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Author Topic: Suggestion for Carriers  (Read 2996 times)

MindsEye

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Suggestion for Carriers
« on: February 19, 2013, 05:47:28 PM »

I like Carriers alot but feel like they are a bit lack luster. I think they would be significantly improved if they had the ability to repair disabled or destroyed wings after the battle.Say around 25-50% rate.Makes sense that they would have the ships and equipment to retrieve them from space and make extensive repairs.

These ideas could be due to the fact that carriers are loaded with the most advanced sensors and equipment for fighter support.Also they have crews working just to coordinate and support fighters.

Another Idea is they give some bonus during battle.Like a 25-50% speed bonus when they are returning/after launch to carriers.

Maybe carriers could give you more command points for giving orders to fighters or even unlimited amounts.

Carriers could extend partial shielding at the cost of flux to fighters within a certain range.

They could reduce the fleet points wings cost by 1 or 2.
« Last Edit: February 20, 2013, 05:28:36 AM by MindsEye »
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banehunter

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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2013, 06:24:44 PM »

For your first suggestion, they already do.
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2013, 06:28:27 PM »

Carriers instantly repair all fighters after battle, supplies permitting. Just adding detail to what post above mine said.
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2013, 08:02:28 PM »

I ment if they repaired disabled wings or even destroyed ones.
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2013, 08:29:20 PM »

They do.
Edit: They increase the chance of repairing disabled/destroyed wings. Also your second suggestion sounds more like a ship system or hull mod suggestion http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=5290.0 that old thread probably needs a nice bump anyway.
« Last Edit: February 19, 2013, 08:49:42 PM by banehunter »
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2013, 08:59:06 PM »

Wow thats great then Where do I see the stats for the carriers ability?
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2013, 09:38:37 PM »

Oh my bad, not destroyed wings, but disabled meaning that if a single fighter's wreck survives the battle then it is almost guaranteed to be repaired. For your question about the stats just like the stats about them increasing repair speed, I do not believe is accessible without delving into the code, something that I am a bit to incompetent to accomplish. If you do need proof you could try it yourself ???, I myself speak from captaining an Astral with no points in the repair character skill, getting my broadswords back 50-60 percent of the time.
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2013, 02:01:05 AM »

Oh my bad, not destroyed wings, but disabled meaning that if a single fighter's wreck survives the battle then it is almost guaranteed to be repaired.

Do you have a source for that? It's news to me that carriers have anything to do with fighter wing repair chance.
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Re: Suggestion for Carriers
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2013, 07:08:22 AM »

I looked around and couldnt find out much but I am no good at code either.
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