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Balance mah mod
My latest mod, the Damage Absorbing Shields, has been on Xelerus for a while now. I'd like to make it as balanced as I possibly can (if nothing more than to repair my reputation as a modder). Does anyone have any suggestions?
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[schilcote] It doesn't have to be good, it just has to not be "wow is that the only thing you could think of" bad
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stealthx
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I am not good about balancing, but have you thought about making them such that any one of the shields in particular is strong in some damages, weak in some others, completely absord only one damage and very very weak in one or a few damages all at the same time?
I think the progression of your shields doesn't have to be linear (i.e. laser & kinetic, then particle, then blast etc.). I think you only need to make 2-3 shields with such characteristics and the players would be more inclined to buy them (I think).
I think the progression of your shields doesn't have to be linear (i.e. laser & kinetic, then particle, then blast etc.). I think you only need to make 2-3 shields with such characteristics and the players would be more inclined to buy them (I think).
That's pretty much what I did allready. They should be the lowest power shields you can get at that level. I should turn down the regen/decay rate though, since you don't really get any "damage absorption", which is the whole point...
It'd be nice to have a way to make the shields refuel your reactor like solar panels (how does that work anyway?) when they're decaying.
It'd be nice to have a way to make the shields refuel your reactor like solar panels (how does that work anyway?) when they're decaying.
[schilcote] It doesn't have to be good, it just has to not be "wow is that the only thing you could think of" bad
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Arisaya
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Unfortunatly that is hard-coded, but I think it could be theoreticaly done with virtual items and such...schilcote wrote:It'd be nice to have a way to make the shields refuel your reactor like solar panels (how does that work anyway?) when they're decaying.
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