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Egarwaen
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Post by Egarwaen »

Zenka wrote:Toasters and ambushers are discussed earlier.
There isn't a lot of diffrence between lvl1 and lvl2 plasma batteries.
I think Caydr once mentioned the range is going to increase (and maybe the DMG too).
Don't the level 2 ones fire two shells when set to high trajectory? I seem to remember noticing this when using 'em.
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Post by Drone_Fragger »

Lvl 2 ones do more damage, have a slightly longer range and fire faster. no to metion when not being used they ahve somethign like a 0.05 damage modifier and autoheal.
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Post by krogothe »

Still, pretty much no one uses them considering the other lvl2 alternatives. I think they need a 1600 range+ to fill the niche
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Post by Drone_Fragger »

Then Annis get Redundant :/

unless of course you want to give annis a boost as well?
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Post by krogothe »

no, i want ambushers/toasters to be useful, else removed...
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Post by Generuler »

unless of course you want to give annis a boost as well?
oh please not :shock: i hate being spammed with annis - their range is just .....
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Post by Egarwaen »

Aren't they significantly cheaper than BLoDs?
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Post by Archangel of Death »

Yes, and tougher, and incredibly tough when buried. And Ambushers cloak, while Toasters are even more incredibly tougher than Ambushers. When up they can take more of a beating then any other defence. Closed they can survive a com-bomb. Or two. Or a hail of nukes. (etc etc) And they are smaller. All this and the cost isn't that much greater than their lvl1 counterparts. I admit their weapons are awfully close to Guardian's and Punishers in both damage and range, but that will change somewhat in the next version. I still can't figure out why you guys can't see the advantage in using them.

[quote=Egarwaen]Don't the level 2 ones fire two shells when set to high trajectory? I seem to remember noticing this when using 'em.[/quote] Please send a replay of this to Caydr and/or me if it is happening.
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Post by Egarwaen »

Archangel of Death wrote:Please send a replay of this to Caydr and/or me if it is happening.
I think I've had it happen before, but I didn't single out the replay. If I see it again, I'll send it your way.
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Post by Dragon45 »

Put up fort walls or dummy buildings in front of your toaster/ambusher and set it on high trajectory so it can fire back at an Anni in its range. Failign that, put those things up anyway, because they're useful for defense :)
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Post by Zenka »

Don't buff anni's they are powerfull enough.
And what if the anni has a larger range then plasma batteries? you pay for it. (those things are very, very expencive).
Anni's are easy to counter when standing alone. And since pitbulls do less then a thud, there have to be a load of HLT's or a group of units guarding it, or else you 12 peewee's can kill the anni. (don't walk in a single group though).
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Post by Egarwaen »

Zenka wrote:Anni's are easy to counter when standing alone. And since pitbulls do less then a thud, there have to be a load of HLT's or a group of units guarding it, or else you 12 peewee's can kill the anni. (don't walk in a single group though).
Real question: what's the point of Pitbulls and Vipers? Okay, yes, they can take a lot of damage, but is having a bunch of Pitbulls/Vipers and Toasters/Ambushers and nothing else left after a commbomb or cruise missile/nuke strike really going to matter much?
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Post by Min3mat »

erm...*sarcasm*...yeah...pibulls and vipers SUCK
i mean really...tried them ingame? if you get like almost 3 WHOLE ones you can hold off a large army, don't use em tbh :shock:
seriously, vipers and pitbulls PWN. toasters and ambushers do considerably more damage per shell and have a slight bit of range, not much good for creeping but help when facing heavy slow units such as sumos or cans
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Post by Egarwaen »

Min3mat wrote:i mean really...tried them ingame?
I have, but I tend to be the one on the offense. I was asking, as Zenka said they "do less than a Thud". I take it he's wrong, and they're good anti-light unit weapons? (I'm pretty sure they get owned by artillery and heavier tanks, yes?)
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Post by Min3mat »

as a attacker you will be unpleasantly surprised how useful they are :) also freakers/consuls build them so they are great at replacing a defense line ASAP (build fast, die slow ^.^)
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Post by ginekolog »

yeah, pitbulls do suck, just tested it:

bulldog vs pitbull(cost 780), bulldog wins with 2500 hp left


bulldog vs hlt(cost 480), bulldog wins with 2300 hp left


So HLT is more effective with more HP and 40% cheaper cost. Pitbulls only advantage is a bit better range and stronger when closed.


HLT >> pitbull on most occasions. its nonsense.
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Post by DavetheBrave »

hlts are better for defending against enemy units, but pitbulls are better on hills, or for attacking enemy bases. still, i think they might do with an impulse factor increase...if caydr is around...
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Post by Zenka »

pitbulls should be able to do damange. They don't worth the cost. What use is for them, if they only have advantage on hills. If Arm lvl 2 defence only consist out of the Anni, then all hope is lost. (since anni's arn't able to stop attack containing more then 24 units. unless you have 12 of them)
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Post by Egarwaen »

Do Pitbulls land multiple hits? (In a chain, like D-Gun blasts) If so, that might make them more useful than HLTs against swarms.
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Post by Min3mat »

well vipers own, that i am sure of...or at least they used to
tbh the flashes have completely and utterly turned me off AA 1.4, 1.45 is so far away! ;.;
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