Alien spore eruption nerf

[ioanniskass]

You might as well remove this altogether. Now it's just a nuisance.

No. I don't want this as it first launched with A17. Think of a different way to make it a threat. Maybe instant spawn a number of crawlers depending on difficulty level.

[aksel_bugbyte]

This is not something new to Alpha 17, been in the game a longer time. Now there is just another way to be exposed to it. The health impact could be quite dramatic earlier, even deaths occurring. Now it is on a lower level and death should be rare (Depending on the health otherwise).

[Hydromel90]

I think the unlogic problem is that the contamination can occurs even wearing a spacesuit, this is not realistic. Talking about the new way to be exposed, actually the only way to be safe is to open fire keeping enough distance from the alien infestation, drafting and keeping away other crew members from the spore cloud.

[ioanniskass]

Originally posted by aksel_bugbyte:

This is not something new to Alpha 17, been in the game a longer time. Now there is just another way to be exposed to it. The health impact could be quite dramatic earlier, even deaths occurring. Now it is on a lower level and death should be rare (Depending on the health otherwise).

I was referring to the introduction of the infester. It should be more of a real threat.

Thanks for the prompt response

[starship]

FWIW, I dig the new dynamics. It was a nice surprise to find out I could be infected with spacesuits on! But I also seem to be able to manage the infection better by forcing the infected to sleep in hospital beds. It's not foolproof.

IMO, getting infected with a spacesuit on probably boils down to getting it on your suit and getting exposed when taking the suit off.

This opens up some possibilities for tech. Upgrades to airlocks or spacesuits. Maybe even air filtration systems for the ship that specialize in diminishing spore eruption spread?

But also what the OP is referring to.. maybe it would be nice to have more of an active threat sometimes, perhaps with advanced aliens on the outside. Bigger pods that will create a nasty infection ASAP.

I really love the new bot enemies dropping in via their drop pods. I'm hoping I land in a system with a ton of them, multiple drop pods.. It's a nice fast way to experience a boarding action on your ship, which is always exciting. :)

[Fire70]

This is a bit tedious given the same people seem to be getting reinfected multiple times so it seems to just go on and on..

Should only get it once per infestation..

[Eisboe]

Originally posted by Hydromel90:

I think the unlogic problem is that the contamination can occurs even wearing a spacesuit, this is not realistic.

The aliens we encounter here are able to life and thrive in open space... So there is a high chance the spores they produce are so resilient and/or small, that they are either able to just move through the spacesuit on a microscopic level or are maybe even eating through the suits fabric on that scale without causing an alarm or measurable damage.

On the other hand it is scientific known that spores in general are very resilient in wide ranges of temperature, radiation and pressure so the delayed infection after removing the suit should not be dismissed.