Guns Of Icarus Online

Info => Feedback and Suggestions => Topic started by: Mr.Bando on August 03, 2015, 05:16:42 am

Title: Weapon skins.
Post by: Mr.Bando on August 03, 2015, 05:16:42 am
I'd pay money to make my Gatling gun look different from my opponents. Functionally identical but looks cooler then th stock weapon skins.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Kamoba on August 03, 2015, 07:00:58 am
Works in many other games, good idea.. I'll throw it to muse :)
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Queso on August 03, 2015, 10:00:23 am
The question here quickly becomes "Who gets to chose the skins?". Captains already get a disproportionate ability to change appearance because of ship themes and balloon decals, but there is no good way to give crew the ability to change things on a pilot's ship. As much a Counterstrike player as I am, I don't foresee weapon skins any time soon.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Yarr Vinny Scarr on August 03, 2015, 10:57:24 am
Awsome idea! Since the captain already can change the skin of the ship, why not let the gunner change the guns with his skins. Maybe the engineer change the looks of differend components, or some fancy flare during stamina use.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 03, 2015, 05:53:22 pm
How about this-

To outside viewers of the ship, they appear as the captain has set them.

To crew, they appear as they have set them.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: The Mann on August 04, 2015, 05:19:37 am
On War Thunder, you can give your planes some really nice skins but no one can see them apart from me, the pilot. Perhaps a similar implementation can be made, Only crew can see skins?
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 04, 2015, 11:51:38 am
On War Thunder, you can give your planes some really nice skins but no one can see them apart from me, the pilot. Perhaps a similar implementation can be made, Only crew can see skins?

Sorta like mine-

How about this-

To outside viewers of the ship, they appear as the captain has set them.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: The Mann on August 04, 2015, 11:53:14 am
Whoops...  :-[
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 04, 2015, 12:08:19 pm
Wait, something was missing

Also it's kinda a + 1 so  :D

How about this-

To outside viewers of the ship, they appear as the captain has set them.

To crew, they appear as they have set them.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Dutch Vanya on August 04, 2015, 02:58:49 pm
Or we could get new content that affects the game..
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Carn on August 04, 2015, 03:55:16 pm
Or we could get new content that affects the game..
yes please
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 04, 2015, 05:46:53 pm
Or we could get new content that affects the game..

This is coming anyway, and they're working on Alliance

So

Yeah

Skins pls
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Carn on August 04, 2015, 06:04:30 pm
Or we could get new content that affects the game..

This is coming anyway, and they're working on Alliance

So

Yeah

Skins pls
They've BEEN working on that for a LONG time. I'd rather get marginal updates for a few months and them release it before the year is done, rather than them working on silly stuff constantly and release Alliance in 2020.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 04, 2015, 06:10:58 pm
Skins are easy, though.

Hell, they could use ones from Alliance
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Kamoba on August 04, 2015, 07:29:33 pm
The art side of the dev team are busy with Alliance at the moment but it is something on their list of things to look at, they like the idea. :)
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 04, 2015, 07:43:56 pm
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH

Thanks, Kamo.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Mr.Bando on August 06, 2015, 06:26:58 am
Oh, umm..

I did mention just the gattling, but that wasn't the only gun I was thinking of. Skins for all guns?

A gun firing belt-fed banshee rockets pops to mind.


Im sure there are plenty of ideas floating around somewhere
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Kamoba on August 06, 2015, 02:23:02 pm
I never liked the Hwachas lion heads, I've always thought of it as the Artemis rocket launchers bigger brother and imagine a rusted version of this:
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: -Anakin- on August 07, 2015, 01:25:47 pm
While this is a neat idea, I do have one concern -

A lot of people, including myself, use parts of the gun models to help line up shots (e.g. mine launcher hinge). Constantly changing guns, especially if they were set by someone else, might make this a bit tricky.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Carn on August 07, 2015, 01:26:38 pm
While this is a neat idea, I do have one concern -

A lot of people, including myself, use parts of the gun models to help line up shots (e.g. mine launcher hinge). Constantly changing guns, especially if they were set by someone else, might make this a bit tricky.
A very valid argument.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Koali on August 07, 2015, 02:53:05 pm
I never liked the Hwachas lion heads, I've always thought of it as the Artemis rocket launchers bigger brother and imagine a rusted version of this:

Really? I thought of it as a bigger Banshee.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Carn on August 07, 2015, 04:29:06 pm
Banshee is their little sister. Always running around screaming her head off.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 08, 2015, 12:28:23 pm
I still like the idea.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Mr.Bando on August 08, 2015, 07:23:19 pm
While this is a neat idea, I do have one concern -

A lot of people, including myself, use parts of the gun models to help line up shots (e.g. mine launcher hinge). Constantly changing guns, especially if they were set by someone else, might make this a bit tricky.
A very valid argument.
Oh most perfectly. Its not like these are mandatory skin changes. I think its not a bad idea that crewmembers can choose the gun skins on ships they serve on. They can shock and awe new captains using stock skins with their customised tools of death they bring on board.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: DJ Logicalia on August 08, 2015, 11:49:07 pm
If pilots get ship themes, gunners get weapon skins, and engineers get sweet cheetah print spanners 
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Carn on August 09, 2015, 08:07:59 am
I can see it now......A pilot has a badass looking theme, then someone takes a hot pink flamethrower...........
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 09, 2015, 10:36:17 am
I can see it now......A pilot has a badass looking theme, then someone takes a hot pink flamethrower...........

Better yet, the flames are hot pink
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: David Dire on August 09, 2015, 11:03:45 am
I can see it now......A pilot has a badass looking theme, then someone takes a hot pink flamethrower...........
or something like my Payday 2 Mask.

(http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/448458968106757637/E3983EBB18BBAB652BC521E33804B3D0396802AE/)

Who doesn't want a rainbow unicorn on the head of their ship?
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Koali on August 09, 2015, 07:25:45 pm
That's just a figurehead!

...but I still want it.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: David Dire on August 11, 2015, 11:05:31 am
That's just a figurehead!

...but I still want it.

I know, right?
It's glorious!
Just like Arstotzka!
(http://i.imgur.com/I6v3NXT.jpg)
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Koali on August 11, 2015, 01:20:29 pm
No.
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: David Dire on August 11, 2015, 01:42:21 pm
No.
;~;
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Richard LeMoon on August 27, 2015, 03:28:27 pm
I always thought it would be best if pilots have final call on what everything on their ship looks like. However, to compromise, the pilot's choices could include whatever gun skins their gunners purchased/won. To add to the fun, some gun skins could only be used if you gunner earned them through achievements, thus making it very clear you have a high level gunner on your ship.

As far as aesthetics, I would have to give cosmetic ammo effects to gunners. This would include muzzle flash, tracers, and particle effects.

Engineers would give the pilot the same extra choices for balloon and hull repair point skins.


Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: ShadedExalt on August 27, 2015, 04:50:09 pm
As far as aesthetics, I would have to give cosmetic ammo effects to gunners. This would include muzzle flash, tracers, and particle effects.

Custom, hand loads

Justifiable
Title: Re: Weapon skins.
Post by: Mr.Bando on September 02, 2015, 08:29:16 am

As far as aesthetics, I would have to give cosmetic ammo effects to gunners. This would include muzzle flash, tracers, and particle effects.


Oooh yes, show off your flashy bullets of death upon your hapless foes locked in shock and awe at the pweedy fireworks.

And custom hard points that can be shown off by the victors of a game