RE: Discussion on Armor

Matrix Games Forums

Forums Register Login Photo Gallery Member List Search Calendars FAQ

My Profile Inbox Address Book My Subscription My Forums Log Out

RE: Discussion on Armor

View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest

Users viewing this topic: none

Printable Version

All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> Distant Worlds 1 Series >> RE: Discussion on Armor

Page: << < prev 1 2 [3]

Message

<< Older Topic Newer Topic >>

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 9:42:00 AM

Strat_84

Posts: 84
Joined: 12/8/2011
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Strat_84

There's a problem with armor actually (or the way railguns deal damage)

I got the answer of my question.

I built the Big Jim. Big Jim is a fat dude with no weapons, no shields and 140 plates of enhanced armor , the only meaning of his life is to get punched by bad guys.
So I sent him pay a visit to a pirate base.

The result:
First volley from the pirate space port, according to the graphics and sounds only maxos blasters, torpedoes and a tractor beam -> 101 components damaged, some armor components but also internal components. The pirate base had around 2000 firepower, versus the 2538 armor value + 40% damage reduction of Fat Jim.

So I draw the following conclusions:
1�) the problem isn't with the rail guns but with all the weapons, it's only more noticeable with the rail guns because they always hit the ship during combat
2�) internal components can be damaged before all the armor is burnt which isn't right at all (unless hit by gravity weapons of course)
3�) according to the values on top, the armor is treated like a "regular" component, it doesn't even absorb the damage it advertises (4 reactive per hit + 18 per plate). Else the ship wouldn't have got so many damaged components with the first volley.

Now I think I'm going to take a break until the betatest of this game is finished. It's really painful to start a game you would like to enjoy and discover a new bug every day.

edit: typos

< Message edited by Strat_84 -- 6/11/2013 11:24:03 AM >

(in reply to Strat_84)

Post #: 61

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 11:07:57 AM

Tree Dog

Posts: 129
Joined: 3/27/2010
Status: offline

quote:

ORIGINAL: Strat_84

2�) internal components can be damaged before all the armor is burnt which isn't right at all (unless hit by gravity weapons of course)

I disagree. Armor shouldn't be magical 2nd (or 3rd or 140th) skin, once a bit of armor is shot up on a side, it should let damage pass through to internal components.
Aurora has a good armor system, imho. I don't think it could be adapted to Distant Worlds though.
(Components add an "armor length", and every level of armor adds an "armor depth", weapons have to dig through the rectangular armor before getting to the components, but your ship could absolutely lose all its sensors because the enemy happened to hit that bit hard enough to dig through the armor, and still have your engines well covered by several untouched layers of armor.)

(in reply to Strat_84)

Post #: 62

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 11:29:29 AM

Strat_84

Posts: 84
Joined: 12/8/2011
Status: offline

You may think it's not the most realistic way to model armor, and I don't entirely disagree, but this is how it has always worked in that game and it was fine.
Having armor components being just some generic crap, randomly hit and probably destroyed with a single hit completely kills the game.

(in reply to Tree Dog)

Post #: 63

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 5:06:09 PM

invaderzim

Posts: 211
Joined: 6/3/2013
Status: offline

Now I wonder how likely it is that an armor component will be destroyed when hit compared to a non-armor component.

Also can a slow weapon that does high damage (e.g. a torpedo) destroy multiple components at once? If not, it suggests that rapid fire weapons like blasters will take down a ship faster once shields are down, assuming reactive rating is not a major factor.

(in reply to Strat_84)

Post #: 64

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 5:46:51 PM

Ramrod851

Posts: 6
Joined: 6/4/2013
Status: offline

"Now I wonder how likely it is that an armor component will be destroyed when hit compared to a non-armor component."

if there is a chance for armor take the damage before a component how does that work ?

lets say the chance for hitting thrugh armor is 50% does the cumulated chance go in a row like p= 0,5*0,5*...=c^N (p=prob to hit component, c=chance for hit through one piece, N=Number of Armor components)

or does that event only happen once( which would speak for those who only build one armor component in their ships)

im confused

(in reply to invaderzim)

Post #: 65

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 5:57:28 PM

Erik Rutins

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline

Hi guys,

We'll investigate to make sure that nothing "broke" with armor, but my best guess is just that the addition of gravitic weapons and the buff to rail guns are making it seem less useful, when it's actual effect has not changed.

I'll post a more detailed explanation of how armor is designed to work ASAP.

Regards,

- Erik

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC

For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Ramrod851)

Post #: 66

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 6:38:35 PM

Strat_84

Posts: 84
Joined: 12/8/2011
Status: offline

If that can help I have a few game saves corresponding to the problems.

One with a fleet of armored cruisers that attacked a pirate base + a few pirate ships. Only railguns were involved, not a single gravity weapon AFAIK, and several of them have damaged internal components with very few or not a single armor plate damaged.
Another before the Big Jim's launch, and yet another when it's being beaten by the pirate station, with the 101 components damaged and a lot of intact armor still there.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)

Post #: 67

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/11/2013 11:01:40 PM

Erik Rutins

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline

Sure, please upload those save files Strat_84.

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC

For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Strat_84)

Post #: 68

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/12/2013 3:06:22 AM

Erik Rutins

Posts: 37503
Joined: 3/28/2000
From: Vermont, USA
Status: offline

Please see my post here:

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=3346122

_____________________________

Erik Rutins
CEO, Matrix Games LLC

For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/

Freedom is not Free.

(in reply to Erik Rutins)

Post #: 69

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/12/2013 11:36:18 AM

Strat_84

Posts: 84
Joined: 12/8/2011
Status: offline

Save posted in this thread: http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=3345990&mpage=1&key=�

< Message edited by Strat_84 -- 6/12/2013 11:38:04 AM >

(in reply to Erik Rutins)

Post #: 70

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/15/2013 3:55:14 AM

MarQan

Posts: 70
Joined: 6/15/2012
Status: offline

Just when I read through the post, the fix for this problem arrives.
1.9.0.6 fixes the problem, and if you only had problem with the Armor, 1.9.0.5 saves are compatible.

The pirate ships which grinded mine now only damaged 2 Enhanced Armor.

(in reply to Strat_84)

Post #: 71

RE: Discussion on Armor - 6/18/2013 7:54:39 PM

MartialDoctor

Posts: 388
Joined: 3/7/2011
Status: offline

I'm glad to hear that there actually was a bug. From what it sounds like, according to Erik's description, armor sounds like it will work more effectively. Will look forward to trying it out