Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): Add some way to see if you're spitting nerutoxin or corrosive acid globs, same with Boiler's bombard types
Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): Quality of life for Spitter/Praetorian/Boiler players as well as preventing said castes from accidentally harming infected hosts
Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): Add an indicator on screen or in the status panel saying "You are spitting nonlethal neurotoxin/lethal acid", could also stand to do the same with tail attacks as more than a few times I've accidentally used my tail attack and then got confused when I lost all my plasma
Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
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Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
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Re: Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
Orr could create a floating indicator on the aliens head that all ayys can see
But +1 for ranged alien QOL
But +1 for ranged alien QOL
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Re: Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
I was a boiler once, and thought I was using acid the entire time.. It wasn't until I tried to toggle spit that I realized that I was using the wrong type of bombard.
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Re: Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
Same here, marines were assaulting and I thought I was keeping them at bay with corrosive acid, turns out I was using neuro the whole time, really pissed me off i got a few direct hits as well.Renomaki wrote:I was a boiler once, and thought I was using acid the entire time.. It wasn't until I tried to toggle spit that I realized that I was using the wrong type of bombard.
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Re: Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
+1 This would be pretty good for an ease of use when using the spit types, can't really see any down sides either as long as it doesn't clutter your screen.
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Re: Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
Maybe, if we want to put some work on it, change the colour of the acid sacks on the sprites of ranged Aliens depending on which type is used.
+1, though. Once I had a boiler that kept firing nonlethals accidentally.
+1, though. Once I had a boiler that kept firing nonlethals accidentally.
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Re: Visual Indicator For What Spit Type Is Active
+1, would be a nice QoL
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