NMs

[Thorgrim]

Hey Larkin, did you consider lowering the NM14 rack back down to NM11? The stats of that weapon are still the NM11's - way too good for NM14.
I like the other idea, but then the stats of the NM14 probably should be changed.
(rack was reduced *before* heat per missile was raised to 1.8C)

As with the SL, its cost is way too high. 2,000 is a robbery, I wouldn't give more than 1,200 for that piece of junk <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

[LarkinVB]

What do you mean with stats ? Just price. Problem is that we decided to stay compatible with the old titan databases. So we can't change prices, slots, weight and all that stuff which is fixed after building the titan.

[Thorgrim]

Wasn't the WS database built from scratch?!
Also, 3 slots only for a NM14 seems quite low...

[LarkinVB]

Originally posted by THE Iceman:
Wasn't the WS database built from scratch?!
Also, 3 slots only for a NM14 seems quite low...

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No, we decided to stay compatible with the old databases floating around. Redoing it would also add a lot of work cause we have to balance the new values in playtests. You know how long it did take to get the balance we have now, right ?

We might redo it if we will have time left after finishing what has to be done first. Your input on new values is welcomed cause have proven a great ability of grasping the games mechanics. I would have loved to change slots/weight/money/ammo on lots of equipment/weapons and/or changing vital armor data like improving millenia.

[rosary]

Originally posted by THE Iceman:
Wasn't the WS database built from scratch?!
Also, 3 slots only for a NM14 seems quite low...

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Changing slots# would make the old tos database obsolete. We are trying to keep it a viable database so players that have v1.4 and have designed many titans can move these with them to Warring Suns.
There was a suggestion in an earlier NM discussion that we could reduce heat by only adding heat per location rather than per missile. how does that sound?

[rosary]

And yes, there will be a mostly new database for warring suns. we are keeping some of the proven models.

[Thorgrim]

Originally posted by Eric Petersen:


There was a suggestion in an earlier NM discussion that we could reduce heat by only adding heat per location rather than per missile. how does that sound?

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Hmm, Eric, *that* was what I was talking about. The "other idea" I mentioned?!

[Thorgrim]

Originally posted by Larkin [Vicious Byte]:
What do you mean with stats ? Just price.

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Are you sure it was just price? Did you change slots, weight, ...? I don't think so. The only weapons that got major changes like that from v1.2 were the flamethrower and the BRG.