>> The cost will be determined by the cost of going the normal route of teching up.
>> You pay for the cost of the upgraded factory, and the engineer. Since the ACU's
>> build rate increases by 30 for each upgrade, this is like having 3 more T2 engineers
>> strapped on to the ACU permanently - or 2 more T3 engineers.
>> Being that they are not seperate units, and permanently attached they can't be
>> destroyed in combat and are worth more than just the engineer cost, so I charge
>> double for the "engineer" part of the upgrade. The bulk of the cost is still in the
>> "factory" part of the upgrade, where we are actually paying for the new tech.
>> The end result is that a player can choose to upgrade his ACU to have the new
>> engineering suites, but you aren't gaining any special advantage in speed by doing it
>> that way - you could have just as easily built the factory and a few engineers.
>> The advantage is you carry the construction power around with your ACU.
>> The disadvantage is that you can't build the upgraded mobile units without the factory.
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Nanolathe
>> New upgrade, which is a prerequisite for the Tech 2 engineering suite.
>> The purpose of this upgrade is to provide decent ACU construction speeds without
>> burdening the early economy with overuse of resources by your ACU.
>> Your ACU's build rate will be 30 with this upgrade, as opposed to the default 15.
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+: Mass [250]
+: Energy [3750]
+: Build Rate [30]
Tech 2 engineering suite
+: Mass [2000 --> 1630]
+: Energy [50000 --> 24450]
Tech 3 engineering suite
+: Mass [6750 --> 6172]
+: Energy [900000 --> 92580]
Teleporter [Teleporting has been totally redesigned. See the Global Changes section for details.]
Resource Allocation Upgrade [Ditch it. We don't need it in our game.]
Construction
ACU Construction Speed
>> We feel like the ACU should represent the peak of nano-construction technology
>> and eclipse the engineers which are available near the beginning of the game. If you
>> want something built fast in the early game, have your ACU help!
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+: Default Build Rate [10 --> 15]
New "Nanolathe" Upgrade [30]
+: Tech 2 Engineering Upgrade [30 --> 60]
Tech 3 Engineering Upgrade [90 - same as original]
+: Build/Reclaim torso turn speed [360 --> 90 : Matches torso speed caused by weapon. Helps the ACU feel "big"]
ACU Rebuilding
>> ACUs have been given the ability to automatically rebuild destroyed structures they
>> are guarding, just like SCUs do.
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UEF ACU Engineering Drones
++: Stealth [Cost 20 E]
++: Same engineering suite as T1 engineers
+: Size [30% bigger to match the ACU it sits on]
Death Blast
ACU
>> The ACU death explosion has been returned to its original grandeur.
>> If an ACU destroys another ACU, mutual destruction is assured.
>> In the future we will refine the nuke blast damage progression and decay.
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Inner Ring
+: Time [0 --> 20]
+: Radius [30 --> 25]
+: Damage [3500 --> 70000]
Outer Ring
+: Time [0 --> 20]
+: Radius [40 --> 45]
+: Damage [500 --> 1000]
++: SCU Death Damage [1000 --> 5000]
Tech 1
Scouts
>> Scouts are a lot faster and much more agile and accelerate quicker. They can
>> outrun all other land units, so if someone is chasing your scout you can probably get
>> away, especially since a scout can usually see the enemy coming from quite a distance.
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++: Speed [5 --> 7.5]
++: Acceleration [2.5 --> 5]
++: Turn Rate [90 --> 250]
++: Show radar range on select
+: Cybran Scout Decloak Radius [5]
T1 Light Attack Bots
>> Light attack bots are faster, more agile, accelerate quicker and have faster turrets.
>> They are so fast as to be able to run past many turrets without being destroyed.
>> They can also outrun other land combat units, which enables hit and run tactics.
>> They are particularly adept at taking out larger units which have slower turrets, slower
>> projectiles or a slow reload time. Their numbers can overwhelm these stronger more
>> expensive units, and give the light bots a use at any stage of the game. They provide
>> extremely rapid projection of moderate firepower.
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Aeon Flare
++: Acceleration [1.65 --> 2.475]
++: Speed [3.3 --> 4.455]
UEF Mech Marine
++: Acceleration [1.7 --> 2.55]
++: Speed [3.4 --> 4.59]
Cybran Hunter
++: Acceleration [1.75 --> 2.625]
++: Speed [3.5 --> 4.725]
++: Turret (torso) Speed [180 --> 270]
++: Turn Rate [180 --> 270]
++: Adjust Animation Speed
T1 Heavy Assault Units
>> Tech 1 heavy assault units are more or less the measuring stick we compare other
>> units to. They are decent reliable fighters, able to maintain effective combat in large
>> numbers throughout the game. They are a whole lot tougher than the Light Assault
>> bots, so much better suited for combat within a high damage environment when
>> speed and agility don't guarantee survival.
>> Here we begin to see some real distinctions between the factions, where Light bots
>> are pretty much the same across the board in ability.
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Aeon Aurora
>> The Aeon Aurora has been slowed down on water, to reduce some of the advantage
>> the Aeon have in owning a Tech1 amphibious fighting unit. The ability to cross or sit
>> on the water is still a considerable advantage.
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+: Speed Modifier over water
>> 50%
>> This effect is good for gameplay, as it removes some of the advantage of Aeon
>> having a Tech 1 amphibious tank.
>> It can also be easily explained physically. A hovering tank would waste considerable
>> energy creating water turbulance, and thus less energy is available for thrust.
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension for the idea
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UEF MA12 Striker
>> The UEF MA12 Striker has been given more armor, slightly more range and a more
>> damaging weapon. This falls in line with the UEF mantra of "Tough and Punchy"
>> Being a heavy hitter, the Striker is best used in a stationary line to hold a position
>> against oncoming units. Its strength is not in fighting while in motion, but more in its
>> placement on the battlefield. It makes a good mobile perimeter.
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++: More Armor [300 --> 330]
++: More Damage [24 --> 27]
++: Weapon Range [18 --> 19]
+: Physical Size [20% larger]
++: Tank Treads
++: Selection Box
+: Dynamic accuracy decrease while moving.
+: FiringRandomnessWhileMoving [2.5]
Cybran Mantis
>> The Cybran Mantis has been given a much faster turret speed a nearly instantaneous
>> shot velocity, which nicely fits its role as the Swarm King. Its accuracy while moving
>> now matches its stationary accuracy. A Mantis on the move is a happy Mantis.
>> It also builds faster and its cost has been brought back in line with the Striker and Aurora.
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++: Mass Cost [56 --> 52 (match UEF & Aeon)]
++: Energy Cost [336 --> 260 (match UEF & Aeon)]
++: Build Time [140 --> 110]
+: Muzzle Velocity [22 --> 200 - looks great!]
Projectile Lifetime
>> 0.75 --> 0.045 This makes the shot last just a little longer than required to reach its
>> designated maximum range.
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+: Turret Speed [60 --> 200]
Remove streak from laser
+: Removed inaccuracy while moving
T1 Mobile Artillery
>> The Tech1 mobile artillery have not been changed a whole lot.
>> The Aeon Fervor has been changed to do a salvo fire. It still fires 4 shots every 8
>> seconds, but instead of 1 shot every 2 seconds, it fires 4 shots in 2 seconds,
>> followed by a long delay. Its quite cool.
>> Cybran is slated for an improvement but we have not yet decided what form this will take.
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Aeon Fervor
+: Burst fire [4 shots in 8 seconds like before, except the 4 shots are fired inside 2 seconds, then a delay]
Tech 2
Combat Vehicles
>> Tech2 tanks are not just bigger versions of Tech 1 tanks. These are meant to
>> attack hardened positions and front lines. They are bigger, tougher, slower,
>> somewhat more expensive and more faction-specialized than Tech 1 tanks.
>> All Tech2 tanks are bigger, slower, tougher, more expensive, take longer to build
>> and have significantly more weapon range than before.
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Aeon Obsidian
>> The Aeon Obsidian is a very "alien" tank. It doesn't have a lot of the advantages
>> that the Pillar and Rhino have such as good armor, or stealth or agility, but it has a
>> few nice tricks of its own.
>> The most obvious difference is its ability to do short-hop teleports.
>> This has amazing tactical implications, allowing surprise attacks or emergency
>> retreats. The onboard teleport element isn't particularly strong in such a cheap unit.
>> Just enough to jump to anywhere within the range of its weapon. Once the
>> teleport is engaged, it takes sixty seconds for it to recharge and be used again.
>> Its either jump in and fight, or drive in, fight, and then jump out.
>> It also means that you can't use teleporting to get you anywhere quicker than just
>> driving. It might be useful though, to get someplace you might not normally be able to
>> go, such as the top of a plateau lined with an impassable ridge, or across somebody's
>> perimeter wall.
>> The tank itself isn't the best fighter. Its not very fast, although it has respectable
>> damage on its weapon. The armor is particularly low, but it has recharging shields
>> which maintain the tank's integrity after light combat. The weapon has a slow
>> velocity, so its not going to be good at hitting fast units, but its blast radius allows for
>> some near misses.
>> The Obsidian is a good staple for the Aeon land attack force, and allows for a clever
>> Commander to do some impressive alien tactics during the battle.
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++: Physical Size [25% larger]
++: Tank Treads
++: Selection Box
Balance Armor and Shields
>> In the original game, Obsidians relied totally on their shields for defense. Their actual
>> armor was comparable to a Tech 1 tank. Shields go down pretty easily when the
>> energy economy suffers, so that alone makes Obsidians extremely vulnerable.
>> The new balance puts a lot more armor on the unit, while maintaining a strong
>> importance on shields.
>> Total hitpoints increased by 15%
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++: Armor [250 --> 650]
++: Shields [700 --> 450]
Shields
>> The shields have also been improved to begin recharging shortly after taking damage
>> rather than the minute delay that it used to have.
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++: Recharge Delay after taking damage [60 --> 1]
++: Recharge Rate [47 --> 10]
++: Recharge Time [75 -- 48 - total rate similar due to shield strength change]
++: Cost
Mass [160 --> 213]
Energy [800 --> 1070]
++: Time [400 --> 500]
++: Speed [3.1 --> 2.48]
+: Teleport
>> Special ability to teleport itself a short hop anywhere within its vision radius.
>> The energy requirements prevent mass quantities of Obsidians teleporting all at once.
>> A recharge of 1 minute means you can't just zip them in, and zip out again when
>> things get sticky.
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+: Range [Same as weapon range]
+: Cost [535 E]
+: Recharge [1 minute]
+: Emitter
>> A teleporting charging effect shows up after you teleport, which indicates that
>> the unit is charging its teleporter and cannot currently use it.
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++: Weapon Range [23 --> 32]
++: Rate of Fire [0.9 --> 0.65]
+: Splash Damage
>> 0 --> 4
>> The splash also helps compensate for near misses, as its shot velocity is quite low.
>> It can hit quite a few small units in one shot.
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Edge Damage Ratio [0.35 - This causes full damage 70 at distance 1 and 2. 47 at 3 and 24 at 4.]
++: Ranges 1,2 [70 damage]
++: Range 3 [47.25 damage]
++: Range 4 [24.5 damage]
++: Turret Speed [60 --> 90]
++: Muzzle Velocity [20 --> 15]
UEF Pillar
>> This unit is now like the Goliath in TA.
>> It is the heaviest and slowest conventional tank in the game. It is a base buster, but
>> it is very incapable of fighting smaller faster more agile units. The faster shot velocity
>> makes it so when it does fire, it will probably score a hit. The Pillar's strength shows
>> in plowing straight in and taking out hardened defenses.
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++: Armor [1200 --> 1620]
++: Speed [3.2 --> 2.4]
++: Turret Speed [60 --> 30]
++: Physical Size [35% larger]
++: Tank Treads
++: Selection Box
++: Cost
Mass [160 --> 213]
Energy [800 --> 1070]
Time [400 --> 500]
++: Weapon Range [23 --> 32]
++: Turn Rate Decreased [55 --> 33]
++: Faster Shot Velocity [12 --> 24]
Salvo Firing
>> We modified the Pillar to fire each of its muzzles in turn, rather than as a group.
>> Total shots per second was 2 before.
>> Now, we fire 2 shots in one second, and have a 1.5 second delay, making
>> 2 shots in 2.5 seconds
>> Damage per shot increased 2.5x - DPS is unchaged.
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++: Delay between shots [.5]
++: Delay between salvos [1.5]
++: Damage [28 --> 70]
Cybran Rhino
>> The Rhino is very good at sitting off to the side while you draw fast enemy units
>> toward some decoys, as the Rhino nails them from the side, and outside their vision.
>> It also excels at attacking defended positions from unexpected angles. Cybran is not
>> typically about frontal assaults.
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++: Larger Size [35% larger]
++: Tank Treads
++: Selection Box
++: Cost
Mass [176 --> 235]
Energy [880 --> 1175]
Time [400 --> 500]
++: Weapon Range [23 --> 32]
++: Armor [1000 --> 1150]
++: Speed [3.3 --> 2.64]
++: Increased [55 --> 82]
++: Turret Speed [70 --> 210]
+: Stealth Added [35 Energy Cost]
UEF Riptide
>> The slow turn rate of the Riptide was keeping it from being effective in combat.
>> Its now quite effective but we have reduced its armor to better match its
>> "hovercraft" class.
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++: Turn Rate [23 --> 46]
++: Armor [734 --> 540]
++: Acceleration [0.4 --> 0.6]
++: Weapon Damage [12 --> 9]
Cybran Wagner [The Wagner's sluggish response in the original game has been fixed.]
++: Acceleration [0.39 --> 0.6]
++: Turn Rate [23 --> 46]
++: Missile Turret Speed [50 --> 200]
++: Electron Bolter Turret Speed [45 --> 75]
Missiles Launchers
>> We have given the T2 mobile missile launchers the same auto-retargeting logic
>> that went into the T3 AA missiles. If many missiles are being launched at a target,
>> and that target dies, the missiles will automatically pick a new target.
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++: Auto Retargeting
Utility Vehicles
Cybran Deceiver
++: Stealth Field Size [16 --> 24]
Mobile Shield Generators
>> Mobile shield gens are slower but get up to speed faster. This better suits ground
>> attack forces which need to be covered. The slower speed prevents heavily
>> shielded ground forces from moving too quickly.
>> The shields also remain active on transport planes, but due to our aircraft armor
>> modifications, AA damage is now sufficient to punch through shields and reduce the
>> imbalance caused by active flying mobile shields. They also take up more room on
>> your transport, so you can't move a full load of units under shields like you can if you
>> leave the shields behind.
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++: Adjust Speed
++: Aeon [3 --> 2.1]
++: UEF [2.8 --> 1.9]
++: Increase Acceleration
++: Aeon [.3 --> .9]
++: UEF [0.56 --> 1.2]
+: Shield remains active when attached to a transport plane
+: Transport class changed [2 --> 3 so you can't put too many on a transport.]
++: Shield Size [16 --> 18]
++: Increase Turn Rate [27 --> 100]
++: Turn Radius [2 --> 0]
Tech 3
T3 Siege Bots
>> We made them siege bots, not slaughter-a-base bots
>> Each faction has been given its own unique advantage and disadavantage for these
>> units and they are highly specialized now. The differences betwen the factions are
>> most pronounced here.
>> It is important to note that they should not be used as solo-units, but instead be used
>> in combination with other units. They are bigger and more useful for a specialized
>> task than before, but less of a general melee unit.
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Aeon Harbinger
>> This unit is now a lot like the Maverick in TA.
>> It is expensive, but fragile. It is highly mobile and has a devastating weapon that can
>> pop most T1 units instantly.
>> You don't want to just charge them into a well defended base. They will not last long
>> enough to pay for themselves. Their strength is in their ability to hit hard and quickly
>> on targets that aren't very well defended, or to strike very hardened units which are
>> too slow to catch or react to them, such as Pillars.
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Defense
++: Armor [5100 --> 1600]
++: Regeneration [25]
Offense
++: Damage [115 --> 430]
++: Rate of Fire [0.75 --> 0.375]
++: Range [25 --> 27]
++: Turret Speed [75 --> 150]
++: Speed [2.8 --> 3.5]
++: Turn Rate [146 --> 256]
++: Acceleration [0.9 --> 2.2]
++: Physical Size [25% bigger - doesn't fit in factory!]
++: Walk Animation Speed
++: Selection Box
++: Slow down the death animation [1 : 2 --> .2 : .3]
UEF Titan
>> The Titan is now a beast on the battlefield. It is very durable but very slow.
>> Titans come off the factory with "room" for upgraded armor, which will cost some
>> extra resources but has the ability to make them extraordinarily strong with the help of
>> some engineers.
>> Combined with armor and shields, the Titan represents the absolute pinacle of
>> durability of all conventional units; only experimentals are stronger.
>> The weapon range of the Titan is excellent. It is capable of causing severe damage
>> from a considerable distance much like the smaller T2 Pillar main battle tank. Its
>> reload is fairly slow but the per-shot damage is quite high.
>> The Titan is a costly unit, for Tech 3. There won't be as many Titans as other T3
>> bots in other factions but a few Titans will go a long way.
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Cost
++: Mass [480 --> 800]
++: Energy [3840 --> 6400]
++: Time [1200 --> 2000]
Defense
++: Armor [2200 --> 4000]
++: Max Armor [2200 --> 6000]
++: ShieldMaxHealth [2500 --> 3000]
++: ShieldRegenRate [167 --> 40]
++: ShieldRegenStartTime [45 --> 1]
++: Shield Energy Usage [25 --> 35]
Offense
Damage [50 --> 600]
++: Rate of Fire [2 (unchanged)]
RackSalvoReloadTime [5]
++: Range [25 --> 30]
++: Muzzle Velocity [22 --> 20]
++: Small blast radius added [1]
++: Turret (torso) speed [30 --> 45]
++: Speed [2.9 --> 0.9]
++: Turn Rate [146 --> 75]
++: Physical Size [70% larger]
++: Walk Animation Speed
++: Selection Box
++: Slow down the death animation [.75 : 1.25 --> 0.5 : 0.75]
Cybran Loyalist
>> This unit is ideal for perimeter attacking.
>> Its superior electronics suite is geared for taking things out while denying them return fire.
>> Its onboard stealth generator will keep it from showing up on enemy radar.
>> Its enhanced optical sensors allow it to see unusually long for a land unit. It has
>> personal radar, allowing it to fire at its maximum range unless fighting stealthed units.
>> This radar also supports the rest of the squad fighting alongside by allowing them to
>> fire at max range.
>> The main weapon has been enhanced with an electronics-disruption system, which
>> staggers attackers taking fire by the Loyalist. Units under heavy Loyalist fire will find it
>> very difficult to move or shoot back.
>> The Loyalist also holds the longest range for any T3 assault bot, however it is neither
>> particularly fast, nor particularly durable for its price.
>> Reprogramming of enemy Tactical Missiles is retained, as well as the EMP feedback
>> when the unit is destroyed. This EMP is enhanced in this mod.
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Defense
++: Armor [4200 --> 5250]
++: Stealth Added [50 energy cost]
Offense
Disintegrator Weapon
++: Damage [55 --> 70]
++: Range [25 --> 38]
++: MuzzleVelocity [22 --> 44]
++: Small blast radius added [1]
Small stun effect added
++: Duration [.3]
++: Splash [3]
++: Affected units [Tech 1,2,3]
Electron Bolter
++: Damage [10 --> 12]
++: Range [25 --> 38]
++: MuzzleVelocity [22 --> 44]
++: EMP death explosion "damage" increased [1 --> 2]
++: Personal Radar Added [50 Range]
++: Speed [3 --> 1.5]
++: Turn Rate [146 --> 75]
++: Vision Range [25 --> 29]
++: Physical Size [15% larger]
++: Walk Animation Speed
++: Selection Box
++: Slow down the death animation [.75 : 1.25 --> 0.2 : 0.3]
T3 Mobile Artillery
UEF
Name changed to Thumper [The Thumper LIVES AGAIN!!!! THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP ...]
Cybran
Camera Shaking
Fix so camera doesn't shake for entire map [behavior now matches UEF's]
All
++: Faster Turning [2x faster]
++: Faster Acceleration [3x faster]
++: Slower Speed [65% current max speed]
Experimentals
UEF Fatboy
Main turrets
+: Damage [500 --> 1000]
+: Rate of Fire [3 --> 1.5 shots per second per turret]
+: Rack muzzles fire seperately [3 shots per second]
+: RackSalvoReloadTime [0 --> 1]
+: Inaccuracy [0 --> 0.5]
+: Audio [Match UEF Battleship - works better for salvo turret.]
Cybran Monkeylord
Give it a death explosion
AoE [8]
++: Damage [5000]
x: Physical Size [35% larger]
Cybran Scathis
++: Less energy to fire [5k energy to fire - not 30k]
Aeon Galactic Colossus
x: Physical Size [50% larger]
Aircraft and Anti-Air
Tech 1
Interceptors
+: TurnSpeed [1.5 --> 2.5]
+: MaxAirSpeed [19 --> 22]
+: UEF weapon
>> Improved to fire more often with less damage, and sound and act like a machine gun
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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Transports
+: Armor Regen [+10 Because they won't land on air repair pads]
Speed penalty per cargo
+: Tech 1 Cargo [7%]
+: Tech 2 Cargo [20%]
+: Tech 3 Cargo [50%]
+: Speed [15 --> 21]
+: Armor [90 --> 60]
AA Turrets
>> Can't hit beans - Fix.
>>
>> Make able to easily hit scouts and fighters, but with less damage.
>> Make much more fragile
>> Make cheaper and build faster
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Top Priority targets inserted
Bombers
Gunships
UEF & Aeon Changes
+: Faster Shot [1.67x]
+: Faster Tracking [1.11x]
+: Rate of Fire Increase [3 from 1.6]
+: Inaccuracy Increase [1.5 from 1]
Cybran Changes
+: Switch weapon to nano-dart from Cybran Mobile AA Vehicle
+: Two missiles per shot [2 barrels]
+: Appropriate range for AA turret
+: ProjectileLifetime [Make sure it doesn't fly past the weapon range]
+: Faster [Couldn't hit scouts/interceptors.]
x: Reduce rate of fire [Take it down to 65% of what it is currently]
+: Cheaper [.25x]
+: Build Faster [.25x]
+: More Fragile [.25x]
+: Less Damage [.40x]
AA Vehicles
Aeon
Top Priority targets inserted
Bombers
Gunships
++: Damage [2 from 4]
++: Inaccuracy [2 from 1]
++: Rate of Fire [4 from 1]
++: Muzzle Velocity [120 from 60]
UEF
Top Priority targets inserted
Bombers
Gunships
++: Muzzle Velocity [120 from 60]
++: Inaccuracy [2 from 1]
++: Rate of Fire [4 from 1]
Tech 2
Flak
>> The purpose of Flak is to take inflict area damage on slow moving or hovering attack
>> aircraft such as Gunships and Bombers. Any large swarms of aircraft should take
>> significant damage from Flak because of its wide area damage. Flak then, fills a
>> very important role to provide AA coverage where Tech 1 and Tech 3 AA are
>> lacking. This is due to Tech 3 AA being changed to focus a long range anti-heavy-
>> plane role. Skipping Flak and going straight to T3 AA will leave you vulnerable to
>> large numbers of planes taking over your airspace.
>> Flak is particularly effective against tight groups of gunships or bombers attacking in
>> formation. This is cool because it defends your base against formation bomber runs,
>> even if the flak isn't the target. Formation bombers are more effective because they
>> drop their payload more reliably, so it really evens out well.
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Turrets
Aeon
+: Reduce Armor [3900 --> 2500]
+: Damage [40 --> 7]
+: DamageRadius [2 --> 6]
+: Range [44 --> 30]
+: Weapon Reload Time [1.5 --> 0.5]
+: LeadTarget [true --> false]
+: Muzzle Velocity [40 --> 30]
++: Target Priorities [Put Gunship above Bombers]
UEF
+: Reduce Armor [3900 --> 2500]
+: Damage [9 --> 5]
+: DamageRadius [2.5 --> 6]
+: Range [44 --> 30]
+: Muzzle Velocity [40 --> 30]
+: LeadTarget [true --> false]
+: Turret Sound [Use sound from UEF T1 AA Turret]
++: Target Priorities [Put Gunship above Bombers]
Cybran
+: Reduce Armor [3900 --> 2500]
+: Damage [5 --> 6]
+: DamageRadius [2 --> 6]
+: Range [44 --> 30]
+: LeadTarget [true --> false]
+: Target Priorities [Put Gunship above Bombers]
Mobiles
Aeon
+: Reduce Armor [1000 --> 750]
+: Damage [12 --> 3]
+: DamageRadius [2.5 --> 6]
+: Range [40 --> 25]
+: LeadTarget [true --> false]
++: Target Priorities [Put Gunship above Bombers]
UEF
+: Reduce Armor [1000 --> 750]
+: Damage [3.6 --> 3]
+: DamageRadius [2 --> 6]
+: Range [40 --> 25]
+: LeadTarget [true --> false]
++: Target Priorities [Put Gunship above Bombers]
Cybran
+: Reduce Armor [1000 --> 750]
+: Damage [9 --> 4]
+: DamageRadius [2 --> 6]
+: Range [40 --> 25]
+: LeadTarget [true --> false]
++: Target Priorities [Put Gunship above Bombers]
Armor Definition
>> After spending considerable time trying to physically make the Flak shells more
>> effective vs gunships and bombers and less effective vs scouts and interceptors, I've
>> caved in and created an Armor Definition.
>> Flak will now inflict the following damage to these units:
>> 2x damage on gunships
>> 1.5x on T1 bombers
>> 0.5x on T3 bombers
>> 0.13x on scouts
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x: Emitters [Need better (bigger) more visible Flak explosion emitters]
Transports
Aeon
Cost [Cost adjusted to compensate for 12 bones where UEF has 14.]
+: Mass [320 --> 274]
+: Energy [12800 --> 10971]
+: Time [1600 --> 1371]
++: Weapon Rate of Fire [All four AA guns: 0.34 --> 1]
+: Class3AttachSize [4 --> 3 : Fits three T3 bots now]
Cybran
Cost [Cost adjusted to compensate for 10 bones where UEF has 14.]
+: Mass [320 --> 229]
+: Energy [12800 --> 9143]
+: Time [1600 --> 1143]
Speed penalty per cargo
+: Tech 1 Cargo [3.5%]
+: Tech 2 Cargo [9%]
+: Tech 3 Cargo [18%]
+: Speed [15 --> 18]
+: Armor [210 --> 260]
+: Armor Regen [+25 Because they won't land on air repair pads]
Gunships
+: Elevation [10 --> 3]
+: Weapon Range [22 --> 15]
Tech 3
Spy Planes
+: Turn Radius [Much larger]
+: Max Airspeed [30 from 21]
+: Min Airspeed [15 from 10]
+: Turn Speed [0.5 from 2.5]
+: StartTurnDistance
>> 25 This lets the plane rubber-band into a fast landing spot even though it can't really
>> turn that fast. Without it the plane won't land ever with a wide turn.
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+: TightTurnMultiplier
>> 35 This keeps the plane's airspeed high during turns. Otherwise its too vulnerable to
>> AA if it slows way down.
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++: Lift Factor [5 --> 7]
++: Elevation [25 --> 35]
Strategic Bombers
>> Strategic bombers should auto target the units that they would specifically cause the
>> most destruction to, beginning with its #1 natural predator, the T3 AA turret.
>> They are resistant to Flak, and have a much higher life expectancy over enemy
>> bases, but the presence of T3 AA will make their mission very difficult if not dealt with.
>> Although expensive, T3 bombers are often the ideal solution for taking out specific
>> targets that are causing you a lot of grief, such as Tacs, Anti Tacs, Shield gens, or Artillery.
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++: Priority List
>> SPECIALHIGHPRI
>> TECH3 ANTIAIR
>> COMMAND
>> TECH3 MASSFABRICATION
>> TECH3 INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE
>> TECH3 ENERGYPRODUCTION
>> TECH3 FACTORY
>> TECH2 INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE
>> LAND EXPERIMENTAL
>> TECH2 ENERGYPRODUCTION
>> TECH2 FACTORY
>> TECH1 INTELLIGENCE STRUCTURE
>> TECH1 MASSFABRICATION
>> TECH1 ENERGYPRODUCTION
>> TECH1 FACTORY
>> SPECIALLOWPRI
>> ALLUNITS
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AA Turrets
>> AAA should be proper airspace control units.
>> Anti-heavy-aircraft defense.
>> Viable anti-flying-experimental defense.
>> But not a blanket defense like what Flak provides.
>> Rough figures are...
>> 1/3 Armor
>> 2x Range
>> 3x Damage
>> 1/5 Rate of Fire
>> 50% more time to build
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Aeon
+: Armor [6000 --> 2000]
+: Rate of Fire [2 --> 0.15]
+: Projectile Lifetime [5 --> 12]
+: Damage [40 --> 120]
+: Muzzle Salvo Delay [0.4 --> 0.5]
UEF
>> UEF fires six high damage missiles in a row seperated by 1/2 second delays, followed
>> by a 20 second reload time. The initial burst does tremendous damage but this turret
>> has the longest reload delay of all the factions.
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+: Armor [5500 --> 1900]
+: Rack Salvo Reload Time [0.5 --> 20]
+: Projectile Lifetime [6 --> 14]
+: Damage [40 --> 240]
+: Rate of Fire [3 --> 2]
Cybran
>> Cybran fires 2 clusters of 4 missiles seperated by a 1/2 second delay, then a 6.5
>> second reload time. The missiles within a cluster will typically impact the same plane,
>> but if that plane is destroyed, each missile will seek a new target, which
>> can be very interesting.
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+: Armor [5000 --> 1800]
+: Rate of Fire [1.5 --> 2]
+: Projectile Lifetime [3 --> 7]
+: Damage [24 --> 72]
+: Rack Salvo Reload Time [0 --> 6.5]
+: Range [60 --> 120]
++: Missile Retargeting [T3 AA missiles will reacquire a new target if the one they were going for dies.]
+: Build Time [1500 --> 2000]
+: Priority List
>> SPECIALHIGHPRI
>> AIR EXPERIMENTAL
>> TECH3 GROUNDATTACK
>> TECH3 BOMBER
>> TECH2 GROUNDATTACK
>> TRANSPORTATION
>> SPECIALLOWPRI
>> ALLUNITS
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UEF Broadswords
>> These monsters are way too fast and tough and damaging - to have all three is a
>> serious imbalance.
>> Slowing them down is a good option, as it gives local AA time to naturally handle them
>> before they get to their target. It also makes quick rush/snipe tactics less devastating.
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++: Bigger [25%]
+: Slower [50% of old speed]
Experimentals
Aeon Czar
Fall Damage [Area damage adjusted to match unit size.]
+: Radius [8 --> 11]
++: Give it the GROUNDATTACK Category
++: Increase Armor [15k instead of 5k.]
++: Regeneration [25]
Aircraft Fuel Consumption
>> Aircraft have a strategic element added in the sense that they will run out of fuel
>> much quicker now, depending on thier role. Bombers and gunships have the least
>> amount of fuel, which forces the player to be wise about when to use them, and how
>> far away to send them. This also forces the use of refuelling platforms.
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+: Fuel Recharge cut [3 instead of 5 (or 15 for Broadsword)]
+: Experimentals [10x current capacity - should never run out]
+: Transports [200% current capacity]
+: Scout planes and Spy planes [Unaltered]
+: Fighters [50% current capacity]
+: Gunships [30% current capacity]
+: Bombers [30% current capacity]
+: Aircraft armor/damage adjustment
>> Aircraft armor counts are unnecessarily low, since AA weapons seem to be
>> distinctively seperate from other weapons.
>> A light tank might have 200 hitpoints where a light plane might have 20.
>> Likewise, AA weapons do very very low damage, like 1 or 2.
>> This presents two problems. First, its very difficult to fine tune the AA damage output.
>> More importantly, when things like mobile shields come into play, the same unit
>> protects both air and ground units. If aircraft armor and AA damage were both
>> increased x10, the game balance would remain unchanged, but these issues would
>> be resolved.
>> Another issue is with calculating veterancy due to damage dealt. Damage to aircraft
>> doesn't accumulate very much, so its an inaccurate count of damage dealt.
>>
>> NOTE: Because we adjusted the armor and damage values using script and not
>> blueprints, the blueprint values will be THE SAME as they were before, but the actual
>> in-game values will be 10x bigger.
>> TO FINE TUNE values in blueprints, just use tenths of a value.
>>
>> Make sure any weapons that also attack ground are *not* modified.
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Fall Damage [Can this be adjusted so many units survive a plane crash?]
++: MatchSpeedToTarget
>> Fighter craft will now try to pull in behind an enemy target and match speeds so that
>> they do not overfly their target constantly.
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++: Afterburner
>> T3 Interceptors and T3 Scout planes are now equipped with afterburners.
>> When attacked, these aircraft will put on a short burst of speed to try and get away.
>> Burst lasts for 2 seconds and uses triple the fuel.
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Sea Based Changes
Ship Wreckage [Thanks to Toxic Frog for all the amazing work getting this done!!]
++: Wreckage should be worth 90% of a unit's mass [really? 90%?]
Battleships
Aeon Battleship
+: Increase AoE [3 from 1]
+: Decrease Accuracy [2.0 from 0.3]
++: Projectile [Switch to the one used for the T3 Artillery]
UEF Battleship
Tactical Missile Defense
++: Increase Range [50%]
+: Salvo settings [Fire 3 shots from a turret fairly rapidly, then reload]
+: Shots per second within salvo [1]
+: Delay between salvos [10]
+: Increase Damage [810 from 600]
+: Decrease Accuracy [2.0 from 0.3]
+: Decrease AoE [1 from 2]
Cybran Battleship
Tactical Missile Defense
++: Increase Range [50%]
+: Salvo settings [Fire 3 shots from a turret fairly rapidly, then reload]
+: Shots per second within salvo [3]
+: Delay between salvos [10]
+: Decrease AoE [1 from 3]
+: Improve Accuracy
>> .2 instead of .5 -- others are .3
>> Lets see what high accuracy (for the cost) does on a battleship
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+: Physical Size [25% larger.]
Nuke Subs
>> Cheaper, Faster, and less damaging
>>
>> Full strategic nukes in the water is quite a wildcard.
>> Takes absolutely forever to build, can easily get itself in trouble OR not be found at all...
>> People are better off building nuke silos.
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Nuke Weapon
+: Tactical category, not Strategic
++: Cost [50%]
++: Build Time [25%]
++: Blast Radius [50%]
++: Range [2.5x Tac Missile range]
++: Cheaper [Cost of 1 battleship]
x: Physical Size [50% larger]
+: Death Animations [Ships sink a lot slower]
All animations are slowed down.
Tech 1 ships [These are typically about 3x faster than Tech 3 ships.]
Tech 2 ships [These are typically about 2x faster than Tech 3 ships.]
Tech 3 ships [These sink very slowly. It can take about 60-90 seconds for a battleship to sink.]
Frigates
x: Try Wankey's solution [http://supremilated.com/smf/index.php?topic=96.0]
Aeon
Front Turret
Range Decrease [31 --> 24]
++: Damage Reduction [140--> 35]
++: Inaccuracy [0.3 --> .03]
++: Muzzle Velocity Increase [24 --> 48]
++: Rate of Fire increase [0.2 --> 1.1]
++: Turret Speed Increase [80 --> 150]
Rear Turret
++: Range Increase [31 --> 34]
++: Inaccuracy [0.3 --> .03]
UEF
Cost Reduction [15% overall]
++: Build Time [800 --> 680]
++: Mass Cost [320 --> 272]
++: Energy Cost [3200 --> 2720]
++: Armor Increase [750 --> 1013]
++: Inaccuracy [0.25 --> .03]
++: Rate of Fire increase [0.5 --> 2]
++: Damage Reduction [100 --> 25]
++: Turret Speed Increase [65 --> 150]
++: Muzzle Velocity Increase [24 --> 48]
Cybran
Cost Reduction [15% overall]
++: Build Time [840 --> 714]
++: Mass Cost [336 --> 286]
++: Energy Cost [3360 --> 2856]
++: Armor Increase [725 --> 1013]
++: Inaccuracy [0.3 --> .03]
++: Rate of Fire increase [1.5 --> 3]
++: Damage Reduction [35 --> 21]
++: Turret Speed Increase [45 --> 150]
++: Muzzle Velocity Increase [24 --> 200]
x: Physical Size [20% smaller. (maybe)]
Torpedo Bombers
Aeon Torpedo Bomber
++: Make homing mine able to follow ships for miles. [Projectile Lifetime changed to 6 from 80]
UEF Cruiser
Tactical Missile Defense
++: Increase Range [50%]
Submarines
Speed Management
+: Max Speed [40%]
+: Brake Speed [20%]
+: Decrease when submerged [-30%]
+: Increase when surfaced [+20%]
Cybran Cruiser
Tactical Missile Defense
++: Increase Range [50%]
Aircraft Carriers
Cybran Aircraft Carrier
Tactical Missile Defense
++: Increase Range [50%]
++: Armor Increase [35,000 from 18,000]
Aeon Aircraft Carrier
++: Armor Increase [30,000 from 22,000]
Sonar
+: Make "pinged"
>> All sonar has the following behavior:
>> If sonar range is greater than vision range, the sonar will "ping" .
>> The sonar range will rapidly decrease from its full range, down to match the unit's
>> vision range, and hold there for about 7 seconds, and then ping again.
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Torpedo Explosions
>> Splash made bigger
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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Aeon Tempest
++: Projectile [Switch to the one used for the T3 Artillery]
+: Speed Management
>> All ships have a new way of handling their speed and acceleration.
>> The effect is that ships will fight and maneuver in close quarters slowly, but they
>> have the ability to pick up speed in a straight line so they can cross wide ocean
>> distances in a reasonable amount of time.
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+: Base Max Speed [25% of original game]
+: Base Brake Speed [10% of original game]
+: Acceleration Rate
>> Speed multiplier starts at 1.0 and is increased by 0.1 every second the ship is moving
>> straight. This means that in 10 seconds the speed multiplier will be 2.0
>> In 70 seconds the speed multiplier will be 7.0 and does not increase after that.
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+: Deceleration when turning
>> If the ship alters course while traveling, its speed multiplier will decrease by 0.5
>> for every second that the course change is detected. Hard turning will cause
>> major loss of momentum. Stopping reduces the speed multiplier to 1.0 again.
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++: Turn speed inversely proportional to motion speed.
UEF Destroyer
+: Salvo fire main turrets [Changed so muzzles do not fire at the same time, but instead have 1/2 second delay.]
+: Salvo fire AA turret [Barrels alternate instead of firing at the same time.]
Anti-Torpedo Decoys
+: Launch Rate [0.1 --> 0.2]
Global Changes
Veterancy Modifications [We've redone the way veterancy works. It is much more usable now.]
Visual Indication
>> There is a visual indication now that a unit has veterancy bonus applied. You will
>> see a visual effect on the actual unit, and know exactly what units have veteran
>> bonuses.
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Based on damage, not kills
>> Veterancy is based on the actual damaged dealt by the unit, not how many "kills" it gets.
>> We didn't like how a light unit could never get veterancy credit for attacking heavy
>> units because they simply can't kill them. The new veterancy tables take into
>> consideration the strength of the unit doing the damage, when determining how
>> much damage is to be dealt to get veterancy credit.
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xx: Buffs Redone
>> All the veterancy buffs have been replaced with new buffs that focus more on
>> visible, skill-oriented buffs. Max health increases have been replaced with more
>> agility and speed, and weapon damage has been replaced by increased weapon
>> range, rof, and turret speeds.
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Damage Tables
Armor Types
++: Gunship
++: Multipliers
++: Normal [1]
++: Flak [2]
++: Bomber
++: Multipliers
++: Normal [1]
++: Flak [1.5]
++: Scout
++: Multipliers
++: Normal [1]
++: Flak [0.13]
DamageTypes
++: Flak
++: Nuclear Weapons [All nuclear weapons have outer ring damage set to 1000 and full radius of 45.]
Explosion Area Damage Tapering
>> New tag in weapon blueprint called EdgeDamageRatio.
>> This tag determines the amount of the original damage that is inflicted at the edge of the
>> weapon's radius. The damage tapers down starting at the half-way point, and gradually
>> reducing to the final value at the edge.
>>
>> Don't forget to retest AoE effectiveness for various high area weapons!
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+: Death Explosions
+: Projectile Impacts
Network Teleporting
>> Totally new mode for the Teleportation System.
>> The old style of teleporting can still be done. Which mode of teleporting a unit uses
>> is determined by its blueprint.
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Blueprint tag for Network Teleporting
>> A new blueprint tag called Physics.NetworkTeleporter = true,
>> indicates that a teleport-enabled unit will use the network based
>> system for teleporting and be restricted by the network nodes.
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New Unit: Teleport Beacon
>> Teleport beacons are extremely slow hovering network nodes.
>> You build them and then transport them with an air-transport to wherever you want, to
>> set up your Teleport Beacon Network. They are cheap but take a long time to build, which
>> prevents their overuse.
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Cost [500 mass and 10,000 energy.]
Build Time [25,000 - similar to the UEF Atlantis.]
Size [Fits on an air transport just like a T3 siege bot. Relatively small on land.]
Armor [Fairly fragile - 1000 hitpoints]
Intel [Vision 10 / Radar 20 - range circle for radar matches teleportation drop zone.]
Built By SCUs Only
Mobility [Extraordinarily slow, but can be picked up by air transports.]
Energy Consumption [Light - 100 energy.]
Only active when not being transported.
Only allows teleportation when active.
Strategic Icon [Needs someone to make it a build icon. Colored diamond for now.]
Build Icon [Uses "Place Holder" build pic - need someone to make final pics.]
Model
>> Needs someone to make a model for all 3 factions,
>> and any animation or emitters to go with them.
>> Using "Seraphim Tech" model for now.
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Teleportation Upgrade
>> The upgrade is the "key" which allows a unit to use the Teleport Network.
>> Its cost prevents overuse, but does not discourage moderate use.
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Units which can have this upgrade
SCUs
Cybran & UEF
Build Icon [Has blank orange build pic - need someone to make final pics.]
T2 Air Transports
Armor Upgrade [Heavy armor - 1000]
Speed Reduction
>> Slow to 2 (from 18)
>> Massive speed reduction, to go along with the significant armor upgrade.
>> This discourages the use of armored Teleport-Enabled transports as conventional transports.
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ACUs
Expensive but not prohibitive [Perhaps 3500 mass and 40,000 energy]
Cost to Teleport
>> Inexpensive - 5,000 Energy. No delay.
>> Thinking of making cost relative to distance teleported. Needs discussion.
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Alternatives
Hijack Signal
>> An interesting twist would be to allow the use of ENEMY Beacons to teleport to!
>> This could cause some pretty serious implications. >:)
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Teleport Beacon Network
>> This network is defined by the locations of all your Teleport Beacons.
>> It determines where your teleporting units can travel to and from.
>> Simply put, in order to execute a teleportation command, your unit must be within a short
>> distance of one of your Beacons, AND your destination must also be within a short distance of
>> another of your beacons, somewhere else on the map.
>> This governs the extents of your teleporting activities, and justifies a massive reduction in costs
>> for teleportation technology, thus bringing it into common gameplay.
>> Players can station Beacons in various strategic locations, which allow for very fast and safe
>> travel between these locations via Tech 3 air transports.
>> The ACUs and SCUs can also take advantage of this network if upgraded with a teleporter.
>> The strategies created by this system are significant. You could place a Beacon inside a
>> forward firebase, and teleport your ACU in to assist. If things are getting too hot and the loss
>> of the firebase is inevitable, you can retreat your ACU through the network to a safe location.
>> Teleport Networks can also be used to cross extremely large maps in a reasonable time, or
>> to hide the location of super secret operations. They also will help you get around air blockades
>> if you managed to get the Beacon on the other side earlier. One nice trick would be to use
>> T3 transports to teleport new Beacons through your existing network, to expand it.
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Air Transport
>> The issue of the transport aircraft is just due to my lack of experience as a modder.
>> I was preferring to go with an upgrade to the Tech2 Air Transports, which would buff
>> up their armor and slow them down, and allow them to use the Teleport Network.
>> But since the work involved in getting the upgrade to operate was quite high, I opted to
>> create a Tech3 Air Transport instead. Unfortunately, its just a larger version of the
>> Tech 2 transport. In the future, we should be able to either make a proper T3 transport,
>> or a proper working upgrade for the T2 transport.
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Teleport Hotkey Added [Press the X key to teleport a unit without having to click the purple teleport command button.]
Teleport Range
>> We added a new blueprint tag called Physics.TeleportRange which limits the distance that a unit can teleport freely.
>> Using this tag is incompatible with Network Teleporting.
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Teleport Recharge Time
>> We added a new blueprint tag called Physics.TeleportRechargeTime which causes
>> a forced delay between teleport commands. This can be useful for limiting how often
>> specific units can teleport, for balance purposes.
>> Using this tag is compatible with all Teleport Modes
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UI Camera Zoom
Allow camera to get closer
Auto Decloak
+: Decloak Radius
>> Configurable property in Intel where if an enemy unit is within this distance, unit will decloak.
>> Unit will recloak immediately if enemy is no longer within the radius.
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+: DecloakRadiusWhileMoving [Same as DecloakRadius except this is used when your unit is moving.]
+: Decloak when global energy pool reaches zero [Operate just like radar and shields.]
+: Decloak with weapons fire
>> If any unit which is cloaked fires a weapon, it will automatically decloak. It will stay
>> decloaked until the number of seconds has passed which is specified in a new Intel
>> property of the blueprint.
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+: Escalation Slowdown
>> Experiment with this - small amounts maybe at first to see how it affects things.
>> Currently in the original game, its very cheap and easy to dedicate resources into
>> building up a runaway economy, which in turn allows for a prematurely advanced
>> military. You don't have to sacrifice much in military initially to do this.
>> Our goal with this change is to throttle back how fast teching up occurs, as well as
>> slow down the exponential increase in production capabilities.
>> The theory here is that if construction units (which can in turn produce more
>> construction units) are MORE expensive relative to combat related units, that the
>> player has a choice to make between building a runaway economy, and an effective
>> fighting machine.
>> You can do both, but if you go for the massive economy first. You will be way behind
>> your opponent militarily, and you could get run over while you are trying to ramp up
>> your economy.
>> We want teching up to be a big deal. Players should say things like "Oh crap! He's
>> gone to Tech 2!!"
>> Hopefully this adjustment will create an increase in strategy, as it forces a choice,
>> which could have advantages or disadvantages.
>> An upper limit on this adjustment would be when decisions are made to *not* tech up
>> simply because its cheaper to continue to fight with Tech 1 units effectively than to
>> invest in the factory upgrades.
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The following items will be more expensive and build slower
Factories
+: Tech 1 [30%]
+: Tech 2 [60%]
+: Tech 3 [90%]
Engineers
+: Tech 1 [30%]
+: Tech 2 [60%]
+: Tech 3 [90%]
SCUs [Unchanged for now]
x: Make sure all units have the appropriate Categories tags.
Armored State
>> Added Defense tag in blueprint that causes unit to harden or unharden depending on an action
>> such as closing up.
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+: Resource Storage Location
>> Resource storage should exist NOWHERE except in designated resource storage
>> units, AND the ACU.
>> No more factories and engineers holding resources.
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+: Expand tarmac textures so they are bigger
>> Cybran and UEF only. Aeon's would look bad overlapped.
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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+: Experimentals built by SCUs only
+: Remove Omni from the game
Explosion Effects
++: EffectTemplates
>> A whole lot of improved emitter collections (effect templates)
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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++: Weapon Explosions
>> Very nice 3D Explosions
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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++: Remove shadows from explosions [Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension]
++: DefaultExplosions
>> Lots of nice effect improvements.
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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UAL0401 script
>> Appears to be nice additions to the GC death effect!
>> Thanks to Optimus Prime - 4th Dimension
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Verbage
x: strings_db.lua
>> Since we've changed the features and even roles of many units, we should really go
>> into the strings_db.lua file and update any unit descriptions to match the new changes.
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x: bp.Description Tag
x: bp.Display.Abilities Table [This table has a list of abilities a unit has.]
x: bp.General.UnitName
x: bp.Interface.HelpText [Find out how this is different than bp.Description]
Bugs

Thanks
>> Thanks to the GPG staff for this most excelent, nearly open-source game!!
>> Thanks to Scathis, o, and Squidbot for answering some of the more difficult
>> questions which made this mod possible!
>> Thanks to all the forum modders who've contributed useful insight to the code.
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