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superbutcherx
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Bumpity-bump.
OK, folks, v0.2.1. is available, with massively rehauled Foon-foon and Baul ships!
I'm not gonna describe in here the differences to 0.2.0 since a) I want you to experience them yourselves b) I'm a meanie.
Let me know how you like 'em now and I can yet again tweak them more for the 1.0.0...
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player1
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First impressions:
Baul ships became pretty potent with new changes. I like it that both weapons fire from same direction, instead needing 180 round turn (which was annoying due to low turn rate of the ship). Longer range of primary fire is good too, since Baul mines can damage their ships now.
As for Fon-Fon, it's still fun as ever, although I'm not sure about usability of charged primary weapon. When uncharged, it's much better then before due to slightly longer range and rapid fire. But since its range it still not much, it's pretty difficult to use it when charged, because you need to manage both range and direction of enemy, while doing only single shot (which I don't think it even makes much more damage), and making sure to not explode from overcharge. Easier to just wave with secondary, or do rapid fire with primary.
Anyway, I like it that new ships because good counters for some of original ships (for example Bhaal decimates Illwrath).
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« Last Edit: January 19, 2012, 08:34:44 am by player1 »
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superbutcherx
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Thanks for the input!
Giving a longer range for the Foon-foon primary, when charged up, is an idea worth trying. It was also voiced by one of my friends I was playtesting with. Unfortunately that suggestion came only a day before the release of 0.2.. At that point I didn't dare put anything new and untested stuff in the code, lest I break something.
A long-ranged powerful shot would present the player yet another tactic for using the Foon-foon. But there's also the risk of turning the ship into another Thraddash, so the range shouldn't be too excessive.
Baul can also deal some nice punishment to Chmmr and Kohr-ah in its current incarnation, which I think is refreshing! Whereas I've found Mycon quite difficult to tackle with Baul - and this is good, since Mycon was a sort of loser ship in SC2.
Good to hear that you like 'em overall!
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Kwayne
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Making the FF primary have a bigger blast with each level of charge was one of the viable ideas, but by the time it came up I was done with the blast you see now and making more frames for it would have taken me to remake the whole burst which I wasn't really itching to do. I was thinking of a halfassed in-between idea, but I'm quite sure it wouldn't have worked out.
Now I have another idea, but I'm quite afraid to propose it because it doesn't need the burst graphic or even having charge phases. And I have another another idea but I don't know how to fit it to the Typhoon's concept.
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mohammad2011
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Can you add a Venator-class Attack Cruiser too?
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FakeMccoy
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Ok well we know we can't legally use the star wars stuff and distribute this project so why don't we change it on the off chance people actually take notice of it?
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Death 999
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We did. You did. Yes we can. No.
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Star Wars has, at least, up to Disney's acquisition, been very tolerant of fan works so long as they're not released for profit.
We'll see if that continues. If a C&D letter is sent, removal will be trivial.
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FakeMccoy
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Well first stars wars took place "in a galaxy far far away", and second do we really want star wars instead of a unique contribution or unique race that actual fans thought of? There's at least 5 other races from the wiki that still need to be added to p6014.
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dczanik
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Until I get a C&D, the ISD is staying. I like it. It's fun. The plan is to have an option to remove it out of melee. It will NEVER be in single player.
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FakeMccoy
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ok well that's good to know it won't be in single player.
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3Bit
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what's happening with this? It would be great to have a revival. I used to love playing the FoonFoon and the Vux. Any updates on Project6014?
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grayfox7777
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I think it's probably dead. 
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