Resin Plasma storage

[Jroinc1]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary):Add a new type of resin construction that has no plasma gain rate, but can store up to 500 plasma IF a xeno transfers plasma to it, like a xeno can, AND automatically transfers 100 plasma to the clicking xeno when clicked on help intent. Additionally, the structure glows like a lighter (1 tile radius) when it has more than 100 plasma stored, and one level higher (2 tile radius) when it has more than 400 stored.

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): Xenos get better use of the "transfer plasma" ability and a physical representation of the amount available to anyone looking to give/take, BUT have to balance plasma storage with the fact that it gives off light, so placing stores on the frontlines would give marines much greater sight. Also, glowing slime for alien feels.

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc):Add a new wall, allow it to be targetable by transfer plasma, AND to attempt to give 100 plasma to whichever target clicks on it with help intent (maybe give a different message?), overlay it with a plasma level indicator like xenos have on their HuD, update light levels on adding or taking plasma from the structure.

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

ADDITIONAL IDEA. Make it weakly explosive when charged above 400. NOPENOPENOPE. I could break tcomms forever, render groundside power not reparable, breach rwalls with time... all as a drone. Forget explosives.

[Eenkogneeto]

ADDITIONAL IDEA. Make it weakly explosive when charged above 400.

>This is the alien Hive
>It glows weakly
>You hear the faint sound of maracas. A PFC whimpers in fear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dyO9SWiY7k

[Jroinc1]

>This is the alien Hive
>It glows weakly
>You hear the faint sound of maracas. A PFC whimpers in fear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dyO9SWiY7k

Heh. Weakly, as in a HE grenade. Itself, and only one tile.

[Eenkogneeto]

Heh. Weakly, as in a HE grenade. Itself, and only one tile.

>This is the Ancient Hivelord (666)
>He smells faintly of Phoron and is wearing an Ultra Rare! Collectable Cuban Pete Hat
>There are no survivors.

[Jroinc1]

>This is the Ancient Hivelord (666)
>He smells faintly of Phoron and is wearing an Ultra Rare! Collectable Cuban Pete Hat
>There are no survivors.

Your meming just made me realize an actual, serious problem with it. That gives xenos PLACEABLE EXPLOSIVES that can break wires. I would abuse the SHIT out of it...
YOU ARE WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.

[Eenkogneeto]

Your meming just made me realize an actual, serious problem with it. That gives xenos PLACEABLE EXPLOSIVES that can break wires. I would abuse the SHIT out of it...
YOU ARE WHY WE CAN'T HAVE NICE THINGS.

Now you get it.

[Jroinc1]

Now you get it.

[Eenkogneeto]

Also you could make a checkerboard type pattern of bombs so that the second a PFC misfires his entire squad gets wiped.

[InterroLouis]

In between the bombs would be sticky resin...marines would charge in, not knowing what it was, and then the boiler watching from a distance alerts the closer spitter, who detonates the entire maze. Which would be charged to 1000 plasma each, at minimum. Rip marines.

[Sarah_U.]

I'd have made it a +1 if you didn't add explosives. -1 for now, especially since it's anti-lore.

[Jroinc1]

I'd have made it a +1 if you didn't add explosives. -1 for now, especially since it's anti-lore.

I removed explosive from the suggestion... yesterday.

[KingKire]

-1. I would rather have weed sacs just store spare plasma then add a one-use object. Lets link mechanics and have a wonderfully deep game. Gives more reason to having weed sacs.

Instead of a weak explosion, just have it pop a 1 tile acid pool. acid damage depends on how full of plasma it is. Marine standing over a weed sac when it pops = not so fun time AND stops breaking my disbelief when first drop marines immediately start stabbing a giant pulsating purple pimple without any good reason.

[Snypehunter007]

Reviewed and discussed with BMC.

Denied.