About the Unit Cannon thing...

Discussion in 'Backers Lounge (Read-only)' started by Tormidal, September 22, 2013.

  1. Tormidal

    Tormidal Active Member

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    So, this unit cannon shown in the Visualization.

    (I couldnt find a thread about this...)


    Will it launch just bots, as it did in the video?
    Or will it be able to launch tier 1 and tier 2 bots, and tanks?
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  2. nanolathe

    nanolathe Post Master General

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    Whatever is best for gameplay.
    This is a case where even the developers will not have concrete information to tell you.
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  3. vipez

    vipez Member

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    Maybe we even see someday a building Cannon? Why only units?

    Say NO to rasicm

    Srsly, wait for the Devs. to implement it first. Then we can tell them our opinion and they will look into it
  4. CommieKazie

    CommieKazie Member

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    You're right! Since we have machines that can make ANYTHING, why not have the ability to make jello? Then we can sneak-prank the enemies. They'll come back and they're base will be drowning and stuck in jello! Or other pranks. A unit that attaches to buildings and causes them to spray out balloons instead of units! Or even creating giant invisible saran-wrap walls between two mountains making causing bots to run into them and get flung back. Hilarious!
    And commander plushies. We should be able to make those as diversionary projectiles so our opponents aren't sure of which commander to shoot! The giant one with guns, or the cute squishy ones you just want to hug!
  5. kosmosprime

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    Why not make a galaxy buster which destroys everything and costs 1 metal?
    And I like the idea, just don't drive it too far (I think buildings is quite far. Imagine the size of the cannon...).
  6. Tormidal

    Tormidal Active Member

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    Kk, lets launch factories and fabs at the enemy.
  7. garat

    garat Cat Herder Uber Alumni

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    You can move factories just fine: It's called delta v rockets. :)
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  8. mushroomars

    mushroomars Well-Known Member

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    I think we should have a planet launcher. I mean, why launch individual units when you can fire a planet off the face of itself.
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  9. vackillers

    vackillers Well-Known Member

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    LOL... good one :D

    I'm not sure about having something so similar to the Noah Experimental Unit Cannon from SupCom2 is a great idea, but in PA I think there could definitely be a place for it. I would like to see it in action first though before commenting because I think there might be other better less wacky ways to move units from one planet to the next.
  10. Si1Foo

    Si1Foo New Member

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    what would the planet launcher sit on and it would have to be bigger then the planet to launch it

    i think a asteroid launcher would be better : P
  11. garat

    garat Cat Herder Uber Alumni

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    If I had to wager a guess, I'd think MM was being sarcastic. :)
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  12. CommieKazie

    CommieKazie Member

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    No no no, it shoots a baseball sized object into orbit, which has a lathe built in. As it flies towards the target it builds the baseball-object bigger and bigger until it's planet sized, and then kaboom!

    You can shoot them very fast, it's just requires you to have the economy to build a planet.
  13. Si1Foo

    Si1Foo New Member

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    even if it was sarcasm it would still be epic to have in galactic war as a special unit/building asteroid launcher as a base transportation system across solar systems similar to the EGG system you wanted to use for when you start out in skirmish/multiplayer modes
  14. mushroomars

    mushroomars Well-Known Member

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    Rocket Thruster == Planet Launcher. That was the joke.
  15. vipez

    vipez Member

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    What about Planets have *** and then an astroid is born? huh? huh? guys? ...damned
  16. nutterboy

    nutterboy Member

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    Viewer discretion advised
  17. kosmosprime

    kosmosprime Member

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    Guess why earth has a moon... Only that earth ate the other planet afterwards.
  18. TehOwn

    TehOwn Member

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    Don't worry. Even if NO-ONE else got it... I got it immediately and laughed.

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