level 1 metal makers for me at least are there for aiding the transition from lvl 1 to lvl 2.. useful if u misjudged and have too much energy or too little metal and cant afford to stretch your defences to the next metal patch so early ingame..
anyway onto the point.. can metal makers be made more efficient.. either producing 2..3 even metal as opposed to just 1. or reducing the power.. as its just too little considering to power just 1 u need 3.
i realise that the ratio of power to metal from lvl 1 - lvl 2 is conserved with it only producing 1 metal.. (1000/16=60/1) ...well to 1 sig fig... sorry for anyone who didnt follow that. but the point is still the same that i think that metal makers should be more efficient.. either taking 30 E or creating 1.5-3 M.....all constructive criticizms are welcome =]
lvl 1 metal makers
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Re: lvl 1 metal makers
How about- post this in the mod's forum?Dead.Rabit wrote:.all constructive criticizms are welcome =]
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Dead.Rabit
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heheh sorry.. but what i mean is that jus a little more efficiency to make them worth the hastle.. even changing it from 60 - 50... point taken about the moho tho.
and in alot of maps in the end there is a limit too how much you can expand.. i find that metal is the least rewarding part of expanding (except in patchy maps.. like comet catcher etc).
best is unpredictability. it also takes longer to overcome you so you have time to build heavy defences around your fusions etc. aswell as good nuke defence. and soo on. my point is that forfeiting 3 solars worth of power should be sleightly rewarding..
and in alot of maps in the end there is a limit too how much you can expand.. i find that metal is the least rewarding part of expanding (except in patchy maps.. like comet catcher etc).
best is unpredictability. it also takes longer to overcome you so you have time to build heavy defences around your fusions etc. aswell as good nuke defence. and soo on. my point is that forfeiting 3 solars worth of power should be sleightly rewarding..
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Dead.Rabit
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i hope you realize all this depends really on the mod ur playing
Edit: and for the mod ur saying (XTA) the thing that would be reasonable as the metal to energy spent ratio is the same on metal makers from both levels would be to change lvl2 metal makers drain to 930 or so, that way making lvl2 makers worth more than lvl1 makers as it is in other mods (or so i think...)
Edit: and for the mod ur saying (XTA) the thing that would be reasonable as the metal to energy spent ratio is the same on metal makers from both levels would be to change lvl2 metal makers drain to 930 or so, that way making lvl2 makers worth more than lvl1 makers as it is in other mods (or so i think...)
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PauloMorfeo
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Felix the Cat
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Let's get this straight, Mr. Rabbit. Comet Catcher is not a "patchy" map. Comet Catcher is a relatively normal map as far as metal is concerned. The maps that you may base your experience on are known as "metal maps" and are complete and utter crap. Either that or the metal distribution is screwy, as Paulo said.PauloMorfeo wrote:That's why you hear so many complaint from experienced players about the maps not beeing properly made, as far as metal distribution is concerned.Dead.Rabit wrote:... i find that metal is the least rewarding part of expanding (except in patchy maps.. like comet catcher etc).
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MMs are Fine
I think MMs are fine as they are. They aren't great, but they allow you to beef up your energy supply so that your laser towers have enough power when you're under attack. They're cheap and they build fast and they already pay for themselves. Making them any more effective than they already are means that you can start to base your whole economy on them, instead of needing to secure metal patches, which makes for a much more limited kind of game.
Their usefulness varies from map to map. Sometimes I find I'm quite a long way in and I've forgotten to build them. Other times you end up building them early because metal spots are in short supply. The danger is that you make it a no-brainer to build these things regardless of the map, and in so doing you remove an element of gameplay, which leaves the game poorer I think.
IMHO they're well balanced at present, they fill a role and need to be used with thought to get the most out of them.
Munch
Their usefulness varies from map to map. Sometimes I find I'm quite a long way in and I've forgotten to build them. Other times you end up building them early because metal spots are in short supply. The danger is that you make it a no-brainer to build these things regardless of the map, and in so doing you remove an element of gameplay, which leaves the game poorer I think.
IMHO they're well balanced at present, they fill a role and need to be used with thought to get the most out of them.
Munch
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Dead.Rabit
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as i say... i screwed up.. increasing lvl 1's metel output would make them much more efficient then lvl 2's hence it would be much more efficient (and possibly cheaper) to build 20 little mm's then 1 huge 1. . . weather u like the idea or not is regardless =]oh sorry dont waste your time with this.. i realised a floor. if this happened then it would produce more Metal if you built 20 lvl 1 metal makers then 1 Lvl 2... almost double infact.. would make a cool tip for those who knew about it tho yet it would be exploitable =]