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Release Version: v1.481
Alpha Version: v1.482
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Public Dev Meeting Log: Q&A Form - 8/02/03 - By: Rocketeer
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[NOTE]: Answers are from Faustus, unless otherwise specified. Quoted answers are uniterpreted, contrary to non-quoted ones.
A: Yes, gates will be added to the beta MV before release. Q: Any ideas as to alternate Medium Beams yet? (Darksworde) A: Faustus: "I think we are planning on a "Heavy Disruptor"... thus toning down the existing k'luth disruptor" Q: Any chance that CL1000 will become a Medium Beam? (Darksworde) A: There are no plans for a Medium Slot type as of yet. Q: Can we still expect tanks? (Deathscythe) A: Possible, but it's not top priority. Q: Are we going to have Fleet Wars once this patch comes out? (Azure.co.uk) A: Faustus: "YES YES" Q: Would it not be simpler to have a Disruptor and a Heavy Disruptor slot? Just like the Beam and Heavy Beam... this medium thing is getting confusing for new players. (Axianda) A: Exactly what was being planned. Q: How powerfull will the Heavy Disruptor be? (Zether) A: Slightly more powerfull than the current one, and the current ones will lose some damage. Q: Will the mines be fixed or are they supposed to be hidden from the one that laid them as well? (Captain Caveman) A: They will be fixed. Q: Are there any plans for a new type of station? I.e. Assault Station. (SabelTooth) A: A new device, the wormhole device, will only be found on Stations. [added later: the Jump Cruiser might get one too] Q: Wormhole Device? A: Faustus: "This device will be able to create a wormhole between 2 locations, which acts just like a jumpgate. The wormwhole will last for about 2-5 minutes, and the device will take around the same amount of time to charge." Q: What is the maximum range of the wormhole device? (Darksworde) A: The Station Version will have about 1-2 million gu, the Jump Cruiser version will be very short ranged, like 100,000 gu or so. These values are not certain and still need balance testing. Q: What stops a station from connecting a wormhole to a star? (Azure.co.uk) A: If the Station targets a star and starts the wormhole, ships will appear outside the radius of the star. Same for planets. The only way would be to manually set a target inside the radius of the stellar body. Q: Will the Wormhole damage the Station using it? (Lady Aeribeth) A: No. Q: Will there be a possibility to attach clan logos to your ship, or is that for the future? (Aubinator) A: This is such a low priority compared to other issues that it will be for the future, perhaps 2 versions away. Q: Will there be many new weapons? I.e. Heavy Disruptor, new Pulse Beam, etc. (Aubinator) A: At the moment there are only 2 devices definately planned, the Wormhole Device and the Heavy Disruptor. Q: Will we be able to get ships the same way as now when the release comes out or will we have to use ranks to get them? (Pink Panther) A: No, you will need to have the right rank, and, for the bigger ships, a shipyard and the resources to build the ship. Q: With the number of projectiles limited to your ammo amount, combined with planet rotation and building invisibility, won't bombing become totally ineffective? (Rocketeer) A: No, because the number of beam weapons on the Defense bases have been reduced. Q: In addition to defbases losing some beams, will planetary shields be toned down a bit too? Multiple shields are very hard to take down with just a few bombs. (Rocketeer) A: Yes, most likely they will be toned down too. Q: With the limit on number of objects in a zone, any chance of increasing the expiry time for things like PCMs and Bio Bombs? (Darksworde) A: Faustus: "We could, but their expiry time is based on their velocity and the max range we want for that weapon, so something like that would go into the planned balance patch." Q: Targetting incoming missiles or any fighters has become almost impossible, making point defense useless. What's up with that? (TheVirtu) A: ECM and ECCM, both natural (nebulas) and artificial (ships and planets), now affects missiles as well. Q: Are there any plans to do some kind of marketing when the new patch arrives? Many players are waiting for it, emailing them would bring back a lot of them. (Captain Caveman) A: There are several things planned, e.g. bulk email and a news blitz to all online sites. Q: Any plans for escape pods or something similar? (FIR3T0N3) A: Life pods that get ejected when a ship explodes have been considered. Other players may pick them up for points of some type. Q: Are there any plans on making the size of a ship affect armour or shield strength? (Axianda) A: This is planned as part of the upgrade system which is to be implemented for all devices. Basically bigger ships get better armour. Q: Any plans for new creatures? (Wolfram) A: Not at the moment. Q: When will the new faction be implemented? (Zether) A: Faustus: "When palestar has the resources to get the artwork done for a new fleet :)" Q: If a ship starts his jump at 20 gu/s and is stopped by an interdictor, will he A) come to a complete stop or B) come out of jump at full speed? (Axianda) A: Faustus: "B" Q: Any thoughts about making a carrier station that has a lot of fighters instead of normal weapons? (Zether) A: When new ship configurations are being intrtoduced it will be considered as a good idea. Q: Will Interdictor Bases affect wormholes? (Baikon) A: Faustus: "NO" Q: Are there new missions coming up? I.e. bombing, building. Are the broken ones getting fixed? I.e. escort missions lasting several hours. (Max Kepler) A: Yes, the mission system is getting an overhaul. Q: Will Inferno type planets get more of a purpose other than just sit there and orbit the sun? (Thrie The Tiger) A: You can still get an extractor and get rare resources off them. Other than that, nothing yet.
- Article Written by Rocketeer a.k.a. ::RR:: ©2003 |
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