Only "CARRIERS" Can Use Huggers

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Only "CARRIERS" Can Use Huggers

Post by Trench007 » 08 May 2017, 22:13

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

Instead of allowing every alien caste to carry huggers, make the "CARRIERS" the sole carrier of huggers.

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

Make combat more about actual fighting, instead of hugger spam (okay if done by the "CARRIERS")
Marines no longer dread combat (no longer will you be instantly raped by the first hunter or hunter that tackles and hugger spams you)
Makes CM SS13 closer to the real deal (in the movies are the marines ever raped by normal aliens throwing huggers?)
Both sides have more fun, as there is one less exploitative combat method in CM now
"CARRIERS" will actually be a needed support role, as they will be the only ones able to carry or throw huggers (making them a priority target on the battlefield)
Added RP elements (imagine being a marine having only fought normal Xenos and out of nowhere a giant sack of crabs appears (AKA "CARRIERS") ; that suddenly starts launching a million of those buggers at you)
Encourages even more Xeno teamplay, as "CARRIERS" are the only way to bring huggers to their victims (giving them a vital role in the Xeno strategy and forcing other Xenos to heavily guard/escort them in battle)

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

Now "CARRIERS" become a very desirable support role that works closely with the other frontline Xenos, as there is no safe way of nesting a marine unless hugged. The added roleplay reason as to why only "CARRIERS" can carry huggers could be due to the heavy hierarchical nature of Xenos. Basically, all other castes of Xenos see huggers as filth and "CARRIERS" are the unlucky bastards who have to deal with them. Plus, if done in this way the usually non-existent Xeno RP, could now have some new elements (other castes being douchebags to "CARRIERS", but still grudgingly protecting them in battle).

P.S. I know I don't have any other posts except this one and one other, I usually just read topics rather than post. Also, I've been playing on and off longer than my forum account creation, so I'm not a complete scrub (only barely). Names I have played as: John "Inept" Ringer / & now Johnathen Ringer + some other one I forgot (I can already feel the -1s for my anonymity)

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

Simply make a restriction of picking up huggers, for every Xeno caste except "CARRIERS". Probably wouldn't be any extra code, just changing the values of certain variables (if I'm guessing right how it's coded).
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Re: Only "CARRIERS" Can Use Huggers

Post by apophis775 » 08 May 2017, 22:14

I'm going to lock this, because that's already part of the hugger combat redux we are working on.
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