#Let IPCs and Protogens use ONE borg module

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verbal willow
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It would give modules more uses other than just being for borgs its a bit rare to see borgs and the modules need to be researched and not a lot of people do research i think this is a good idea because you could just add a battery to the protogens whenever they use there modules

Also it would be awesome for ipcs and protogens to just have a toolbelt clueless

I dont really know what would be the downsides because more advanced modules need research and science is rare its like factions and a few civilians who even do it a battery for protogens would balance it i think so they have to recharge like IPCs and borgs too sense they have artificial parts or something

dire spade
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not protogens

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protogens dont have any of the debuffs IPCs have

lost flume
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robots that cant do robot things, yeah give em borg modules or change server to NRP

proper thunder
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thatd be fun

sinful spade
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Hell no if that merk Borg pr gets merged, they have grenade launchers and good weapons. For a species that can breathe in space and only has to worry about one food stat that it can increase the capacity for to get built in regenerating weaponry too?

raven condor
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That sounds awesome what are you talking about

sinful spade
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Its too much of an advantage in combat for one species. Weapons you can't drop, are one handed, and refill ammo?

raven condor
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Just throw an EMP at them it’s an ipc

sinful spade
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just throw a bomb at it its a thing

raven condor
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You can’t have armor against an EMP

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Best you get is a micro reactor (which requires research) and even then the EMP will still stun you

sinful spade
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you're acting like this downside isn't already balance around their current abilities

lime heath
sinful spade
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Then just make new robot parts to replace peoples arms, with that you would be able to keep all your tools and weapons in 1x2 slots in your inventory to swap out on the fly

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bah

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I said that bad

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make robo limbs for each module. using the limb would replace your hand or something

lime heath
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Gun hand would be badass

sinful spade
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having borg modules like you said would mean I could keep a tool module, a gun module, and a mining module in my bag and quick swap them

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I would much more want a cannon arm to the borg module thing anyways

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raven condor
sinful spade
abstract cedar
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What IPCs aren't busted enough for you?

dire spade
soft hornet
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I think if it were limited to the basic borg modules that'd be neat, it'd of course have to drain the ipc cell faster. Don't think protogen should get them though.

vast merlin
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As a protogen player I am heavily against it.

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This should solely be for IPCs

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Protogens are not artificial beings, Theyre simply an organic species that is enhanced by cybernetics (kinda like cyberpunk)

I believe you could make the use case to balance them by allowing EMPs to disable certain mechanics (IE. making them temporary blind, etc). But taking the full IPC approach is rather poor in design, to a point where it would be better to make protogens purely markings options for IPCs.

soft hornet
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I think protogens are in a good spot right now. They're little resistant to space and a little resistant to bullets but weak to heat (tmk I don't think there's any other modifiers they got beyond a claw attack)

steep cove
soft hornet
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What's their asphix resistance? I thought it was just pressure resist

steep cove
soft hornet
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I thought I was surviving a little long when my air ran out? But then again lot of people just get carp organs.

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Really wish there was an auto doc...

sinful spade
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But Protogen need something unique to the species

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Having just stat adjustments that everyone gets is kinda boring

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Oooo, you know what would be sick? Longer range interaction distances for computer and tech. Kinda like a hack

soft hornet
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oh i just found the modifiers for proto in the files

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energy damage fucks lol

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knew it was rough but damn

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i dont see a modifier for asphix though

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  • type: damageModifierSet # Mono
    id: Protogen
    coefficients:
    Heat: 1.3
    Cold: 1.15
    Radiation: 1.55
    Shock: 1.5
    Blunt: 0.8
    Slash: 0.9
    Piercing: 0.9
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guess that confirms if you want a protogen dead you aughta bring a xray cannon or uranium rounds to the fight

sinful spade
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I don’t get the rad weakness

soft hornet
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well radiation can fuck with electronics while within certain ranges of it, and all of your organs (at least the important bits) have electronic shit attached to it

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radiations bad for organic stuff as is, i imagine radiation messing up your organ's cybernetic bits which probably regulate a bunch probably isnt good either

sinful spade
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Meh

soft hornet
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its also probably a pain in the arse and OP to get the game to convert radiation to general poison to make it seem like kidney failure or somethin

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its a rare damage type so i dont see too much harm in it

sinful spade
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This is off topic for this post at this point I think