Edit: Sorry for the jacked up font earlier. I copied my post off steam and I did not know how to change it.
If there was a new type of ship what would it be like?
Some of my ideas are:
Parasite
Duplicator
Teleporter
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The Parasite ship would be half the size of an interceptor with 2 weapon turrets. It would have no shielding but the same amount of hull strength. It would have a slightly better manuverablity and speed than an interceptor.
The Parasite ship special module would be to attach to any ship allied or enemy within 100 meters. When it attaches the host’s energy, hull and sheild now become your hull and shield as well. Only one Parasite ship is allowed to be attached at one time. The host ship would have a symbol stating that it has a Parasite ship
It’s active modules would either to buff or debuff the host ship. They would be ongoing like how an Engineer ship has AOE Hull and Sheild regen.
Some Parasite active modules would be:
Tier One Modules
Speed Assistor - Increases host acceleration by 5% and top speed by 3%.
Speed Crippler - Decreases host acceleration by 5% and top speed by 3%.
Tier Two Modules
Weapon Assistor - Increases host main weapon firing rate and damage while decreasing cooldown time.
Weapon Crippler - Decreases host main weapon firing rate and damage while increasing cooldown time.
Tier Three Modules
Self Destruct - Destroys both yourself and your host.
Edit: you would think by T3 no one would be so stupid as to kill an ally but it should be disable when on an ally host.
Tier Four Modules
Total System Takeover - Allows you to control the host ship for 20 seconds. Has a cooldown time of 2 minutes. Useful for getting your Ace ally out of a jam or destroying enemy ships when your enemy host is within enemy lines
Role:
To help allied ships giving the host buffs and adding two extra turrets or to cripple enemy ships. You will always control your two turrets so you can get your own kills to.
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The Duplicator ship would have around the same stats as an interceptor.
It’s Special Module allows it to create 2 fake copies of itself. They will fly around your target without your control and shoot at it without doing any real damage. This makes it hard for your target to decide which one is the real one and it will confuse your target.
Duplicator ship modules are much like ECM and Tackler modules with a few exceptions.
Some are:
Tier One Modules
Mass Target System Disabler - Disables targeting systems of all enemies within a 1500 meter radius. Has a lengthy cooldown
Tier Two Modules
I can’t remember the name - Slows down the target. Needs a clear line of sight
Tier Three Modules
Optical Illusion - Adds another fake copy when the Special Module is activated
Tier Four Modules
Mobile Drone Copier - Unleashes a drone that attacks enemies with plasma damage doing 50 damge per second. It makes a very real copy of itself every minute until there are four. Once it is used it cannot be used again until every single drone is destroyed
Tier Five Modules
Optical Attacker - Removes the targets abilty to see all of your allied ships for 30 seconds from the visual spectrum.
Role:
Confuse your target and hamper the enemy teams ability to fight back.
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The Teleporter ship has the same stats as a Fighter but has the inabity to move forwards, backwards, or strafe. It can rotate though.
It’s Special Module allows it to teleport anywhere it is facing 500 meters forwards. It has a cooldown time of 7 seconds.
Some Teleporter modules are:
Tier One Modules
Allied Teleporter - Choose any allied ship and teleport it anywhere on the map. Brings up the map then you just click where you want it to go. A screen will show up asking the ally if it wants to be teleported or not. The ship can cancel at anytime. Has a lengthy cooldown.
Tier Three Modules
Enemy Teleporter - Freezes both you and the enemy ship and invulnerable while you choose where it goes within a 3000 meter radius. The ship has no choice. The module will shut down in 10 seconds if you do not choose. Useful to send a ship into your allies so they can destroy it or just to save yourself for a few seconds. Has a lengthy cooldown.
Post your ship ideas too. I’m not sure if the devs are interested in making new types of ships but it won’t hurt to post.