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Displaying fields of fire.
Calico Jack:
--- Quote from: Thaago on August 16, 2013, 09:07:25 pm ---its an entirely different matter to try out the literally hundreds of weapon combinations looking for overlaps.
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You're going to be matching weapons to ships, where the positioning will limit the kind of gun you will be using - for example a mercury on the right side of a squid or the lower wing mounts of the mobula - yes you can fit those guns there but you would probably be better with something else. Then you'll be looking at the damage types. So while potentially any gun will fit in a mount point of the right type, you won't be going through them alphabetically.
Cap'n Squidbeard:
I agree with that it makes the game less intelligent
But what if we show fields of fire in ship build mode, that would help out
QKO:
--- Quote from: Cap'n Squidbeard on August 20, 2013, 03:07:38 am ---I agree with that it makes the game less intelligent
But what if we show fields of fire in ship build mode, that would help out
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How does it make the game less intelligent? Don't you think any intelligent player has figured out that practice mode is the best currently available tool for testing gun arcs and overlaps of arcs?
Balisarda:
--- Quote from: Balisarda on August 15, 2013, 04:17:54 pm ---Something that might be nice in the Ship Customization screen would be the display of fields of fire per gun mounted.
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Ugh, I can't believe that I'm quoting myself, but I guess it has to be done. From my OP, bolded, italicized, and underlined for emphasis.
To all those who say, "Test it out in Practice or Sandbox." Yes, understood, but it is time consuming, particularly if you lack a full crew. This way, you could easily and quickly whip together a loadout in Ship Customization, and then give it a test in Practice without having to bounce in and out of Practice sessions to make one little change. As Thaago smartly stated, just because the weapon variety is there, doesn't mean that certain combinations benefit each other, even if their arcs would overlap.
This is merely a suggestion for another tool in a toolbox. I don't understand how this would be dumbing down anything.
Calico Jack:
I apologise for the slight detour but y'know everytime I see this thread title I can't help thinking Big Country never played guns of Icarus but I'm pretty sure they would have cared about Fields of Fire too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0GAhe_9Was
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