Industrial Cybernetics (WIP)

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new intake work

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still feel eh about the intake

im gonna work on details everywhere else

if it still feels bad ill remove it

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dunno, intake feels fine

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Just need to do wear and tear now

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i should probably tone it back a bit

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WIP on last bit

Once this fastening is done I think this attachment is done

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think industrial base arms are done

dunno which is better

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this is gonna take a lot of work

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okay, we may be getting somewhere

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this reads so much better as like abyssal gear

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just need to add a shoulder light and the upper arm is probably done

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Think it's done

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maybe this is better

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I think I should darken the lower half to make the shoulder pad more obviously protruding

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joint done

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once this arm is done im doing item sprites for all these

hand prob wont have much changed

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feeling iffy on the shading

starting to fuck with it far more

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gonna invert the socket so it's more obvious which way the joint bends

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yeah

that's much better

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blue done mostly

next is the silver part

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blue is done

that grey peice seemed pointless

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arm is almost done

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Good progress

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Thank you

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silver part feels bare, dunno what to add though

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new part

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shortened the forearms for both to make them feel chunkier

elbow assembly for the industrial arms is lackluster but im not working on it till the elbow is assembled for the abyssal

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added more to the hand

next up is adding a plate over the top

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think abyssal hand is done now

this is default

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https://tenor.com/view/conquest-stand-ready-for-my-arrival-marvel-rivals-hop-on-rivals-hop-on-marvel-rivals-gif-10739389858051319623

mobile discord is ass

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ill add weathering to the abyssal casing soon

then i make the rear versions

then military arms

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starting

then the grime should be easier to figure out

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Just need to do that rear arm and then it’s onto the military arms

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starting

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this inside of the hand is both nice but also confusing

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Current progress

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Hands feel small

might need to fix them

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Sorry for the slacking, gonna try to finish off these arms tomorrow

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dunno if the thumb is goo

good

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at long last

the abyssal arms are done

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upgrading the elbow joint on the industria arms

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rear forearm done

just added vent looking details in place of text

and remover the other text

[eager compass]

Crazy good sprites

Looking back at ones in cybernetics those r lowkey worse

Stuff is just recolored organs and poorly drawn cyber limbs lol

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Thank you

I’m trying to make sure everything has an identity and whatnot

And don’t worry it doesn’t overlap with your mod too much, nothing is a flat upgrade

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working on the rear forearm

gonna take a bit of work in the shoulder area

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Finished the lower section of the forearm

didnt make sense for pipes to run along the armpit

so i replaced it with more frame

next up it to put on the shoulder joint

and then i imagine the pistons on either side enable bicep rotation

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gonna need to also do a cutout right where the shoulder ends i think, though currently im removing the slots

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current shoulder idea

then mechanical bullshit goes behind it

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leaving it at this for tonight

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just need to touch up the base rear hand

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there

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Might change the wrist joint to include pistons on either side

actually no since that'll show up on the attachments too

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starting work on the military arms

gotta bulk up the shoulder pads

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working on panel definition first

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seeing if a drab military colorscheme fits it

while doing blue for navy makes more sense, the abyssal casing is already blue

and the monotone grey doesnt feel that engaging

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dont like this

looks less like baro more like halo

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add some passes of desaturation? and maybe some lighten sploches? so it's not so clean? idk

regarding the paint/green

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trying to make heat sinks/large cooling panel type deals akin to the casing of the pulse laser

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gonna remove the light grey and put the coalition insignia there

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starting to look a lot better

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attempt number 3 on the vents

much better shaping this time

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Today's progress

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good morning

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today's progress, I worked on an elbow spike and shading the heatsink vents

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messed around with the shaping of the elbow and did some layer organization and lighting

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lightened things up a bit

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trying a new grate pattern

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had to shorten the arm further

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expanded the heat sink a bit more

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tweaked the front a bit

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Think the next part is working on the bottom half

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dunno if this looks too good

bit better i guess

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now just need to do the wrist

then it's upper arm time

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added definition to the plate

feel like the bottom green part and the frong green part still need better texturing

but this is all for today

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for the hand im gonna tweak the industial one a little bit

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next 3 weeks starting the 18th will be slow due to research, also will need to work on different implants

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wrist looks like a wicker basket right now

but I'm trying to have it look like a physicorium weave or something

oh god im gonna have to shade manually\

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dunno if i should try to put this on the elbow

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blocking out the hand

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It’s a military cybernetic arm right? Glad to see the progress on it, looks good. If you would add wear markings to it, I could suggest like bright metallic scars or dark spots from gunpowder

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Wear and tear is the last step

But yes, it will have scratches and scorch marks

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working with sharp angles is so damn fun

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really liking how adding in the physicorium works out

it's a nice tertiary color

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Looks great assembled

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looking good

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Managed to get the file on a USB, making the chainmail weave too fun to ditch

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working on new elbow

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trying a different angle

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think it's done

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the layers for the elbow spike darken when ontop of eachother for some reason

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https://klipy.com/gifs/waffles-waffle

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Sadly yeah, the exaggerated scale needed to properly show the texture and the coloration results in it looking like a waffle or loose wicker

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it looks fine

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worked on the hand and elbow some more

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dunno if i like it

changed the wrist a bit

finally loaded

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Wow that's coming along really nicely

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bicep

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assembled arm

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Beefing up the shoulders

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the larger uper arm

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arm assembled with larger shoulder

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current inspo for the bat

making an attachment to see how they look on the arm

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working on detailing a panel

might work

idk if the angling helps

might scrap the current one and try less intense angle

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might space them out a bit more and see if i can do lightning arcing between them maybe?

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melee weapon arm? I do like the inspiration of the.. Matli Obsidian/Flint club? Mayan? I forgot the actual name and culture but I know of it.

Is there a particular reason for that as the design? Sort of thinking how will this benefit deep ocean combat, even if indoors/oxygen areas. Sort of spit balling how they'd know of something so "old" from earth to use as a design basis for this arm/weapon.

either way looks cool. I'd say go with the spaces and slight angle for sure. Makes it seem like it's supposed to catch/grab and cut/rip what it hits, like some snake fangs or deep sea turtle throats that have reverse fangs/tines to ensure what goes in, has a hell of a time getting out

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idea is that it's a massive stun baton, with the offshoots being capacitors with the electricity bristling between them. due to the components I thought the macuahuitl could be a good thing to base it off

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fair, I would have looked to Japenese armaments like the Kanabo (War Club), since you could have the spikes/stubs be sort of emitters or can be retracted for just pure blunt dmg, or extended to electrocute.

but I suppose it'd be a boring design, or could look like a "dildo" arm lol

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honestly

it can work

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just needs that alternate pattern look. So you have it say 90degrees on the bat, then the next row is rotated 45, then repeats back to the 90 degree look.

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studs are good, though a bit small

body is shit

need to encompass a battery pack and maybe try to incorperate it into the arm more too

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green or grey?

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Grey cuz fitting with the overall contrast

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Grey, I'd vote for, maybe you can add a few diagonal green strips? like a fat one, gap, thin one

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nvm, I'm not good at arts anymore lol but rough idea. Go with the grey

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Working on descriptions again

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Sorry for lack of updates, currently in the middle of nowhere

Will be back on track in around 5 days probably

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working on wear and tear

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Oops

what i was gonna say is I'm wondering if i should have the weapons fully replace the forearm

or have them look integrated

the only issue there might be with them being integrated is IDK how it would look when unaugmented players hold them

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okay time to get back to work

for today at leasr

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I forgot was this released yet? or was it you were looking for another coder to assist and you're just moving forward with the art? (not offering my services I'm too wishy washy at this point of life and wouldn't be able to commit to helping)

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default string is gonna do the coding, it'll be XML till i find someone who wants to do lua later

but he cant start coding till the DLC drops since that'll make things much easier

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I guess with the actual prosthetics system would make quite a bit easier to mod in, and other parts would have to be... a genesplicer alternative?

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current plan is to have the grafting base be a replacement for the genesplicer

and you put all the implants into that

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nice, altho I like the gene system, I do like cybernetics as well. And having a "3rd" (or "4th"?) system or "lifestyle/playstyle" would be great overall
(Cybernetic modding, Gene Splicing, Pure Human)(possibly "husking" as the 4th if not counting it as genes)

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the thing is, if we do just free floating implants, removal will be more difficult and the player doesnt get visual feedback on how much they can fit

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well excited for the big update, DLC, and when you have an alpha/1st release of this. Even if I poke my head in and see what you're doing when you post

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will keep you updated

got around 7 more implants to do

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i think current lua mod is representative of what is mod support in dlc update would look like, but it would be easier from user side cause then you dont need to install it separately.

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went back to the jump pack

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gonan work on doing the heat effects

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needs tweaking

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better, but still lowkey ass

hmmm

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think it's good

happy to hear feedback

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can you do that blue to bronze sort of "edge of heat" effecT?

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True

Will try

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hmm maybe trhat's post heat? looking up some images of "hot mufflers" 😏 most are cherry red like your imags

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Metalwork history, I know what heated metal looks like, have difficulty replicating it

I would do heat stress on the metal but I feel that fucks with the chrome racing vibe im trying to replicate

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yeah maybe a non-issue, watching videos of stress testing mufflers, and they're all just going red. The blue/bronze look is post cooling/metal type?

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Yes, it’s oxidation

The thickness of the oxidation determines the color

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ok ignore my comment then lol cause replicating a "post after item got hot" would be a bitch

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And the hotter it gets the more oxidized it gets

Yeah I’m trying to keep the implants engine parts clean looking to help sell that prize car chrome parts vibe

Seems less like a tool and more like a trophy

Like a clean pickup truck

Ties well with someone who would give up their own health and risk their life to go fast

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honestly i may need to tone down some parts of the skeletal bracing so the exoskeleton can still be a good looking upgrade

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i feel the bar on the front of rear forearm should go

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shrink down so far

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yeah the front bar being gone looks better.

mostly as the forearm twists due to the twin bones. so having it there just makes it seem like their whole forearm is now fixed

now it just looks like a elbow cap guard

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The twin bone part is why there’s that cuff to allow rotation

I feel like having something directly bolted onto the Ulna AND radius could rip skin and whatnot

So there’s the ring part to allow support and rotation

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new unstable version got new mod support

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Oh deadass??

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• limb/prosthesis system
  forgor bout it

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are you planning to add legs that grant double jump?

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No legs

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if we could jump that is? unless that's something I missed in Unstable (I stopped playing on unstable for a bit, I just wanted to see how the prosthetics worked in-game)

Suprised not doing legs, cause you got some awesome looking arms (arm?) but if these are just an alternative to gene splicing, a whole new set of upgrades going from bio to pure mechanical. That's still cool eitherway

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2 sets of arms, each with upgrades

Main reason I’m not doing legs is cause you can’t do many interesting things with em

They can look cool but you can’t do too much with the mechanics

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fair

I guess it'd just be like swim, walk speeds, and/or armor?

maybe water/flow resistance

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And all of those are covered by other implants

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i though you or your coder could add those mechanics, also there is a dash from old security talent

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Dash is also already covered

I don’t want the implants of the mod to just be stat boosts

They’re all meant to be unique and strange

With tradeoffs or additional mechanics

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Sorry for lack of updates, been working on Halloween costume

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which is mod related

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This is awesome

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Thank you, will be getting back to it November