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How does the Hull Component work?

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David Dire:
This is something I've noticed: Literally no one has ever doubted the Hull Component's magical ways of keeping a ship alive. Well I'm pointing that out now and I'm asking everyone for some sort of reasonable answer to the Kraken-looking metal pressure pipe monstrosity.


I've always though it would have pressure and steam build up in relays all over the ship, where tons of easy-to-bend metal would surround each relay. The pressure and steam combined would force the metal into hard, bubble-like patterns that weld together from the steam. When the component gets destroyed, the pressure and steam is released, meaning any incoming projectiles/other weapons can easily shred through these light metal formations.

HamsterIV:
I have two theories:
1) The ammo magazine is surrounded by an epoxy resin shell. As the shell takes damage it exposes the ammo magazine which can be cooked off by explosives. A ship's death is actually all the unfired bullets in its ammo magazine going off at once. The hull repair point is the Epoxy resin dispenser that can squirt Liquid resin over the magazine which will quickly harden and block any explosives from cooking off the unused bullets.
2) The hull repair point is some sort of rope making machine and we are not protecting the hull but rather manufacturing replacement ropes for the ropes that get damaged by enemy fire. A team of highly trained hamsters run the ropes from the rope making machine to the tie off points between the balloon and hull. If enough ropes are destroyed the ship falls apart as the lighter than air components leave the heavier than air components behind.

ShadedExalt:

--- Quote from: HamsterIV on April 23, 2015, 11:56:29 am ---2) The hull repair point is some sort of rope making machine and we are not protecting the hull but rather manufacturing replacement ropes for the ropes that get damaged by enemy fire. A team of highly trained hamsters run the ropes from the rope making machine to the tie off points between the balloon and hull. If enough ropes are destroyed the ship falls apart as the lighter than air components leave the heavier than air components behind.

--- End quote ---

But then why does it blow into pieces?

Carn:
The ammo cache one is a valid point. That's what happened to the Hood when it battled the Bismark. However, I think its a pressure thing, when the armor plates get bent out, the pressure pops them back in place. When there is to much pressure the device shuts down, and the ship takes real damage.

Sammy B. T.:
Bear with me for a second.

Guns of Icarus is actually a sci fi, futuristic, space fighting game and we're in the middle of what is basically a really long easter egg sort of joke. Most things in the game were transferred well over into steam/diesel punkiness. However a big part of the gameplay mechanic was shields which you obviously can't have in the era. So they changed the name from shields to armor and kept everything the same.

Think about it, what is the best way to destroy the "armor" in this game? The machine gun. Any scenario where shields are involved its always the many weak shots that are effective against shields. Generally those are ineffective against armor.

Think about it man, its a conspiracy!

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