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== Weapons ==
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Weapons are an issue in the system. Not that they are particularly complicated, put some parts together, figure out stats, math, ???, profit. However in this case we've had trouble figuring out the math and how we want weapons to be built. So this is intended to explain what we want out of weapons and how the design should work going forward.
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== The issue: ==
=== Stats ===
All parts have Durability but weapons, and some equipment, have other Stats. Damage for starters, balancing that and AP has been an issue. We did determine that the best course of action would be to have a Basic Attack be 1 Damage, 1 AP and 1 Range. So with Damage and AP we need to allow for higher Damage weapons having higher AP.


What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) play vs. Tournament or non-WYSIWYG play.
==== DC Calculation ====
The mathematical calculation determined to be the, current, best for balance is (Range + Damage) x 2 - AP + Durability. This creates a number that is fair on DC before any abilities are added in comparison to the mech and scales fairly well to allow higher AP weapons to do more damage, but also to cut down on long range high damage weapons with low cost.  


 
=== Abilities ===
== Web App solution: ==
Abilities in this case come in two flavors Systems and Mods. The real problem with them is that it is hard to tell when to make an ability a mod or a system. This is due to the smaller canvas and the greater requirements weapons have. Many of the abilities we may need to give weapons could be sectioned out and currently, while they are in their original categories, they have been by the title of Mechanisms. Changes to the weapon that may or may not be visible, but are considered a separate category when assigning them to a Unit. The reason for this is so that you may assign these Mechanisms to the weapon themselves without needing to take up a slot on the Unit. Mechanisms should give a weapon a flavor that acts like a real weapon in some form similar to shooting with a machine gun, or a shotgun.  
 
=== Opening page ===
 
Units
:*New Unit
::*WYSISYG (Advanced Assembly)
::*Tournament (Simple Assembly)
:::*[WARNING: Good for beginners new to the system, but will be at a slight disadvantage]
 
:*Load Unit
 
Pilots
:*New Pilot
:*Load Pilot
 
Hangar
:*New Hangar
:*Load Hangar
 
=== New WYSIWYG Unit (Advance Assembly) ===
Request:
 
*'''Name:''' textbox [Ability to Skip][Default: "Unnamed"]
*'''Description:''' Long textbox [Ability to Skip][Default: "No information"]
*'''Unit Type:''' Combobox [Mech, Vehicle, Drone]
 
If Mech: Add [Head, Torso, L Arm, R Arm, L Leg, & R Leg] to Core Parts
 
If Vehicle: Add [Cockpit, Body, L Section, & R Section] to Core Parts
 
If Drone: Add [Body] to Core Parts
 
==== Core Parts Page ====
Page displays defaults loaded in from above (Mech as example). Clicking on a Section bring up its page.
 
===== Head =====
*'''Rename:''' textbox [Default: "Head"]
Title will display [Total Defense Value][Default: "0"] along with the name of the section. Page below will be empty except for a "+" icon in the top center with the text "Add New Part".
 
*'''Add New Part'''
Hitting this will add a new box:
::{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#222;"
|-
! Name of Part:<br />textbox
! Notation:<br />combobox
! Image of Part
! Confirm:<br />Y/N
|}
:All will sit on the same line side-by-side. Once name and notation are added, the part image will populate and a confirmation icon will appear on the right. Once confirmed, the part will be added to the section and the "Add new part" icon will appear under it.  
 
===== Torso =====
 
===== Left Arm =====
 
===== Right Arm =====
 
===== Right Leg =====
 
===== Left Leg =====
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==== Equipment ====
 
===== Thrusters =====
 
 
 
===== Weapons =====
Add location of equipment as part of creation. IE for Hands or mounted
 
If Mounted, request location based on number of limbs.
 
 
===== Other =====


==== Systems ====
==== Systems ====
 
Systems are designed to show what the model can do with a visual look. These are boost that are specified and designed to help elaborate that a unit with special armor or weapons can do things. Like having a machine gun that acts like a machine gun. However this also causes some issues with freedom. We need to find the appropriate middle ground to show that a weapon is a specific type of firearm.
 
==== Completed Unit ====
 
Show completed mech
 
-> Add to new hanger -> Send to new Hanger file
 
-> Add to existing hanger -> Load Hanger file
 
-> Save unit solo - > Save Unit file
 
=== New Pilot ===
 
Request:
 
Name - Text Box
 
Affiliation - Text Box
 
Background - Long Text box
 
Rank - Combobox
 
==== Traits ====
 
Cap Number based on rank


==== Mods ====
==== Mods ====
 
Mods on the other hand are designed to be internal changes that would not show up on the model. Normally these are changes like increased/decreased armor, special activation abilities like a Hyper Mode, or changes to the internal of the unit. Mods on a gun are an issue because it's hard to
Cap number based on rank
 
 
==== Pilot Completed ====
 
Show Pilot
-> Add to new hanger -> Send to new Hanger file
 
-> Add to existing hanger -> Load Hanger file
 
-> Save Pilot -> Save pilot file
 
 
=== Create New Hanger ===
 
Create a file to save and load units and pilots.  
Request: Name Hanger
Save file locally on Person's machine
 
 
=== Load hanger ===
 
Generate list of Units and Pilots
 
Units by Size Category then Durability
 
Pilots by rank
 
Assign Pilots to units somehow? I'm not really sure on this one.
 
View Unit Datasheet

Latest revision as of 03:35, 14 November 2023

Weapons

Pants Weapons are an issue in the system. Not that they are particularly complicated, put some parts together, figure out stats, math, ???, profit. However in this case we've had trouble figuring out the math and how we want weapons to be built. So this is intended to explain what we want out of weapons and how the design should work going forward.

Stats

All parts have Durability but weapons, and some equipment, have other Stats. Damage for starters, balancing that and AP has been an issue. We did determine that the best course of action would be to have a Basic Attack be 1 Damage, 1 AP and 1 Range. So with Damage and AP we need to allow for higher Damage weapons having higher AP.

DC Calculation

The mathematical calculation determined to be the, current, best for balance is (Range + Damage) x 2 - AP + Durability. This creates a number that is fair on DC before any abilities are added in comparison to the mech and scales fairly well to allow higher AP weapons to do more damage, but also to cut down on long range high damage weapons with low cost.

Abilities

Abilities in this case come in two flavors Systems and Mods. The real problem with them is that it is hard to tell when to make an ability a mod or a system. This is due to the smaller canvas and the greater requirements weapons have. Many of the abilities we may need to give weapons could be sectioned out and currently, while they are in their original categories, they have been by the title of Mechanisms. Changes to the weapon that may or may not be visible, but are considered a separate category when assigning them to a Unit. The reason for this is so that you may assign these Mechanisms to the weapon themselves without needing to take up a slot on the Unit. Mechanisms should give a weapon a flavor that acts like a real weapon in some form similar to shooting with a machine gun, or a shotgun.

Systems

Systems are designed to show what the model can do with a visual look. These are boost that are specified and designed to help elaborate that a unit with special armor or weapons can do things. Like having a machine gun that acts like a machine gun. However this also causes some issues with freedom. We need to find the appropriate middle ground to show that a weapon is a specific type of firearm.

Mods

Mods on the other hand are designed to be internal changes that would not show up on the model. Normally these are changes like increased/decreased armor, special activation abilities like a Hyper Mode, or changes to the internal of the unit. Mods on a gun are an issue because it's hard to