swastakowey Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I noticed all factions have at least one topic going around, except Aquans. One of the first major factions for Planetfall to be released... After a bit of reading I thought it may be cool to get a summery of Aquan rules or tricks that we know we are getting. The only 2 I know are: Beams do 1 extra damage We can shoot around corners Hover Tanks What else can we do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_990 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'm curious how they can shoot around corners. I know they use the crsytal shards, but how? Do they allow the angle to change, or is it more like a relay system? So your tank shoots the crystal, and the crystal absorbs it and shoots the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
althorin Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 What about another crystal later that turns it into an area attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkjedi203 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Prism tanks from red alert 2! Also all the Aquan vehicles appear to be hoverers, Im sure that's going to be a factor gamewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swastakowey Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 I'm curious how they can shoot around corners. I know they use the crsytal shards, but how? Do they allow the angle to change, or is it more like a relay system? So your tank shoots the crystal, and the crystal absorbs it and shoots the target. Ok, so im not sure if I can explain this good... But I imagined since their beams seem to be fired from crystals maybe they can extend the crystal thingy so it sticks around the corner and fires at the angle they wish. Or better but maybe more wasteful, they a crystal drone thingy ahead of them so it can "see" around the corner. Then they use that crystal drone to target their target and then they fire their beam into that crystal effectively firing around corners? Just have spare drones and a Squad can effectively shoot around corners with minor loss in power and a curacy. But yea im not too sure, just how I imagined it. Added hover craft to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthp00p00 Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 *HOLY COW A NEW POST!* I was thinking of it being like this: Gunship flies overhead and drops a dark crystal on the battlefield farther up the war front. Aquan forces can take potshots at it and the energy gets absorbed and fractured and reflected in different directions. Now the question I have is if we'll have choice over where the corner fire is going to go or will be an AoE attack... Makes me remember this scene... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swastakowey Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 The problem with your idea though, is there is a lot more that can go wrong. Like the ship being downed, or the crystal simply being targeted up field by the enemy. They would also have to be placed in a way that allows all beams to shoot around corners. A lot more complicated and a lot that can go wrong. I personally think the drone idea I put forth has the most practicality behind it. Less can go wrong and you can simply launch a spare drone from one of the tanks if it were eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadSteve Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 From reading the gubbins around I think it's more a case of - place / drop the crystal node token thingy - then shoot a beam into it & you can then use that node thingy as line of sight to shoot from - as one of the upgrades/options for the node is an Ack Ack node - so you place the node with ackack u/g and soot a beam into it & target flyers. how I imagine it anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swastakowey Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 From reading the gubbins around I think it's more a case of - place / drop the crystal node token thingy - then shoot a beam into it & you can then use that node thingy as line of sight to shoot from - as one of the upgrades/options for the node is an Ack Ack node - so you place the node with ackack u/g and soot a beam into it & target flyers. how I imagine it anyway Really? Hmmm I must have the wrong idea completely then. I thought those cystals in the box were AA crystal gun things. Because the spartan guys said somewhere that they got hacked in a test game to fire at friendly Aquans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadSteve Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Really? Hmmm I must have the wrong idea completely then. I thought those cystals in the box were AA crystal gun things. Because the spartan guys said somewhere that they got hacked in a test game to fire at friendly Aquans. I could be wrong I haven't read every post - so only picked up on a few things & then made the rest up to what sounded feasable to me But only a couple days now to see how it actually is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pok Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 2 x 'Votari' Crystal Nodes (with the ability to swap out the Crystals for Anti-Air Batteries!) So either crystals or AA. Id say it makes sense to use crystals to bend light instead of doing wierd stuff with actual guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadSteve Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 So either crystals or AA. Id say it makes sense to use crystals to bend light instead of doing wierd stuff with actual guns. See I knew I was good at getting the wrong end of the stick All still sounds good to me though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swastakowey Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Ahhh I see so they are either of the 2. So its not that Aquans can properly shoot around corners, but a well placed crystal node could mean you can potentially shoot around corners and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Atum Posted October 28, 2014 Report Share Posted October 28, 2014 Crystals are also said to extend the shots range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faetheormaine Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 reminds me of the submarine we used to do security drills and were always reminded to tuck into cover and angle the shotgun blasts to bank off thick steel hulls and deck plates to ricochet shots around corners > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkjedi203 Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 reminds me of the submarine we used to do security drills and were always reminded to tuck into cover and angle the shotgun blasts to bank off thick steel hulls and deck plates to ricochet shots around corners > How would anyone board a sub? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faetheormaine Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 In port we did boarding drills a lot. Seal team used a pregnant woman once to try to distract us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pok Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 How would anyone board a sub? You knock and tell them their quattro stagioni is here? I imagine it works on most places including putin's elite silly hat guards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shad0wb0w Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 My father was in a sub crew. I guess the major fear was that a couple of spies might be on the ship and try to take control. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannor Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 The crystals have the Crystal Formation MAR. Basically, you shoot at the crystal which then redirects the shot to any enemy within LOS of it. The EF (effective range) is up to 24" away from the crystal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swastakowey Posted November 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Thanks for that clarification! Sounds really cool in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faetheormaine Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 the trick is getting the crystal where you need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
