New Build Out

Posted by: Mhaddy at 08:18 AM 

Build 0.0.9r was released today and along with it, a couple of interesting items, including a hackable switch and auto turrets. More on these items as information becomes available.

Edit: Trajan has clarified a few things:

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In order to take control of a neutral auto turret, an infantry has to run up to the control computer for it (the hackable switch in question) and "hack" it. Currently this just consists of holding down the interaction key for about 10 seconds while you watch a bar decrease to denote time passing. Once the turret has been succesfully "hacked" they will support whichever team did the hacking.

This is basically the same thing that happened in SS with maps like Balance of Power where powering down on the center pad let you capture the turrets.

Post ATR this hacking idea will be expanded and made more complex than the simple implementation in the atr, up to and possibly including there being a "hacker" loadout for the infantry, and we've even kicked around the idea for a new gametype that focuses on it.

EDIT: Added "neutral" to turret description for clarity

EDIT2: Also, teams start off with a couple of dedicated auto turrets. Yes, you can sneak into your opponents base and hack their auto turrets so they shoot at them.

EDIT3: Before someone asks yes, we have an "interaction" key that will allow you to interact with a variety of things depending on context.

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