Nerf the restrictor and suggestions about it

[turbid fern]

I've been playing this game for a long time, but I wasn't aware of the restrictor at the beginning. At that time, the Leviathans were bugged. Since I discovered the restrictors, I've been using them everywhere. I cover the map with restrictors and set up my evacuations. I find that this tool is way too powerful and covers a larger area than expected.

I think it could be improved while also being nerfed. It would be more logical and realistic to have to place, for example, four of them in different locations within an area, which would then form a medium-sized restricted zone when connected. The electric discharge could be reduced, but the initial cost should remain the same, requiring multiple restrictors in different locations to make the game slightly more challenging.

Nerf the restrictor and suggestions about it

[sterile pivot]

@stiff patrol

[mellow granite]

I agree entirely. Perhaps something similar to Half Life 2's "thumpers". The thumpers would have an area of effect that would scare the antlions with vibrations, but in a smaller area.

You could make it like Seane said. That or reduce the radius of restrictors considerably.

[turbid fern]

At now the radius is too high, it's like we ignore Leviathan on game

Maybe we can add behavior on all enemy like if Restrictor is on area or near them they focus the Restrictor ?

Like first priority

[long nest]

What Would Happen If An Restrictor Loses Power/Destroyed By Zombies Would The Shape Of The Restriction Area Change (Dynamically)
Or Require You To Make Another Restrictor.

[turbid fern]

If one Restrictoris destroyed or the grid loss power, restriction area is off and need to rebuild Restrictor or made more generator.
It's same of transporter emitter in Star Trek, if one is disable the whole of area is disabled

This will allow for occasional security breaches to be sealed more dynamic thing

[quick glade]

How about we get a maintenance update

Like the high tech stuff occasionally break down

[turbid fern]

That can be nice too
Like somes custom world event in player building

Add more roles to engineers

That can complete the idea for the restrictor

I think in terms of development, for the developers (being in the field myself), it would be easier to implement a system like the one I proposed for the nerf. Instead of reducing the action radius of the Restrictors, they could, for example, require a certain number of Restrictors to cover an area, depending on the size of the zone.

A screenshot from my game and on the Restrictors

[long nest]

Making The Player Research The Restrictor Would Balance It More.

[turbid fern]

^ can be good idea too

Add maybe a ground unit that can destroy the Leviathan's tunnels with a charge for add more thing to protect area when Restrictor is not researched

Like the helicopter

[spring meadow]

What I think would be even more interesting would be having some more complex shapes approximated by a series of triangles, would be harder to implement though

[north fulcrum]

Limit the player to using 3 restrictors as well could work

[simple grove]

The reason it was buffed was because players had to spend tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars in game to cover significant ground to not allow enemy Leviathans to obliterate player Backlines and safe zones

The area of effect pre-buff was absolutely pathetic

If I had to change this, I would second the "Research the restrictor" tech idea as it seems to be a specific countermeasure to worm-like creatures that the CERC wouldn't just have on hand

And in addition slightly nerf the restrictor range, but nowhere near pre-buff levels

Because that was an absolute hellscape

Dozens and dozens and dozens of Restrictors with their own generators to guard everywhere

Nightmare even

[simple grove]

This is what we had pre-buff

[simple grove]

I would rather have infested agents/faction spies (if allowed through screens) to sabotage defenses (Generators, power pole(s), plant explosives on a fence, etc) and make it work through that method instead instead of RNG screwing players over

Variety is good but not if it's something the player has no way to counter against

Oh look a Juggernaut showed up! RNG decided your rocket turrets have broken down

Oh no, the wall and turrets have fallen, your HQ has been destroyed

Restart 💀

[sterile pivot]

I’m still watching the debate here with @stiff patrol

I want to see as many sides as possible before a future change when we wrap up CERC/Doctrines stuff

[simple grove]

@sterile pivot Hopefully this stuff comes into consideration if making any changes

[turbid fern]

This discussion is made to propose various ideas to be able to improve the entire gameplay related to the Restrictor

I still think that infected people go specifically to attack support structures when it is nearby to open breaches is good idea

[velvet shale]

I’d also say the micromanaging can be overwhelming with base defenses especially repairing them

[simple grove]

Agreed

[umbral mural]

I'd say shrink it to around mid-sized district (it seems to be large enough to cover about 80% of the entire Ellens Point isle area). This allows you to prevent worms from annihilating defensive positions or areas of interest without a significant engineer/tank presence but still keep them as a pressure point to drive the need to deal with them or win the game.

fun suggesting, make positions with restrictors something of a more priority target for the infected to deal with. A bit like the speaker systems but with a wider draw. This can prevent defenseless spamming.

[simple grove]

Vibrations scare worms away but draw smaller infested to them, sounds interesting