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Goldsaver

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Possible to get a Tank?
« on: May 30, 2011, 12:10:27 pm »
I was looking at the Liberal Crime Squad Wikia, and I saw this
Armored Tank  - not human, how a Tank appears if recruited
How would you recruit a tank?
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2011, 12:15:24 pm »
For the moment, I don't think you can. I sent out a squad of fighters to raid the Millitary Base recently, and they ended up getting caught early on enough that the four or so surviving members encountered an M1 Abrams Tank just before reaching the Armory. Their shots registered as hitting the treads and such, but I don't think it did anything. The tank fired 120MM shells each turn, which always hit a squad member and always killed them instantly. You used to be able to use psych attacks on the tanks to turn them into allies, but I don't think that works anymore, nor do swords.

So run screaming for your life if you see one. (That said, a way to take over a tank would be a nice addition to the game.)
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2011, 12:25:44 pm »
You used to be able to recruit tanks by first converting them with guitars. I don't think it works anymore.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2011, 01:02:51 pm »
Even if you can convert tanks with a guitar, you can't recruit them because the game won't let you talk to them:

:) "Do you want to hear something disturbing?
*The tank rumbles disinterestedly.*
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2011, 01:09:53 pm »
Quote from: Servant Corps on May 30, 2011, 01:02:51 pm
Even if you can convert tanks with a guitar, you can't recruit them because the game won't let you talk to them:

:) "Do you want to hear something disturbing?
*The tank rumbles disinterestedly.*
But you get a simmilar message for animals. Perhaps if you had an absurd level of Heart...
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2011, 02:58:37 pm »
I checked the source, here's the results for recruiting tanks...

* You can talk to them about issues, but they always rumble disinterestedly
* If you drop a pickup line, the tank'll shake its turret to deny (funny fact: in some cultures shaking one's turret means 'yes'!)

Seems like you can't recruit tanks. However, as I said, heart at 20 allows you to have dogs.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2011, 01:08:30 am »
So... in this game, an Abrams tank has an AI an is autonomously controlled? And the AI is smart enough to be politically inclined? Coolios!
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2011, 01:13:09 am »
I remember, in a previous version, taking a tank out on a date once. It was kind of weird.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2011, 01:23:32 am »
Quote from: jasonred79 on May 31, 2011, 01:08:30 am
So... in this game, an Abrams tank has an AI an is autonomously controlled? And the AI is smart enough to be politically inclined? Coolios!
Quote from: G-Flex on May 31, 2011, 01:13:09 am
I remember, in a previous version, taking a tank out on a date once. It was kind of weird.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2011, 01:27:53 am »
Quote from: jasonred79 on May 31, 2011, 01:08:30 am
So... in this game, an Abrams tank has an AI an is autonomously controlled? And the AI is smart enough to be politically inclined? Coolios!

Well, from a technical viewpoint, the tank is a single creature, not a vehicle or other such container. So yes, it is autonomous, in a way.

High intelligence + computer skill Liberals could do some EBIN HAX and get those tanks to participate in the revolution, if they weren't horribly overpowered.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2011, 02:21:48 pm »
So, as of now, it is not possible to recruit a tank; thanks for the help.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2011, 02:24:30 pm »
Unless you can kidnap it somehow, but I'm fairly sure you can't.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2011, 02:31:11 pm »
Quote from: Kay12 on May 31, 2011, 02:24:30 pm
Unless you can kidnap it somehow, but I'm fairly sure you can't.
As far as I can tell they cannot be hurt at all, but I only ever have a maximum of six turns to test that in.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2011, 03:10:37 pm »
Has anyone tried Molotovs? They worked IRL on some tanks.
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Re: Possible to get a Tank?
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2011, 03:17:18 pm »
Quote from: Kay12 on May 31, 2011, 03:10:37 pm
Has anyone tried Molotovs? They worked IRL on some tanks.
I'll try Molotovs and flamethrowers. Will post again with success or failure.
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