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Doctor J:

--- Quote from: brainy19 on March 30, 2008, 10:44:36 pm ---Also, for the gauss weapon and grenade launcher ideas, are you saying they are some sort of derivatives from the railgun weapon?  If so, then the bolster rifle technology could be a prerequisite for these techs.
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That is exactly what i'm saying.  Right now the Bolter is unceremoniously dumped as soon as you get the Laser Rifle.  I think it would be good to take that technology and run with it.

brainy19:
Vyper in response in to what you said, I believe admin doesn't want any real-world based weapons in this game.  So if your ideas are to be made into the game, they would have to be changed and adopted which is why I'm hoping admin would get some posts in this topic, so we can see their response to this.  I do agree with you though, customization would enhance this game and make it even more entertaining.  Now that I think of it, we don't have that many light amplification equipment in the game...

And yes, the railgun weapon's appearance is way too short in the game.  Plus, some aliens are weak against the railgun so some expansion in this technology would be a good idea.

BTAxis:
I don't want to put a wet blanket over this whole discussion, but I think your time would be better spent trying to come up with more alien weapons. The human arsenal is quite large enough as it is.

knightsubzero:
i do agree with btaxis, however the microwave is still and always will be, cool....and i like the taser idea.

Serrax:
@BTAxis:


--- Quote from: BTAxis ---The human arsenal is quite large enough as it is.
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Sorry, but a few words on this:

I don't know if any other of the proposed human weapons will make it to the game. But:

The human arsenal might be large - but is it good?

Nearly all weapons are single old-fashioned weapons - despite all developments in reality. Some weapons are nearly the same ones the guys used in WW2 or Vietnam:

- rocket launcher: WW2, Bazooka
- grenade launcher: Vietnam
- machine gun: WW2
- SMG; WW2
- sniper rifle: WW2

The only two advanced weapons are the laser and the bolter - but each weapon is today in a bigger scale near reality (US Navy: railgun, US army: MTHEL/Skyguard).

And sorry, but the stun rod: We have tasers today - and sound weapons. Even the microwave weapons are near future.

Generally is the development going to highly integrated, more useful weapons than today. You can upgrade nearly every rifle-sized weapon with secondary weapons and optics - from the bayonet to flashlights, flamers and grenade launcher.

For example: The rocket launcher, grenade launcher, assault rifle, machine gun and SMG would be obsolete - by the OICW (weapons) (= HK XM29).

Even smart ammunition should work - despite alien ECM. There're several technologies that could provide that.

So, as I wrote:

IHMO is the human arsenal big - but it is not THAT hot.

cu

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