Attack limpets

[molgrips]

Nice simple idea this time. Limpets that you fire and they have little lasers that zap your enemies. Would be fun.

 

[Lugh]

Just seems like another source of lag.

Maybe ones that attach and do a dot against armor

 

[AWACS_SkyKnight]

Kind of just seem like worse SLFs. They should have a role that does more than just deal damage. Maybe a “Targeting Limpet”: If it attaches to your enemy, your gimbals and turrets gain significant accuracy and ignore chaff/ heat sinks as long as the limpet is active

 

[Lugh]

Kind of just seem like worse SLFs. They should have a role that does more than just deal damage. Maybe a “Targeting Limpet”: If it attaches to your enemy, your gimbals and turrets gain significant accuracy and ignore chaff/ heat sinks as long as the limpet is active

I would be okay with it improving gimbal accuracy but having it ignore things like chaff would be beyond broken. I could see it increasing the auto resolve distance for sensors against a cold or silent running target though.

 

[AWACS_SkyKnight]

I would be okay with it improving gimbal accuracy but having it ignore things like chaff would be beyond broken. I could see it increasing the auto resolve distance for sensors against a cold or silent running target though.

Would need some balancing, but I think it’s fair given that:

-You need to install a large cargo rack
-You need to install a controller
-You need to hope the enemy does not shoot your limpet
-Many players and NPCs alike use fixed weapons

 

[HRDiagram]

Just seems like another source of lag.

Maybe ones that attach and do a dot against armor

Or, and I know that the following are horrible suggestions, limpets that drain fuel, or that attach themselves to the canopy, partially obstructing the view while they crack the glass.

Enter canopy wipers.

 

[YoEgo]

They could use the repair drones, but those that throw at enemies, instead of repairing, damage. If the ship is also being shot, let there be a chance it will be destroyed. I think it would be feasible.

 

[Rebel Yell]

Remembers me this:

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeuVNnY28OA

 

[zikolach]

I could imagine using a combination of mine launcher and (specifically engineered) collector limpets to deliver mines to enemy

 

[molgrips]

Ooh I like that one. You have to evade the mines, kind of like a Thargoid swarm but for CMDers.

More creative weaponry would really liven the game up I think

 

[Kissamies]

Remembers me this:

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeuVNnY28OA

Or this.

 

[CardioTherapy]

Ninja limpets with samurai swords sctraching the glass of enemy ships.