Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

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Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

Post by aphotic » 08 Aug 2015, 01:20

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

Sprited sandbag walls that function identically to flipped tables.

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

The flipped table barricades are essential to gameplay in both providing defense for marines and establishing a sense of security at FOBs and the like, but the idea of a force of colonial marines going to a planet, building aluminum tables and then flipping them over is a little silly. Sandbags would look more authentic and provide a military touch to outposts and fortifications.

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

Benefits are as above. It would work by just adding a sandbag item that was identical in every way to a flipped table except the appearance/description/building materials (sandbags would probably be made, of course, out of sand). The spriting would be the most difficult part, but stylized sandbag walls shouldn't be too difficult; ideally they'd 'link up' like walls do when made in adjacent tiles.

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

Besides creating the item and the sprite, a source of sand is necessary. Sacks of sand could be provided to engineers, and it could be dug out of the ground with shovels. Metal isn't difficult to get, and tables aren't difficult to build, so the sandbags should likewise be simple and plentiful.

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Re: Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

Post by Artyom » 08 Aug 2015, 01:21

The idea of tables or sandbags getting in the way of an alien who can crawl on all surfaces is stupid really.
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Re: Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

Post by Jeser » 08 Aug 2015, 01:28

Sandbags are good against bullets. We can use them only in events with PMC attacking marines. Tables are better against aliens.

Artyom, in our game, aliens cannot do that.
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Re: Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

Post by UnknownMurder » 08 Aug 2015, 12:43

This has been suggested before.
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Re: Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

Post by Artyom » 09 Aug 2015, 00:52

Jeser wrote:Sandbags are good against bullets. We can use them only in events with PMC attacking marines. Tables are better against aliens.

Artyom, in our game, aliens cannot do that.
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Re: Sandbags to Replace Flipped Tables

Post by apophis775 » 13 Sep 2015, 17:11

Denied, we added barricades.

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