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General Discussion / Re: Crazy achievements

« on: March 24, 2014, 10:17:56 am »

I'm just going to leave this here:

https://gunsoficarus.com/community/forum/index.php/topic,693.0.html

Damn you! I never go to the pit.. maybe I should? It won't allow me to remove the topic.

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General Discussion / Crazy achievements

« on: March 24, 2014, 10:01:00 am »

Hey there,

I've been hearing about some crazy achievements that used to be in the game, like having gunners extinguish fires and so on. I thought it could be fun to come up with some crazy achievements of our own. If you have completed some of these achievements, feel free to tell us! No one tell Bubbles about this thread so they don't actually get implemented though!

Oh, and please no Mr./Mrs. Buzzkills here telling how to abuse the mechanics and get the achievements without effort.

Here goes:

-Destroy 5 ships using lochnagar flamer shots.
-Destroy 10 Galleon hull armor using harpoons. (1/10 here!)
-Destroy 5 ships with flares. (1/5!)

and my personal favorite, a complicated one:

-Special group achievement: For this achievement, your name and character equipment will be randomized and unchangeable, your match count set to 0, your levels set to 1, and your keyboard switched to Japanese layout, making you only able to type in kanji. You will not be able to use voice chat or join Asian lobbies. Together with at least one friend working on the same achievement, enter a level 10+ captain's ship in a lobby, be pilots as the match starting counter begins and ends, and win the match.

The stage is yours

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Gameplay / Hull buffing effect and increased rebuild time

« on: March 23, 2014, 02:04:32 pm »

Hey there,

buffing or not buffing the hull of a ship sometimes causes arguments. Sometimes the pilot is screaming "don't buff the hull", especially on a squid, sometimes followed by a player (who may or may not be high level) asking "what, why?". The reason, of course, is that buffing a ship's hull not only increases its armor value by 30% but also increases its rebuild time.

Since a lot of players don't know about this mechanic, I've decided to film a little video showing this in action. As the video quite clearly shows how the mechanic is working, this thread can mainly be used to discuss whether or not this is a mechanic that should be in the game for balance purposes, and the thread's primary aim (from my point of view) is to raise awareness since I've met a lot of players, both low and high level, who aren't aware of this mechanic.

Cheers,

Schwerbelastung

http://youtu.be/aG3LIaOo_8Y

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The Lounge / Re: Introducing the new CAs!

« on: March 13, 2014, 04:25:25 pm »

Hello there. A fairly recent addition to the GoIO community, this gunner/pilot/engi is always ready to help out, armed with a German, very easy to pronounce nickname (I always smile a little when someone tries), along with Violet, the Anti-Boredom Butterfly (henceforth referred to as the ABB) and some relaxing music to make waiting in lobbies less painful! Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ

Look for me, the ABB, and her trusty sidekick (who only appears occasionally, when things get rough) online!

I Schwerbelastung, before the presence of the Holy Whale of the skies, do hereby declare my unwavering faith, fealty and service to the community of Icarus.
I pledge to follow the orders of all Muse staff appointed over me, and field all the questions, great and small, difficult or annoying, addressed to me be they by the person, or the mob.
I will keep myself mentally sane, reasonably sober and regularly available as is necessitated by the Community, I bet you didn't read this far, Ambassador agreements and forms, or if you did, I salute you, to which I have pledged my unconditional adherence.