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Feature Request: More non-lethal weapons

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simulatoralive:
I'd like to see more non-lethal weapons.  The stun rod, flashbangs and gas grenades just don't seem like enough to me.

Here are some of my thoughts, based on modern weapons:
Dart guns + Tranquilizer darts
Tazers
Rubber bullets
Pepper Spray (Mace)

The above might not be very effective at first, perhaps requiring research to improve them for use on aliens.  I imagine other dart types might be possible, too.

Rubber bullets probably wouldn't do much vs. armored foes.

These are all available today.  I see no reason they (or something equivalent) wouldn't be available in the future.

Thank you.

BTAxis:
It's not that they aren't available, it's just that they're ineffective. The aliens don't all have the same physiology, so you can't use an allround tranquilizer on them all. Plus, we already decided we would not include a toxigun equivalent into the game. Rubber bullets wouldn't be effective at all against most aliens (though they might work against human enemies), and pepper sprays aren't military weapons in the first place. It would be silly for PHALANX to even issue them to soldiers.

An electrolaser is in the works, however, and it may have stun capability.

simulatoralive:

--- Quote from: "BTAxis" ---It's not that they aren't available, it's just that they're ineffective. The aliens don't all have the same physiology, so you can't use an allround tranquilizer on them all. Plus, we already decided we would not include a toxigun equivalent into the game. Rubber bullets wouldn't be effective at all against most aliens (though they might work against human enemies), and pepper sprays aren't military weapons in the first place. It would be silly for PHALANX to even issue them to soldiers.

An electrolaser is in the works, however, and it may have stun capability.
--- End quote ---


Okay, would this be available at the beginning of the game or would it require research?  I'd really like it if it had stun ability.

How about the tazers if no?

Couldn't the pepper spray be something the civies would defend themselves with?  I've seen a section on the wiki for civilian weapons.  I'd love to see an alien go after a woman with a kerrblade only to get sprayed in the eyes...

inquisiteur2:
assuming that the aliens have eyes indeed.

b_e:
ok... i have been playing the game for a short while and feel the need to point out two things.

1) in the game, we reverse engineer the plasma grenade into a size useable in the grenade launcher.

2) later in the game, we invent a combination of skin agents that allows us to capture our foes.

I just feel that given the logic to the reinventing invention we should be able to do the same with the gas. This would give us another weapon to capture with, and make the grenade launcher a more useful option in the game. I will also be looking for other plain sight issue to note but wanted to put this one out in the open.

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