Mechanized Age (Sign-Up/Discussion Thread 1)

[Sifright]

Originally Posted by Overcast

Fear Lee, he has a laptop and a routine knowledge of macromedia flash.

Yay a character that understands that combined arms assaults have been the norm for the last two hundred years for a reason

[Geminex]

Okay, two quick questions.

First, how do turret deployments work?

Second, what're the effects of jamming? Cause what overcast can apparently do is quite marvelous, but seems a bit much for just one speciality.

Edit: Like, can it mask and simulate signals as well as block enemy radar? Because from the 'specialties' description, it doesn't seem that way.

[DanteFalcon]

Turrets take 1 full round of emplacement and building to activate. No moving and setting one up. They do take some time to place down and activate, hence the time requirement.

Jamming jams -everyone's- scanners in range, forcing everyone to rely on visual and manual targetting. Scanners -will not work- for a while, for both mechs and turrets (time variable based on specialties and abilities). Turrets can still be used manually as well but can't auto-target.

[Geminex]

Okay, cool. How long is a round? In terms of seconds? Roughly? Something like 3?

[DanteFalcon]

Somewhere in the 3-10 second range. I know that's extremely vague but 3 second actions will make combat absuuuuuuuuurdly slow. I like to give my players some liberty for creative impulses.

Edit: Post to come this afternoon. I get a close to 3 hour break between classes and it isn't worth it to come home because travel times kill that break. It might be a little rushed depending on how good my writing is during that time period but it will be done.

[Aldurin]

Quick question on the functionality of turrets. When deployed and manipulated, does the player in control need a sightline to the turret to properly aim it, or is there something like a video feed or directional indicator on radar that allows for aiming turrets that are out of the line of sight?

[DanteFalcon]

At this point in time you do need a sight line.

[Aldurin]

New plan, place the turret, run behind cover and hold down the fire and "turn left" buttons.

But that system for the turret actually seems reasonable at this time.

[CABAL49]

Do we also pick our special ammo now? Or is that something for later?

[DanteFalcon]

Now would be good. Partially giving the okay to something Aldurin mentioned which is for every 2 points in economy you get an additional ammo type. I only give that partial okay because there's another part I didn't mention that needs to be more thoroughly examined before I say yes.