I recently had an idea regarding a redesign of the advanced unit game mechanic that would (hopefully) make basic units viable through the entire game without actually touching the design of the actual units themselves. It is similar to the old idea that T2 Mex should be built off of a T1 Mex. In this case, a Dox, created at a basic bot factory, could either be used as a military unit or as a "module" for advanced construction. In the second case, the Dox would go to the advanced factory (qued from the T1 factory) and be machined into it's counterpart, the Slammer. So what does this mean? - Specialized or Superior T2 units draw from the size of the overall T1 army - It is essential to have T1 units to feed the T2 factories - The T2 production could be shut down by tactically destroying key T1 factories There are obviously problems with this idea, but let me know if it sounds interesting, and if you have anything to suggest.
Id love to see this as a mod, as this has huge potential! But for the base PA? It doesn't really fit all that well.
Honestly this just sounds needlessly complex. Needing T1 units to "remake" into T2 units isn't making T1 units valuable throughout the game, it's just introducing a lot of "make work" into producing T2 units. If anything it makes T1 more of a hassle and a huge potential weak link in the chain as it were. Something like this might work if it was the core mechanic of the game and very central to the overall design but it just doesn't fit with PA. Mike
what he said ^^^^ i still want to be able to actively use t1 units in battle without being on too much on a disadvantage ... preferably no disadvantage at all but that obviously is situational ... simply said t1 units still should have a place on the battlefield late game
