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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: capsfan9803 on September 28, 2003, 07:53:10 am

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: capsfan9803 on September 28, 2003, 07:53:10 am

Im not really as new here as my # of posts may indicate.  I'm a long time SCP follower.
Here's my question: What about a secondary weapon that could latch onto the hull of a capship, drain subsystem energy from things such as weapons and engines, then use that energy to explode, with the force dependent on a.) the type of ship and b.)the amount of energy dranied.  
Well, what do you think?

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Hippo on September 28, 2003, 07:59:47 am

welcome, someone get the beam...

interesting...

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Drew on September 28, 2003, 12:08:39 pm

*cough i never got a beam :'( cough*

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Taristin on September 28, 2003, 12:14:36 pm

Suck it up, soldier...

Also, interesting idea...

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: kasperl on September 28, 2003, 12:48:44 pm

very interesting idea.
does seem rather interesting to code though. not that i am a coder.

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: capsfan9803 on September 28, 2003, 01:26:36 pm

Im no coder either...which means it'd be nice if someone who is looked at it...;)

--EDIT 3 DAYS LATER--
Anyone gonna look @ this??:confused:

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Krackers87 on September 30, 2003, 12:29:20 am

Fire Control, target capsfan9803. Power up photon beam cannons. Commence plasma core insertion. OPEN FIRE!
(http://members.cox.net/~wmcoolmon/images/welcome.gif)

Exits are to the sides and rear. Personal flamethrowers are located beneath your seat in case of emergency or naughty disposition. If you run into any Shivans while crawling through the ductwork, it's probably just Carl. Give him your lunch, back away slowly, and you'll be fine.


Ill add it to the weapons flag thread and hopefully some1 will code it.

Edit: added as the "Tick"

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Corhellion on September 30, 2003, 04:07:02 pm

Energy Sapper from Tachyon...does the same thing...

...might be useful in dogfights...or to capture a transport or cruiser...

hmmmmm...

Cor

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Hippo on September 30, 2003, 05:07:28 pm

instead of actually 'drawing power', you could just make a flag that would make warheads stick to a target, and explode after like, a minute...

Here Drew:

(http://members.cox.net/~wmcoolmon/images/welcome.gif)

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: capsfan9803 on September 30, 2003, 05:46:52 pm

It'd also be cool if you could, for defensive purposes against the weapon, be able to use disruptors on it so that it doesnt detonate, but just...stops.

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Unknown Target on September 30, 2003, 05:50:48 pm

Sounds like the leach from Homeworld: Cataclysm.

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: capsfan9803 on October 05, 2003, 02:17:54 pm

having never played that, i wouldnt know...but that sounds like a good name for it.  I always thought the leech cannon was the most useless tactical weapon in freespace, anyways.

Title: "Energy Mines"
Post by: Ashrak on October 05, 2003, 03:27:24 pm

:welcome: