Recent content by Grammaton

@Faeryl Understood about the .exe distributions. I got a link for the THMPR Art Demo some time back. That's not the core issue, even though M2 backers were never going to get other demo .exe files until the "playable mockup" gets released. In light of that, if the THMPR Art Demo was to be made...

@Grummz I'm not seeing the M2 downloads at all. I'm also at a loss for where I should be reporting this issue on the Em-8ER Discord. Assistance is appreciated. :)

How kind of you to do this. Thank you. :)

Yes! Thank you! Something like this is exactly what I was hoping to see following the initial unveiling for the Omniframe. Looking good! :D

@Grummz Yes, this would exactly be the case for me. I believe in your original vision for the game, as I indicated before. That is separate from the art direction, especially in this regard, though this gives me sufficient reason to use a client-side hack of the resource files straight out of...

Indeed, though I wasn't intentionally referring to FTL in free space. What I had in mind revolves mainly around the concept of hyperplanar or hyperdimensional travel which would, in effect, lend FTL travel by circumventing normal space-time. The Arclight, and thus the causality for the source of...

Yes, definitely! One thing that people seem to not be paying attention to here is that for every bonus, a penalty should be applied to lend balance. In this way, you may optimize towards a certain role. Starting with differing component armor classes as a base is only logical, given a common...

If you take a look at the link Grummz provided in the OP, you'll see the bit about the energy shield. From what he has said on this subject so far, the open design is based on "humanizing" the MEK in order to allow the player to better connect and identify with their character during play. I...

I like where you are going with this and it's solidly in keeping with some more detailed RPG and tabletop battle system elements. Those are a big driver towards my comments in this thread so far.

Why not shield all systems from EMP rather than "core systems" as you posit? Regardless, this is just one more issue with the idea of having an energy shield provide protection for the pilot instead of armor plating. It makes no practical sense and thus breaks immersion.

Agreed. If the pilot is only protected by an energy shield, then any effect applied to the MEK which kills power should logically kill the energy shield too, making the pilot completely vulnerable to attack. In such an event, how would you handle that? And before naysayers naysay this comment...

Except the notion of an "energy shield" to protect the pilot from direct assault completely negates the concept of headshot damage, as would an armored helmet assembly; though the latter would include the possibility of concussion and spinal trauma from a direct hit.

You just described Special Relativity. No, Star Trek is a blend of Science Fiction and Science Fantasy. It relies heavily on science fiction, however. Neither transporters (strictly as described) nor any sort of "hard energy shield" are supported by science and are thus science fantasy...

Very different concepts. Science fiction is just that and should always be grounded in what is plausible based on what we already know. If it's not, then you're dealing with fantasy fiction. Additionally, theories for FTL travel have existed for decades and are supported (increasingly) by what...