Vertical platform gun platforms.

[PlebNC (UK)]

The idea is to allow the platforms placed by the platform gun to be placed vertically. Switching between the default horizontal and vertical could be done by holding the reload button.

This would create a new uses for the platform gun, such as improvised cover from ranged attacks (like Deadnoughts, Mactaras, robot drones and turrets) in areas with no cover to cover a revive, barricading tunnels to create breathing room for healing/resupplying. Combining this with the horizontal platforms allows players to create simple fortifications with vertical platforms acting as walls/battlements and horizontal ones as floors/roofs.

This would allow engineer players to provide physical cover to revive players, thus encouraging teamwork and building fortifications for game modes where players are allowed to prepare for fights like Industrial Sabotage, Escort Duty and Elimination. Plus wouldn't it be rad to build a giant fort to fight the Caretaker?

If not as a standard function of the Platform Gun, perhaps as an Overclock or weapon upgrade? E.g. it allows the option of vertical platforms but now regular bugs can slowly dig through the platform to balance out the ability to seal a tunnel or simply reducing the player's platform gun ammo capacity.

[Chibbity]

Would be pretty overpowered, unless it cost like 4 platform ammo to do it.

You could just seal off tunnels and entrances way too easily, and build walls that would really slow the bugs down and make them easy targets.

[Hotklou]

There is a mod that allows you to adjust the dimensions of your platforms - Super Platforms. You can make them vertical instead of horizontal. It is not very practical for making actual platforms though, so be it in modded form or an overclock or upgrade I advise against using it like this.

[PlebNC (UK)]

Originally posted by Chibbity:

Would be pretty overpowered, unless it cost like 4 platform ammo to do it.

You could just seal off tunnels and entrances way too easily, and build walls that would really slow the bugs down and make them easy targets.

I'd be fine with an increased ammo cost.

[Tiom]

holding the reload button is already the bind for recall turrets. just fyi.

[PlebNC (UK)]

Originally posted by Tiom:

holding the reload button is already the bind for recall turrets. just fyi.

Ah. Right. Forgot that, lol. Well, maybe holding the number that selects it (the 3 key?) or holding the fire button so horizontal platforms are just a quick tap but vertical ones require charging each shot, which could also be used to explain the increased ammo cost for vertical platforms as the charge up is drawing more ammo into the shot.