Character weapon customization

[sayerulz]

I feel like, since we have all of this customization for ship weapons, there ought to be customization for the weapons used in astronaut mode as well. So here is what I am thinking for this. There would be different types of basic weapon: pistol, rifle, and rocket. In their base form, the pistol and rocket would behave basically like the the ones currently in the game. The rifle would be a slower firing, higher damage, longer range version of the pistol. In their base form, none of these weapons would be very good. However, there would be a number of upgrade slots for each one: barrels, triggers, power packs, firing mechanisms, and scopes (any other ideas would be good). Different mod slots would allow for upgrades that affect different things. barrels could affect accuracy, add effects, and affect projectile speed. Triggers could affect firing modes, like full-auto, semi-auto, burst fire, and a few would allow select-fire. Power packs: power packs are your weapons energy source, and must be charged at a charging station when empty. different power packs can allow for weapons to consume energy faster, and are therefor needed for very high DPS weapons. However, such power packs are prone to overheating, and so very high DPS weapons must be fired in bursts. More expensive power packs can also hold more energy. Firing mechanisms: these can change what sort of projectile is fired, with things ranging from explosive bullets to long range beams. Some firing mechanisms also allow for multiple barrels, firing in sequence like a minigun, or selected for different effects on projectiles. Scopes should be self explanatory.

Of course, for there to bee much point in all this, there need to be a number of other changes. First of all, there need to be some good boarding mechanics for astronaut PvP to actually happen more often. There should also be more mobs spawing around for PvE. Weapon models actually being visible in first person, as well as the shots coming out of the gun, would be needed, since a lot of the fun would be the cool look of custom guns. Sounds would also be a must, with the mods on a gun affecting how it sounds.

All together, this would be a lot of work for the devs, and likely something a ways down the line. I think that it would be worth it however.

 

[Jh]

Arms dealers, black matkets...

 

[sayerulz]

Arms dealers, black matkets...

A cool possibility, do you mean like shops that sell some special banned upgrades? That might be powerful but unstable and dangerous?

 

[Jh]

Yes.

 

[Crimson-Artist]

this has been brought up before and i believe that the devs have expressed interest in this but nothing has been heard since. most likely a low priority what with fauna,shipyards and music on the horizon

 

[sayerulz]

Fair enough, but I really think that this should be added eventually.

 

[Crimson-Artist]

Fair enough, but I really think that this should be added eventually.

most definitely. on more then one occasion i remember schema saying that he really likes first person shooters so its something that he's well aware of. I would kill to be able to design hand held weapons for astronaut combat

 

[Jh]

Would also be good for modders if you could add gun components.

 

[sayerulz]

I imagine weapons reaching some borderlands like level of crazyness and variety with enough attachments.

 

[0Samuel0]

cool and all...
but starmade should not, cannot become an FPS. If they can find a way to do this without giving it an FPS feel, great.

 

[sayerulz]

cool and all...
but starmade should not, cannot become an FPS. If they can find a way to do this without giving it an FPS feel, great.

The way to keep this from being an FPS is simple, and is already in the game: almost any ship will beat an astronaut. Hand weapons will always be secondary to ship to ship combat.