Research Weapons

[Dingle]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary):

A few ideas for some research weapons & items. Not all of them are heavily composed of alien body parts, but still require research of the corpses and their biology to unlock.


Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole):

Adds a lil more variation to gameplay while (hopefully) not disturbing the balance too much. Some are counters to common alien behavior/tactics. Some are just for the fun of it.


Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc):

I mean I won't be surprised if some of most of all of these don't fit the kinda atmosphere being aimed for. Just throwing a few out there to see if any catch on.

If anyone has more suggestions, feel free to stick em in the comments.

Power Fist: Requires a charge for use, similar to alien tail attacks. Takes up a hand slot but doesn't drop when tackled.

The Exploding Baldie: Incendiary baldie/monkey decoys which burst into flames when pounced/tackled/facehugged.

The Booby Trap: Explosive rig fastened to the front of the chestplate. Sends a buckshot-type blast upwards upon being pounced. Single use.

Flare Crossbow: If there's one thing those ayys love it's the darkness, so what better way to piss one off than embedding it with a lit flare? Low damage, long reload, only works on certain mobs.

Underbarrel Bola Launcher: Fires a snare to slow down enemy run speed, chase em down before they resist out of it. Limited use, only works on smaller castes.

Underbarrel Chainsaw: Rip through resin like buckshot through a baldie. Battery powered with limited use.

"Smoke" grenades: Xenoes don't rely on light for vision, and I'm not sure they use heat either. Whatever it is I'm sure the researcher can find it out and tailor some nades towards blocking it.

Tamper-proof Bulbs: Powerful electric shock upon smashing. Handle with care.


Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it):

Praise be to /N and his holy spriter apostles

[elantzb]

Flare Crossbow: If there's one thing those ayys love it's the darkness, so what better way to piss one off than embedding it with a lit flare? Low damage, long reload, only works on certain mobs.

Oh man, I like the idea of sticking a glowing flare to a pesky runner. Run back home, show me where you live, critter!

[Dingle]

A few more:

The Cleaner: Similar to the RCD, this device can be used to construct resin barricades. Uses Steaming Gibs as ammo.

Demoraliser: Fashioned from xeno vocal chords, this SADAR barrel attachment emits an alien "SKREEE" when fired.

It's Raining Ayys: A SADAR rocket that explodes similar to boiler gas. Except with added gibs.

Sizzle Rounds: Punchier revolver ammo that's sure to cause some blood splash. Just don't shoot any xeno corpses with these things.

ID Tagger: Tired of losing all your mines to baldies dragging xeno corpses over them? Stick the ayys with an ID chip to cut down on wasted supplies marine casualties.

[Mono]

I like most of these as they seem like something someone would come up with after some studying of the xenos

The only ones that I don't like are the exploding decoys and the buckshot harness. The decoys just feel like they don't belong and the harness just sounds overpowered. Run out into the field with your buckshot shooty and a harness, either runners or hunters get shot by you, or fucked over by the harness for managing to successfully pounce you. I can see researchers rushing it every round and mass producing them

[Dingle]

I like most of these as they seem like something someone would come up with after some studying of the xenos

The only ones that I don't like are the exploding decoys and the buckshot harness. The decoys just feel like they don't belong and the harness just sounds overpowered. Run out into the field with your buckshot shooty and a harness, either runners or hunters get shot by you, or fucked over by the harness for managing to successfully pounce you. I can see researchers rushing it every round and mass producing them

These items require parts of alien corpses to build and thus cannot be mass produced. Some of the more powerful items could have T3 body part requirements for an ez balance adjustment.

[MauroVega]

*sighs

[forwardslashN]

Weapon suggestions are usually gun suggestions, and gun suggestion are not allowed. A lot of these are also silly and lore breaking. Denied.