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Avan

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multiple offsets and damage
« on: May 26, 2011, 04:28:32 PM »
So do multiple offsets for beam weapons always aim to converge like on the guardian, or is there a way to have them fire in parallel like ballistic weapons?

Also, the damage listed in the CSV for the guardian: is that divided among the offsets or is that on a per-beam basis?
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Re: multiple offsets and damage
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2011, 05:03:01 PM »
They're usually parallel - the guardian is a hack. The damage listed for it is the total for all the beams (regardless of whether it's the guardian or not), for ease of comparison in the spreadsheet.
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Re: multiple offsets and damage
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2011, 05:17:50 PM »
ah ok...
So what currently specifies if it has the beams like the guardian or not? (or is it currently hardcoded specifically to the guardian?)
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Re: multiple offsets and damage
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 05:25:14 PM »
Yeah, that's why I said it's a hack :)

Edit: the guardian is a bit experimental and I'm not entirely happy with how it works.
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Re: multiple offsets and damage
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2011, 05:43:17 PM »
Ok, that's what I thought: just wanted to make sure.
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