sacrificial sniper

[tec_server]

sacrificial sniper (class 4 ship)

when destroyed, sacrificial sniper obliterates 1 mothership in the enemy fleet.


attack/life: 0/50
manpower: 2500

researchtime: 2 d
buildingtime: 1 d


e-ray-technology
needed research:
gravity

battle details:fights
(battle engine syntax: f)
if this ship gets destroyed it modifies LP by -5000 of 1 mothership in the enemy fleet in class 4, there are no known ships and buildings that survive this effect.
battlemessage: "sacrificial sniper obliterated one mothership"
(battle engine syntax: trigger_destruction@obliterate,enemy,1,4,mothership,sacrificial sniper obliterated one mothership,n)

[Senor]

mp is too high. interesting otherwise.

[Jack09]

Nice, cripple the enemy fleet so you can just do hit and run on them for a while, or just obliterate them, but the mp is to high, ship is still a good idea though, but what would destroy it, maybe make it a c3 ship.
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[dumenop]

i agree the mp is too high. maybe more around 300-350? (right around mothership mp). or should it be higher to compensate for the enemy's lack of transportation? i think the mp should definately be under 1000

[dumenop]

another problem is the lack of damage-dealing ships in c4. chances of it being dealt damage are few, but the fleet maker could take this into account and clear out a class so that the enemy fleet would attack up a class. this would put the fleetmaker's mothership at risk as well (potentially), so maybe an additional feature that stops c4 battle?

[Jack09]

[dumenop]

interesting idea...your c4 for the enemy's c4...since the enemy wouldn't necessarily see it coming you could definately make it work to your advantage without the ship being considered "unbalanced". i'll write a battle syntax and you can tell me if its what you had in mind.

[dumenop]

new syntax:

battle details:
reduces LP to 0 of 99 ships of any ship-type in both fleets in class 4 but some ships are immune against destruction
battlemessage: "sacrificial sniper destroyed both class fours"
(battle engine syntax: destroy,both,99,4,all,sacrificial sniper destroyed both class fours,n)

will this syntax make sacrificial sniper die too? thats what i was aiming for. since "ss" is a c4 i thought it would take care of its self...correct me if i'm wrong.

now i just need to invent a warp capable ship in c3 and i'll be able to cripple the fleets of everyone in the galaxy!

[Jack09]

[dumenop]

great minds think alike

[RenéeAB]

Congradulations you just invented the mantis.

I recommend noobs learn the ships they have not tried yet before they try to re-invent any
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[Jack09]

[dumenop]

renee is right about this being the mantis. the original idea was different, but it evolved into the mantis. my mistake. might as well forget this ship now.