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Cameron Parris Apr 26 @ 8:33am
[REQUEST FOR GAME DEVS] Vertical Missile Launch Systems - (VMLS)
I can't tell you how much more Fun and Dynamic Ship-Ship Combat would be if we had these in-game! Imagine it's you, (A Single Terran Syn Destroyer), versus a Decent Xenon Fleet all on your own. Let's say 12 PE's 6 M's and 2 K's, right?

You had a decent overall setup, 2 Forward L Beam Turrets, 3 Terran Lances, 2 Rear L Pulse Turrets, and 2 M Missile Launchers with a Variety of Misssiles, and on the bottom same setup. And RIGHT in the CENTER of your Vessel... a VMLS with a Strategic Warhead loaded and ready to go!

You plunge STRAIGHT into the Enemy Fleet, mowing down the Fighters like a Fly Swatter, but you're approaching the Twin K's, you lock onto 1, fire that Warhead aaaaannnndddd.... BOOM! Instant Death. So now it's just you and the Final K, it's a CONSTANT bombardment of Turret fire! Really a no-holds barred battle! After a few minutes of this your Warhead is loaded up again! You quickly launch it and BAM! No more Xenon Fleet!

Tell me you guys didn't get as excited about that thought as I did? If you do, you're a damn liar.
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Narn Apr 26 @ 8:36am 
This should probably go in ideas and suggestions

https://steamcommunity.com/app/392160/discussions/4/
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conrado.lacerda Apr 26 @ 8:36am 
In short, you want nukes. :steammocking:
Last edited by conrado.lacerda; Apr 26 @ 8:37am
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Bobucles Apr 26 @ 8:52am 
X4 isn't really a superweapon kind of game. Even the asgard turbo death ray is a bit of an exception, being a unique weapon for a unique ship from a dlc faction.
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Cameron Parris Apr 26 @ 9:32am 
Originally posted by Narn:
This should probably go in ideas and suggestions

https://steamcommunity.com/app/392160/discussions/4/
They don't allow any more comments
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Cameron Parris Apr 26 @ 9:33am 
Originally posted by conrado.lacerda:
In short, you want nukes. :steammocking:
Is that not something you want also?
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Cameron Parris Apr 26 @ 9:33am 
Originally posted by Bobucles:
X4 isn't really a superweapon kind of game. Even the asgard turbo death ray is a bit of an exception, being a unique weapon for a unique ship from a dlc faction.
Bro, GAMES ARE MEANT TO BE FUN! Stop sucking the joy out of my Idea!
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conrado.lacerda Apr 26 @ 9:43am 
Originally posted by Cameron Parris:
Originally posted by conrado.lacerda:
In short, you want nukes. :steammocking:
Is that not something you want also?
I dunno, I don't find them that appealing as a game mechanic. Even in RTS games like Starcraft or C&C, or 4X's like Civilization, I never use them much. However, it would give a great line in the gameplay settings menu:

Allow nukes.
Last edited by conrado.lacerda; Apr 26 @ 9:49am
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Narn Apr 26 @ 9:47am 
I would be fine with it if the AI also has them. If other sides cannot have them why can only the player have them? It sounds like you are just requesting an "I win" button with extra steps.
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conrado.lacerda Apr 26 @ 9:53am 
Originally posted by Narn:
I would be fine with it if the AI also has them. If other sides cannot have them why can only the player have them? It sounds like you are just requesting an "I win" button with extra steps.
This brings a serious risk of turning X4 into a post-apocalyptical survival game... :-)
Last edited by conrado.lacerda; Apr 26 @ 9:54am
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FuryoftheStars Apr 26 @ 10:01am 
No, that is not exciting or interesting to me. Even in games with WMDs, if there's the option, I disable them. They are too easy for yourself, and too annoying in the AI's hands (and it wouldn't make sense for the player only to have them). Leads to rushing them so you can nuke the enemy before they can nuke you. Or rushing the countermeasure so you don't have to worry about them and then what was the point?

I get that it is exciting for some folks. I'd say either as an optional item (game start option, but the devs seem kind of against that kind of stuff for some reason) or a mod.
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Doom Apr 26 @ 2:05pm 
* Are you aware of high mass teleportation?
* Or have you tried to use torpeo launcher swarms? Like 100 chimeras with 4 torpedo launchers each.

Originally posted by Cameron Parris:
Is that not something you want also?
Nukes are boring in space. It is just flash, EMP blast and that's it. No mushroom cloud and no shockwave.
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Bobucles Apr 26 @ 2:38pm 
who says that torpedoes aren't already nuclear weapons? 90% of a nuclear weapon's devastation is provided for free by earth's atmosphere. There is no such freebie in space.
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flywlyx Apr 26 @ 3:37pm 
The AI can't even handle the main weapon properly, and now you want to give them nukes?
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conrado.lacerda Apr 26 @ 3:39pm 
Originally posted by flywlyx:
The AI can't even handle the main weapon properly, and now you want to give them nukes?
It needs to practice in order to prepare for Judgement Day... :)
Last edited by conrado.lacerda; Apr 26 @ 3:39pm
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Doom Apr 26 @ 4:32pm 
Originally posted by conrado.lacerda:
Originally posted by flywlyx:
The AI can't even handle the main weapon properly, and now you want to give them nukes?
It needs to practice in order to prepare for Judgement Day... :)
Actually we could take OPs desire to have bigger boom and turn it into a way to make player life interesting.

How about.

* Instead of a missile, it is a bomb. "Quantum bomb".
* The bomb is installed into any freighter with over 10k cargo space, and has no launcher.
* It is only available to NPC factions.
* And will be deployed against player sectors by factions with -30 relations, if player navy becomes too strong.
* Upon activation, the bomb destroys all ships in the sector.
* And deletes the sector from the world map.
* Permanently.

How's that. 😁

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/joke
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