Breakable Helmets

[SuitDude]

I was just thinking that it would balance things nicely if helmets could be broken after three to five successful headbites. The helmets offer a lot of protection and are pretty inexpensive as it is, so I see this as a nice compromise.

[Stakhanov]

I was just thinking that it would balance things nicely if helmets could be broken after three to five successful headbites.

Wouldn't 5 headbites mean death anyway ?

The loss of equipment is bad enough...

[Rekov]

Not necessarily. If the person got 1 headbyte and then healed, and then came back and got another one, ect.

It makes sense from a realistic point of view, but what does it do in terms of balance for the game?

[Stakhanov]

The problem arises from the specific nature of armor upgrades , there is no armor count like in... well , any other FPS in existance

NS features armor that can be welded , and alien carapace that has to be healed (like hit points) , maybe Tremulous could find some inspiration here. Armor that can be repaired by a construction kit and carapace that requires the overmind (or a booster) to heal would have some significance in gameplay. Teamwork would become crucial at once for humans , making battlesuit rambos short lived (as they are in NS)

Selling damaged armor would only return a fraction of its price , of course

[Neo]

um..Aliens don't have any armour.

[Vector_Matt]

um..Aliens don't have any armour.

They don't have "armor" per-se but they do have tough hides etc.

[Neo]

but as far as the underlying game mechanics are concerned aliens are unarmoured, they just get more hp so they live longer. any gun will do the same damage to a tyrant as it does to a dretch.

[Vector_Matt]

but as far as the underlying game mechanics are concerned aliens are unarmoured, they just get more hp so they live longer. any gun will do the same damage to a tyrant as it doesto a dretch.

Oh, ya, forgot about that :oops: .

[James[US]]

I think breakable helmets is a good idea as long as they can be fixed for free as if it were ammunition.  Would be kind of unfair having to buy a ton of helmets every game.  (By the way, hi guys.  I'm new to the forum, glad to meet you all.)