Quick questions thread!

[shark20061]

Any speed more precise than to the nearest tenth is handled by the energy system, because game turns are only in 0.1 increments.  So, a 0.25s weapon will alternate between taking 2 turns and taking 3 turns (0.2 and 0.3 seconds) each shot.

[ih8regin]

hmm, so making a T-modded hyperblaster will result in 5 shots in 0.21s (if not chainfiring) and with F mod it'll have 7 shots in 0.25s (TH2 of course). Well, this makes it easier to decide. Thanks.

[skarczew]

The shot time can be reduced further with extra levels of Fin or SoG, but no lower than 0.1 sec / dualshot.

Hmm, for some reason in one of my last AoMr runs I had 0.09 fire speed displayed :| .

[ih8regin]

Hmm, for some reason in one of my last AoMr runs I had 0.09 fire speed displayed :| .

Perhaps you were playing as a Scout with SoG4 and Fin3 and T-modded pistol? Or with SoG5? If yes, then it looks like the max(0.1s,actual value) check (for display at least) is done prior to applying speed factor, since Scouts have 110% speed.

[skarczew]

Yep, I had SoG 5 while playing Scout.

[gunofdis]

Does an F3 tristar blaster really fire 9 shots?  Are they just invisible due to overlapping the normal ones?

[shark20061]

Does an F3 tristar blaster really fire 9 shots?  Are they just invisible due to overlapping the normal ones?

From what I can tell, F modding a tristar blaster has no effect, other than making it cost more to fire.

[Numbernaut]

How does using an envirosuit pack help with the cyberdemon's rockets? How much of the damage is cut down? Does it still damage you if you get directly hit?

[AlterAsc]

It gives you +25%(or was it 20%?) to fire and acid resistances.So i guess it cuts 1/4 of initial damage.

[spacedust]

Quick question: Does the AoLT bonus apply to all speeds, or just to move speed, ie do I reload and shoot 20% faster because of it too? Because if it does, AoLT just became my favourite challenge!

[ih8regin]

Yes, but I'm not sure how does it stack with Scout's intrinsic speed boost. It's either 130% base or 120%*110% base (that is 132% effective speed).

[Ashannar]

Has monster AI changed in a significant way since 0.9.9.3?

In watching Game Hunter's tutorials, it seems that monsters want to gather in the center of the maps, but I am not noticing this behavior at all in 0.9.9.6.

[Uitë]

Yeah, the AI received significant upgrades. Not only do they not gravitate to the center, most of them have gotten smarter as well.

[spacedust]

Yes, but I'm not sure how does it stack with Scout's intrinsic speed boost. It's either 130% base or 120%*110% base (that is 132% effective speed).

So to confirm, if I play a Scout on AoLT, my reload, move, and fire speeds are all decreased by around 30%? Whooo!!

[Game Hunter]

In watching Game Hunter's tutorials, it seems that monsters want to gather in the center of the maps, but I am not noticing this behavior at all in 0.9.9.6.

Believe it or not, this had already changed a lot for enemies by 0994. I'm planning to redo the tutorial stuff (in such a way as to be even more helpful) for 0997, since we're going to see a bunch of extra content there, but I suppose I could make some new ones soon anyway. I don't think we'll be revamping the everybody's AI anytime soon.