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swat43 Head of Security

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Most people will hate me for this, and i dont care because currently these bad boys are weak unless mining is good.


The only thing Robotics can do for cyborgs/androids/robots is to upgrade their powercell and VTEC, Cooling taser unit for security, and jetpacks for mining. That's all that is usefull.


But since sometimes Robotics becomes filled with resources they cant use, why not use them to FURTHER upgrade the robotics units?

Better communications, binnary, camera,armor, all that neat stuff, with the help of RnD of course!


I want to have more options to increase the effectiveness of the robots. Comment bellow for more suggestion on what you would like to see what Robots should be improved with! (Please keep in mind that just simply 'ayy lmao moar guns dakaa plz' is bad. Keep the ideas constructed and logical! :3)

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Zundy Cyborg

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I like all your ideas so far, but why not add the ability put them in shells e.g:

 

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Perhaps not as complex as the Ghost in the Shell style IPC's we've got now, but as above: human looking but not quite. Perhaps have the ability add other cosmetic upgrades as well? Different colored chassis etc?

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swat43 Head of Security

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Dont forget, the shells (from what i understand) will only be an IPC type thingy that will be implemented.


Cosmetic wise, i dunno. We've already got plentifull chasis, though i guess more can be made, but im talking more about the improvement mechanics wise.

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Carver Artificial Intelligence

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If you want to look at upgrades, look at Gooncode's limbs and various upgrades for inspiration. Light/Standard/Sturdy/Heavy limbs, with accompanying mechanical differences in Speed vs Durability, as well as Treads. Consumable repair/recharge packs, a rebooting upgrade that uses power to get out of stuns, HUDs, shields against damage types, even a teleporter letting them go between the beacons.


Customization is fun, encourage it!

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Nanako Syndicate Cell Commander

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Cyborgs do need alot more upgrades.


Allow a surgeon droid to use a laser scalpel. Give an engineering borg a plasteel generator. Give the janitor droid an inbuilt bucket and some metal sheets.


All of these things and a ton more would make great upgrades. they're severly lacking just now

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Nanako Syndicate Cell Commander

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Give an engineering borg a plasteel generator.

This completely breaks the balance (and logic) of the game and should never be added for that sake, but I do rather like the laser scalpel suggestion.

 

how so?

Drones and construction borgs have a plasteel generator, but an engineering borg doesn't. he can't make reinforced walls at all

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SierraKomodo Cyborg

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Give an engineering borg a plasteel generator.

This completely breaks the balance (and logic) of the game and should never be added for that sake, but I do rather like the laser scalpel suggestion.

 

how so?

Drones and construction borgs have a plasteel generator, but an engineering borg doesn't. he can't make reinforced walls at all

 

As someone who's been playing drones alot, we do not get plasteel.

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Nanako Syndicate Cell Commander

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Plasteel is an extremely limited resource for Engineering and Robotics, and an infinite supply of it essentially makes Mining irrelevant for anyone but Research.

 

afaik borgs can't drop their resources, they just produce and use them on demand, to build things

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Damarik Plasma Researcher

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Plasteel is an extremely limited resource for Engineering and Robotics, and an infinite supply of it essentially makes Mining irrelevant for anyone but Research.

 

afaik borgs can't drop their resources, they just produce and use them on demand, to build things

 

No, they cannot 'drop' their resources. They CAN, however, produce an item and then convert it back into resources that can be left lying around for others to use.


No Borg can stock plasteel except the Research Borg (And only in the Sheet Loader)

Plastic is only available to Drones (to my knowledge)

Soap (previously Space Cleaner) is available to Drones, Janiborgs and Service Bots (I think, on that last one)


Personally, I think it would be great to give the Borgs more functionality by being able to change what tools/loadouts they can use while operating under a set module. I may make a suggestion about this.

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Nanako Syndicate Cell Commander

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it'd be nice to see a medical droid given some kind of gripper for moving pill bottles, liquid bottles, and also for removing pill bottles from their box. Like use gripper on box, recieve one of the bottles from it. Call it a chemistry gripper


it'd also be nice for medical/surgeon/crisis droids to be able to upgrade the types of medicine they can synthesize, and have a wider variety available. Give medical bots chloral hydrate for subduing unruly patients. Maybe allow surgeon bots to generate and transfuse synthetic blood internally. Perhaps a welder and a cable spool for crisis borgs, in order to repair damaged prosthetics in patients


For engineering/construction borgs, i'd like to see some kind of material bin that they can use to scoop up excess rods/sheets left over after construction or repair operations. I know they can use an item they have to pick up the same item off the ground, but that only works if they're below full capacity, and borgs are typically at full


(i'm recommending all of these as constructible upgrade modules, not as new starting equipment)

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