RE: [Xenocide-programming] XML facility-item data

[Mamutas P. <ma...@pr...>]

Yeah, sooner or later a weapon needs to be reloaded, even if it means to put
more xenium into plasma cannon reactor.
On the other hand, isn't it the same as to have unlimited ammo as to have
very cheap clip which holds lots of charge, for example 10000? So, when you
buy your plasma cannon, you buy some xenium charge for few bucks and it will
not run off until the end of the game. :)

So, I suggest we should have all weapons with clips. We will balance the
number of charges and the price later. The only bad thing I can think of, is
that it will become a bit more annoying to buy a clip for every weapon, but
it still needs to be done for regular rifles and cannons. So, I think it
will be OK.

mamutas

-----Original Message-----
From: xen...@li...
[mailto:xen...@li...] On Behalf Of Jason
Jones
Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 11:15 AM
To: xen...@li...
Subject: RE: [Xenocide-programming] XML facility-item data

In my opinion, all weapons should have an ammo object (for consistency), 
but some ammo objects can be hidden and/or have unlimited ammunition.  
This handles things like laser rifles and psi-amps.

Personally I used the laser rifle as a standard weapon in the original, 
just because I didn't have to worry about ammo.  This is part of the 
original feel, but I think that there should be a tradeoff for sure.  
Perhaps the laser rifle is much weaker compared to the original game, or 
something. But if we make laser rifles not have the unlimited ammo, we 
break with that part of the original.

-----Original Message-----
From: fl...@ma...
To: xen...@li...
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 11:28:02 -0300 (ART)
Subject: RE: [Xenocide-programming] XML facility-item data

> Basicly my reason to avoid non ammo charged weapons is that it is
> completly unrealistic, how they get the energy or round to fire???
> About
> non interim 'ammo' even if can be useful would need a reactor on the
> weapon :P, the point is that the user havent have to manufacture ammo
> to
> use it, something in my opinion is wrong from the gameplay viewpoint.
> 
> And I agree it simplify a lot the interface. (Simplicity is the key to
> understanding), and a earlier finished game :D
> 
> Greetings
> Red Knight
>



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