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[piecewise]

Sounds Fun. I wonder what the difficulty would be to modify a harpoon gun to be meant to do that by default...
*starts mentally sketching plans for a double-barreled harpoon gun*

In the next test, you're not gonna be able to change the guns like that. Final game, sure, next test, not so much.

[Dariush]

Uh, isn't the whole purpose of test games to test stuff you're going to implement in the final game?

[Rolepgeek]

I think he means the final test game.

[piecewise]

Modifying the guns like that in the final game is fine, but will require actually going out, buying the parts, spending some time modifying, etc. Not the sort of thing you can really do in a straight combat test like this.

[Remuthra]

Ah, did I miss the next game?

[Thearpox]

Ah, did I miss the next game?

Nope, it's a lottery. So you can still sign up and hope.

[Remuthra]

[piecewise]

And Guns is dones. Ammo too. Explosions are a bit wonky right now; Mortars will punch holes straight down through several levels (Note to self, add metal plating options for decks) and giant explosions can completely destroy the walls and structures in an area but leave floors and ceilings undamaged. That will be worked out in the final game, once I get the explosions working as 3d damage spheres, but it will work as it is for now. Currently working on the systems and structures part. After that it's weight and pricing for everything, then explanations of how things work. Power draw may or may not be a thing this round, when it comes to the power source. Will be in the finished game, may not be for now. It is coming along.

[syvarris]

I leave for the day and the next thing I see is a bunch of people saying "In" for the next game, in the absense of any Piecewise's request for signups yet. Why would that happen?

Probably because all of Piecewise's games are Awesome, so any possible chance of getting in one is sufficient reason to post "in".

[piecewise]

Everything is stat'd with costs and Weight now. Time to do a little calculating to see how strong these engines should be...

Things are growing close to being ready. I'm taking a break from Ship building and starting to put together the Crew manual right now. It will contain the stats and skills lists as well as an explanation of the piloting system. It, and the ship builder's guide, will be posted as two separate pdf's once they're done. They will include information from the finished game that may change/be non-applicable to the next test. When the time comes I'll point out what things you don't want to pick for now, but it should be fairly common sense. Ie don't pick fucking charisma and speech based things for a test of the combat system.

[Thearpox]

Ie don't pick fucking charisma and speech based things for a test of the combat system.

i.e: Part of the reason I'll be skipping it. Playing a Charisma character is simply more involving than "Hit guy with sword," or "Load Cannons, Fire Cannons". No offense to people playing those types of characters. Although being a pilot and having to predict other's actions is always fun.
 

I leave for the day and the next thing I see is a bunch of people saying "In" for the next game, in the absense of any Piecewise's request for signups yet. Why would that happen?

Probably because all of Piecewise's games are Awesome, so any possible chance of getting in one is sufficient reason to post "in".

No matter how retorical a question is, someone will always answer it. Now why would that happen? Now don't you dare fucking answer this, you, who pressed "quote" on this post. The beauty of retorical questions, is that they are best left unanswered.

[Rolepgeek]

Probably, at least this time, because you kinda literally asked for it.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Idea: Weapons-grade megaphones that amplify and direct voices enough to carry demoralizing taunts to other ships!

A bit silly, but if you've got high enough Charisma and Taunt scores...

[Empiricist]

Ie don't pick fucking charisma and speech based things for a test of the combat system.

Is charisma and speech anything like ER's charisma and speech system? You know, where it results in speech vs will rolls.

[piecewise]

Ie don't pick fucking charisma and speech based things for a test of the combat system.

Is charisma and speech anything like ER's charisma and speech system? You know, where it results in speech vs will rolls.

Pretty much. But trying to talk a guy out of a berserker rage is a bit harder then talking him into getting you a sandwich.

Ie don't pick fucking charisma and speech based things for a test of the combat system.

i.e: Part of the reason I'll be skipping it. Playing a Charisma character is simply more involving than "Hit guy with sword," or "Load Cannons, Fire Cannons". No offense to people playing those types of characters. Although being a pilot and having to predict other's actions is always fun.
 

I leave for the day and the next thing I see is a bunch of people saying "In" for the next game, in the absense of any Piecewise's request for signups yet. Why would that happen?

Probably because all of Piecewise's games are Awesome, so any possible chance of getting in one is sufficient reason to post "in".

No matter how retorical a question is, someone will always answer it. Now why would that happen? Now don't you dare fucking answer this, you, who pressed "quote" on this post. The beauty of retorical questions, is that they are best left unanswered.

You should like that there is literally a category of skills called "Skullduggery"